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 them 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. The stores are 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. They share the interiors and the clothing of the Discount Stores.
Items in GTA San Andreas
Torso Items
Item | Respect % + | Sex Appeal % + | Price |
Black Tank | 2 | 3 | $10 |
L.S. T-Shirt | 0 | 0 | $10 |
White Tank | 2 | 3 | $10 |
White T-Shirt | 0 | 0 | $15 |
Checkered Shirt | 3 | 0 | $20 |
Sharps T-Shirt | 2 | 0 | $20 |
Combat Jacket | 10 | 0 | $30 |
Eris T-Shirt | 15 | 7 | $35 |
Eris T-Shirt2 | 5 | 7 | $35 |
Green Shirt | 15 | 3 | $40 |
Green Hoodie | 15 | 5 | $45 |
Track Top | 5 | 9 | $70 |
Legs Items
Item | Respect % + | Sex Appeal % + | Price |
Black Boxers | 1 | 1 | $10 |
Heart Boxers | 1 | 2 | $12 |
Beige Pants | 1 | 0 | $35 |
Green Track Pants | 9 | 2 | $40 |
Gray Pants | 0 | 1 | $55 |
Olive Pants | 5 | 1 | $55 |
Urban Camo | 2 | 1 | $55 |
Woodland Camo | 6 | 1 | $55 |
Blue Jeans | 0 | 0 | $60 |
Green Jeans | 15 | 5 | $60 |
Sweat Pants | 3 | 2 | $60 |
Track Pants | 5 | 5 | $70 |
Shoes
Item | Respect % + | Sex Appeal % + | Price |
Flip-Flops | 0 | 0 | $15 |
Sandals | 0 | 0 | $15 |
Sandals & Socks | 0 | 0 | $20 |
Black Low-Tops | 1 | 1 | $50 |
Blue Low-Tops | 1 | 1 | $50 |
Green Low-Tops | 3 | 1 | $50 |
Hi-Top Kicks | 2 | 1 | $50 |
Cowboy Boots | 1 | 2 | $100 |
Hi-Top Sneaks | 3 | 2 | $100 |
Chains
Item | Respect % + | Sex Appeal % + | Price |
Dogtags | 1 | 0 | $10 |
Africa Pendant | 1 | 1 | $12 |
Watches
Item | Respect % + | Sex Appeal % + | Price |
Pink Watch | 0 | 0 | $15 |
Yellow Watch | 0 | 0 | $15 |
Shades
Item | Respect % + | Sex Appeal % + | Price |
Eyepatch | 0 | 0 | $5 |
Joke Glasses | 0 | 0 | $10 |
Joke Mask | 0 | 0 | $20 |
Black Rag | 1 | 0 | $50 |
Blue Rag | 1 | 0 | $50 |
Green Rag | 2 | 0 | $50 |
Red Rag | 1 | 0 | $50 |
Hats
Item | Respect % + | Sex Appeal % + | Price |
Trucker Hat | 0 | 0 | $5 |
Cowboy Hat | 0 | 0 | $10 |
Leopard Cowboy | 0 | 0 | $10 |
Watch Cap | 2 | 0 | $15 |
Black Rag Back | 1 | 1 | $25 |
Black Rag Front | 1 | 1 | $25 |
Blue Rag Back | 1 | 1 | $25 |
Blue Rag Front | 1 | 1 | $25 |
Green Rag Back | 3 | 2 | $25 |
Green Rag Front | 3 | 1 | $25 |
Red Rag Back | 1 | 1 | $25 |
Red Rag Front | 1 | 1 | $25 |
Items in GTA V
Main article: Binco/GTA V
Locations
GTA San Andreas
GTA V
Gallery
Trivia
3D Universe
- Carl Johnson's default clothing is bought from Binco.
- 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.
- The textures in the back of the Binco near the Las Venturas Airport, Las Venturas, got, even if there is no gangterritory or such around, a graffiti on it saying "Grove ST".
HD Universe
- 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".
- 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.
- NPCs can also carry Binco-labeled bags.
- GTA V's Binco, in addition to Sub Urban, plays music from Radio Mirror Park.
- 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.