nomifyle
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Prices between 1.50 to 7.00. 1,000 Family Dollar closing.
VIDEO Dollar Tree Price increases
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Prices between 1.50 to 7.00. 1,000 Family Dollar closing.
Intestinal Fortitude
Have Faith
Does not bode well
This a "canary in the coal mine" moment
This a "canary in the coal mine" moment
kyrsyan
Has No Life - Lives on TB
And their product selection has gotten much thinner around here, with products that fall apart easily.
Most of the stores around here have no more than 2 employees working at a time, the shelves are a mess, and they are low on stock.
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
will they be banning poor people next?
I have no idea. I thought that sounded weird when I read it as our town loves nothing more than new businesses. Except of course the medical marijuana places they shut down and now the dollar stores. I think they are trying to turn a sows ear into a silk purse.
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
Sounds like it, and if your small town is anything like some we have here in Iowa there are a lot of elderly that really shouldn't be driving to the next big town over to go to the dollar store. That they are driving at all is questionable, however, they're out there on the road. And most of those elderly folks can barely afford the dollar store.
Lone Eagle Woman
Veteran Member
Heard that the dollar store in Jackson, Wyoming where I used to work is closing. They always had issues going on like the lack of good help. Interesting in what is happening across the country everywhere.
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
Where did all of the employees go??? This seems to be the one question I cannot get an answer for.
Lone Eagle Woman
Veteran Member
It seems that the Dollar Store in Jackson always had a hardtime in hiring anybody, and at times even went without a manager. People would always come and go. Jackson the town itself can easily be soooo seasonal at times. Onetime they had a good manager when then she and her husband moved to Idaho. It does not surprise me with the coming closing of the store there and the issues effecting the Dollar Tree Chain. But if one looks a little deeper, there seems to be economic issues everywhere with many businesses and people. Think we are on limited time till it all begins to collapse. The elites want their CBDC with a social credit score along with all of us people being chipped bad.
AlaskaSue
North to the Future
I was called to the Seattle area earlier this month to once again care for youngest brother, diagnosed with cancer and had three very serious surgeries, not laproscopoc. Neither of us have money and he mostly camps out to save money. That won’t work for his recovery so we are renting a small room with a bathroom so we have running water for wound care, etc.
All that to say that Dollar Tree has been a gold mine! We have nothing like it Alaska and being able to buy things like soap, tp, paper towels and even food on our very limited budget is a tremendous blessing and help. I think we are set up pretty well for an extended stay as he recovers thanks to being able to get supplies there.
And God has blessed us again, as my brother is recovering well - and surgeons are sure all cancer was removed. <3
All that to say that Dollar Tree has been a gold mine! We have nothing like it Alaska and being able to buy things like soap, tp, paper towels and even food on our very limited budget is a tremendous blessing and help. I think we are set up pretty well for an extended stay as he recovers thanks to being able to get supplies there.
And God has blessed us again, as my brother is recovering well - and surgeons are sure all cancer was removed. <3
nomifyle
TB Fanatic
People don't want to work, this is not new.
Bad Hand
Veteran Member
The employs can't afford to live in Jackson, WY rents go from $2,000 per month to as much as $20,000 per month. The so called affordable housing here starts at $1,500 this housing is manufactured housing about the size of a 12X60 trailer so cramped together there is on room for a yard and barely enough room to park 1 car. These people have to drive over the pass to work in Jackson because there isn't any work here. Gas is $3.64 a gallon. The drive to work is over Teton Pass with a 10% grade and Jackson is 40 miles away.
Bad Hand
Veteran Member
People can't afford to work and live here.
Tree hunnit fiddy dollars
bracketquant
Veteran Member
My thoughts are that if Dollar Tree type stores are a noticeable part of your local retail economy, that economy might be on the edge.
Here, my guess is that the dollar stores make less than 1/100 of 1% of total sales of the local retail sector. That's $1 out of every $10,000 spent by the consumer, on the products in the dollar stores, that are available in other stores. The card (holiday, birthday, greeting, etc..) section is the only "thriving" section of these stores, with prices lower than anywhere else.
Years ago, almost everything cost less than in other places. Today it is equal or higher prices than the other stores.
Here, my guess is that the dollar stores make less than 1/100 of 1% of total sales of the local retail sector. That's $1 out of every $10,000 spent by the consumer, on the products in the dollar stores, that are available in other stores. The card (holiday, birthday, greeting, etc..) section is the only "thriving" section of these stores, with prices lower than anywhere else.
