Terms and Conditions

Free Item Card A free item card is not a gift card. Redeemable for one free item up to 99.99 cents. Does not include tax and CRV. A free item card is valid only at 99 Cents Only Store locations. No reproductions will be accepted. Limit one card per customer, per transaction. Not valid with any other discount offers or coupons. Not for sale, redeemable or exchangeable for cash. Cannot be used to purchase gift cards. Cards that are lost, stolen or damaged will not be replaced. Use of the free item card constitutes acceptance of these terms. 

© 2017 99 Cents Only Stores LLC.

Mystery Basket Sweepstakes  NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. CONTEST IS OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, NEVADA OR TEXAS AGE 18 OR OLDER.

1.  ELIGIBILITY:

The Contest is open to legal residents of Arizona, California, Nevada or Texas who are eighteen (18) years of age or older as of the date of entry. Employees, independent contractors, officers, and directors of 99 Cents Only Stores, its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies, legal advisors, and the immediate family members and persons living in the same household of such persons are not eligible to participate in the Contest. Residents of jurisdictions prohibiting such promotions should consider this offer void.

2.  CONTEST PERIOD:

The Contest (the "Contest") opens September 9th, 2018 at 7:00 am Pacific Daylight Time and ends September 9th, 2018 at 10:00 pm Pacific Daylight Time. The 99 Cents Only Stores’ computer is the official time-keeping device for the Contest.  Entries that are submitted before or after the Contest Period will be disqualified. The winners names will be randomly drawn with in seven (7) business days after the Contest closes.

3.  SPONSOR:

99 Cents Only Stores LLC, located at 4000 Union Pacific Ave, Commerce, CA 90023.

4.  AGREEMENT TO OFFICIAL RULES:

Participation in this Contest constitutes entrant's full unconditional agreement and acceptance of these Official Rules and all the decisions of Sponsor, whose decisions are final.

5.  HOW TO ENTER:

Visit  any 99 Cents Only Store location in California, Nevada or Arizona during each 99 Cents Only Store’s operating hours on September 9. 2018, which are generally either 8 am- 10 pm (Pacific Daylight Time) or 7 am – 9 pm (Pacific Daylight Time).  To enter,  fill out an entry form located at the registers, submit it in the designated collection box or to a 99 Cents Only Store employee and be automatically entered for a chance to win one (1) of 99 mystery basket prizes valued between $10-$500, each guaranteed to contain a gift card. You will be required to include your name, address, age, email and telephone number to enter without making a purchase.  We must receive your submission no later than 10:00 pm Pacific Daylight Time on September 9th, 2018.  Late, incorrect, incomplete, illegible/unintelligible entries or those with unverifiable contact information are not eligible. LIMIT ONE (1) ENTRY PER PERON, PER EMAIL ADDRESS, AND PER HOUSEHOLD.  Entries received from any person, email address or household in excess of the stated limitation will be void.  All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. 

 Entries must be submitted in a 99 Cents Only Store, no mail or online entries are available.

7.  WINNER SELECTION:

On or about September 17th, 2018 the Sponsor will randomly select 99 Potential Winners from among all eligible entries received.   No purchase is necessary.  A purchase will not improve chances of winning. The decisions of the judges and of the Sponsor are final and binding in all regards.  Odds of winning will depend on the number of entries received.

8.  WINNER NOTIFICATION: 

Potential Winners will be notified by email and/or telephone. If a Potential Winner cannot be contacted within two (2) days after the date of the first attempt to contact the Potential Winner, or fails to submit the Declaration of Compliance within the required time period, or fails to meet the eligibility requirements of these Rules, the Potential Winner forfeits the prize and a substitute Potential Winner will be selected according to these Rules.  Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts to notify the winner.

 9.  PRIZES:

99 mystery basket prizes will be awarded; each valued between $10-$500.  Prizes will be randomly assigned to the Potential Winners.  Contents of each mystery basket is determined by 99 Cents Only Stores with each mystery basket guaranteed to contain a gift card redeemable at 99 Cents Only Stores.  The total value of all prizes will be $XXX.

[Need to detail the number of baskets at each value: 10 baskets will be valued at $10 (including the gift card); 10 Valued at $25 (including the gift card), etc.

And the number of gift cards/value: 50 baskets will contain a $5 Gift Card; 25 will contain a $10 Gift Card, etc.] 10 baskets valued at $500 (including gift card), 39 baskets valued at $100 (including gift card) and 50 baskets valued at $50 (including gift card)

No alternative prize or other substitution is permitted except by Sponsor in its sole discretion in the event of prize unavailability. Winner will be responsible for payment of income taxes based on the total value of the mystery basket contents received.

Prizes are nontransferable.

10. CLAIMING PRIZES: 

Within two (2) business days of the date notice or attempted notice is sent, each Potential Winner will be required to fully complete, electronically or physically sign and submit a Declaration of Compliance and properly completed U.S. Federal W-9 form as a condition of receiving the prize. If a Potential Winner is at least 18 but still considered a minor is his/her jurisdiction of residence, Sponsor reserves the right to award the prize in the name of his/her parent or legal guardian, who will be required to sign the Declaration of Compliance on the Potential Winner’s behalf and fulfill any other requirements imposed on Winner set forth herein.  All taxes on prizes, including income taxes, and any incidental expenses associated with collection of a prize, including transportation to and from the 99 Cents Only Store where the Prize is redeemed, are the responsibility of the Winner.

