It's what you'd expect from any discount, second-run retailer: merchandise that a major retailer offloaded because they moved on to The Next Thing, or it didn't sell because it was unwanted, overstocked, irregular, off-brand, etc. , or maybe the retailer, distributor, or wholesaler shut down and offloaded all their stock on-hand.
Ollie's has a reliable base stock of last year's books and toys, cheap (in both senses of the word) furniture, clothes, hardware, and gadgets; hygiene products, pet supplies, boxed food, carpet, and candy, plus a rotating stock of discount seasonal items and one-time buys. If I see something that interest me I usually grab it now and return it later if I really don't want it, because when they say "When it's gone, it's gone" they really mean it! Also be sure to join their membership program and then wait to stock up on regular items when they send their (quarterly?) "members only" 15%...
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"I recently visited Ollie's Bargain Outlet in Roanoke Valley View. The store has a decent selection of discounted items, and I appreciated the variety of products available. However, my experience was mixed. While I found some good deals, the store was quite disorganized, making it difficult to find what I was looking for. Additionally, the aisles were somewhat cluttered, which affected the overall shopping experience. The staff were polite but seemed overwhelmed, possibly due to the store's busy atmosphere. With some improvements in organization and cleanliness, this store could provide a much better shopping experience."
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Ā Ā Ā Read moreI just truly appreciate it when the employees go out of their way to say "hello" and ask if you have found everything. I can not speak from experience regarding this store besides today bc I do not visit here often enough, but when this happens in stores I feel as if I've stepped back in time like to the "50's". When class, respect, and job knowledge still existed, Way better than folks younger and more mature are either whispering to each other while desperately refusing to make eye contact or just digging through their smart phone as though they just solved the hieroglyphics in the deepest cave ever explored that has just answered the most important question ever pondered by Man. "Why are we here"? Anyways. Thanks ,Ollies....
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