Like I tell my kids.... This ain’t no dollar major... and this ain’t no dollar colonel... this is the Dollar GENERAL..
Dollar General isn’t a dollar store.
My town of 14k has 2 Dollar Generals and 1 Family Dollar that compete with the Walmart Supercenter.
Family Dollar actually has some of the lowest prices. Walmart has some of the highest prices for the exact same items.
Who really owns these stores?
These stores are small-town fixtures all throughout the South. My little hometown of 1300 people had one back in the ‘70s (plus a Ben Franklin five-and-dime) when I was a kid and now I think it has two.
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I confess I buy the cheapazz sunglasses too, $3 polarized. I like the looks of $200 sunglasses but I can only afford to misplace the $3 ones... :^(
I like Family Dollar SOOO much better than Dollar General. Dollar General seems a little trashier.
Only thing Dollar General doesn’t have is fresh produce - which means that Michelle is going to crack down on ‘em.
Be careful what you buy in these places. Stuff like toothpaste can be Chinese knock-offs that WILL get you sick.
Welcome to the Obama economy where the only economic growth is in dollar stores and pawn shops.
It actually does well in towns that support Walmarts as well. Our town had the biggest Walmart in the world (in terms of floorspace) when it opened about 6 years ago. I don't think it does anymore. But we generally avoid it. You will park at least a quarter mile away, spend a half hour or so walking around the store to pick-up what you need and another 20 minutes or so waiting in line to pay for it.
Slide into the local Dollar General, and you are generally in and out in 20 minutes, including the walk from and to your parking spot.
Yeah, you trade selection for convenience, but some things (like OTC drugs) are actually cheaper at Dollar General or Big Lots, one of our other favored Wal-Mart alternatives.
I confess to being a 99 Cent Store fan. In California at least it is the very best place to buy reading glasses and sunglasses. I lose them at about a pair per month rate so those fancy, expensive and stylish glasses are not for me.
A buck a pair for the ones that sell at Walgreens for $15.
So I just buy them 10 at a time, scatter them around the house and the cars and I can always find a pair of reading glasses somewhere.
Another Obama-era growth industry is the sub-prime money services industry. Pay-day loans, title loans, buy here pay here car dealerships, check cashing etc.
This industry was already growing, but has been put into hyper-growth mode by Dodd-Frank. This legislation makes it impossible for some to get checking accounts or credit from banks.
This is the industry Obama seems in a hurry to attack through his recent (non) recess appointment. It’s my bet that it will be one massive shakedown for protection money-I mean-campaign donations.
It’s all about getting re-elected.
Does Dollar General take coupons?
Dollar General and Wal Mart are not really that similar.
DG is arguably cheaper. and WallyWorld has way more stuff.
They rarely own their stores, they lease them on long triple nets.
Here in the mid south they will pay lease based on around 8.00 cap rate and up per month on a 20 year lease...not bad and steady
if you have the land where they need a store, you can take that lease to any bank to fund the building cost
I have a buddy who lives off his 3-4 store’s leases
Well run outfit...I don’t think the local Turner family runs it anymore.
Good, we can buy even more Chinese made stuff.
Dollar General saved my bacon this Christmas. I didn’t have a lot of money to spend on my 6 grandkids for gifts, so I shopped at Dollar General and saved a ton of money! I even found something for my oldest granddaughter who is 12 and not interested in toys any longer. I like shopping there.
Interesting.
I just drove by a construction site and saw a sign which indicated a dollar store was under construction. I never can tell which type of dollar store from another but it probably is a dollar general.
Now that I think about it, a dollar is probably worth about the same as a dime was when dime stores became popular.
Huh? Dollar General and Family Dollar are not dollar stores. They’re merely mini Walmarts with prices far and above $1.