Why Food At The Dollar Store Is Really So Cheap

Dollar stores may seem too good to be true, but it really comes down to a case-by-case basis. In some cases, you should definitely shell out a few more bucks on a better brand name, but there are some items that are fine to buy at your local dollar store. How do they manage to offer such low prices and still make money? There are a lot of reasons for this, but it’s pretty clear they know what they’re doing, as dollar store chains are constantly expanding. Let’s take a look at the real reason why food at the dollar store is so cheap.
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Location, location, location | 0:00
Selling their own brands | 0:50
Smaller sizes | 1:43
Cheap doesn't necessarily mean terrible | 2:34
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[@MashedFood]

What do you think is the best deal from the Dollar Store?

[@sunnyG5]

Coconut oil for a dollar.🤗

[@bertjones3235]

I think Dollar General has many good deals.

[@jimkelly49]

not now recently dollar general store has increase prices because of retail theft. dollar general will not post how much they lose thru theft

[@Glabe87]

Rib eye steak in the Dollar Tree freezer. Perfect for a single serving of fajitas.

[@jdwilliams7]

Bought a simple pair of cloth gloves (for warmth) for a buck...!

[@rodneyowens7919]

I've had to live off dollar tree foods before. With only $25ish to my name every week for a few months, I had to choose between gas to get to work or eating. As I was just considering offing myself and saying fk it, I discovered dollar tree sold groceries. I'd go buy cans of soups, bread, lunch meat, potted meat, Vienna's and crackers and ration myself for the week ahead and put the rest in gas. It sucked, but I made do. Sometimes it's the little stuff that helps a person get through. Glad those days are gone.

[@holdensupreme9436]

Rodney: Your resourcefulness, humility and the ability to accept your circumstances at the time MAKES YOU SO MUCH OF A BETTER HUMAN BEING.

[@DynamicBailey]

I found that the dollar stores charge more for a lot of an Ed goods that grocery stores do. They make their money by charging more for somethings.

[@rodneyowens7919]

@@garys9718 I got help. It's called better pay.

[@ceepark114]

Maybe try the food bank?

[@imsooshook3871]

@@rodneyowens7919 I'm genuinely so glad things are looking up for you, Rodney. May God be with you always.

[@Linda7647]

Actually, I get better deals on canned goods at the grocery store. Dollar store prices aren't always cheaper.

[@Linda7647]

@@missioncodez Some things are good to buy at dollar store (like school supplies, paper goods, cleaning supplies, cheap decor, etc) and other things, not so much. Depends on what it is.

[@richlaue]

Listen at 2:15 and they say exactly this.

[@inactivejonadenz-hamilton2117]

Exactly! There are super-great deals--and some NOT-deals.

[@patrickleonard649]

They're made to fool you with a lower price. Though say you only had $20 and needed a variety of things now. Dollar tree your best bet. All about needs

[@lindaparker6102]

Linda7647 They aren’t cheaper! Many items are outdated & should not be on shelves! I’m not a $ store shopper ! I hate them !

[@shirleyschork1504]

We live in a desert town 73 miles from a Walmart. We are so grateful for Dollar General and Family Dollar because of their low price. Stop bashing and realize poor people really do exist!!

[@hoosierladyus48]

Shirley Schork, I would never put anyone down for shopping at Dollar Tree, Dollar General or The Family Dollar. I was poor before and I do know what it is like.

[@cathy1523]

I Love Family Dollar but they shut down ours in our little town. Have to drive too far now to shop Family Dollar.

[@alvaroakatico9188]

I’m thinking about opening a $.75 cent store. There’s only one catch: To come in you have to pay $3 at the door.

[@emfufnf]

I understand with you living in the desert and yes I realize poor people exist. At least around my area, the dollar stores are no cheaper and in some cases more expensive than Krogers.

[@user-in7gi2pm2s]

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[@njlady9784]

The dollar tree is my favorite because everything you purchase is a dollar.... Unlike the other dollar stores

[@KermitFrazierdotcom]

njlady ☆ There's plusses & minusses for each. Some tools are extremely bad at a dollar, but not bad at twice that. Sometimes i feel like the max ration size is 3 to 5 oz. Just gotta keep shopping!

[@smoke77alot82]

They just got in trouble for selling fake items

[@njlady9784]

paradigm respawn this is true.... however if you have to spend more money in a dollar store you might as well go to Walmart or Target.... I usually only buy non food items there.

[@RickaramaTrama-lc1ys]

Yes Dollar Tree is the Bomb~!!

[@jerrybrownell3633]

Things not to buy at Dollar Tree- Laundry soap/ Dish soap- both liquid and auto dishwashers/ shampoo & conditioner/ Household cleaners( spray bottles)/ these are all diluted or watered down.

[@TheDallasSkeptic]

Dollar General is a "General Store". Not a "dollar store". They do have ONE aisle that has $1 items. The entire rest of the store is like a mini Walmart.

