It used to be that the dollar store was only good for cheap plastic table clothes or a last minute stop in for a package of bandaids (that didn't stick). But I have found that those dingy Made in China dollar store days are over! Dollar stores are now one-stop-shop places for people on the cheap. And while you're still getting generic "Cheery-Os" the selection has greatly widened and the magnitude of stock is increased as well.
All of this, however makes me think of the movie "The Story of Stuff." A video that I take a strong liking to. Watch it here (if you have 20 minutes):
How can a dollar store really sell a nice picture frame or a bag of T.G.I.Fridays Potato Skins Chips or a candle holder all for just a dollar? It doesn't make sense, somewhere along the line someone is getting jipped. I need to start being better at being conscious about these things.
I just feel guilty in a dollar store. And smelly. I always have. Just like I always found it odd that they usually have pregnacy tests in the impulse section by the cashiers.
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Yeaaaaah, I wouldn't put my unwed-teen-pregnancy-crisis in the hands of a dollar store pregnancy test.
ReplyDeleteAlso, they sell condoms.