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Wicked place to shop, friendly service and competitive prices.
Very friendly owner and reasonably priced
Great store! EXCELLENT customer service there! They keychains and earring are sooo cool as well! ❤️
I spend 70.00 or more everytime I go in and today I was verbally abused by the cashier dawna and they do nothing
Very friendly nice people
So nice to have a high quality shop in my home town, they have something for everyone and prices are great. Customer service is excellent and very knowledgeable. Both locations (Liverpool/Bridgewater) are 5 stars⭐️
Dylan at The Backroom ( Liverpool) is very knowledgeable and helpful. If you can't find what your looking for, just ask and he'll do his best to help
This store is so cool they have everything my may need
Best place south of bridgewater for your smoking needs, great service and great staff
Love these guys. Always the best service.
I buy all my growing and smoking things I need at the Backroom. I reccomend it to anyone.
I went to dollar tree with my little brother (6)my little sister(9) and big sister (14) and I’m (12) when we first walked in we didn’t even get a hello we just got a dirty look. We didn’t think anything about it until we went to the Candy aisle and all of the workers started surrounding us and then when we went to check out this one worker yelled “Ashley these little kids are stealing in are store again” and then pointed to us. We in fact were NOT stealing and even after that we didn’t say anything and just went to buy the candy then the lady decides that when we are buying our stuff that she wants to stand next to us and watch while giving us dirty looks the whole time.We were very uncomfortable the whole time and a week earlier we went and the same workers gave us dirty looks and rude comments. I don’t recommend shopping here.
Good prices on most things
Dawna was amazing. So helpful and the most pleasant cashier that I have encountered in a very long time. Dollar Tree should be very proud to have an employee like her.
Awsome people. Great place to shop.
I get all my plant care needs here. He’s pretty knowledgeable and very helpful. It’s a pleasure every time.
BEWARE. DONT BUY THIS PRODUCT Called "Bathroom Cleaner" from the Dollar Tree UNLESS YOU WANT TO RISK IT SPILLING & POTENTIALLY HARMING YOUR PETS OR CHILDREN. The bottle is the cheapest thing Ive ever seen & there is no company name on it & ingredients are very difficult to read or see. When it leaked in the bag & I noticed when I got home because the cap was faulty & it a fourth of bottle ended up on floor.... long story short, I had to call the poison control line for animals & get a referal to take my dog to emerge. The toxicologist couldn't look up product & I sent pictures of the ingredients & front & back of the bottle & they couldn't even really determine the percentages of chemicals, etc... $500 dollars after going to the animal hospital, etc... I did my shopping at dollartree because my house was being renovated & I had to spend time at a friend's house. I told the friend I would clean up. I bought some cleaning products from Dollar Tree, which I don't usually go to but the store was in the area. Even if I saved money from the actual product being cheap, it definitely isn't worth the risk of animals and kids being able to get into it so easily because of defective bottles.
HIGHLY REGRET SHOPPING HERE & I won't be returning because of that traumatizing & scary experience. My dog is okay, thankfully..
Just hoping people who see this post won't buy this product! I called manager but they said they can't determine/control what products they stock & will talk to head office. (PS I normally only use natural/non harmful cleaning products, but the one time I shop at this store in a very long time & this happens before I could even use the product even! What a nightmare! I wouldn't shop here again or ever buy cheap cleaning products especially if you have kids or pets!)
HIGHLY REGRET SHOPPING HERE & I won't be returning because of that traumatizing & scary experience. My dog is okay, thankfully..
Just hoping people who see this post won't buy this product! I called manager but they said they can't determine/control what products they stock & will talk to head office. (PS I normally only use natural/non harmful cleaning products, but the one time I shop at this store in a very long time & this happens before I could even use the product even! What a nightmare! I wouldn't shop here again or ever buy cheap cleaning products especially if you have kids or pets!)
Just like any store good lots of stuff was there to pick somebody up off the bus.
I just came to the store to check the loto today. This was my first time checking the loto and I asked him to check the loto. He said to check the loto in the loto machine so I don't know how to do it. I asked the owner how to do it. Then he started telling how to do it. Then he started to giving me attitude and shouts "JUST LISTEN. WHY ARE YOU NOT LISTENING" Then I got angry. Then he sweared at me and then I was about to throw my hands on him but I did not because there is cameras around. So I sweared at him backThen he said that he will call the cops and kicked me out of the store for know reason just for checking lotos. This worst customer service. I recommend not to go to this store. Worst experience I had.
