Dollar Tree Closing Down Stores! (price increases and thousands of stores closing)
Nearly one thousand Family Dollars across the country are closing up shop.
On March 13, parent company, Dollar Tree, announced in a press release it plans to shutter nearly 1,000 Family Dollar stores after seeing declining sales in 2023. According to the report, that includes roughly 600 locations that will close by June. After that, about 370 Family Dollar and 30 Dollar Tree stores will follow suit once each lease term finishes.
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Prices have increased, but my paycheck hasn’t…
For real huh!!!
I say it all the time, the prices keep going up but my paycheck isn’t.
Many of us are in the same boat. Medicare has increased, my other insurances have all increased, and I cringe when I go to the grocery store and the gas station.
I am in Arkansas and the family dollar is having a going out of business .now
Bidenomics……We are told To believe that it’s working. Oh it’s working but not in my favor!!
I am the manager of a dollar store in Canada. The cost price that WE pay has increased, so that means we have to sometimes increase our price to make the same profit. So if we got in let's say a hair scrunchie, we would sell it for $2 and the cost price was .45. That same scrunchie is now .65 cost price, so to make the same profit we have to increase our price to the customer. It's the same story everywhere. The shipping costs are more, the gas prices are more now we have a carbon tax on top of our 13% tax. It all adds up, and no one is ever getting ahead. No company wants to see their profits decrease. Whether it's a multi billion dollar company like Walmart, or a little independant dollar store like mine. It's sad how greedy the world is or has become.
U mean the democrat party…… they did this to all of us!
Tyson, Doritos and Bud Light are happy to see their sales decrease.😂
That's what you get when you put a dictator tyrant in power and you let Communist manifesto ruin your nation
@@FloridaSunshine904 And Justin Trudeau in Canada. A "carbon tax" is a sham money grab that does nothing for the environment.
@@FloridaSunshine904 yep and its sad, because i always went to Dollar Tree for personal things and batteries. Dosen't i am not going back, but Biden and the democrats are destroying our country
I’m in California & theft here is so crazy, every time I go into a dollar tree store people are filling their bags & walking out. It irritates me that the employees don’t or can’t do anything so therefore we pay the cost or reason for store closing, even goodwill out here are selling donated items like they’re new😤
I know for a fact that they cannot do anything except to watch them walk out w/ whatever they want. That just encourages these thieves to continue w/ that behavior.
Gavin Newsom's California. We got what we voted for
Oh that's Bullshit😂
Goodwill has raised their prices everywhere. I'm on the East coast.
That's what the morons who voted for Bidenomics gets, their nation, once great is UTTERLY RUINED
If their increasing the prices I hope they hire more cashiers , it seems lines are always extremely long with 1 stressed out cashier
Truth!
FR! I worked at a current DT back in the late '90s (then an Only $One). Even on a slower weeknight, we had four staff onsite. If we weren't needed on register, we would merchandise (which I always preferred 😉). Of course things are going to be messy and slow when there's only two people working! Theoretically that salary money is going towards keeping prices low - there has been inflation since 1998 - but we know how that goes...
Stressed out cashiers and rude managers!
They need to pay their employees a living wage. Emoyees are overworked and under appreciated. They are still paying what they were in 2018 at a store near me.
I'm currantly working at dollar tree and theres more than 2 or 3 cashiers during seasonal. But during out of season there's only 1 cashier and a manager and things get stressful very fast when multiple customers come in.😅
When I go to Dollar Tree, I always look at the price per ounce, pound etc and when I compare to Walmart, it's always the same. The manufacturers are making special sizes for the dollar stores and making it a less amount but the price a lot of times is the same.
Exactly this!
💯% true
Definitely not always true. Tons of things are the same size and cheaper at dollar tree.
Yojs17 ... thanks. Nice to know. 👍
Slot if it is more expensive. So...
I totally agree with you about how sad it is even only 30 Dollar Tree’s. The 970 Family Dollar is really sad when people lose jobs. This all is not good for employed people at these closings.
