What You Need To Know Before Shopping At Dollar General Again
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- Опубліковано 3 чер 2024
- Long gone are the days that everything at Dollar General cost, you know, a dollar. In recent years, Dollar General has become more like a convenience store, due to their close proximity to our homes, their steep discounts, and their ever-widening selections. They are a great alternative to expensive grocery stores, especially if you don’t mind buying generic brands and feel like skipping the higher price points. As the nationwide chain continues to expand and build new locations, perhaps we should learn more about the business and what it has to offer. In this video, we’ll tell you everything you need to know about shopping at the Dollar General.
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What's your favorite place to grab a deal?
dollar general.
@@coopersmith7182 hi
The store in Britol, VA on Euclid Ave
worst store DG store I have ever been in
DG Saturdays 5 off 25..best deals ever
I love Dollar General. Especially doing my weekly pantry staples on Saturday. I use the digital coupons and the $5 off $25 purchase. I look forward each week to those savings.
Dollar general, in my experience, is no cheaper on name brands and is usually factory second quality.
That is exactly what the believe as well. DG is a scam
I agree with you
I agree with everything other than I think their quality is about as good any anywhere else.
Same with the store that's close to my house, the only thing they have is convince. It's either buy from them or drive 15 mins into town for walmart.
As a DG employee I can confirm
I literally didn’t need to know any of this before I shop at dollar general, but I’ll give them credit, I live in the middle of nowhere and I have a dollar general 5 minutes away from me.
Wandah Whetstone It is, isn’t it.
Exactly. Same here. All we had was a Vons that was very expensive! When DG came in, I saved over $250 a month! NOT ONE DAMN THING WRONG WITH A STORE WHERE I CAN GET MORE FOR MY MONEY.
lol I do also, in every direction😂
Ditto
I just stopped in one today to get some Kleenexes and baby wipes. There prices on a lot of their items are higher than Walmart's!
True but in my tiny lil town there is no Walmart no Safeway no fred Meyers. Its Ray's McKay and dollar general
-Travel the back roads across the USA of today, noting the 'no longer relevant' small towns, settlements of former sustenance, that are rapidly fading, decaying away into the passage of time.
No Walgreens, no regular schedule 'open' food stores, no Walmarts, no Anything remains of business infrastructure.
Conditions very reminiscent today, of what was formerly USSR, countless hundreds of thousands, millions, of abandoned, entire Villages.
A Dollar General, with basic needs available at Any price, is akin to, and as cherished as the chain of former 'Trading Post' oasis, deep within the remote wastelands.. ;}
There ain't too many Walmarts. I live Sheridan Ohio close to South point Ohio and the nearest Walmart is almost 10 miles away. Sheridan has a dollar general which I buy things like grocery food at and South point has family Dollar that I buy some things at. They are both A LOT closer to my house than any Walmart.
what items??
I just recently started shopping at Dollar General. Most of the things I have bought have been decent quality. I am on a fixed low income. Shopping here has helped my money go further
Dollar Tree is way cheaper!!!
Me2 but Little Debbie is stale there. Packs of candy bars are stale too.
Me2 but Little Debbie is stale there. Packs of candy bars are stale too.
Me2 but Little Debbie is stale there. Packs of candy bars are stale too.
Me2 but Little Debbie is stale there. Packs of candy bars are stale too.
I am personally grateful we have a DG in our town, it would be great if they added fresh fruit and veggies and more meat. There is no grocery in our town. It is 15 miles in either direction to get to a small grocer and 40 minutes to a big city! Our DG does a booming business here! Glad they're here!
Sounds like u should start a vegetable garden
@@thekooterdestroyer8699 yes, then sell them. You'll make a fortune!!
Sounds like your Dollar General is the exception to the rule
15 miles? Your a lazy person, or you do not own a car.
Matt S , that was stupid.
I like the Dollar General in my neighborhood. I find their snack items affordable and of decent quality.
I just go to the dollar general to get 50 or 100 iTunes and Xbox gift cards
Give DG Truck Drivers there credit! A lot of the Dollar General stores are definitely not truck friendly and it’s difficult to maneuver a 53ft trailer in a 60 sq ft lot. The drivers also are required to unload the truck by themselves in hot, cold, rain or snow. Sheesh 😬
I was on DG dedicated account...it whooped my ass
Props. I’ve noticed that at MANY location! Thank you!
