99 Cents Only Stores Will Sell 9 Color TVs and 99 Scooters for Only 99 Cents to Celebrate the Grand Opening of Its Newest 99 Cents Only Stores on Thursday, July 8, 2004 in Houston, Texas.

COMMERCE, Calif. -- 99 Cents Only Stores(R) (NYSE:NDN) will sell Sharp 19" Color TVs for only 99 cents to the first 9 customers and Scooters to the next 99 customers at the grand opening of its Houston, Texas store on Thursday, July 8, 2004 at 8 am in the West Oaks Mall Area.

The next 199 customers can buy genuine leather At-A-Glance Day Planners, a $40 value, for only 99 cents. The next 99 customers can buy NFL team sport watches, a $25 value, for only 99 cents!

The new store is 22,000 square feet and located at 14310 Westheimer Road at the corner of Highway 6 in the city Houston, Texas.

On Friday, July 9, the first 99 customers can buy American Flag 70-bulb light sets, a $10 value, for only 99 cents! On Saturday, July 10, the first 99 customers can buy Clip Art designer pens, a $25 value, for only 99 cents!

On Sunday, July 11, the first 99 customers can buy large Jon Donaire Cheesecakes, a $12 value, for only 99 cents. On Monday, July 12, the first 99 customers can buy framed official Harry Potter pictures for only 99 cents!

On Tuesday, July 13, the first 99 customers can buy 108-piece Art sets, a $15 value, for only 99 cents. On Wednesday, July 14, the first 99 customers can buy 1984 Olympic 24-piece 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 209 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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