This is a solid discount store as long as you are not looking for anything specific. I had actually…read morejust visited the Ollie's in Lakeland, which was a little bit better, but I'm trying not to compare the two since they are not close together. This Ollie's has a reasonable selection of books, and I noticed some books here that I hadn't seen at the other Ollie's. All the prices are a great value. My only gripe is that one of the books that I wanted was on a super high shelf, and it wasn't clear how I was supposed to get it, so I had to be creative with how I retrieved the book. I browsed the other aisles but didn't see anything in particular. I was mainly looking for books and excess tea; neither Ollie's had much of a tea selection. The employee that rang us up was nice and friendly, and there was basically no wait, although it might have been because they were closing soon. I definitely think a good value can be had here as long as you're not looking for anything super specific. I enjoy going to Ollie's for puzzle books and coloring books, of which there are many.

This place is a cross between Odd Lots, granny's yard sale and the back room of your local Walmart…read more It's a large chain that pretty much sealed the doom of Odd Lots. While it's mostly general merchandise they sell, one can also find a pretty decent variety of cleaning supplies, personal care products, clothing, bedding, toys, pet needs and even non-perishable foods! Plenty of bagged and boxed candy too. The store seems a good bit cleaner than the Odd Lots that once occupied this space. It's also better organized and has (somewhat) friendlier employees, albeit not all of 'em seem on board with that. Anyway, it dampens the "holiday spirit" of the store. Lots of holiday and seasonal goods for sale too. They got nothing on Robert's Christmas Wonderland on Gulf to Bay, but one of THOSE is probably one too many except in small doses. Meanwhile, Christmas music was playing in the store. Between every one or two songs was another Ollie's ad. Each one of 'em ends with the same phrase as though barked by a group of military recruits... "Ollies: good stuff CHEAP!!" That pretty well sums it up: hook, line and sinker. I'm sure if you looked hard enough you can find THEM too. I myself won't be doing so, but my dear Queen Bee loves the place. To me, it beats the be-jiggers outta Dollar Parlor, Greenback General or Goodwill. That doesn't really say very much, but then again: enough to expect from a discounter for the Scratch & Dent Special Brigade.

WOZA! This is a super groovey Asian style party supplies store & more! Way way way more, this place…read moreis YUGE! Full of dance costumes for toddlers, kids & Adults, plus all kinds of Asian party supplies & tons of costume accessories, jewelry, decorations, hats, feathers, lingerie, swords & Chinese Dragon costumes! WOZA! What a fun Asian party store! Hahahahah. I stopped in to see if I could find Hawaiian pool party supplies & found all kinds of fun stuff for my Hawaiian Costume pool party & Roasted Hawaiian pig BBQ OuiOui. Aloha! Will def return! Recommend!

It is just FUN to walk around. You come in? You'll leave with at least one thing, probably more…read more It's a journey.

We have a history with snacks from Japan, and we struck gold with Daiso in Clearwater FL!…read more This store advertises itself as a seller of Japanese household good, and we stopped in to see if they had any cute magnets we could get for a 2-year-old in the family. While we fanned out through aisles of kitchen and beauty products, useful gadgets and supplies, I went looking for snacks. I found wall refrigerators on the left near the front of the store filled with all sorts of beverages. I got a couple of canned and bottled coffee drinks, which we all agreed were nicely flavored and quite sweet. We got our favorite, Ramune: a mild tasty lemonade with a slight fizz. The bottle is unique, with a clear marble trapped in a little chamber that rattles when you drink or pour and is said to help keep the light carbonation longer. And it has a push-button top that you press in to open and to release the little ball into the bottle. I think the fun of opening it and hearing that rattle are a big part of the fun of drinking Ramune. There are several flavors, but we always get the original lemonade flavor. Nearby, I discovered a snack rack, and behind it there were at least two whole aisle-sections filled with every Asian snack and treat that I know! All flavors of Pockys! All flavors of filled Panda cookies! Crispy snacks with shrimp and fish and chicken flavors! And the candy from Japan that I look for everywhere, that is hard to find outside of Asian neighborhood stores in Chicago and NYC ... Botan Ame! It's little cubes of soft translucent rice-candy, very lightly flavored, and double-wrapped: the inner wrapper is melt-in-your-mouth rice paper! The flavor is said to be lemon, but only very mildly lemon orange (imitating pomelo fruit), very mildly creamy, very mildly rice-y. There are several flavors available, including strawberry or pomelo, but I've always gotten the original. It's gently chewy, originally meant to imitate the softness of caramel-candy, or you can try to wait and let the candy dissolve after the rice paper is gone, though i've never heard of anyone who waits that long before biting in :-). The closest candy texture that i know of is fresh soft Turkish delight. And similarly, Botan Rice Candy gets tougher if you leave it on the shelf a long time. I suppose it dehydrates a little. I read it was invented in 1924. Long ago we only saw the same candy called Tomoe Ame, and the brightly colorful red and green or red and blue box looked almost the same. Each box used to come with a little plastic or metal toy, but eventually that changed to temporary tattoos of cute cartoon characters. Nowadays I've seen Tomoe Ame in large bags, too, online. I was happily lost in the candy, snacks, and beverages, and have no idea what everyone else bought. I'm pretty sure we did come home with some stickers and magnets and maybe some little toys. I myself found my new source for good old rice candy! To (mis)quote Shakespeare, What's in a name? That which I call Tomoe Ame, by any other word would taste as (slightly) sweet :-)

