Dollar Tree is Dead

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And it's a shame, really. I used to enjoy shopping there. I could always find fun bargains, and of course, being the price hound, I am, the prices actually made sense. This is no longer true. Even if even back when everything was a dollar or a dollar twenty-five, there were still lots of items that were overpriced. Now, nearly everything is overpriced and no longer offers value. The thing is, you have to look at unit cost, not just the price on the shelf, and compare that. Things are smaller at Dollar Tree most of the time, so that just means it's even more important to work out the math. I am down to maybe two or three items it's even worth going in there for. The cranberry juices, for example. The Power-Stick spray on deodorant/cologne. Shampoo or body soap. That's pretty much it. It's also become just another Dollar General or Family Dollar, and neither of those stores have good prices either. Dollar stores like this will keep some customers. The ones who are bad at managing money and have difficulty doing simple math. But for a guy like me? They've pretty much lost my business.