Big Lots

You have to love Big Lots whether you want to or not. They have generic and name brand items for cheap plus hard to find out dated items you cant buy anywhere else. I was at the Planet Fitness and I didn’t have any plans of spending any money but Big lots makes you buy miscellaneous things just because you can. These must be products from the 70’s and European generic items too good to be sold in dollar
not sure but I cant resist their cheap processed soups in a bag and their dollar spices. ie, cumin, soul spice, tumeric, celery salt. I would have paid about $ 4 each for that at Ralphs or Food 4 less.
They had some Fiber One bars for $ 2.50,Trend detergent (old school detergent), for $ 1.30 and I got some face wipes (Epielle)for a dollar. Who knows if they work, I don’t care. Ill use them up even if theyre useless and think nothing about it because I paid next to nothing for it. Big Lots brings out the joy in a lot of people that need somewhere to throw their money away to.
I know, its a sickness that cant be
just glad I don’t live nearby one.

They were super nice. Called in to see if they had an item i wanted and i was pleased with how helpful they were. Very nice !

Worst customer service experience ever! We were in the store 21:30 on 12÷6÷2015, we were just shopping around for christmas decoration lightings, n about 21:50 all staff start to yelling at us we are closed, we are closed ! N that time is only 21:50 ! N one female employee of big lots keep yelling at us, we were about to make a decision on which one we were going to purchase, then we just pissed off n didn’t take anything. After we passing throughs the check out section, the other cashier start to yell again. We are closed ! Ok, that was 21:55. So you guys should close the door earlier like 21:30, so no more complaining about customer staying in the store after 21:30. This how biglots customer service treated customer? Worst shopping experience ever ! I was there shopping for holiday ! God bless those people who hate their job too much ! If biglots dont do anything about this weird situation going on, I will try my best to spread my words to everyone, every media I can use ! America, Mexican, asian !

I come here pretty often as the price is fair and it’s close to my house. The store is always clean, and generally had what I’m looking for. The lines can get kinda crazy sometimes, I don’t know if they’re short staffed or they just get that busy. You can easily find brand name stuff at great prices. Never had a bad experience. –1 star for the line issue. I guess I’m as inpatient as the next guy, or maybe i have entitlement issues.

I came here to return a gift my mother purchased for my Daughter.
Store is Clean :)
Staff is so so.
A lot of Fisher Price Baby Toys
On to the review of my visit.
I had to return a tablet my mom bought. I opened it add my daughter’s and gave it to her. Then i realized that it was running out of memory so i added an SD card with 32 gb. The tablet stated that it could not read the sd card, so i tried another (8gb this time), still a no go. Then i tried a 2gb, nothing. So I called and spoke with Kathy and she said as long as i have a receipt they will take it back. When i arrived there was a small line, but waited no more than 5 mins. The woman (not Kathy) asked is there something wrong (insert above ramble). She scanned the receipt gave me my money and that was that. Quick and painless, faster than Walmart, just as fast as Target. I was ulitmately surprised I would be able to return the tablet without any hiccups.
I don’t shop here, but at least I know I don’t have to go thru hoops when I want to return something.

Rude closing staff today, especially the three elder Caucasian women, didn’t get their names, but definitely rude. I didn’t know they didn’t have a fitting room, trying to find a last minute costume, a onesie and tried it on to see if it will fit, next thing they said I have to buy it because I wore it… Ridiculous I asked if they had a policy if I had to buy it if I tried it on, then they said oh well we don’t have a fitting room and you can’t try it on and I just stared at them. They finally said next time don’t do that, no thank you no next time. Please do yourself a favor and do not come here with rude employees making up stupid rules on their own.

