Dollar Tree’s Conquest of Low Income America
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damn i feel like i got diabetes just looking at that thumbnail.
Family Dollars are some of the most dangerous retailers to work at, constantly get robbed with employees harmed
My goodness an increase of 700 new stores over three years is wild
Corny
ogc163
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Them margins is crazy.
I love cheap stores but Dollar Tree is shyt. Really low quality goods and the food is all terrible for you.
99 Cent Only stores aren't a mecca, but you can eat a healthy lifestyle there. You can get produce and healthy options. Dollar Tree is all cancer-and-heart-disease-causing shyt.
99 Cent Only stores aren't a mecca, but you can eat a healthy lifestyle there. You can get produce and healthy options. Dollar Tree is all cancer-and-heart-disease-causing shyt.
Uh, you know most people shop at Dollar Tree for things other than food right?
Not buying dinner there, but getting paper towel, soap, cleaning supplies, kitchen items, trash bags, etc. from Dollar Stores
Uh, you know most people shop at Dollar Tree for things other than food right?
Not buying dinner there, but getting paper towel, soap, cleaning supplies, kitchen items, trash bags, etc. from Dollar Stores
All that shyt is a rip-off. They give you smaller sizes and take higher profit margins, you feel like you're saving when it's an illusion. Dollar Stores actually have higher profit margins and are bigger rip-offs than regular stores, even Walmart:
How Dollar Stores Really Make Their Money
"In reality, it is grocery stores that offer the highest discounts, although they see lower earnings overall. For every dollar spent by a customer at Dollar Tree, the company makes a profit of $0.35. Walmart, for example, makes only $0.24 per dollar."
"The number one best trick carried out by dollar stores is that they are actually giving you less for your money. You might think you found a great deal by buying a box of aluminum foil for $1, but check the length of the roll. According to one of several analyses compiled by HowStuffWorks.com, the foil you buy at Dollar Tree is 15 feet long, while a $4.06 roll at Walmart contains 75 feet of foil (prices may vary by location) — meaning at Walmart you're getting over 18 feet per $1. The same applies to things like milk (you get a 16-ounce bottle for $1, which means you would have paid a whopping $8 for an entire gallon), raisins ($1 for a 4.5-ounce bag instead of 72 ounces for around $10.59 at a grocery store), and flour ($1 for two pounds instead of around $2 for five at another store)."
"At a dollar store, you get what you pay for. While a dollar might be a deal for some items, you can't expect something long-lasting and high-quality if you can pay for it with loose change. Whether it's Dollar General, Dollar Tree, or any other chain of dollar stores, one of the biggest ways that the business saves money is by selling items that are made of cheap, flimsy materials."
"According to the Washington Post, children's toys are one of the worst things you can buy at a dollar store. They are made with tiny pieces that come off and can be choked on, and they fall apart surprisingly quickly because they are made of parts that cost next to nothing to put together. Electronics and things like power strips are a bad idea too. After one use (or 20), they could malfunction and ruin your devices because they weren't made with the proper materials and safety standards.
Most people don't expect their dollar store purchases to last forever, and when one thing breaks, they just go back and get a replacement for another dollar, which means more money in the dollar store's pocket. Instead of buying a higher-quality item at another store for $5 once, they end up buying the same, cheaply made item ten times at Dollar Tree and spending twice as much without noticing, which is all part of the company's plan."
ogc163
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Uh, you know most people shop at Dollar Tree for things other than food right?
Not buying dinner there, but getting paper towel, soap, cleaning supplies, kitchen items, trash bags, etc. from Dollar Stores
It depends on what you are buying at Dollar Tree, some of the stuff can be purchased in bulk for cheaper at other stores (i.e. tuna, tomato paste, beans) but for things like cleaning products where there aren't greater gaps in quantity and quality between their stuff and their competitors (i.e. Bleach, Window Cleaner, Stationery) it makes sense to purchase from Dollar Tree.
mastermind
Rest In Power Kobe
My wife used to buy paper towels from Dollar Tree before she met me. She used to buy a roll for a dollar. The rolls were smaller than the massive rolls you can get from a Walmart or Target in the packages. It was crazy. She was going there weekly too.
NZA
LOL
being broke costs a lot of money