This is a no-frills storefront, located in the beginning of a somewhat industrial area past downtown and Chambers, heading towards Hwy 99. It is stocked with Amazon and Target returns and there are DEFINITELY great finds for the patient shopper. My regular consummate shopping buddy and I were super excited to explore this place. They are open Friday thru Tuesday, with Friday being the first day for new shipments. On Friday, everything on the floor is $6, then the price goes down with each following day--up until Tuesday. We had heard all about it from friends.
As you walk in, there are about 20-25 wooden boxes filled with primarily loose items and some packaged ones. They are all pretty messily tossed in there, so you have to be the kind of shopper who doesn't mind digging around. Be careful of stains on some of the clothing items. My guess is that the items come in and people handle/toss them around. On a Sunday, which was a $4 day, I was able to find a package of 10 new underwear in the brand and size my daughter uses, and I normally would have paid $14. I also found her a very adorable cotton Cat & Jack dress with tags in her size for $4. Keep in mind that if you are looking for something specific, this may not be the place for you. What makes it so fun is finding items that you may normally use, but are surprised to find for so much less; in other words, I didn't enter the store "looking" for underwear. Another word of caution is not to let yourself get "caught-up" in the frenzy of "cheap," meaning ask yourself if the item you found is even worth the $6 or $5. There were some socks, single pairs of underwear, kitchen items, and office items (dividers, organisers, folders, pens/pencils, etc...) that would be cheaper at a dollar store. That being said, there are definitely some GREAT scores here. There were KN95 masks that would be $30+, selling for $4 for a package of 50. (Yes, some of us still wear these in crowded places with the new variant popping up). I also saw many pairs of black-out curtains that were great quality. My best score were handmade linen dolls made for kids of color. They retail for $36 and I got them as Christmas gifts for my nieces for $5 each. On that Friday, there were a lot of toys for kids! This would be an excellent place to get affordable toys for your kids or Christmas gifts for kids.
There are shelves with makeup, hair products, skin products, etc...on the left side, and everything is $3, no matter the day. And to the right, there are higher priced items behind a counter: board games, backpacks, phone cases, larger toys, some electric items (shavers, garden items, etc...) for $15/$20. If you are a reader, there is a small shelf with books, but it's not extensive. I gave a quick glance, and there were things like cook books, travel guides, some memoirs, and my friend found a book on "Chanel" the designer.
My friend who used to work in marketing had some interesting suggestions, which I agree with. She thought it wouldn't take a lot of effort for them to organise like items in some of those bins. We kept coming across masks, swim suits, bathrobes, underwear, socks...but spread apart in all of the bins. She also felt that many of the items that became separated from packages could be put into bins and marked, "50 cents or $1." This would help the store move things faster, make shoppers really find deals more easily, and ultimately, make more $. Anyway, 'just a thought.
Lastly, the owners were super welcoming and very sweet. Their whole family works there together, and we wish them well. We'll definitely be back. We had a lot of fun. read more