To the editor: When a 99 Cents Only store took over the wonderfully chaotic Bargain Circus location on La Brea Avenue in 1999, I was disheartened. Where else was I going to find things like leftover Crosse & Blackwell individual plum puddings for 50 cents? (“99 Cents Only was an icon of Los Angeles. Inside the fall of the popular chain”, April 10)
By comparison, the burgeoning 99 Cents Only retail chain seemed blandly corporate. However, I was eventually won over by the humor of their advertising and the usefulness of the stores when I needed everyday items.
I still miss Bargain Circus, but the 99 Cents Only stores now join it in an equally fond memory.
Cary Moore, San Pedro
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To the editor: We once had dinner with some friends who had just returned from Australia. They promised a special dessert. It was Tim Tam, a chocolate covered wafer they brought home from vacation.
I didn't tell them they had them at the 99 Cents Only store.
Christa Shackleford, Foca Beach
