Thank you, as always, for rounding up this information. Embarrassed to admit, I've been known to shop at Dollar Tree - at least until they raised prices by a full quarter last year! But goodness, I had no idea they were like fungus spreading in the dark! Dollar General has always p*ssed me off. I've stepped into one a few times and never bought anything b/c what I was looking for was price-gauging, could honestly get it cheaper at the grocery store. Didn't realize it had merged with Dollar Store - that explains a lot. In a lot of places, Dollar Stores now carry fresh and frozen food. That's quite the allure for folks on a limited budget, especially in places where large grocery chains refuse to open stores (low income neighborhoods). Not sure how to combat this. Yes, I can stop patronizing this store but many other folks cannot. Sometimes it's their only option. :/ Predatory? of course.
The problem with little mom and pop stores is that they are almost never reasonably priced, low volume and high prices....I'm all for dirt roads however!
Yes they have junk, but so does Target and Walmart; I get dry floor cloths for my swifter duster, duster refills for my swifter hand dusters and those are fairly costly even at Target, but the 24 0z body washes are a real steal. Dove charges so much for their body wash they should be ashamed.
While we’re on dirt roads- how about solid regional planning that keeps subdivisions out of rural places, preserves local shops and makes small farming operations profitable.
Actually Dollar Stores, now $1.25 stores here in Seattle anyway, have some surprisingly great stuff.
I buy body wash there; I mean why pay the ridiculous body wash prices of name brands? I also purchase dish sponges, and other items that are useful and hold up well. They sell wrapping paper and gift boxes and so many items that folks actually use and don't need to pay full price for. At least in west Seattle, the Dollar Store location I go to is not a spot that put out another business.
When I saw the proliferation of dollar stores I knew this country was becoming as they use to call undeveloped countries “third world” countries. So sad what retail has become.
Insightful work here and appreciated also :)
Thank you, as always, for rounding up this information. Embarrassed to admit, I've been known to shop at Dollar Tree - at least until they raised prices by a full quarter last year! But goodness, I had no idea they were like fungus spreading in the dark! Dollar General has always p*ssed me off. I've stepped into one a few times and never bought anything b/c what I was looking for was price-gauging, could honestly get it cheaper at the grocery store. Didn't realize it had merged with Dollar Store - that explains a lot. In a lot of places, Dollar Stores now carry fresh and frozen food. That's quite the allure for folks on a limited budget, especially in places where large grocery chains refuse to open stores (low income neighborhoods). Not sure how to combat this. Yes, I can stop patronizing this store but many other folks cannot. Sometimes it's their only option. :/ Predatory? of course.
Actually the minimum wage in Seattle increased to $18.69/hr as of Jan 1.
We have a minimum wage here in Seattle of $15/hr; it should apply to part time work so I assume that is what they are getting paid.
The problem with little mom and pop stores is that they are almost never reasonably priced, low volume and high prices....I'm all for dirt roads however!
Yes they have junk, but so does Target and Walmart; I get dry floor cloths for my swifter duster, duster refills for my swifter hand dusters and those are fairly costly even at Target, but the 24 0z body washes are a real steal. Dove charges so much for their body wash they should be ashamed.
While we’re on dirt roads- how about solid regional planning that keeps subdivisions out of rural places, preserves local shops and makes small farming operations profitable.
Yes me 2 but that’s not what’s happening and across all genres of stores mom and pop have been unable to compete.
Actually Dollar Stores, now $1.25 stores here in Seattle anyway, have some surprisingly great stuff.
I buy body wash there; I mean why pay the ridiculous body wash prices of name brands? I also purchase dish sponges, and other items that are useful and hold up well. They sell wrapping paper and gift boxes and so many items that folks actually use and don't need to pay full price for. At least in west Seattle, the Dollar Store location I go to is not a spot that put out another business.
When I saw the proliferation of dollar stores I knew this country was becoming as they use to call undeveloped countries “third world” countries. So sad what retail has become.