While I was having Breakfast over at Country Boys Drive-In, I spied 98Cents Plus painted on the rear of a building across from the parking lot at Country Boys. I asked the owner of Country Boys if he knew anything about 98Cents Plus... "A little expensive. Not a 99Cent Only store. They acquired some of the inventory from an Ace Hardware which closed."
That piqued my interest right there... as Ace carried quality merchandise...
I bike over to 98Cents Plus after Breakfast... a little sketchy, run-down establishment. Nowhere to park my Bicycle, asked them if I could park the Bike inside the doorway... OK.
This place, run by two Oriental Ladies, carries everything... including the Kitchen Sink! Bicycle Rims mostly BMX, Gloves, an assortment of Hardware... if you're looking for something esoteric, you'll probably find it here in a dark nook of the store... somewhere.
What I left with was a pair of Bypass Pruners BP80 made by The Organic Company (out of Turlock, CA), made in Taiwan, for $7.89. This is one quality Pruner! When I got back home, I performed some research on this product on the Internet... best price $10.00.
A Competitor to 99 Cent Only Stores? Nope.
Rather a competitor to Harbor Freight on Waterloo Rd, with better quality Hardware items. read more