Dig For Deals At Bin Time, An Overstock Warehouse In South Carolina Where Everything Is $5 Or Less
Whether you’re a bargain hunting, deal seeking, master treasure hunter – or not, there is a warehouse in South Carolina that’s making headlines all over the southeast and you’ll want to go. Bintime is an overstock warehouse that sources good from some of America’s biggest retailers each week, including everything from high-end items originally priced in the hundreds of dollars to small items like socks and t-shirts, and more.
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The store is found less than 10 miles northeast of Greenville in Taylors.
The store has more than 400,000 items each week and those who've visited Bintime aleady come back week after week to get at the deals. But what kinds of deals can you get?
Bintime makes it easy! New merchandise is added the the bins inside the warehouse on Saturday and Sunday. On those days, everything in the warehouse is just $5. On Monday, everything is just $2, and then on Tuesday (the last day Bintime is open before receiving a new shipment) everything is just $1.
Bintime is appropriately named. Everything that's for sale is stocked into the wooden bins and visitors peruse them at their leisure. Only a little more than 400 customers are allowed into the store at a time, due to a fire code, so you can expect to stand in line outside on Saturday and Sunday. So far, Monday and Tuesday crowds haven't created lines outside.
There are a few rules you have to follow if you want to shop at Bintime: First, you can't open any boxes to see what the merchandise looks like. Once you get to the register, you can ask an employee to open the box. But the easiest way to avoid standing in line for something you don't want is to simply download a bar scanner to your phone and then scan the code to learn more about the item inside box.
Next, you can't set items aside somewhere in the store; stockpiling items is no-go. There are no carts or buggies. Bintime gives everyone a huge 19-gallon IKEA shopping bag. Once that bag is full, you'll need to head to the register and pay. If you want to keep shopping, just take your paid merchandise to your car and return the store — unless there's a line outside. In that case, you'll have to get back in line.
Is it worth it? Some repeat customers admit to driving as far as 2.5 hours each way just to shop at Bintime. It's easy to see why. The deals are phenomenal. These YETI ramblers are currently listed on Amazon at $34.99 each so $5 is a huge bargain!
This is one instance where following the Facebook page doles out a wealth of information. Every Thursday, Bintime posts photos of some of the new arrivals that will fill the bins on Saturday. If that's not enough... every week they give away a VIP pass that let's the lucky winner skip to the front of the line when they arrive!
Bintime is open four days per week: Saturday through Tuesday. For more information, including the hours of operation, follow the official Facebook page here. (Note: There are two Bintime locations in South Carolina: one in Taylors and one in Anderson!)
Have you been to Bintime? We’d love to hear about the great deals you scored!
Robin Jarvis is a travel and entertainment writer and editor for OnlyInYourState.com with a bachelor's degree in Journalism. Her love for travel has taken her to many parts of the world. She spent more than two decades living on the coast in South Carolina and currently lives in the mountains of North Carolina - although she still makes it back to see family in South Carolina quite often. When she's not working, she loves to hike, kayak, and check out new adventures. Get in touch at [email protected]
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