Binco

"Low-quality clothing at low prices. Where fashion’s rejects come to die."

- Description at Bawsaq.com.

Binco (BAWSAQ: BIN) is a comparatively low-priced clothing store that appears in the 3D Universe and HD Universe. The player can buy stocks from then in the Bawsaq.com website in GTA V.

Description
The name Binco may refer to JNCO (pronounced "Jenco"), a Los Angeles-based urban clothing company that first gained prominence in the early 90's.

In GTA: San Andreas, it becomes available after completion of the mission Nines and AKs. There are four locations in the state. In Los Santos, it can be found in the Ganton district. In San Fierro, it can be found in Juniper Hill. In Las Venturas, one is found in Redsands East and one is found in Las Venturas Airport, near the Las Venturas Hospital. It is primarily based on a Flea market. This could possibly explain the signs in the store which read "Everything 99¢", however nothing the player can buy is 99¢.

In GTA V, there are five Binco stores in Los Santos, and two of them are accessible to the player. Two stores are located in the Vespucci Canals, and the others can be found in Mission Row, Morningwood and West Vinewood. They share the interiors and the clothing of the Discount Stores.

Trivia

 * In Grand Theft Auto IV, the Russian clothing shop was originally going to be a Binco store, as seen in the "Looking for that Special Someone" trailer, but for unknown reasons, it was cut from the final version of the game.
 * If Niko walks into Modo wearing certain outfits (usually from the Russian Shop), the sales assistant will ask him if he's been in "a Binco explosion".
 * NPCs can also carry Binco-labeled bags.
 * Binco Yankees also appear in traffic.
 * Carl Johnson's default clothing is bought from Binco.
 * GTA V's Binco, in addition to Sub Urban, plays music from Radio Mirror Park.
 * In Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, a few Binco adverts with the SA logo and motto can be seen around the city, notably Chinatown.
 * If you look at the floors inside, you would see straws and other litter everywhere, implying that the store is considered junk.
 * This is further supported by the name of the store, which possibly comes from Bin Co. Bin being the English word for a garbage can.
 * Inside the Binco stores in GTA V, one can find a table with sun tan, boonie hats, sandals, etc. This may have been foreshadowing the Beach Bum update, as the aforementioned items are present even if you haven't downloaded the update.
 * The price tag logo is very similar to the Best Buy logo.
 * The Overlooked Red Blouson is a reference to the film The Shining, where the main character, Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson), is wearing a similiar one.
 * The Champagne Driver Blouson is a reference of the jacket worn by the unnamed driver (Ryan Gosling) from the movie Drive, but instead of a scorpion in the back, the jacket is sporting a crab.

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