Those losing jobs won't be feeding their families, paying taxes, shopping or other things that contribute to our economy, citizens might not get assistance because the money is spent on people who are not voters or taxpayers. America first, otherwise we can't help anybody. 😭😭😭
My store manager told me that they are closing 600 Family Dollar stores this year and 370 over the next several years and 30 Dollar Trees. But they are rebuilding more Dollar Trees in different locations.....the ones they are closing are the ones in "dangerous" areas as they have had 4 manager shootings in some of these areas. As far as the $1.75 increase...I was told they would be on "Name brand" items only (like Coke, Pepsi, etc) but they will still have the 1.25 items that are not name brand. That's all I got. gina
Thanks, Gina! ( :
Our area's Rite Aid stores closed and our Dollar Trees have been buying and opening them.
I heard that same thing about the Pepsi n bread from a store employee about two weeks ago when I inquired. That’s SO very sad that people are just trying to earn a living are getting shot over a dollar store!What’s wrong with people these days? 😢
@@tammiehills4365Dollar Tree has a nice good sized store that was once a Walgreens in my area. Supposed to be one of the biggest ones in my area. We’ve got a ton of small stores n I do mean SMALL‼️ I’d rather have a couple big ones than all these tiny ones that rarely ever get the stuff in stock that the other big stores do.
If they raise the prices again they'll lose more customers even if it's just name brand. They later apply it to everything. They get so greedy. They are going to put themselves right out of business.
You can go to Dollar General and still get A lot of stuff for $1.00. I don't go to Dollar tree as much as I used to.
Same. In fact, I make it a point to go to family dollar before I go to Dollar Tree just to see if they have the product/s I’m looking for at that $1 price. I’ve cut waaay back on going to DT since the price increase too.
Yep they have an aisle of $1.00 items.
Dead service model behind malls
Yes I only go to dollar tree only like 5 times out of the year.
Have you been to one of the new DG MARKET grocery stores owned by Dollar General? Also what about the DGX convenience stores?
My DT is always out of things I regularly bought the last 3 years. Ppl think I'm nuts for stocking up but you never know when you'll see it again now
i know, i am the same way. If it is something that i use everyday, i grab multiples, because they don't stock things back quickly
I went into Dollar General today for the 1st time in about 1 year and was pleasantly surprised to see they had hundreds of $1 items. Food, drink and non food items too. They had single serve bags of Doritos for 2 / $1.
Yes they do and they're good deals. But a lot of stuff is over a dollar now as it's not possible to survive selling for just a dollar.
It's sad our country is going to hell in a hand basket, I love your crafting Thank you.
You're kind of right but our country is still worth saving. Get in the fight, and vote conservative. I am involved in politics, and I can tell you that there is an agenda to make people think that their vote doesn't count, after all, look what happened in 2020, (election was stolen, and I can give you the proof and the details but that's another conversation and way too much to type right now here, but if you really want it, reply to this and I can tell you about it) Now people, real Americans, are fed up with the BS and corruption going on, and that is why the other side is allowing our borders to be open, because all those millions, yes, millions of people entering our country, have been told to vote Democrat, and they will. Real Americans are not voting Democrat enough to make a difference, therefore that is the only way that Democrats can stay in power, and believe me, the Dems definitely want to stay in power indefinitely. The non-Americans who see through the crap and corruption are consider sell outs and Uncle Toms, but our country is still worth saving, the U.S. is the last good empire on Earth and beacon of real freedom left.
Usually Scammed Americans
Actually our economy is doing good. I'm certainty better now than 4 years ago...
@@waxychicohio glad you are doing better economically than the employees at these closing stores
@@gungamesschuf7irdrjklmcemi810, I certainly don't mean to sound like I don't care that people are losing jobs. Most of the time, they try to transfer the employees to a different store. I was just commenting on the "hell in a handbasket" comment. But, yeah I'm glad I'm better too.
Well thought out video 🤓You hit on key topics, like food deserts and the loss of key employment from the stores shutting down. You even did a comparison shop. Nice work! 💐
I agree. She did great! ( :
I’ve noticed the dollar trees around us are rearranging everything and actually making them look nice. They’re also making room for all the plus items that are slowly coming in.
