99 Cent Only Store

Hit and miss, but the bargains make it worth a quick browse.
HDMI cables for under a buck. Same with bungee cords and air fresheners for the car.
The groceries have some excellent prices, but some that are well over grocery store prices… Mac and Cheese, canned tuna, hot sauce… Are all under a buck at HEB.
If you’re looking for something to use once and don’t need the best quality, the 99 cents only store is a great start.
Recently I misplaced my corkscrew, picked up a spare here to use until I find the other.

I absolutely LOVE good bargains! here is a short list of what they sell,
PHONE CHARGERS (IPHONE/​IPAD) $ 1
–save your money from going to other places this is the BEST deal, and it works!
SPICES!
–they have rosemary, paprika, cilantro, onion, garlic and more (comes in glass)
POPCORN!
— i absolutely LOVE hot cheetoh popcorn, these tend to sell out pretty quickly, so you may have to opt for cheese popcorn– I don’t mind because I love popcorn anyway
CANDY
–they have a pretty good selection of all the name brand candy such as Hershey cookies and cream, chocolate, even Mexican candy (Mama Rose, spaghetti, Lucas, Tamarind)
–BE CAREFUL of the ones made in china (they do offer items made in the USA)
FOIL
–they have foil made in china and the usa! usually 25 ft, and they also offer Heavy duty.
SODA
— Today they offered in liter– Manzanita Sol, Big Red, Cherry 7Up, Shasta (different flavors).
They offer TONS! of other items, I just listed items that I was satisfied with! The offer party supplies. Shirts for kids, canned goods, Chamoy, Tomatillos, eggs, frozen foods, napkin holder, toilet paper, napkins, laundry detergent, cleaning supplies, candles. I think you might just have to go check it out for yourself! There may not be the cleanliest aisles, and the nicest people, but we are here for the deals anyway right?
***Be careful of foods made in china.

Not the cleanest store but this is like Nordstrom Rack of dollar stores like someone said. I come here for cleaning supplies and razors but I have stumbled upon BRAND NAME deodorant, tooth paste and toilet paper more than once. They even have those exotic seaweed snacks in their snack department. They also have pretty cute cellphone/​tablet cases for the iphone. Just as crowded as wal mart but you’re paying less
P. S. They have $ 1 margaritas in the back.

Larger store with bigger selection

Lines are longer and more effd up than the Walmart on dunvale!

They carry just about everything you could need. I wouldn’t necessarily do all my shopping here because while most things are 99 cents… checking the packaging on some items, you actually are paying more because you are getting less.
But, they are there in a pinch and carry a wide variety of products.

Not everything is 99 cents but you can get quite a few things here. A few things that I often buy are: specialty cards (ex. birthday), specialty bags for gift wrapping, tissue colored paper, Sharpie pens, false lash adhesive glue, kids coloring books, and a bunch of random things.
This place also offer some groceries like veggies, lunch meats, frozen foods, and ice cream.
As for service, hmmm… I didn’t expect much.

Ok, so Im cheap. I come here A LOT. But there is a reason. Some dollar stores suck. This one is the nordtroms of dollar stores!
This place is awesome.
They have a cold section with veggies. Bundles of asparagus, packages of romaine lettuce, name brand ice cream, lunch meats, hot dogs, frozen meals, etc. They have tons of items that can be purchased elsewhere for way more. Lots of name brands and great deals.
Just hit the dollar store before you go to the regular grocery. I buy most my veggies here and plan meals around that. They have milk and eggs too.
There are other good deals too… if you know what you’re looking for.
AND, they have beer:)

Eww… items shouldn’t be sticky. I went to this 99 cent store today looking for stickers. I teach and kids love stickers on their graded papers, so I thought 99 cent only would have a good selection of cheap stickers. Silly me. First, this place is crazy and cluttered. We wandered around and found stickers in a few places. There didn’t seem to be much order to things. We found some stickers in a box but the plastic on the box was sticky. Eww!
Sure, this place is full of cheap junk. If I am going to go wade through junk, it needs to be organized and clean. Also, not everything in here is 99 cents. What’s with that?

I figured I’d give them one of their last 5 star ratings. They are closing ALL of their Texas stores next year. I will miss this place, as I got all of my paper goods and cleaning supplies from here. I was never brave enough to eat something from here, but I could get windex, ajax etc for a buck. I could even get batteries that lasted about a half hour lol if I wanted to. 99 Cent store, you will really be missed.