Sadly, the West Oakland 99 cent store closed.
The only 99 cent only chain store is in Berkeley, walkable from the North Berkeley BART station.
At my most recent visit there, I was able to get:
- portobello caps and crimini mushrooms, now in a smaller package than before (4 or 5 oz.)
- 5 lb. bag of red potatoes
- 16 oz. bags of dried garbanzo beans
- Ocean spray dried cranberries
- large heads of cauliflower
- canned cherries made in USA
- black peppercorns
I also saw guava paste and pink Himalayan salt.