Big Lots - Why They're Successful

[@thegodfather1560]

When i was a poor kid growing up, you didn't want to be caught dead in a Big Lots.. Now as an adult, i realize that the person that saw you there was also shopping at Big Lots.

[@User-nu6km]

slob

[@lisazoria2709]

Who cares what people think, that's not very punk rock.

[@tieuelium]

The Godfather my mom went to all of those stores and didn’t care who thought what! We always ate good and had a bunch of toys of all types...from cheep transformer knock offs to name brand video games. I still shop at all the discount stores and fondly remember getting a j I joe out of the pic and save on Manchester and Crenshaw that is now a Big Lots...lol...I never knew why it’s name changed but what it sold didn’t 💁🏾‍♂️

[@seanc.5310]

Hey man whatever makes your dollar go the farthest. Your mom was just trying to do what she could for your family I'm sure. I totally hear you though. Big lots didn't exist when I was a kid but we had similar discount stores we went to in the 80's.

[@nicholaskorner2258]

Where are you from that big lots is such a bad store to shop at??

[@nolanjames2992]

Ill be honest I didn't know that Big Lots was successful I thought they were on there way to closing since I was young.

[@garrycole9187]

I noticed that many has closed out too. The stuff they sell can easily be bought online and shopping there is a hit or miss since they may not carry what you are looking for.

[@DylanRoberts7]

Well over the last 5 years their stock price has half'd and their market cap (on the NYSE) is now under 800m (big drop for them, they were a multi billion $ company before). Seems their assets are growing though. Revenue is essentially stagnant with growth not even worth mentioning, but their net income is up. 2019 was a really good year for them looking back now. Not a company I would expect any meaningful growth from but they have been relatively stable and they don't look like they're in any terrible financial troubles so they'll probably be around for some time to come.

[@legoyodaanthony3210]

Same

[@golddie8]

Same for Burlington Coat Factory. 40yrs old and I be up that bih. Cant see myself paying $180 for a pair of jeans at the mall smh.

[@nathancarr4195]

Me too because the one in my town was always dirty and then it closed

[@tomkavulic7178]

I worked for BigLots for 2 years when I was a teenager, I unloaded trucks and stocked shelves. The trucks were always full of random stuff from other retailers, it was kinda fun to see all the stuff and they treated their employees very well, or at least they did at the one I worked for.

[@ovidpkh]

I currently work at Big Lots and I do exactly that. In addition, I'm a furniture associate. My SM can be annoying but he treat the workers decent and the people I work with are pretty sociable

[@MellissaAnndontforgetaboutme]

Same. Im the FSL at my Biglots and unloading the truck is kinda hard sometimes ngl. But it is fun to look through the new items lol

[@christyme6395]

I worked there as a teenager in the 90's. I stocked shelves too and it was fun. I'll never forget the time the boss came up to me and and said "Do something with the toy section." I asked him what and he said "Whatever you want. Rearrange it to look better, your call." That was a cool work day.

[@cameronthomas8455]

I quit there after working for two years because the SotF remodel was not panning out. I was mainly furniture sales. Made them about 50k a month and only got 20 hours a week. They even sent me to other stores to help out, but in the end I left cause if the horrible management. Now I work for an actual furniture company doing sales and make commission and pull about $4 more per hour than what my FSL is currently making.

[@rae7108]

Cameron Thomas I hate the SotF layout. It seems like everything is changing recently (we just got our remodel in November

[@tenshichic]

Given the fact that Big Lots has declared Chapter 11 Bankruptcy and many sites are in the process of closing, it would be great if you could do a follow up video explaining their downfall over the past 5 years. Please and thank you!

[@lampsuu918]

This really didn't age well

[@Bippu_4.3]

facts

[@Randicles]

Especially now after the news in the past couple of days . Looks like they are done for now 😕

[@loveofmangos001]

I work at Big Lots. 2015 to the present day. The hours are 4am until 10am and that is unloading the truck on Monday's and stocking products the rest of the week. I really enjoy it actually and the early hours enable you to still have a life when you are done with your shift. It's only 30 hours but you will get the same amount if you work at for example Wal-Mart or Target but that consumes your whole day. When your 6 hours are up it's only 10am so you have the whole day to do whatever you want. I'm pointing this out for anyone who wants a change to their working life for the better, I would recommend Big Lots. Thank You Company Man for the great video.

[@maximiIiaan]

About how much is that per hour?

