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Dollar General Stores

fthunt — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 03:09:32 GMT

I'm new to Dollar General shopping - new store recently opened nearby...........stopped & shopped once weeks ago. Tonight opened a new tube of major brand toothpaste and noticed the little round sticker saying.................product intended for sale at Dollar General. Now I recall at time of purchase - toothpaste usually cost $5 or more for giant size at regular drug stores; but I paid like 2 bucks at DG. Felt like I was stealing. Are their low prices based on volume purchasing or something else? I'm gonna be living at that store!

Re: Dollar General Stores

sunshine 919 — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 03:44:40 GMT

@fthunt wrote:
I'm new to Dollar General shopping - new store recently opened nearby...........stopped & shopped once weeks ago. Tonight opened a new tube of major brand toothpaste and noticed the little round sticker saying.................product intended for sale at Dollar General. Now I recall at time of purchase - toothpaste usually cost $5 or more for giant size at regular drug stores; but I paid like 2 bucks at DG. Felt like I was stealing. Are their low prices based on volume purchasing or something else? I'm gonna be living at that store!

I think it may be volume. We have dollar stores and 99 cent stores. In fact I stopped in and purchased a light bulb. When I am baking for someone I go to the dollar store and purchase zip lock containers and I don't have to worry about getting the container back.

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BeccaLou — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 03:47:20 GMT

@fthunt That is the norm for dollar general. We do a lot of shopping there. But I like dollar tree the best. If you have one, their prces are all a dpllar and they have more of a variety.

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insomniac2 — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 03:57:15 GMT

I LOVE DOLLAR GENERAL!

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SydneyH — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 04:18:40 GMT

I shop heavily at my local one because they accept manufacturer's coupons and their digital ones. I can amass a well-stocked stockpile which allows me to gift to my college age son and not shop for certain household items for months.

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Annabellethecat66 — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 05:26:54 GMT

https://www.businessinsider.com/10-things-you-should-never-buy-at-the-dollar-store-2016-7

This is a few years old...but basically the article is still saying buyer beware.

In other words be smart at what you buy at the dollar store.

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cowboy sam — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 18:33:06 GMT

Add me to the list that loves Dollar Gerneral stores...i just restock my freezer with food from there 2 hours ago!!

We do have a grocery store in town but so over priced and you really need to check the dates on food! I have bought items and got home and then checked dates...i had to take sandwiches and a few other items to get my money back!!

At Dollar General i don't have too !!

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Catty2 — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 18:41:24 GMT

There is one close to my house and I'm there every few weeks.

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ValuSkr — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 18:52:17 GMT

There are no Dollar General stores near me, but my understanding is that they are more like a supermarket than a true dollar store - i.e. weekly circular and sales, store brands, and they don't have $1 pricing for everything.

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shoptilyadropagain — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 19:04:15 GMT

We have two of them in our little town but management is horrible. The older one always looks like a bomb exploded and is poorly stocked and DIRTY. For the past 3 or 4 years, I've vowed to never set foot in it again but then go in once a year and regret it. The brand new one (about a year old) is kept a little better but I've been in others that are still much nicer than it. I complained about our older one a few years ago online and received a call from the district manager who promised they were making improvements to the store, etc. I told him the store is an embarrassment to the city and SHOULD be one to the corporation.

I like Dollar General and they have great prices and deals but I refuse to shop at our two local stores.

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Cumbercookie13 — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 19:41:33 GMT

@sunshine 919 wrote:
When I am baking for someone I go to the dollar store and purchase zip lock containers and I don't have to worry about getting the container back.

I do the same. If I make a big cake or dessert, I get my containers there along with a big spoon so I don't have to worry about cleaning it and bringing it back. It can get tossed when it's empty. Since I rarely make desserts anymore, I don't feel like it's a waste of money.

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Sage04 — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 19:52:17 GMT

@ValuSkr, I found out recently that it´s called Dollar General because everything isn´t a dollar. Dollar Tree and Family Dollar are one dollar I believe. With Dollar General it´s generally you can get somethings for a dollar but not everything.

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beckyb1012 — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 20:17:58 GMT

Dollar Tree is the one that sales everything for a $1.00. Somethings I do not buy there because paying a dollar for it would be too much. Dollar General and Family Dollar do have items above the $10.00 mark but most items are cheaper than at Walmart and your local grocery stores. We have many of all three in my city and some are so clean and bright while others are pretty gross. Plastics and paper items along with cards are my main purchases at the stores. Never food.

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software — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 03:00:23 GMT

My local Dollar Tree carries food.

I buy their pickles, ,so much cheaper than a grocery store

@beckyb1012 wrote:
Dollar Tree is the one that sales everything for a $1.00. Somethings I do not buy there because paying a dollar for it would be too much. Dollar General and Family Dollar do have items above the $10.00 mark but most items are cheaper than at Walmart and your local grocery stores. We have many of all three in my city and some are so clean and bright while others are pretty gross. Plastics and paper items along with cards are my main purchases at the stores. Never food.

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In-x-s — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 03:29:19 GMT

I love Dollar General -- mainly cleaning supplies and paper products but also sodas/coffee and shampoo and such. Always shop on Saturdays and use the digital coupons. They regularly have $5 off $25 but in reality it discounts every single item purchased by 10% or more.

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bonnielu — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 03:50:15 GMT

Love the dollar stores... all of them.

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bikerbabe — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 04:50:04 GMT

So far, never. The ones here are NOT clean (all the dollar type stores). I also don’t trust them or the ingredients, especially food items, toiletries etc. Nope.

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CalminHeart — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 12:27:39 GMT

I've never been to a Dollar General because a lot of crime happens at the ones in our metro.....drugs, robberies, pick pockets, assaults. It doesn't matter if the store is in a poor part of town or the elite parts, police are always there for some reason.

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lovesrecess — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 03:25:02 GMT

Am not a fan of Dollar General but do like Dollar Tree. There is not a Dollar General anywhere near us but Dollar Trees are popping up everywhere. I would be concerned if the sticker said Dollar General on it....I would think maybe it was an irregular or somehow imperfect..,which is fine, but not for toothpaste or anything else I would be eating or putting in my mouth or on my skin. I have shopped in Dollar General a couple of times while in other towns; they seemed overpriced for what they were selling. Jmo

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drizzellla — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 03:38:49 GMT

A wonderful lady on these boards had mentioned many years ago how much she liked Totally Awesome Prewash Stain Remover. It is sold at Dollar Tree for $1. I used it and liked it. In fact it did a much better job at removing stains than the Tide Stain Release pacs, I had been using.

Then everytime I went into Dollar Tree the Totally Awesome Prewash Stain Remover was not on the shelves. I ended up soaking everything in Oxyclean. Well, finally the the The Stain Remover was back. I picked up 2 bottles. So much easier to just spray the stain and throw it in the washer. Than soaking the item in Oxyclean.