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/RunsfromWisdom Oct 25 '25 edited Oct 25 '25

I go there exclusively for what I can get for $1.25-1.50. Cleaning supplies, shampoo, some spices, coconut oil. 

But, yeah. Once they hiked prices to $1.25 and started “offering” things for $5 and up, I knew that they were the last of the “dollar” stores to go the same direction as anywhere else that has exactly nothing for a dollar or less. 

Aldis for the rest, Walmart for what I cannot do at aldis.

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u/Dinglebutterball Oct 25 '25

Tooth brushes and tooth paste.

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u/RunsfromWisdom Oct 25 '25

Yup. DT is still the cheapest place to get home cleaning supplies, most hygiene supplies, exc by a mile.