For real huh!!!

I say it all the time, the prices keep going up but my paycheck isn’t.

Many of us are in the same boat. Medicare has increased, my other insurances have all increased, and I cringe when I go to the grocery store and the gas station.

I am in Arkansas and the family dollar is having a going out of business .now

Bidenomics……We are told To believe that it’s working. Oh it’s working but not in my favor!!

U mean the democrat party…… they did this to all of us!

Tyson, Doritos and Bud Light are happy to see their sales decrease.😂

That's what you get when you put a dictator tyrant in power and you let Communist manifesto ruin your nation

@@FloridaSunshine904 And Justin Trudeau in Canada. A "carbon tax" is a sham money grab that does nothing for the environment.

@@FloridaSunshine904 yep and its sad, because i always went to Dollar Tree for personal things and batteries. Dosen't i am not going back, but Biden and the democrats are destroying our country

Thanks, Gina! ( :

Our area's Rite Aid stores closed and our Dollar Trees have been buying and opening them.

I heard that same thing about the Pepsi n bread from a store employee about two weeks ago when I inquired. That’s SO very sad that people are just trying to earn a living are getting shot over a dollar store!What’s wrong with people these days? 😢

@@tammiehills4365Dollar Tree has a nice good sized store that was once a Walgreens in my area. Supposed to be one of the biggest ones in my area. We’ve got a ton of small stores n I do mean SMALL‼️ I’d rather have a couple big ones than all these tiny ones that rarely ever get the stuff in stock that the other big stores do.

If they raise the prices again they'll lose more customers even if it's just name brand. They later apply it to everything. They get so greedy. They are going to put themselves right out of business.

Truth!

FR! I worked at a current DT back in the late '90s (then an Only $One). Even on a slower weeknight, we had four staff onsite. If we weren't needed on register, we would merchandise (which I always preferred 😉). Of course things are going to be messy and slow when there's only two people working! Theoretically that salary money is going towards keeping prices low - there has been inflation since 1998 - but we know how that goes...

Stressed out cashiers and rude managers!

They need to pay their employees a living wage. Emoyees are overworked and under appreciated. They are still paying what they were in 2018 at a store near me.

I'm currantly working at dollar tree and theres more than 2 or 3 cashiers during seasonal. But during out of season there's only 1 cashier and a manager and things get stressful very fast when multiple customers come in.😅

Same. In fact, I make it a point to go to family dollar before I go to Dollar Tree just to see if they have the product/s I’m looking for at that $1 price. I’ve cut waaay back on going to DT since the price increase too.

Yep they have an aisle of $1.00 items.

Dead service model behind malls

Yes I only go to dollar tree only like 5 times out of the year.

Have you been to one of the new DG MARKET grocery stores owned by Dollar General? Also what about the DGX convenience stores?

Exactly this!

💯% true

Definitely not always true. Tons of things are the same size and cheaper at dollar tree.

Yojs17 ... thanks. Nice to know. 👍

Slot if it is more expensive. So...

I know for a fact that they cannot do anything except to watch them walk out w/ whatever they want. That just encourages these thieves to continue w/ that behavior.

Gavin Newsom's California. We got what we voted for

Oh that's Bullshit😂

Goodwill has raised their prices everywhere. I'm on the East coast.

That's what the morons who voted for Bidenomics gets, their nation, once great is UTTERLY RUINED

Those losing jobs won't be feeding their families, paying taxes, shopping or other things that contribute to our economy, citizens might not get assistance because the money is spent on people who are not voters or taxpayers. America first, otherwise we can't help anybody. 😭😭😭

You're kind of right but our country is still worth saving. Get in the fight, and vote conservative. I am involved in politics, and I can tell you that there is an agenda to make people think that their vote doesn't count, after all, look what happened in 2020, (election was stolen, and I can give you the proof and the details but that's another conversation and way too much to type right now here, but if you really want it, reply to this and I can tell you about it) Now people, real Americans, are fed up with the BS and corruption going on, and that is why the other side is allowing our borders to be open, because all those millions, yes, millions of people entering our country, have been told to vote Democrat, and they will. Real Americans are not voting Democrat enough to make a difference, therefore that is the only way that Democrats can stay in power, and believe me, the Dems definitely want to stay in power indefinitely. The non-Americans who see through the crap and corruption are consider sell outs and Uncle Toms, but our country is still worth saving, the U.S. is the last good empire on Earth and beacon of real freedom left.

