Q Bargain

Cool little store with the basic essentials you might need at home for relatively cheap prices! It rivals Daiso next door but comes out on top with their lower prices on things like cleaning products, dog food, kitchenware, juice and ice cream, etc. Daiso just has a wider selection of «cute» stuff that you might not ever use.

Your average dolla store, but with a little bit more of variety! They have everything or things you would not imagine them having. The only thing is you need to have patience in looking because the store is heavily compacted with different merchandise.
The service is awesome they were really nice and patient when I was asking for some products.
It’s located in a plaza and its by ELAC so it can get really busy and parking might be a little frustrating but I was in the area so I didn’t have to deal with parking: p

Horrible place, Bad customer service. Workers look mad they are rude to customers. Dont come here theirs better discount stores than this One !!!

I absolutely loooove this place!!! always my go to place when I need false eyelashes and jewelry. Yes. I said jewelry! Their necklace is comparable to forever 21& their false eyelashes are very comparable to red cherry! Some of their products seem a little old (like its been there for a while) or outdated but nonetheless I love how they have random things & they have a huge section for school supplies and mexican candys mmmms so goood. I’d say this is my #1 99 cent place in 626 area lol but i dont know about the services here, but they seem busy cashing out people.
I believe they close at 9 PM last time I was here

This place deserves 3 stars for 3 reasons: the store’s organization, its huge supply of household goods, and its cheap price.
Q Bargain is my mom’s favorite 99 cents shop which is why you will always find me here. The place is located near ELAC and very convenient for students to come buy for buying household goods or some cheap snacks.
Honestly, I love coming here for their kitchenware. They have a wide selection of cups, plates, bowls, and containers to fit any of your kitchen storage needs. Plus, even though they are a dollar, they will actually last you quite a while.
Yesterday, however, I came for different things. While my mom was searching for bowls, I was searching for crafty goods to use for decorating my cube at my office. They sell just about every random thing you’d be thinking of. I was able to buy a box of thumb tacks and wooden clips for $ 1 each and it would help me decorate most of my cubicle’s wall.
At first, I found it a little old that they sold perishable goods likes loaves of bread, because I would never think to buy my bread at a bargain store… And to this day, I still haven’t ! Ain’t worth my money to buy any food that has the potential of giving me a stomach ache, as it has happened to those around me before. Be cautious about that!
Haven’t interacted much with the workers because the store is fairly small and you could walk around the whole store in less than 5 minutes, so you wouldn’t need to go asking for any help unless an item was out of stock.
Also, NOTE, although its a ‘bargain’ store, some items are more expensive than Wal-​Mart or Target. Why? I’m not too sure. I found that they sell Carmex (lip balm) near their register and it costs $ 1.19, while Wal-​Mart sells the exact same product for $ 1.00. Don’t always assume that a bargain store will give you a bargain!

I love shopping here!!!
I always score things for my paper crafting hobbies.
I can count on them to always have a good assortment of Mexican Candies, spices.
Most of their items are priced for $ 1.00

Dollar +
Why Q Bargain rocks:
It’s next to Daiso, but most items are 50 cents cheaper.
They have awesome Mexican candy. My students LOVE LOVE LOVE the spicy watermelon candy they have here.
Their spices are cheap, here.
They have a good assortment, and some different stuff compared to Dollar Tree or 99 Cents Only. Also, I got to support the small mom and pop shops.

