1 Dollar & Up Store

I will NEVER go back here again.
It’s your average «dollar» store. You can find the same items at better prices at Dollar Tree or Dollarama (and a better selection too).
I had previously been at Dollar Tree today and purchased a towel rack.
After looking around for a minute and discovering that they did not have what I was looking for, I turned to leave. I politely said thank you as I was leaving.
The two behind the cash (I assume the owner, a husband and wife perhaps), starting yelling at me. I guess they assumed I was stealing the towel rack from their store because they could spot the top of it coming from my bag.
Understandable for them to have concerns, but the scene they made was not only rude, but it was down right humiliating.
I had the receipt, it was a simple mistunderstanding. Yet they jumped to the conclusion that I was stealing and immediately started yelling at me and going through my bag ! Just because I opened my bag to look for the receipt does not mean you get to go through my belongings and violate me like that.
They could have simply asked and I would have shown them the receipt and been on my way, it’s not as if I was running away.
DO NOT GO HERE. I HAVE NEVER BEEN TREATED WORSE IN MY LIFE. I do NOT appreciate being treated like a criminal.

I wouldn’t normally review a dollar store, but this one recently opened up near my house and it’s great. This dollar store isn’t so heavy on the crafty supplies, but it DOES have tons of household essentials, and a really good selection of party supplies, like matching plates/​napkins/​cups, cheesy party hats and noisemakers, and also they have plastic old style champagne glasses, which I love. I’m not normally a proponent of disposable things, but sometimes I am just too lazy to wash 30 plates and cups after having pals over.
One thing to note, is that it is one of the few remaining dollar stores around where you can still get helium ballons!!!
Also, the folks that own this place are super friendly.
Thanks for being great, 1 Dollar & Up Store!