Usually Scammed Americans

Actually our economy is doing good. I'm certainty better now than 4 years ago...

​@@waxychicohio glad you are doing better economically than the employees at these closing stores

@@gungamesschuf7irdrjklmcemi810, I certainly don't mean to sound like I don't care that people are losing jobs. Most of the time, they try to transfer the employees to a different store. I was just commenting on the "hell in a handbasket" comment. But, yeah I'm glad I'm better too.

i know, i am the same way. If it is something that i use everyday, i grab multiples, because they don't stock things back quickly

Yes they do and they're good deals. But a lot of stuff is over a dollar now as it's not possible to survive selling for just a dollar.

I agree. She did great! ( :

I've prayed for your job and store to be secure. God bless you ❤✝

@@cindymichaud7111 Thank you so much !😉❤️

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Keep in mind that Family Dollar and Dollar General are all owned by Dollar Tree. So if you have any in your area you might consider switching to work there instead. Just a thought. Hope it helps😊

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I don’t care for the plus items.I thrift for larger items

I sure hope they step it up in my area. Although ours is generally clean n as stocked as possible considering they’re smaller stores. I’d rather have a couple huge stores than a whole bunch of small ones like I have in my area.

The one near me is very junky looking with product strewn all over the floor. I can't stand shopping there. I will drive out of my way to the dollar trees that are within a half an hr radius that are nice & neat & you can see everything put in its place.

Why would any pay more money for the same cheap quality crap? No thanks, I’ll stick with Marshall’s where I can get much better products that were originally More expensive.

They tried to do a hostile takeover of Dollar General, but Dollar General was able to fight Dollar Tree off. DT lost millions in the fight. Then, instead of recouping their losses, they made the incredibly foolish decision to purchase the Family Dollar chain, which at the time was failing. Their plan was to keep Dollar Tree more or less at the same price point and sell the more expensive stuff at Family Dollar, however they were not able to turn the decline of Family Dollar around and have been closing off stores pretty much from the moment they bought the company. With the creation of Dollar Tree plus there is no need to keep Family Dollar going and this is why they are phasing out the remaining stores. In my opinion Dollar Tree will not remain open much longer, I give it 5 years or less. Their price increase and their broken promises of better " bargains, have alienated a good section of their customer base. The fact that their products can be bought somewhere else for less is nother factor contributing to their downfall. Dolla Tree has not been able or willing to capitalize on the free advertising provided by countless KZfaqrs using their products. They also have not made any improvements on their mail order policies and practices, such as forcing people to buy cases of products when they only need one or just a few pieces; other questionable practices I observed in ldr canceling orders without telling the customers; delivering the wrong product; delivering broken products and making it impossible to return. And on top of all that they also have dirty and unkempt stores, revolting bathrooms and rude employees.

Same!!! Which really makes it less fun to shop at dollar tree.

I think it's all apart of their plan. Get rid of the more expensive one so you can make more. I'm sure they're well aware of pop shelf growing and competing with places like 5 below but with it being owned by dollar general... they profit $$ Family dollar has no one to compete with. They don't stand a chance against big name box stores. As soon as one pops up in a smaller area, family dollar is out of business anyhow

They are not going away, don't worry.

I literally have 2 Dollar Trees and 2 Family Dollar stores within a couple miles of each other. Kinda don’t make any sense.

