.99 store complaint
Macuser
for this amount? There are several near me, and all of them are trying to
pry more out of the customers by raising prices about that threshold.
Certain items, like cheap little power strips have doubled in price. I buy
less now than ever. How about you?
"Thrift is sexy."
Dave Garland
> Does anybody have a .99 or $1.00 store that actually still sells ALL
> items for this amount?
No. Around here, the "Dollar Tree" chain sometimes sells items at
2/$1 or even 4/$1. I haven't seen anything there for more than a buck.
"Family Dollar", a lot of items at multiples of a dollar. The
independent stores mostly have both dollar items and items that cost more.
I suppose it's the same problem "dime stores" had back in my
childhood. Inflation creeps up on you.
Dave
Evelyn Leeper
> Macuser wrote:
>> Does anybody have a .99 or $1.00 store that actually still sells ALL
>> items for this amount?
>
> No. Around here, the "Dollar Tree" chain sometimes sells items at
> 2/$1 or even 4/$1. I haven't seen anything there for more than a buck.
Same here. They are the most consistent in pricing, and usually have
the best selection. (Which is not to say that there won't be some items
one can find at other dollar stores that they don't carry.)
> "Family Dollar", a lot of items at multiples of a dollar. The
> independent stores mostly have both dollar items and items that cost more.
I don't think Family Dollar was *ever* a true "dollar store".
> I suppose it's the same problem "dime stores" had back in my
> childhood. Inflation creeps up on you.
True, but when almost everything in a "dollar store" is more than a
dollar, it does seem like deceptive advertising.
--
Evelyn C. Leeper
Be braver. You cannot cross a chasm in two small jumps.
Jamie
> Macuser wrote:
> > Does anybody have a .99 or $1.00 store that actually still sells ALL
> > items for this amount?
>
> No. Around here, the "Dollar Tree" chain sometimes sells items at
> 2/$1 or even 4/$1. I haven't seen anything there for more than a buck.
as I've seen.
>
> "Family Dollar", a lot of items at multiples of a dollar. The
> independent stores mostly have both dollar items and items that cost more.
California?
>
> I suppose it's the same problem "dime stores" had back in my
> childhood. Inflation creeps up on you.
of "five and dimes."
The Real Bev
> Does anybody have a .99 or $1.00 store that actually still sells ALL items
> for this amount? There are several near me, and all of them are trying to
> pry more out of the customers by raising prices about that threshold.
> Certain items, like cheap little power strips have doubled in price. I buy
> less now than ever. How about you?
The 99-Cents-Only Stores have recently jacked their price up to 99.9
cents. Shocking, I tell you, the government ought to do something about it.
That's the maximum price. Some stuff, mostly food, is less than that,
and they've recently expanded their food offerings. I love these stores.
http://www.99only.com/about/index.htm
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Cheers,
Bev
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...Back of bomb technician's shirt
ulti...@live.com
> Does anybody have a .99 or $1.00 store that actually still sells ALL items
> for this amount? There are several near me, and all of them are trying to
> pry more out of the customers by raising prices about that threshold.
> Certain items, like cheap little power strips have doubled in price. I buy
> less now than ever. How about you?
>
99 cent power strips?! ick! I for one would not want to use those fire
hazards let alone leave them plugged in unattended. Same with the
lights they sell.
The Real Bev
So what do you think of their condoms and pregnancy tests?
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+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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operate a computer means that evolution has made a general
fuckup and our race is doomed." -- Anon.
AndyS
Evelyn Leeper wrote:
> Same here. They are the most consistent in pricing, and usually have
> the best selection. (Which is not to say that there won't be some items
> one can find at other dollar stores that they don't carry.)
Andy writes:
Same here in Corsicana, Texas ......
Marsha
> The 99-Cents-Only Stores have recently jacked their price up to 99.9
> cents. Shocking, I tell you, the government ought to do something about
> it.
>
> That's the maximum price. Some stuff, mostly food, is less than that,
> and they've recently expanded their food offerings. I love these stores.
>
> http://www.99only.com/about/index.htm
>
It's funny that a picture of the 99 cent store sold for over 3 million.
Marsha/Ohio
The Real Bev
Home of really expensive fruitcakes that really aren't all that good.