[@margieo8687]

I subscribed to you

[@ricklemons2424]

Tho I agree with Tony, one thing the $1 aisle needs looked at closely. For example a $1 item at 15 oz. may be $1 but if you go look at the same item elsewhere in the store you are going to be paying 65 cents for that same item or it could be a couple cents higher but you are getting more say 17 oz.. It's the idea to the shopper of oh I'm only paying $1 dollar for this item when truly you are paying more because your not taking time to check it out. Old retail strategy. And that would go for everywhere. Just check before getting that gleam in your eye.

[@FionaMarie1234]

A lot of people are buying stuff to save money on buying stuff for their family. I’ve been pretty happy with everything I bought at dollar tree.

[@janicetillman6044]

I love dollar tree

[@leahartlee29]

Dollar Tree is my favorite, too!

[@edselgreaves6503]

The dollar store was a godsend during the panic buying of 2020. Most people went straight to the grocery store and didn't even know we had a dollar store around the corner from it. Never any lines to get in. And when there was a meat supply issue and prices rose, I decided to downgrade to sausages instead of beef/pork. The dollar store always had the cheaper price and better quality. The grocery store tried to compete by going ten cents lower than them, but I regretted that purchase. Didn't even taste like meat. All filler. Went back to buying the dollar store sausages which taste delicious & satisfying. Eventually the grocery store gave up competing and raised their prices 40%.

[@penelope-oe2vr]

I go to the dollar general first, then do the rest of my shopping elsewhere. Also it's the closest store to my VERY rural home and I'm very appreciarive of it being there so I try to support it so it will stay.

[@sschmidtevalue]

Caveat emptor. Dollar store vinegar: $1 per quart, or $4 per gallon. Grocery: $3 per gallon. If you only need a quart, you're ahead. Otherwise, not. Likewise all products.

[@janehyden1652]

COMET CLEANSER---89 CENTS AT GROCERY STORE.

[@judsonkr]

Most people won't use a quart of vinegar in their lifetime.

[@garyc6183]

Dollar Tree sells $1.00 Drug and Pregnancy tests. Bought one to test my son. He's not doing drugs but we're gonna be Grandparents! WTF???

[@mikejohn0088]

Your son is pregnant?

[@matthewsmile121]

Funny

[@kayskidf1]

🙈🙉🙊!

[@BOG0690]

Have you seen Junior with Arnold Schwarzenegger? He gets pregnant too

[@inactivejonadenz-hamilton2117]

I love my Dollar Tree but skip buying things like Campbell's Soup there. It's almost always cheaper in regular grocery stores. But it's always fun to price compare--and I like the smaller sizes that fit in my fridge easier!

[@tryhardwriter931]

We grew up on dollar store food since the nearest grocery store was 33 miles away. Nothing wrong with anything on the shelves most of the time and the clover valley brand tastes the same except for the Oreos. Go name brand if you have a craving but everything else like Whales instead of Goldfish are just as good if not better.

[@terrancet-man8982]

Right. So basically name brand stuff u just paying for the name. Same with clothes & shoes it's made from the same material as wal mart clothes just with with a Jordan, addidas, puma, Nike & sign on it

[@JollyOldCanuck]

@@terrancet-man8982 There is a noticeable quality improvement with name brand shoes, since large corporations like Nike and Adidas attract the best third-party manufacturers.

[@Telcomvic]

The Family Dollar is much closer than the big grocery store. I go there for last minute food items like bread, buns, milk, etc. It's a much quicker in/out than going to a 100,000 sq ft grocery store and they have many of the same brands. I had emergency run in Sept and they had an end of summer blowout sale. I scored 3 pair of really nice flip-flops for $1 each. Bonus!

[@Michelle-pn9xt]

The Family Store store has very lttle of what a real grocery store has. They charge more for their items too.

[@joandorsey2242]

I went to a Family Dollar store in Hancock, NY, this past weekend. It was supposed to have 20% off, it didn’t. Everything was very expensive, not much was only a dollar. I could have bought most of the items at a grocery store for much less. No bargain there.

[@danseabreeze1404]

I went to a dollar store, I forget which one and had a craving for potato chips which I rarely buy because they're so very thin and have TONS of added salt and oil, you can barely taste the potato. I bought regular tasting rigged potato chips that were dollar store brand and I've NEVER had such thick, crunchy, fresh, perfectly salted chips before! I was very impressed and on top of this they were dirt cheap!

[@_missjenn]

Love dollar stores and thrift shopping 🛒

[@vintagetiger2059]

Dollar Tree is the ONLY real dollar store . EVERYTHING in the store is a dollar ! ,

[@yerout7168]

I hear you I don't think all these other stores should be allowed to have dollar in their name since most products aren't a dollar at all!!!!

[@vintagetiger2059]

I agree . Should call them the 5.99 store

[@angelictigerette]

There was a real dollar store where I used to live called "Deals" that was pretty awesome too. Everything in there was a dollar just like Dollar Tree.

