99 Cents Only Stores

A DIY’ers go-​to store. They have inexpensive items that you can stock up on and a nice variety of items.
I’ve saved 100’s recently buying my spices, gardening supplies and skilled trade supplies here. The wait is usually never an issue either. Its basically in and out. And its fun to browse because they get new items all of the time.

Overall 2.75. Located on Winchester Rd. east of the 15 freeway, everything is hello, 99 cents! Actually, they have some random things for 79 cents???
Pros
Cheap stuff for things that you don’t need to be super high quality… I get my 99 cent paper planner here every year (compare it to $ 10-​$ 20 at Target or Staples. No thank you)
Their peanut butter chocolate and fudge mint cookies (they both taste just like Girl Scout cookies, but at ¹⁄₅ of the cost).
Friendly, albeit, sparse number of, cashiers
Good for über cheap holiday decorations, plates, tablecloths, utensils etc (fraction of the cost of Party City, Target, etc.)
Cons
They are always short on cashiers, usually a long line.
Sketchy people at times. I’d try to avoid coming at night.
Winchester Road is hell on earth, especially when school lets out so plan your visits, Temurrieta Peeps!
They don’t take AMEX (lol OK I know that sounds snobby, but I get more points on my AMEX)
Dirty store
Gross bathrooms
They sometimes sell expired products
Not sure if they still do their coupies, but I used to find them in mailers buy 5 get 1 free.
TIP: Double check expiration date on EVERYTHING. It’s not unusual to find them selling items near or even PAST their expiration date!
Dollar Tree is cleaner and not as scary, but whenever I’m in town and need something, this is the 99 Cent Store location I go to (the one in Murrieta by Big 5 is scary gross lol).
Round up to 3 stars since I’ve never had a customer service issue here. But wish it were cleaner.

Stars always reflect the customer service of the store no doubt! Excellent customer service! The manager Angela A knows how to deal with her employees and customers! Thank u!

Great deals on all kinds of stuff. They are constantly changing things up. The service is ok but what did you expect? They are always busy. I come here very often.

Would do ZERO stars if I could. What’s the point of being called .99 ONLY when some items are tagged $ 1.49 or $ 1.99. Lots of kids save their allowance and count on 99 cent and dollar stores for their little treats. Not trying to be petty but the entire point of walking into a .99 cent store is because items are 99 cents, right?

Don’t buy aerosol cleaners here!!! I like the «scrubbing bubbles» style aerosol cleaners for your bathroom. But all too many times, the can stops spraying while it’s still full! There’s nothing you can do to remedy it. What a waste of money.
They go under the name of «Rinso» bowl cleaners, but there is another one just like it, with a different name I can’t remember on the shelf, too. The product inside seems to be the same. Why I kept buying them is beyond me, but I did. I like the products, it’s the packaging that’s the problem.
I am DONE buying these– Momentum brands needs to fix this now!!!

I know I know, it’s a dollar store. (And the price is .9999 so it’s a dollar). This place is filled with lots of junk. Dust on top of the canned food. Floors are dirty. Fruit is bad. Things in the milk cooler expired two days ago. So I’m saying I’m all for dollar stores for party goods, odds and ends, but it doesn’t have to be dirty and messy.

First time here nice big store well stocked
It’s Saturday night not to busy! Good produce for my morning Green juicing, picked up some yogurt, just check the expiration date.

am a sucker for the 99 cent store, the things you find are amazing.
German Mila chocolate 99 cent, retails elsewhere $ 4 plus.
Nutrition peanut butter same deal, oreos, organic drinks and foods, I am always blown away by the name brand stuff I walk out with, bags full of great stuff and at home noone can suspect where it came from!
Even décor, school, holiday items, before I get it anywhere else I check at the 99 cent store and they usually have it.
Insane, I love it!

Excellent value /​quality for most produce some of the bags of mixed salad sold here would cost three times as much other supermarkets and they are always fresh… I suppose due to the high turnover. 99 cent pineapples and water melons… etc.

This store just opened up within the last year I believe and it’s been a pretty decent addition to this busy Winchester shopping center. Personally, I prefer the atmosphere/​look of a Dollar Tree, but since it’s a newly built store, it’s not too terrible.
The store is a decent size and they definitely have a lot of good things for 99 cents. Staff is a little iffy… they kind of just seem like they try to avoid you, but overall pretty friendly once you ask for help.

Love funding great deals here!

This new 99 cent store totally beats the Murrieta one. for one, when you walk in, it doesn’t smell like sewage. There is a huge selection and I’ve been very surprised with the produce and some of the brand names we have found. My favorite deal was the pretzel bits we found in the freezer section. I stocked up the freezer, and we make them Wetzel’s Pretzel style ;) try this one out, its actually pretty decent! They also carry gallons of milk here, same price as Walmart and Winco!

Place appeared clean and the staff was friendly, competent, and orderly. It’s a great place to find those small needed items around the house.

I love this place. My son goes to karate class in this shopping center and I come here all the time. Yes there are items that are probably not the best deals, but it is so fun to go in with my daughter and just shop for whatever knowing that everything is just a dollar. We like to find cute hair clips, school supplies, snack foods, seasonal items, anything and everything.
We have scored some awesome produce in their produce section. 99 cents watermelon? Usually the small watermelon are at best 2.99 at the grocery store. And while it wasn’t the best tasting watermelon, it was sweet and fresh. What more could you ask?
Every once in a while they’ll have something that isn’t usually in their inventory and it’s such a steal! I got 15ct FiberOne bar box for 99 cents! Okay I could go on on the specific things I buy, but I love it here. :)

a place to pick up picnic supplies, including paper napkins, generic cleaning goods, kitchen one-​time-​use supplies such as parchment paper, foil, snack bags, etc., as well as a sweet-​tooth fix… twix peanut butter! (been hard to find lately) and all for 99 cents each!
clean and organized on their opening day, but we’ll see how long that lasts.