I feel ya on the walmart thing. I spend way too much on stuff that I wasn't planning on buying. And then walking thru Walmart, I notice that maybe I had forgotten things on my list, so I buy more. At least at the dt if I forget something, they'll most likely have it, and I won't break the bank. My solution to this was on days that I do my shopping, I'll go to dt first and get as many things on my list. Then, I'll go to aldi to get things the dt didn't have, and then my last stop is at Walmart. I do it that way bc if I find it first cheaper, I'll go w that option instead. Where as if I go to Walmart first, I'll just end up buying it there. I hope I'm making sense, lol. But, it has helped.

That's exactly why they are closing down so many stores. High theft areas.

This is so sad. Wish we could help her

You can work and get monthly checks. There are programs to help seniors.

Travesty!

Same 😢 Then I had a heart attack in Feb. I blame the Democrats 💯 Trump made Alimony NO LONGER A TAXABLE INCOME! And gave back the $600 a month that the Democrats (obama) TOOK! STOLE! Why us? I want the 26 YEARS I sacrificed to the Navy. $600 a month and President Trump gave it back! Dems have destroyed the military & medical for Veterans! If we don’t get him back in There’ll be no more America! Look at CA & NY!

That a dirty rotten shame!!

Facts!!!!! Still made we lost Kmart and Sears!!!

I call it Wally world too, and I do like to shop there more than Dollar tree

Do you mean less than minimum wage?

Less than Min wage??? Wow I wouldn't take a job that wasn't offering the pay wage I need but I guess if that's all there was then I would. This world is hard to live in :(

That’s most jobs in the U.S. Their pay certainly does NOT keep up or equal to inflation n cost of living. And by the time they do give a cost of living raise it’s a joke cuz the inflation n prices are SO much higher it doesn’t begin to do any good. Very sad the pay doesn’t equal the cost to live. No matter how many jobs you’ve got or incomes coming in to one home. I’ve found that to not be flat broke n be able to afford all the bills (we’re talking basic necessities) it takes at least 3 incomes three days. Utterly ridiculous!

Then don't. Cheers!

Yeah that Cinnamon that has lead in it. I personally bought and used a bunch of that cinnamon to the point I need to get a lead blood test per my doctor. Very scary. I am keeping and not returning the bottle I had in my cabinet in case my lead levels are elevated. I will start the class action lawsuit against them. I used the cinnamon daily sometime a couple of times daily in my smoothies

I had no idea about that I bought cinnamon from there as well could you post a picture of the cinnamon bottle you have so I can compare to mine? I would greatly appreciate it

One of their warehouses had a huge rodent infestation and was in deplorable condition that affected food stock. Apparently they didn’t do anything to remedy it and so they got nailed during a government inspection. All because of laziness and corporate greed. I think one reason sales are down because their stores stay a perpetual state of a mess (which could be overlooked by the $1 prices), the lack of unique diverse inventory that they used to have (they promised more of with the price raise but failed to deliver), and the price increases have put many off, including my self. I used to go in and easily drop $100 every couple of weeks. Now I go months without shopping there and if I do, I may spend $50-$60, tops.

@@jordanharrison9165 well I can’t post a picture but on the Dollar Store door they posted the recall of the cinnamon with a picture of the brand when I went yesterday. The brand is Supreme Tradition Ground Cinnamon

@LaQuita- I love your name. I have a friend from elementary school that I'm looking for, and she has the same name as you. Were you ever living in AZ during your childhood?

Indeed

And our dollar stores (Dollarama) started at 1.00 when they first opened and now most products are $4/$5.

You guys WOULD FLIP ,if you knew what the average American family had to pay for health insurance and then co-payments on medications and co-payments at hospitals. But don't forget, here in america, you can't drive a car unless you have car insurance. The car is covered but human beings are not😢

-50 degrees!? That could definitely have something to do with the high prices in your area😮😊.. but I'll trade you your $4 rice for my $900 a month health insurance coverage fee and that doesn't count the $25 for each doctor visit $50 if it's a specialist, 500 just to get into the emergency room, and each different medication has a different co-payment it can be from $0 to a couple hundred dollars so. I hate to say it but the older I get the more I want to move to Canada. However I'm in Miami sweating my tushy off

@bonnieg3403 Yes Dollarama sure had upped their prices haven't they? You really have to be careful to check their shelf tags these days. Our Dollar Tree was $1.25 right from the time they opened here in Saskatchewan, and that hasn't changed so far.

