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Family Dollar to close almost 1,000 stores

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Re: Family Dollar to close almost 1,000 stores

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Post by duxup »

abnry wrote: post #16
prirun wrote: post #7

When they were competitors, before the merger in 2015, they built stores next to each other. Rite Aid did the same thing with Walgreens drug stores. Then after the merger, they ended up with redundant stores in the same location. Duh! https://corporate.dollartree.com/news-media/press-releases/d... The thing I don't like about these stores is IMO they take advantage of poor people who think they are getting cheaper pr…

> The thing I don't like about these stores is IMO they take advantage of poor people who think they are getting cheaper products This only makes sense if you think poor people are dumb or naive. They don't know how to compare prices? As other people have mentioned, sometimes the value is the amount you can buy. If your personal financial margins are small, it is okay to spend more per oz on a single bar of soap beca…

>This only makes sense if you think poor people are dumb or naive.

I would say ALL consumers are not consistently logical / will make choices that aren't in their best interest.

Re: Family Dollar to close almost 1,000 stores

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Post by t3rabytes »

superkuh wrote: post #18
prirun wrote: post #7

When they were competitors, before the merger in 2015, they built stores next to each other. Rite Aid did the same thing with Walgreens drug stores. Then after the merger, they ended up with redundant stores in the same location. Duh! https://corporate.dollartree.com/news-media/press-releases/d... The thing I don't like about these stores is IMO they take advantage of poor people who think they are getting cheaper pr…

For the truly poor on food stamps Aldi is not an option. They do not accept food stamps.

This isn't true -- all Aldi locations accept SNAP EBT.

https://www.aldi.us/about-us/snap-ebt-payment/

Re: Family Dollar to close almost 1,000 stores

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Post by BriggyDwiggs42 »

abnry wrote: post #16
prirun wrote: post #7

When they were competitors, before the merger in 2015, they built stores next to each other. Rite Aid did the same thing with Walgreens drug stores. Then after the merger, they ended up with redundant stores in the same location. Duh! https://corporate.dollartree.com/news-media/press-releases/d... The thing I don't like about these stores is IMO they take advantage of poor people who think they are getting cheaper pr…

> The thing I don't like about these stores is IMO they take advantage of poor people who think they are getting cheaper products This only makes sense if you think poor people are dumb or naive. They don't know how to compare prices? As other people have mentioned, sometimes the value is the amount you can buy. If your personal financial margins are small, it is okay to spend more per oz on a single bar of soap beca…

Poor people have less time, and also worse access to good educations. Stupidity is not required. “Sometimes the value is the amount you can buy” Sure, but on a systemic level we can still see the issue, i.e. that being poor is expensive.

Re: Family Dollar to close almost 1,000 stores

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Post by dan_quixote »

abnry wrote: post #16
prirun wrote: post #7

When they were competitors, before the merger in 2015, they built stores next to each other. Rite Aid did the same thing with Walgreens drug stores. Then after the merger, they ended up with redundant stores in the same location. Duh! https://corporate.dollartree.com/news-media/press-releases/d... The thing I don't like about these stores is IMO they take advantage of poor people who think they are getting cheaper pr…

> The thing I don't like about these stores is IMO they take advantage of poor people who think they are getting cheaper products This only makes sense if you think poor people are dumb or naive. They don't know how to compare prices? As other people have mentioned, sometimes the value is the amount you can buy. If your personal financial margins are small, it is okay to spend more per oz on a single bar of soap beca…

> This only makes sense if you think poor people are dumb or naive. They don't know how to compare prices?

I wouldn't go so far as to say "dumb or naive" as we're all susceptible to dark patterns. But the Dollar stores definitely prey on people this way. They have specially sized packages made for many products to make comparison more difficult.

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Post by jessepasley »

eugenekolo wrote: post #14
pers0n wrote: post #5

I hope Aldi gets 1,000 stores soon. Ideally I'd like to see 5,000+ Aldis in the US.

The love for Aldi must be very regional or personal. Because I walk into them and just see knock off snacks such as chips/poptarts, an aisle of rice and pasta, and an aisle of canned food items, and pretty much nothing else in them.

This reminds me of Aldi from about 25 years ago. Today, I buy most of my diet from Aldi: organic berries, grass fed beef, pasture raised chicken and eggs, etc. All are higher quality than other grocery stores, but much cheaper. I'm guessing this must be regional, which is sad.

Re: Family Dollar to close almost 1,000 stores

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Post by sydd »

abnry wrote: post #16
prirun wrote: post #7

When they were competitors, before the merger in 2015, they built stores next to each other. Rite Aid did the same thing with Walgreens drug stores. Then after the merger, they ended up with redundant stores in the same location. Duh! https://corporate.dollartree.com/news-media/press-releases/d... The thing I don't like about these stores is IMO they take advantage of poor people who think they are getting cheaper pr…

> The thing I don't like about these stores is IMO they take advantage of poor people who think they are getting cheaper products This only makes sense if you think poor people are dumb or naive. They don't know how to compare prices? As other people have mentioned, sometimes the value is the amount you can buy. If your personal financial margins are small, it is okay to spend more per oz on a single bar of soap beca…

> This only makes sense if you think poor people are dumb or naive. They don't know how to compare prices?

Its pretty hard when each thing is served in a different size container and it can have different values from the most important ingredient. This is sometimes pretty easy to figure out (e.g. juices usually have the same 2-3 sizes where I live) but sometimes its practically impossible to know whats the best value for money, e.g. paper towels -- size, number of layers, number of sheets, total length etc are all the parameters that one should consider. Or bring a precision scale?

Re: Family Dollar to close almost 1,000 stores

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Post by JoeAltmaier »

abnry wrote: post #16
prirun wrote: post #7

When they were competitors, before the merger in 2015, they built stores next to each other. Rite Aid did the same thing with Walgreens drug stores. Then after the merger, they ended up with redundant stores in the same location. Duh! https://corporate.dollartree.com/news-media/press-releases/d... The thing I don't like about these stores is IMO they take advantage of poor people who think they are getting cheaper pr…

> The thing I don't like about these stores is IMO they take advantage of poor people who think they are getting cheaper products This only makes sense if you think poor people are dumb or naive. They don't know how to compare prices? As other people have mentioned, sometimes the value is the amount you can buy. If your personal financial margins are small, it is okay to spend more per oz on a single bar of soap beca…

Then everybody cheats on size/weight/count. Used to have inspectors (Reagan abolished that?) so now we just trust the manufacturers. The predictable result: creeping size/weight erosion.
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