[@pbj4toast]

99 cent only used to be that way, but they now have items priced at more than a dollar.

[@naturallyimperfect8399]

1 dollar and 6 cent.. Some items are less.. Like 89c too.

[@stephenolan5539]

In Canada we have Dollarama, and they are pretty good. Their buyers earn their pay finding things that people were not willing to pay much for and the manufacturer had to dump them for little money.

[@oklahomaisok]

Everything is a lot more expensive in Canada so I imagine they do sell bargains there.

[@rodneyowens7919]

Here in the USA, we call that retail arbitrage...

[@davidbertrand6884]

My time is valuable too, and therefore dollar stores have people to check you out, with much shorter lines.

[@lucyhare5524]

Single people appreciate smaller amounts also. Less waste.

[@miriambucholtz9315]

I'm not only single, I'm old and I eat less than I did years ago. I hate to waste food because I had to buy something in sizes much larger than I can use.

[@lucyhare5524]

@@miriambucholtz9315 agree. And same here.

[@773Spair]

I know it's more of a flavoring rather than food, but I find 40oz. bottles of ranch dressing to be far too large. 10oz., or maybe smaller, would be fine.

[@anamariaguadayol2335]

I can now eat salmon and cod!

[@crystalidx]

A real dollar store sells everything 1 dollar!

[@garypalmer692]

only true $1 store is Dollar Tree, nothing costs more, many less

[@American-Motors-Corporation]

@@garypalmer692 yes and family Dollar is owned by Dollar tree!!

[@electron2601]

They used to be dollar stores back in the day.

[@oklahomaisok]

Gary Palmer Dollar Tree has started selling more expensive items, such as name-brand cereals and hair sprays, some for up to $5 each. I think they know that their product lines will shrink with inflation and tariffs so they are adding other products in an attempt to fill up shelf space and also to make a profit. Those items really aren’t any cheaper than other stores.

[@American-Motors-Corporation]

@@oklahomaisok yes and they have largely started to sell more expensive items because they're again they purchase family Dollar they completed the merge this time last year and they're integrating those stores I know I was in family Dollar management!!

[@lorettagallegos3377]

Family dollar has higher prices than Walmart.

[@FunKREations27]

True

[@yerout7168]

Sometimes yes

[@lindaweston9310]

You're so right

[@pbj4toast]

People think they're getting a bargain because it's a "dollar store" but look around, you can often beat their prices.

[@jeffboughton3865]

My local Dollar General is the same! Very High prices.

[@moviepotter]

When you can't afford anything else and you might have money problems Dollar general and Dollar tree are the best you can buy food and you can live on it to until things get better

[@jimmyjamedwards5967]

Festival Foods has some of the store brand soups as low as 49 cents. Dollar stores aren't always the cheapest. Gotta look at the packaging some of the dollar store foods come from places like Turkey . Kinda leery about buying chocolate chip cookies made in Middle East.

[@melissahollowell7255]

The best manual can opened I own came from Dollar Tree. Same for the red Betty Crocker spatula. If you see it, snag you one. you will use it constantly.

[@darcygeorge8411]

All of their Betty Crocker baking supplies are awesome!

[@unitedworld6618]

Yes some of the sizes might be smaller for the same item yet if it costs you a gallon of gas to get to the other store one way you are saving lots of money on food. I live way out in the country and only go into the city once a month and then I buy things I can not purchase at Family Dollar or Dollar General that are about 1.5 miles away.

[@JohnMac3837]

Be ready to explore the stores to find the cashier. I think they have many other tasks to do. I see pallets of products blocking isles all the time. They are convenient however.

[@AEvans36963]

An ongoing issue I find as a merchandiser who works 2 DGs is that too often bc of lack of payroll there is more freight to be pushed than they can handle, esp if the store is small. In one of my stores, there's often only 1 or 2 employees working there, and the backroom is nearly impossible for vendors to get in because of all the product-filled floats. It's ridiculous. They just changed managers and I see no immediate relief for them. They dont have enough money to pay me to work there.

[@thedevilsadvocate5210]

Who did you see?

[@pay9011]

I was so relieved when they built a brand new free standing family dollar store in our small village. Many of the old local stores have closed down. Thank goodness for dollar stores that still sell old fashioned toilet plungers.

[@isexuallyidentifyaswilliam9321]

A lot of dollar stores also sell smaller portions. For example, a "large" bag of potato chips at a dollar store is often smaller than the ones you buy at the grocery store (and yes, I'm talking about name brand stuff)

[@THAT_magicalman]

They literally said that in the video....

[@thedevilsadvocate5210]

It costs then pennies to make all that stuff

[@chomama1628]

You have to figure in pay to factory workers, truck drivers to deliver, stockers to fill shelves and checkers to check you out into the cost of what you pay. It’s more complicated than you think. We here in the USA have the lowest food costs compared to all other nations. That’s why it has to cost pennies to produce. The people who are probably paid the least are the farmers.