[@loveofmangos001]

@@maximiIiaan it's usually around $11 or $12 after a year of working at minimum wage. I live in Oregon and the minimum wage is $10.75 so i maxed out at $12.

[@grandinosour]

I drive the truck you people unload...thank you

[@React2Quick]

@@maximiIiaan my understanding is the company hires at a base of $9.50/hr but obviously it depends on the state and your experience. So you might get paid more.

[@Alverant]

No offense but wouldn't that mean waking up at 3am to get to work by 4am? Honestly, I'd rather work 4-10 PM. But if that works for you, great!

[@bakstabbath]

My local Big Lots really stepped up their game in the last year. They moved into an old Kmart space and refinished the entire inside. It used to be dark and gloomy in the old one. Now it's bright and welcoming. Being a member, they email me daily, sometimes twice per day, where years ago you only heard from them when they had a 20% off sale. There's been a lot of competition closures in the past couple of years and I think they're stepping up to fill the void.

[@sjardschmolke5680]

Gary Oak Well i didn’t really understand the „happiness“ about the spam-mails either, but it made the point clear about them taking the whole thing more serious, but wtf? Who wouldnt be happy, as a customer, „member“ or as a worker there when they renovate? I personally wouldn‘t want anything else than a better shopping experience if the prices stay the same

[@cetriyasArtnComicsChannel]

This store wouldn't be on Beneva near a gym would it?

[@wildcardgames3248]

Chris Clark do you live in Michigan? Because near me that happened

[@buzz86us2005]

I go to Ollie's they always have good deals over there on various automotive bits and baubles... Really dumb of Big Lots to kind of move away from this

[@jaxg8rchick167]

Lucky that must mean it’s a big store lol more deals to find lol

[@PongoXBongo]

Please make a video on Sysco, the huge foodservice industry supplier. Seems like they're practically everywhere.

[@billyrobinson6815]

They're the soul provider of our dry goods at every Jimmy johns I've worked at

[@mathematicalcoffee2750]

Yesssss

[@americansmark]

next door to big lots hq in Columbus, as it happens.

[@jaysonedson]

That would be an interesting video. They're everywhere.

[@ICantEven2It]

They supply most my schools food.

[@cmpkn151]

As someone who works at a Big Lots currently and literally started binge watching your videos an hour ago, this was a pleasant surprise. Not gonna lie, my experience at my Big Lots has been nothing but great. Hours have been good to me(for part-time) and pay has been decent too. Great video Company Man!

[@speedrobo99]

I really like big lots. It's got really cool stuff for very cheap. I always had a great time going there as a kid to see what sort of neat old lego sets they had. Side note, one of my uncles works there.

[@BWHW1977]

I think it’s because they often have a bunch of hot wheels! That’s essential for any successful store

[@MrOiram46]

BWHW1977 The big lots! in my area barely has any

[@BWHW1977]

MrOiram46 mine has almost as much as a Wal-Mart!

[@desty5238]

Toys R us *cough cough*

[@BWHW1977]

desty makes sense!

[@jacobt1027]

desty Rip toys r us.

[@grantingtherant1465]

Clicked on this video because I wanted to point out that my local Big Lots closed down and the local Kmart is still open Aaaaand now I miss Big Lots

[@ItsRailfanAmelia]

Granting the Rant Big Lots in my city was actually a Kmart before they moved to a Super K in the 90s, the Super K closed in the early 2000s.

[@WhoIsAmaze]

What a k mart

[@projectawesome5675]

WhoIsAmaze go watch company man oldest vidoe

[@DustinFette]

Kmart probably wont be open much longer.

[@grantingtherant1465]

@American Paisa it's located in Redwood City, CA but there's also Kmarts on Guam last I went

[@8luvbug]

I forgot about this store. Haven't been in years.

[@WhoIsAmaze]

8luvbug I got one down the street from me

[@DarkshadowXD63]

There seems be one every 20 mins where I live 😅

[@markofexcellence5209]

I don’t even know where a Big Lots is. Can’t remember.

[@Lifesizemortal]

they're awesome for pillows and furniture

[@sirduckly2001]

What’s big lots? Is it sort of like target but cheaper?

[@rykloog9578]

“Was it silly to operate under different makes for so long?” Carl’s Jr: **sweats nervously**

[@PoorMansPreparing]

I went to a job interview at my local Big Lots when I was young wearing a shirt that had a picture of a toaster on it and it said "get toasted" below it. Never got that call back for some reason....Awesome shirt though.

