Ocean State Job Lot
Ocean State Job Lot is the Northeast's largest, privately held, closeout retail chain with over 170 stores across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic; approximately 5,600 associates; and annual sales exceeding $850 million. Since our founding in 1977, we've been helping shoppers buy a lot more of the useful things they need for a lot less of their hard-earned money. We sell an ever-changing array of household goods, apparel, pet supplies, kitchen pantry staples, and seasonal products (such as holiday, gardening, and pool supplies) at a fraction of their typical price. Ocean State Job Lot is committed to being a progressive company where we put people first. We value our diverse team of associates and continually seek opportunities to strengthen the communities we serve. We promote a positive work-life balance, offering many resources to help our associates with all aspects of their well-being. We also offer a flexible workplace that offers many hybrid roles throughout our corporate departments. The Ocean State Job Lot Charitable Foundation has a long history of philanthropic leadership, placing emphasis on assisting people in need, including children, veterans and military, those who are homeless, and those struggling with food insecurity; aiding animal rescues, shelters and welfare organizations; and providing support for healthcare programs and services.www.oceanstatejoblot.com
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Oct 16, 2026
Jim HummelHOST
Yeah, but that's yesterday's news.
Jim HummelHOST
When you have Cardi's, and Ocean State Job Lot, and all these businesses that it's gonna be on their backs, that's an awful, yeah, uh, it's a hump to get over, right?
Dan McGowanGUEST
Yeah.
Dan McGowanGUEST
Well, which is, which is why you probably have to, you know, uh, my guess is they probably will not implement it.
Greg WhitneyGUEST
Bates College, uh, who, who I mentioned.
Greg WhitneyGUEST
Uh, Poland Spring Bottling, uh, they give us a pallet of water every month, which is a big benefit to the, to the unhoused folks.
Greg WhitneyGUEST
John Murphy Homes, uh, a couple of local food pantries, one in Leeds and one up the street, the Seventh Day Adventist food pantry, the City of Auburn, obviously, and Ocean State Job Lots provides a lot of, um, snack food and whatnot to hand out to, to guests, which they really love.
Craig TribunoGUEST
Mm-hmm.
Greg WhitneyGUEST
They really love.
DavisHOST
When you're a kid, these stores feel enormous, like places you can get lost in.
DavisHOST
My parents kept a pretty tight leash on me whenever we'd go to larger retail and department stores like Ocean State Job Lot or Walmart.
DavisHOST
But when it came to places like Spirit or Party City, I was free to roam since they weren't very big.
DavisHOST
They were big to me though, sprawling even.
Lisa Baldelli-HuntGUEST
So when I came into office, the entire Walmart was empty.
Lisa Baldelli-HuntGUEST
Ocean State Job Lot purchased it, expanded.
Lisa Baldelli-HuntGUEST
Tractor Supply came in.
Lisa Baldelli-HuntGUEST
Staples was empty.
Dick DeBartoloHOST
So here's Ivan's video.
Ivan HanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
This is a store that Dickie D has talked about in some of his old videos that we found on VHS tapes.
Ivan HanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
This is Ocean State Job Lots.
Ivan HanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
This is a big store that has everything that you want and kind of nothing that you actually need.
Ivan HanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
When you first walk in, you have all of your seasonal items from summer.
Ivan HanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
But yeah, this is a store that I was excited to see because I heard about it on some of Dickie D's old TKR shows.
Ivan HanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And, you know, could be better, could be worse.
Ivan HanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
But this is my walkthrough of Ocean State job lots here in Freehold, New Jersey.
Dick DeBartoloHOST
So here's Ivan's video.
Ivan HahnCORRESPONDENT
This is a store that Dickie D has talked about in some of his old videos that we found on VHS tapes.
Ivan HahnCORRESPONDENT
This is Ocean State Job Lots.
Ivan HahnCORRESPONDENT
This is a big store that has everything that you want and kind of nothing that you actually need.
Ivan HahnCORRESPONDENT
When you first walk in, you have all of your seasonal items from summer, and now there's transitioning over to Halloween items and decorations, and I'm sure very soon Christmas items will be out.
Ivan HahnCORRESPONDENT
But yeah, this is a store that I was excited to see because I heard about it on some of Dickie D's old TKR shows.
Ivan HahnCORRESPONDENT
And, you know, could be better, could be worse.
Ivan HahnCORRESPONDENT
But this is my walkthrough of Ocean State job lots here in Freehold, New Jersey.
Dick DeBartoloHOST
So here's Ivan's video.
Ivan HahnSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
This is a store that Dickie D has talked about in some of his old videos that we found on VHS tapes.
Ivan HahnSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
This is Ocean State Job Lots.
Ivan HahnSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
This is a big store that has everything that you want and kind of nothing that you actually need.
Ivan HahnSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
When you first walk in, you have all of your seasonal items from summer.
Ivan HahnSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
But yeah, this is a store that I was excited to see because I heard about it on some of Dickie D's old TKR shows.
Ivan HahnSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And, you know, could be better, could be worse.
Ivan HahnSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
But this is my walkthrough of Ocean State job lots here in Freehold, New Jersey.