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Blue_true

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24. Like everything, people need and want options.

Wed Jan 2, 2019, 05:10 PM

Jan 2019

I buy sweet potatoes from a produce selling health food store instead of Publix because the health food store sell the ruby red sweet potatoes (delicious after slow roasting). I would never buy hotdogs from the health food store or cream because Publix has much better options.

I can see you buying canned items and some types of candies from the Dollar store and other items from other places. That is just how life works.

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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