The NIMBY Store
Main St (see map)
Turner Valley AB
Phone: 403 933 5186
The NIMBY Store in Turner Valley is the kind of store you need to check out at least once, not only because of the merchandise, but also because of the store, the staff, and the message.
Owner Cheryle Dobbyn started The NIMBY Store to support animal welfare. She gives 100% of her profits (after rent and utilities) to animal causes like the Pound Rescue.
Now back to the store…remember that everything you buy here is for the good of our animal friends!
You’ll find The Nimby right on Main Street in Turner Valley. You won’t miss it, since it kind of stands out.
As soon as you enter, you’re surrounded by secondhand and antique objects packed like sardines. At first, the amount of stuff filling the store feels overwhelming, but as you stroll through you sense a pattern by which things are grouped.
The Nimby houses all sorts of hidden pre-loved treasures, like clothes, furniture, books, toys, collectibles, and much much more. Books and children’s toys are free.
If you like birds, Cheryle keeps a big cage of feathered friends right in the store. On our visit we also met a dog who was enjoying his new life with Cheryle after having been neglected by his previous owners.
Visiting The Nimby can make a difference in the animal world and perhaps in yours. So go treasure-hunting, and better yet, bring along some nice things you no longer use that others may enjoy.
Last thoughts: Visiting a secondhand store is not a typical tourist activity, but why not? You may find just the thing you’re looking for at The NIMBY Store in Turner Valley. I will definitely pop in again the next time I drive through Turner Valley.
Product Range +++++
Service +++++
Ambiance +++
Tidiness ++
May 14th, 2009 at 8:05 pm
Hi!. This is Cheryle from the Nimby Store in Turner Valley. How nice of someone to write us up on this site. Thank you! I notice we didn’t fare so well on the ‘tidy’ part. oooops. Sorry. we all try our best but it does get away from us. Just a note though, we have a little spina bifada kid who volunteers on Tuesday and Thursdays. She has a power wheel chair and I do keep three aisles open enough for her to get around in her chair. The rest of the ‘walkways’ are slimmer or not, depending on how much ’stuff’ we have.Something for everyone is our goal. Once again,thank you so much! Say Hi the next time you stop in, whoever you are.
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