This is the definitive place to discuss everything that makes life on & off campus so unique in Central Virginia.

Moderators: jcmanson, Sly Fox, BuryYourDuke

By LUconn
Registration Days Posts
#261245
Has anybody been to this store yet. It's weird. They have almost anything you could think of in there, except electronics really, and it all seems to be fairly cheap. I feel the need to buy things when I'm in there.
By ATrain
Registration Days Posts
#261247
Where is this place?
By LUconn
Registration Days Posts
#261249
It's in Candler's station next to the party store. I think it's where Goodies used to be. Unless Goodies is still there. I can't remember if that went out of business or not.
By Hold My Own
Registration Days Posts
#261250
Yeh in the old Goodies....so what all do they sell?
By LUconn
Registration Days Posts
#261252
It's like a Rugged Warehouse of stuff that's not clothes. They've got books, DVDs, food, toys, carpet, furniture, cookware, patio furniture, grass seed, cleaners. And it's all like name brand stuff. I think they get like buybacks and closeouts and stuff.
User avatar
By RubberMallet
Registration Days Posts
#261253
we have this place...and its phenominal.

http://www.hugewarehousesale.com/

his shop used to be in a huge truck depot. he would buy damaged boxes by the lb and then turn around and sell them. all sorts of stuff.

i've boughted 300 dollar rod and reel combos from him for 15 bucks.

my brother just picked up a set of nike irons with a nike golf bag for 50...brand new.
By TDDance234
Registration Days Posts
#261254
Ours has an electronics aisle. It's great.

We're in the process of renovating the Youth Room and I just picked up two area rugs to cover the floor for about $50 bucks a pop that would have been over $300 had I bought them from another store.

They also have a deal with Zondervan, so they get a crapload of great books weekly.
By LUconn
Registration Days Posts
#261255
most of the stuff in the store seems to be like 30-40% off of what you might find else where, but some stuff is crazy. Like the DVDs are like $3-$5 and they're not all bad movies like you'd expect. And the book section has Hooked on Phonics for $40. That retails for $200 elsewhere.
User avatar
By RubberMallet
Registration Days Posts
#261256
ask them how they get their stuff.
By fan00
Registration Days Posts
#261257
I was there grand opening weekend...BIG mistake. It was wall to wall and you could barely move through the aisles. Plus, there was quite an interesting variety of Lynchburgers...people missing teeth, others missing articles of clothing...

However, I am sure if it was less crowded and I could have made it past the book/DVD section at the front of the store without feeling like I needed a hot shower and a valium then there would have been some great items...
By olldflame
Registration Days Posts
#261263
I was there last Monday, and there was a good crowd, but not too bad. Looks like one of those places where you need to keep checking back because you never know what they might have. The comparison with Rugged Warehouse is good, and it's convenient to have them in the same strip mall so I can check both with one trip. Kind of a "bricks and morter" version of woot or slickdeals. They had the biggest collection of "for dummies" books I've ever seen.
User avatar
By Rooster Cogburn
Registration Days Posts
#261297
My wife spent all my money there. I haven't been yet.
User avatar
By DeathCab4LU
Registration Days Posts
#261410
TDDance234 wrote:They also have a deal with Zondervan, so they get a crapload of great books weekly.
Is that Ollies that has the deal with Zondervan? If so ill have to check that out when I get back to Lynch Vegas in August.
User avatar
By matshark
Registration Days Posts
#261416
RubberMallet wrote:we have this place...and its phenominal.

http://www.hugewarehousesale.com/

i've boughten 300 dollar rod and reel combos from him for 15 bucks.
i need to shop THERE! im always down for saving a few hundred bucks on my fishing rods... speaking of which, its about time to replace a couple combos... you know... 7-8 years, several thousand casts and a few hundred fish later, rods & reels do tend to wear out *sigh*
By BrysOn_G
Registration Days Posts
#261458
this place is GREAT. i feel the need to buy things everytime i go. "good stuff cheap" was a good slogan; it's true.
By TDDance234
Registration Days Posts
#261459
DeathCab4LU wrote:
TDDance234 wrote:They also have a deal with Zondervan, so they get a crapload of great books weekly.
Is that Ollies that has the deal with Zondervan? If so ill have to check that out when I get back to Lynch Vegas in August.
Yep.

Just bought about 15 books last night.
User avatar
By flamesbball84
Registration Days Posts
#261489
olldflame wrote:Kind of a "bricks and morter" version of woot or slickdeals.
That's a wonderful thing to read!
By SuperJon
Registration Days Posts
#261516
If they sell Zondervan cheap, I may be able to get textbooks there.
User avatar
By rueful
Registration Days Posts
#261518
yeah like what kind of zondervan, like the books no one reads or bibles and Rob Bell sort of stuff
By TDDance234
Registration Days Posts
#261527
rueful wrote:yeah like what kind of zondervan, like the books no one reads or bibles and Rob Bell sort of stuff
A little of everything.

They had a stack of Velvet Elvis by Bell the other day. It's like any bargain store...you have to sift through the crap but you can find all kinds of good stuff. We use "His Needs, Her Needs" for marriage counseling and I can always find 5-6 copies for about $4.99 a piece.
User avatar
By rueful
Registration Days Posts
#263139
just went for the first time today. Amazing. thanks for tips
User avatar
By Cider Jim
Registration Days Posts
#263150
I went Thursday and Monday after work. Where else can you find a 6-foot long bungee cord? :)
By TylerBakersGonnaBGreat
Registration Days Posts
#263165
LUconn wrote:And the book section has Hooked on Phonics for $40. That retails for $200 elsewhere.

So when is GMTM's Birthday?
QB Competition

Vasko is way too mistake prone. From bad throws, i[…]

Bowling Green

We need to play more physical. Lost that with JSU […]

Charlie Kirk

But all the comments are that he wasn't a leftist.[…]

The poor guy didn’t make it very long. :)