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In reply to the discussion: The Truth About Those Dollar Stores [View all]iscooterliberally
(2,868 posts)30. I have only walked through one of those stores a few times.
My wife goes there maybe once a month. They have a few things that she likes that she can't find elsewhere, like a cleaning solution called 'Awesome' of all things. My wife was a restaurant manager for many years and now does home and office cleaning on the side. She also buys the food bowls for our pets there. She found some rubber sink strainers that fit our sink perfectly. Most of the stuff in that store that I saw was junk, but there are plenty of items that are not. To me these stores seem to be a sort of 'retail flea-market'. The fact that so many are popping up all over the place is a symptom of an economy where people are paid too little. We are a society that loves things and uses people. We have it ass-backwards.
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Bottom line is no matter what, people will find something to complain about,
jimfields33
Oct 2021
#12
I'm in San Antonio and you pretty much need a car here, even to get to a dollar stores
LeftInTX
Oct 2021
#53
The entire type of store was known as a "five and dime" from the depression forward...
hlthe2b
Oct 2021
#10
I like them, shop there weekly and know how to shop there as the article stresses.
Kaleva
Oct 2021
#33
It's a 24 mile round trip to DG. It's a 90 mile round trip to the bigger grocery stores.
Kaleva
Oct 2021
#36
My parents' place was west of Minocqua and east of Park Falls in Chequamegon Natl Forest
LeftInTX
Oct 2021
#64
I care for 2 feral kitties that survived the fire that hit our mobile home park...
MerryBlooms
Oct 2021
#41
I buy my stretch jeans, shorts and anklets from Family Dollar! Can't find these anywhere else!
LeftInTX
Oct 2021
#47
Dollar Tree is a great place to get hardcover books. Here are some other ideas
cinematicdiversions
Oct 2021
#58