Ollie’s Bargain Outlet was founded in 1982 by Morton Bernstein and Oliver Rosenberg in Mechanicsville, Pennsylvania. The company takes its name from Rosenberg and features cartoon pictures of him throughout the stores, in advertising, and on merchandise. Rosenberg passed away in 1996.
The company specializes in surplus merchandise from a wide variety of retailers across the U.S., including going out of business sales, bankruptcy, or overstocked merchandise clearance items. Items sold are as varied as the companies that sell to Ollie’s including clothing, bedding, small appliances, pet supplies, sporting goods, electronics, toys, luggage, home improvement, and hardware.
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet now 181 locations in 16 states. In July of 2015, the company went public on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol: OLLI.
The company also sponsors NASCAR racing, including the #33 Chevy Silverado driven by Ron Hornaday.
After posting lower than expected sales in the third quarter of 2020, it’s anyone’s guess what the 4th quarter holds in store for Ollie’s stock holders.
In November 2020, Ollie’s partnered with the charity Toys for Tots.
The company maintains a corporate office in Harrisburg, Pennslyvania.
I made a purchase at the store in Corinth Mississippi yesterday 25 boxes flooring showed the clerck my membership on phone paid the bill have purchased 37 day before in Tupelo’ Ms price was ?5,00 more per box talked to lady about it her asset was I didn’t show my 15 preset coupo on phone did nothing cost me $150.00 more there
Two weeks ago I bought a rug at the Owensboro, Kentucky location. The $59.99 rug was too large for the space that I had intended it for. My original receipt had been washed in the pocket of a pair of pants; however, I had a complete digital copy of my receipt, my Ollie’s Army number for referencing my receipt, and I paid for it with my debit card, which they can use to look up the receipt. When I brought the rug in to get a refund, the general manager told me that it was Ollie’s policy to no longer accept a digital receipt and that they would no longer look up receipts via Ollie’s Army numbers or credit card numbers for customers. He seemed to really delight in telling me no. Frustrated by his lack of assistance and his attitude I asked him if I was just supposed to eat the $60 that I had spent on this rug. His reply was, “Well, I guess so, Ma’am!”. If this is how this store treats it’s frequent shoppers, I think I will take my $200-$300 a month elsewhere to spend.
Your ithaca ny store is horrible.I almost tripped on a pallet Jack left under a table.my little boy almost got hurt tripping on a ladder that was open and unattended.sidewalk was all snow and ice after a storm. I asked to speak to the store manager but he never came when they called him. Cashier said it’s a common problem that they dont answer their walkies especially when “chris and vanessa” are together and smiled at me with a wink. I’m done with your store!
I purchased flooring yesterday at your store in New Hartford, NY it was apparently mispriced so I asked the associate to get a manager, he was not wearing his mask over his face, he pulled the paper sign out and crumpled it up, he started swearing because we wanted to speak with a supervisor! I’ve never been treated so poorly at a store in my life! I reported this to the manager “Cici” but she didn’t seem to think that was a big deal, no one apologized, nothing was done, I’m appalled at the lack of professionalism. I would like a call from your corporate office. I will be reporting this to the governors office, all employees should be wearing masks appropriately! And have no right to treat a customer like that, ever.
April Ward
Question? How do I go about getting LITTLE BABY BUM SINGING PLUSH MUSICAL PIG that you have advertised in your currant flyer. I have been to the store in Casselberry, Fl 5 times and they were very nice, especially a gentleman named Paul. I have looked all over and do very much want this toy for my great granddaughter. Please, any help that you can give me will be greatly appreciated. It’s in your flyer. Thank you, Lucy Allen 407-335-XXXX
wayne vollmer store manager at the massena newyork 13662 store abuses his employees steals there work and credibility from them.ollies in massena was agood store with good managers untill he corrupted it.he abuses and abuses his employees.he is shark that eats people up uses and abuses and then spits them out.