[@funeralangel8262]

_" Makes me holla when it's only a dolla' "_ 😄💕

[@TheOzthewiz]

Robocop '87: "I'll buy that for a dollar"!

[@razenhell6514]

I can afford anything in a dollar store. It brings me much joy.

[@leahartlee29]

I feel the same way, and I love the money savings so that I can splurge on an expensive meal out once in a while, and still put a little money in the bank!

[@forpetessake3532]

They buy things with little expiration date left - so you can’t keep it on your home shelf as long - WATCH FOR THOSE DATES

[@mickeypreston7505]

No they dont I have run into big grocery stores like that too soooooo many times I haven't got anything expired from them like i have big grocery stores

[@NoCultsPlease]

You can’t generalize every product you get there for cheaper. For instance. “The works” cleaner is only a dollar at dollar tree. But other stores it’s almost 3.00 for same size. Great product. So go to dollar tree for that. Gift bags 1.00. Other stores 2.99. Just shop for certain things there. :). But everyone responding on here is right. Just because it says a “dollar” store doesn’t mean it’s a dollar.

[@padussia]

The Dollar stores are my Wal-Mart when I'm low in money. I absolutely LOVE them.

[@electron2601]

Walmart is actually cheaper.

[@padussia]

@@electron2601 How is Walm-Mart cheaper?

[@warrengwonka2479]

Apparently a gallon at Walmart costs less than four quarts at Dollar.

[@49lucky]

Me 2

[@judahabajian2801]

I know it ago hard to resist dem pricing, but yuh can go to ah fresh mart, an buy dem real food, like carrot, onion, celery, potato and fruit, make ah pot of vegetable soup, wid some fruit pon deh side, please nah eat dem chemically bad food.. dem waan poor people to die out before dem get dem social security.. suh yuh work yuh whole life, and pass way because too much salt, chemicals.. look do yuh own investigation pon waah mi ago seh.. live in love ..Jah bless🇬🇳

[@rosemaryj]

It all depends on what you get at the Dollar Tree and whether it's a better price or not. I got a box of cereal and priced it online at Target it would cost 4.49 (same size and brand) I occasionally find the Snyders over Hanover pretzels (unsalted because my husband has high blood pressure) at Dollar Tree elsewhere the same bag 3 dollars. Occasionally I find Nature Own or other name brand bread at Dollar Tree. When every store was depleted of a lot of canned goods and other non-perishable items such as flour, rice, beans, and even some perishable items like eggs, my local Dollar Tree had that. When most stores were depleted of toilet paper, paper towels, 8 oz of Germ X hand sanitizer, bleach (large gal of generic, or half gal of Clorox) as well as disinfectant, the local Dollar Trees down here in Orlando had it. I went to several Publix, Walmart, Target, Walgreens, and CVS and it was almost a month before they start getting supplies, but Dollar Tree had those items. They did limit the amount of course, but I was very surprised.

[@misst1586]

Rosemary. Same here in wa state

[@janiceporcher-hall3832]

I find raw apple cider vinegar at my dollar tree. Why pay 5$

[@makeapennycry]

My 99 cent store carries produce and often organic, a major find for me.

[@toddlevine9377]

For the past four years I’ve traveled the country extensively by car. The apparent strategy of both Dollar General and Dollar Tree is to go into areas with no current, or planned, Walmart stores in the general vicinity, concentrating on rural areas and communities. Very effective it seems as they are visibly busy at almost any hour of the day.

[@RickaramaTrama-lc1ys]

Yes I have noticed the same thing!

[@janesusan4072]

@@RickaramaTrama-lc1ys Untrue in our area.

[@JS_1983]

about 99.98 percent of dollar store, food is either completely saturated in sodium, or sugar. or saturated fats.

[@Hambone571]

No different than any other store. Some things are good deals, others are not. You could find very cheap over all groceries, but the gas cost in driving to many different stores balances the saving out to the Sam as getting it here or there.

[@linda1lee2]

You best deals are to scan your weekly ads and learn your local regular grocery stores. Their sales are inevitably better than others such as the dollar stores, Walmart, Sam's Club, etc.

[@aliciayoung9546]

Dollar store is a Blessing. If your a single person. It works out fine 😊

[@zed77yt3]

Facts

[@miabina5275]

Dollar store some of their inventories are from close out inventories of warehouses where most of the items are maybe less than 6 months expiration date which big groceries will likely will not accept them.

[@mickeypreston7505]

All my dollar tree items are the same time length as a grocery store just cheaper and I have seen expired items or close to expiration in big name grocery stores too

[@dummonkey1706]

I've been buying my groceries for half the price as big chains for since 1997 it's 2019 now I still shop there I don't even go to the other stores in town good video.

[@chiyerano]

Going the 'private label' route is something I see Costco and other stores doing more and more often these days. Got to keep making some profit while still keeping prices relatively low somehow.

