Howdy Bargain Center

If you can’t find what you are looking for at the 99 cent store across the street, you will probably find it here. Personally, I like their products better than the products at the 99¢ store. They literally sell everything from t-​shirts to cleaning products to tools (that’s don’t break), and some brand name foods and cleaning products. The lines don’t get pretty long either.

I always choose this place first before going to the dollar tree or 99 cents store. I bought a piñata for 6.99! Come on that’s cheap? Plus it was a Disney themed one too. Also when my sister in law got married I bought mason jars here too for 99 cents. Which would normally cost more elsewhere. Thanks bargain center!

I always go in to «buy a few things» and spend an hour buying $ 50 worth of stuff. They have everything. Well, almost everything. My only suggestion to the owner is to hire people who actually smile instead of people who hate their jobs. I always try to joke with the cashiers and tell them have a good day, but they’re always rude. Service with a smile is key, no matter how cheap the product is or how bad your day is.

To be honest, I really love this place! They have a bunch of selections for good prices. They’re pretty good quality too. Love going here and will always come when I can since they have stuff where dollar tree and 99 doesn’t have

Howdy Bargain would have gotten 5 stars if the owner was even slightly customer friendly. I’m pretty sure he is the reason his employees aren’t more friendly. I come in weekly, so the cashiers and manager have become more friendly and helpful to me. This store gets new shipments every week. I have found some real bargains of name-​brand articles and food products, but they go fast. Buy it if you like it as it may be gone when you come back. This store is very different than the nation-​wide dollar stores; there are also items priced higher than $ 1. I often find $ 1 items for gifts that would cost $ 10 or more elsewhere– like shirts, scarves, hair clips and even shoes.

Everything is cheap, and you can find plenty of day to day things you need here. But I’ve yet to meet any friendly employees here and the store is pretty much always a mess and full of people. But if you’re not a big fan of the 99 cents store or just can’t find something there I’d give this place a go.

Gotta love a good dollar store. I actually like the fact that they have some more expensive items. Pretty good selection of $ 1 items.

Another store I could spend hours in. We once lived close to this store and were weekly regulars.
They have clothing for $.99 and up, food, kitchenware, toys, hygiene items, school/​office/​craft supplies, home goods, cosmetics, beauty products and more. If you scour the aisles meticulously you could find some awesome, well known brands for super cheap. I have found Downy, Dixie paper plates, Brawny paper towels, Monster drinks, O.N.E. Coconut Water, Vaseline lotions, Rubbermaid and the list goes on…
This isn’t Dollar Tree or the 99 cent store obviously and the only freezer section you’ll find contains only bags of ice or beverages. But they carry items similar to what you might find in a swap meet and this makes them unique from your average mentioned stores.
They specifically state on big posters before you enter the store, what items are not allowed on your person upon entering. This has never deterred me from shopping here even when I had bags from other stores, I gladly left them on a shelf in front of the store, as did other customers and they were fine.
All kinds of miscellaneous items can be found here and it is much cleaner and wider than the Viva Bargain (which it looks similar to on Chapman & Harbor in Garden Grove).

I had never been there so today after we ate at hometown buffet I decided we would go check it out I had the baby who was sleeping in his stroller and mind you I was using a umbrella stroller that has nowhere to hide anything and I only had my wallet purse with me but the minute I walked in they told me I couldn’t have my stroller in the store I told them my baby was sleeping all the girl behind the counter said is we have shopping carts I was like no he is sleeping so we turned around and left it kind of pissed me off why is it that anywhere else I go including the .99 cent store you can take a stroller but here you can’t that is just stupid and kind of rude it is like saying everyone who has a stroller is going to steal something I will never shop there tell they change their policy. I had to give it a star to post but I actually give it no stars

Are you looking for what? Ok they may just have it. Plus a good hunting spot for all your smalls.

As predicted, they’ve improved a lot since opening. Still reminds me of a different version of Viva Bargain Center down on harbor/​chapman. I especially like the clothes and they have a really good selection of strange movies on dvd. Gonna have to go back and check it out again, didn’t have a lot of time yesterday but this is definitely a place to stop into once a month.
You can use your debit card, it’s unlikely anything bad would happen with it here.
The only complaint I would have is that the area is probably one of the worst parts of orange county (bums, gangbangers, hookers, graffiti, traffic, overcrowded recycling redemption center, ghetto no-​name food store, etc) so only go during the daytime, avoid the Carls Jr on the other side of the street, and don’t make eye contact with anybody.

Cheap… cheap…cheap…products are really cheap. I am not saying something like You get what you pay for thingy, all I am saying is that You get more what you pay less in this store… Pay a visit and you know I mean…
Clothing, kitchen wares, beauty products, snacks, condiments, etcetera, etcetera…

Didn’t seem to have anything I’d purchase. Things seem old. :/​I suppose you could come here to get some cheap everyday items in small quantities like detergent or plastic bags. A bit ghetto, especially the bathroom.

Our 2 local 99 cent stores were out of hot glue guns, so we decided to try here. We did find one here. We were simply gluing ribbons together making some halloween crafts, not some industrial job. The thing fell apart before she could even use the 2^nd glue stick that came with it. What the hell?
We dont expect much for 99 cents, but we DO, expect to get a couple of uses out of it before it takes a dump.
Crappy customer service is really what provoked me to leave this review. We went back to the store to exchange it and they gave us a little grief about it. Some man that was the «manager» who probably makes minimum wages, «allowed us a 1 time exchange». I guess we should thank our lucky stars, right mister?
We looked through all the glue guns on the shelf and every single one of them was defective. The metal nozzles on every one of them were all loose and wobbly. There’s a gap between the plastic housing and the metal nozzle. The quality of these products are pure crap. What else can I say. So we pick the best one and take it to the cashier, who seemed annoyed about it. She didn’t even smile, or apologize or even say thank you anything. Some real winners at this place.
Thank you, Michael’s, for supplying us with a nice new Zebra design glue gun that only cost 2 dollars more.
My girlfriend and I have been in the customer service field for years, and if we were to act as employees of this place did, we would be fired immediately.
Heres a tip. Get some customer service skills and try hiring some people who can be pleasant and friendly to your customers. You need us, we dont need you. We wont be back anytime soon.
You want shoddy products and poor customer service, then shop here.
Oh and how long has that Grand Opening sign been up now? 2 years now? LOL.

How is this place different than every other dollar store?
–Large clothing selection
–Large store
This place is full of bargains. Also full of the typical dollar store «junk», but it’s a lot bigger than most dollar stores, so there’s a lot more to look through. www.yelp.com/biz_photos/jaQEh7­OyxoA_H7qOL_NByA?select=-_0626qcaASrgw_BR4pGfA
In addition to including lots of dollar items, they also sell many items which are more than a dollar.
They have a large clothing section, although the sizes are pretty unusual (looks like they are from Asia).
Lots of t-​shirts, men’s work clothes and much more.
From gardening to toy and dog clothes, and food to greeting cards and party supplies, they have a bit of everything.
Make sure to bring CASH!
Lots of parking
Random trivia: This used to be a 24 hour fitness!

Nice Bargain place can get lot of useful stuff. Some of the items are random so when u c them get them kind of a deal.
Can’t return or exchange any clothing so have to be careful while picking those :(
Also end up doing some impulse buying — so have to hold myself from getting carried away as almost everything is a dollar

Better than, .99 cents store, better than dollar tree.
They have a lot of randoms items which keeps me busy while shopping.
NOT ALL ITEMS ARE A DOLLAR, but they’re very good at listing that.