Big Lots

Good variety of discount food from familiar brand names to unknown brands from other regions of the US. Nice selection of home goods and entertainment items such as dvds and computer-​related gadgets. A little out of the way from my neighborhood but the cost savings and nice surprises in their stock make it worth travelling to.
Big Lots should open another store in San Francisco before Grocery Outlet grabs it.

They have a small parking lot on site.

Great bargains but the customers are loony. These two ladies kept following me and looking at my purse. And when I was getting my stuff paid, this lady said she’s in a hurry and needs her stuff scanned right away. Said she couldn’t wait and she was rushing the cashier that was helping me. Looks like she was on drugs and if she wasn’t it was downright rude. Why can’t she wait in line like the rest of us or go to another checkout line? I really miss the big lots in Diamond Bar in SoCal. No loonies over there

im a huge fan of discount store big lots ill keep making the trip to shop here

I GOT everything I needed from housewares to pet food/​bed for $ 150 (it was a LOT of various STUFF I needed on the go, olive oil, drinking glasses, paper towel, christmas ornaments and lights, pet stuff, batteries, wall clocks) on the CHEAP. HAD I gone to TARGET, it would’ve easily been $ 200 or more. I KNOW I SAVED A LOT. and it’s my first time here! I def plan to be a regular! The quality is good too! Just *loved* the sheer variety of stuff you can buy under one roof and at such great prices. and nice people! :D

A fancier dollar store.

Going through the front door my brother tripped on the rug in the doorway and bumped the alarm gate setting it off. The manager Terry rushed over and started snapping at him asking what he had in his laptop case. I told her he tripped on the rug and she was only concerned with her rug being out of place and tells him to move so she could set it back.
There were no shopping carts and she growls that they only have five for the whole store and no one could get them from the parking area. This woman has no idea what customer service is and I hope whoever runs this place sees this review. Help or don’t help but don’t treat your customers like they are a bother to you.
There were other people snapped at also while in line. She needs to take it down a notch.
I know this is just one day out of the thousands I have come here, but one incident like this can turn you off to a great place to find great priced things.

It’s crazy how rare Big Lots is here. This is the only Big Lots that I know of in SF.
What I like about this Big Lots is that it has a lot of great deals on household needs. I recently bought some bed sheets here and a kitchen mat. They also have cleaning supplies and groceries as well.
Now that I live in Oakland, it’s a bit of a trek getting all the way to the city so I won’t be frequenting this Big Lots. However, it’s definitely a nice place to go to for affordable household needs!
They have a private lot, so if you’re driving, it’s convenient!

Everything you may need in one store at your finger tips, and for cheap.
The friendly help is mostly available when you need it, only drawback is that parking is limited, and they run out of merchandise you want quickly if you decide to wait a day or two.
Other than those minor but more than frequent drawbacks, Big Lots has something for every one in the family.
So come out and make Big Lots one of your daily or weekly shopping stops located in Bernal Heights Mission and Virginia streets, and easily accessible via public transportation.

very under staffed!!! the dumbest people on earth work here!!! this place doesn’t have anything!!! avoid this place at all costs!!!

Big Lots here surprisedly is ½ full of edibles: sauces, chips, cookies, cereals, sodas. also electronics, beds & linens, housewares, small hardware, kitchen utensils, toys, etc. few big ticket items.
buys: starbux mocha (1)
–in case can’t find coffee shop
newton bar (.95)
–for dessert some day.
leftovers:
–some items selling at dollar store are sold here for $ 2/​
–not much parking.
–aisles clean, items neatly stacked, a surprise.

It’s the smaller store. Cheap place to shop and save you tons of money. Everything here is a lot cheaper than Safeway. A couple things here you don’t expect are the customer service and this store carries less items than the bigger Big lots. Otherwise, it would be 5-​star.

I found what I was looking for, I purchased a large bag of puppy pee pee pads for my dog Hanz for $ 4. As far as other items, I didn’t see anything else that I needed or wanted but I saw a lot of home and garden goods. Not much else.
Another upside, parking.

Good prices. Good stuff. great store.

When in affluent SF without much cash flow or employment, it’s a blessing to have a Big Lots with plenty of cheap stuff that doesn’t need to be super high quality like hangers ($ 1 for 8), a dish drying rack (made in USA $ 5), and some pretty decent Lousiana hot sauce (huge bottle $ 1/​ea).
The parking lot looks like you will get mugged for sure since it is dark and dirty and shopping carts are all over as though they are never returned to the proper place. Of course, they don’t have a cart corral there so it shouldn’t be a surprise that people just leave them strewn across the parking lot. The workers I’ve run into were pleasant, although most are customer service experts.
If you aren’t rich enough to scorn such places, this is a great asset for the rest of us.

1. everything is made in china and smells toxic.
2. their Big Lots discount deal is a scheme. how could it only accrue when spending $ 20.what a scam
3. No checkout lines allow scheming folks to use their senior citizen moms to scam their way to the front of line
4. dirty
5. make people who bring their own bags to not waste plastic feel like thieves.
6. no customer service AT ALL
7. RUDE
8. nothing locally made in the store at all

Advertising on TV is supposed to sell you the idea of buying the items they endorse. Places such as Target, Walmart, Best Buy etc do a very good job at doing this. When you see the Big Lots commercial with the happy family enjoying a beautiful set of furniture and decoration, they really do sell the point that what they offer is really worth looking at.
My first impression of Big Lots located in the Mission near 29^th street, was a mix of excitement over a new place to shop with disappointment about how it fails to even come close to other big superstore chains.
Sure, the prices are solid and reasonable. They have the same things for sale such as stores like Walmart (but on a much lower quality level). It’s a store packed into a small area and not as well maintained. It appears as if they stick prices on stuff and clump it with similar items on racks. The employees are ehh… as in they haven’t done anything bad to merit horrible service yet they haven’t done much to warrant great service.
In my opinion, you need pillows, go here. $ 3 the cheapest up until $ 8 for more comfortable ones. They also sell cool movies for $ 3 and excellent cooking pans. Bought me a non stick pan a couple months ago, best Big Lots purchase so far. Thank you big lots for your pans and spatula for helping me produce excellent Pancakes !!!

I used to live almost across from Big Lots. It was a blend of heaven and hell. It was pure heaven when I needed something obscure or random and they not only had it but it was dirt cheap. It was hell navigating the aisles and checking out because the cashiers are slower than the dead and the aisles are probably «barely» handicap accessible in width. That being said, I have gotten some pretty good deals here for my daughter’s amusement and really what price can you put on that? I say no more than $ 9.99 personally.

Discount prices on random $#*! I don’t really need? Cool!
I normally stick to the dollar stores, especially if I’m in the mission, but this place has some deals to be found. They also have a parking lot, which is nice.

They totally moved everything around and I’m lost, as if you could find what you are looking for in the first place. It’s now a maze of items, tall shelves, weird products and other lost people. The prices are great, but I think that the big savings counteracts against my low patience for bargain shopping.
However, my mom likes to come here, it’s her favorite store, she is like queen of the super bargain shopping. They have this new rewards program that you sign up for and after a few trips you get 20% off your next order. The lady scanned her card and told her that the next time she comes in, she gets the discount. She laughed and said «Next time, I’ll shop you out». She wasn’t kidding, but it made me laugh.
I do however like looking at the weird items like «Butt Burner Hot Sauce», «Elvis Guitar shaped popcorn containers» and strange holiday items. This is the place to buy that strange White Elephant gift for your Christmas Party.