99 Cent Only Stores

My least favorite of the 99 Cent Only Store Triad I frequent (the others being Artesia & Lakewood), this 99 Cent store is located in the mean streets of Hawaiian Gardens. Make sure to pull your strap upon arrival here ;p j/​k
The aisles seem a little more cramped, compared to the other 2 stores. Otherwise, it’s easy to find the items you’re looking for. For those who think they’re too good to shop at the 99 Cent, there are some really great finds to be had. Sometimes now & then, and others all the time. I’m talking about–
Earthbound Farms Organic salad mixes
Bags of spring mix & baby spinach
Organic bagged tea
7 lb bags of ice
etc.
99 Cent store also carries convenience items, such as gallons of milk & butter. But, these aren’t 99 cents, which would be awesome. Besides the 99 cents items, the 99 Cents store also carries pricier items. During the summer, I bought patriotic Pillow Pets for $ 1.99/each. They make quite the cozy throw pillow while watching TV ;p
Service has been decent. I’m mainly concerned with the workers stocking the latests goods for me to buy. Checkout can be quick or backed up depending upon the time of day & the staffing.
Parking is in a private lot, shared by a cigar shop, Tacos Sahuayo, Starbucks & other businesses.
Save some money, man! Hit up the 99 Cent store. I prefer the Artesia location, where I am the Duke, but the Hawaiian Gardens stores will do if I’m in the area. Just don’t roll up in your Bentley. Just sayin

Not much to say here… I think we all have browsed the aisles of discount stores at one point in our lives. I always leave with more than what I come for hahaha

Great prices BUT HORRIBLE service! Don’t expect them to speak to you at all while your getting rung up! But when you ask them why they don’t speak to you they give you attitude and this is coming from the MANAGER Sandra! And that’s not all you get from them, they talk about you as your leaving to other customers! Talk about a great example to her co workers! And when you ask for the corporate number she will make sure she gives you the wrong phone! Great job Sandra on setting a great example!

Good but ghetto :)

You’ll often be surprised by what you can find here. It’s my family’s go to place for batteries in particular!
Although this is a smaller store, it was pretty well stocked, and the displays were well organized. Great bargains available especially for canned foodstuff. It’s my habit to check the expiration dates on any purchases. There were a lot of impulse purchases this night.
I came away with three or four varieties of Hunts’ brand canned tomatoes — basil, fennel, low salt, spicy pepper. — I have never even seen those varieties at the bigger grocery chains. Sure they were short dated (May 2013 & June 2013) but I figure they were a great buy to try.
Hormel Chili No Beans often retails at more than $ 1.50/can and they were as advertised 99 cents!
Best buy this night was a six pack of fun sized 100 Grand chocolate bars and Milka (German brand) chocolate with Toffee bits. Both were in date, very good and if they had a longer shelf life, I would have bought the entire carton of Milka! Or even used it to make fudge or something.
This store carries limited amounts of produce — at 99 cent a bag –mini bell peppers, fingerling potatoes are a great buy, those retail for almost $ 3/​bag at Ralphs. Again, just enough to try or prepare that night’s dinner with. Eggs & milk available too (but milk is NOT 99 cents of course).
Surprise find: German Reisling, okay NOT for 99 cents but it is alcohol! I got a bottle just to try it.
You cannot go wrong coming in here for a few last minute, trial sized goods — paper goods come in small packs of 1 dozen or less (plates: Kordite brand, the same as in the Big Buy stores). Same like plastic goods (trash bags) or Foil (much smaller rolls, at least enough for a one-​time barbecue, at least).
Also great for your travel needs: shampoo & Conditioner (Finesse 4 ounce sizes & Daily Defense full sizes), mouth care (floss, floss picks), toothpaste (Colgate– several varieties — in 2 ounce containers), medicine in small packs (Tylenol, Advil, Zantac).
I also saw Monster in different flavors & Punch (all made with coffee).
I realize one could actually do a lot of their grocery shopping here, provided you check expiration dates carefully and not buy stuff you intend to stock up and save for later.

I am a big fan of 99 cent stores. They are a great place to visit for several occasions. I always come to the 99 cent store before the start of each semester. I can get almost every necessary school supply there at a fantastic price.
I also come here before house parties. There are plenty of disposable plates, cups and silverware. Sodas, chips and snacks are aplenty.
Another reason I frequent the 99 is to get household and cleaning supplies. They have all types of products to keep a clean home.
I also come here before I go to a birthday party. They have an excellent selection on birthday and greeting cards as well as tissue paper and gift bags.

Absolutely the worst 99 cents only store I’ve been to. The checkers are not trained, they put all the heavy items in 1 bag so it rips out the bottom the minute you lift it up and I had to wait 15 minutes for someone to ring up the wine because the manager was in the back taking a break. This is the closest one to my house but I think I’ll have to travel to a further one.