Yeah and you forgot to mention that they hire any dude who comes in for an interview to be a DG truck driver. One time I had a truck driver deliver to the store I worked at and he was high on meth and brought his gf with him to help him unload. Y I K E S
I did it too, but for Family Dollar. I lost 27lbs
What.!!✊👊👏 What!!✊👊👏
Working for a billion dollar company that pays pennies and overwork their employees. The customers always complain about the only cashier not being at the register because we have to stock as well. The weekends are the worse when only 3 people are working. They put these stores in struggling communities where people need jobs and spend our money the most.
@white light no they do not. Wal-Mart jr in the making.
RAMONA-HOW TRUEE!!! DONT MAKE A BIT OF SENSE! PAYING LOW PAY WAGES, BUT RUNNING A BILLION DOLLAR BUSINESS!! RICH😈KEEP GETTIN RICHER, WHILE THE POOR, STAY POOR!!!😡🤬
I have friend working there. WORSE than Mc D’s. They give you unreasonable tasks to do. But not enough time to do it. DG is too big for its britches!!
dollar tree does that too
The girls who work at our local dollar generals are overpaid and lazy as heck. If they arent smoking outside the door they are dancing to raunchy music in the aisles. Pretty gross.
Dollar General = "Generally Everything Costs More a Dollar" Dollar Tree is actually a real dollar store where each item is $1
Dollar general stores. Started with pink khaki pants that he sold for a dollar after buying it from a liquidation company so that's why I got the name Dollar general stores. if you buy anything for dollar in 2020 it's absolutely junk.
Maybe they should change the name to Generally A Dollar Store.
@@RandyFelts2121They changed it from the original brand name.
@@yodead369 So everything that is more costly at Dollar General comes from the elite, high end of China???
@@stoneridge3951 yes sir! Lmao. We China workers wear Suits and ties to work!
I shop at Dollar Tree, I love it, I get all of my cleaning products for a fraction of the cost, compared to Target or a grocery store.
I always did that, too
@Trey N For sure, I hate Walmart, I'm a Target girl.
Dollar Tree meets my SSI monthly budget! Thank God for Dollar Tree!!!
Me too. Slot of their health and beauty aides are decen as well
*Taget SeLLs same Tuna Fish Brand for 88cents/can!!!!*
*ALso, I Get BeTTer Food at TarGet!!!*
While I try to support local “mom & pop” businesses, you just can’t beat Dollar General’s prices on certain items. Especially when times are tough.
Walmart took the mom and pop stores out because they buy from China and sell their crap for a huge profit. Walmart is CHINA CITY) and I hope they fold soon.
@@margeregan7497 --Originally, when Sam Walton was alive- Walmart Pushed American Made Goods-he kept many American Factories Alive and Making Money. His Children and Business Managers in Cohoots with Bill Clinton a Liberal Democrat who signed NAFTA into existence decided to use China and other Asian Countries-Build Cheap-Sell High and they continue to do this--Trump is Trying to Bring Industry Back to America and Kill NAFTA....
I can guarantee you that if Sam Walton was still alive he would fire all of his kids! He was firmly a made in U.S.A. guy!
@@garypollard9770 Dollar General does the same alot of their "$1" stuff is also from China, At least you can get through a Walmart most DG stores are so messy and boxes of unpacked merchandise all over the store you can't even get through to shop,but it will stay that way if they continue to treat their employees like crap and expect them to come in and put in very little to no hours for most employees at $7.25 and hour leaving 90% of the work for the management to do..They have been sued so many times for allowing people to work off the clock but act like they didn't know it was happening !!
If you don't like them then don't go there...but they really do have a place in retail. They are in many really small communities that no one else serves.
Dont worry we wont.....
Just like how online shopping is doing "harm" . Nothing you can do. People will go where they want to go. Times have changed. Of course, on somethings not for the better.
They take advantage of employees who might not have the skills, transportation or other needs to find good employment somewhere else. They treat their employees like garbage. Everyone Deserves a job where they can maintain their Dignity.
