A friend told me about Job Lot-shops. Are there still any in New York or something similar? From what she told me, Job Lot was always a bargain and fun and somewhat different from Dollar-Shops.

The orginal Job Lot on Church Street and Chambers closed many years ago. The next thing is "Big Lot" nation-wide chain stores that has items that would not sell in the bigger stores (excess inventory). The dollar store has mostly everyday stock item,