[@SD-tl4wf]

This video made my heart so full thinking of all the fond memories of afternoons spent shopping at Mac Frugal's with my grandma. She's been gone for almost 15 years but I would do anything to shop those cluttered aisles, with poorly kept tile, one more time.

[@CS-lq3ww]

Do buc-ee's Texas gas stations

[@GeorgeVCohea-dw7ou]

Seeing Buc-ee's approx. 300 fuel pumps for the first time is baffling, but going inside to look around is a life changing experience. What is more amazing is that it is not at all a truck stop. Forget Dairy Queen or HEB, Buc-ee's is a must visit destination in Texas. They do need a location on I-40 though.

[@Stienecker]

George V. Cohea no one cares about your shitty state

[@GarrettOHara]

One of the more interesting things is that they won’t allow 18-wheelers or even tractors without trailers. Besides saving real estate, it makes them feel more like a premium and friendly place to stop versus a grungy truck stop.

[@GeorgeVCohea-dw7ou]

@@Stienecker I hate Texas, but I am fascinated by Buc-ee's. I also have never lived or even stayed in Texas for more than a few days at a time.

[@mrcloyd3681]

@@GarrettOHara Bro Buccees is the best!

[@stokesa3122]

I will gladly purchase your overly-garlicked, three-day-old pasta.

[@MeowMeow_95_]

ME TOO!!!!!

[@kramer9129]

And Big Lots just found their customers!

[@Parker307]

That pasta might straight up kill you based on the latest video from Chubbyemu

[@slaughtergang518]

Stokes A look up Chubbyemu , and watch his latest video

[@GaiaGoddessOfTheEarth]

You can never have too much garlic

[@Soniclnstinct]

I work at what they call a “Store of the future” and it’s actually really nice in there. We got good management and our store has been doing pretty good.

[@DanBlackRacing]

We are getting our SOTF in August!

[@Soniclnstinct]

D B SOTFs are very visibly appealing. It makes the store feel more inviting and organized. The lighting is good too. The company is going in the right direction with SOTFs. You will like how it looks. Only complaint is the register counter and four ways are black, and the scratches really show (dust is very noticeable too but we keep them clean). Hope you like how it comes out! More customers will definitely come in.

[@crazycat4128]

You should do a update video about the decline of big lots

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Please do the rise and fall of the Chongryon, a North Korean group in Japan that once owned tons of businesses like Pachinko casinos to help fund the North Korean government. One of the most successful groups in Japan until it was caught red handed by the Japanese government and ordered them to repay billions of yen to the debt-collection body. Leading to their bankruptcy. They still have a presence in the country but it's not as a big as it once was. And now, they're targeted more than ever before.

[@METALMAN4Wii]

Did you give up your Nukes yet?

[@METALMAN4Wii]

@Gary Oak Careful he'll Nuke us All, just say sorry and buy him an Ice Cream Cone.

[@MrBreastGiveMeMoney]

Gary Oak smell ya later

[@fisqual]

Yes!

[@oneofone210]

Get out of here Kim with your dictator lookin ass lmao

[@wealthiness]

They are like the Kmart that survived (for now)

[@Cinnalo]

Jonathan Duenas the Kmart near me shut down and the big lots too

[@marixcx]

Kitkat :3 In MN they shut down a big lots and a Kmart too

[@TigerLilly4495]

Our kmart shut down and now big lots is moving into their space

[@JohnDoeRando]

@@TigerLilly4495 sweet. Our kmart building is vacant.... probably will be forever.

[@Soniclnstinct]

The Big Lots I work at took over a K-Mart

[@decreer4567]

Big lots : One mans trash is another mans treasure at low prices.

[@reignick1133]

Funny thing is, nothing they sell is really trashy. they sell really good hummus great healthy snack foods, ( really quite awesome mixed vegetable chips and other things!) have good prices on drinks and have small items which one oft times overlooks when shopping department stores. Surprisingly pretty awesome if you like to DIY Thai foods as they sell coconut milk coconut oil for frying and aloe drink there. I pop in from time to time when I am around just because it's as convenient as any walmart or gas station but what you can get there is often of surprisingly good quality and quirky/cool.

[@rager-69]

I refer to it as Big Lots but in my mind it's still Pick N Save.

[@kennethcorley9333]

Their existence had slipped my mind until you reminded me

[@gil1989ify]

Big Lots seems to be going through tough times as of this writing, in fact the store closest to me is shutting down. Might want to consider a “The Decline of Big Lots” video sooner or later

[@overtaxed79]

The stores do look nice, and some of the products you would find useful are poor quality, but you do find that unique item like those pickled beets from poland.