@@Akinsh58 You do understand that no one is required to work there. I don't work for them and have no special love for Dollar General, but that's quite a hate list you have for them. Sounds to me like they employ people who really need a job. It's not a career - they can move on to better jobs.
@@ronniegreen3513 Of course I realize no one HAS to work there. Out of desperation, or lack of certain skill sets, lack of reliable transportation, etc..some may be Forced to work there for a specific space in time. Again, I believe, in my humble opinion that EVERYONE DESERVES to maintain their Dignity. Sometimes, that is ALL some people have left in life. It shouldn't be taken away just to survive. That can be modern day emotional slavery
I work for DG. The place is hell to work for. They keep cutting our hours, only want two people working at a time, and force unreasonable rules on us. We hardly ever have anything on the shelves because 1: They cut we stockhands hours so badly that we have no time to get stuff out. 2: They refuse to send us items we need. Our overstock is full of the same things over and over again, but never send items we actually need. 3: They just don't care about us as long as a store makes money. It is not just the 1 I work at, but all that I have had to go help. If somebody can last 5 months working for them, then it is a miracle. Even now that they are making a ton of money right now, they demand that stores cut hours even more making it hard for even people who have worked for them for 5-10 years struggle to get by now.
Slave labor is what this sounds like. My sympathy to you. I pray you find a better job.
I quit QUIT after up to 13 years of being there, n it was WAS the best thing that I ever did!!! They don't care about thier employees and it shows... I could go on but I'm not.
discontinuing the smoked herring was the single most terrible choice this company has made.
Yes. Yes. Yes.
@Tony Brown its a money maker
I miss Woolworth!!
Me too
Yes, good old Woolworth's! Loved that store
Meeeeee to
Amen !
If they would pay their employees what they should for the amount of labor they put in, they could actually keep employees around long enough to get the store in shape and keep it that way. Instead they hire someone with no experience, "train" them with videos that they're rushed through (usually there alone with 1 new manager not knowing what they're doing, but has a ton of work to do) then thrown onto the floor to stock shelves with the overabundance of untouched freight in the back. They expect way too much to get done with way too little employees. So employees walk out, within months, sometimes weeks or days... it's a viscous cycle.
Yeah that's a tough retail grocer to work for. Basically just two and rarely three employees to maintain the register, to stock merchandise, off load the trucks, and have to deal with customers constantly streaming in and out. Can burn out pretty quick.
And dg should not lay employee off of work just because there sick this is a major problem with alot of companies for decades it needs to change! BBB better business bureau!
This is the exact training i received and was eventualy fired(2 weeks) because, well, I'm a well rounded employee and that's not what merica is seeking in the laborforce these days.
And zero insurance costs for DG due to the turnover before you are able to get insurance.
Athena, you are ABSOLUTELY CORRECT!!
I live in the middle of nowhere 20miles to town was so happy to she when our D G OPENED
I grew up in a low income family so my mother was always a value shopper. She passed this trait on to me.
Dollar General in Phoenix, AZ.,has been a saving grace to my elderly parents's food needs,(over the past few c19 months).Thank you,Dollar General.Consider your employees,1st and formost,(please).They are loyal to the cause of goodwill and helping those in need,(in our big city,for sure).🙏🏻😇❤
*DG* was my first retail job in Tx. Had the BEST manager who taught me. Along with great Co Workers. Now, I'm continuing my retail experience. Currently have two jobs. Which are Stocking positions. Full time and part. Worked thru covid.
Thank you for what you do and stay safe bro
Good job buddy!!!🤟🏻
As a disabled person i like the smaller stores, as i can walk through them if i go to a larger store i need a motorized cart, which isnt always available
Same here with me.
@Frank I’ve blood pressure issues that cause me to faint. Big scary dramatic drops. Which caused me to break my ankle in 2 places in January of this year. Arthritis, fibromyalgia, chronic anemia and that’s just the tip of the iceberg
I shop at Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, Wal-Mart and Dollar General. There are different bargains to be found at all of them. They all help me stretch my money.
People need an alternative to the big box stores. They offer more for those who can not pay the high prices. I say yes yes yes.