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Cheers, Bev (who actually likes fruitcake)
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women join the unqualified men in running our government"
-- Cissy Farenthold
AndyS
The Real Bev wrote:
> Home of really expensive fruitcakes that really aren't all that good.
>
Andy commets:
Yeah, me too !!! I even like the one dollar fruit cake slices that
Walmart sells. I don't understand why people give fruit cake
a bad rap.....
Anyway, Collin Street Bakery seems to be expanding down
here, along with Russel Stover candies..... ...... right along with
the
waistline of middle America.....
The Real Bev
> The Real Bev wrote:
>
>> Home of really expensive fruitcakes that really aren't all that good.
>
> Andy commets:
>
> Yeah, me too !!! I even like the one dollar fruit cake slices that
> Walmart sells. I don't understand why people give fruit cake
> a bad rap.....
Citron. Green bitter stuff. Cheap, of course.
Next time you're at the market, look at the cheap fruitcake fruit mix.
TURNIPS! CITRON!
My mom used to get rectangular fruitcakes containing nuts, pineapple and
cherries and enough cake to hold them together. Wonder where they came
from...
> Anyway, Collin Street Bakery seems to be expanding down
> here, along with Russel Stover candies..... ...... right along with
> the waistline of middle America.....
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Cheers,
Bev
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SAVE GAS, FART IN A JAR
Macuser
I'll eat it anyway if you put it in front of me.
"Thrift is sexy." ;)
Jeff
> ulti...@live.com wrote:
>
>> On Dec 21, 2:23 pm, "Macuser" <spamisalunch...@meat.com> wrote:
>>> Does anybody have a .99 or $1.00 store that actually still sells ALL
>>> items
>>> for this amount? There are several near me, and all of them are
>>> trying to
>>> pry more out of the customers by raising prices about that threshold.
>>> Certain items, like cheap little power strips have doubled in price.
>>> I buy
>>> less now than ever. How about you?
>>
>> 99 cent power strips?! ick! I for one would not want to use those fire
>> hazards let alone leave them plugged in unattended. Same with the
>> lights they sell.
>
> So what do you think of their condoms and pregnancy tests?
Years ago I had a friend who gave me a keychain with a condom in a
little box on the end.
I took it for a gag gift.
Sometime later I got a call from him warning me *not* to use it.
Apparently he had, it broke, and there was the unintended unhappy/happy
consequence.
Sometimes thinking is a useful practice.
Jeff
>
Seerialmom
Yes, in California they have "Dollar Tree" and the 99 (cent symbol)
Only Store (although now they charge .9999 which rounds to $1). The
mom/pop stores typically owned by immigrants have lots of cheap
plastic items they sell for $1 but other things they sell in
increments of .99 (1.99, 2.99 etc).
Seerialmom
I think the OP meant the stores says "Dollar Store" but sells many
items "above" that price. 4/$1 is fine. Even the 99 cent only store
sells some items below that price now.
Seerialmom
I have a funny story about that; I bought a "USB notebook light" at 99
cent only when they first opened. Looked like a cool toy so I took it
with me to work. Plugged it into my work laptop and it shut down the
PC (hard shut down). I thought...wth? As long as it was plugged in
the PC wouldn't turn back on. So I tried it on a couple of other PC's
nearby....didn't matter whether it was a laptop or desktop; same
behavior. Shutdown. So I took the item back to the store and
demanded to talk to the manager, advised them they should pull these
devices. Did they? probably not. But I could see someone thinking
their PC was broken because of it and incurring big expenses. Anyway,
I don't have a problem with the "branded" electronic items they have
and so far have heard nothing about fires as a result of those.
The Real Bev
I bought one of those. My linux machine seems perfectly happy to light
it up, but I haven't tried in on my winmachine. If I had a USB plug in
a better place it might actually be useful; now it's just a "Hey,
that's cool" thing which is only useful for testing a USB socket.
I've got a 99-cent car charger for my cellphone that works. I bought a
lot of cute Belkin USB cables with lights that I also saw at Fry's for
$29 -- insane, right? Laser pointer things for teasing cats. Little
LED flashlights whose button batteries alone are worth the price of
admission. Some stuff is good, some stuff is iffy. It's like yard sale
stuff -- you gut stung every once in a while, but on balance you're way
ahead of the game.
