Community Chat

[CelticCrafter]

I hope they don't change ours.

It was so easy to keep track of how much I was spending and it was fun to go in with $11 ($10 for stuff and $1 for sales tax) and come out with a bag or two full of stuff.

[kitcat51]

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@SharkE wrote:

DH said they bought out Family Dollar not Dollar General

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Interesting @SharkE. In my area both Dollar Generals have closed & there are 3 Dollar Trees with a 4th opening soon..there aren't any Family Dollar stores, I never heard of them. I like Dollar Tree & shop there often.

[JumpTheRope]

I did read an article in my google news feed quite awhile ago, which said that if you pay attention, there are some good items to be discovered for that One Dollar.

Dollar Tree hopes that you pick out a blend of products instead of the items they purchased at a Wholesale price of .90.

Some of their products could cost .05/wholesale. 

But if the customer can discern which things are a true bargain for $1,

and choose wisely, some great deals are there.

I totally agree. I’ve even wondered how can the store afford to stay open

with the overhead/etc. costs when everything is $1.

Sometimes I throw in some useless, plastic disposable item, because I just bought 6 cards at 2-for-$1! 

Since I want the store to stay in business, I’ll grab a few junk items along with the Barbasol shave cream, toilet plunger, and helium party balloons!

[colliemom4]

I don't like that the've decided to do this. This is the first I've heard anything about it.

[AngelPuppy1]

I like the Dollar Tree because of the siimpicity of it --- everything $1 --- that's it. 

Now, the Dollar General --- prices are all over the place.  They are not always that cheap either.  I don't like to hear that some of the items from Dollar General are being integrated into Dollar Tree.  The next thing you know I suppose, Dollar Tree price of everything $1, will be no more.  

[Marp]

Excerpts from a May 30th article at  businessinsider.com/dollar-tree-breaks-dollar-promise-more-expensive-products-2019-5?fbclid=IwAR0toZLPXv6YGwcvEOlJ78bnSazmOFmL9mV25QSmNYqUO9_1hK2arkVqqk8

The retailer has been quietly testing its new Dollar Tree Plus! collection — a selection of products that cost more than $1 — at certain stores since the middle of May.

Dollar Tree's business model is built around operating on a low-margin, high-volume basis. Its theory is that with rock-bottom prices, cash-strapped customers are able to buy more.

But in recent months, the company has been noted by analysts as being one of the most vulnerable to tariffs imposed

This is because 40% of Dollar Tree's products are sourced from China, and its unique business model means it does not have much room to absorb these costs without eroding margins.

[SharkE]

@kitcat51 

I'd go to family dollar website, click on 'locations' and just for the fun of it see where the nearest one to you would be. Put in your zip code and it will bring up if you have any close to you.

So many dollar this dollar that I can't keep track of them. I'm not that thrifty, so, I don't go in any of them that often. Whereas, tighty whitey DH goes weekly.    ROFLMBO

[Pearlee]

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@colliemom4 wrote:

I don't like that the've decided to do this. This is the first I've heard anything about it.

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@colliemom4   I did read a few articles in the business section of our newspaper a while back that Dollar Tree was going to start carrying items that are more than $1.   I thought "Phooey!"

[esmerelda]

I seldom go to Dollar General and Family Dollar is out of my way.  But I'm often in Dollar Tree.  If I can get some things from the other stores without going there, even if they are $3 or $5, I won't mind.

I wonder if this is temporary while they get rid of merchandise.  If it's a permanent change for Dollar Tree, I won't like that.

[ID2]

I gave up shopping Dollar Tree. I prefer to spend a bit more for products made in the US. I won't buy anything made in China, I don't care how inexpensive it is. Junk.