I needed to walk off my lunch. I did a search for the closest Five Below store and found this one…read more It's at Nashville West Shopping Center, which is more of a plaza than an enclosed mall. There was lots of parking. I went with a shaded parking spot a bit further way from the main entrance. Every day, except for my first day arriving in Nashville was hot, humid, and excessively muggy. This day was no different. I was looking forward to hibernating in an air-conditioned store. I like that most standalone Five Below stores have sidewalk chalk drawings. This one had a welcome message. It was cute. Some massive bottles of bubble solution greeted me. This year, I have adopted a love for blowing and making bubbles outdoors. I find it enjoyable, relaxing, and fun. Five Below's original business model was to offer items that were $5 and lower. Well, with inflation, things have changed a bit. It's still a cheap place to get decent items, but they can range in price from $30 and below, depending on what you are getting. The $30 applied to a record (vinyl) player. I love Five Below because it has Squishmallows at cheap prices. Roughly a year ago, each one was $5. They are now just shy of $6 each. The price is still pretty good for what you are getting. It seemed weird for me to get a Christmas penguin Squishmallows when it was 34°C outside before factoring the scary humidity. He was so cute that I couldn't resist. He's actually next to me as I type. I came here to check out the auxiliary cables to connect my new Grogu speaker to my phone. This place had a fancy set with different interchangeable tips. I didn't need that craziness! The phone accessories are cool here. I appreciate power banks, especially when I'm out and about as a tourist. It's great to charge your phone while you're having lunch or shopping. This store had many, including ones that were specifically for USB C devices. If you do like Hello Kitty, Pusheen, or Star Wars characters, this store has cool branded items. From decals and notebooks, you can find them at cheap prices. I liked a Grogu mug, but I have so many mugs that I passed on it. This store had a good selection of candy and snacks, too. I tend to get gum here. The price is right. I also ended up getting M&M's lip balm. It's chocolate-flavoured. The blue case drew me to it. There were also Oreo and Skittles one. I went to line up. It had steady business that day. The lineup luckily moved quickly. A friendly man helped cash me out. I used a credit card to pay for my items. The payment machine prompts you to answer a single question about your experience. One question. One answer. I like brief surveys. We wished each other a great day. I left happily with my purchases. I love this store so much. It's deadly when I'm at any Five Below because I can easily spend an hour browsing. It was the case here. Luckily, I had some self-control that I only got a handful of items. (285)

I accidentally left my phone on the counter while paying and walked out for no more than ten…read moreminutes to go to the book store and realized I left my phone and remembered I had left it on the counter of 5 below next to the card scanner . I went back to get it, it was not there. the cashier lady( the manager) looked everywhere behind the counter and said it was nowhere back there and i asked to talk to the guy that checked me out and they said he was on break. Then I walked outside because my friends had my location and it said was outside "15 minutes ago" and when we walked outside we saw the cashier guy and asked him if he saw my phone. He said no and walked back in the store immediately going to the back employee only area but when he was walking away I saw my phone in his pocket and his phone in his hand( the reason I know it was my phone is because my phone case has a little rubber thing covering the charger hole and I know for a fact not a lot of people have that + he had his phone in his hand and I could see my phone case). I told the cashier lady that I saw it in his pocket and she asked if I was sure. After that she went to go talk to him and he had took the phone out of his pocket and hid it somewhere else because the cashier lady said there was nothing in his pocket and the lady came back with no phone and I asked her if she could check the cameras to see if he took it and she went to the back again to go look and all of a sudden my phone popped up and she try to say I left it in the bathroom which I know was a lie because I was just on the phone with my boyfriend while I was in line to pay. I don't know if she try to cover up for him but that was my experience so if you go keep your valuables close.