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re: Anyone ever been to a Dollar General Store? Is it like a poor's Walmart?
Posted on 5/22/19 at 5:48 am to Dead Man Walking
Posted on 5/22/19 at 5:48 am to Dead Man Walking
Gatorade is WAY cheaper at dollar general.
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Posted on 5/22/19 at 5:55 am to Dead Man Walking
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Not a bad place to go for essentials
Like what?
Wife was cooking our mexican feast on Christmas Eve and forgot the soft shells. The only thing open for 100 miles was dollar general. My first time in there
They had them grande soft shells..... Will love them forever
Posted on 5/22/19 at 5:59 am to Dead Man Walking
I did see a family dollar next door to a dollar general in Laurel, MS. You could park in one lot and walk to the other store. I guess there is enough business for both in Laurel, MS.
Posted on 5/22/19 at 6:09 am to johnnyrocket
They have good prices on batteries. Store brand 20 pack alkaline batteries for around $5. And they are pretty good batteries.
Posted on 5/22/19 at 6:17 am to Dead Man Walking
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Anyone ever been to a Dollar General Store? Is it like a poor's Walmart?
Have. I live about 18 miles from the larger stores like Walmart or a typical grocery store. Dollar General is much closer and an acceptable place to get the essentials like milk, butter & bread. You can even purchase a get well card. My DG is a bit cluttered up but it works. The cashiers also work in the store so I have to commonly go looking for them to check out. But overall, DG is acceptable.
Posted on 5/22/19 at 6:22 am to MeridianDog
quote:thanks for the detail, gives a solid explanation of the point I made earlier
MeridianDog
the prices LOOK better, but are in fact worse
still a great option when you're in a hurry or for those that are low on funds
DG is essentially a "convenience store WalMart"
This post was edited on 5/22/19 at 6:33 am
Posted on 5/22/19 at 6:29 am to Tbobby
Underrated Post right here folks.
Easily the best of the thread, imho.
Easily the best of the thread, imho.
Posted on 5/22/19 at 6:38 am to Dead Man Walking
I love Dollar General. Perfect for toiletries, batteries or whatever basic items you might need around the house. It’s much easier than going to a crowded Wal-Mart or Target for simple things..
Posted on 5/22/19 at 6:47 am to Dead Man Walking
Looks like DG is a hit! I wonder if there are Dollar Generals in Hollywood CA or NYC?
Posted on 5/22/19 at 7:19 am to Dead Man Walking
quote:
Never been
Posted on 5/22/19 at 7:22 am to dcbl
quote:
the prices LOOK better, but are in fact worse
Worse is a marginal term at best.
The back of our receipts have a $5 off $25 purchase for a future Saturday.
In a fashion similar to some grocery stores, the prices may be slightly higher if you don't plan your shopping. But with grocery stores honoring double or triple coupons on top of sales, those "worse prices" are actually much better.
It only matters about how smart you shop and how much thought /planning you put into your week.
Posted on 5/22/19 at 7:42 am to TigerStripes06
quote:
Gatorade is WAY cheaper at dollar general.
Damn right it is, I've been stopping in the one by me once a week to pick up Gatorade zero for a buck a piece for the 32 ounce.
Posted on 5/22/19 at 9:02 am to Dead Man Walking
I love Dollar General.
Posted on 5/22/19 at 9:07 am to Dead Man Walking
It’s a way to save time instead of going to Wal-Mart.
Posted on 5/22/19 at 9:23 am to Dead Man Walking
There is one around the block from work. I go there to get fat man snacks all the time.
Posted on 5/22/19 at 9:29 am to Dead Man Walking
Wally Mart tried competing with DG in rural areas with a smaller version of its big stores, comparable to DG. Didn't make the grade and Wally shut them all down. Highway west of town had a small family store that served food. Burnt down and I thought the area would be perfect for a DG. Somebody beat me to it. 
Posted on 5/22/19 at 9:30 am to TH03
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They're everywhere, but they are mostly in low income or rural areas.
Excuse the political comment, but the Leftists are bent out of shape about all the Dollar stores in the poor areas pushing out grocery stores. Remember the fight about Walmart pushing out the Mom-and-Pop stores by undercutting prices? Well, we have seen protests in front of Dollar stores squeezing grocery stores out of the hoods.
Posted on 5/22/19 at 9:32 am to Dead Man Walking
I’ve googled it, I believe it was something along the lines of Dollar General beat/matched Walmart on a majority of things in the food and store brand food products with a few exceptions.
Family Dollar has the best priced OTC meds/toiletries.
Family Dollar has the best priced OTC meds/toiletries.
Posted on 5/22/19 at 9:36 am to Dead Man Walking
I love the song “Poor People’s Store” by Shinyribs. Pretty much sums up Dollar General or Family Dollar.
Shinyribs-Austin City Limits
“You can get more at the poor people's store, the poor people's store where you can get it
some knock off jeans with irregular seams
chairs made of beans and some beauty creams
Christine Auguilera black mascara
corn tortillas and some brown alovera
You can get more at the poor people's store, the poor people's store where you can get it
some socks with flames, pills for yer pain
razors infused with the essence of rain
cigarette lighter that says I'm no quitter
and a fish that sings take me to the river
You can get more at the poor people's store, the poor people's store where you can get it
panty hose, no doze and I suppose there's even some clothes
that you wear well and makes you smell, the smell you smell
when you get out of jail
You can get more at the poor people's store, the poor people's store where you can get it”
Shinyribs-Austin City Limits
“You can get more at the poor people's store, the poor people's store where you can get it
some knock off jeans with irregular seams
chairs made of beans and some beauty creams
Christine Auguilera black mascara
corn tortillas and some brown alovera
You can get more at the poor people's store, the poor people's store where you can get it
some socks with flames, pills for yer pain
razors infused with the essence of rain
cigarette lighter that says I'm no quitter
and a fish that sings take me to the river
You can get more at the poor people's store, the poor people's store where you can get it
panty hose, no doze and I suppose there's even some clothes
that you wear well and makes you smell, the smell you smell
when you get out of jail
You can get more at the poor people's store, the poor people's store where you can get it”
Posted on 5/22/19 at 11:03 am to Jim Rockford
quote:WoW! I thought New Blaine, Arkansas was small to have one the population there is 174, but I think that's also counting a few dogs.
Dodson, La, population less than 100 has a Dollar General
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