My wife is a big fan of 99 cent stores. Me, not so much. But I get dragged along once in awhile. I do think they need to change the name of the store to the 9999 cent store as everything is now 99.99 cents. Or at least that's what they say, but when it rings up in shows as $1. So you're getting ripped off .0001 cent on every item.
The other day I actually suggested going to this store, because I needed helium balloons. I saw a sign that said they were 99.99 cents. But when the lady rang it up, it came up as $1.50. I told her the sign said 99 cents. She explained that I had to pay for the helium too! I have never heard of having to pay extra for helium. But whatever, it was still pretty cheap. And even better, I got a big gift bag for 99 cents. I hate wrapping and this was a cheap alternative. Still not a huge fan, but I think this will be my new spot to buy gift bags.