Bin Stores in Elgin, Illinois

"Honestly, I want to tell people to not shop here so I can find all the really good deals, but this is one of the best stores in Elgin-area. The owner and staff are incredible people who care about their products and customers. They make sure that people are safe and that the shopping is as structured as possible with rules to make it fair for everyone. This is a Treasure Bin Store. It's returns from Amazon* laid out in long bin like tables, mostly unsorted. The owner and his family run the store well and have instituted rules that..."

"Absolute garbage. I've been here 4 times and bought about 20 items. Without exaggeration, more than half of the items I bought were physically damaged and/or just didn't work. I've learned to take everything to the unboxing station before buying. Today, other than noticing the guy working the register vaping in the store which is illegal in Illinois, I checked a juicer which turned out to be used and full of dried food stuck inside of it. Then I brought a toaster oven and box of four coffee mugs. The man didn't even have to open it. He told me..."

"Great store. It's weird though the tables are filled with boxes you can't open them. But if you have an Amazon account you can scan the boxes and it will show what's in the boxes. They also have a station where they will open the boxes for you and you can decide if you want the items. Which is great. The deals are $8 on Friday. Saturday $6, Sunday $4, Monday $3, Tuesday $3 Wednesday $1 item in the store. They are closed on Thursday for restocking. These are returns from Amazon customers. Plan on spending at least an hour..."

"we used to make this a Friday tradition and we’re always happy with the deals that we were able to find… ever since the new owners took it over, It seems as if the value of all the items they have out has gone down and most of them are open. if they aren’t already open, it’s just junk. every time we’ve gone recently since the new owners we’ve ended up with broken items. they barely have any sealed product that is worth over a few bucks. all good things must come to an end I suppose. we won’t be..."