I have shopped at Winners for over 30 years and was once the biggest cheerleader for other people to shop at this chain to find good quality merchandise at fair to excellent prices.
Unfortunately the corporate greed machine and money grab for increased profits has caused Winners stores in general to have steadily gone downhill in the last ten to fifteen years. A lot of their clothing and household goods are really of very poor quality and are not worth the money being asked for them. Similarly, the selection of goods is really limited. Often I find broken or damaged goods that should not even be on the floor "discounted" and put on the shelves to be sold "as is". Examples of these items are chipped or dented crockery items, stained clothing with missing buttons, broken zippers, and even tears or holes in the fabric.
Many stores are understaffed, disorganized, and dirty. Shopping carts at several stores that I have been to in Mississauga, Oakville, and Burlington habitually litter the parking lots and pose parking hazards to potential customers. Bathrooms are frequently dirty.
Jewellery items are increasingly very poorly made and are way over-priced. Items touted as "designer" items are frequently over-priced costume jewellery made of cheap materials.
I love animals, but unless they are truly registered and properly trained "service animals" dogs should NOT be allowed in Winners (or other) stores. Their presence poses potential health and safety hazards to people with small children, along allergies, and sanitation issues.
Until Winners improves the quality, selection, and pricing of its merchandise to offer customers good products at fair prices, I recommend that customers keep their money in their wallets and don't buy crappy merchandise. As long as customers settle for poor merchandise, poor service, and high prices, Winners CEOs will keep the greed machine in full swing and offer increasingly poor quality at increasingly higher profits.
People could very well find better quality and much better prices in consignment shops, thrift stores, and the Salvation Army. Save your money, time, and energy and shop elsewhere at better stores.