Big Lots

Love big lots with a passion. We get a lot of our stuff here. Love their 20% days for members too… we stock up on already cheap stuff at crazy low prices with those 20% sales. Love it!!! Was just at this one for a futon purchase. Helpful staff, loaded it in our vehicle, what more can you say.

The staff here is really very friendly. I be visited this location a few times and they have been helpful. The store is clean and organized, the restrooms are clean and I can’t complain about anything other than prices. It is a hit and miss on competitive pricing. Today I bought a 6 foot table from here for $ 4 more than what Target had them priced at (because I didn’t feel like driving back to Target), they had Huggies wipes for $ 2 and I just bought some at Kroger yesterday for .99, but I bought baby food for .50 and Kroger sells it for $ 1, like I said it’s a hit and miss but as far as staff and cleanliness, I can’t complain.

Not one stop shopping, but a good place to check out before you go to Meijer, etc. They have very good prices on some things, not so much on others– the furniture is outrageous, at least compared to the other areas of the store.
But for basic household goods, and occasional food, I swing by every few months. This location is large, clean, and well-​organized. Service is usually good. And getting in and out of the parking lot isn’t bad, as long as it isn’t rush hour.
I almost always walk out with something, at least some candy. But I also almost never find everything I’m looking for. Because hey, it’s a closeout store!

This place started as a five star location for me but based off if my current experience they dropped two stars. The employees need to be better educated on the programs they offer their customers. I came in to spend $ 150 dollars on two cute colored side tables that I have had my eye on the past week or so. The first disappointing thing to happen was the $ 80 dollar table was the last one and although he was willing to sell me it he refused to knock any percentage at all off which honestly is pretty customary when purchasing a display model of any sort. I was attempting to put the tables under their «Progressive» payment plan (basically like QVC where they divide your payments up into smaller payments much like layaway but you take it home today. I fill out the application, get one employee to try to check me out, he couldn’t do it so had to wait for a second employee. All of this was ok with me. What wasn’t ok with me was after all of that, takin about 20 – 30 minutes of my time just standing there waiting for them to figure out what the heck the hold up is– annnddd he tells me that I had to spend at least $ 250 to qualify to use the program. I’m seriously? You didn’t know that before you just put everyone through that?!? Even though your an actual furniture employee and have (presumably) done this how many times?
I feel very much like I was bait– and –switched trying to get me to spend another $ 100. This displeases me. Greatly.

Wow, Big Lots has definitely improved in recent years. I stopped by this one since I was in the area, and was surprised to see products from Neutrogena, Pantene, Herbal Essence, Garnier Fructis, Physician’s Formula Organicwear, Dove, and Yes To Carrots among the offerings in the cosmetics and beauty section. The array of canned goods included a variety of vegetables, canned soups, canned meats, fish, and fruits. Cereal offerings included Bob’s Red Mill, Kashi, Bear Natural, and Mom’s Organics. Everything seemed to be well within the expiration date, and only a few items had a dented box.
You’ll definitely want to check out the stock at Big Lots if you buy any of the above products and you’re watching your budget. Supply does vary from store to store and week to week, though I’ve seen most of the products listed above also at the Hilliard and Olentangy stores.

Big Lots has really gotten to be a pretty amazing place. I remember as a kid it didn’t have as much «trendy» stuff, but now they have a lot of really cool stuff! I especially am loving the Halloween items that are starting to arrive! Yay !