[@VlancingGenie]

This sounds like a commercial for Dollar General to me

[@plaguedoctormasque8089]

Yeah tell me you've never bought your makeup at the dollar store you little twat and what are you doing online get back on that corner and learn me that money b****

[@WestsidesFinestKO]

Dorth Surreal you must work there or own one, cuz you big madddd

[@tocarules]

Odds are its a commercial paid for by China.

[@everydayeveryday982]

Thank you dollar stores! Without you life would be much harder.

[@unclejustin7267]

Dollar General is not a dollar store..unless you consider multiples of dollars for each product counts as such.

[@MsGale.]

Right... dollar general prices are higher than many stores.

[@joearnold3594]

If you live in a rural area the higher price might actually be lower if you consider the cost to drive to an alternative

[@tinytowz4471]

It's the same with Family Dollar, too. SMH.

[@sonyafox3271]

Yes, I like seeing them in a rural area with living in small town rural areas myself. It just means it’s easy to access cheap prices as the same as others. You just got to know how and what not to buy there. However, I have never had no issues with none of the food of purchased there, even though it’s harder for me to get there to them more and, more cause, I don’t drive and, with riding with a smaller bus service with not living in the big city, going to places like the dollar store, can have longer wait times to get picked back up, that’s the only reason. It’s the same with shopping at Aldi’s.

[@antonnym214]

All of this is correct and very good information. Thank you! A few items I have found at Dollar Tree for a dollar that are surprising values are the pediatric electrolyte, at $1 for the 0.5 L bottle. The Walmart store-brand is 1L bottle, of course, but more than $4. Also, Dollar Tree was selling LED light bulbs for a dollar while Wal Mart still had them at $2 or $3, even in multi-packs. Dollar tree has USB chargers for a dollar, too. We get all our cleaning products like Chlorine bleach and toilet bowl "pills" that make the water blue. Well done.

[@dbsven7282]

The real smart move they made was going small town. Lots of small communities are without a lot of "mom and pop" stores thanks to Walmart driving them out of business. But now dollar stores are moving into those small towns and filling a void that was left in walmarts wake. Its a win win as the local towns practically give the land or taxes away to get them to come to the area. And people in those towns don't have to drive 40 miles to get to a walmart if they don't want to.

[@shielajarvis8977]

That is one reason why I don't shop at Walmart.

[@carasmussen27]

@@shielajarvis8977 same. I live in a large suburb but there are Dollar Stores all over the place. I don't generally go there for food but other stuff. I bought a bunch of kitchen stuff to use when i go camping. Saved a ton of money compared to a grocery store or even Target. My daughter loves to go there and there is one close enough she can ride the bus. :-)

[@shielajarvis8977]

@@carasmussen27 if I can't find it at Kroger, Target or the Dollar stores I don't need it!😀

[@misst1586]

So true. Also, I'm disabled and the smaller store is better for me to get in and out of before my body gets sore.

[@shirleyharrison6312]

@@misst1586 love the doller store.?.

[@JimForeman]

I'm going to give you a lesson in basic economics. The whole system is based on inventory turnover. Most stores consider anything under five turns a year to be too low. I was an inventory management consultant for years and it's hard for most people to understand how a store can sell something at a loss and still make money on it. Most places which produce items make more than what the stores can sell rather than risk the loss if they run out before the season ends so they sell the surplus at a small loss to the dollar stores where people will buy it because of the low selling price. Take a loaf of bread that costs the store $1.00 and they sell it for $1.50, they have made 50 cents on their dollar. Do that every week for year, that dollar has made them $25 and they still have the original dollar. Spend a dollar on a can of beans which is priced at $2.00 and it sets on the shelf for eleven months before it sells and that dollar has made them only $1.00 in profit. However had they sold that can of beans after a month for $1.00 and they have the dollar which can be used to buy something that will sell.

[@judyhall5624]

Dang and here I thought it had to do with overhead...like electricity, rent, insurance, labor cost and the side of town........etc etc...hmmmm

[@gregberry1812]

I knew it! I've always said the problem with dollar stores is everything is overpriced.

[@merciart3090]

That is a generalization. If you buy off brands & certain name brand products, it is a savings, especially for stocking up.

[@jcdahippie]

Dollar stores are like any other store. You have to watch prices. I've found that some name brand items are higher in price than Walmart. And coincidentally some things in Costco are cheaper than Walmart. It all depends on if you want to shop every other day or shop once a month.

[@lstrada3795]

These Dollar Stores always have limited selections, mostly stocking only the most popular varieties of a particular brand. If the store has Campbell's Soup. they will usually only stock a limited selection of Campbell's most popular sellers like chicken noodle soup or tomato soup. And their cereal shelves will be limited to the most common varieties such as corn flakes, frosted flakes and fruit loops -- stuff like that.

[@janeyd5280]

L strada better than nothing.

[@totrabon4611]

Today I saw Campbell’s cream of bacon, at Dollar General, that I have never seen anywhere else.