[@Lioness006]

They often have polish pickles at my local store. lol

[@kv6256]

Bought an extremely low priced 40 " pivoting TV wall mount it works like a dream

[@BennyLlama39]

Well, hell-- I'll take the pickled beets if nobody else wants 'em. 😀

[@avaskott4118]

Obtained my bar stools here before we built the bar... they are sturdy ...

[@asleep909]

I live in Columbus, Ohio...I love Big Lots! They are really one of my favorite haunts still...great video!!!

[@samuelwoolwineiv7886]

Great news: Sheetz has announced plans for its first Columbus, OH store to open in 2021.

[@ThatGuy-vi8ch]

I love biglots, I was getting super cheap drinks for $1 that normally are $2.69. I would fill up a cart and spend $70. Not everything was cheap but definitely little lower prices. Walmart only has them beat with selection, everything else about Walmart blows. Long live Big Lots!

[@MrRagweed]

Andrew Ament Walmart shall prevail!!!

[@deebee8825]

I've been working @ Big Lots for 4 years now part time. I love it there, I have a profession but I've kept Big Lots on the side the whole time. No reason to quit. They've been good to me.

[@ufc_fan]

update???

[@deebee8825]

@@ufc_fan Still there! 6 years now. I'm about to go in after my I get off from my main job in the next hour for a few hours.

[@ufc_fan]

@@deebee8825 Wow your awesome lol youd probably be manager by now if it was your main job

[@deebee8825]

@@ufc_fan Lol thanks. Not enough work life balance as a manager there. I love my flexibility, it definitely serves its purpose just going in 12-13 hours a week.

[@wturner777]

Hello. You should discuss about the decline of Big Lots.

[@r5LgxTbQ]

Big Lots has become a bit more like a mix between the grocery section of a CVS mixed with the housewares department of a Walmart. Ollie's is like Big Lots used to be

[@knicks2030]

Expect the groceries are still much cheaper than CVS.

[@vaderladyl]

Yes Ollie's definitely looks the way Big Lots used to be. I love both!

[@athleticguy15]

I love Big Lots. There Fresh Finds store brand is comparable to the national brands at a much lower price.

[@matlit1859]

Kb was my favorite toy store when I was a kid. God just the mention of it brings me to my early 90s childhood. My mom used to just leave me there while she shopped at the Mervyn’s next door. What a wonderful memory

[@aadams1006]

KB was the sh*t.

[@augieflipz]

Is this Ross', TJ Maxx's and Marshall’s business model? Or is it different?

[@Dethshoot1]

Was wondering the same thing.

[@stanwbaker]

Ross, TJX, etc. focus on clothing and decor. While the original purchasing plan was the same Big Lots expanded it to encompass all of the items found in what we used to call a five-and-dime., adding furniture in some stores in the 1990s.

[@cetriyasArtnComicsChannel]

Tj and Marshalls a lot of custom items and mix in with manufacturers orders. Only a few of their items are left over purchases

[@RC.41]

AND BURLINGTON, they all have basically the same shit (sometimes good tho)

[@danieltongaww]

Yea same plan and idea but they focus more on clothing and home decor where big lots deals with home furnishings beds home decor and appliances also food and toys also

[@notforgotten3685]

Do a vid on Dollar General or Family Dollar next pleasee

[@ldub0775]

"dollar store"

[@jackie6828]

Ldub0775 you maybe don’t have a Dollar General where you live and it’s not the Dollar store

[@jamesslick4790]

@@jackie6828 Yep! The only ACTUAL "Dollar Store" near me is "Dollar Tree" ($1 or less on every item.) Dollar General and Family Dollar are inflation adjusted versions of what used to be called "5 & 10" stores. (Deep discount, but more than $1).

[@mightymateo3]

dude, you can never have too much garlic

[@breakingbacon658]

I love garlic on my furniture

[@erickmiguel264]

Garlic is trash

[@honaldjason]

@@breakingbacon658 I love showering with garlic!

[@mattrocus9672]

I just got a nice loveseat for $480 on Sunday. It would’ve been $600 but Big Lots has everything 20% off that day!

[@knicks2030]

This is their friends and family sale. It's done once a quarter. It's awesome because there are almost no restrictions. Everything in the store is 20% off regular everyday prices.

