Dollar Tree.

It used to have been an unreal experience witnessing the existence of these stores when they came out. Everything for a $1. No joke. The quality of some things have had corners cut and the quantity might’ve been laughable, but there was a good solid purpose for these stores.

And then I started seeing the signs after a few good solid years of shopping there. The first sign was how they stopped selling eggs. This was before the Bird Flu. They stopped selling eggs because they simply couldn’t afford to buy stock and then the price hike to $1.25 happened.

And now they’ve hiked the prices again to $1.50 for some products in a handful of stores. Additionally, they’ve incorporated items going from $2 ~ $15 so they have long lost the role and title of being the most affordable places to shop.

Gone were the days.

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    I shit on rich people daily here… this is about “middle” class loser who wants to see paris though, less carbon waste than the rich but still too much.

    Plus AirBnB economy that essentially ruined most urban cores esp if they are historic.

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      9 小时前

      So what are you suggesting? We never leave our immediate city? I’m a loser if I want to experience another culture?

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      Socialism is when no mobility and have no nice things