--
Cheers, Bev
===========================================================
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band-aids with flesh-eating microbes in the pads.
axiom
> Seerialmom wrote:
>
>> On Dec 21, 8:20 pm, ultim...@live.com wrote:
>>> On Dec 21, 2:23 pm, "Macuser" <spamisalunch...@meat.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Does anybody have a .99 or $1.00 store that actually still sells ALL
>>> > items for this amount? There are several near me, and all of them
>>> > are trying to pry more out of the customers by raising prices about
>>> > that threshold. Certain items, like cheap little power strips have
>>> > doubled in price. I buy less now than ever. How about you?
>>>
>>> 99 cent power strips?! ick! I for one would not want to use those fire
>>> hazards let alone leave them plugged in unattended. Same with the
>>> lights they sell.
>>
>> I have a funny story about that; I bought a "USB notebook light" at 99
>> cent only when they first opened. Looked like a cool toy so I took it
>> with me to work. Plugged it into my work laptop and it shut down the
>> PC (hard shut down). I thought...wth? As long as it was plugged in
>> the PC wouldn't turn back on. So I tried it on a couple of other PC's
>> nearby....didn't matter whether it was a laptop or desktop; same
>> behavior. Shutdown. So I took the item back to the store and demanded
>> to talk to the manager, advised them they should pull these devices.
>> Did they? probably not. But I could see someone thinking their PC was
>> broken because of it and incurring big expenses. Anyway, I don't have
>> a problem with the "branded" electronic items they have and so far have
>> heard nothing about fires as a result of those.
USB is designed to tolerate short-circuits. The spec says that you can
short any pin to any other pin without damage to the USB bus or the
machine or causing other hardware problems for a running system. It's
possible for USB devices to catch fire, but unlikely because the specs
also limit the bus current to 1 amp. That means a maximum power of 5
watts, about the same as a night light.
> I bought one of those. My linux machine seems perfectly happy to light
> it up, but I haven't tried in on my winmachine. If I had a USB plug in
> a better place it might actually be useful; now it's just a "Hey,
> that's cool" thing which is only useful for testing a USB socket.
>
> I've got a 99-cent car charger for my cellphone that works. I bought
> a lot of cute Belkin USB cables with lights that I also saw at Fry's
> for $29 -- insane, right? Laser pointer things for teasing cats.
I carry a couple of laser pointers around on my keychain for just that
purpose. :-)
> Little LED flashlights whose button batteries alone are worth the
> price of admission. Some stuff is good, some stuff is iffy. It's like
> yard sale stuff -- you gut stung every once in a while, but on balance
> you're way ahead of the game.
Sounds like you'd better stay away from http://www.usbgeek.com then...
And whatever you do, don't click on "USB gadgets". ;-)
The Real Bev
The heating gloves and warming mousepad are tempting. I got a thing
like the 'revolving hub' for free through one of the on-line survey
companies. I wonder if the CD Destroyer is DOD approved -- since I
laugh in the face of danger I'd just break them up. The roll-up
keyboard, especially the illuminated one, looks useful if it feels good
-- I hate laptop keyboards. The little wireless mouse is cute, but I
already have one.
The internal card reader is slick -- the one on my windows machine
doesn't see high-capacity cards. OTOH, this one doesn't say it does
either. I ordered a standalone multi-reader for $5.38 from an ebay company.
--
Cheers, Bev
val189
With inflation, I wouldn't expect to find much for 99 cents. Since
their goods are mostly junk, I don't even bother shopping there.
The Real Bev
> With inflation, I wouldn't expect to find much for 99 cents. Since
> their goods are mostly junk, I don't even bother shopping there.
That's pure snobbery and indicates that you never even tried. Give it a
shot, it's not likely to kill you.
99-Cents-Only Stores are really good. Dollar Tree not so much.
Big!Lots sucks. There are three or four 99-Cents-Only Stores within
bicycle distance of my house. WOO-HOO!
Shampoo is shampoo and hand lotion is hand lotion; pick the scent you
like. Standard brands of toothpaste -- Colgate, Crest, etc. Morell hot
dogs and sausage. Milk (yeah, I saw the Simpsons with the rat dairy).
American sunblock, just with a short use-by date. Nexcare duct-tape
band-aids (yeah, they really DO stick well). Tons of fun stuff.
--
Cheers, Bev
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terry
Yes. Found one in a mall here that I visit about once every 18 months.
