99 Cent Store & Oriental Grocery — Local services in Timberlake

I was in there about a month ago, and the woman didn't know how to answer any of my questions (which I understand she doesn't speak English well, (that's what she said anyway, not sure I believe her after this, but courtesy and compassion has no language barrier!), and acted like she was annoyed with having to help a customer, me. She was bordering on rude. I had been in there several times before, always when her husband was there ( and he seemed to know a lot more and care than she did), but this last time, she actually laughed at me when she was talking to another oriental customer at the register, after I asked her another question. She said something then both of them looked at me and laughed. I hope in the future to only do business with her husband, but if I am treated that way as a customer again, I will report another negative review and report them to the Better Business Bureau, after writing a letter to the editor of the Newspaper...

Great selection and inventory for such reasonable prices, frozen, canned, dry goods, rice, pastas and sauces are all here. They’ve got plenty of cheap snacks from plenty of countries across the Pacific, lots of great flavors and variety alongside unique and novel options often having a few brands, sizes and more for your choices.

The owner is kind and though we may have linguistics difficulties, their attitude has always been welcoming and pleased to meet others.

I would recommend checking the chest freezer near the back for Frozen dessert options along near produce. Besides that Google Lens can be helpful, languages vary from Indo-Pacific, so it can be Korean, Indonesian, Chinese, Japanese or elsewhere.

Highly recommend the place...

This is an interesting store. This was my first experience... I couldn't read hardly any of the labels as they were asian. The cashier was quite friendly, though hard to understand. He spoke with a very thick accent and broken english. We didn't go in for anything specific, just to check it out. We did leave with some Asian noodles that we have had a very hard time locating! We're excited about that. We also left with a fresh flounder. The cashier told us about having fresh fish. He seemed excited to announce it & sell it. We grilled it for supper. It was quite tasty! I would recommend if you are looking for fresh flounder or jumbo shrimp to give them a try. Also, if you are looking for hard to find asian...