Came here to search for marked down beauty products… didn’t succeed at all. Sure they had the super cheap brands like Colormates, but I was hoping to find better quality brands. It’s alright though because I ended up getting other things I needed for a bargain.
Oh, I wanted to mention something awkward from tonight’s visit to this store: while I was looking at the beauty products, there was an Asian lady employee that was putting back items in their spots. The store was closing in about 20 minutes so I could understand that she wanted to leave and go home already. Maybe it was possible that she didn’t get a nap today either because she was so cranky and impatient. She was so vocal with her frustrated sighs and grunts as she couldn’t find the actual place that one lipstick was supposed to go back to. Then she also expressed frustration when she discovered a product that was wedged into a jar and had a difficult time pulling it out. I felt so awkward being there in that aisle as she attempted to clear her cart of go-​backs. At times I wondered if she was letting out her exasperated sighs because I was in her way, but I made definite sure to move whenever she got close to me so I didn’t have to make her life any more difficult. I don’t know what her deal was; it’s not my place to judge. I just wanted to include that super awkward encounter in my review.
The cashier named Diana was super nice and friendly though. We asked her if they carried a particular product and she was happy to direct us on where it’d be. Probably not gonna drive to this Big Lots anymore seeing that their beauty department isn’t that great.

They have a great variety of things to choose from at this location. Great value for your money if you can find the right item you are looking for.

I love going to different Big Lots and haven’t come to this one in years and don’t think I’ll be coming back anytime soon. The place was a lil messy and the employees are not friendly. Feels very dead in there no smiles no hellos nothing. Not really rude they just do kit seem happy to work there. The selection of stif seemed very small compared to other Big Lots I’ve gone too. The prices are still good and reasonable

I come here for cheap goods and won’t settle unless. its a bang for my buck! The place is really neat amd organized, always easy to find what I need without asking the workers to help me.
Honestly, I’m only in the foods section. I buy all sorts of dry goods here from cereal to bars to spices. You can’t go wrong with buying you seasoning here because they are sold for $ 1! Dollar tree also sells them for a $ 1 but they cannot beat the quality of the ones sold here. I have a minor obsession for spicss, so you got me there. So this is where all my dollars go… not the strip club.
Also, I recommend those looking for curling irons to buy them here. They sell Revlon brand irons for $ 10 and Revlon is a great drugstore brand.
You never know what goods and deals you could find here unless you look! Some items are pricey but some items are at a great price.

I bought a mattress here the other day. The staff is EXTREMELY helpful. All of them. Eduardo in particular. The customer service here is the best that I have ever received. It is on par with service at high class restaurants.

Slow service, trashed stuff, random brands, cheap.

The store is definitely a discount store so you can’t expect much customer service or a clean location. I struggled carrying some foldable tables until I got fed up and asked for help.
The gentleman who helped me was so kind! My boyfriend and I purchased four tables total and he even helped us load them into the car. For being a discount store, the service was great! Thanks for exceeding my expectations!

There’s only one thing that I buy at Big Lots these days…
The bestest, most yummiest veggie chips ever!
Can’t find them elsewhere. Only $ 2 a bag.
I normally don’t like shopping at Big Lots stores.
Used to go mainly to see if they had new shipments of Lion Brand yarn, but it’s been quite a while since my friends & I have seen that yarn in stock.
But now I have a reason to return.

This is by far one of the messiest Big Lots I’ve ever been to. If Big Lots wasn’t such a well known store, I would have thought this was a thrift store!
Anywho, other than there being EXTREMELY TIMES 50 unhelpful and RUDE staff, it is ridiculous trying to find something you want under all the pile of random junk.
When I called this store to ask if they had a «Tamagachi» toy [3−5 years ago], the lady that answered was extremely rude and said «What?!? NO we don’t have it» and hangs up. When i call again and ask «Do you even KNOW what a tamagachi is?» [because on their website it states they have tamagachis, so I wanted to confirm it]. She replied with attitude and said «No what is that?» and she puts me on hold, makes me wait 5 mins to be answered by a gentleman that was a little more polite and addressed my concerns.
Although I understand this incident happened many years ago, the staff and selection did not improve at ALL.
You would think…

I have a problem.
I love walking into these kinds of stores and look at junk.
I will continue to walk into these stores even though the junk never changes.
The only good thing about this place is the 16gb USB flash drive you can get for 10 bucks and snacks you can find for a buck or two.
Other than that… well, it’s a Big Lots. The type of people who come here will push and shove you and then stare at you like you were in their way… But again, what more can you expect from a Big Lots?
Oh and as for the employees, well… they look miserable and look like they don’t want to help you. Or see you… and don’t want to be there. And even the place they might possibly imaging in their head must suck because they look THAT miserable.