Great staff and great variety of items. I work close so it's the best place to grab a quick snack or beverage or maybe even a birthday card and gift wrap.
The guys that work here are always nice. The selection is good. With the foodland burned down they try to have food products on the shelf for the community. Great place to shop in Colborne.
I've been going to this variety store for years, and the owners are always very friendly with a nice greeting. They have what you expect at a variety store and the prices are competitive with the others. You can also buy bag tags here for your garbage 🗑. The only downside is that it isn't wheelchair accessible. I also love the pay phone just because they're very rare nowadays 🤣. My wife and I will be back 💯 especially on Friday mornings when we realize we're out of garbage tags. Thanks, and keep it up!
Too crowded with accessories, same items had two different price tags, asked the cashier, she replied “the higher price item was recently received and the lower price was received long time ago”. I bought 6 of them with two different prices.
This is place is horrible. They sold me a non working item and didn’t do anything about it when I came back. Horrible products to match the horrible customer service. Do not recommend.
DO NOT SUPPORT. I came here to write about my experience only to find out so many others have gone through the same thing. It is genuinely shocking how many people this man has wrongfully accused of stealing. You would think he would be more careful but his attitude is very demeaning. I have never experienced this at another store and he turned it around to seem like I had made a mistake. Apparently you aren’t allowed to bring anything without him thinking it belongs to his store. Do not support this type of behaviour!!!!!
The store has ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE customer service and disrespects their customers for no reason at all. Owner can’t even stand up to his own mistakes and apologize for disrespecting customers after falsely accusing his customers. I recently went to this store looking for an item that I couldn’t find and while leaving the store empty handed I saw the owner call out “hey”“ come here” in a rude tone treating us like kids although we’re both grown adults, he started saying that that these sports equipment we had in our hands needed to be checked then started to falsely accuse us for taking it from his store since he was selling a similar item. After we repeatedly mentioned that they were ours he said we still shouldn’t have went in without letting him check the equipment first, and kept saying that we shouldn’t have went in with “his” equipment since he also sells them although we both kept telling him we weren’t aware he was also selling those items. I then told him that he could check him cameras for proof only to tell us that the item isn’t that big of a deal after making a whole scene in front of many people in and outside of the store. I am very disappointed that I was publicly humiliated and accused for stealing items that were clearly mine, and the fact that once he realized he was at fault instead of apologizing he kept arguing back and trying to cover up his mistake by saying “just show me next time” although it’s not one of the stores rules. I would’ve appreciated an apology after such humiliation that lasted awhile and being treated like a kid getting told to come here when he could’ve easily kindly asked to check the items with a simple please but the owner couldn’t even apologize after the whole situation ended.
Nicest owners ever! They have an actual conversation and remember every individual.
Kind, caring owners who try to keep their customers favourite products in stock.
Agradable y buen servicio
Best variety store
Stop here every day. Great staff. Always fast, helpful service.
Great store with lots of hidden gems. I could spend hours in this store. Everything for 1.25$ from soup to nuts , party decorations, kitchen gadgets, home decorating, crafts, cleaning products, and the list goes on. Like I said, a great store to shop
I recently had a truly disappointing experience at Big Bazaar, where I was falsely accused and subjected to horrible customer service.
The store owner accused me of tampering with my digital Photo ID, which I had provided for a money-transfer service I needed, and proceeded to yell at me.
As I began to deny his baseless accusations and retaliate, the store owner suddenly realized their mistake and instead of sincerely apologizing, he muttered:
“oh, sorry, I didn’t look at the issue date”; while zooming in and out of my phone.
When I questioned him and asked him why he so comfortably accused me of such a huge offence, he turned on me and yelled at me for “lecturing” him for his horrible customer service. He had his assistant with him who graciously came by to speculate and walked away knowing it was his fault, but stayed quiet. He did not care that he had other customers in his store.
To make matters even worse, he stated that he was offering the service as an “exception” in the first place, as digital ID is NOT accepted:
1) What makes me an exception? He did not know me and just wanted my business.
