Big Lots

Recently had the pleasure of visiting Big Lots in Encinitas. The shopping visit was highlighted by the customer service of a young lady by the name of Daniella. She initially assisted me to find a product and later cashed me out at the register. Daniella was genuinely pleasant and had a smile during my entire visit, acted professional, courteous and knowledgeable. The customer service at this store makes a difference.

Big lots is great for a variety of reasons. The seasonal decorations they offer are always well made and very festive. Everything is discounted here, and who doesn’t love a bargain? They also have a club card, you will receive coupons by email every few months.
This location is much nicer and cleaner than most Big Lots I’ve been to. Some things they offer here are lamps, candles, frozen food, canned food, beauty items, kid toys, furniture and seasonal decorations. Pretty much anything you need, most likely could be found here. The only con I can think of is there’s usually a long time to check out. Seems like there’s usually only one register open. Overall I highly recommend this location!

So much stuff sometimes i get overwhelmed in here but you can literally find everything needed in here including, groceries, gifts, toys, housewares, appliances, furniture! Nuts. Sometimes it feels a bit cluttered but when I stopped in here the other day, it was nice and organized. Lots of inexpensive knick knacks and random things. I have got pet supplies in here, bowls, I think I bought a vacuum here once. A must one stop shop!

This place is pretty cool. Depends on whats in stock. But lately they have a lot of organic stuff and they have cucumbers in brine, which I’m pretty sure is pickles lol.
Also they have organic sauerkraut and cabbage and beet. Unfortunately they don’t seem to have Good Health, Natural Foods chips anymore. I’ve seen organic honey here as well. Everything was 20 percent off today which was nice, it was only if you had the coupon.

I shop at this Big Lots frequently, and want to compliment ALL of the employees at this store, but especially the Manager, Marissa!!! She has helped me on two separate occasions, with transactions that most retailers (including high end stores), would have given me a hard time about. Marissa handled both transactions so professionally, that I felt compelled to recognize her! She is always courteous, kind and accommodating. She and her employees are they reason I return to that particular store as often as I do! Not to mention, they keep it immaculate, comparatively speaking…:-) Way to go Marissa and Encinitas employees!

I come here often and I always find great deals on just about everything. Big Lots is a very random store so I never leave empty handed.
This Big Lots location is by far the most clean and organized I have ever seen. The employees here do a great job keeping up with organization.
My daughter loves this store as well because she always finds loom band colors she likes:) and they’re only $ 1.50 per pack.
I joined their buzz club membership and I get a $ 5 coupon emailed to me about once a month which a cool little added bonus to their already fantastic deals!

Going to big lots is like going on a Treasure hunt. Sometimes you find useful things for less that you actually need. I was surprised that this Big Lots had some nice furniture and lots of DVDs. The only thing I bought though were candles. Large clean store, slow check out.

Overwhelmingly impressed! Saturday before Christmas 2013, products were on the shelf as advertised. Store was clean, calm, and adequately staffed. I took special notice of these attributes after looking for a sale item at the Oceanside store with an environment completely opposite. this store has changed my opinion of Big Lots stores. will continue to shop here proudly.

This Big Lots has been around for several years in this location but I just recently stepped foot in here because the Vista (Shadow Ridge location) was closed when I was in search of inexpensive crafts for kids for our holiday party. I was shocked how clean and organized this «new» store was — unlike the Vista location which was a constant mess. The shelves here were neat and there isn’t a lot of stuff thrown on the ground which makes browsing easy.
I didn’t find what I was looking for the kids but I did find a few items that I thought might work for a few craft projects that I was planning to work on later so snagged those. The cashier was super friendly when I was checking which was another pleasant surprise.
When I left, I later realized the cashier only rang me up for one of the two craft items purchased. They were exactly the same so I could see how she could’ve mistaken but it was a pain to have to go back and have her ring me up for the 2^nd item. It was the right thing to do though.
While I don’t shop at Big Lots often, this is a great discount store worth checking out more often. Great job, Big Lots!

