DII
Occasionally I'll stop in DII on 5th avenue because they tend to have descent deals every now and then. I bought junk over the weekend from the store, so I went back in there the very next day on Sunday to return it. They gave me a very hard time about returning it until the manager came out.
Until then, I was talking to the cashier. The manager stepped in and whenever the cashier tried to talk, he told her to "shut up" and "stop talking". It was really uncomfortable and made me feel like we were back in the slavery days with masters and servants.
It was a bad experience that I wanted to share with every body. I won't be going to be going back to DII anymore. They did end up taking back the piece of crap they sold to me, but the whole experience left me feeling very dirty.
Shame on me for going there in the first place.
Until then, I was talking to the cashier. The manager stepped in and whenever the cashier tried to talk, he told her to "shut up" and "stop talking". It was really uncomfortable and made me feel like we were back in the slavery days with masters and servants.
It was a bad experience that I wanted to share with every body. I won't be going to be going back to DII anymore. They did end up taking back the piece of crap they sold to me, but the whole experience left me feeling very dirty.
Shame on me for going there in the first place.
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Why shame on you for going there in the first place? Great place in this economy! We returned some things there once and had no problem, sorry you had a bad experience.
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where is this place and what do they sell?
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What's DII?
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Deals and Discounts where the drug store used to be on 5th Ave/9th St. Big space. Similar wares to Save On.
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it's the big new discount store on the corner of 5th Avenue and 9th Street. They sell everything! Similar to Save on Fifth, but more stuff, more toiletries and they sell clothes also.
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ah, gotta go check it out. thanks
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Buyer Beware...it's basically a glorified dollar store with poorer quality stuff. And they don't treat their staff very nicely. And they'll give you a hard time about returning unused items that already are falling apart only hours after it's bought.
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I think that I'll remain loyal to Save on 5th!
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I do shop here and have no problem returning things. This is a hit or miss kind of place. I have bought things like basic tee shirts ( that were Target's house brand) at 1/3 of the retail price. You aren't going to find things like Bloomingdale's last year stock but on a low/middle price point you can find some bargains.
I am loyal to Save on 5th and am probably in there 3 times a week but DD is what it is and doesn't replace Save On. -
I wouldn't compare it to Save on Fifth - Save on Fifth seems to make the effort to have a fairly comprehensive selection, whereas DII has whatever their buyers got good deals on at that time. Because of that difference, DII prices will be less than Save on Fifth. But if you see something at DII that you like, there is no guarantee that it'll be there in, say, 3 months when you go back to get more.
That being said, there are some things that they seem to always have - clothes/undies (some bearing name brands I've heard of before), basic toiletries, cleaning products (but never dishwasher detergent, grrr!), cheap curtains and small rugs, some basic kitchenwares, small appliances (like toasters, coffee pots, etc. - prices are merely ok on these), random snack foods, and seasonal randomness (gift wrap and cards in December, flower pots now, etc.).
I would say the comparison to a dollar store is a fair one, but it is like a step up from one. The stuff is better than what you'd find at a dollar store (i.e., brands you've heard of) and it isn't all a dollar, but most of it is fairly cheap.
The staff is okay, I haven't noticed any verbal abuse like the OP mentioned, but I have noticed lazy sales staff - but I'm used to that in places of this kind, I guess. -
I would agree with what toadette said above. As for the 'lazy' sales staff, come on, it's a dollars store basically), can you really expect optimum customer service?
And, again, i too have returned things there with no problems at all. -
DII is Walmart for the brooklynian set. The thought of people clamoring around in that hole looking for "bargain" pieces of crap they don't need produced by actual slaves in sweaty factories makes me puke in my mouth a little.
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Yeah, it is like a big dollar store. But it carries similar items as Save On, just some of it is probably of lesser quality. And lesser qualilty than my beloved Wal Mart (I'm from their birth state and will always feel at home in them, even if I hate them).
I got some great little plant pots, saucer attached to the bottom (which I like) for $1.49 each. Not the plastic ones or either. And Save On did not have these.
I'll take another $ store over another cell phone store or bank
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Just to remind ya'all.. I renew my oath to ignore Drunken.
Pressing the ignore button here. -
Veets, I'm pretty sure that when you ignore someone you don't:
- read their posts
- use their name
- refer the them
- or otherwise reference their genius
Now, if by ignore you mean bait then please proceed. I'm hungry. -
I went in Dll for the first and last time this weekend after having gone to save on fifth first and not finding what I needed. Glorified dollar store is right. Whatever you buy from there will fall apart by the time you get home. Remember, you get what you pay for. I found what I needed at Target. Things in that store may be cheap but how long will it last. You're throwing your money away buying that crap versus spending a few dollars more at another store.
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Depends on what you buy. i got some name brand shirts there for my kid (tags slashed,etc. closeouts) for 1.50, 2.00 each, and they wear just fine
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But I bought a pair of plastic insulated lunch boxes for my kids. They were only 99 cents. But they came with a note (I am paraphrasing)"Contains substances know to cause cancer in the State of California".
I am like 3,000 miles from California, but I still tossed them and bought seaming identical pair of lunch boxes at Save on 5th for exactly 10 times the price.