2) Why would you claim to do a “favour” for a random customer and then proceed to remind them of it?
3) Why would the owner initially inform me that digital ID was accepted when it was not?
The store owner's behavior was unacceptable, unprofessional, disrespectful and showed a complete lack of empathy. I was deeply disappointed by the customer service provided by the owner store, and I will NOT be returning here in the future.
I would not recommend this store to anyone due to the poor customer service and the owner's unacceptable behavior. If you are looking for a reputable business with better customer service, I suggest you look elsewhere and avoid Big Bazaar at all costs. This experience has left a bad taste in my mouth, and I hope that others do not have to go through the same situation.
The store owner accused me of tampering with my digital Photo ID, which I had provided for a money-transfer service I needed, and proceeded to yell at me.
As I began to deny his baseless accusations and retaliate, the store owner suddenly realized their mistake and instead of sincerely apologizing, he muttered:
“oh, sorry, I didn’t look at the issue date”; while zooming in and out of my phone.
When I questioned him and asked him why he so comfortably accused me of such a huge offence, he turned on me and yelled at me for “lecturing” him for his horrible customer service. He had his assistant with him who graciously came by to speculate and walked away knowing it was his fault, but stayed quiet. He did not care that he had other customers in his store.
To make matters even worse, he stated that he was offering the service as an “exception” in the first place, as digital ID is NOT accepted:
1) What makes me an exception? He did not know me and just wanted my business.
2) Why would you claim to do a “favour” for a random customer and then proceed to remind them of it?
3) Why would the owner initially inform me that digital ID was accepted when it was not?
The store owner's behavior was unacceptable, unprofessional, disrespectful and showed a complete lack of empathy. I was deeply disappointed by the customer service provided by the owner store, and I will NOT be returning here in the future.
I would not recommend this store to anyone due to the poor customer service and the owner's unacceptable behavior. If you are looking for a reputable business with better customer service, I suggest you look elsewhere and avoid Big Bazaar at all costs. This experience has left a bad taste in my mouth, and I hope that others do not have to go through the same situation.
Small little store but owner is very nice & store is kept clean
Do not go here unless you feel like getting ripped off!! Every time the woman is working I get charged at least an extra $2 on almost everything i buy.
Amazing owners. My fiancé and I were stranded during the December 23, 2022 snowstorm and the owners were very nice and helped us when we needed it. We are forever grateful for their hospitality and generosity.
Thank you so much.
Thank you so much.
It is not a drugstore it wasted my time to reach here and realize this
The dude who owns the place is literally never there. There is always an emergency or he will be 'Back in 5 minutes.'. it's usually more like 10-20 minutes.
It's clear that he needs to hire staff because personal obligations cause him to never be there.
EDIT: I haven't lived in Trenton in quite a while since around that timeline. But, before I left, I did notice that they were there more often. So, I wanted to change the review a bit.
It's clear that he needs to hire staff because personal obligations cause him to never be there.
EDIT: I haven't lived in Trenton in quite a while since around that timeline. But, before I left, I did notice that they were there more often. So, I wanted to change the review a bit.
Super friendly service and really great prices for every item in the shop!
Small store but we'll stocked, friendly staff and close to the school my daughter attends, and close to our home.
Friendly little, family run, corner store. Prices are competitive to other convenience stores.
Awesome service and big selection of products!
One of the best vape stores in the area. The guy who served had good knowledge of their products and their selection in stlth pods is pretty gud. Definately recommend it.
Has always been my place to shop locally for over 30 years. The new owners as of 2022 are wonderful, very friendly and welcoming. The town of Colborne as I'm sure I can speak for many will very much miss Terry and his wife. Change is hard but I will always support Mister convenience! Miss you Terry..Sue 🙂
The store has improved over the last few months. The new owners are a very nice family and always happy to see you. They have all your basic needs, lotto, cigarettes, pet supplies, large variety of boxed and canned foods, chips, ect. Stop by and say hello I am sure it would be appreciated.