Years ago, almost everything cost less than in other places. Today it is equal or higher prices than the other stores.
You are a good person for helping him like this and he is blessed to have you in his corner...prayers for both of you!
Now I have been alerted to something about Dollar General and thats their deceptive practice of having the price on the shelf and what you will pay at the cash register and they have been caught in a few states where dollar general can have a price for brand X laundry detergent for $6 dollars and get to the checkout and they will charge you $8 for that same container of laundry soap so be carful if you dare shop in the junk store.
Now here in West Virginia by law the price thats on the shelf they have to sell it to you at that price it does not matter what the computer system is doing. The State Attorney General in West Virginia can shut down all the dollar stores in the state for such and all it will take is someone to file a complaint.
Now here in West Virginia by law the price thats on the shelf they have to sell it to you at that price it does not matter what the computer system is doing. The State Attorney General in West Virginia can shut down all the dollar stores in the state for such and all it will take is someone to file a complaint.
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packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
I’ve driven over that pass and there’s no way I’d do that for a minimum wage job!
SurvivalRing
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Same here in Rawlins. The Dollar General became Dollar General/Dollar Tree. So rarely fully stocked, and prices rising. I’ve been in it once this year, and twice last year. Never seen more than two employees in the store, and always half stocked…
Regarding prices shown on shelves vs at the register…that’s happened multiple times at our tiny Walmart Superstore. When I shop now, I scan the barcode to make sure it’s matching the shelf price, using the Walmart+ app.
Also do the same at City Market (Krogers affiliate), for the same reason.
I went to Casper this past Wednesday for an ENT appointment, which proved a MAJOR sinus infection (separate post in Corkboard). Hit up both WM superstores and checked all the normal areas for markdowns and clearance sections.
Found quite a bit, although spent just a few bucks. Both stores are three to four times bigger than our local store. Hit up both large thrift stores and didn’t find much joy, spending less than $5.
Saw a note/blurb this week that said the current rate of inflation was only 2.5%. Utter bullshit.
In MY life, with purchases of basics I’ve been buying repeatedly over the last 15 years, inflation in OUR REALITY, is ten to twenty times HIGHER.
Gas at the Walmart gas station was down to $2.17 (with 10 cents off for WM+ dropping it to $2.07), but went up in two weeks to current prices of $3.02… Really?
Several months ago, Maverik built a huge gas station/convenience store on the western edge of town. I’ve checked it several times in the last couple of months, and gas has actually been matching WM.
Google maps doesn’t show the finished store, but it’s at exit 211 on interstate 80. Three miles west is the Flying J truck stop with the only Denny’s within 130 mile radius of town.
They're set to handle semi trucks in the gas islands behind the store, so it’s a truck stop as well. However, all their food, snacks, and even fountain drinks are 30 to 50% higher than at WM.
I will always shop via price and availability…for the best value. Or, we just do without. That’s our lifestyle now…and I don’t expect our future to ever get better again…in my lifetime.
It is what it is.
Regarding prices shown on shelves vs at the register…that’s happened multiple times at our tiny Walmart Superstore. When I shop now, I scan the barcode to make sure it’s matching the shelf price, using the Walmart+ app.
Also do the same at City Market (Krogers affiliate), for the same reason.
I went to Casper this past Wednesday for an ENT appointment, which proved a MAJOR sinus infection (separate post in Corkboard). Hit up both WM superstores and checked all the normal areas for markdowns and clearance sections.
Found quite a bit, although spent just a few bucks. Both stores are three to four times bigger than our local store. Hit up both large thrift stores and didn’t find much joy, spending less than $5.
Saw a note/blurb this week that said the current rate of inflation was only 2.5%. Utter bullshit.
In MY life, with purchases of basics I’ve been buying repeatedly over the last 15 years, inflation in OUR REALITY, is ten to twenty times HIGHER.
Gas at the Walmart gas station was down to $2.17 (with 10 cents off for WM+ dropping it to $2.07), but went up in two weeks to current prices of $3.02… Really?
Several months ago, Maverik built a huge gas station/convenience store on the western edge of town. I’ve checked it several times in the last couple of months, and gas has actually been matching WM.
Google maps doesn’t show the finished store, but it’s at exit 211 on interstate 80. Three miles west is the Flying J truck stop with the only Denny’s within 130 mile radius of town.
