Inside the World’s Largest Bin Store
Inside the World’s Largest Bin Store: 80,000 Sq Ft of Chaos, Deals, and How to Run One Right
World’s largest bin haul just landed, and the line wraps around the mall—let’s go! Guys, have you ever stood in an 80,000 square foot bin store thirty minutes before opening with hundreds upon hundreds of people already stacked deep at the doors? Sawgrass Mills, Sunrise, Florida. Carts clanking. Phones out. Heart rates up. This is Super Bins, and today we’re talking volume, not vibes. Bins on bins on bins—LPN, FC, Walmart—every kind of load they could get and they filled the freaking bins. That’s the entire secret most of you miss. When the bins are full, the bargains are there. When you sprinkle junk like parsley, you starve your customers and then cry “people don’t have money.” No. They have money. They just won’t pay for crap.
The Spectacle
Doors open. Mayhem. They had 240 shopping carts and they’re gone in minutes. Four registers ringing nonstop. The crowd keeps coming from inside the mall—because the mall literally had to open its doors for the overflow. I’m walking one aisle—one aisle out of what feels like forty—and I’m not even digging. I’m just grabbing what’s on top:
RC cars (easy flips),
Solar post lights,
13-inch heavy-duty flooring cutter (retail money),
Dehumidifiers and outdoor misting fans (Florida, baby—these sell in two minutes),
Automatic pet feeders ($100 bills with a hopper),
Wireless mics, water flossers, ink cartridges (eBay catnip).
I’m telling you—I haven’t even hit the bottom of a bin yet.
Price cadence? The exact rhythm I preach: $12 Friday, then $10, $8, $6, $4, $2, down to $1 Thursday. Then they restock and do it again. The model works because it’s built on velocity. We don’t care about value, we care about volume.
Ops Lesson #1: Fill Your Freaking Bins (Over the Top)
Let me say it plain: the bins were slammed full. That’s why this opening is printing. When you “sample” inventory like a scared caterer—five here, three there—you create the scramble game: customers run, don’t return, and you tell yourself a story about the economy. Wrong story.
Mantra time:
Fill your freaking bins.
We don’t care about value, we care about volume.
Avoid the scramble game.
Save your damn money (spend it on inventory, not shiny distractions).
Ops Lesson #2: The Infrastructure That Actually Wins
This store is built the way winners build:
Bins
Standard 4×8 tables with 6" sides, heavy-duty 2×4 and 4×4 framing. Ben considered wheels but saved $5,000 and put that money into inventory. That’s discipline. Wheels can wait—product can’t.
Unboxing control
Two hardwood unboxing stations, staffed with six people total (three per side). Bring sealed brown boxes there, open them, decide fast, tape back up. Why? Because when customers unbox in the bins, your value gets scattered and your day turns to babysitting. Signs are everywhere: DO NOT OPEN IN THE BINS—and they actually enforce it.
Registers & carts
Four registers running hot. 240 carts on the floor. Carts equal capacity, and capacity equals bigger tickets.
Office for visibility & loss prevention
Second-story one-way glass over the sales floor. You can see your cashiers, watch customers, and prevent the “sticky fingers” problem without turning the place into a police state. You’ll hate to hear it, but the #1 theft is internal. Eyes up, stats down.
Back-room buffer
About 7–8,000 sq ft in back—enough to hold 10–15 loads on deck. That’s how you avoid the scramble game. If your next load is “arriving tomorrow,” you’re already behind. Build inventory depth or you’ll pay through the nose on last-minute junk and kill your margins.
Ops Lesson #3: Scale and Site Selection
They started by building out part of the store behind a temporary wall—smart. Prove the model, build the demand, expand into the other half. The plan? ~500 bins soon. With Miami and Fort Lauderdale right down the road, the population density supports it. And let’s be honest: the mall itself is high-end. Once upon a time, bins were “taboo” for malls. Not anymore. Paint the place, pick a color scheme, brand your POS and signs, keep it classy—you’ll get foot traffic plus legitimacy.
Marketing Beat: TikTok Did the Heavy Lifting
Here’s what blew my mind: TikTok + Instagram, daily, behind-the-scenes, that’s the playbook. Ben (23) and Ari (21) documented everything—the buildout, the fails, the wins, the chaos. They spent three months grinding (they told me they tossed 20 dumpsters of garbage from the old Bed Bath & Beyond), and when they opened, the people showed up. That’s content market fit: show real work, show real finds, and people will line up at 1 a.m. to be first in the door.
They even ran a grand-opening raffle—five $100 store credits. Tickets at the door, easy hype, happy winners. Add in mystery boxes and you have side-quest revenue plus a streamable moment people share.
Product Mix & Price Rhythm: Keep the Excitement Compounding
This is the mix I love: FC + LPN + Walmart, with the occasional Target. Keep it mysterious enough to be fun, consistent enough to be trusted, and always drive the rhythm:
Friday: $12 (drop the heat—iPads and MacBooks have happened)
Saturday: $10
Sunday: $8
Monday: $6
Tuesday: $4
Wednesday: $2
Thursday: $1 → clear it all, and start over
That $1 day is your reset button. Don’t hoard, don’t “save it for later.” Blow it out. The volume creates the addiction; the restock keeps them checking your feed and lining up again.
Kid Bins: Genius Category Design
They’re building ~50 kid-height bins packed with toys and kid-friendly finds. It’s merchandising and community building. Parents shop longer when kids are happy. Kids become the “we have to go to the bin store” engine. That’s lifetime value wearing light-up sneakers.
Community Beat: Shout-Outs and Shop-Floor Stories
I talked to customers stacked two carts deep—controllers, appliances, and yes, a car fridge that’ll pull $250–$300 all day. One customer found two phones (iPhone + Galaxy) and won the raffle. Another cracked open what looked like snack cakes and found a laptop. You can’t script that. That’s why we do bin stores. It’s discovery plus math.
Ben and Ari, respect. Young, hungry, and committed to the build, not the talk. They poured a year’s worth of planning into a launch day that blew past expectations. And they’re still thinking ahead—more bins, better flow, pallet racking in the back, and expanding as demand proves out. That’s the play.
Quick Checklist: Copy This If You Want Lines Out the Door
Inventory Depth: Keep 10–15 loads in the wings. No scramble.
Over-the-Top Fill: Visually slam the bins on restock day.
Unboxing Stations: Staff them. Tape boxes back. Protect value.
Carts & Cashiers: More carts = bigger tickets. Four registers minimum for big days.
Security with Respect: Overlook stations + one-way glass. Calm but watchful.
Price Rhythm: 12 → 10 → 8 → 6 → 4 → 2 → 1. Then restock.
Content Engine: Daily TikToks/IG Reels. Show work, show wins, show humans.
Don’t Overspend on Pretty: Wheels later. Inventory now.
Category Plays: Kid bins, small electronics corral, “seasonal heat” table.
Giveaways: Raffles & mystery boxes for hype and incremental revenue.
Want me to break down your layout or your load plan? Text me (315) 778-8744. Want to see this model at scale? Meet me at ASD and I’ll walk you through sourcing, staffing, and store flow. Subscribe for the next shop-floor teardown and vendor list drop—save your damn money, buy the right loads, and fill your freaking bins.
Now go out there and make some money.
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