[Governor Dinwiddie]

It's a shame that Dollar General is so parsimonious in this regard. There are so many rural towns where the Dollar General saves you a 15 or 20 mile drive into town. And the stores are ubiquitous. You can find them everywhere from coast-to-coast in rural communities.

[Responsibility2nd]

Dollar stores are struggling.

Plus they are not a bank.

There is no reason why they should incur more expenses simply to handle someone’s banking needs.

[hole_n_one]

In case somebody else was saying huh? like me…..

parsimonious

par·si·mo·ni·ous
/ˌpärsəˈmōnēəs/
adjective
unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal.
"even the parsimonious Joe paid for drinks all round"

Now, if you would have used the word niggardly…..

[Bernard]

So a 30 or 40 mile round trip can be avoided by asking for cash back at the grocery store. Depending on the MPH, paying $3.50 to get $25.00 in cash sounds like a decision that an informed consumer can make. An expensive one, but a personal decision regardless.

Don't like living in a bank desert? Don't live there. Want bank service but don't have a bank account? Sounds like a personal problem looking for a big-government solution.

Bottom line - it suxks to be poor and have limited choices.