[@Catfcy]

I think dollar tree is great for gift bags and wrapping paper!

[@Torgo1969]

Dollar Store FTW! A treasure for things such as toiletries and laundry soap, and staples like pasta. And the drink selection is very extensive.

[@RickaramaTrama-lc1ys]

Yes it all depends on what you buy there==must be a good shopper to buy there~!

[@bobjacobson858]

A few years ago, I needed some large ziploc-type bags, but couldn't find anything suitable or by going online until finding that one of dollar store chains offered it, so I was able to order a case of them (they were made in China, but no one in the US was making them). Otherwise, I buy many things from thrift shops, and I buy greeting cards from dollar stores (only the ones that really sell them for a dollar, or two for a dollar). I'll buy marked-down produce. I'm not poor--I just enjoy saving money and can't see any value in wasting it!

[@staceyvickery6142]

These stores need to sell a small selection of fruits and veggies.

[@hankbridges5055]

When times are tough, Dollar Store will win!

[@TheOzthewiz]

Well, right now the economy is on "cruise control". Thanks to "The Chosen One", so enjoy it while you can and don't worry about tomorrow!

[@nans969]

I used to be a dollar store snob. But, I had to get party supplies for work at dollar tree. Then I noticed what they sold. I now shop at dollar stores over Walmart as much as I can. Not all items are cheaper. True. If you compare a bag of groceries between them, overall prices are cheaper. And many areas are grocery deserts. These stores are sometimes the only grocery stores they have access to.

[@billr2220]

Yea. I have seen the same items in dollar stores half price from grocery stores and I know why. Grocery stores are usually top-heavy with managers making close to six figure incomes and several different kinds of vice presidents making even more at head office. Who pays? Customers! Its that simple.

[@victorpalamar8769]

CHECK THE "BEST BEFORE" date!

[@shirenefrady5993]

Yeah, I got some Bugles that were a bit past the date when I checked. I bought them anyways. I'm not that picky, obviously.

[@olddave4833]

those best used by dates mean nothing,, we're eating Jif peanut butter that we had in storage that states, "best used by Feb 16, 2010", it tastes just as good as a new jar.. just store things where it is cool, dry and dark.

[@randy7720]

@Roy G Biv HAHA LMAO

[@cychrissie1643]

@@olddave4833 Best before dates are primarily a guide for grocery stores to ensure that the stock is rotated. Think about it - without some indication of when the produce was produced, how can store staff possible know how long the product has been on the shelf. But consumers think that's the last date the product is fit for consumption. In some cases, that's true - but for canned goods? Forget the BBD.

[@olddave4833]

@@cychrissie1643 I was going to explain everything you stated, but it's a waste of time,, I see friends and neighbors toss stuff in the dumpster if the date comes up. I just figure its; their loss, someday people in the world will be shooting each other for a can of five yr old beans.

[@Southernshaker]

Dollar stores never hire enough help, it's nothing to wait at checkout for 30 minutes.

[@quanbrooklynkid7776]

same at Dollar Tree sometimes...

[@mjp5129]

I’ve never waited that long. Dollar general, sometimes about 5 minutes, maybe. I like somethings at Dollar Tree, because they are smaller amounts. Example: salsa. I’m the only one that eats it, so if I buy a lather bottle, it starts getting icky, before I finish it. So the small bottle is really more economical.

[@henriettapullin327]

Neither does Wal-Mart

[@l.wall.2505]

@@boqoll ❣️THAT IS NOT TRUE!! YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR TALKING ABOUT, STUPID!!! THEY CAN NOT DO THAT, AGAINST THE LAW STUPID!!!!!!!!!

[@catsluvcox3302]

Idk how you made tomato soup look good but damn I wanna bowl now

[@mcmlxii4419]

I'm puzzled as to why that woman finds that bottle of Coke so amusing at 3:28.

[@Soul_Alpha]

I guess she was just trying to be cute for the camera, peep the body language the way she does her shoulders she definitely knew she was being filmed.

[@THEEINNERGOD]

Good observation...lol

[@zeek812]

That's what she stole from the store and she was laughing about it.

[@mcmlxii4419]

@@zeek812 LOL!! I didn't think of that.

[@Soul_Alpha]

zeek812 lmao didn't think of that either

[@eve2099]

I love dollar tree.. Specially when your single don’t need to waste on large portions

[@trinksaalabinksa7094]

Really have to watch your prices and compare when shopping at the Dollar Store. Canned goods seem like a great deal for $1 but are often less at the regular grocery store. Still I have bought things at the Dollar Tree just because I am there already and it's convenient.

[@marksolarz3756]

It’s a balance of convenience and price. Also I find I’m in and out very quickly! Walmart and others......not so much. Many others say the same thing....especially in rual areas!

[@Alb3rt951]

That grilled cheese dipped in the tomato soup looked bomb afffff.

