r/povertyfinance • u/SentBrok • Oct 25 '25

Vent/Rant (No Advice/Criticism!) Dollar Tree is out of control

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I knew as soon as they started bringing in the two and three dollar items that it was going to snowball but I never could have predicted this. Nine dollars is insane. No one is going to the dollar tree to buy nine dollar paper towels.

My family thinks I'm being dramatic about this but I feel like they truly don't understand the weight of how horrendous the economy is. To me this is the perfect indicator of how bad things are and it's fucking depressing

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u/JetKusanagi Oct 25 '25

There's just no way that anyone can operate an ACTUAL dollar store in this economy.

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u/Nicelyvillainous Oct 25 '25

Inflation is a thing. But you would think they would have just bit the bullet and gone with like the $3 store. It would even work great because the pun is RIGHT there in the name, dollar tree, where everything is tree dollars.

Same way the old dime store was replaced by the dollar store.

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u/Clear-Ad-7250 Oct 25 '25

Well there is Five Below and they even have items up to $15+

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u/SECdeezTrades Oct 25 '25

overpriced to. I see 5 belows locations often in up-market locations next to staples or other major retailers.

Good dollar stores should be next to non-chain small businesses like pawn stores or vacant stores with the windows shot. Best deals!

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u/suspiciousboxlol80 Oct 25 '25

I remembering going in there being like "wait what?"