99 Cents Only Store

A lot less chaotic then other .99¢ stores I’ve been to. Large variety of gift bags and tissue paper.
Everything was super organized and clean.
I hadn’t noticed before, but not everything was .99¢- it could be that all .99¢ stores are that way but I just hadn’t paid attention.
One thing that I found funny was the lady sweeping the floors kept following me around and would sweep really really close to my feet. I almost felt like I was being pranked but nonetheless I got what I needed and left!
I would go back to this location.

This is a great store. I always find nice greetings cards, gift paper bags, and stationery goods. I like the selections of books they have to offer every once in a while. The service is very good.

I can’t believe some of the things I come across at the 99 cents store that costs more than 5 times the price elsewhere. For example, Sarah Lee bread. They are $ 4.99 at your local Ralph’s but not here. I get the 45 calorie bread, which I can indulge on and I get 5 breads here for the price of one at Ralph’s. The produce section has really upgraded and I can find a bunch of fresh veggies here, like spinach, cauliflower, carrots etc. I know that not everything can be found here, but I really recommend taking a trip here and seeing what you can save money on.
One more thing, I find the chargers for my grand kids ipads here. They are $ 10 elsewhere.

I come often after dropping my son at pcc, great prices sometimes produce is not good but if you take your take your time to pick always going to find something good. Just be careful with the ladies that work in produce very rude and always with a bad face and attitude

Has so many things I never knew you could get this many items for just 99 cents!!! Shopped for a lot of college apartment things, cups kitchen towels, toothpaste, soup and easy food to make, cereal etc. Love it!

Okay, where the one in Alhambra fails this one succeeds. The refrigerators are apparently never broken at this location. They keep the shelves neatly organized and they actually have two entrances and about 3 or more registers opened at any given time.
Where this one fails is that some of the employee’s are rude! And for no apparent reason. I could describe the employee’s with rude demeanor but I won’t. I will just hope they read this and improve their approach. I know it’s just a 99 cent store but customers don’t go there to deal with your rude bullshit. Leave it at home or discuss it with somebody so you can get it off your chest. But don’t shunt it toward the customer.
That said, there are also some very kind employees there who have good energy and leave their personal judgements at home. Made a friend with one already.
To summarize, people go there to get deals on things, not to be subjected to pissy attitudes and bad mouths. I praise those good and kind employees at this location. I highly recommend an attitude adjustment to the other’s. 99 cent store doesn’t mean you should get a 99 cent attitude. Nobody is asking you to part the sea, just not be a schmuck. Thanks.

I love the 99 cent store but i dread coming into this store. Service sucks and this store seems more cramped and messier than most. Turns out they no longer get paid to bag your groceries unless you pay 10 cents for one of their paper bags. Annoying… avoid the lady with the blue eyeshadow. I only come here when i absolutely need to.

I like the $.99 only store.
Why overpay when you don’t have to!
There are lots of bargains on everyday things that don’t demand you pay a premium for!
The Only problem with this place is that the parking sucks! (I drive a nice car and don’t like to get my doors banged up!) Well okay, most of the employees suck too! So two things!
Here is the rub if you see something good you better buy it, because it may not be there the next day!
With that said, I still go by almost every week to pick up some food or cleaning supplies bargains.
So see you there!

ENJOYING the limited edition pudding I bought here.
It is supremely a great deal, I got 4 containers for 99 cents. If I went to the regular market, I know these things would cost me $ 4.
I bought as many as I possibly could.
I really don’t care about the expiration dates because i know the quality in these things are built to last, so I did stock up.
When the economy is in a Depression, this is the place to shop and in bulk.

Of course everything is 99cents. But there are some items that are 1.99 like bacon. Even 2.99 like Glade plug in oils. Still over all great deals are to be found here. And employees are friendly.

Sometimes you can find great goods at a lesser price for 99c, you just have to look. Love the reading glasses rack where you can find foster grant for 99c. I am cheap when it comes to this items, since most of the time I lose them or sit on them.
Customer service could be better seems like people working here are not happy with their job, or maybe because they think the customers owe them for being able to buy their cheap goods. Customer is king, so be pleasant to them,

All I can say is Wow. I purchased milk here came home and poured a cup. came out in chunks so I checked the date. Expired 6 days ago so I went back to the store and waited in line. When it was my turn I told them what happened the cashier paged 99 to whatever register I was at. No apology or concern so this must happen a lot. I waited for i guess a supervisor who I then have to explain again what happened. Again no apology or even a acknowledgement of the hassle. He just said I could take the unexpired one. I live really close and I only come here because I can walk to it. I guess I can’t blame the cashiers for not caring too much. I’d avoid this depressing place

