Big Lots

They occasionally have some great deals on furniture and tools. Nice parking lot in an Asian hub or businesses surrounding it.

I went to big lots yesterday and a assistant manager name Josie was very help ful, I was looking for queen size head board and she hook me up with a pretty one. Josie and a young man gave me advice for how to attach it to the bed if the frame don’t fit… the head board was 50.00. And I got that for the price. If u need anything there she will help. Don’t be jealous people

I love this place! They have great prices for cleaning products, zip lock items and snacks. You can’t beat their prices and there usually new things every time I go there. I also love the low price school products

Its always an adventure going to Big Lots cause you really don’t know what random fun things you can find. We learned that Big Lots sold some furniture so we went just to check it out and wow… they actually had some good pieces at a good price. How well they last, I would not know.
But there was this one piece that was every gamer nerds dream! It was a coffee table and a foosball table in one! There was this glass covering but it had everything a foosball table would be, except shorter to the ground. This was quite a unique one of a kind piece that both my partner and I really really wanted but this would be that we would not have a bed to sleep on. hmmm… bed or neverending foosball tournaments? oh the decisions of being an adult.

This is my review for my Xmas shopping experience. They had adorable Christmas decorations but I knew it would sell out fast because its inexpensive. I also shop for bodywash, which they don’t have name brand, office supplies & home décor.
I bought this cute owl beanie and glove set for $ 7. Which I was surprised they still had it on the shelf. When it was time to check out, there was no label on it. The guy asked me the price & I told him and said it was a gift. He rang it up for me as $ 5. Score! Sometimes it pays to be patient.

Perfect place to get simple items, Christmas items, Christmas Cards, stocking stuffers, or snacks. Sometimes they have decent furniture with decent prices. The store is big but they also have a lot of items which makes it a bit packed looking. Their staff and service is decent. The prices here are low, but you get what you pay for… depending on what you get. Parking in this plaza is not bad. Close to Lucky Seafood and a lot of eateries, and Tom Cat bar.

The merchandise here is fine, but the food on sale is kinda shady. For one reason I saw a few bag of Donettes, and there was all this moist and fungus growing inside. Just be aware of what you’re buying when it comes to food.

I didn’t really think much of this place before but as a place that’s close and convenient, it is decent! I usually go shopping here for snacks and microwaveable foods to keep me going.
The prices are pretty low and there’s always some sort of sale. It is relatively clean and the staff are pretty nice. Usually there’s only one checkout open sometimes two, but just be willing to be patient.
It’s a chill location and a good spot to get certain knick knacks!

I’m so torn. I have both love and hate for this place. Wish I could give 2.5 stars.
Love:
— Bob’s Red Mill organic & gluten-​free products for half of what I’d pay at a grocery store
— Cheap toiletry supplies
— Cheap Rubbermaid containers for my shoes ($ 1)
— Holiday stuff
Hate:
— Expect to spend an extra 10 minutes at checkout
— I wish they had self checkout
— No a place to come to during a work break bc it’s guaranteed that you’ll be back late
So I’m posted up outside the store right now waiting for them to open. Let’s hope the line moves fast.
So torn. Since it’s Lent, I’ll round it up to 3 stars.

Big Lots is pretty awesome next to the general dollar store. LOL! You find so many great deals. I would consider myself a bargain shopper so I usually try to find the best deal. You can find so many things for your DIY or house products for really cheap! :)

I come here for my snack fix. With their low prices I can stock my kitchen till it over flows with crunchy, salty, sweet, and spicy snacks and not go broke. Pringles, oatmeal cream pies, soft chewy granola bars filled with fruit jam, cheese puffs, pop tarts, and Chex mix. If I’m not too lazy to drive all the way to Poway to the 99cent Store, this is the place to go for any junk food cravings.

Completely agree with the post below about this store. I also had a bad experience buying furniture from this store.
We purchased a cuddler love seat recliner at this location on Friday and arranged to pick it up on Sunday after the RUDE employee assured us that they had one in stock. We reserved a uhaul truck for Sunday and went to the store to pick up the recliner. However when we got to the store, after waiting in the LONG line, one of the employees checked in the back and told us that they didn’t have our recliner in stock and that the box was labeled wrong that they did have. So my boyfriend asked her to call other stores to find one that had it in stock. The woman did so and told us that the Escondido store would be calling back in 5 minutes. 15 minutes later with no call back we decided to call ourselves. We figured out that they had one in stock and reserved it ourselves with no help from the mira mesa employee.
The employee then told us she wanted to ring us up at her store so they don’t lose the sale! When she rang us up, I asked for a discount, since at that point we had wasted over 45 minutes, had AWFUL customer service, AND now had to drive to Escondido to pick up the recliner. AND SHE SAID NO, we ended up paying $ 400 that I wish I didn’t give to this crappy store with its crappy customer service. I realize that it’s Big Lots and you can’t expect too much, but come on, after spending $ 400 you would think they would treat you A LITTLE better. Never coming back here and planning on calling the manager tomorrow.