I always go to DG...Its close to my house and the employees are very friendly .If you dont like the store, stay out of it ! No reason to say anything bad about the store.
an opinion is given, take it as YOU wish.
This article is just to get clicks on UA-cam...
Reasons to say what I want to say DOLLAR GENERAL SUX . I LOVE THE FIRST AMENDMENT. DO YOU. I DO ME. STFU.
Latinos are discriminated at this stores
As for a reason? How about they don't pay their workers a living wage and expect long hours for crap pay, sometimes 50-60 hours a week? Or how they intentionally understaff their stores to save money which leaves the worker isolated at night and an easy target for robbers but still won't give a pay raise when they make 3.8 billion a year
I quit. Wal-Mart, started shopping DG.
Nice to run in/out w/o being asked for Reciept check. Lots of new items.
I like their makeup line Believe, it is a real top quality makeup line.
There's a Dollar General store near my home and I certainly shop there!
*Jesus sent DonaLd Trump to SAVE AMERICA from Lib-Tards!!!*
*Jesus CURED DonaLd Trump, of CoVid, in 72-Oras!!!!!*
@@Justin.Martyr Jesus Christ said things like "It's harder for a rich man to go to the kingdom of heaven than it is for a camel to go through an eye of a needle". When taxes on the highest earners is the highest like at 50% on whatever you make after $500,000 you notice you don't see people wanting to be famous, rich actors, singers, or pro athletes any less.
My grandmother (decently young for a grandmother), used to work at Dollar Tree, she was a manager, but then she quit and took a job at Dollar General. I still miss going to Dollar Tree every once and a while to go see her and get something.
I remembered as a teenager back early 1990 dollar general had great choices in clothes than today. Example I remembered my mom buying me a pair of l.a. gear tennis shoes. Those blue jeans that had button fly and the top part folded down into v shape and they were acid wash. I remember back in late 1990s I took my granny to dollar general just remind ya she's never been in one. It was close to Christmas time and omg I thought I would never got her out there😂😂😂💕💕. I love the one in Canton tx. They have aisles in unique way. Very well organized and very clean.
We have two dollar General stores in my area good deals and they stay busy even in these trying times.
*Why are you Cowards ALways Afraid to say where you Live???? Eugene!!!!*
Dollar General stores are handy , I like them... no problems here in midwest of USA 🇺🇲 ❤
Watching this DG promotional ad I am amazed how clean and tidy the shopping aisles look! The DG's I visit are visually trashed and untidy. They are however a great convenience store when you need a loaf of bread, a gallon of milk or packaged meats. Remember the days when Walmart was a new concept store that literally drove every mom & pop store out of business?
Be nice to the employees at DG. I work at one, and so many people who come in are assholes who think they’re god.
People are just assholes by nature
Kristin Jones : I Work And Live In Tampa ( Hillsborough County), Florida And I Shop Occasionally @ The DG ® Store Locations On East Hillsborough Avenue And North 56 the Street Near Temple Terrace. I Am Always Considerate Of The DG ® Employees. I Know You Work Hard And Get Very Little For It. I Do My Best.
Dollar general employees are morons.
Matt S No, we are not. Don’t shop at DG, if you think that. We work hard, to keep our customers happy. Some just think they’re god, when they’re not, everything we do for our store is to make our customers happy. Check yourself, man.
@@matts8547 hey they are human beings just like you are. Trying to make a living in this crazy world. So don't judge people. You are not GOD.
Dollar General is not that cheap.
Dollar stores are a good deal on some items. You just have to do your homework.
@@markg6860 true dollar stores like dollar tree are useful for some things....
I'll go to the dollar aisle and I get everything I need it's better than the Dollar Tree
Thats very true, higher than Walmart!
I agree
Used to be the five and dime and woolworths. I love all the Dollar stores. It works for me big time. Great deals and now frozen foods and meats so yes it's great.
I went to one of Dollar General stores in my daughter's neighborhood and a big wig was there talking to the manager and as I was at the check out, a employee came in for her shift, he looked at her turned to that store manager and said "jeans" if I was in one of my hateful moods I would gave him a piece of my mind. That girl is a very sweet girl. There could of been dozens of reasons why she was dressed in jeans. At least she had DG shirt on, her hair was clean. Etc.,etc. He should not ever say something like that in front of a shopper. Let it happen again!!! Let along not enough room to get around in the store and some of the stuff is junk.