[@lmlm-ph4pp]

We got a mattress 20% off and paid $80. :)

[@TEDdotcom]

I love their friends and family sale...and the sale was for 2 days. 👍🏽👍🏽

[@lostintime8651]

#junk see you in 6 months

[@PM-hz5jy]

Company man you got an update video to do 😅

[@TerraKing]

I just realized he could’ve made the title: Big Lots - How did they get so Big?

[@scoobydoo8847]

i remember kb toys when i was a kid. it was very fun to go into, inside the mall. best toy store in the mall.

[@jc.1191]

Yeah, they had video games ♥️

[@RookJooms]

I discovered your channel early last year and I must say, I'm glad for it. Normally have little interest in economics, but your videos are really engaging and make it interesting to the point that I was surprised. Keep up the good work! Also, the shelves of Progresso during a sentence that uses the word "progression" is top tier use of B roll. 😂

[@azmike1]

Yeah. And I don't mind the dented boxes of Triscuits either. The box is usually 1.50 less than the retail markets.

[@thrasherx2k1]

River City MOVERS I do mind food 6 months past their sell by date though, this is a big problem with their dry foods in the middle aisles

[@thebc5754]

I've found never been opened Blu-rays for 5$ or less. I got the Alien Quadrilogy (Alien 1-4) on Blu-ray for 5$. I love Big Lots

[@brucemorris3830]

I’m a total sucker for those deeply discounted DVDs, man. I have a collection of several hundred, and I think on average I’ve paid like maybe $7 per title

[@humb1s3rvant]

I used to do the same thing at my local pawn shop. I used to buy random CDs and DVDs for 2bucks. Some great finds were Megadeth Youthanasia and Dog Soldiers. The year Iron Man 3 came out, I watched it from the comfort of my home before it was even in theatres thanks to a Chinese bootleg. I will never buy a physical movie media again. Thanks internet people! Keep seeding

[@gil1989ify]

And now Big Lots is shutting down all their stores. Definitely do a “The Decline of Big Lots” video

[@andrewgarcia2448]

can you do another video on big lots to see were it is now after 5 years ?

[@Mcspazatron]

The reason why big lots is successful is because they refuse to pay employees much more than minimum wage and sell dollar store products for $10+ Opened two big lots stores and worked for two years.

[@malikpen112]

Mcspazatron I agree with u I worked there for 2 years

[@garrycole9187]

There are a couple of big lots store near me that went out of business.

[@tonybionicspeed]

Then get a job that doesn’t pay minimum wage and stop complaining

[@GuyInBlackClothes]

Yea, starting positions shouldn't be paid more than 10 dollars per hour. Liberal.

[@jahimuddin2306]

@@tonybionicspeed, Exactly.

[@RC.41]

But gotta love those 33¢ rando energy drinks lololololololol

[@Zizzily]

I feel like this should be the rise and fall and rise and fall again of Big Lots. They seemed to be doing well and rather attractive in the late 2000s/early 2010s, but now a lot of them are looking more and more run down and some are even closing down. They've seem to be in a decline since 2017 or so.

[@spanny_2722]

Zzyzx Wolfe there all gonna be remodeled they did ones by me

[@EndOfStorys]

Actually they’re in debt

[@Mopehome]

@@EndOfStorys I'm not....surprised. thanks for the update

[@josieann5031]

Big Lots used to have some great deals and I went there quite often. But recently I leave without buying anything as I can find compritable Items cheaper elsewhere.

[@cadensauerbrey9005]

This video ended up aging like milk.

[@solomonflaig6070]

I’m high af, I don’t even know what “big lots” is I just like hearing you talk ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@solomonflaig6070]

Liked and subscribed.

[@rhondaholland4604]

Glad I'm not the only one who enjoys his voice.

[@User31129]

You guys might like Knowing Better if you like this guy's voice.

[@Theredeyedjedi]

lmfaoooo

[@Shyflyingsaucer]

Big fucking mood haha

[@josiahgeorge2090]

You should definitely revisit this soon as the company is about to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

[@Noahwarriorsfan]

Sad one my favorite stores

[@JohnAudioTech]

I liked them back in the Odd Lots days, but not impressed now. The deals don't seem that good now.

[@ericferguson68]

Back in the '90's, they had a great selection of the crappiest tools ever manufactured, and they sold the tools for the lowest prices ever. This was great. You could buy specialty tools even though you would probably only use them 1 time (and that's about how long they would last). I guess Harbor Freight has built stores all over now to fill that void.