This store has everything including an awesome selection of helium balloons! They have a really good price for their helium balloons too! The staff is really friendly and helpful. They are always available for help or questions and never busy to go the extra mile. Since finding out about their awesome selection I don’t go to any other dollar store. This is a great go to place for kids birthday party needs and they have pretty much most of what other dollar stores have but everything here is $1.25 - everything!
Sweet people and always kind to my daughter's. New in town need a friendly convenience store for basic needs in a crunch and this store seems to have it covered.
Very limited items in stock, but a good shop to get simply items on the run
Very friendly owners
Carry all desi essential items. They have two cash registers when they saw the lineup the other cashier jumped as well so it was pretty quick.
They accept debit & credit so thats a plus.
They had a good variety of frozen naan and other misc items.
They accept debit & credit so thats a plus.
They had a good variety of frozen naan and other misc items.
Been going here for years I don't know I love that story I don't care about the prices I always get greeted with a smile
Great
Great and friendly service each time I come, Great prices for drinks,snacks and different smoke products.
Great smoke shop
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Friendly service
My dollar tree here in Trenton, Ontario is amazing. The store is always clean, the shelves are always being stocked and the staff is there to help you with help or advice anytime you ask for it. And never have I ever felt like I am a bother to them. The store manager, always has time to say hello to you and is there for any help or questions you might have. Thank you Dollar Tree for all you do in my store and to each of you working there...each one of you are truly awesome.
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Like any convenience store, they are and will always be an asset to our way of living. They generally have longer hours then most stores. They have pretty much anything a person would need to get them through till the next day! So even if you do have to pay a little extra its worth it because of the convenience we are getting. No complaints here!
Being a loyal customer, no respect from cashier that's shame. Well now onwards I will go to dollarama or barging club. Cashier thinks she knows about virus more than me. So she forcing me like boss . I entered the business and I needed few things so it was quick in and out. I would take small card or something. But there was no cart or no one to say hello . So I bought the few things I need to and go to cashier. And here you find this boss asked me take a cart next time. I said I dont see here. Then she said i sneaked in . Really ?use proper language. First things you should know about customers is customer service. I rather to go to self checkout instead of this uneducated cashier .sad.
Manager was very rude. Staff otherwise are nice, but will be driving to Belleville or Cobourg as I will not support a manager who yells at customers. Shame on him... maybe it's time for management change.
When you go to the Dollar Tree, you expect to purchase disposable items. But the manager is the one who should be disposed of. The staff clearly dislike him, as do most customers, I am willing to make the trip to the Belleville Dollar Tree, just to ensure a more pleasant shopping experience, and I do not want to give him any of my money! I would go to Toronto instead of here, Tony is a horrible person and has a weird obsession with everyone leaving their bags with him, he thinks everyone is stealing everything, he even blocked off the back door for a while(which is illegal) because he needs to see everyone going in and out. Terrible person, and deserves to have his store shut down. Will never be shopping here EVER again, that's a promise. I also heard Tony likes to unnecessarily ban people, he should be the one banned.
I don’t know if you can call this a grocery store. It’s more of a Dollar Store than a grocery store. Don’t expect to find your fruits and vegetables here. Their grocery is limited to mostly frozen items and some limited selection of breads. They also have a good selection of Pakistani spices.
What I really like is their non-grocery aisles which have a lot of stuff you don’t find at your regular dollar stores.
Small annoyance is that some items don’t have price stickers on them so you don’t really know how much they are until you get to the cash register.
Overall good neighbourhood convenience store.
What I really like is their non-grocery aisles which have a lot of stuff you don’t find at your regular dollar stores.
Small annoyance is that some items don’t have price stickers on them so you don’t really know how much they are until you get to the cash register.
Overall good neighbourhood convenience store.
One of the oldest convenience stores in the area, never had an issue with anything ive purchased in the last 15 years.
One of my favorite stores in town. I love the selection of pop! Flavors you won't find anywhere else! Staff is friendly. Just a great little store!
Super friendly owners. Great service and very clean store. The owners of this store remember me and my son and address us on a first name basis. I quit smoking nearly a year ago so I do not attend often anymore but they are still the most friendly out of any other store in town. I've lived here for 34 years and will always prefer their store to any others locally
This place is one of the few places you can buy individual bus tickets in Belleville! The owners are wonderful who serve the people of Belleville with kindness and compassion. This is my nabourhood corner store for sure!
