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**Exhibit      10.22**

**The        Gold Family**

| /s/                  Jeff Gold           |   | 3/22/07 |   |
|------------------------------------------|--------|---------|--------|
| By                  Jeff Gold, President |   | Date:   |   |

| /s/                  Jeff Gold |   | 3/22/07 |   |
|--------------------------------|--------|---------|--------|
| By                  Jeff Gold  |   | Date:   |   |

| /s/                  Howard Gold |   | /s/                  Jeff Gold |   | /s/                  Eric Schiffer |   | /s/                  Karen Schiffer |   | 3/22/07 |   |
|----------------------------------|--------|--------------------------------|--------|------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------------|--------|---------|--------|
| Howard                  Gold     |   | Jeff                  Gold     |   | Eric                  Schiffer     |   | Karen                  Schiffer     |   | Date    |   |

| /s/                  Howard Gold |   | /s/                  Jeff Gold |   | /s/                  Karen Schiffer |   | 3/22/07 |   |   |
|----------------------------------|--------|--------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------------|--------|---------|--------|--------|
| Howard                  Gold     |   | Jeff                  Gold     |   | Karen                  Schiffer     |   | Date    |   |   |

| /s/                  David Gold |   | /s/                  Sherry Gold |   | 3/23/07 |   |
|---------------------------------|--------|----------------------------------|--------|---------|--------|
| David                  Gold     |   | Sherry                  Gold     |   | Date    |   |

| /s/                  David Gold |   | /s/                  Sherry Gold |   | 3/23/07 |   |
|---------------------------------|--------|----------------------------------|--------|---------|--------|
| David                  Gold     |   | Sherry                  Gold     |   | Date    |   |

|   | By                  Au Zone Investments #3, LLC       |   |   |   |   |    |   |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------|
|   |                                                  |   |   |   |   |    |   |
|   | /s/                  Jeff Gold                        |   |   |   |   | 3/22/07 |   |
|   | Jeff                  Gold, Authorized Representative |   | Date   |   |

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**The        Gold Family/99¢ Only Stores/Lease Acknowledgment/Waiver**

**Exhibit        A**

**March        22, 2007**

| 99¢                  Only Stores #0006 - Hawthorne, California Lease                  dated April 1, 1994 between HKJ Gold, Inc., a California Corporation                  (the                  “Landlord”), and 99¢ Only Stores, a California Corporation (the “Tenant”),                  for that certain real property commonly known as 13023 Hawthorne                  Boulevard, Hawthorne, California, as Amended.                                                                                                                                                                 |
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| 99¢                  Only Stores #0014 - Maywood, California Lease                  dated November 11, 1985 between Dave and Sherry Gold (Currently                  payable to                  6135-6161 Atlantic Blvd. Partnership, a California General Partnership),                  (the “Landlord”) and 99¢ Only Stores, a California Corporation (the                  “Tenant”) for that certain real property commonly known as 6161 Atlantic                  Boulevard, Maywood, California, as Amended.                                                                         |
| 99¢                  Only Stores #0027 - Paramount, California Lease                  dated march 1, 1996 between 14139 Paramount Properties, a California                  General Partnership (Currently payable to Dave and Sherry Gold)                  (the                  “Landlord”) and 99¢ Only Stores, a California Corporation (the “Tenant”)                  for that certain real property commonly known as 14139 Paramount                  Boulevard, Paramount, California, as Amended.                                                                                  |
| 99¢                  Only Stores #0033 - Huntington Park, California Lease                  dated January 31, 1991 between Dave & Sherry Gold (Currently payable                  to AU Zone Investments #2) (the “Landlord”) and 99¢ Only Stores, a                  California Corporation (the “Tenant”) for that certain real property                  commonly known as 6124 Pacific Boulevard, Huntington Park, California,                  as                  Amended.                                                                                                          |
| 99¢                  Only Stores #0034 - Lawndale, California Lease                  dated November 1, 1991 between Howard Gold, Karen Schiffer (formerly                  Karen                  Gold), and Jeff Gold, dba 14901 Hawthorne Blvd Partnership (Currently                  payable to AU Zone Investments #2) ( the “ Landlord”) and 99¢ only Stores,                  a California Corporation (the “Tenant”) for that certain real property                  commonly known as 14901 Hawthorne Boulevard, Lawndale, California,                  as                  Amended. |
| 99¢                  Only Stores #0038 - N. Long Beach, California Lease                  dated August 13, 1992 between HKJ Gold, Inc., a California Corporation                  (the “Landlord”), and 99¢ Only Stores, a California Corporation (the                  “Tenant”) for that certain real property commonly known as 5599 Atlantic                  Avenue, North Long Beach, California, as                  Amended.                                                                                                                                                          |

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**The        Gold Family/99¢ Only Stores/Lease Acknowledgment/Waiver**

**Exhibit        A**

**March        22, 2007**

| 99¢                  Only Stores #0039 - Santa Ana, California Lease                  dated November 12, 1993 between Howard Gold, Jeff Gold, and Eric                  J.                  Schiffer and Karen R. Schiffer (Currently payable to Main and Main                  Properties) (the “Landlord”) and 99¢ Only Stores, a California corporation                  (the “Tenant”) for that certain real property commonly known as 1514 North                  Main Street, Santa Ana, California.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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| 99¢                  Only Stores #0041 - LA-Wilshire, California Lease                  July 1, 1993 between HKJ Gold, Inc., a California Corporation (the                  “Landlord”) and 99¢ Only Stores, a California corporation (the “Tenant”)                  for that certain real property commonly known as 6121 Wilshire                  Boulevard,                  Los Angeles, California, as Amended #0041                  - LA-Wilshire, California - Parking Lot Agreement Lease                  dated December 1, 1995 between David Gold and Sherry Gold (Currently                  payable to AU Zone Investments #2, LP) (the “Landlord”) and 99¢ Only                  Stores, a California Corporation (the “Tenant”) for that certain real                  property commonly known as 6101 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles,                  California. |
| 99¢                  Only Stores #0042 - Arleta-Woodman, California Lease                  dated July, 8, 1993 between David Gold and Sherry Gold (Currently                  payable                  to AU Zone Investments #2, LP) (the “Landlord”) and 99¢ Only Stores, a                  California Corporation (the “Tenant”) for that certain real property                  commonly known as 8625 Woodman Avenue, Arleta, California, as                  Amended.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 99¢                  Only Stores #0044 - Walnut Park, California Lease                  dated April 18, 1994 between HKJ Gold, Inc., a California Corporation                  (the                  “Landlord”) and 99¢ Only Stores, a California Corporation (the “Tenant”)                  for that certain real property commonly known as 2566 East Florence                  Avenue, Walnut Park, California, as Amended.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 99¢                  Only Stores #0050 - Anaheim - W. Lincoln, California Lease                  dated March 1, 1996 between HKJ Gold, Inc., a California Corporation                  (the                  “Landlord”) and 99¢ Only Stores, a California Corporation (the “Tenant”)                  for that certain real property commonly known as 3420 West Lincoln                  Avenue,                  Anaheim, California, as Amended.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 99¢                  Only Stores #0051 - L.A. - N. Broadway, California Lease                  dated May 1, 1996 between HKJ Gold, Inc., a California Corporation                  (the                  “Landlord”), and 99¢ Only Stores, a California Corporation (the “Tenant”)                  for that certain real property commonly known as 2606 North Broadway,                  Los                  Angeles, California, as Amended.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |

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