[@aurathedraak7909]

I actually like this store one. cheap food Two. cheap electronics Three. cheap stuff

[@troyyork1554]

You must be a cheap fucker

[@judcrandall6762]

You get what you pay for.

[@vaderladyl]

@@troyyork1554 Cheap is not always bad snob!

[@vaderladyl]

@@judcrandall6762 Cheap is not always bad snob!

[@giancarlofelicianocastaned9316]

@@vaderladyl do you remember Deal$.

[@FunGuy2001]

It’s about time to do a company decline video on this company.

[@JakeWerkmeister]

I think it's time to do an update video here. What went wrong? Two words. Bruce Thorn.

[@Gameboytri77a]

Do one on Boflex! We’ve been seeing commercials for years about their exercise equipment. Who makes it? How are they doing as a company?

[@OwenConcorde]

Can you please talk about Ollie’s Bargain Outlet?

[@travisscavoni369]

I don't know about other locations but sometimes the Ollie's near me smells like smoke apparently from literal fire sales

[@JohnDoe-hs1jp]

Came here to comment something like this.

[@callingmicrosoft3280]

Lol the sign at the Ollie's near me has/had a bunch of the lights in the sign burnt out, at night it would read 'Li Utlet'

[@AndrewAMartin]

Ollie's -- Good Stuff Cheap! Quick facts: started in the Harrisburg PA area, the current CEO Mark Butler started as a store clerk, and is now also principal owner of the Harrisburg Senators minor league baseball team (AA Affiliate of the Washington Nationals). Links to more info: www.pennlive.com/news/2017/08/ollies_bargain_outlet_inspirat.html www.pennlive.com/news/2017/08/ollies_bargain_outlet_is_boomi.html

[@ohla300]

Love Olies. Good and cheap.

[@TiberianFiend]

You should've covered their conversion to a furniture store chain. They closed all their stores that couldn't carry furniture.

[@dibarnu]

I remember when my Mac Frugals became a Big Lots. Mac Frugals was a weird store... it was more like a big open warehouse with large cardboard tubs full of random stuff.They pretty much just pulled this stuff off the truck and put it on the warehouse floor for customers to sort through. You might find a tub full of bathmats and toasters together.

[@SheldonAdama17]

🎶 Another one bites the dust 🎶

[@joshmaier18]

We need a follow up big lots the rise and steep fall

[@wj8003]

Please talk about Kay Bee Toys!!!

[@slugo17]

About time to update this video to the "The Rise and Fall" category.

[@generalkiwi9836]

I personally love big lots. It's not like I am financially reliant on it but it is a very nice place to buy chips and candy and other foods that are bit on the expensive side at the local supermarket

[@wizardofahhhhhhz]

Every Big Lots near me is closing and having liquidation sales. We’re gonna need an update to this video lol

[@kennethcorley9333]

The irony of this appearing on my feed the day after they announced bankruptcy 😂

[@LivvieLynn]

They're best for furniture and holiday decorations. It really matches their business model and these are items that you typically are no looking for a specific brand name for. Yet it's still very good quality.

[@frognoodles5061]

This is my favorite KZbin channel

[@companyman114]

I'm honored.

[@kelly3014]

I bought all of my furniture at Big Lots. I bought my couch there nearly three years ago, and I just saw the same couch there this past week! I love Big Lots!

[@Drumbeat52]

I would buy one there too, but they don't deliver! Prices look good at $298.00!!

[@Chillcat584]

@@Drumbeat52 we have a third party number that does delivery

[@Drumbeat52]

@@Chillcat584 What town?

[@edr777]

Great video. I'd never heard of Big Lots until I moved to the PNW. After moving without much furniture I got a great deal on a couch for my new place and used to buy snacks and other odds and ends there. Decent stuff for a good price. Interesting that they bought out Pic N Save...I remember those stores growing up and had always wondered what happened to them, and now I know!

[@juliaamanda3138]

Glad you witnessed their service 😊😊 I rate them 7/10

[@juliaamanda3138]

Hbu lol 😂

[@syroco]

Dude, you need to do Ross Stores. Who also own DD's Discounts, and who at a time were connected to Mervyn's, pretty much the Kohl's of yester year. In fact, a Ross Stores and Mervyn's video would be fantastic. Also, do you remember Montgomery Ward?

[@bcnicholas123]

Tbh I thought they went out of business

[@TheLadyEmerald809]

when i thought that, i ended up seeing them pop up everwhere, so its a weird thing

[@TheChickenRiceBowl]

Same. I forgot what they even sale.

