Good points, Judy
On Thursday, January 16, 2014 10:04 AM, "authfri...@yahoo.com" <authfri...@yahoo.com> wrote: I can't speak for every single dollar store in the U.S., but at the ones I've shopped in, you most certainly can save money if you're selective about what you buy, and sometimes you can find terrific bargains. I haven't seen any signs in the stores I've patronized that any scamming is going on. Some of the goods are low-quality crap that you wouldn't buy anywhere, but as far as I've been able to tell, none of the prices is inflated. And most are, in fact, a dollar. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <sharelong60@...> wrote: Ann, I think dollar stores began with the idea that everything in the store cost one dollar. That idea has not been realized. Instead I think it's proved itself to be a clever marketing device to get people to come into the store and shop, thinking they're saving money. On Thursday, January 16, 2014 8:18 AM, "awoelflebater@..." <awoelflebater@...> wrote: > > > >---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <sharelong60@...> wrote: > > >Richard, I love the Dollar General in FF. The manager is really nice. We also >have Family Dollar. But my favorite is Dollar Tree which we don't have in FF >but there is one in Annapolis and I shop there when I'm visiting my family. >These dollar stores are a new development in my life and I have NO idea what's >going on with that! > > >It always makes me laugh that these types of cheapo stores are called "Dollar" >stores because any store that handles US or Canadian currency are technically >"dollar" stores. > > > > > > >On Wednesday, January 15, 2014 9:57 AM, Richard J. Williams <punditster@...> >wrote: > > >On 1/15/2014 9:24 AM, Share Long wrote: >>> Richard, here's my debit card adventure, a card which I NEVER use. >>> Except I had to in order to purchase gifts cards from the grocery >>> store here. They wouldn't let me use my credit card! That didn't seem >>> right to me but I went along with it because I was eager to finish my >>> Christmas shopping! I think I'm a slave to convenience. >>> >>Yes, we used to use our debit card at stores and at the gas station. >>After reading about the the online hackers at Target and Neiman-Marcus >>we won't be using our debit cards there any more! Now, we just use the >>credit card at SAKS and get cash out of the ATM at the bank for shopping >>at the Dollar General, which is only a few blocks away. Go figure. >> > >