[@ballsakch2489]

Every time I go to the dollar store the items get smaller and smaller and smaller and smaller that's called hidden inflation

[@foxfur8327]

Ball Sak. It's also what more people want. Wish stores of all sorts sold smaller milk and cream cartons. Dollar stores unfortunately sell none. People are having smaller families these days so more are looking for products that won't spoil as well as smaller packaging that won't take up half of the space in cabinets. Vitamin pills are the most aggravating waste of space and garbage of all withm one inch of pills being packaged in four inch bottles!

[@peachykeen8504]

Didn't they teach you in school that a pound is 11 ounces? LOL

[@chomama1628]

It’s happening everywhere.

[@sarge8632]

Do you remember the 5 and 10 cent stores??

[@matthewsmile121]

Yes. Woolworths and Kresge and even the "old Kmart

[@judsonkr]

No. I remember the Five & Dime Stores though.

[@naturallyimperfect8399]

Dollar tree only! I've saved lots of money. Shopping there for most of my staple items. For about three months now.

[@lblake5653]

I now check all canned food especially fish. It used to say Poland, Norway,Sweden. Now says China. No bueno.

[@louiswarmoth7354]

Family Dollar and Dollar General do not claim to be “dollar stores” . They’re general merchandise stores that, for various reasons, sell at a slightly lower price than some others do, on some of their merchandise.

[@wanderingbird8758]

This video claims that food at dollar stores isn't any worse than food at traditional grocery stores. However, they didn't mention that this is because the "food" coming from those "national brands" are riddled with carcinogenic preservatives, traces of glyphosphate, petroleum based dyes, Monsanto-engineered corn syrup and other refined sugars, and excessive sodium. The fact that the Dollar Store sells food you can get in regular grocery stores is less of a positive comment on the Dollar Store's merchandising and more of a face-consuming blemish on other grocery store brands that stock their shelves with this garbage that amounts to a eugenics campaign waged against the poor.

[@TiggersgrlD]

WOW! These are the cleanest, more organized Family Dollar I have ever seen. All the ones I’ve been into are completely disheveled.

[@RickaramaTrama-lc1ys]

All depends where you live.

[@fade2blk289]

I buy toilet paper at the Dollar Tree that is just as good as the expensive brands found at the grocery store. Some of the off brand food is ok but you just take your chances. I bought some food products that I will keep buying because they're good! Just as you have to watch for dented canned goods at ANY store you have to be careful at all the $$ stores too. It's well worth it and I find I save lots of money by going to the Dollar Tree first and then the regular grocery store after!

[@clutchcargo2419]

Dollar stores are great - love them !

[@membear]

Dollar General and Family Dollar are not dollar stores.

[@mrpower328]

Not at all

[@exoressdelivers70]

Only Dollar Tree is still a true dollar store where everything is $1.00

[@linstrong8653]

VERY true

[@tinytowz4471]

They're DOLLARSSSSS stores. 💰💰💰💰

[@lateefajohnson61]

membear exactly neither is the so called 99cent store

[@TXJan0057]

Sometimes I go in the dollar general because its small and I can get in and out quickly. Like if you need milk its at the very back of the store everywhere you go. The very back of the dollar general is not that far.

[@pay9011]

Amen to that. I sometimes shop at a Super Kroger and it's just terrible how far you have to walk. I need to make better shopping lists that are ordered by shopping aisles so I don't have to walk so much.

[@TheOzthewiz]

@@pay9011 At Wally World, the milk isle is about a 1/4 mile from the entrance!

[@thomasenawilliams8562]

Good and cheaper for cleaning and laundry supplies.

[@jeffboughton3865]

I needed a sponge went to my local Dollar General 5 thats five dollars for a sponge Not Cheap!

[@foxfur8327]

@@jeffboughton3865 , they had no cheaper spomges?

[@jeffboughton3865]

@@foxfur8327 No they did not. They had two in stock both $5.00!!

[@horsepower0539]

Dollar stores are all close like Mom and Pop stores used to be not like Walmart clear out of town and overpriced

[@deniecedonnafield4749]

Dollar store is part of Walmart

[@foxfur8327]

@@deniecedonnafield4749 , where did you hear of that?

[@deniecedonnafield4749]

I've known it for a long time plus I read the address just recently...I just can't remember where at this very moment but it's the same my dresses Walmart Greenbrier international or something like that., You'd be surprised how much Walmart companies they really own... Let's see someone told me food Lion a long time ago disguised as of Belgium German company...a friend of mine told me that he passed by Dollar general all the time and all he seen was Walmart trucks out there at their distribution Center.... Plus I was told by a general manager. That family Dollar and Dollar general belongs to Walmart... Hey I could be wrong... But it's amazing when food Lion used to get a big shipment by mistake that was meant for Walmart.... Also was told the same thing about family Dollar... By employees that work there

[@dianejohnson5216]

There’s nothing wrong with the milk at the dollar store

[@dholaholics]

Probably monkeys milk.. check every little print lol

[@sheepseven7588]

There's something wrong with milk from sick animals no matter where you purchase it please research for yourself so you don't get sick ❤

[@bbz7672]

I buy milk and eggs from Dollar General all the time and they are absolutely fine.

