I thought something was fishy!
If everybody did what I do, that problem would go away real fast.We have about 7 in close proximity to where other stores are at and Like @Amish Heart stated, One in particular, I won't stop at anymore.. Never what I want is found there and it is always a MESS...!!! When I see a dif in the pricing and they won't Honor the Shelf Price, "Take it Off and put it Back on the Shelf"...!! The Best way to Avoid all of that is Shop the Ad and Choose the ones You want, at Checkout put in Your Phone Number and the Coupons/Items that One picks , the Prices will Honored..! At least that works 4Me...
I tend to be even more helpful: Whats your name, who is your manager, and who is the store manager. We need the right names so Ohio Consumer Protection can come and do an auditIf everybody did what I do, that problem would go away real fast.
When they say: "Oh, that's the new price", I say: "well let me help you by getting that incorrect sticker off the shelf forya'; I'll be right back!"
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/13/dollar-tree-stores-closing-family-dollar-takeoverI used to buy at Dollar General. I didn't discover being overcharged from the price on the shelf. But what turned me off about them was stopping there one day to pick up some paper plates. I grabbed one of the little bundles of paper plates & they charged me (as I remember it) almost $6.00. Normally I would have gotten those at Walmart for a lot cheaper per plate. I thought it was highway robbery, so I never went back.
Now I shop at Dollar Tree & I really like them. And mostly their items are $1.25 but they do have higher priced items. The higher prices are always on the items.
I "think" that I heard that Dollar General bought Dollar Tree a while back so I guess that I'll have to watch that close.
You are forgetting the part about the $1.25 version falling apart, and having to go back and buy additional $1.25 ones a couple of times. This is called false economy.If I pay $1.25 for something that I could have gotten for $4.99 on Amazon or $9.99 at a local store, that's just smart shopping. Paying more just so I can say that I don't shop there doesn't seem logical to me.
No I'm not forgetting it. First off many of those cheap items are made by the same company in volume. And they are sold to whoever wants to buy them. Also, sometimes they are a 1 use item that I throw away or just want to try. Not every "cheap" item will break after the first use. For instance, my wife makes jewelry & we buy a lot of those cheap plastic see through cases that she stores her crystals in. They don't get hard use & last forever. Pay $1.25 at dollar tree, $9.99 on Amazon or $19.99 at a hobby store & they all do the same thing & last the same amount of time.You are forgetting the part about the $1.25 version falling apart, and having to go back and buy additional $1.25 ones a couple of times. This is called false economy.
I have lots of money now too. I got that way by saving money earlier in my life. But I did learn, along the way, that not every savings I thought I was making was indeed a savings. Some ended up wasting my hard earned money. No, I don't buy my clothes at Neiman Marcus. But I don't buy them at Dollar General either. You learn the trade-offs regarding what and where you should purchase things with experience over time.Doing that over the years has allowed us to use that extra money to buy my wife's Swarovski crystal. That, I spend big bucks on.
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