Wouldn’t usually review a big box store, but I’m making an exception for this one. My wife joked with me about picking stuff up at Big Lots, which met a blank stare from me. I was unaware of what Big Lots was, or why they needed such a big location. Is it like Target? No? So is it Walmart but cheaper? Kind of. So like the old Pic and Save? Eh. The truth is, it’s a combo of all of that. Lots of overstock stuff, including food. Furniture and mattresses, housewares, weird electronics. All for cheap. My neighbor described it best, a store of the most random stuff that’s really cheap. Since my first walkthrough of this Big Lots, which is apparently remarkably clean and well stocked compared to other locations (which sound like they usually are just Pic N Saves with new branding), I actually enjoy finding little treasures. Specifically, the food section is like a stockpile of weird, failed auxillary flavors of normal foods. Looking for some obscure, short lived, failed flavor of Cheez-​Its? Big Lots is your place. I found the shortlived 7 – 11 private labeled beer, Gameday Light and Ice, here in 12 packs of tall boys for 5 bucks. Tired of the north of the border chip varieties? Check out the weird chips printed in Spanish. The selection of everything here is great, surprisingly, and it’s a good place to kill 20 minutes just wandering and checking out the oddities. Oh, and everything is really cheap. For all the upscale that’s moved into Encinitas, it’s nice to get a little taste of the downmarket and eclectic sometimes.

Lots of overstocked merchandise get their second chance at Big Lots. If a product is overproduced or under-​demanded at full price Big Lots swoops it up and sells it for less. This is not a fancy store, it is a bargain store. You can find good prices here and the inventory is constantly changing.
I have been here twice looking for certain products and that was my bad. i rewalize now that you come here to shop for bargains, not specific items. I ended up buying a couple of things, I have no idea what they were, nothing memorable.
What is memorable is the staff. Both times that I have checked out I have had new tellers who were pretty clueless. I had to return some holiday lights and am glad that I still had my receipt. Unlike other stores Big lots will not give you store credit for returns without a receipt even if it is still on the shelves. The tellers are just flat out rude.
Customer service can make or break a business’ reputation, theirs is «Big Loss».

This store is great. It is clean and well organized. The deals are incredible. The staff is very helpful. I just bought an armoire and the directions were very good, it was easy to put together. I joined the rewards club and get fantastic discounts. The manager went out of his way to help me load the furniture into my car. He was very pleasant.

gave me a hole new out look on Big Lots
I used to think Big Lots was kind of dirty and like a Walmart but this one changed my view completely. I brag about this Big Lots. I love how it is always clean and never too busy. There is always a staff member around to help get things down from high shelves.
The furniture area here is awesome. If I ever need anything I check here first. The new cold food section is great as well when i just need something fast and cheap.
Love Love Love this location

This is hands down the cleanest Big Lot’s I’ve ever been in! I get a lot of my random knick knack and grocery items here like whole wheat spaghetti, makeup wipes, doggy treats, toilet paper… And they have started selling fridge rated and frozen food items like ice cream, pizza, milk, eggs and cheese. I prefer to get that sort of stuff at Sprouts but it was all very reasonable priced.
Also tons of in-​season necessities like beach chairs, towels, and home décor stuff as well. You’ll definitely swipe a good deal here.

We as a family like going to BL. Lots of cheap goods, it’s like a cross between Target and Wal Mart but with weird food brands you don’t normally find anywhere else. They strangely have a International fOODS SECTION WHERE I’ve found some really good stuff, like biscuits from England and curry sauce. Also their furniture section is actually quite good. Decent rewards program too. My only serious gripe is their checkout stands are hopelesslyt too small which makes checking out VERY tiresome if there is a line… avoid it at Xmas.

Prices are good but the store is a mess. There are never enough check out clerks… the store is as hot as a bus in August! 10 people in line today and one slow checker… I suspect she was the only employee in the store. They better get their act together… WALMART IS COMING!!!

This place is like a K Mart — cheap products and variable pricing. I wasn’t impressed by the interior — it has the look of being semi-​unorganized. The clerks at the counter are slow and inefficient — I waited about 10 minutes as the clerk signed up a customer to their credit department. I will have to be desperate to go in there again.

This Big Lots just opened up a few months ago. It’s a little pricier than I was expecting, but still cheaper than some places for the same items.
They have lots of cute decorations for your home (Pier 1 style), lots of furniture and cleaning supplies, scrapbooking books and stickers, toys… and all the stuff you don’t need at all!
I got a blow up pool (huge 120 cm x 120 cm x 20 in) for 75% off on summer clearance. It was normally almost $ 40, so I got a great deal under $ 10.
Look for those types of specials, and you will be stoked!

This is the newest Big Lots in San Diego County and is the biggest one I’ve seen! It is where Circuit City used to be, which means they have lots of space.
This store is the cleanest, most organized Big Lots ever! It doesn’t have that ghetto feeling either… probably because it’s in Encinitas.
They have a huge furniture area, and a massive selection of food, toiletries, and other random crap you probably don’t need, but it’s so cheap! If you’re looking for something completely random, chances are good that you’ll find it here!