I don’t care for the plus items.I thrift for larger items
I sure hope they step it up in my area. Although ours is generally clean n as stocked as possible considering they’re smaller stores. I’d rather have a couple huge stores than a whole bunch of small ones like I have in my area.
The one near me is very junky looking with product strewn all over the floor. I can't stand shopping there. I will drive out of my way to the dollar trees that are within a half an hr radius that are nice & neat & you can see everything put in its place.
Why would any pay more money for the same cheap quality crap? No thanks, I’ll stick with Marshall’s where I can get much better products that were originally More expensive.
It's really sad to hear awhile back. I've shopped here for a few years now and I'm currently working here three years later. I pray that my job doesn't closed.😢
I've prayed for your job and store to be secure. God bless you ❤✝
@@cindymichaud7111 Thank you so much !😉❤️
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Keep in mind that Family Dollar and Dollar General are all owned by Dollar Tree. So if you have any in your area you might consider switching to work there instead. Just a thought. Hope it helps😊
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Excellent thoughtful video. As a senior living alone, many times the single item at Dollarama or Dollar Tree is more reasonable for than buying 2 to get the same unit price at Walmart or a grocery store, for shopping convenience, home storage (small rental) and shelf life. Thank you for your kind heart ❤️
Hello. I figure as long as you still have a channel I'll be watching you no matter where I have to get my craft supplies.
They are not going away, don't worry.
I read an article the other day that said many cities are making laws that there can only be a dollar store within so many miles. They say dollar stores are one of the reasons there are so many food deserts. I know there are 4 Dollar Generals within a 5 mile radius where I live. Another reason why groceries are so high is there are only like 5 or 6 companies that control the food chain. That should have never been allowed IMHO.
I was just ready to type that Dollar Tree was turning into Family Dollar. Before I typed it out, you said it! I think it was a mistake for them to buy Family Dollar which at the time didn't seem to be popular anywhere anymore.
They tried to do a hostile takeover of Dollar General, but Dollar General was able to fight Dollar Tree off. DT lost millions in the fight. Then, instead of recouping their losses, they made the incredibly foolish decision to purchase the Family Dollar chain, which at the time was failing. Their plan was to keep Dollar Tree more or less at the same price point and sell the more expensive stuff at Family Dollar, however they were not able to turn the decline of Family Dollar around and have been closing off stores pretty much from the moment they bought the company. With the creation of Dollar Tree plus there is no need to keep Family Dollar going and this is why they are phasing out the remaining stores. In my opinion Dollar Tree will not remain open much longer, I give it 5 years or less. Their price increase and their broken promises of better " bargains, have alienated a good section of their customer base. The fact that their products can be bought somewhere else for less is nother factor contributing to their downfall. Dolla Tree has not been able or willing to capitalize on the free advertising provided by countless KZheadrs using their products. They also have not made any improvements on their mail order policies and practices, such as forcing people to buy cases of products when they only need one or just a few pieces; other questionable practices I observed in ldr canceling orders without telling the customers; delivering the wrong product; delivering broken products and making it impossible to return. And on top of all that they also have dirty and unkempt stores, revolting bathrooms and rude employees.
Same!!! Which really makes it less fun to shop at dollar tree.
I think it's all apart of their plan. Get rid of the more expensive one so you can make more. I'm sure they're well aware of pop shelf growing and competing with places like 5 below but with it being owned by dollar general... they profit $$ Family dollar has no one to compete with. They don't stand a chance against big name box stores. As soon as one pops up in a smaller area, family dollar is out of business anyhow
Dollar tree does take coupons..... a lot of people don't know that, wanted to let everyone know that. Love watching ur videos 😊
Big corporations are undercutting the smaller stores.
Hi Bethany, I still go to Dollar Tree. I find that if I go to Walmart, or Target I tend to come out with something that I don't even need. Like a new shirt or something that wasn't in the budget. I find at DT if I buy something extra it doesn't break the budget. We just had Dollar General open near us. I haven't even gone in it. Now one town over they had a plaza with a Family Dollar and it also had a Dollar Tree. So closing the Family Dollar makes sense. Keep bringing your great idea's I love watching you craft. Hugs and blessings.