EXACTLY 💯 And he is not the only one that acts like that(that big wig) They screw over soooo many employees with pay amount and so very little hours expecting them to come in and get anything done They try starting every cashier out at $7.25 an hour and then put them on the schedule for a total of 8 hours to 12 hours a week !! By the time taxs come out of that they have no check. And people with families can't live on that..But upper management like Mr. Big wig gets good money, great raises, lots of vacation time and they never take a chance on going into work if there is bad weather with any amount of ice or snow...But by gosh your store better be open even if you have to work it ALONE ! AND now JEANS are what they are allowed to wear with company shirt and name tag....So much for his thought on the jeans ...And half the time the product you need or came in for is still setting in the back room in boxes were it sets for weeks at most stores. Unless it's the stores built in and around the corporate office or some special event is going to take place in a certain area then they will give v that store extra people to get it stocked and clean but after said event the store goes right back to messy again most managers don't care they are just there to get that pay check and go home or spends most their day outside smoking and talking so nothing gets done...You can almost be 100% sure that when you pull up to a DG SOMEONE is outside smoking blowing smoke right in your face as you walk in and 99% of the time it's management !
@@dovieperez6879 Wow! That blow my mind. No wonder I have noticed different people working at DG and I often wonder why, now I know. Thank you so much.
I love our Dollar General Store, all of the employees who work them are so nice, and will go out of their way to help you with anything that they can. Please be nice to them and all you have to do is ask one of the employees who work there to help you.
Love all of our dollars stories in Harlan county Kentucky
Did I really just watch a video about Dollar General smh lol
a commercial for Dollar General.
*IDIOT*
Lol!!! I really though these stores came out in the late 90's!! Really didn't start shopping at dollar general until mid 2000's been a customer every since! Lol
i watched it to
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N i clicked here.
That is funny 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
At work you made my day😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I love Dollar General. If ppl are mad match their prices. DG is awesome
I live in an area that only had 2 little gas pump stores. To go to any large store is a major project for me. I'm disabled and my van only gets 14 miles per gallon. To go to a Walmart or Wegmans is a half day project and exhausts me. To have a shop like that 3 miles away is a Godsend! 99 per cent of the time they have what I need. I can get there in minutes and get home. The employees at our DG are some of the nicest people! They are very helpful, caring people and always stop what they are doing if I ask for help. They are some of the hardest workers I've seen in a long time. I agree, they should be paid more and have more help.
Can somebody PLEASE tell me why everyone is referring to Dollar General as a "dollar store?" Several of them popped up over the last year or two in my area. I had never seen, or even heard of, the chain before, so I decided to go in to look around about a month after one opened its doors about three miles from my home. I wanted to see how they compared to the other stores that sold things for A DOLLAR OR LESS in my area (e.g. Family Dollar, Dollar Tree. Dollar Stop, and Dollar Express). I was stymied, to say the least. THESE ARE NOT DOLLAR STORES!! They are, at best, glorified 7-Elevens, Wawas, or gas station convenience stores. It's hard, as a matter of fact, to find very many things that ARE a dollar or less outside of candy bars or mints near the register. So, beware, people; You are free to call your store whatever you want to. However, just because a store has the word "DOLLAR" in its name, it isn't necessarily what any sane person would call a "dollar store." I take total umbrage with the makers of this video referring to it that way. Perhaps they never shopped in one.
Remember Dolgens back in the 80's? DOLlar GENeral
I live in the home town of dollar General and that's what we call it. We refer to dollar General as the warehouse and dollar store as the store. Lol
Yes. This is a pet peeve of mine too. Also, I hear a lot of old timers call it general dollar. You mine as well call Walmart the dollar store too, because they’re way cheaper than dollar general.
Our local family dollar is a rip lol. We used to have a store called, the dollar store. However, they had things in there with price tags upwards of 70$ . Place was shit anyways, glad its gone.
