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MicaelS

(8,747 posts)
23. I patronize Dollar Stores regularly.
Wed Jan 2, 2019, 06:00 PM
Jan 2019

They have great prices on crackers and canned tuna. Plus they have $1 candy no one else has.

The Dollar Store Backlash Has Begun [View all] Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2019 OP
Here in Jemez Springs, NM we have 2 'Dollar' stores alittlelark Jan 2019 #1
That's not something new in Jemez Springs, marybourg Jan 2019 #2
Albuquerque now has Trader Joe's, Whole Foods etc. Quixote1818 Jan 2019 #6
'bout time. I gave up & left 25 years ago. marybourg Jan 2019 #12
Actually, Albuquerque is now swimming in organic food stores womanofthehills Jan 2019 #25
Glad to hear the co-op survived. marybourg Jan 2019 #60
Not really comparable. maxsolomon Jan 2019 #3
That's a predictable side effect of living Codeine Jan 2019 #5
Yes, but you get to live in a gorgeous area. janx Jan 2019 #9
I doubt I would think their food is "Garbage Food" and the store is still open.. nt USALiberal Jan 2019 #46
So where are poor people supposed to shop? I don't see Kroger, Publix, taking up the slack MaryMagdaline Jan 2019 #4
The neighborhood in this story has a Krogers maxsolomon Jan 2019 #8
Mary had the right idea. Blue_true Jan 2019 #19
Actually it is a Food Swamp - full of unhealthy foods dbackjon Jan 2019 #32
I like that term! maxsolomon Jan 2019 #37
Good articles here dbackjon Jan 2019 #39
There are two dollar stores in my vicinity - both have excellent produce Merlot Jan 2019 #7
My oldest brother is really cheap. For him Walmart is luxury shopping. Blue_true Jan 2019 #20
My retired Latin teacher brother loved the dollar stores. displacedtexan Jan 2019 #30
Sometimes people can get too worked up about stuff. Blue_true Jan 2019 #34
The ones near me are not bad at all. forgotmylogin Jan 2019 #59
I like that dollar stores sell the imperfect fruits and overstock veggies Merlot Jan 2019 #41
These are just modern day 5 and 10s (cents) stores DeminPennswoods Jan 2019 #10
I never got to use 5 and 10 stores, but my parents talked about them. Blue_true Jan 2019 #21
Yes that is exactly what it is. My mom would say c'mon we are going to the 5 and dime store and UniteFightBack Jan 2019 #36
My grandmother worked at Woolworths for years radical noodle Jan 2019 #57
Give me a break MountCleaners Jan 2019 #11
You are exactly right. Blue_true Jan 2019 #22
Our local Dollar Tree and Dollar xmas74 Jan 2019 #26
Dollar Tree is my favorite too TexasBushwhacker Jan 2019 #27
I love Dollar Tree! StarryNite Jan 2019 #45
Wait... RobinA Jan 2019 #13
99 only has produce TexasBushwhacker Jan 2019 #28
Never saw a dollar store in NM with produce womanofthehills Jan 2019 #29
Best thing about dollar stores is that many sell the Sunday paper for just $1 cbdo2007 Jan 2019 #14
This should be a crime against humanity KO_ Stradivarius Jan 2019 #15
What part of 3.5 oz was hard to understand? PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2019 #33
Tis the beauty of YouTube. KO_ Stradivarius Jan 2019 #52
What would you expect for a dollar? Codeine Jan 2019 #38
It's exactly what I would expect a one dollar steak to be like. KO_ Stradivarius Jan 2019 #50
+1 dalton99a Jan 2019 #48
I'm wearing jeans that I bought from Family Dollar LeftInTX Jan 2019 #16
Not many are food deserts, they are healthy food deserts.... KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2019 #17
Depends where a person is located. Blue_true Jan 2019 #18
I patronize Dollar Stores regularly. MicaelS Jan 2019 #23
Like everything, people need and want options. Blue_true Jan 2019 #24
I have purchased art from dollar stores - oil paintings LeftInTX Jan 2019 #31
I for one love dollar tree and have found many useful things there. It's like the 5 and dime. UniteFightBack Jan 2019 #35
Family Dollar has legit Girl Scout Cookie knockoffs Codeine Jan 2019 #40
What are legit knockoffs? n/t pnwmom Jan 2019 #42
On target. Codeine Jan 2019 #43
IOW, "tasty." pnwmom Jan 2019 #44
Dangerously so! nt Codeine Jan 2019 #47
Mint cookies and the caramel coconut ones! House of Roberts Jan 2019 #53
So does Aldi crazycatlady Jan 2019 #54
Aldi has sprung up everywhere in our area Codeine Jan 2019 #55
I may well get trashed, but my experience is they cater to the demands of their customers. GulfCoast66 Jan 2019 #49
Grew up Poor, but the ate salad every day dem in texas Jan 2019 #58
I don't buy food there due to 2 concerns but I love buying Liberty Belle Jan 2019 #51
I stopped shopping at dollar stores awhile ago. Too much crap made by slave labor Neema Jan 2019 #56
Why disparage low wage workers at140 Jan 2019 #61
Not disparaging low wage workers at all. I'm disparaging those who exploit people for their own Neema Jan 2019 #63
I will soon celebrate my 79th birthday. at140 Jan 2019 #62
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