I hate to be the voice of dissent in a small lake of glowing 5-​star reviews, but my experience with this business was over-​the-​top bad — a comedy of errors, but with nothing to laugh about. I’m sharing my experience so that others will be aware.
I usually avoid this place because the cashiers always look angry and inconvenienced by your presence– especially one particular cashier. I wish I knew her name, but she’s chubby, probably in her 30s, has bangs, tan, light-​colored eyes. I never thought that the day I decide never to go back there again would involve her. With all the 99 Cents stores that there are, who needs to put up with anything less than basic courtesy?
I needed to break a 20 and get five singles, so I chose Q Bargain out of my usual CVS because I figured I could use something from here. I spent $ 10, but sadly forgot to tell the cashier BEFOREHAND if I could get singles. I got two fives back, so I asked the cashier if I can get five singles, and one five. She said said sternly that «We don’t got no change [sic].» I said, «But I bet that if I get one more thing for a dollar, you will have singles.» I got a ChapStick. When she gave me four back, I marveled, «And the singles magically appeared!»
She did NOT only have four singles. She had a whole pack of fresh singles, which I saw, but which I didn’t need to see– I understand and know that for the most part, cashiers try not to give out too much change because they might run out before the day is over, and what then? They’ll be stuck trying to find change somewhere. HOWEVER, THIS IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND– cashiers usually do their best to comply with requests for particular denominations (singles, fives, quarters, whatever)– especially when you just made a purchase. I only requested five singles, not 300 pennies and 20 dimes. Her answer was a staunch «NO,» the type you hear from a lowlife who just got his first job as a gatekeeper and doesn’t know how to handle so much authority. No explanation other than claiming in severely broken English that she has no change. That was obviously a misrepresentation of the truth.
I remained civil, as I always do. I didn’t SAY anything, I only demonstrated. There was no need to engage in a petty quarrel and state the obvious, since the action spoke much louder than my words ever could have. The purpose of my ChapStick purchase was to DEMONSTRATE the discrepancy of her words. Everyone behind me saw. That was enough.
As for me, I’m never going back there again.

This place is awesome. Every time I need something I check this place out first. Most of their items are priced for $ 1.00. There are items priced higher but still reasonable compared to other places.
They have a great deal of school supplies and $ 1.00 toys for the kids.

Not like the 99cents only Stores. But good store.

If you need a pencil, pen, cat food, can food, birthday cards etc., you are running low on cash and you are in the Monterey Park area, then look no further! The Q Bargain has everything you need for a quick cheap price… lets put a real life sutiation into action: MY situation. One day it started to rain WAY earlier than the weather lady in channel 9 had said it would (no surprise there Jackie) :/​I only had 1 dollar and change in my pocket… i looked left and right until I heard my Math teacher’s words in my head «shop at Q Bargain they have everything, get your scientific calculator for one dollar!» and so the rest is history! I got a good umbrella… only to witness the rain stop after a while :/​
Anywhoo… shop there!

I LOVE DOLLAR STORES.
This store in particular is amazing.
They have $ 1-​$ 3 clothes. Like official t-​shirts from the show «The Office». some teenage millionaire shirts (like the «Jesus is my Homeboy» shirts that were once popular)
They had Carter’s baby outfits for $ 1 each… those were gone in a flash.
Lots of school supplies, food, toys, picture frames, kitchen supplies, tools, paint supplies, etc. I got one of those foiled sun visor/​screens for $ 1!!! Been planning on getting one of those for the longest time so i was ecstatic when I found it for a buck. It’s a small one tho… fits perfectly in my little car (scion xa) so it probably wouldn’t fit in a normal car –_​– They have fake bump-it’s for $ 1 (the as-​seen-​on-​tv hair thing) … oh man. list goes on. Go check it out. So fun to browse!

How is this freakin’ possible???
No one has reviewed Q Bargain??? Maybe they are like me… I didn’t want to review but… I do want to share a good deal with my fellow Unilocalers…
I love Q Bargain! I can literally spend half an hour in this store looking at the school supplies. I love it! When I was in high school and middle school, my mom would buy me super cute Lovely White school supplies here. Anyone else remembers Lovely White?
Anyways, Q Bargain doesn’t only sell school supplies. Think of it as a mini 99 cent store or a Dollar Tree, albeit a Dollar Store with better, nicer, prettier school supplies.
They also have candy, lots of candies… They also have those cheapy dollar toys but recently, [like last week] I saw them selling a few Brand named boxed toys for 10 dollars.
They also sell fruit like 99 cents store.
Basically I love this place for the school supplies. Oh yeah, cheap generic sodas and Cheetos are good too.
I just hope they don’t jack up all their prices…