Dollar Tree.

It used to have been an unreal experience witnessing the existence of these stores when they came out. Everything for a $1. No joke. The quality of some things have had corners cut and the quantity might’ve been laughable, but there was a good solid purpose for these stores.

And then I started seeing the signs after a few good solid years of shopping there. The first sign was how they stopped selling eggs. This was before the Bird Flu. They stopped selling eggs because they simply couldn’t afford to buy stock and then the price hike to $1.25 happened.

And now they’ve hiked the prices again to $1.50 for some products in a handful of stores. Additionally, they’ve incorporated items going from $2 ~ $15 so they have long lost the role and title of being the most affordable places to shop.

Gone were the days.

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    15 hours ago

    So what are you suggesting? We never leave our immediate city? I’m a loser if I want to experience another culture?

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      5 hours ago

      I’m a loser if I want to experience another culture?

      Going to Paris or London or NYC is NOTt experiencing another culture. That’s just cospicious consumption.

      Go visit friends and family

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          2 hours ago

          Make some friends there and go stay with them.

          Paying local merchants for China made trash while eating over priced food specifically made for tourist is deff not culture but that’s what all these “worldly” Us suburbanites consider sufficient lol

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            I’m not a fan of doing the touristy areas either but your original message was that tourism in general was bad.

            And how do you make friends in a place before going? Especially if you don’t speak the language