Usually, I come to the .99 cent store and find something that I had no intention of buying but just couldn’t leave — that didn’t happen this time. Is that saying something about them or about me? Idk, but it was a nice, clean store and I would come again.

Everything is 99cents!!! I think im in love…

This place carries cans of SAPPORO Japanese Beer for$.79/can. Enough said!
Besides that, my bestie and I were able to knock out our Sunday Funday grocery list for brunch and dinner here for only $ 42.
We made chorizo and eggs for brunch and had a fabulous Mexican dinner. We grabbed tortillas, tostadas, chips and dip, fixings to make salsa, and zucchinis to throw on the grill. We also picked up some fresh strawberries, apple juice, an arizona iced tea (Arnold Palmer, of course), and coconut paletas for dessert!
We just had to buy the carne and pollo asada elsewhere, but still — only $ 42 to feed five people AND have leftovers for the next day?! Sweet!

If you’re going to a 99 cents only store, go all the way and do it in Hawaiian Gardens. You might see Father Antolini from St. Peter Chanel in here.

If size matters, and it does, you will love this place. When you walk in it is a bit crowded and the aisle space is not great but you get quick access with well-​organized aisles to so much. The service, cleanliness etc was all ok. Parking is good and proximity to bus stops.
They have tons of haloween items including costumes, decorations and candy. They have groceries which include fruit, veggies, canned goods and cereals. They have the typical items of a 99 cent store but more, including a larger and more diverse tool & auto section.
They have a blockbuster dvd rental booth, a stack of old school movies, animé and xbox game section. They had all you could think of and then more. On the downside, I saw no bathroom and you could not take the shopping cart into the parking lot. So, find a near parking spot and bring some pampers.
This place has what you may want and then some.

99 cents mylar ballons? Not, you’ll have to add $ 0.50 for helium.
3’s a crowd? Not, you’ll always be served by 2 cashiers.
Are the endcaps well designed? Not really, mishmosh or sorts.
Are the veggies fresh? No, only if you call brown fresh.
Surprisingly, the toy section is pretty neat and they have ICE for only 99 cents which is a bargain.
I come here only because they have the closest Blockbuster kiosk to my house, which is also amazingly slow in dispensing or returning the disk. Once in awhile, I’ll buy something but the wait here is redonkulous. Go down to the one on Valleyview and Lampson in Garden Grove/​Cypress area, much cleaner and much more open with shorter waits.

My friend decided to drag me to this store after finding out I’d never been in a 99 Cent store. I’d never gone because I always figured they were just full of useless junk. I almost got out of going in when I threatened to go up and down the aisles, grabbing random items and yelling up to the cashier «How much is this? How much is this? What about this?» and expecting to repeatedly get an unamused monotone «99 cents» in response.
Once inside I was surprised at the wide variety of items available, most of which were great deals. I didn’t realize that there were also many things under 99 cents as well. Cup o’ noodles for only 39 cents! Anyway, I grabbed an assortment of items for 99 cents (kitchen wipes, aluminum foil, fiddle faddle…) as I slowly meandered up and down the aisles.
The store was busy but clean. Unless you come in regularly I don’t know how you would know where everything is; I was a bit overwhelmed. But going up and down the aisles it was amazing to see all the items that are so much cheaper to get here than at the normal grocery store.

Maybe I need glasses or something, every time I have been to this location the floors have been disgusting, the aisles crowded and disorganized, and the lines have been backed up into the aisles. The cashiers always seem annoyed and the parking lot looks like a third world country.
It has been a while since I have been there so I may give them another chance and see if they have cleaned up their act.

Seriously, there’s very little NOT to love about this chain. Admittedly, their prices have changed… to 99.99 cents. But that extra .99 is worth it.
This location has all the stuff you’d find at any 99 Cent Only store (toiletries, cleaning supplies, cosmetics, office stuff, kitchen stuff, party favors, cookware, cheap good candy, canned goods, etc.), but of course, has personal quirks. I’m used to seeing more major brand stuff when it comes to cake mixes and frostings, and while there was a variety of flavors, mostly it was a brand I didn’t recognize (on the other hand, for baking from scratch, they carry C&H and Clabber Girl). Their produce section was big, and the merchandise looked pretty good overall; I know some of you would expect bruised/​wilted fruits and veggies at such an establishment, but these were all decent quality and looked fresh. I bought a couple plantains at ³⁄₉₉ cents!
The refrigerated section is another toss-​up, and while I was bummed that there weren’t many frozen veggies or any pierogies, they had soy milk!!! In different flavors by the carton, AND individual-​sized bottles of chocolate Silk, the latter of which I’ve bought before for $ 2.50. Here, only 59 cents. Now I’m kicking myself for not buying more. At least I’m not hurting the environment by buying tons of individual-​sized bottles.