I literally have 2 Dollar Trees and 2 Family Dollar stores within a couple miles of each other. Kinda don’t make any sense.
I feel ya on the walmart thing. I spend way too much on stuff that I wasn't planning on buying. And then walking thru Walmart, I notice that maybe I had forgotten things on my list, so I buy more. At least at the dt if I forget something, they'll most likely have it, and I won't break the bank. My solution to this was on days that I do my shopping, I'll go to dt first and get as many things on my list. Then, I'll go to aldi to get things the dt didn't have, and then my last stop is at Walmart. I do it that way bc if I find it first cheaper, I'll go w that option instead. Where as if I go to Walmart first, I'll just end up buying it there. I hope I'm making sense, lol. But, it has helped.
I always get my rice at dollar tree. I’d have to buy over 5 lbs at Walmart and other stores to get the dollar tree price per pound. They also carry lentils grown in the USA!
I live in Bronx N.Y and they closed down all but three because of theft. People started to steal after the price raise. Even with the price raise I still think is is a bargain store , I hope it does not close
That's exactly why they are closing down so many stores. High theft areas.
Thank you so much Bethany for the clarification. I take my father in law to Dollar Tree because he is blind in one eye and partially blind in the other. It was always great because he didn't have to try to see the price. Now it's sad that they will be mixing higher prices in with the 1.25 items. 😢
Everything constantly going up is hurting those like myself who live on an extremely extremely tight budget and our senior citizens. I had a sweet older lady the other day say she had to choose food over her medication.
This is so sad. Wish we could help her
You can work and get monthly checks. There are programs to help seniors.
Travesty!
Same 😢 Then I had a heart attack in Feb. I blame the Democrats 💯 Trump made Alimony NO LONGER A TAXABLE INCOME! And gave back the $600 a month that the Democrats (obama) TOOK! STOLE! Why us? I want the 26 YEARS I sacrificed to the Navy. $600 a month and President Trump gave it back! Dems have destroyed the military & medical for Veterans! If we don’t get him back in There’ll be no more America! Look at CA & NY!
That a dirty rotten shame!!
Sounds like the Sears/ Kmart acquisition to me. Sometimes it's better to let the bad performing store sink instead of taking down 2 brands.
Facts!!!!! Still made we lost Kmart and Sears!!!
Surprise surprise when you make a profit and then you still jack prices up your customers leave... And later on your business does even worse.
I think Dollar tree is turning like the 99 Cents store. Remember when everything used to be $.99 and then they raise their prices with different items. That’s why I stop going to the 99 Cents store because of that now dollar tree is doing the same thing.
Thank you for addressing this and also having a relatable perspective. Sad when ppl lose their jobs
Thank you for your videos Bethany! They’re always so informative. You have the best diys. I love other channels but yours are so awesome!
Thank you, for taking the trouble to shop and compare, from different stores. I agree with you, for I love to shop at Dollar Tree too. Thanks again for all you do. 🥰🙏☘️❤️👍💫💚👏🌷✝️🌸
I went to Dollar General last weekend and was shocked by how many $1 items I found. I saved so much on the exact same stuff Dollar Tree carries. I think underpaid employees, corporate greed and bad management are to blame for the stores closing, more than inflation. If Dollar General can survive (they showed profit well above expectations last quarter), I don't see why Family Dollar can't.
Meanwhile according to Reddit the CEO makes $136.5M yr. Plus $914.92M in shares.
Family Dollar is a terribly run company, you can tell just by walking in there. Product everywhere, unopened shipping boxes left in the aisles, lack of staff, poor lighting, they are really better off downsizing the company until they actually get a model that works. New management is needed, top to bottom.
Hope we can get someone to fix the economy. Really sad what’s been happening to us with all these prices so high. Its horrible. Really rough.
Certain cities that won’t prosecute crimes encourages thieves to take advantage of these policies. They obviously can’t stay open in those cities
Thank God for Our H‑E‑B stores in Texas, has quality and reasonable prices and more quantity and family owned and always helping local growers too . Go Texas
Part of the loss is theft. Most likely a huge part. Where I live/work there is no consequence for shoplifting so shrink is constantly increasing.
