The name does not fool you, and this they do not lie, 99 up.. which means there are more things…read morehere that are over a buck than your typical dollar store that has everything for that one loonie that you have in your lint filled pocket. I've known about this place a long time, partly cause I cross paths with it driving by to my favorite Chinese establishment blowing through Hazelbridge Way in my car, and then came the weekend where my dear sweetie was helping out with a wedding and had to buy glowsticks (yeah... think rave party!) for a wedding. She called ahead and they told her they had them here.
Any plaza in Richmond is what I call an accident waiting to happen, this one is a little better, but just to be careful when you park here, as you don't know who is coming or going out of this place. When you enter this place, it's kind of like a factory outlet type store, it's big, it has two floors, and there is a ton of stuff. Where to begin, well what are you looking for, stickers for the kids, a singing garbage can, some light fixtures, some towels to wipe the food your about to spill at home, some toys for the kids who have not learned about the iPad you have so miraculously hidden from them (wow, you are good!), fried Filipino chicken skins (I kid you not, I took a picture and had to send it to my cousin to verify!), some weird gadget or a cheap chair to park at the corner for that party you are about to throw for the night.
This place is definitely on my scale of weird, and some things aren't that cheap (didn't this place call itself a dollar store?), well you get what you pay for, and if you want to find some things different, by all means come here. Tons of party favors here, from balloons to those infamous glow sticks (that we found). The staff here is nice, they answer the phone and tell you what they got. I didn't get a chance to walk around much but will report my findings the next time I'm in here again!