EXHIBIT (a)(1)

                              [ODD JOB STORES LOGO]

June  10, 2003

Dear Shareholder:

         I am pleased to inform you that Odd Job Stores, Inc. has entered into a
tender agreement with Amazing Savings Holding LLC pursuant to which Amazing
Savings has commenced a tender offer to purchase up to 96% of the Company's
outstanding common shares at a purchase price of $3.00 per share. If the Offer
is not completed by July 15, 2003, Amazing Savings has the right to reduce the
Offer Price to $2.90 per share. The offer is conditioned upon, among other
things, at least a specified minimum number of common shares outstanding being
tendered and not withdrawn and the effectiveness of a written consent by certain
shareholders of the Company opting out of the Ohio Control Share Acquisition
Statute, all as discussed in more detail in the attached Schedule 14D-9.

         Your Board of Directors has determined that the terms of the offer are
fair to and in the best interests of the Company's shareholders, and recommends
that shareholders accept the offer and tender their shares pursuant to the
offer.

         In arriving at its recommendation, the Board of Directors considered a
number of factors, as described in the attached Schedule 14D-9. Included as an
exhibit to the attached Schedule 14D-9 is the written opinion, dated May 27,
2003, of the Company's financial advisor, Morgan Joseph & Co., Inc., to the
effect that, as of such date and based on and subject to the matters stated in
such opinion, the per share cash consideration to be received in the tender
offer by the holders of the Company's common shares is fair, from a financial
point of view, to such holders. You should read the opinion carefully and in its
entirety for a description of the assumptions made, procedures followed, matters
considered and limitations on the review undertaken by Morgan Joseph in
rendering its opinion.

         Enclosed are Amazing Savings' Offer To Purchase, dated June 10, 2003,
and Letter of Transmittal and related documents. These documents set forth the
terms and conditions of the tender offer. The Schedule 14D-9 describes in more
detail the reasons for your Board's conclusions and contains other information
relating to the tender offer. We urge you to consider this information
carefully.

                                            Very truly yours,

                                            /s/ STEVE FURNER