You’ll never know what you’ll find at a Big Lots. The options here always feels endless and at an unbelievably lower price than you would have guessed. My favorite items to get here are linens, picture frames, and home furniture. The selection of linens is more than one aisle long. They got lots of color and designs, all reasonably priced. The picture frames are uniquely shaped, not the typical rectangular basic. I like that there’s different size and shapes and can always seem to find the fitting frame to go with an awesome collage.
The furniture is a paragraph of its own. They got so much stuff! Coffee tables, office chairs, office desks, lounge chairs, rugs to match it, bed frames, drawers and cabinets. But the one thing I love getting here, that’s hard to find elsewhere, are those darn saucer chairs. I love saucer chairs, whether it’s the circular (normal) one or the chair shaped. The kids’ size are about $ 16 and the full one $ 25. If you want the cooler, bigger, and ones with prints instead of plain color, it’s $ 40. But the $ 40 is a good value for the difference.
They got a whole lot of other random stuff. Food items, necessities. You name it, they probably got it. They always seem to be understaffed so waiting for a cashier in line will take some time. For me, this is good because it gives me time to really look over my stuff and determine which are really needed and which are impulse buy!

«Excuse me, but do you work here?»
It’s difficult to get the attention of employees when you need some assistance.
It really looks like the employees are unhappy here. It’s difficult to get help and it seems like they’re too busy stocking that they want to be bothered. The quality of the merchandise is questionable here. I’ve gotten bobby pins easily slip and don’t hold my hair in place. Hit or miss type of products.

Dear Cashier, 818 596
I got out of work which was tiring, thought that visiting big lots and purchasing an item will put me at ease. My simple request was denied that day when I met you.
I’ve waited 5 minutes, maybe more, but I’m being generous, to be attended to since there weren’t many customers around. The new guy was busy with a customer, I let that passed since he was new.
Then you, 818 596, decided to stop BSing around the store and ring me up. I had nothing in my hand since the item I wanted was in the display case. I asked you kindly to what I wanted and where it was. Instead of politely asking me where it was located, you had the galls to say WHERE? WHERE? WHERE?
It’s weird, I said the name of the product. Instead, you chose the one that was clearly not the name I stated. Are you illiterate? Can you read? You work there, you should know where things are. But you yelled out WHERE? WHERE? WHERE?
Did I wanted the pink one? No. Yes, I said pink until I saw the blue one. But you were so impatient that I decided to put it easy on you and just say nothing. I have never wanted to be somewhere else than there in my life.
You rang me up, gave me the item, and I said thank you (I wanted to shoot myself first than to say thank you to you), instead of saying «thank you have a nice night,» you just said wait, your receipt.
Then that was it. 818 596, if you’re like this every day, then you don’t deserve to have a job. I’ll ignore you the next time I purchase something from there, you don’t deserve my attention.
Oh, I did came back to the store a minute later to ex-​change my item. New guy did it for me, I have nothing to say about him. I got my item. Hopefully, someone who works there reads this.

It’s like a Ross for goods. Not all brand name but close enough. They sell brand name stuff at a cheaper price. I saw a good amount of customers all purchasing the Burt’s Bees, I guess they don’t have that in the native country. They all sell pregnancy tests for cheap ($ 0.80), even cheaper than tests for urinary infection. I guess reproduction is higher on the priority list than a UTI.
Overall, Big Lots is an alternative to Target pricing for everyday goods and food except produce. However just keep in mind it is a hit or miss. Definitely a discount store to check out.