Five Below

We got chased out of this store for stealing a $ 5 boogie board. Look, I get that you’re not supposed to steal things because it’s «illegal» and all… but I wasn’t trying to steal things, lady. I swear.
If I was trying to steal things, I probably wouldn’t have bought $ 40 worth of inane crap before stealing $ 5 worth of inane crap.
If I was trying to steal things, why would I pay for a button that reads «I Pooped Today*» instead of just slipping it into my pocket? Why would I also purchase a companion button for my friend that says, «Farts Are Whispers Your Butt Makes»?
If I was trying to steal things, why would I choose to only steal the one item so large and awkward that it would be impossible to conceal?
I stood in front of you while you rang up all the other bullshit we bought for no reason, holding that boogie board the whole time. Yes, I forgot to hand it to you, but [we’re in this together lady, because] you also forgot to ask for it.
I really do want to hate on Five Below more for the unnecessary fury of this cashier, but at the end of the day, I did walk out the door with a boogie board that I didn’t pay for. And that’s my bad.
More importantly, they do have cool stuff at hot prices, just like the sign says. So… five stars it is.
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*I don’t mean to, even rhetorically, question the wisdom of purchasing said button. Obviously it was an item that no reasonable man could pass up. I am merely questioning the rationale behind stealing other items and not stealing the tiny, easily-​concealed button.

I go in Five Below quite often, usually when I need a gift for my niece, cell phone accessories or am bored and just feel like looking around. yes, its mostly teenage stuff, but they do have some really cute products and its affordable.
The girls that work there are always friendly and helpful, theres rarely a wait and the store is always neat and clean. They also have greeting cards, candy, a decent select selection of makeup/​nail polish and I’ve gotten some really nice cookbooks here as well.
I’ll continue going there as long as they have what I need at a good price and the customer service stays the same.

My wife & I went in here looking for things after stopping in Newport for the day. It’s definitely not a place to go shopping for big ticket items and items that you’d give as a «real nice» gift, but it would be good for little kids and gag gifts to adults, that could handle gag gifts.
Not a place I’d go to often, but for the right reason, I go back to shop there again.

Cheap cheap stuff selection of products is less. Better off going to the one next to it dollar store.

Five Below is kind of a trendy kids version of a $ 5 store. Most of the items here are targeted towards kids, I have found really affordable and fun gifts for the children I babysit here. There is also a wonderful selection of cell phone covers, coloring books and cards. The employees at this shop are usually helpful and the shop is surprisingly organized for how busy this shopping plaza gets. The parking lot isn’t the most organized and like I mentioned this is busy plaza so please be careful with parking!

Five Below = Ocean State Job Lot meets Dollar Store meets Candy Store meets Spencer’s Gifts… everything in the store is under $ 5.00 and the goods are all over the place!
This store is perfect for parents and elementary to middle school aged children who want to spend their weekly allowance money… and twenty something year olds like me who want their weekly fix of candy and random goods!
Just to give you an idea about how random this place is: Hello Kitty DSi cases, yoga mats, storage units, board games, Japanese erasers shaped like sushi, Botan Rice Candy (YUM), Patriots + Red Sox + Celtics (and ugh, Jets + Giants + Yankees) gear, cheap DVDs, laptop cooling fans, Sudoku books, bouncy balls that have sparkles that float when you play with them…
I wouldn’t suggest this place to people like older adults who love Job Lot, Christmas Tree Shops, HomeGoods — you’ll take one look at the horrid graphic design on the signs and turn right around out the door. If you have kids or if you are young at heart, you’ll love this place.