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Only four sleeps left 'til Halloween! Have you decided what you're going to be yet? Zombie Michael Jackson? Balloon Boy? Racist? What about Hitler?

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If you thrill to the authenticity of a one-of-a-kind vintage find, but could do without the authentic experience of digging through a factory-sized, moldy basement-scented Value Village for hours on end, you’ve probably already discovered Upside Dive Inc.

Since April is Earth Month, it seems like a good time to take a look at the world of second-hand shopping. After all, buying used consumer goods does help reduce, reuse, and recycle. We visited almost every Value Village, Goodwill, and Salvation Army in the GTA to find out which locations had the best merchandise. Here's what we discovered:

The 1960s and 1970s saw family dining restaurant chains explode across North America. Chains such as Steak n' Burger took staples of diners and greasy spoons and used cleanliness, low prices and conformity to draw in hungry families.

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Value Village is one of the unsung heroes of Toronto's indie arts scene. Now that the Buy the Pound is located in the middle of nowhere, VV is easily one of the best places for penny-saving artists to find vintage clothing. Also, we're pretty sure that a good percentage of independent theatre in the city would be without props if it weren't for VV.