I say dollar because for a long time we didn't have dollar tree. We don't have dollar express or the other one u mention. Out city always said dollar store. U had dollar general and family dollar. So that's where store store came from around my part of the world. I'm sane . and its just a name we called it. And u may call ur store what ever as well. Don't have to be rude about it. I might say tarot u might say potatoes.
Sometimes these stores are necessary where you live. Know your prices and use the app for coupons.
The good thing with DG...is that the malls are closing because when the retail stores are not doing well....they close the small town malls...leaving no place to go for general merchandise. I was even surprised to find some organic cookies and crackers.
I have one around the corner and go there at least twice a week. I'm handicapped and it's close
Same
Why call your self a handicapped,your are wonderful and fairly made 💖🙏
@@SisterselTV saying we are fairly made dosent cure blindness and make it easier for people with health problems. They say they are handicaped becuase they are!?!
@@SisterselTV Stfu. That's the dumbest shit ever. You can't fix something if you're not even aware something is wrong.
@@antichrist4449 thanks, maybe it doesn't cure naturally..but I am 100%sure it will spiritually and emotionally ..KIND WORDS..God bless you be safe 🙏❤
Face it. We're all cheap and we want good quality goods and services. It's in our DNA. I have no problem with DG in so called food deserts, ghettos and rural areas where the other big retailers don't want to be..
The One in Riverside .Ca. is HUGE ! Even have Automotive stuff !
I live rural. 2 years ago & 1 miles east a Dollar General went 'up', new building. I didn't have an issue with it, a lot of neighbors did, complained, went to the store just to express their disgust. They fretted their property values would go down in there cul de sac skippy neighborhood. Well then Covid-19 hit. Dollar General was yet well stocked, didn't price gouge & the Cashier told me the once snotty neighbors did an about-face & thanked them for being there. I'm a fan.
There is no grocery store near me, God Bless dollar general , thank heavens, they are here.
I love the Dollar Tree and Family Dollar and Dollar General to fit things I need into my Budget
Small Town America Needed them and Love the Fact that they are there for their Convenience...
Never have I seen any Dollar General this organized, stocked, clean, or MANAGED
it must have just opened wait till next 6 months
I go to Dollar General often and save a lot of money shopping there and that's a fact!
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I'm in college and there's one literally 3 minutes away 🤷♂️ I'm glad they're here
I love Dollar General store's because I like the savings. Times are hard and every little bit helps people in need. I watched the video. And those type's of new store's with fresh fruits and vegetables and the coolers are great. Hope us folks in San Antonio,Tx. get the Dollar General stores with the fresh coffee and other new item's soon.
I am a big fan of Dollar General. I can see why they are recession proof, love the prices. I only buy certain things there but it has been very beneficial for me.
Been shopping at dollar general for years, absolutely no issues!!
I live in a small town where the local mom and pop grocery store sold to India people and things went south. The grocery store closed and opened up a liquor store. Dollar general came to town and saved the day. I no longer have to drive twelve miles for quick trips for maybe a quick trip for milk or to. They are a blessing to us here in small town America.
I shop at Dollar General everyday on the dollar aisle and get everything I need it's better than the Dollar Tree
I live in the middle of nowhere in central Florida, yet, within 10 miles of my house are 5 or 6 Dollar General Stores with half being within walking distance of a "regular" grocery store. NONE of those DG stores are grocery stores, though if I expand the search area to 20 miles, 1 of the 4 stores in that expanded area is a fairly decent grocery store...right across the road from another grocery store.
Much of the merchandise at Dollar General is $4- $5+. However, at Dollar Tree stores, everything is $1, and nothing exceeds that price. Sooo, why should I shop at Dollar General and pay $4-$5+ dollars, when I can go to Dollar Tree, and only pay $1 ???
I would pay 4 dollars for a blind bag, My kids always get them when they go the dollar general. Probably not you, I'm pretty wealthy.
@Ocean Deyy Yup, Agreed
It’s not a Dollar General......it 3-5 dollar general......I never go to junk stores
Dollar general owns dollar tree now
monica walsh not true the investors own it.. look it up
Every time ive been in a dollar general it looks like a tornado touched down and half the time they dont re stock the selfs
I wish they would add a bit more staff and clean the stores. I love the concept and want to shop there more but disorganized stores and floors that have not been waxed since the were installed is a turn off.
there good for about a month and then they are fire trap
.....That's the managers failing ...ours is really clean .