Not very well stocked but it has the usual smokes and drinks
Was at the dollar tree today in Trenton and asked them to blow up a number 5 balloon that I have brought with me for they didn't have one in the store. So now my granddaughter's 5th birthday balloon sits on floor instead of floating with her other balloon that I bought in there store. Very upset with store's quality of customers satisfaction.
They do not give back right change will rip you off when ever they can :( and they dont use the till probably a tax thing........
it is a shady no good place.
it is a shady no good place.
Watch that they don't try to rip you off. Never uses the till and charged me tax on non taxables.
Make sure you get the correct change.
Make sure you get the correct change.
Best small town convenience store out there! Super friendly and helpful. If they do not stock the item your looking for let Terry know and it will be stocked from then on! They also rent DVD and blu rays which is great cause they also have lots of munchies to go with them for a great movie night! Good job Terry and Ruth we cant forget her because she is super helpful as well!
Centrally located in downtown Trenton. At this time everything is $1.25. It has all the usual items you expect to find at a dollar store and a few items that I could not find elsewhere. The personnel is pleasant and helpfull.
Dollar tree is a good place for low priced items , they have most of the items that you need it , big space parking , wheelchair accessible, the place is big and huge , they have a big collection from A to Z with low and good price the staff was so friendly and kind , they offer me help couple of times they are always smiling , I recommend this place for all families , and if you want anything just start with place you fine it or at least smeller to what you want with low price , the quality is good , thanks
I am an avid shopper of the Trenton Dollar Tree, however, I will NO LONGER be supporting this business. Mel is a disrespectful cashier. I was in line, waiting to be served, as an elderly gentleman was in front of me. He had maybe 5 items. I heard “Really?? I have to call my supervisor to approve this now!!” with sighs of frustration and anger from the cashier, because the gentleman had forgotten his wallet. How inconsiderate as staff. I have more respect for our seniors than this. I think there would have been a better solution to this, perhaps holding his items while he ran to the car, or telling him he can stop back and pick up any time. Expressing anger due to customer actions is WRONG! Customers are to be treated with respect! Mel thought it was appropriate to express his own anger, and annoyance to me, another customer once the gentleman left. This was so unprofessional and made me feel uncomfortable, and unwelcomed in the store.
The store itself has a lot of cute little items and they keep the shelves well stocked. Can't beat the prices. However, I have not found customer service to be the greatest. At my last visit I walked up to the checkout and no one was there so I rang the bell, then I hear someone behind the shelf give out a huge huff and someone named "chris" marched up to the cash, doesn't even acknowledge me. He just grabs my items and rings them through and asks for my money and that's it. Maybe it's just me but I always thought serving customers was a part of your job in customer service, but I've been wrong before.
This convenience store is also the Greyhound bus stop in Trenton. It closes at 10:00 pm, a few minutes before I arrived. The store is neat and offers quick bites, but no hot meals.
"Terrible service"
We frequently walk by the store, and my wife went in one day to get a drink while we were on a walk as we like to support the local economy.
My wife showed our Visa to pay as we always do for points. He reached out taking it from her without a word or even glancing at the card. He proceeded to THROW it back at her across the counter while saying ''I don't take that''.
Her years of childhood softball payed off as she caught the card before it flew to the ground! Bear in mind throughout this she was wearing our 3 month old son.
A simple "we don't accept Visa" or a sign would suffice, not terrible service from someone who should not be a customer service employee let alone a small business owner.
We frequently walk by the store, and my wife went in one day to get a drink while we were on a walk as we like to support the local economy.
My wife showed our Visa to pay as we always do for points. He reached out taking it from her without a word or even glancing at the card. He proceeded to THROW it back at her across the counter while saying ''I don't take that''.
Her years of childhood softball payed off as she caught the card before it flew to the ground! Bear in mind throughout this she was wearing our 3 month old son.
A simple "we don't accept Visa" or a sign would suffice, not terrible service from someone who should not be a customer service employee let alone a small business owner.
Took my son to the store at 8:35pm on a Sunday night because I just got home from work! Was super mad that they were closed considering the hours they post say Monday to Monday 9am to 9pm. Let's just say my 3 year old cried for 20 minutes NOT impressed