Discount City

Rude rude rude. I’ve shopped here a number of times and never had any issues. This last encounter will make me not shop here again. I refuse to spend my money where I’m being mistreated, as should anyone.
As I’m paying & gathering my bag off the counter to leave the owner has the nerve to tell me to hurry up & get my bag off the counter. I don’t know why he said this to me as I was moving in motion and definitely on my way out. If he thinks anyone in their right mind want to linger any longer in his stuffy crowded store, well he must be mentally ill because as a «business owner» you shouldn’t talk to anyone disrespectfully that spends $ in your store.
I liked the store for what it was. You could find inexpensive household items and such. Also I wanted to support something that might be the last of its kind here in the Mission. But nevermind I won’t bother stopping by here when I’m in the neighborhood

good discounty dollar store good vlaue worth the trip outside my usual stomping grounds

Overall this is not a bad place, but on my last 2 visits I was overcharged on sales tax.
It appears they are rounding the tax up on your purchase. First time I bought 2 items which totaled $ 9.98, I was charged $ 11.00 with tax, about 2% more than the tax rate. Since a kid was working the counter I made no issue of it.
Last week I bought another item for $ 4.99 and was charged $ 5.50 with tax, this is again about 2% more than the tax rate, so it was not the kid’s error. I did not get a bag nor did I ask for one (since SF started charging for bags @ 10 cents each), so I was overcharged on the sales tax…
If you are going to shop there ask for a printed receipt for your purchase and check it against your change, they usually don’t give receipts at the smaller store, I think to hide they are overcharging you on the sales tax.
The sales tax rate is going up in January of 2013 with the passage of proposition 30, so I shudder to consider what they will try then.
I’d like 2% added to my salary but I would have to earn it. These folks don’t have the right to add 2% to your purchase price just because they think they are entitled to do so…

Definitely good for recreational shopping!
This place (and please note there are two stores having different items, next to each other) is not quite as fun as One Dollar Only (across the street), but has a few things that one doesn’t. For example, the other day I bought some nice big steel bike hooks to screw into your garage ceiling. I also saw a big bunch of tourist tee shirts and fleeces (otherwise sold at the Wharf) and melamine bowls (otherwise sold on Clement Street).

an okay store. i bought a knit hat from there for 1 dollar and few months later it had a hole. but its only a dollar how much could i complain? i bought clothes from there and it is okay … although it didn’t last me that long but i easily fixed the threads that where coming loose by sewing it back. i wish they had more food items though.

There are ACTUALLY two stores nearly side by side apparently run by the same Middle Eastern family, The store pictured is ok, nothing special at all… the other two doors down is much bigger and 98% of the stuff is ONE DOLLAR. A lot of junk but also a lot of stuff that costs much more at Walgreen’s. Nothing with moveable parts will last more than a week… but basic things. dryer non-​cling strips, scarves, bandages, packing tape, etc., is a bargain. I have been buying junk here for years and what really annoyed me is that I bought several HELIUM BALLOONS ($ 2 each) and one was deflated by the time I got home 10 min later. I returned the following day and the manager told me 1. that balloons lasted only one day (news to me) and 2. that I must have popped the balloon myself…
WHAT AN A**HOLE! I know it’s not NORDSTROM’s but he knew me and still treated me like sh*t. To HELL with this dump I will go elsewhere.

I walked into this place today after dealing with a stressful situation to blow off some steam. Can I saw I made the right choice?! I sure can!
This place has practically everything you can get at a dollar store;
décor/​gifts
kitchen/​baking/​Tupperware
toys
bathroom/​hygiene
some groceries
automotive
music/​dvds
clothes
Halloween (seasonal) items
I can say I was pretty pleased to walk in and find Tapatio that I have been needing for a while for my Mac’N’Cheese — NO ONE CARRIES IT HERE IN SF ONLY TABASCO!!! Great find.
Only reason they got 5 stars was because I wish they had more groceries and less non-​edibles because let’s be honest a decent, cheap meal is better than cheap flip-​flops. Oh and also because not all is $ 1.10 as is advertised.

This is your run of the mill discount store. The have everything from pots and pans and kitchen storage boxes to fancy, decorative Jesus statuaries. The worker-​bees have always been friendly to me and answer any questions I have about where stuff is located in the store.
One random thing that may be useful to someone, somewhere is that they have canes here on the cheap. Walgreens sells them for $ 20-​$ 30. Discount City sells them for $ 6, and they are equally as good. It seems to be one of the few discount stores that sells them in the Mission.
Other than that they have general around-​the-​house tools and odds and ends, though it doesn’t have the selection of some of the larger dollar stores up the street.

The savvy shopper on the cheap knows that some items are worthwhile to buy at a dollar store and some are best at regular price. I have discovered, through a series of trial-​and-​error experiments, that there are certain items that you should never purchase from a dollar store, including:
–dishware. Ever check out the bottom? That half Chinese/​half English small print warns you of potential lead-​poisoning.
–face and body products. You don’t know what kind of weird chemicals are in there and you’re going to smear it on your face and body? Bad plan, beauty queen.
–food. I am a Unilocalist food critic, after all.
–clothes (except socks). «Oh this shirt is surprisingly inexpensive and pretty cute! I’ll just try it on and… oh shit… I washed it once and now its a pile of strings and a button.»
–anything with movable parts. You bought it for a dollar. How long do you think that hinge/​button/​lever is going to last?
–gifts. You cheap bastard.
Okay, with all that out of the way, there are some things that are a great value if you aren’t expecting too much:
–cleaning equipment. Need some sponges or scrub brushes or kitchen towels? These are things that get filthy and there’s no reason to spend a ton on them. Cheap ones clean up just as well.
–toilet paper, etc. C’mon. You don’t need brand names to wipe your ass.
–Office supplies. A lot of products are just fine, like tape, staples, loose-​leaf paper, folders, etc. Others will do in a pinch, if you can handle wide-​ruled notebooks, Hannah Montana binders, and pens of varying levels of ink quality.
–The occasional why-​the-​hell-​not purchase, like a piñata, Zach Efron nightlight, or Es Un Niño! wrapping paper.
–Festive décor. For $ 8, you can make your house look like a ten-year-old’s birthday at high school prom coincided at Christmas.
So go forth and thrift. If you discover any additional do’s or don’ts, please contribute your findings to the forum. Science depends on cooperation.

I got a garbage can here for $ 30 and it broke 2 weeks later. I took it back here and they told me that there was a two week warranty on garbage cans. Why that’s certainly…strange. .. and convenient.
They said I could leave it there and maybe their supplier would take it back, but. .. maybe not. I could most definitely not, though, have any of the identical garbage cans on display in the store. I protested and things got ugly and suddenly Discount City Son told me that if I wanted a garbage can that didn’t break I should go to «fucking Crate and Barrel».
My goodness.
I might not go there, but I will certainly be going somewhere else to get my tabletop waterfall/​volcano/​Jesus nightlight.

I always find myself wandering into «99 cent» stores, finding useless pieces of junk at dirt-​cheap prices. I was looking for a spray bottle and found one for $ 0.99, which costs at least $ 2.00 at Walgreens. What shocked me the most was when I found my moisturizer of choice being sold for $ 2.00, which I usually buy at Walgreens for $ 6.99 (same brand, size, etc.).
It’s places like these that come in handy when you’re broke and need some 99 cent batteries. And who really needs Energizer or Duracell? As long as it works, right? What do you have to lose? 99 cents? Forget a Walgreens.