They make too few employees stock, ring up costumers, Unload truck and the want us to mop, clean bathroom and clean shelves before we go home. Not enough time in the day to do all the crap they want, for very low wages, mostly minimum.
@@margaretbeard6564 so true!
I like the store. Who cares about the floor
Dollar Tree is cheaper.
N better
DIDO!!!!!
Absolutely
Lol we have one two and its disqusting quality and everything but hey a dollar if your looking to die earlier I guess go to dollar tree
Because its all China!! Dummy. Lol
I go into several DG, the corporate is the worse to work for. I have seen many Managers being abused, overworked and underpaid. They cut hours which leaves manager to work 60 + hours a week. They have no family lives, no sleep and they are tired from the work load.
No wonder they can't get employees.
My daughter has put her heart and soul as a manager in this company, and finally after years of opening a new store, and pulling another store back together and helping out at other stores finally realized this company didn't care. I am so glad she left. The stress was unbearable, and I could see it in her.
Glad she left, we are happy she made this choice.
Give me Dollar General ANYTIME! I love shopping at Dollar General
There are three Dollar stores in my former middle class neighborhood. Since I moved to a more affluent neighborhood there are two Dollar stores.
Just like Wal Mart! Driving out the mom and pop stores!
I've shopped at Dollar General with my family since I was five.I absolutely Love them.I use to go to the one in Portsmouth Oh.I save so much money I live behind a very big one now.I eat better at 62.If people can afford Krogers then go to there The Mom and Pops should not have had too high prices..I love them ours had Everything.
The D.G where I live remodeled the whole store a few months back. They brought in more frozen foods. Also fruits and vegetables. I live in a small town. We have a little grocery store down the road from the D.G. But they want to much money for their stuff. Happy we have a D.G.
This is just like when mom and pop stores were put out of business when Walmart came to town and people lose their jobs. You like high quality meat and other products? Support local business!
@Tony Brown
Really?
Are you presuming to speak on behalf of the entire country of maybe just your little part of it?
Here in my little part of the world, southwest Virginia, in the beginning, back in the '50s, there were stores like Eagle, Newberry's, Kresses, Murphy's, Western Auto, Mick or Mack and Kroger (grocery stores...*just* groceries)...lots more. And those were the "big-name" stores. Sure, lot's of "ma and pa" stores...everywhere.
But then along came Hill's and Grant's and 7-11 and Hop-In and...some of those "ma and pa" places started vanishing. Other things vanished, too, you know, like guys who would actually pump gasoline,,,into your car. Nope, gone...because everyone loved self-service. Amazing, wasn't it? Fewer people to pay but...those damned prices just kept going up, didn't they?
And then came...K-Mart. And everyone loved it. Everyone was so happy! And those other stores like Eagle and on and on? Yeah, they vanished.
And then came...Walmart. And everyone was even happier. And most of those "local" stores? Poof. Gone. Just like that. Kroger still remains, of course but now? Oh, I can buy patio furniture there. Isn't that just swell?
And now K-Mart is gone and all that is left standing is...Walmart.
And now everyone hates Walmart and wants people to shop...at local stores, ma-and-pa stores?
That's funny. What is even funnier is that it is yet another "new" generation that wants to "return to the good ol' days". Or this way: "I don't wanna work for a huge corporation. I wanna own my own business, dammit!"
And now Walmart is competing against...online "shopping," you know, places like Amazon.
So either you live in "the city" somewhere, where pretty much all you've ever known are "ma and pa" stores (and I am truly guessing at that 'cause I ain't never, and have no intentions of, stepping foot inside a "big city"), or you're just really young and have no memory of these things.
But no, it is not "bullshit". It is the inevitable natural order of things meaning only that one day, yep, even "online shopping" will be a thing of the past.
Tony, stay safe and be well.
I hate to say it, but mom and pop shops often act like they’re doing you a favor. Family run businesses suffer bad attitudes and unfair return policies that would never fly in a corporate setting.
@Tony Brown
Trying to sound...what?
