[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Market oversaturation. There is a Dollar Tree, a Dollar General, and a Family within two miles of each other where I live.

BTW, you're not saving money at these stores A package of garbage bags is $1, but you only get about 7-10 bags. I can go to Woodman's and get 40 thirty-gallon bags for $2.50.

[Tired of Taxes]

True - you can save more $$$ doing your homework and shopping around.

But, if you need to pick up some things quickly, Dollar Tree is more like a convenience store - with better prices than other convenience stores (at least around here).

[mylife]

I tend to agree.

The market will sort it out.

[taterjay]

Yep, you have to be smart shopper, even in the these Dollar stores. If you count the drive and time to a bigger town with WalMart you may still come out ahead at the Dollars.

[warsaw44]

True.

Just a few months ago read an article about the explosion of these stores everywhere. Just stands to reason some will fold.

You really can find some very useful items in these stores.

[catnipman]

“BTW, you’re not saving money at these stores A package of garbage bags is $1, but you only get about 7-10 bags. I can go to Woodman’s and get 40 thirty-gallon bags for $2.50. “

indeed. and i found that most of the knockoff cleaning products with labels that sort of look like the real thing are little more than colored water ...

[TexasGator]

The 40-count is $7.99.

[Zhang Fei]

[BTW, you’re not saving money at these stores A package of garbage bags is $1, but you only get about 7-10 bags. I can go to Woodman’s and get 40 thirty-gallon bags for $2.50.]

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While there are people who do all their shopping here, dollar stores are basically convenience stores in drag. They’re close by, you can get in and out quickly and they’re way cheaper than either actual convenience stores or pharmacies like CVS and Walgreens. They are basically downsized five and dime chains like Woolworths (now Foot Locker) and a few other names that escape me.

[gunsequalfreedom]

Market oversaturation. There is a Dollar Tree, a Dollar General, and a Family within two miles of each other where I live.

Market oversaturation. There is a Dollar Tree, a Dollar General, and a Family within two miles of each other where I live....and a 99 Cents Only store.

[wbill]

You're right about the market oversaturation. Down by me, you can't throw a rock without hitting a Dollar General. Seems like they're trying to position themselves as an alternative to Walmart, that's more local. Decent deals there, too, though you need to pay attention.

As for the money savings... I hit the Dollar Tree occasionally. Some people are there because that's what they can afford, I just do it because I like some of the products, and mostly because I'm cheap. They have good disposable supplies (like for parties) and cleaning products. I see no point to paying $4/bottle for floor cleaner at the grocery store, when the Dollar Tree sells exactly the same thing, same size, same package, for a buck.

My grandmother - long passed - used to like the smaller portions. 10 garbage bags would last her for a long time. She also said that there were more "Made in America" products there - I think that's less the case, of late, but some of what I buy still has "made in the USA" on the label.