Big Lots — Local services in Martinsville

On a quest to purchase enough furniture to fill a couple of rooms in our new house… we decided to visit our local Big Lots that is located in Ridgeway, VA. We looked around the furniture section of the store and picked out several items that we were definitely interested in. We thoroughly discussed the new founded items and then decided that we needed some information about Big Lots’ choices of bed bases. We promptly searched for, and approached, a nearby sales associate (who we found out later by the store manager) - went by the name ‘Vegas’. During our interaction with ‘Vegas’… he did not greet us or even look up at us one time. No eye contact was ever made. Even though the greeting was nonexistent, we reluctantly continued our quest to ask about the bed bases available and their cost. Vegas responded with a ‘blow’ and continued to make my significant other and I feel rather irrelevant in our existence. The highlight - Vegas did end up walking approximately five feet and pointed out a pricing sign to us. Needless to say, the whole experience was less than desirable. Based upon the rude treatment we received by Ridgeway’s Big Lots’ employee, ‘Vegas’… we made a solid decision to not make any furniture purchases, or accessories purchases,...

To be blatantly honest, I expected the reopening store to be cluttered and messy since it is now owned by the parent company of Roses and Maxway. I'd feared the already not all that great store would go downhill in terms of quality, but for my first visit under the reopening and new parent company...I was very surprised.

It's exceptionally clean, VERY spacious, and well stocked throughout the store and now possesses much more clothing as opposed to furniture. I remarked that it reminded me of a smaller K-Mart and a smaller Roses with a niche selection of things. While the floors and roof tiles were clearly still old and worn, everything else was immaculate. It looked like it had been this way for decades. The staff were top notch and very friendly, and prices are CHEAPER than they used to be under the original company of Big Lots.

Overall, I was stunned and impressed. It has been reopened a week but looks fresh, clean and much to the style of Roses/Maxway stores. IF it stays this way, and stays clean, I believe it to be better than the original, and better than the parent company's other stores too.

Here's hoping they keep it clean and well managed. For a company that doesn't tend to keep well maintained stores, I...

Yo dude I'm not going to lie if you have not been to Big lots in a while, and I mean it doesn't have to be that long ago cuz I was just here a couple months ago, but man! They have so much cool stuff. Everything was appealing. I'm not even kidding. They have these amazing broyhill candles for $12 which was a little out of my price range but oh my God they smelled so good that I really think that I'm going to have to go back and get one or two. They have really cool furniture they have an amazing dining room set that I would love to have also they have this really adorable dorm chair that I almost had to walk out with today even though I have no business sitting that low to the ground at my age. I'm telling you what I was impressed and I was upset because I did not come until after 9:00 so I only had about 45 minutes to look around so I had to rush cuz they close at 10:00 but I'm I can't wait to go back and take my time and walk through there and really check things out and score...