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| - Roses is a N.C. discount store chain from Henderson that somehow survived near extinction and hitched a ride to east Charlotte. Its like a cross between Big Lots and K-Mart, circa 1990. I was mildly excited about the opening of this new location and mildly dissapointed about what I found.
Granted, I had low expectations but holy moly, what did I know? This store has a random selection of canned grocery goods, ficus trees, cheaply made clothing, housewares, and discount-quality furniture. Like every other Roses, the selection is sporadic and more-of-the-same. The electronics department has cheap headphones, telephones, and boomboxes and the DVD's are mere $4. And if you need a cheap coffee table or rocking chairs, here's your store Bags of pet bedding? Yep! Hokey AS-SEEN-ON-TV products, got 'em too!
I don't abhor Roses like certain mega-retailer from them-there hills of Arkansas. Big Lots and Ollie's consistently satisfy my cravings for random stuff at cheap prices. But if you must satisfy your retail curiosity, please don't visit Roses uninformed.
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