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Dollar-stores overcharge customers while promising low prices

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510 points bookofjoe | 2 comments | 07 Dec 25 14:37 UTC | HN request time: 0.402s | source
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hamdingers ◴[07 Dec 25 15:40 UTC] No.46182469[source]▶
Even if they accurately charged shelf prices, these places are still a ripoff targeting the vulnerable. The list price is low but the per-unit price is astronomical compared to grocery store prices.
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1. raw_anon_1111 ◴[07 Dec 25 21:44 UTC] No.46185481[source]▶
Saying it only targets the vulnerable because of high unit prices is like saying the local gas station is a rip off that only targets the vulnerable because prices are higher.

I lived in a city that’s in North Metro Atlanta (Johns Creek) where the median household income was $160K. There was a Dollar General right by a Publix. People still went in the Dollar General for little things where the small packages that you could buy was feature and not a bug.

We still stop by the dollar store for snacks sometimes because it is convenient just to get things to pack for a flight. It’s especially popular for tourists in Orlando where I live

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2. pests ◴[07 Dec 25 23:14 UTC] No.46186361[source]▶
There is one near Naples in Florida I go to often just for the insane drink discounts compared to the Publix or Wawa or the Walmart Neighborhood Market thing across the street.