This is such a shame. Thanks for keeping us updated on DT Bargain Bethany 💌
The only thing I love about dollar tree is the foam boards and the wire decorations. That's my craft thing. That I am scared not being able to find anymore, if they were not around. Also another hurt for them, is their online store. You gotta buy a ton of stuff for 1.25 price. And like their stores. There isn't a lot to choose from. Plus, very high prices to deliver to your home. If they would add more to the online store. I would be really happy and buy more. It so helps for disabled people like me. By the way great video!
The Family Dollars are closing as well because they are in high theft areas. When you are soft on crime, that is what happens. Many Walmarts and Walgreens have also done the same thing. If you can't make a profit because of smash and grabs and continual theft, you will eventually close your stores in those areas.
I spoke with a worker at my local DT and they are not being paid enough
Do you mean less than minimum wage?
Less than Min wage??? Wow I wouldn't take a job that wasn't offering the pay wage I need but I guess if that's all there was then I would. This world is hard to live in :(
That’s most jobs in the U.S. Their pay certainly does NOT keep up or equal to inflation n cost of living. And by the time they do give a cost of living raise it’s a joke cuz the inflation n prices are SO much higher it doesn’t begin to do any good. Very sad the pay doesn’t equal the cost to live. No matter how many jobs you’ve got or incomes coming in to one home. I’ve found that to not be flat broke n be able to afford all the bills (we’re talking basic necessities) it takes at least 3 incomes three days. Utterly ridiculous!
This was SUPER interesting seeing the 3 compared prices!! I’d watch another video like this ❤
Yes just like the bread stores! They were awesome and I loved shopping there for snacks for the kids lunch. Then they closed them all when the dollar stores opened up
I am so glad that you talked about how dollar tree closing is going to further directly impact areas that are already food deserts. It’s a connection that I didn’t think about but it makes a lot of sense
Hello Bethany ,thank you for sharing another awesome video, and this important information! In my City, new Family Dollars Stores are popping up every month! Our Trees are very good, in certain areas! ❤
Having experience in financial management planning, I am hoping that once they close these less than profitable Dollar Tree stores, they use what they were sinking expenses into there and invest now and focus on their other stores. They definitely need better management of the stores, that is a huge problem of their downfall. It is so evident when you walk into certain stores. Some stores are so understocked and dirty opposed to others. Also, a reflection that there is a slack on regional managers for consequence on this to check on follow up to shape up these mismanaged store. I support and love Dollar Tree and have been a long time shopper. I feel a lot of there products are unique and even better than items you can’t find in big box stores, and not just because they are a $1.25. The now current problem all comes down to poor management.. hence why prices are increasing.. and unfortunately, hate to be the bearer of bad news..they will continue to slowly increase at this rate for they can’t increase at such a huge jump for there would be a huge outburst and no one would shop there and they would shut down over night .. stop and think about it.... stores will continue to slowly close.. it’s just a pattern of slow financial instability..unfortunately, they have buried themselves when they bought out their sister store.. not a good business plan for they in their self already were THE TOP DOG.. once again Wal-Mart will prove they will be everyone’s one stop shop! … as Bethany has shown us, right now across the board.. all 3 stores all is basically the same.. you are really not saving anything, so people will probably choose Walmart only because at Walmart.. it is a one stop shop.. you can buy EVERYTHING and ANYTHING on your list there.. so why go to 2 or 3 stores if you can go to one.. especially if you need a ride.. there will be a lot of different opinions and some loyal customers, yet as in any situation, will it be enough to save our Dollar Tree 🌲??? I’m hoping so!! … just stock up while you can on your favorite deals…and hopefully they won’t be a thing of the past! Thanks for your lesson and shopping Bethany!! and your passion about Dollar Tree….and thanks to anyone who is reading my long comment on the topic 😊
Wally World has some items that are cheaper. Dollar tree isn’t always the cheapest solution.
