On 12/17/2018 5:39 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2018-12-17 4:23 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
>
>> There's a Family Dollar about 6 miles from my house.Â* (No, not
>> everything is a dollar and I believe Dollar Tree owns them now).Â* They
>> don't carry fresh anything.Â* It's only in the last few years they
>> started stocking frozen veggies (Pictsweet Farms brand) and the
>> variety is very limited.Â* They do stock a lot of canned vegetables.Â* I
>> have no problem buying canned beans for soup (Bush's is the brand I
>> see most often).Â* It's a good place to buy things like toilet paper,
>> paper towels and laundry detergent.Â* Name brands, cheaper than at the
>> grocery store and much closer to boot.
>
>
> I walked past a Dollar Store today. I guess inflation has hit. A sign on
> the front window said everything is $1.25.
>
I can't say I've ever seen a "dollar store" where everything in the
place only cost a dollar. Just like when I was growing up there were
stores referred to as "5 and Dime" but not everything cost only a nickel
or 10 cents. It's just a name, not a promise, people!

I DID buy a couple of 2019 wall calendars there this past week, those
*were* only $1.

As I said, I do buy toilet paper, paper towels and laundry detergent at
the Family Dollar. The same name brands I could find at the grocery
store but with a much lower mark-up. Not as far to drive, either.

I seriously doubt people shopping at Family Dollar for anything will
affect grocery stores in the Beaufort area. Nationwide? I couldn't say
with any certainty but I seriously doubt it.

Jill