They're set to handle semi trucks in the gas islands behind the store, so it’s a truck stop as well. However, all their food, snacks, and even fountain drinks are 30 to 50% higher than at WM.
I will always shop via price and availability…for the best value. Or, we just do without. That’s our lifestyle now…and I don’t expect our future to ever get better again…in my lifetime.
It is what it is.
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The Dollar Tree where I shop has in the past year been better stocked, cleaner and better staffed. A few of the employees are scary looking but have been polite and helpful so I won't judge by their appearance. I have to wonder if these people are from the homeless or on parole or whatever that ordinarily would not be hired and are grateful for their jobs and that translates into good service and cheerful attitude. Food prices at Dollar Tree are often a lot higher than Walmart or Aldi which in my case are across the street and down the block from Dollar Tree.
Local Dollar General is best described as a hot mess. Lack of employees, employees who just stand around, unstocked shelves, the large carts with stock to be shelved blocking aisles, and not clean. Best way to describe the attitude of employees would be "I don't give a shitz." Another store 10 miles away is the opposite and people actually drive the 20 miles round trip to that store to shop.
I'm trying to psych myself up for my monthly shopping trip sometime this week or maybe next. I hate the 50-mile round trip, I hate dragging myself through several stores, I hate the prices and missing items. I HATE TO SHOP.
Local Dollar General is best described as a hot mess. Lack of employees, employees who just stand around, unstocked shelves, the large carts with stock to be shelved blocking aisles, and not clean. Best way to describe the attitude of employees would be "I don't give a shitz." Another store 10 miles away is the opposite and people actually drive the 20 miles round trip to that store to shop.
I'm trying to psych myself up for my monthly shopping trip sometime this week or maybe next. I hate the 50-mile round trip, I hate dragging myself through several stores, I hate the prices and missing items. I HATE TO SHOP.
As an asside - I go around thru Alpine, rather than go over that cliff, even though it is 2x as far that way.
Jackson is just a canary, their local cost of living is far above miniumum wages, and that is spreading across the country. Folks used to camp for the summer in the local forests, but they are now 5 day land, and if you are there expect visits every other day to confirm you are moving along... But I'll be there again this summer (on private land).
This wave of inflation is driving stores out of business. We are not on the right side of history... arrrgh
homecanner1
Veteran Member
Alaska Sue I hear you on cheap household cleaners and the like, hard to beat the Tree on price per unit.
Dollar Tree does deliver by caseload
If you do a group buy with friends and set a Seattle or Spokane store as your "homestore zipcode", can get items mailed.
Example: soap
For a nursing home or church retirees might be a nice wishlist project.
Dollar Tree does deliver by caseload
If you do a group buy with friends and set a Seattle or Spokane store as your "homestore zipcode", can get items mailed.
Example: soap
For a nursing home or church retirees might be a nice wishlist project.
Melodi
Disaster Cat
I've noticed this about our "Euro shops" on this side of the water (or at least in Ireland). The prices have increased somewhat, though not as much as I suspect is happening in the US. But the selection has gone way down.
Some of it is annoying little things. They are now about the only place you can buy a full-sized shopping bag. The rest of the shops have gone to smaller, lightweight ones that you still pay a Euro (or more) for. But they no longer have freezer-specific ones.
There have been no fingernail clippers for ages (files, yes, clippers, no). Certain types of office supplies and folders are gone. Other items are weird and things that obviously didn't sell somewhere, so they were sent to the shop to "die."
The main shops have other types of holes in them, but I'll post that later on the other thread.
The other interesting thing related to this topic is that after years of closing their doors before and during COVID-19, discount stores (Euro Shops and similar ones) are starting to pop up again all over rural Ireland. This says something about the economy, but I'm unsure precisely what. Are there more people with money to buy these items, or has the cost of living forced more mainstream shoppers to trade down? The grocery sections are increasing, though almost all of it is ultra-processed stuff.
Not really scary people. It is now the culture.
We have nurses that are hired all the time that have piercings and tattoos. They are told to remove the metal and to cover the tattoos with long sleeve shirts while on the job. Few comply or half comply. Many of them have full sleeves and rocker type face piercings.
In fact, I can't reminder the last time we hired someone who DIDN"T have a body marking of some sort or other.
Bad Hand
Veteran Member
There is a Family Dollar here but the prices are higher than the local grocery store which is a lot higher than Walmart or Winco. It is a 140 mile round trip to those stores before gas went to $3.74 I could still save money shopping there. Gas is always a lot cheaper there also.