SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    Form 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 19, 2004


                              99(CENT) ONLY STORES
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



           California                  1-11735                 95-2411605
  (State or Other Jurisdiction       (Commission             (IRS Employer
       of Incorporation)             File Number)         Identification No.)


  4000 East Union Pacific Avenue
  City of Commerce, California                                  90023
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                   (Zip  Code)


  Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (323) 980-8145



ITEM 4. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Auditors

     On  April  19,  2004,  the  Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of 99
Cents  Only  Stores (the "Registrant") engaged Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as
the  Registrant's  independent  public  accountants  for  the fiscal year ending
December  31,  2004.  A  copy  of the Registrant's press release announcing such
engagement  is  attached  hereto  as  Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference
herein.

     During  the  Registrant's  two  most recent fiscal years ended December 31,
2002  and  December  31,  2003  and  from January 1, 2004 up to the date of such
engagement, the Registrant did not consult Deloitte & Touche LLP with respect to
the  application  of  accounting  principles  to  a specific transaction, either
completed  or  proposed,  or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on
the  Registrant's  consolidated  financial  statements,  or any other matters or
reportable  events  described  in Items 304(a)(2)(i) and (ii) of Regulation S-K.


ITEM 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

        (c)  Exhibits

             Exhibit 99.1

             Press release dated April 19, 2004 announcing retention of
             Deloitte & Touche, LLP


                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant  to  the  requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has  duly  caused  this  report  to  be  signed on its behalf by the
undersigned  hereunto  duly  authorized.

                                           99(cent) ONLY STORES

Date:  April 20, 2004                      By:  /S/ ANDREW FARINA
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                                           Andrew Farina
                                           Chief Financial Officer



                         EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.     Description

99.1            Press release dated April 19, 2004