It is about 3.5 stars. This Daiso is big. It has many cute items from Japan. One thing that I…read morewarning you is all item is final. No exchange after out of the door. The price is reasonable. The store cover a lot of staff. It includes stationery, snack, toy, gift, daily use, decoration, ramen, electronics, cooking ware, dining set and more. My wife like this place due to it do not cost that much. Very useful item for daily use.

Said they were open on the website and they locked the store early, I called to see if they were…read moreopen and the lady was extremely rude.

Where do I begin! Clearwater Fl location Clearwater mall ) employee was extremely snippy rude and…read moreunprofessional ! I've worked in customer service all my life and frankly this grumpy frumpy young girl hadn't a clue ! Managers were just as bad !!! Their return policy is a joke! Reported this employee to corporate ! Won't return to that nasty location! Don't quit your day job!!! Have no business working in this line of work if you cannot handle it !!!!

Not a bad thrift store, except for the fact that clothing is arranged by color rather than size…read more How does this benefit the customer?

For me, this place is not worth the hassle. I went on a weekday early afternoon, and the parking…read morelot was packed. You had to drive around the building a couple times and wait to get a parking spot! Inside, the store was very crowded. There was one very long line at check out. I only spent a few minutes looking and left. The selection wasn't all that great and what I did see was kinda pricey for a thrift store. Maybe I'd have better luck at another day and time? I'd be willing to give this place one more try and will update my review when I do.

Nordstrom Rack is a go to for me as I'm always popping in to see what's new. When I don't need…read moreanything is when I find everything. I love to see all the selections and browse when I need to waste time. The value is always worth it when you find some hidden gems! The service is good. Anytime I need help, someone is always available. Most times the lines are long but do move quickly. Nice stop for everyday items or special occasions.

When you go to any discount store it is very hit or miss whether you will find something good or…read morenot. This location is very hit or miss-- it depends on the time of year and what you are looking for. I recommend looking through all the racks and areas to ensure you see all that was moved or different options. Sadly, this location the prices were still higher than what I would like to spend on specific items. However things due seem to be good value, especially the women's handbags. When I was in the store, I went for about 30 minutes and did not interact with any workers. However, the line to check out was very long. Overall I would go back to see what is available, but I won't get my hopes up.

Haven't been to fl in quite a few yrs. Use to go to Bealls all the time. The place has really gone…read moredown hill . Could have been because this was an outlet store. The staff was very nice but everything else was not worth the gas getting there. The merchandise was so outdated and easily a few years old, the place was dirty, lacking inventory, and all rickety old dirty shopping carts. Left after 5 minutes, stay home, shop Amazon!

Lightly stocked, but what they do have is priced cheap as hell. Maybe it's the outlet for the other…read moreoutlets? Dry fit golf shirts for as low as $12, hydro back packs for $20 and small tables ranging from $30 to $50. Those are just a few of the items I was looking at.