It's called 'Dollarama'.
Not seeing any price signs on most goods, except for the occasional
"Two for a dollar etc." I asked one of the ladies stocking shelves.
"Oh" she said, "Everything is one dollar unless otherwise marked two
for one dollar etc".
Yes some of it IS junk but six pens for buck (and they all worked)
four small plastic spring clamps, etc. etc. and some small unfinished
boxes that had paid a $1.25 elsewhere, were one dollar! Eight cheap
'brass looking' hooks for hanging keys or cups by their handles were
one dollar also.
But there is another store called "Buck or two". Same stuff as above,
just costs more. Less gas for me, although i would never make a rip
just to but at a dollar-type store.
Yeah; also remember that 'five and dime' description.
Cheers.
terry
Dish detergent washes hair extremely well. It's hard these days though
to find any that DOES NOT have that artficial 'lemony' smell. YUK!
Same with clothes washing detergent; hard to find cheap detergent
without that lemon scented odour!
PS. Don't use higly coloured dish detergent; it amy laeve acoloured
scum that's ahrder to clean off, although that may depend on your
water hardness or otherwise.
Dave Garland
> I think the OP meant the stores says "Dollar Store" but sells many
> items "above" that price.
Oh, I know. I was just tweaking them a little while answering. AFAIK
nothing sold by Dollar Tree is more than a buck. A lot of the
merchandise is housebrand. And some good deals... cheap hot sauce is
usually terrible, but their habanero sauce is big bottles and pretty
good; velcro cable ties in packages of 7, they're still a good deal
even if the velcro comes unglued on one or two; multibit screwdrivers
for car & toolbox, if you lose it you're not out much; cheapest place
I know of for pretzel nuggets (14oz bags); aluminum foil pans at half
the price of the big supermarket; sunglasses and readers.
Dave
Goomba
> Dish detergent washes hair extremely well. It's hard these days though
> to find any that DOES NOT have that artficial 'lemony' smell. YUK!
I've never seen anyone who claimed such a thing have nice looking hair,
actually.
Evelyn Leeper
> On Dec 21, 8:08 pm, Dave Garland <dave.garl...@wizinfo.com> wrote:
>> Macuser wrote:
>>> Does anybody have a .99 or $1.00 store that actually still sells ALL
>>> items for this amount?
>> No. Around here, the "Dollar Tree" chain sometimes sells items at
>> 2/$1 or even 4/$1. I haven't seen anything there for more than a buck.
>>
>> "Family Dollar", a lot of items at multiples of a dollar. The
>> independent stores mostly have both dollar items and items that cost more.
>>
>> I suppose it's the same problem "dime stores" had back in my
>> childhood. Inflation creeps up on you.
>>
>> Dave
>
> Yes. Found one in a mall here that I visit about once every 18 months.
> It's called 'Dollarama'.
> Not seeing any price signs on most goods, except for the occasional
> "Two for a dollar etc." I asked one of the ladies stocking shelves.
> "Oh" she said, "Everything is one dollar unless otherwise marked two
> for one dollar etc".
> Yes some of it IS junk but six pens for buck (and they all worked)
> four small plastic spring clamps, etc. etc. and some small unfinished
> boxes that had paid a $1.25 elsewhere, were one dollar!
Teachers and parents love these stores for cheap craft items (huge
number of popsicle sticks for $1, three pairs of kids scissors for $1,
etc.). They don't have to be extremely high-quality, but they have to
be cheap enough to buy for a whole classroom or party.
Oh, yes, and party favors.
--
Evelyn C. Leeper
Be braver. You cannot cross a chasm in two small jumps.
Seerialmom
It's possible they just got a bad batch of those USB lights; but to
get a BSOD on every PC was pretty scary. The cell phone chargers are
likely surplus being discontinued? And more often than not you can
see what store they got it from, like AT&T or Sprint. I just try to
stay away from the generic electronics they have in the dollar stores
but I'm not too worried if it's something that was originally made for
one device but I know will work for another (like a charger meant for
one model but has the same connection/voltage as something else I own,
even if it's not mentioned on the packaging).
