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Been a couple years since I've stepped foot in a Dollar Tree, but by and large I don't recall very many things actually still being under a dollar, except maybe candy?
That's Family Dollar and Dollar General. Dollar Tree is/was the "true" remaining dollar store.
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Offer $5 & $10 coins
This isn't a Chuck E. Cheese, paper notes are just fine. Nobody asked "what about the guy who makes the yokes" when John Deere took his first spin.
We really should be using $1, $2, $5 and $10 coins
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> why is gas always ab extra 9/10 of a penny Same reason things are $.99, $19.95, $299.99 instead of $1.00, $20.00, $300.00. In the US, there's many places that have 2 or 3 gas stations in near vicinity and price competition is fierce. So the $0.01 matters, people will drive to the gas station down the block to save that penny per gallon.
If it is 9/10 of a penny, then it is $0.001 per gallon. Fueling a 20 gallon tank is $0.02.
… and some people will drive down the block for those 2 cents, even though they may not realize that it’s only 2 cents. It’s just “cheaper” to them.
i see dollar tree going broke...they used to sell groceries and sundry goods cheaper than the big stores...now they are more expensive with a lot of item as compared to the bigger stores...convenience stores with gas pumps can get away with that--everyone needs gas...but now that dollar store is no longer cheaper than the big stores, and have no gas pumps, what is the attraction?
Dollar Tree can't be beat for things like cleaning supplies, commodity-type CPG items like soap and seasonal decorations-- but those items likely aren't where they make their money (they average a 30% GM, imported trinkets will have higher margin but lower volume than consumer staples). I've spoken to managers at multiple locations and the consensus top category by volume is candy, followed by paper goods. After that…
Sure, if you have time to wait on a huge line. Every time I find myself in a dollar store there’s one cashier serving dozens of angry people lined up to checkout. Whatever deal I might be getting isn’t worth my time to actually wait to pay.
Along these line why is the US still minting pennies? At some point we could just start rounding to the nearest nickel (or dime). Also, why is gas always ab extra 9/10 of a penny? Reminds me of paying 3123 RON for a Big Mac in Romania -- that last digit is just noise at the consumer level.
> why is gas always ab extra 9/10 of a penny Same reason things are $.99, $19.95, $299.99 instead of $1.00, $20.00, $300.00. In the US, there's many places that have 2 or 3 gas stations in near vicinity and price competition is fierce. So the $0.01 matters, people will drive to the gas station down the block to save that penny per gallon.
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Are you thinking Dollar General? No Dollar Tree I've been in had groceries--maybe candy, but usually it's things like cheap plastic toys, paper plates/plasticware and cheap decorations for birthdays and the current holiday.
Yes some Dollar Tree stores have refrigerated and freezer sections.
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It is a free country, anyone is justified to ask for any raise anytime they want.
It is a free forum, we can post the most obvious insights anytime we want.
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This isn't a Chuck E. Cheese, paper notes are just fine. Nobody asked "what about the guy who makes the yokes" when John Deere took his first spin.
Paper notes are extremely expensive to maintain because they can't stay in circulation long before they're worn out and need to be replaced. We really should be using $1, $2, $5 and $10 coins
I suppose their employees would then be justified asking for a 25% raise?
Anyone who hasn't gotten a raise in the past year should get at least 6.2%, unless their employer is signaling to them that they value their contributions 6.2% less than last year. If you improved your skills at all, or took on additional responsibilities due to Covid 25% isn't at all a stretch, especially at dollar store wages.
Fruits and vegetables are very nutritious, but the price I pay for them has little bearing on their value to me. I would easily pay double or triple or even more. But I do not because a different fruit and vegetable seller is willing to sell them for less.
Similarly, it is possible for the supply and demand curves to move in a manner that makes the price of certain types of labor not increase or even decrease compared to price increases of other types of labor.
For example, labor where you can sit safely inside a home behind a computer screen rather than deal with sick people with contagious infections.