[@nordy259]

I'm about to ditch the roommates and get a apartment by myself. The problem though is I own no furniture besides my bedroom set, no dishes, no silverware, nothing. My plan is to go to the local big lots and sign up for their rewards card that gives you 15% your purchase the day you sign up and drop about 2 grand furnishing my apartment. If I were to go to a traditional furniture store it would cost me double that probably. The quality of the furniture might not be the best but I can always replace items one at a time later on after they start to fall apart.

[@dnvnmorris]

I have worked for Big Lots for about seven years and going on four years as a furniture manager. It's a great place to work for and just last year they raised their minimum wage to $9.50 an hour per part time associate and $12 an hour for managers. I love my job and we carry a lot of name brands in furniture as in Ashley, Simmons, Lane, Serta,etc. Great video overall.

[@MellissaAnndontforgetaboutme]

Donovan which location you work at boo? Im the FSL at my Biglots!

[@dnvnmorris]

@@MellissaAnndontforgetaboutme Shepherdsville,Ky store #216

[@JakeWerkmeister]

I work part time in furniture. Great job to keep me busy when my other endeavors slow down in the winter. I'll work one or two days a week during the summer, and will work emergency situations and F&F when I'm available. The flexibility, and fantastic management has kept me around. I genuinely enjoy the job. I'm loving the new standardized layout with "The Store of the future" concept. It's nice being able to walk into any of the stores that have gone through the renovation knowing exactly where everything is.

[@mage1439]

I love Big Lots. It's not the kind of place you go to get something specific, but every time I walk in there, there are tons of things I find that would be useful and I'd like to have.

[@Habu12]

As soon as I saw this, I knew I would hear the name Pic N Save again.

[@hothgangster5]

10:10 I see what you did there... Talking about BigLots progression while rolling b-roll of progresso soup. I’m on to you company man, with all your subliminal messages. 😉

[@somelady3921]

Just wanted to state publicly that I love big lots. Thank you that is all. Carry on.

[@FutureNow]

Grew up going to a Big Lots! regularly, which my parents *still* refer to as MacFrugal's (we're from Miami). Now I'm in New England and there's a place that is exactly like it called Ocean State Job Lot. In fact, I was so curious I read their wikipedia page after going there because I was trying to figure out if Big Lots owned them, but they don't. I did however learn a bunch of the stuff you mentioned in this video via that wikipedia rabbit hole. Great video.

[@VoltismProductions]

Half the time when I ask customers for their ocean state card, they give me a big lots one... I don't think most people even realize there's a difference

[@Foxonian]

Ocean State Job Lot used to be called East Coast Marketplace and they were big in New England for many years before Big Lots(or Odd Lots as it was known then) came into the area.

[@jackmurray3776]

my first job was at a Big Lots. It was a poorly run junk store back then, around 2002. I recently went into the store to shop and was surprised how well the store is doing now. Its clean and much better organized. When Walmart came to town in 2004 I thought it was doomed but they are still around and doing well. The adjustment to carry more staples works well, you still have to check in every once and a while to see the close out deals. Very good strategy by management there.

[@juliaamanda3138]

Wish to have witnessed how Big lot look in 2002 anyways they doing better now

[@juliaamanda3138]

How long do you work there ?

[@juliaamanda3138]

Hope you don’t mind if I bring you back to this comment

[@Ibhenriksen]

You might want to do an update. We are right smack in the middle of the holiday season and I went to get a few ornaments, and not many were shopping.

[@codyfriesser8807]

THE FALL OF GAMESTOP

[@jaysonedson]

The rise and fall and then rise and then finally fall agian of GameStop

[@christopherconard2831]

GameStop has been in free fall for at least five years. Somehow they keep staggering on.

[@avengedgabus7650]

Cody Friesser What fall? They were just bought out by the company that owns Hot Topic so they’re only going to do better.

[@GaiaGoddessOfTheEarth]

@@avengedgabus7650 They were not. The people who own Hot Topic (Sycamore partners) were looking into buying GameStop but never actually did.

[@mckenziemahal4939]

Big lots is awesome. I forget about it but when ever I do go in, I can find the best stuff for amazing deals. I hope they stick around for many more years ☺

[@forrestwasowski2558]

I remember my parents taking me to Pick and Save when I was i kid growing up in Mission Viejo, CA then saw it change to big lots.