Seerialmom
Big Lots! doesn't "always" suck; but if I can get the same item @ 99
cent Only instead of Big Lots! I will....since I know it'll be
cheaper. But if we want to talk about cheap stores that generally
suck, "Stupid Prices" is my vote getter. Most of the stuff there is
overstock from Costco or freight damage. I rarely get anything while
there and I get rather annoyed when I see something like Lysol wipes
and a sticker saying "regular price $9, your price $4.50" when the
actual "regular price" is more like $5 (so I'm expecting half of that).
krw
says...
> val189 wrote:
>
> > With inflation, I wouldn't expect to find much for 99 cents. Since
> > their goods are mostly junk, I don't even bother shopping there.
>
> That's pure snobbery and indicates that you never even tried. Give it a
> shot, it's not likely to kill you.
True, I've found some nice clothes hangers in dollar stores.
> 99-Cents-Only Stores are really good. Dollar Tree not so much.
> Big!Lots sucks. There are three or four 99-Cents-Only Stores within
> bicycle distance of my house. WOO-HOO!
I don't go in them often though and haven't visited any here (we
moved a few months ago).
> Shampoo is shampoo and hand lotion is hand lotion; pick the scent you
> like. Standard brands of toothpaste --
Not true. Even brands are different. I don't know if they're
counterfeits or cut with water but the difference is noticeable.
> Colgate, Crest, etc. Morell hot
> dogs and sausage. Milk (yeah, I saw the Simpsons with the rat dairy).
> American sunblock, just with a short use-by date. Nexcare duct-tape
> band-aids (yeah, they really DO stick well). Tons of fun stuff.
--
Keith
John Doe
Try the dollar store, I've heard it's better.
haha
Auntielle
Big Lots doesn't always "suck", although the prices certainly were
better when the chain used to be Pic'N'Save. Things that used to be a
dollar or two at Pic'N'Save are $3 or $4, now that Big Lots owns the
stores. But one thing I've found that is a great deal there is name
brand craft/scrapbooking supplies. Scrapbooking is a hobby that is too
expensive for me, especially since I have no kids. But my elderly mom
is into scrapbooking big-time, and I can pick up several packages of
name brand scrapbooking items for $1 or $2 each. I take them to her
from time to time just as a little gift, and she's thrilled.
I have a Dollar Tree and a .99 Cent Store near me. They both sell
mostly junk, but if you have a good eye and are willing to give things
a chance, there are good deals to be had. At Dollar Tree, I picked up
a Sunbeam brand 4-pack of bulbs for my night light. Great deal, and
the bulbs all work so far.
I also decided to take a chance and try their "Cuddle Soft" brand of
liquid fabric softener. It was the "Mountain Fresh" scent, and was in
a bonus 40oz.(reg.32oz) size "milk carton" type container. To me, it
smells every bit as good as the Downy Liquid concentrate DH insists on
buying at Costco. The carton says to use 3/8ths of a cup per load, but
I only use a little less than 1/4th cup - the same amount I usually
use of the Downy concentrate. It seems to work every bit as well as
the Downy; I've had no static cling so far. I asked DH how it worked;
he shrugged and said "OK, I guess". I asked him if it was as good as
the Downy and he said "No". As to why not, he said "I just really like
the smell of the Downy better." I asked him if it was worth paying 5
or 6 times more for the Downy just for the scent. He's a bit reluctant
on this whole frugality thing, so I have to ease into it - LOL.
NancyR
> 99-Cents-Only Stores are really good. Dollar Tree not so much.
& the 8.5 x 11 has 8 sheets. The other stores of this type may also have
photo paper, but none are anywhere close to me.
Nancy
val189
> val189 wrote:
> > With inflation, I wouldn't expect to find much for 99 cents. Since
> > their goods are mostly junk, I don't even bother shopping there.
>
> That's pure snobbery and indicates that you never even tried. Give it a
> shot, it's not likely to kill you.
>
> 99-Cents-Only Stores are really good. Dollar Tree not so much.
> Big!Lots sucks. There are three or four 99-Cents-Only Stores within
> bicycle distance of my house. WOO-HOO!
>
> Shampoo is shampoo and hand lotion is hand lotion; pick the scent you
> like. Standard brands of toothpaste -- Colgate, Crest, etc. Morell hot
> dogs and sausage. Milk (yeah, I saw the Simpsons with the rat dairy).
> American sunblock, just with a short use-by date. Nexcare duct-tape
> band-aids (yeah, they really DO stick well). Tons of fun stuff.