I was in your Albemarle, NC location and was sold expired medicine. Get your sh** together before you hurt someone.
truth hurts you sum b*tches this is my email address send me an email and find out do u erase all comments that do give u a glowing revue u sure as sh*t deleted mine im not doing it again sensership
I bought a rug from ollies and the guy evan broke my window and now they are giving me a hard time.. Jason the manager said they are not responsible for damage vehicles in parking lot… Well Ollie’s worker loaded it into my truck and broke my window and he knows it and than went inside to act like nothing was wrong and tried to say he was doing what I told him… Well I did not ask him to break my window… this happened at ollies in Fayetteville NC.. I am now letting my insurance deal with them
I was in your store on May 16th of last week and was charged twice for one transaction. I have had a hard time gettting my money back. I have done all I was asked to do. The manager of the store was rude and very unprofessional to me while trying to get this situation taken care of. This happened at the Ollies store in meridian ms. The manangers name is Mary. I still haven’t gotten my money back and Iv been upset over this situation and even asked for a phone number to talk to corporate and she told me there was no number. I just want my money back and this situation handled. The store is located at Bonita lakes. Thanks
Future Store Location:
Property along rout 61, Shamokin Pa. will be available for lease. This may be a good location for one of your outlets. Please let me know your thoughts on this.
Leonard J, Dobson Sr.
I was in your Kennett Square pa store on May 9 th and I tripped on a pallet strap and fell and got hurt. Has your store sent you the report of my fall. I am seeking medical treatment now. I will be doing physical therapy starting this week.Thank you.
I love Ollies and visit the one in Hagerstown often.
I live in Martinsburg, WV and we are losing retail stores left and right (the mall, Sears,
Kmart etc). There are many buildings being vacated and we have so many fewer places to shop.
Someone on a website hoped Ollies would come in and occupy the now vacant KMart store and I agreed.
The former KMart building is located next to Gabes which seems to be doing a brisk business, Please check out Martinsburg. We are in the center of three counties with very few places to shop. There are 100,000 people in our country alone.
Please consider putting an Ollie’s in Martinsburg, WV
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I purchased a coffee pot…returned it for a refund…used my debit card.and it’s been two days since ..please do something to facilitate that my money gets back on my card. I was in your poplar bluff Missouri store my name is Danny
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The store itself is great, the employees for the most part are wonderful. Their management could use a LOT of improvement in customer service though.
(I’m referring to the manager Damon, tall, thin and bald with glasses and usually has a greyish shirt on)
I’ve been shopping there for years, but now there’s a new guy running the store, and well.. He doesn’t seem like he has any business working with customers since he apparently hates them and can’t even be polite to them.
He’s extremely rude!. He throws things around the store and does it in front of everyone. He swears constantly and acts like he’s totally put out having to deal with human interaction.
He yells at customers, talks to them like they’re stupid and insults them.
How he treats the employees is even worse.
I’ve been there a few times where he’s been yelling at employees face to face in front of everyone.
First of all, you should treat your employees like human beings. Not yell at and belittle them and de humanize them. They are human beings after all and have feelings.
Secondly, if you do need to speak to an employee or reprimand them you don’t do it like that where you publicly humiliate them. You pull them aside and speak to them. Not shout, not insult, not abuse them.
Unfortunately he missed that memo apparently.
He’s come up and yelled at them right in front of customers (when he’s not yelling at the customers themselves) and he’s called the employees on the phones at the register AND on their personal phones and yelled at them so loud and inappropriately that you can hear it from 1-2 registers away.
At this point, he’s lucky they haven’t pressed charges against him for harassment, discrimination or verbally assaulting them on a regular basis.
Not really sure why the guy took a job working with people when he obviously hates people.
I’ve also seen a few times where people have called the corporate office while they are in line to complain about how disrespectful, rude and abrasive he was.
Someone really needs to have a talk with that guy before his attitude escalates and someone decides to knock the attitude out of him.
I’ve been shopping there as I said for years, and have always loved the staff. All the management, cashiers, people on the sales floor and everything. Until this guy. I still enjoy everyone else that works there, but the manager in question now has gotten me to re-evaluate whether or not I want to shop there any more. I don’t like going into an unsafe environment and having to look over my shoulder and watch every little thing I do, to make sure I’m not going to be yelled at and verbally assaulted or insulted by someone with a totally hostile attitude. Granted, I don’t spend a lot there.. maybe about 200-300 a month, but I’m to the point that I kind of feel safer spending that money at either another location or at another company that this person is not affiliated with.
This is the Dayton Ohio Ollies that I was referring to. Located on Springboro Pike