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| - Oh, my beloved 99 cent stores. I cannot stay away! The locations vary somewhat, but they all have busy parking lots, are somewhat grubby, and (especially here and the Maryland/Charleston location), you are quite likely to be hit up for change. I, personally, have mastered the art of the pre-emptive dirty look, and since my appearance is quite formidable, I have very little problem on that score.
My favorite is the produce section. You can't really go in with a list expecting to find what you want, so you have to go with what they have. I have frequently found: large tubs of Earthbound Farms organic baby greens, bags of mixed sweet mini-peppers, pints of blackberries, blueberries & raspberries and quarts of strawberries, personal sized watermelons, 2 and 3 lb bags of grapes, portabello mushrooms, bunches of asparagus, grape tomatoes, bags of brussell sprouts, you get the drill. They almost always have bagged salads, potatoes, cucumbers, etc. I actually got a 3 lb pack of the best oranges I ever ate there. In the dairy case, I have scored logs of goat cheese, packages of Laughing Cows, ready-to-bake Pillsbury brownies, a huge carton of PollyO (back east) ricotta, the deluxe lunchables that are 4 bucks at WallyWorld, and my best so far was a family-sized tub of Nestle chocolate chip cookie dough. On the shelves, my greatest hits were full-size packages of name brand cookies, large bags of Almond Roca, bags of pistachios, large bags of organic chips, beef jerky with bbq dip that appeared, again at WW, 2 weeks later for 5 bucks, 48 oz. Welch's grape juice, big jars of Hellman's (Best Foods to you) mayo, and jars of Planter's macadamia nuts. For $1? Hell, ya! I bought a case.
Other stuff: My mom needed pills for congestion that were $14 at WW and $8 for the store band. Tried the 99 cent brand and they were just the same. Score! I even found these cool laundry folding devices they were selling on home shopping for $15. My best purchase that I almost regret: They had four giant rolls of foil metallic wrapping paper in different designs and colors. I wrap a lot of gifts, so I bought them all. That was about three years ago, and thank god we just had a shower for a baby girl so I could use up the last of the pink one. That was beautiful, thick, high quality stuff, but those rolls never ended and we all got sick of looking at presents wrapped in the same old thing. Damn!
My purchases that I do regret: Almost anything in the soap or toiletry line that isn't name brand. They tend to be very poor quality. You can't trust the canned goods or their packaged food with unrecognizable labels, and most of the cheese products are imitation. Batteries have a short life but are OK to attach to gifts that require batteries. Frozen meats are ghastly. Go with the pizza rolls. Happy hunting! (Practice your stink eye before you go).
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