This is my third review of the 99 Cents only Store in Pasadena near Pasadena City College. (Update)
Since my previous review, the new owners of the 99 Cents Only store have made considerable improvements, including stocking more merchandise, returning the majority of the merchandise back to 99 Cents.
There also seems to be some stabilization in their employees with less turn-​over. For a while after the previous review, the turn over seemed weekly. So it is nice to begin seeing familiar faces once again.
The employees are generally friendly, the shelves are well stocked, and the store is clean.
A really big improvement over the past seven months since my last review.

Wow!!! Where do I even begin!
I been here many times for a few items that I need. This morning some stupid kid name «Eddie» at the register held up the line talking about his personal life which I could care less about and had no time for.
His friend was over his shoulder who by the way doesn’t work there and they kept going on and on about how there gonna get drunk and Eddie was telling his friend to go by a 6 pk and bring it back so he can put it in his protein cup and drink at work. Wtffff!!! Wow who’s the manager of this store is what I wanna know!!! Unbelievable horrible service

Came in for a quick trip.
Instocks were pretty good and the store was fairly clean. The lines were a bit rough, but it’s right next to PCC and in a high-​traffic area.
I usually come to this location and it’s pretty consistent. Private parking is available but it tends to reach capacity often.

Conveniently located, good parking in the back, friendly staff, and it’s all 99 cents (plus tax). To park, enter the parking lot from Meredith Ave.
I like this 99 cents store more than most because the aisles are relatively organized and the lines at the cash registers actually move pretty quickly. Sure, some stock rotates (per availability, I assume) and sometimes the selection of items in any given aisle may or may not have seemingly obvious connections (cleaning supplies and USB chargers next to each other), however items are organized looking.
Facilities: though I haven’t used it, I’ve heard the bathroom is small, but decent.
When I recently went, I noticed some other patrons purchasing the produce; I see some other Unilocalers found the produce subpar. I’m not sure if that is still the case or if the produce here goes through cycles of freshness. (I can say that the produce in the Los Robles 99 Cents store looked good last I saw it and I noticed a high turnover rate.)
On a side note, I happened to be at the coffeeshop across the street on Black Friday 2013 and noticed patrons lining up outside of this 99 Cents Store before it opened.

One of my favorite 99 Cents Stores since it’s so big! You get more selection of items than your average 99 Cents Store. Eating healthy can be cheap!
Like any store that sells cheap produce, you do have to use them rather soon since they will rot. But that’s only more motivation to chop up all your produce and cook them up soon so you have the rest of the week to consume them.
I usually get bags of flax seeds, steel cut oatmeal, pearled barley, cans of organic black beans and whatever groceries in stock at the 99 Cents Store.
There’s a parking lot in the back, street parking on Colorado Blvd or side streets.

Okay two things 1) the store itself is insanely huge. If you need something you can probably find it here and then realize you need something else and guess what, it’s here too. You need some cleaning stuff, random utensils, that spatula you always wanted, some draino, super cheap bounty or toilet paper for a buck– all here no doubt. Soap? Got you covered. So yes, for those small things you really dont need to spend 5+ bucks on that is at a rite aid or CVS, you can get it here.
But 2) the groceries are nasty. I mean the peppers on sale looked like they were about spoil, the avocadoes definitely were past their ripen states– i wouldnt recommend the «fresh» produce. However, the packaged items looked okay, and hey eggs a dozen for a buck? Yeah that’s a deal. Progresso for a buck? Why not. Choco pie and all the processed sugar in the world for a buck at a time? It’s there if you need it.
But aside from sketchy produce, bargain convenience steals, this place is _​sketchy_​. Some dude stalked me a bit outside the store front windows. Some of the guys working in the store even was kind of just creepily following me in an aisle. I just went to get what i needed (since this place was close and parking wasnt too bad) and got out.

I always find name brand goodies here ! From hair products to to tea. I don’t trust the food (sorry if I offended anyone) but this is a great place to find travel items, gift bags, tissue paper, and random finds. Don”t hate on the 99 !

What the hell I got this same mug from «Pottery Barn» for $ 10/​each before and I just found out that the 99 cents store sold the same mug??? I bought another mason jar mug for only $ 0.99 this time over there. Sometime you can find good stuff at a cheaper price if you search hard enough and research what you want to buys