11.  USE OF WINNER’S INFORMATION/IMAGE:

By accepting the prize, Winner (or parent/guardian of Winner if Winner is under the age of majority in the state which Winner resides) grants to Sponsor, a non-exclusive, perpetual license to use the winner's name, voice, tweet, likeness, or video of Winner participating in the shopping spree for the purpose of trade, advertising, or promotion in any and all media without further compensation, permission or notification, unless prohibited by law, and upon request will provide consent to such use in writing.

12.  USE OF SUBMISSION:

By accepting a prize, each Winner (or parent/guardian of Winner if Winner is under the age of majority in the state which Winner resides) grants to Sponsor, a non-exclusive, perpetual license to print, re-print, translate, publish, sell and otherwise exploit his/her entry in any media, or other product displaying the Sponsor’s trademark, and in any marketing and publicity in connection therewith, except where prohibited without compensation to the Winner.  Sponsor is under no obligation to use submitted Entries for any purpose.

13.  GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

Conduct of Contest and selection of Winners are in Sponsor's sole discretion, and Sponsor's decisions are final and binding. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend, and/or modify the Contest, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures, or any other factor impairs the integrity or proper function of the Contest, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. In the event the Contest is unable to run as planned for any reason, as determined by Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion, the Sponsor may, in its sole and absolute discretion, either (a) suspend the Contest to address the impairment and then resume the Contest in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules or (b) terminate the Contest and, in the event of termination, award the prize among the eligible, non-suspect entries received up to the time of the impairment or determine not to award any prizes to anyone.  Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any entrant it finds to be tampering with the Contest process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or in any unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner and to void all associated submissions.  Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies (including attorneys’ fees) from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.  Sponsor’s failure to enforce or delay in enforcing any term of these official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.

14.  RELEASE:

By participating in the Contest, entrants agree to release, discharge and hold harmless the Sponsor, and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, other companies associated with the Contest, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, representatives, and agents (the Released Parties) from and against any claim, loss, damages, rights or cause of action of any kind arising out of, in connection with, or resulting from entrant’s participation in the Contest or receipt or use of the prize (including any travel or activity related hereto), including, but not limited to: (a) any technical errors associated with the Contest, including lost, interrupted or unavailable Internet Service Provider (ISP), network, server, wireless service provider, or other connections, availability or accessibility or miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone, cellular tower or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure or humbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties; (b) unauthorized human intervention in the Contest; (c) mechanical, network, electronic, computer, human, printing or typographical errors; (d) application downloads, (e) any other errors or problems in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, errors that may occur in the administration of the Contest, the announcement of the winner, the cancellation or postponement of the event and/or the flyover, if applicable, the incorrect downloading of the application, the processing of entries, application downloads or in any Contest-related materials; or (f) injury, death, property damage, claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy and losses or damages of any kind, to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Contest or acceptance, receipt or misuse of the prize (including any travel or activity related thereto).  In any action brought to enforce the terms of this General Release, the Released Parties shall be entitled to recover their costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys fees for counsel of their own choosing. Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest. Entrants waive the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages.

15.  ENTRANT REPRESENTATIONS:

Each entrant represents and warrants that such entrant has the full right and authority to enter the Contest and to grant the rights granted herein and that entrant’s agreement to the terms hereof does not conflict with any existing commitment on such entrant’s part.   

16.  LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY:

Sponsor, its agents and representatives, its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies, and legal advisors are not responsible for and shall not be liable for: (i) late, lost, delayed, damaged, misdirected, incomplete, illegible or unintelligible entries; (ii) any condition caused by events beyond the control of Sponsor that may cause the Contest to be disrupted or corrupted; (iii) any printing, programming or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Contest or technical, computer, network or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest or the announcement of the winner; (iv) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the Contest process; (v) any unauthorized third party use of any entry information; or (vi) any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising in connection with or as a result of the prize, or acceptance, possession, or use of the prize, or from participation in the Contest.

17.   DISPUTES:

Except where prohibited, each entrant agrees that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court located in California. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation, and enforceability of these Official Rules or the rights and obligations of entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Contest shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to any choice of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of California or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction other than the State of California.

18.  COPY OF OFFICIAL RULES:

For a copy of these Official Rules, which are also posted on the website, please ask any cashier at the 99 Cents Only Store where you submit your entry or send your request via postal mail to 99 Cents Only Stores LLC, 4000 Union Pacific Ave, Commerce, CA 90023 ATTN: Contest Rules.

19.   WINNER LIST REQUESTS:

Any legally required list of winners may be obtained by sending an e-mail with the subject line: “#99Day Winner List Request" to [marketing@99only.com]. All such requests must be received within six (6) weeks after the end date of the Contest.

20.  ENTRANT PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Information collected from each entrant is subject to the 99 Cents Only Privacy Policy available at www.99centsonly.com/privacy.