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Same here & a pretty good description. That’s why I shops there. Quick in and out & everything I need is on the first few aisles.

LW, I have read your post 37 times in an attempt to truly pick up what you're laying down. It's clear you're a man who understands the situation. I ransacked my wardrobe and have come up with 2 options for the Grand Opening. I'd appreciate your input on the appropriate choice. I can always wear the other choice to the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony (I haven't been invited but have no doubt they would love to have me in attendance).

Been a DG in the small town (pop. 900) nearest my cabin in rural north central PA, for over ten years.

Mentally-challenged girl torched it several years ago, while it was open for business. Started a fire in the stock room. DG built a new one on the site, doubled the size of the store. Family Dollar had just opened a store, other end of town, not long before the arson job. Local humor was that FD gave the girl a free candy bar to light up the DG. Locals prefer the DG over the FD by a huge margin.

One grocery store in that town and no other grocery within 20 miles. Owner sold out to a half assed regional chain that everyone hates. They only have chain branded frozen veggies, etc. Pretty much everyone now shops for such at the DG, because they have national brand frozen foods at lower prices. Same brand of bread at DG is a buck cheaper than at the grocery..Same delivery truck delivers bread to both places. DG has a larger choice of OTC medications than the grocery and at lower prices.

In the past few years, now a DG about every 15-20 miles or so across that area. Mom and pop stores had already disappeared in most of those small towns, years ago. One village 13 miles to the west, fought like hell to keep DG from building over there. Then their crappy local grocery closed up and suddenly the opposition disappeared.

Dearest Beav, you know I consider you half friend/half spirit animal. The size/shape/build/moral standing of the hooker(s) is still TBD, but I wanna do this thing right. I got one shot to make my mark on this SOB so I'm going to turn this new DG into my fire hydrant so the outsiders know who's boss. Would this ensemble be over the top for opening day or should I save it for the gala?

Yeah, I never understood the loyalty to mom n pop community stores. Most of them around here were happy to sell you a half gallon of out-of-date milk for five dollars, and old Grampa behind the counter there wouldn't piss on you or your neighbors if you were on fire.

Next year you'll be able to do all your Christmas shopping in one place, close to home!

This is a huge benefit I hadn't considered. I've got 8 months until my wife and I's 22nd anniversary; is that enough time to become familiar with the products and services offered at DG so I can make a gift decision?

Now, that's just dandy!

Add a plaid derby and you're good to go.

anybody live in an area where a dollar store has gone out of business?

seems like that would really be a sign....

Small town a few miles away had a new Dollar Tree. About a year later a DG was built across the street. Within a few months the 'Tree was another vacant property.

Just Like Wal-Mart.

The shoppers reflect the community.
The trash don't drive far to go to Wal-mart, its their local store.
If your store is full of them....It's your community.

Well, that's a rural perspective.
If you are more urban, then that may change things.


I used to haul dedicated for McCrory Stores.
Florida to Maine, Wisconsin to Texas, they weren't all called
McCrory, but they had stores all over the eastern half of the US.
Anyway, I could have described where the store was when unloading the
freight. Even if I hadn't driven there.
Rubbing Alcohol and Douche were the easiest tells.
If there was a case or two for the store, it was rural or suburban.
If it was inner city?
10 plus cases of each!
Must be some nasty birds in the 'hood!

Here, Wal-Mart and DG are our only choices.
Hell, we don't even have a Super Wally.
Ours has very limited food,mostly just some frozen and canned.

Last year after Christmas we stopped at a local Dollar Tree to see what they had on sale. It was a total wreck. There was stuff all over the floor and nothing on the shelves was even vaguely in order. It looked like a troop of monkeys had ransacked it. Much of the merchandise was damaged.

You're right about that. Where I previously lived, next-door neighbors build a small convenience store attached to their house. The next nearest store of any kind was seven miles away, so it was very successful, although people couldn't stand the woman who ran it. I once saw an elderly gent come in for a coffee. Well respected, lifelong member of the community, life member of my fire company. She handed him his coffee, and he reached into his pockets and said he forgot his change purse. She immediately snatched the cup from his hands! I paid for it. Another time, her husband and her brother had made plans to go rabbit hunting with me. Hubby came out to the truck and in a hushed voice, said "Sorry guys, Gert won't let me leave the store."

Wife just got back from DG this morning. $5 off $25 on Saturdays, digital coupons. Her total, before the $5 off and digital coupons was $32 and change. Total paid was $13 and change.


Ours also sells beer and very good prices. Hell, I got 15 Jack Link sticks for a penny a piece just 2 weeks ago. Dogs love them.

Little store on the 502 that isn't there anymore. Stopped in because one of the party thought that "Gas Bar" meant that they sold both gas and beer. We weren't fully through the door before the Mrs. announced that we couldn't use the restroom unless we bought something.

We have DG, Family Dollar, and Dollar Tree near hear.

The Tree is by far the nicest.
But, its in the strip mall and has only been there a couple years.
So it's newer.
But it's well kept.

The DG is old and worn, but decent.
It's a good spot in town, so they just keep using it.
But around us they keep building new ones.
They have abandoned several that were only 15 years old
and built bigger ones.

Not that it matters, but DG doesn't own the buildings.
They contract to lease and the owner builds to their spec.
Pretty good deal from what I understand.

Family Dollar?
Old, worn, not well kept.
Don't go there much.

About 2 years ago, there was talk of putting a DG in our community, but for some reason it was put on hold. Mayor told me that DG had put a lot of new stores on hold, it wasn't just the one in our community. There is one about 10 miles from us and it is clean and well run. Slummy described the layout of the store to a 't'.

we call our doller store "the mall"

Sock, you done-did us all proud...



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