Deals

Deals is great. Spacious and easy to get in and out.

I always leave annoyed.
It’s always a long line (onlyone or two open registers).
The staff is not friendly.
Once you get past that, they do have great deals!
Planning a party, need candy, need paper products, office or school supplies! Wrapping paper, a last minute greeting card… then Deals is a place to stop in.

Great prices. These are the cheapest prices I have seen these type of stores. Good variety too, you can get large bottles of Arizona Ice Tea for $ 1, to lawn chairs for cheap.

OK, so for any bargain hunter in NYC that has been living under a rock for the last six months; let me tell you about this great store called «DEALS». This is the «sister store» to Family Dollars (typically found in the SE regions of the country). Well, one just mysteriously appeared in my neighborhood and «I Love It». Comparative shopping has revealed that it carries some of the same brand items as other stores in the area for far less money. And the selection is Awesome. Everything from glassware to cookware, detergents to toiletries, frozen foods, can foods, dry goods (you get the picture). For example: Air-​wick Plug-​Ins (2) Refills: Duane Reade=$ 8.99 & DEALS=$ 5.00, Reese’s PB Cereal: Pathmark=6.00 & DEALS=$ 3.00, Crest Pro Health Oral Rinse: Duane Reade=8.99 & DEALS $ 5.00. I even purchased a set of slightly tinted emerald green martini glasses ($ 1/​each) that look better than ones I purchased from Crate & Barrel ($ 3/​each). Best of all, they accept manufacturer coupons. People, when I go there — I go hard! List of items needed and coupons in hand. Checkout girl: «Wow, Sir you really saved alot with those coupons». Me: Baby, I gotta do-​what I gotta do”. Both: «SMILE». In these rebuilding economic times, I try to be smart about how and where I spend my money. If you are looking for a deal-​take my advice; Go to DEALS!

I honestly thought this was going to be way worse than it was. I ended up buying 11 things I actually needed (ok just wanted) for… get ready for this…11 bucks. I even bought a marijuana test kit for a dollar. Yes folks there’s many useless things here that you’ll laugh at then end up buying because it’s just a buck and you have nothing else going on in your life just like me.
The people here, locals and employees, are full of personalities. I had 4 very random conversations with strangers ranging from marijuana (that test kit) to trannies in jail to making announcements on the intercom. These are like… all the things I ever want to talk about while shopping! :D
Over all pretty good cheap and social shopping experience. I recommend.

Deals is a very welcomed addition to this neighborhood.
Deals was so nice when they opened. Deals is like a mini Walmart. They have everything from food to toys, and housewares. And just like Walmart, you go in there to save money, and end up spending more by impulse buying everything you see.
When they first opened, I would go in there, fill my basket, and go pay. Everyone was nice and helpful.
NOW, I go in there, fill my basket, stand in line for up to 20 minutes, and pay. Everyone’s nice attitudes have been dulled down a bit. It’s not them, this is just a tough neighborhood. A neighborhood where you can’t have anything nice. Look at the Pathmark across the street from this place, and you’ll see piles of discarded food at the cash register. People get in line, and realize they don’t want or can’t afford that pound of sliced deli meat or pound of fresh shrimp, and just throw it on the floor. And it starts piling up. I go there in the evening, and beyond the registers there will be at least 15 carts full of food that people discarded that day. I went to Deals today to get some stocking stuffers, and saw the same thing happening there. People put the most random things in the oddest places while they’re standing in line. Just filthy people, and it rubs off into the local businesses. So enjoy the nice clean Deals while you can… They’ve been open a month, and that (let’s say) «new car smell» is fading fast.
Aside from that, this place is AWESOME. When you go to a 99 cent store, and pick something up, you just have to ask yourself what’s wrong with it. Is it a factory reject? Is it past it’s shelf life? Did it «fall off the truck»? But at Deals, I have never had to question the quality of the merchandise. From canned meats, to any of the frozen foods, to candy, to kitchen knives, to anything, never had a problem. And yes, I bought two stainless steel kitchen knives for a dollar each, and they turned out to be just fine. I got shaving razors at 10 for a dollar. I was skeptical at first, so I only bought one pack. I tried one, and it worked better than the Bic’s that I had been using, so the next day I went back and bought the whole shelf. I have no problem dumping 30 packs of razors in my basket. Don’t have to buy them for a year or so. I have enough candy, trail mix, mixed nuts, smoked oysters, Vienna sausages, shower curtains, beef jerky, etc to make it through the winter.
So all in all, a great store. I have been going there in the morning to avoid the lines. It was so nice when I thought that I was the only one that knew about this place, but I’m glad to see it save lots of people lots of money.