I've lived in Show Low my whole life, and I've truly tried to give this place a fair chance. I've visited on the highest-priced days, middle days and the lowest bin days and after multiple visits I feel a responsibility to be honest with our community.
This store is advertised as a bin store, but it does not operate like a true bin store. A real bin store is simple and transparent: everything in the bins is the price of the day, and the bins are stocked with new or lightly handled Amazon liquidation or overstock items.
At Bin Time, the center bins are priced by the day but the bins are filled primarily with heavily used, downtimes dirty, damaged, broken, or incomplete items. Sets are often separated and sold individually (curtain panels, linens, towels, etc.), and many boxes are taped shut with contents written in Sharpie. Most of the better merchandise is placed under and surrounding the bins and is individually priced often at near-retail prices and that area functions almost entirely like a thrift store.
The majority of inventory appears to be Target and Kohl's returns with only a small amount resembling Amazon liquidation overstock. Much of what is being sold is clearly second hand: visibly dirty, missing parts, or previously owned.
One example that really sealed it for me:
I found a box labeled "iPad case + keyboard." The box was taped shut and we were discouraged from opening it. Thankfully, my husband did because inside was a visibly dirty iPad case covered in marker drawings and stickers, and the keyboard was missing entirely. If we had trusted the labeling and purchased it, we would have had to throw it away and returns are not allowed.
That's the core issue: used and incomplete merchandise is not being clearly labeled as such, customers are discouraged from verifying contents, and returns are not accepted. That combination is misleading. At this point, this store is best described as a glorified thrift store with a small bin section not a true bin store.
I believe this place could actually be great for our town if it chose to operate with more transparency, clearer labeling, and better quality control. But as it stands, shoppers should walk in knowing exactly what they're getting. I'm sharing this honestly so locals can shop with clear expectations. read more