I had one of my worst shopping experiences here. My rant may be a bit long, so bear with me.
I was in the market for furniture for the waiting room of my office. I went to Big Lots in Mira Mesa and chose two couches at reasonable prices that I thought would be good fits. I purchased them both and ordered a delivery to my office. While I was in the store, the employees were helpful and there did not appear to be any confusion an these specifics.
The day the delivery was supposed to occur, when there was a half hour left in my delivery time, I called to confirm that they were still coming. The individual in the store said they had been scheduled for a pick up, not a delivery. The employee also said that all the deliveries had gone out for the day (this was a Monday) so it was rescheduled for Wednesday. This was frustrating because two of Big Lots competitors had made deliveries this day without a problem. I was also relying on this delivery so my clients would have somewhere to sit staring on that Wednesday.
On Wednesday, the delivery people showed up with one couch and one love seat (I had ordered two couches). The store is a little over 26 miles from my office, but I decided that I needed to go down there to speak with someone to straighten it out.
I arrived at the store and asked to speak with a manager. The manager looked up the records and confirmed that they had delivered one couch and one love seat even though the receipt said two couches. However, she spoke with the employee, via phone, that had originally sold me the couches and arraigned for the delivery. She said that he informed her that he had put two couches on the receipt, even though the actual order was for one couch and one love seat because he wanted to save me money. I have no idea where he came up with this story because this had never been part of the discussion when I bought the couches. After I convinced the manager that I had, in fact, ordered two couches, she agreed to change them.
After the manager agreed to change the order back to what it was supposed to be, she tried to convince me to recruit a friend with a truck to bring the love seat back and take the couch to my office. When i told her that I did not want to recruit a friend to do this since it was their mistake, she then tried to convince me to pay for a new delivery, which was around $ 100. She finally agreed to pay for the delivery, but made multiple passive aggressive comments about how she was really doing me a big favor by not charging me.
The final delivery came through fine. The delivery people were by far the most reliable in this whole process. I’m not sure if this is the typical experience of customers at Big Lots, or id it was a one time fluke, but I will never return to find out.

This store has awesome deals — but they SUCK! I mean, last night I had to run back to two different displays and take pictures because NONE of the sale prices were in the computer.
I bought a Christmas Tree that was normally $ 35 — rang up $ 35. I had to run back and take a picture of the sale price of $ 24.99.
Then I had to do the same deal with the Santa Train that was on sale for $ 30 (normally $ 40).
Of course, the employee didnt even offer to go and look. «Im busy and the only one» was her response. She was totally cool with charging me what the computer said because if its in the computer, it must be right. Seriously.
So, crappy customer service and a i dont give a shit attitude gets this joint 1 star. I suggest other discount stores that are readily available in Mira Mesa… unless you enjoy being overcharged and THEN have to prove the price…

Sign up and get a big lots rewards card and get points for spending $ 20.00 or more. The service in store is close to none, but you can’t beat some of the prices. This is a small Big Lots compared to the one in National City.

Love this place. Came in here today to grab up some pre made easter baskets for the kids. I was in and outta here in 5 minutes and under $ 20.

I remember when this place was called PIC N’ SAVE before BIG LOTS took over. Funny thing is… I don’t see much of a difference lol but either way… I still like coming here haha
Furniture prices… cheap — Quality… hit or miss. But overall… their stuff ain’t all that bad. It’s a good variety to choose from if you’re trying to save money. The house décor they have on sale kinda reminds me of stuff they sell at Kirklands or Pier 1.
I think the best thing I bought here were face towels… an entire stack of 20 count of various color for $ 5! I thought they would fall apart after washing them a couple times… but I’ve had them for about 3 years and they’re still good
Food & Snacks: you’ll find generic and brand name stuff here. Alot of good deals. check for expiration dates. great place to get the kiddies snacks for school and killer deals on gatorade, powerade, and WINE
Bath & Beauty: again. you’ll find generic and brand name products here. the makeup section changes every time i’ve been there. good deals on lipstick and lipglosses. the foundation and powders are kinda limited. all the rest like body wash, armpit sticks, face wash, shampoo and conditioner are pretty cheap. I actually found Sally Hershberger hair products here! SCORE!
STATIONARY & Office supplies: pretty basic stuff. They have what you need to survive. Good place to get cheap art stuff for kids
ELECTRONICS: Don’t expect a whole lot. Oddly. they carry alot of XBOX accessories. DVDs & CDs… are interesting lol albums and movies i’ve never seen before. But every once in a while they have old school movies that were cool back in the 1980s if you’re into collecting old movies
CUSTOMER SERVICE: I swear there’s like 2 – 3 people working in this big store… but they’ve always been nice to me haha. One person at the register, 1 person in furniture, and another person restocking somewhere in the store.
I don’t care if people think it’s ghetto to shop here… i think this place is cool haha it’s like an indoor swap meet. AND it conveniently located next to my favorite Banh Mi sandwich place… BA-​LE FRENCH Sandwiches.

Great place to buy cheap things, you never though you needed! Been coming here for years.

This place is pretty much a Mira Mesa institution — first as a Pic N’ Save, now as Big Lots.
I am surprised at what you can find here — from canned foods and snacks, to DVDs (mostly straight to video stuff, though there’s been times when I’ve found something I liked), to furniture… you name it, they probably carry it! (Well, except for computers — although Big Lots actually did sell laptops at one point a year or so ago.)
There are a few major problems, though — for example, stuff you may see on sale here one day may be gone the next. Also, some of the items do look suspect. Prices aren’t clearly labeled on a few things, and the store layout constantly changes to the point where you can’t find what you may be looking for unless you have some time on your hands.
The main sticking points for me are the checkout lanes… there’s just not enough cashiers available. Expect to wait about 5 – 10 minutes to get your purchases rung up. But with the prices here, it’s (somewhat) worth the wait.

It’s big… it’s got lots of stuff… it’s BIG LOTS!
Our hero couldn’t believe the sweet deals on furniture available here. If he had room for a new dining set, this would be a good place to start looking for a new one. This store had such a wide variety of liquidated merchandise and discount food; stock included mouse pads, lamps, dry and canned food, $ 3 bottles of wine, bedding, and kitchenware. The canned food looked a bit shady, with a lot of dust and dents on some of the cans.
PROS:
— Low prices on household items
— Short line ups at the cashier
— Clearly labeled prices on each item
CONS:
— Questionable canned food… where’s the expiry date on these cans?
— Poor store layout: the aisles in the middle are diagonal and there’s limited signage pointing out which items are where