I call it Wally world too, and I do like to shop there more than Dollar tree
They just built a Family Dollar/ Dollar Tree, in my town. It's was supposed to open next month. Now we are hearing that they've decided not to open it. It's a brand new building just setting in our view of the sunset now. It is truly sad for all the workers that are going to be losing their jobs. Some of them are probably single parents, struggling and there are some that are married and struggling as well. My heart goes out to all of them. It's so sad. Thanks for what you found. May you have a Blessed day.
Your house looks so cheerful & festive
Even when dollar tree was completely $1 some things were consistently cheaper elsewhere. Not a fan of $$$ shampoos so I noticed the differences there and also with hand soaps. It seems to me with their higher price points they will eventually lose enough customers that they will have to close more and more stores.
I also read that they've had to pay millions in fines because of the deplorable warehouse conditions of Family Dollar Stores since they acquired the chain in 2015. So it's just added to the unprofitability of keeping them open.
I love your peeps and the boxes of candy above the couch.
I still like dollar tree cards, gift bags, and tissue paper are so much less than any store.
Heard they are closing non high profit stores. Taking money to upgrade existing non up to date stores like adding cooler/freezers to stores that don’t have them. Hubby’s homework lol
Indeed
TFS!! Let’s give thanks to the weather & Covid.. we are still trying to recover from all of this..what’s next?
You are correct. Some people just read a headline and not the article.
Thank you Bethany for clarification👍🌹Dollar tree is my fave store😍
Articles do say it’s over several years as the locations leases run out….
You guys would flip if you saw some of our prices here in Canada! 🇨🇦 A 2lb bag of Great Value rice where I live in Canada, is $4.00, and I consider that a decent deal. One really has to watch the sizes at the dollar stores though, quite often they are smaller (Even the brand names) than at other stores. I was glad to see Bethany included that fact. It also has to do with weather here as well. If it is -50° and if I am already at a store, I am not likely to want to have to drive to yet another store, park and walk. I'll pay the extra loonie or toonie to just get home quicker!!
And our dollar stores (Dollarama) started at 1.00 when they first opened and now most products are $4/$5.
You guys WOULD FLIP ,if you knew what the average American family had to pay for health insurance and then co-payments on medications and co-payments at hospitals. But don't forget, here in america, you can't drive a car unless you have car insurance. The car is covered but human beings are not😢
-50 degrees!? That could definitely have something to do with the high prices in your area😮😊.. but I'll trade you your $4 rice for my $900 a month health insurance coverage fee and that doesn't count the $25 for each doctor visit $50 if it's a specialist, 500 just to get into the emergency room, and each different medication has a different co-payment it can be from $0 to a couple hundred dollars so. I hate to say it but the older I get the more I want to move to Canada. However I'm in Miami sweating my tushy off
@bonnieg3403 Yes Dollarama sure had upped their prices haven't they? You really have to be careful to check their shelf tags these days. Our Dollar Tree was $1.25 right from the time they opened here in Saskatchewan, and that hasn't changed so far.
@Dani-ICU-RN Yes, we can experience -50° for weeks on end from December to February here in my province. We have snow by Hall🎃ween that stays, we parents are proud we can maneuver Halloween costumes around snowsuits! 😃 I can not imagine paying that much for healthcare. My husband retired almost a year ago from a union job that had an excellent health plan, we were given the option of taking over the premiums at $235/month, so we did. Between our government coverage and the healthcare plan, we rarely, if ever, pay for our prescriptions. We never enter or leave a doctor's office nor ER owing anything. There are some items. For example, I needed an arm sling a couple of years ago, and I was charged $20 by the hospital. I could have submitted that though through our extended plan for reimbursement. My husband and I were hit head-on by an impaired driver 40 years ago, his leg was amputated as a result, so he has gone through numerous legs in those years, and we pay nothing for them. The foot he currently has would be approx $5000 to purchase if there wasn't coverage by our government. He has a friend with the same amputation in California that needed a new leg desperately. They wanted to charge him in the area of $20,000 for it. He & his wife couldn't afford it. He was at risk of losing his job and was becoming depressed. My husband sent him a bunch of pieces & parts he didn't need, (And the facility that makes his legs cannot take back), so the American friend was able to craft together a leg, and get back to work! We do pay for our healthcare via our taxes, but what I tell people is that when I was taken by ambulance to the ER last November as a reaction to a medication, the last thing I would have wanted hanging over my head, was a bill I couldn't afford! When people are at their most vulnerable, they are having to worry about paying for the emergency surgery they just had, or the Blessing of a baby is followed by a nice bill. We have plenty of room up in my province Dani, you would love it! We have three large cities, the biggest is 300,000, it's approx 90 miles away, our son lives there. The next largest is 250,000, that is the capital, then my city of 36,000. We have a population in our province of 1.25 million, spread out over 251,000 Sq miles, so lots of room to live large as they say!! Lots of blue skies, beautiful northern lights, and 94,000 lakes to choose from, in case you miss water ... mind you it does freeze at -50°, then you go ice fishing! ❄️ 🐟
I read that there was a fine that totaled about 41 and half million dollars in fines due to product safety violations!
