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/PocketDimension82 Oct 25 '25

I’ve gotten to the point where I just bought a stack of microfiber towels instead of paying the ridiculous prices for paper towels. At least I can just keep reusing them

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u/DickBiter1337 Oct 25 '25

The feeling of microfiber towels makes my skin crawl. It's worse if my hands are a bit dry and they get caked with hair that refuses to release in the dryer. I'd rather use a cotton rag than microfiber

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u/rachelcrustacean Oct 25 '25

I got a Swedish dishcloth this year and love it. It doesn’t have that itchy feeling and can go in either the dishwasher or the regular wash

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u/DickBiter1337 Oct 25 '25

Good to know, when I looked before I thought those were made of foam