Dollar stores crept up slowly alongside grocery and department stores and started stealing all their business away a buck at a time, changing our mind about what goods should cost.
Those other often overpriced stores didn't pay the dollar stores any mind until they realized they'd have to price match on certain items, and we've been paying less for the stuff we need ever since.
But what's the best deal at the dollar store?
According to Brandon, manager of a Dollar General store, greeting cards and laundry products are the best deal, and laundry soap is also one of the most shoplifted items in his store.
Brandon says managers get paid pretty well to work at Dollar General (about 34-40k to start), but if they ever lose their keys they are fired on the spot. Harsh!
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