I still go to DII, because they have cheep toxic stuff and I have no plans to go to California -
eggcream wrote: I went in Dll for the first and last time this weekend after having gone to save on fifth first and not finding what I needed. Glorified dollar store is right. Whatever you buy from there will fall apart by the time you get home. Remember, you get what you pay for. I found what I needed at Target. Things in that store may be cheap but how long will it last. You're throwing your money away buying that crap versus spending a few dollars more at another store.
I got my trash can from there. It still works. -
Drunken Revival wrote: . . . looking for "bargain" pieces of crap they don't need produced by actual slaves in sweaty factories . . . .
I have to agree with the general sense of disgust. Right on, DR. -
Drunken Revival wrote: Veets, I'm pretty sure that when you ignore someone you don't:
- read their posts
- use their name
- refer the them
- or otherwise reference their genius
Now, if by ignore you mean bait then please proceed. I'm hungry.
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veets wrote: [quote=Drunken Revival]Veets, I'm pretty sure that when you ignore someone you don't:
- read their posts
- use their name
- refer the them
- or otherwise reference their genius
Now, if by ignore you mean bait then please proceed. I'm hungry.
starve
okay ladies, enough. please <<<< --------- mod action -
OpossumQueen wrote: I'll take another $ store over another cell phone store or bank
You said it. At least the $ stores have character. -
Drunken Revival wrote: DII is Walmart for the brooklynian set. The thought of people clamoring around in that hole looking for "bargain" pieces of crap they don't need produced by actual slaves in sweaty factories makes me puke in my mouth a little.
golly gee i havent commented on the ordinary drivel on this site in a LONG time.....you should win the nobel peace prize for your statement summing up unethical consumerism for all brooklynians - keep it up drunken revival! -
When they first opened my wife and I went there carrying our dog (she's freakin' tiny) and the surly door dude said "no dogs...leave." If this was a restaurant or a grocery store I'd get it but there's no-one preparing any food in this place. We left and vowed never to return.
The guys at Save on 5th, however, love when we bring our dog in and often even insist on petting and cooing at her. This is why Save on 5th is still around and Deals and Discounts can suck it. -
pastoralia wrote: When they first opened my wife and I went there carrying our dog (she's freakin' tiny) and the surly door dude said "no dogs...leave." If this was a restaurant or a grocery store I'd get it but there's no-one preparing any food in this place. We left and vowed never to return.
Okay, I'm leaving this thread after I post one response to this.
The guys at Save on 5th, however, love when we bring our dog in and often even insist on petting and cooing at her. This is why Save on 5th is still around and Deals and Discounts can suck it.
I kind of think the default for stores is no pets, and a few allow it as a very gracious courtesy to dog owners.
Not going to a store that doesn't allow a dog (no matter the size) is just hilarious to me. I just don't understand forcing your own pet on strangers. And I love dogs and have my own, but I don't really want them around while I'm shopping.
Good bye! -
I agree, most stores regardless of whether they are food related or not, do NOT allow dogs, for various reasons. Some of which being the dog might pee or poop while in the store and there might be customers in the store who do not like or are afraid of dogs and they do not want dogs in there for other patrons comfort. Not going to a store just because they wouldn't let you bring your dog in just seems out of line IMO, and, yes, I do have a dog and i do like to bring her into stores, but, if they won't let me, no biggie!
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pastoralia wrote: When they first opened my wife and I went there carrying our dog (she's freakin' tiny) and the surly door dude said "no dogs...leave." If this was a restaurant or a grocery store I'd get it but there's no-one preparing any food in this place. We left and vowed never to return.
The guys at Save on 5th, however, love when we bring our dog in and often even insist on petting and cooing at her. This is why Save on 5th is still around and Deals and Discounts can suck it.
I also have small (carry in your arms) dogs and indeed they are welcme in Save on 5th. Their feet never touch the ground in the store. there are other places I shop where I know my pets are welcome but I can't say I choose or boycott a store based on this. It does sound like the door guy could have been a little more diplomatic about explaining no dogs, no matter how small are allowed in the store. So if you took insult based on that and I suspect that is what you were trying to get across in your post I totally understand. -
His rudeness was the big turn-off.
But I DO choose where I'm going to go based on who allows dogs. If it's between Discount and Save On...I'm going to Save On...if it's between CVS and Rite Aid...I'm picking CVS...Compare vs. C-Town...Compare it is. The Gate vs. anywhere...The Gate wins.
That's how my pooch and I roll. I guess I've become the cliche Park Slope dog owner. My dog isn't going to poop or pee anywhere in a store if I'm holding her and is it really ruining your "shopping experience" getting a three pack of sports sox with a dog tucked under my arm? How is that "forcing my pet" on anyone? I'm not grabbing her and shoving her in someone's face. She's just along for the ride.
It's strange that two years ago I never even gave a crap about dogs until I got one. -
Pastoralia, sounds like you love your dog and that is a beautiful thing.
I certainly don't think that that you are forcing your pet in anyone's face by shopping together. I know about me that since I work at home my dogs get near 24/7 company and they do get plenty of outside adventures so I have less of a problem leaving them at home for some of the local shopping errands. If I worked outside the house for 40 or more hours a week I think I would be more in to taking them along more often.
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