>
> --
> Cheers, Bev
Oh Bev - it's NOT snobbery. It's experience. Watered down dish
liquid, knockoff stuff - I've been stuck before. Try a quality salon
shampoo someday and see the difference. See how a dime size amount
goes far. RIght now I can get a BOGO on a salon shampoo and the two
bottles will last prob. into 2010.
Big Lots and their ilk are another story. I cruise mine once a week
and find good deals if I really search. Recently DeCecco pasta - 1.30.
It's 3.99 in my supermkt.
The Real Bev
> On Dec 26, 6:44 pm, The Real Bev <bashley...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> val189 wrote:
>> > With inflation, I wouldn't expect to find much for 99 cents. Since
>> > their goods are mostly junk, I don't even bother shopping there.
>>
>> That's pure snobbery and indicates that you never even tried. Give it a
>> shot, it's not likely to kill you.
>>
>> 99-Cents-Only Stores are really good. Dollar Tree not so much.
>> Big!Lots sucks. There are three or four 99-Cents-Only Stores within
>> bicycle distance of my house. WOO-HOO!
>>
>> Shampoo is shampoo and hand lotion is hand lotion; pick the scent you
>> like. Standard brands of toothpaste -- Colgate, Crest, etc. Morell hot
>> dogs and sausage. Milk (yeah, I saw the Simpsons with the rat dairy).
>> American sunblock, just with a short use-by date. Nexcare duct-tape
>> band-aids (yeah, they really DO stick well). Tons of fun stuff.
>
> Dish detergent washes hair extremely well.
I used to use Dawn with no problems. It doesn't smell good, though.
Crystal Light (REALLY cheap) is just as good, and there used to be a
non-lemon version. I decided that since I use 1 or 2 tablespoons per
week, economy is not necessarily all that important. This, however,
does NOT mean I buy the expensive "high-end" stuff that contains the
same stuff as the cheap stuff.
> It's hard these days though
> to find any that DOES NOT have that artficial 'lemony' smell. YUK!
I bought some 99-cent strawberry-flavor shampoo which I really liked. 6
months later they didn't have it any more. Rule: if you like something
but several NOW.
> Same with clothes washing detergent; hard to find cheap detergent
> without that lemon scented odour!
Kirkland Tide-analog is fine.
> PS. Don't use higly coloured dish detergent; it amy laeve acoloured
> scum that's ahrder to clean off, although that may depend on your
> water hardness or otherwise.
Yeah, like I'd notice!
--
Cheers, Bev
===============================================================
Children, your performance was miserable. Your parents will all
receive phone calls instructing them to love you less.
The Real Bev
It probably means that people who use detergent to wash their hair visit
the barber/beauty shop only when their hair gets in their eyes and get
only a haircut AND that you regard unstyled hair as not nice-looking.
<sigh> Some people are just SO shallow...
Rod Speed
> On Dec 26, 6:44 pm, The Real Bev <bashley...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> val189 wrote:
>>> With inflation, I wouldn't expect to find much for 99 cents. Since
>>> their goods are mostly junk, I don't even bother shopping there.
>>
>> That's pure snobbery and indicates that you never even tried. Give
>> it a shot, it's not likely to kill you.
>>
>> 99-Cents-Only Stores are really good. Dollar Tree not so much.
>> Big!Lots sucks. There are three or four 99-Cents-Only Stores within
>> bicycle distance of my house. WOO-HOO!
>>
>> Shampoo is shampoo and hand lotion is hand lotion; pick the scent you
>> like. Standard brands of toothpaste -- Colgate, Crest, etc. Morell
>> hot dogs and sausage. Milk (yeah, I saw the Simpsons with the rat
>> dairy). American sunblock, just with a short use-by date. Nexcare
>> duct-tape band-aids (yeah, they really DO stick well). Tons of fun stuff.
> Dish detergent washes hair extremely well.
Lot cheaper to keep it short and use ordinary soap.
> It's hard these days though to find any that DOES NOT have that artficial 'lemony' smell. YUK!
I use Pears Transparent for that reason, the only one that doesnt stink.
> Same with clothes washing detergent; hard to find
> cheap detergent without that lemon scented odour!
