Needed a few things I hadn't been able to carry in checked luggage and heard the Bazar China stores…read moreare Spain's version of dollar stores. I'd seen these discount shops in Spanish cities but saw online that the suburban versions are large warehouse stores.
This was definitely a warehouse. Tons of items and tons of options. I'm not sure why but the lighting in there was TERRIBLE. I think they replaced the large fluorescent fixtures with tiny e26 type bulbs. I had to use my phone flashlight in some parts of the store. Note that I significantly brightened store interior photos so you can actually see what's in there but it's MUCH darker in person. Staff (husband and wife, I think) just stood at their registers on either end of the store watching people. That said, we were the only customers on a Thursday a little past noon.
My other issue was a lot of merch was covered in dust. It was like a cargo container got exposed to mud and wiped off but not thoroughly. It was very off-putting and a bit unreal that they were selling it like that.
Prices were decent for some things and very high for others. A doodle sketch pad with 10 sheets was like €7!!!! But I was able to find some items I needed (without dirt), manicure scissors for €0.85 which was okay (quality was marginal).
All in all it was an odd place with the lack of light and layers of dirt on most items. For these reasons, I can see why locals were not frequenting this store. Prices were decent for essentials but very high on non-essential items. I do appreciate that they had what I needed to make life easier on my vacation.