Yeah that Cinnamon that has lead in it. I personally bought and used a bunch of that cinnamon to the point I need to get a lead blood test per my doctor. Very scary. I am keeping and not returning the bottle I had in my cabinet in case my lead levels are elevated. I will start the class action lawsuit against them. I used the cinnamon daily sometime a couple of times daily in my smoothies
I had no idea about that I bought cinnamon from there as well could you post a picture of the cinnamon bottle you have so I can compare to mine? I would greatly appreciate it
One of their warehouses had a huge rodent infestation and was in deplorable condition that affected food stock. Apparently they didn’t do anything to remedy it and so they got nailed during a government inspection. All because of laziness and corporate greed. I think one reason sales are down because their stores stay a perpetual state of a mess (which could be overlooked by the $1 prices), the lack of unique diverse inventory that they used to have (they promised more of with the price raise but failed to deliver), and the price increases have put many off, including my self. I used to go in and easily drop $100 every couple of weeks. Now I go months without shopping there and if I do, I may spend $50-$60, tops.
@@jordanharrison9165 well I can’t post a picture but on the Dollar Store door they posted the recall of the cinnamon with a picture of the brand when I went yesterday. The brand is Supreme Tradition Ground Cinnamon
@LaQuita- I love your name. I have a friend from elementary school that I'm looking for, and she has the same name as you. Were you ever living in AZ during your childhood?
Kroger has an app with weekly digital deals and coupons so does dollar general but also at dollar general every $25 spent you can save $5 on Saturdays with the app as well as the printed out coupons with your receipts so you can do multiple transactions on a sat saving more money
💕 hello from 🇨🇦😊 I watch a lot of content creators for DT from the US and have been surprised at the DT's price increases. As you know, in 🇨🇦 we have been paying $1.50 for some time now and even with some prices increasing to$1.75 -$2.00, I am baffled that you are actually paying more than us for items! What's more surprising is that our Dollarama ($1-$5) is actually carrying makeup and other items that our 🇨🇦DT's have never gotten nor will they. Even items are coming from Hobby Lobby which we don't have in 🇨🇦🤔 Love your vids and energy ❤️👍💕
Food at DT in general is NOT a bargain. It’s just a convenience. That said, the thin mint cookie dupes are freaking AWESOME and taste better than Krogs equivalent and are much cheaper than buying Girl Scout. I also get starkist salmon packets which are same or cheaper than Krogs. And then of course I have my crafting list which I always hope I can fill at least 3/4 of the items but that’s definitely hit or miss. 😉🤨
Thank you Bethany.
We have 4 within a 5 mile radius of me. I can see them closing the closest one to my home, even though it's not in a low income area, because just the other day 3 teens went in and were stealing purses from the customers. 😮😮😮 Also that one can't keep up with the demand, they are always out of stock of many things and the shelves are quite bare.
You mean robbing the actual customers??? That’s awful!!! People must be terrified to shop.
