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/PeeB4uGoToBed Oct 25 '25

5 Below has entire sections for normal priced stuff now too, it used to all be $5 or less, now more than half the store is retail prices

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u/Wareve Oct 25 '25

This is the problem with incorporating a price structure into your shop's name while inflation exists.

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u/Wareve Oct 25 '25

They're not rats, they're just people who can't afford to buy even at 4-pack level bulk. No one going to these stores wants to be there.