@Dani-ICU-RN Yes, we can experience -50° for weeks on end from December to February here in my province. We have snow by Hall🎃ween that stays, we parents are proud we can maneuver Halloween costumes around snowsuits! 😃 I can not imagine paying that much for healthcare. My husband retired almost a year ago from a union job that had an excellent health plan, we were given the option of taking over the premiums at $235/month, so we did. Between our government coverage and the healthcare plan, we rarely, if ever, pay for our prescriptions. We never enter or leave a doctor's office nor ER owing anything. There are some items. For example, I needed an arm sling a couple of years ago, and I was charged $20 by the hospital. I could have submitted that though through our extended plan for reimbursement. My husband and I were hit head-on by an impaired driver 40 years ago, his leg was amputated as a result, so he has gone through numerous legs in those years, and we pay nothing for them. The foot he currently has would be approx $5000 to purchase if there wasn't coverage by our government. He has a friend with the same amputation in California that needed a new leg desperately. They wanted to charge him in the area of $20,000 for it. He & his wife couldn't afford it. He was at risk of losing his job and was becoming depressed. My husband sent him a bunch of pieces & parts he didn't need, (And the facility that makes his legs cannot take back), so the American friend was able to craft together a leg, and get back to work! We do pay for our healthcare via our taxes, but what I tell people is that when I was taken by ambulance to the ER last November as a reaction to a medication, the last thing I would have wanted hanging over my head, was a bill I couldn't afford! When people are at their most vulnerable, they are having to worry about paying for the emergency surgery they just had, or the Blessing of a baby is followed by a nice bill. We have plenty of room up in my province Dani, you would love it! We have three large cities, the biggest is 300,000, it's approx 90 miles away, our son lives there. The next largest is 250,000, that is the capital, then my city of 36,000. We have a population in our province of 1.25 million, spread out over 251,000 Sq miles, so lots of room to live large as they say!! Lots of blue skies, beautiful northern lights, and 94,000 lakes to choose from, in case you miss water ... mind you it does freeze at -50°, then you go ice fishing! ❄️ 🐟

But, what about the gas you are spending going to different stores???

You mean robbing the actual customers??? That’s awful!!! People must be terrified to shop.

@@Southernsista208 yeah this used to be a super safe area just 5 yrs ago but then they built all these high priced subdivisions, which btw are built on swamp lands, and the crime rate spiked. These subdivisions are $350k ranged homes... But it seems like they advertised them at the county jail, because ever since they were built, we've had an officer murdered on his way home from picking up dinner for his family, stores closing due to constant shoplifting, assaults, car thefts, burglaries, etc... This used to be one of the higher class communities not very long ago and now it's to the point I don't let my mother go shopping alone and when I take her I wear her purse so they don't think she's an easy target and hurt her trying to take it. The saddest part is most of them are teens. 😧 A few years back our teens were preppy Sperry wearing kids that worked hard to get college credits at the prestigious high schools. The teens now are constantly being recorded having jail house riots at the schools.

They are not going to close. Only 30 under performing stores are.

Same!

Me too!

Same here dollar general $1 haven't changed yet for time being

Slowly, but surely. So the masses won't realise it until it's too late.

Vote!

@@tammysiravo7556 agree1000% get democrats out of

@@kathycortez232here we go. Can we not bring politics into everything. This was the one relaxing place where I could go, enjoy and get crafting ideas, now this. Instagram is so loaded with it until it’s no longer a fun place. A cow can be grazing in the grass and it will turn political, sheesh!!!!!!

Gradually yes. This is the beginning of the end.