@@charmaineskaggs9193 yeah this used to be a super safe area just 5 yrs ago but then they built all these high priced subdivisions, which btw are built on swamp lands, and the crime rate spiked. These subdivisions are $350k ranged homes... But it seems like they advertised them at the county jail, because ever since they were built, we've had an officer murdered on his way home from picking up dinner for his family, stores closing due to constant shoplifting, assaults, car thefts, burglaries, etc... This used to be one of the higher class communities not very long ago and now it's to the point I don't let my mother go shopping alone and when I take her I wear her purse so they don't think she's an easy target and hurt her trying to take it. The saddest part is most of them are teens. 😧 A few years back our teens were preppy Sperry wearing kids that worked hard to get college credits at the prestigious high schools. The teens now are constantly being recorded having jail house riots at the schools.
Thank you, this was a really eye opening video with the price comparisons, gave me a few things to think about. Very helpful.😊
Thank you for all that it makes me sad.❤🙏
Bethany, thank you for sharing this information. Five below also have raised their prices. I have a very strict budget so I shop where it's cheaper. I go to multiple stores when I food shop now.
But, what about the gas you are spending going to different stores???
Thank you Bethany for always keeping us in the loop! I have been feeling and saying that is what's going on with them, as you said about the random prices, my dollar trees now have die liters of Pepsi l, coke etc for $1.75! It's horrible!! Something has to give!!
Thank you so much for the work you put in to bring this information!
GREAT VIDEO BETAHNY!!!!! I AGREE WITH YOU 100%!!!! GREAT VIDEO AND EDUCATION. YOU DID YOUR HOMEWORK AND IT SHOWS!!!! THANKS FOR SHARING!!!
Thank you, Bethany, for clearing this up. I would really miss my Dollar Tree store.
I’m glad you show us how much of a difference it is in each stores. You are right about dollar tree turning into family dollar. I hate it that people are losing there jobs. But it’s amazing how dollar tree is changing and people are losing out on items costing a dollar to $1.25. That extra quarter makes a big difference. Everything is too high and item’s getting smaller. I love the dollar tree and I hate for it to leave.
Loved the research you put in for this video. So informative. Thank you Bethany!
I'm going to miss the Dollar tree stores if they close. I love doing my shopping at Dollar tree. Everything is so reasonable and such good quality and for what I need, it's very convenient. I'll have to stock up before they close.
They are not going to close. Only 30 under performing stores are.
Love this comparison, Brit!! Thanks for doing this!!!
Never knew the prices are so close to grocery store prices.
I went to my local dollar tree and now i see prices up to $7.00 (it was a 14 pack of benadryl). Theyre gonna have to close a lot more stores because their new price system is going to price out a lot of their customer base. The stuff there is only worth 1.25. Anything above that is cheaper at walmart.
Thank you Bethany ❤
It’s so sad 😞 Hopefully things will start looking up.
99 cents stores are also shutting down their 371 locations. It's so sad. It really helped the low income families so much.
Loved the video with the price comparisons!!💚
This is why I watch your channel!
Thank you for talking about food deserts
This is so sad 😢thanks for sharing 💚💚💚🥰
The way I look at it where you're getting $5 for 5 items now you're paying $5 for 4 items! Paying more for less!🤷🏾♀️😢
You did a great job on this Bethany! I learned so much from your research.
Right on the mark! 👍🏼 Thank you for doing the leg work and putting this video out there! Always great to save $$ even if it’s 50 cents! It ADDS up over time!
Dollar General still has a 1.00 section so I stop there first
Same!
Me too!
Same here dollar general $1 haven't changed yet for time being
Bethany, you are fabulous. Thank you for all your hard work.
Thank you so much for the information ❤
Thank you for this video Bethany! God bless you
Thank you for this information!! I love everything you make and your opinions!
Thank you for sharing these info beautiful 💙
Thank you for all the information and work you put into your videos
I love DT and I hate that they may be moving towards Family Dollar style. Lets just pray things change.
Family Dollar and DG have good apps with coupons. Family Dollar is so so. DG does have some good ones where you get cash back to use there. Walmart+ member and use their coupons and free shipping ALL..THE.. TIME. In my opinion, it's about time to go back to coupons, whether paper or digital. I just found, though, which sucks is Big Lots DOES NOT take manufacturer's coupons.
LOVE dollar tree too. I hope they won't keep raising prices. Thanks for a great video.
Thank you for sharing!