ADRIAN — Kylee and Collin Blevins aim to make discount shopping fun at The Deal Depot in Adrian. 

They started the business working out of their home in January 2024, and opened a brick-and- mortar store in April of this year. 

“We grew a lot faster than expected and we then decided to open up a store, which was always our main goal,” Kylee said.

They buy their merchandise in bulk from “the big retailers,” Collin said, like Target, Walmart, Amazon, TJ Maxx and Home Depot. They use personal brokers to find the merchandise they are interested in. The merchandise is typically bought at the end of the season and stored until it is put out for sale the following year. The items are typically marked down between 40% and 60% off of retail price, Kylee said. 

The items sold in The Deal Depot can be described as “everything you didn’t know you needed,” she said.

“When we get our inventory and start looking at stuff, there’s stuff we didn’t know was out there,” Collin added. 

The pair like to add twists to make shopping at The Deal Depot fun.

“We like to incorporate cool deals and things to make it fun for the customers to come in and shop,” Collin said.

One deal is a “Fill a Basket” sale, which is held around the 12th of every month. Items in the “Big Bins” and the health and beauty bin are priced at half-off on Thursday and Friday of that week, and on that Saturday, customers can fill a shopping basket from the bins for $12. 

The Deal Depot also has online sale listings on their Facebook page from 7 to 7:30 p.m. on any day the store is open.

“There’s a listing a minute,” Kylee said.

Customers can look on the Facebook page to see the items that are offered and claim items by commenting. 

The Deal Depot also gives away a $50 gift card to a different local business each week. No purchase is necessary to enter.

The Deal Depot is currently located at 810 W. Maumee St. in Adrian, but will soon be moving. The owners plan to relocate to 217 W. Maumee St., the former NAPA Auto Parts store, in January.

Store hours are Thursday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

For more information, call 517-403-7056, email [email protected], or find them on Facebook.