This store is essentially a regional Big Lots, which I've always been impressed with, so it's no surprise that one can find some really great stuff here at fantastic prices.
The deals on food are particularly good, especially if you are looking for specialty and/or imported products. One pound of gluten-free, brown rice pasta for only $2.00? Yes, please!
You can get some of the best stuff if you sign up for their weekly email, which comes with deeply-discounted coupons.
Also, the staff members at this OSJL, in particular, seem to be a lot less high strung than those working at the OSJL closer to my home.
As for the negatives...
(1) NOT everything here is a great deal. For the price conscious shopper, you should be diligent while shopping here so as not to buy into believing that everything is cheap at OSJL!
(2) Since OSJL has started accepting manufacturer's coupons, the cashiers have become incredibly picky about them. You find the same thing at Dollar Tree stores, so maybe it's a discount store thing. For instance, if you hand over a manufacturer's coupon at the register, expect to hold up the line because your cashier will read every last word to make sure it doesn't go against any store, sale, or discount policy. At this location, I was using two identical coupons that stated "one coupon per person", so I was forced to ring up two separate transactions...even though the price of each item after the coupon was $0.00! At another OSJL location, I once handed over a coupon that was only valid for toilet paper packages of 12 rolls or more. The cashier physically counted the rolls of toilet paper in the package! The one saving grace for this OSJL location is that they take internet coupons that are printed in black and white, while other OSJL stores only accept them if they are printed in color. Seriously... read more