[@poohbearpal09]

Dollarama here in the city does not sell fresh milk!!

[@foxfur8327]

BB z, Wow, your store sells milk? Lucky dog you are!

[@dorothycarter8014]

Good video! For me- Dollar Stores are located where they are most needed. Also, I pay property taxes but cannot buy the land on which my house is built in IL.

[@danc1197]

Most of this stuff is produced at high volume factories by machines, when these machines reach the end of the batch than the quality won't be the same. Think of this as a McDonalds fry bin. If they scrape the last of the old fries out of the bin to fill your bag than those fries wont have the same quality as the new batch they dump in. Factories that proccess food go through the same proccess. The bottom bin scrapings also get canned and sold, those cans or bags which are lower quality are sold to discount stores.

[@cynthiajordan8751]

For years my uncle had to either drive 20 miles to Walmart to buy a gallon of milk or buy milk at the local truck stop. Walmart sold the milk for $3.59 a gallon but the truck stop sold milk for $5.99 a gallon A Dollar General was built half a mile from the truck stop and they sell milk the same price as Walmart. So now if my uncle only needs milk he doesn’t have to drive 20 miles to get it

[@andreaschumann231]

I Love my Dollar Store.

[@paulastrachan4053]

I find Dollar General useful for some things, like cleaning products, small hardware items or household goods in a pinch when you don't want to drive into town. But I hate the way things they sell have been made in odd sizes for them so that it is difficult to compare prices. I hate the dishonest way they brag on their website about what good employee benefits they offer. They don't let anyone but the store manager qualify to GET those benefits.

[@80budokai]

Mashed, great video! Enjoy your Wednesday, ! 💯🙏🙌

[@aidahartmann3473]

Important to check expiration dates!

[@foreverboopie9135]

The dollar stores of today were the 5 & dime stores of yesterday. Which will probably be the $10 store of tomorrow. I just read an article that 5 Below will start selling some items for $10.

[@jb888888888]

I used to go to my local Ben Franklin store regularly and, after we moved, to Woolworth's. :(

[@DeanRendar]

5-10 lb bags of potatoes and 1.5 lb heads of cabbage are an unreal bargain that you can witness is fresh at the greatest bargain to you that I'm always impressed and grateful exists to us at dollar stores, sometimes living aeroponic butter lettuce heads too.

[@zoeemiko8149]

I visited a Dollar General & Family Dollar last week. Both were more expensive than WalMart.

[@JBanks333]

Read the labels/expiration/Sodium mgs.🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐

[@richardg7766]

There are very few deals at the Doller Generals in my area, in fact, Kroger & Walmart are much cheaper than the majority of food products offered by Doller General

[@breakingbadheisenberg9703]

Roy Duffek and Kroger many times is even better then Walmart 👍, in particular there store brand is way better then Walmart’s

[@richardg7766]

@@breakingbadheisenberg9703 - Agreed -

[@amy8460]

Dollar General's food and drinks always tastes old to me but Ive never had a problem with Dollar Tree items.

[@scottjohnson1640]

Amy I love the Dollar Tree.

[@comment2009]

Like any shopping, compare pricing and quantity. Things at Dollar Tree: Crackers, sometimes energy drinks, LED light bulbs, zip lock style storage bags, holiday cards. Can ravioli are generally much less than regular store. Grocery Outlet one can get good deals, but inventory changes more, so it may not be there the next time. Again, package sizes are often smaller.

[@mcostagirl123]

Huh and all this time I assumed it was cause their products were just really low quality.

[@donschilling4825]

Right on. They sell expired , way past the date on the packaging items. Kinda surprised manufacturer's are cool with this.

[@franm8931]

@@donschilling4825Have not once seen expired food products at my Dollar Tree.

[@questionauthority7377]

@@donschilling4825 YOUR FULL OF SHIT

[@chomama1628]

If you understood food manufacturing the date that is on labels and boxes is a sell by date to move things off the shelf and to restock. Food has a much longer life than that date. True facts.

[@justinmejia5988]

Family Dollar and dollar general are not Dollar store

[@roxannetoth5026]

The only thing I buy at dollar tree are the $1 candles, about 30 a week, and fake flowers to bulk up the cool arrangements I make. That's it, no food at all or junk. Thx , peace

[@Cissy2cute]

My local supermarket sells Campbell's Tomato and Chicken Noodle soups for $1.00 and has been doing so since last year. And I've learned to read labels to know what you are really getting. Also my supermarket sells multi-packs of Campbell's Tomato shop near the single $1.00 cans. Doing the math, I found I saved 21 cents by buying the multi-pack. I did this with their on sale small cans of coffee. The larger can was still cheaper by weight.