99 Cents Only Stores Will Sell 9 Color TVs and 99 Scooters for Only 99 Cents on March 18, 2004 at the Grand Openings of Its Newest 99 Cents Only Stores in Tucson, Arizona.

Business Editors

COMMERCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 12, 2004

Sharp 19-inch color TV's will be sold for only 99 cents to the first nine customers and scooters to the next 99 customers at the grand opening of its new Tucson 99 Cents Only Stores(R) (NYSE:NDN) on Thursday, March 18, 2004 at 8 a.m.

The next 99 customers can buy $29 NFL team sport watches for only 99 cents. The following 199 customers can buy Clip Art designer pens, a $25 value for only 99 cents!

The new Tucson store is 21,000 square feet and located at 7125 East Golf Links Road on the northeast corner of East Golf Links Road and South Kolb Road.

On Friday, March 19 the first 99 customers can muscle a Total Tiger Exercise Machine with a Total Workout Video, a $50 value for only 99 cents. On Saturday, March 20, Day Timer organizers, a $30 value, will be sold for only 99 cents to the first 99 customers!

On Sunday, March 21, the first 99 customers can buy a 1 Gallon bottle of salon quality Curl Revitalizer, a $40 value for only 99 cents. On Monday, March 22, the first 99 customers will be able to buy framed official Harry Potter pictures for only 99 cents!

On Tuesday, March 23, the first 99 customers can buy large Jon Donaire Cheesecakes, a delicious $12 value for only 99 cents. On Wednesday, March 24, the first 99 customers can buy 24-piece 1984 Olympic coin sets that originally sold for $29, for only 99 cents!

99 Cents Only Stores(R) is the nation's oldest existing one-price retailer. 99 Cents Only Stores emphasizes name-brand consumables at an excellent value, in its 194 clean, attractively merchandised stores located in California, Texas, Arizona and Nevada. The company's New York Stock Exchange symbol is NDN.

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