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It's always odd to me to throw Dollar General into the same category as Dollar Tree. Dollar Tree is an actual "dollar store" where literally every item costs $
by tshaddox 5y ago
It's always odd to me to throw Dollar General into the same category as Dollar Tree.
Dollar Tree is an actual "dollar store" where literally every item costs $1. Dollar Tree's items are generally no-name discount brands that wouldn't be found in big grocery store chains, or familiar brands in unique very small packages.
Dollar General, at least in the two parts of the US I've seen them in (areas of California and the Midwest), is as you describe: something between a convenience store and a traditional grocery store sans produce. They have all the normal big brands: Oreos, Doritos, etc. in the normal package sizes at what seemed to me to be normal grocery store prices.
- imwillofficial 5y agoAren’t Dollar Tree and Dollar General owned by the same company?
- tshaddox 5y agoAs far as I can tell, they're not.
- imwillofficial 5y agoIt’s family dollar I was thinking of: https://www.mashed.com/199834/the-untold-truth-of-dollar-tree/ https://www.mashed.com/199834/the-untold-truth-of-dollar-tre...
- reducesuffering 5y agoNo. Separate public US companies. You can buy their stock $DG and $DLTR
- imwillofficial 5y agoIt’s family dollar I was thinking of: https://www.mashed.com/199834/the-untold-truth-of-dollar-tree/ https://www.mashed.com/199834/the-untold-truth-of-dollar-tre...
- unishark 5y agoIt is confusing. There's also Family Dollar. I was a bit glad they combined them because I never remember which is which, but it probably does hurt their generalizations. Also, in my experience when you can find the same items as the grocery, the Dollar store will be cheaper. They somewhat fit the description of a convenience store, but in terms of prices they are at the opposite end of the market with Walmart and Target.
- MisterSandman 5y agoSame in Canada, except Dollar Tree is Dollar Tree (everything costs $1.25, LOL) and Dollar General is Dollarama (prices range from 0.82c to like $10)