> PS. Don't use higly coloured dish detergent; it amy laeve
> acoloured scum that's ahrder to clean off, although that
> may depend on your water hardness or otherwise.
Another good reason to use ordinary soap.
Evelyn Leeper
> terry wrote:
>
>> It's hard these days though
>> to find any that DOES NOT have that artficial 'lemony' smell. YUK!
>
> I bought some 99-cent strawberry-flavor shampoo which I really liked. 6
> months later they didn't have it any more. Rule: if you like something
> but several NOW.
Yeah, it took me *ages* to find more of the almond-scented soap I liked.
(I'm not thrilled about the "fruity" ones that seem to be all most of
the stores have.)
--
Evelyn C. Leeper
Be braver. You cannot cross a chasm in two small jumps.
The Real Bev
I've bought really nice readers there -- spring hinges, no sharp edges.
The lenses have always been perfectly fine, but it's easy to tell if
they're not. Some people worry way too much about cheap stuff being
poor quality. According to the opticians who post in an appropriate
group, "good" frames are incredibly cheap in bulk ($.50-$2).
The Real Bev
> Big Lots! doesn't "always" suck; but if I can get the same item @ 99
> cent Only instead of Big Lots! I will....since I know it'll be
> cheaper. But if we want to talk about cheap stores that generally
> suck, "Stupid Prices" is my vote getter.
Never heard of that store. Where are they?
> Most of the stuff there is
> overstock from Costco or freight damage. I rarely get anything while
> there and I get rather annoyed when I see something like Lysol wipes
> and a sticker saying "regular price $9, your price $4.50" when the
> actual "regular price" is more like $5 (so I'm expecting half of that).
We had a '99% 99cents' store here for about a year before it went
belly-up. The good thing about REAL dollar stores is that you don't
have to wonder about the price :-)
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Cheers, Bev
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Seerialmom
"Stupid Prices" has about 5 stores around the Sacramento area (but
they have stores in other west coast cities, I believe they started in
Seattle). You're not missing too much though.
Seerialmom
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Many of those laundry items they have at all 3 of the stores are
intended for the Spanish market but came from the same companies that
make Downy, ClingFree, Snuggle etc. You should just keep an empty
bottle of the expensive stuff and refill it with your bargain buy.
Chances are he won't know the difference.
Seerialmom
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If you don't buy the generics at those stores you'd have no problem.
Dawn is Dawn regardless of whether you buy it for .99 cents or $2.99.
I've even been able to get Pantene shampoo @ the .99 cent only store;
and believe me, when I see something like that I get about a dozen.
But I do agree the "cheap" stuff is just that and tend to stay away.
However even their "cheap" dish soap could be used for an alternate
purpose like refilling a hand soap dispenser.
Macuser
$1.29 just as I was shopping there. I made no food purchases that day, and
have moved along to a different store that hasn't changed. Vote with your
feet.
Even though the food prices were raised, the rest of the stuff was left
unchanged because it obviously is less popular. I was displeased. :(
"Thrift is sexy." ;)
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>
> That's the maximum price. Some stuff, mostly food, is less than that, and
> they've recently expanded their food offerings. I love these stores.
>
> http://www.99only.com/about/index.htm
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Bev
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> "If you see me running, try to keep up."
> ...Back of bomb technician's shirt
Macuser
and products. A local store (not a chain) had a shipment of jams and jellies
from Turkey, and I was able to sample rose petal jam. It was weird, but I
came to like it in tea. There's also payaya sauce from Chile, and I found
beautiful ceramic trivets that I lined up in a row and used to decorate a
dull space in my kitchen.
.99 store shopping can get dull when there's the same-old Chinese plastics
from store to store, and sometimes things are priced above the supermarket.
But they are fun, and I wouldn't want to live in an area without them.
Zuke
> A store that became a favorite was jacking up all the prices on food to $1.29
> just as I was shopping there. I made no food purchases that day, and have
> moved along to a different store that hasn't changed. Vote with your feet.
>
> Even though the food prices were raised, the rest of the stuff was left
> unchanged because it obviously is less popular. I was displeased. :(
I don't have a big problem with that. With the economy what can you
expect to buy for 99 cents. I like the fact that they can go out and
get some deals and you can still find real values. What I don't
like is stores that call themselves dollar stores and then sell a
two pack of nine volt batteries for five dollars.