Remember the good ole days, before Joe Bribem & Komrade Kumala, when Dollar Tree was still a Dollar?

[Michele My Belle]

Those were the days...gas on the Gulf Coast in 2019 was $1.78 per gallon, too. Fond memories...

 

[Mountain trapper]

I have never been inside any of the so-called Dollar stores. I figured that sold mostly cheap plastic junk.

 

[Michele My Belle]

I have never been inside any of the so-called Dollar stores. I figured that sold mostly cheap plastic junk.

Their food section is my primary go-to. They have shelf stable milk, oversized cans of beans, pie fillings, soups, plenty of survivalist pantry type items, and discounted bread & bagels (still with good dates). They have organizational bins, party & gift supplies, batteries, cheap first aid & toiletries. Dollar Tree was unique pre-Joe Bribem....EVERYTHING was ONE DOLLAR.

 

[old tex]

I loved DT & will admit that I assumed the price increase to $1.25 & them adding higher priced items would spell the end. As it turned out all of the things I pay $1.25 are worth more than that to me. And the most expensive items I generally don't buy. I'll add that you can find some of their $1.25 items for sale on Amazon for $10.00. Two of the items that I buy there are generic CLR & also a grease cleaner. Both are great!

I'll add that there are 2 good reasons to never shop at Dollar Tree & places like Dollar Tree:
1. You've got enough money that you don't have to care about what you spend.
2. You don't care about ever becoming wealthy.

 

[Magus]

Dollar stores, DG and dollar tree sometimes have things you just can't get at Walmart.
Before Joe, a can of sausage gravy was under a buck, now its a buck eighty. a can of those
Canadian-made Pringles clones. (Actually better IMHO.) were 80 cents, now they cost as much as Pringles, and don't get me started on meat prices! I haven't had a steak in 4 years!

 

[Mountain trapper]

Their food section is my primary go-to. They have shelf stable milk, oversized cans of beans, pie fillings, soups, plenty of survivalist pantry type items, and discounted bread & bagels (still with good dates). They have organizational bins, party & gift supplies, batteries, cheap first aid & toiletries. Dollar Tree was unique pre-Joe Bribem....EVERYTHING was ONE DOLLAR.

I may have to stop in there sometime and check them out.
Speaking of days gone by, I remember .23 cent per gallon gas. I could fill up my 64 Chevy pickup for $5.00. I was working on a ranch at that time making $400 per month. Life was good.

 

[Amish Heart]

Appalachia Homestead (Patera) just did an interesting youtube today regarding Aldi prices. In three years, the same 17 items she's logged have gone up 55%. Last year November till now on the same went up 7%. Inflation is insane. Biden admin is insane not to acknowledge it.
I shop Dollar Tree. Pickles, chopped garlic, pasta, box milk, sponges. I pay $5 for the laundry soap. Of course I liked it better at a buck. We'll see what happens to the price of those Chinese products when Trump takes office.

 

[d_marsh]

I have never been inside any of the so-called Dollar stores. I figured that sold mostly cheap plastic junk.

Ditto.

I presume the stuff they sell is leftovers or unsold products that did not meet the already low-low standards of Walmart, rural or low-income neighborhood convenience or grocery stores, or Wish/Temu. I would be afraid to eat food that was discounted to that level.

And perhaps, to some degree, because I am becoming quite bougie as my sugar mama pampers me.

 

[Peepaw from Tex]

Reading glasses at Dollar Tree buy them by the handful. WM ten bucks a pair.

 

[elkhound]

Appalachia Homestead (Patera) just did an interesting youtube today regarding Aldi prices. In three years, the same 17 items she's logged have gone up 55%. Last year November till now on the same went up 7%. Inflation is insane. Biden admin is insane not to acknowledge it.
I shop Dollar Tree. Pickles, chopped garlic, pasta, box milk, sponges. I pay $5 for the laundry soap. Of course I liked it better at a buck. We'll see what happens to the price of those Chinese products when Trump takes office.

 

[Amish Heart]

Yep! That's the one.