[@Longshot88]

I currently work at Big Lots because I'm a broke college kid. The management is awful at my location. They just keep sending truck after truck (2-3 per week), and we don't get enough hours in a week to actually stock those products. Our warehouse is totally full and the shelves are empty, yet they keep sending more trucks and cutting our hours further.

[@immortalmai]

Damn man. I work big lots too but we keep getting passed over on shipments. Sometimes no trucks come one week then a shorted load the next. It's super frustrating.

[@lilith4961]

I like big lots, i don't go there too often but when I do I love the random bargains you can get.

[@caole88]

I never been in a “Big Lots” store or knew anything about it. I was completely wrong in what I thought the store was. I had Home Depot in my head for some reason. I found the video very informative for someone who had no clue about this company ⭐️⭐️😊

[@courtneyh7842]

I’m from Ohio and my family still calls Big lots Odd Lots

[@nathan7627]

lol

[@get8bit]

Their new "customer service standard" is borderline stalking and harassment. They stared my family down the whole time and no less than four people asked if we needed help. One rep even eavesdropped a conversation to my wife in order to make product suggestions. "Oh, you're making chili for dinner? Seasoning is that way." That is one creepy ass store!

[@kjcbunny]

I work here and might I saw the change from a lot of general merchandise to NVOs has actually kinda made the store more cluttered and more of that “store you go to when you’re poor.” And depending on your store’s sales, way more stock than you can hold is sent to crowd up your stockroom. They also use a flawed rewards system and pretty much bases employees hours on how many people they get to sign up. It’s not an enjoyable experience to work here. But I digress, there actually is some good stuff here and it’s cheap. It’s great to get pantry staples as dates are constantly being rotated and you’ll know you have a good chunk of time. The furniture is also really nice too

[@vincenthighwind7622]

The "where do you see yourself in 5 years" question always works magic. RIP big lots (almost?)

[@jjamsen]

Nokia next?

[@likechaaa]

Johannes fun fact - Nokia started out as a rain boot manufacturer.

[@ICantEven2It]

likechaaa wow, ok!

[@jjamsen]

@@likechaaa I know, I'm Finnish.

[@knoxmaster]

I think the KB-Toys merger was why I remembered Big Lots as always having really cool toys growing up.

[@quinwalker349]

YES ANOTHER VIDEO!! I was just about to do my school work but that can wait 😊

[@lovelyIberia]

I love Big Lots especially around Christmas time! they are killing it with their Christmas decor!

[@heavyweaponsguy153]

I work at a big lots now and I don't know how things were in the past, but lately the working conditions have been slowly deteriorating. The minimum wage is about $12 dollars an hour and if you are a good employee then god help you because they will overwork you to death. Sometimes the company would get extremely carried away with furniture stock and would overload us to the point where we could barely move around in the stockroom. I even read somewhere that one guy was fired for trying to report a health code violation. During the covid pandemic is where they showed their true colors. First off our store was undergoing a renovation and we had to stay open and the store was incredibly busy making things extremely difficult and they didn't even bother to give us new registers or doing things like installing price scanners anywhere meaning we were essentially stuck with computers that were at least ten years old. The registers would sometimes crash and if you tried to remove the scanner from its charging stock at some of the registers it would just stop working. Second off during the covid pandemic the company cut all the employees pay and all the managers lost their bonuses even though we were insanely busy and making a lot in sales.

[@vadoinak620]

That sounds illegal, what state were you working at?

[@heavyweaponsguy153]

@@vadoinak620 Michigan

[@B10KPlaysGames]

Company Man - Why They're Successful at making Awesome KZbin Videos

[@Eazygame888]

Who's here after the Chapter 11 bankruptcy announcement and closing all remaining stores? I can see a "What Happened" to Big Lots in near future!

[@alexlopez6491]

Can you do a video on Office Depot/office max or staples??

[@theawsomenesdestroyer]

As someone who works here I can say he is exactly right about how we do inventory as someone who unloads the truck we usually have between 500 to 2000 pieces on the truck ranging from food pallets to furniture to knick nacks ect

[@nickarnold6119]

I grew up going to Big Lots, so when I had the opportunity to intern for the company this past summer, I was hooked. The video does well explaining Big Lots’ new custom acquisition program and merchandising. Another reason for their success is improving the company culture and employee experience. From more involvement in corporate social responsibility to building a brand new headquarters (my first day of work was their second week in a state of the art building), Big Lots is set up for success in the coming years. Thank you for the video!