You can't complete a sentence...but you want me to believe you can actually complete a train of thought, you know, something that would let you state, with such absolute certainty, your original comment: "Total bullshit".
Well, since you prefer brevity:
Thanks, but no. I ain't buyin' your bullshit.
It really depends on the mom and pop store. Some get complacent when they're the only game in town with dirty stores and low quality. If that happens then stores like Dollar General thrive. Where I live there's a DG, a Sav A Lot, and a larger locally owned grocery store. All serve their purpose.
@@lisettegarcia
Because customers take advantage way to much. Mom and pop places dont put up with shit which is the way every business should be :)
I love shopping dollar general..it's the place to go. I'm glad DG is going to expand their item choice.
Yeah, like to see some produce added to our DG's out here in the country.
Me and my sister n niece shops at dollar store twice a week less walking great store.we love DG.
I love dollar general and dollar tree but recently i have been going to dollar general
a lot
I'll go down the dollar aisle and I get better stuff than the Dollar Tree
You said DG started out with dollar items in the early 50s, but when I lived back then a dollar was expensive, our cheaper stores were called 'fine and ten' or '5 & 10' you could get things for a dime or nickel and a quarter was the more expensive items. Back then regular size candy bars were 5c at any store. There is no Dollar General or Family Dollar store anywhere near me for many miles where I live now, but there are dollar stores especially Dollar Tree, they are everywhere.
5&dime was around when I was young dollar was good to have
I just like that they create jobs in rural towns all across America.
*They Shut down, MORE JOBS!!!*
I love dollar general, rich or poor, or in the middle. And going cross country you can depend on one for a pit stop, and reasonable purchases on. Your trip, and can not upset your diet and get sick from to much change
I shopped there for 10 years. That's a lot of revenue. I'm a disabled veteran and it was convenient. However, after screwing me out of 16$ for a heater that worked great then died in 5 days. Thanks, DG for making me go somewhere else.
They have a Dollar General Market in my hometown in Ga. Just wish they payed the regular employees more money.
Good luck. Its controlled by stock holders! The more they shareholder pay in, the more money the company can spend..
Cheapest as# company i ever worked for in all 40 years of my working.
I surely hope that there's a Dollar General Market near me someday.
@@margaretbeard6564 True and work your ass off also.
As a consumer, you have to be smarter than the average bear: of course DG isn't THE best place to get *everything* you need.
But, if you want to get a FEW things at decent prices, quickly-- (you know, the way we *use* to just run into Walmart for milk, before that chain became the magnum opus of conglomeracy);
OR, if your mobility is limited (i.e. no car, you're physically disabled, you live in a tiny town that's MILES away from a larger town, etc.), DG is pretty good...
That said, I too have heard (from someone who managed one of their stores) they aren't the best organization to work for-- they create more 'employee stress' than there ought to be...
I'd say, that's an area I'd be seriously looking at if I were an *investor* looking to improve the company and make it *worth investing in...* fwiw
Interesting history and business model, their thriving and expanding in a time that alot of others are struggling.
Some of these are my most favorite places to shop.
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i did went to dollar general store before...
very good clean store
It’s been 10-12 years since I have been inside any sort of dollar store.
Broke boi
You'll still be able to say that even after you've been to a Dollar General. It ISN'T a dollar store. You aren't missing anything.
I think DG is a great idea. Especially where people have to walk or cannot drive to a store. I think there are 3 DG on the moon already!🇺🇸😎
I was just thinking about the bottle of synthetic car oil I got today at dollar general, oh man of 1000 coincidences, you never fail
I beLieve "dollar General" was Supposed to be "All A Dollar"
But got Greedy! But thanks be
To "dollar Tree" 🌳 Where
"dollars Do Grow" ☺
Prices are good their brands are decent convenient too saves a trip to Walmart
i live in a town of 600 people, and a dollar general is one of three businesses that actually do something, and it’s the most successful one
My ex wife works for DG and I can tell you from there daily operation in a store, it is hectic. Sometimes there be only 1 cashier associate running the store unless a shipment comes in which then the manager will come in. But the short version is that when they are not dealing with customers they are suppose to stock up the shelves. Shoplifting was certainly bad too.
I miss seeing disinfectant wipes on shelves.
L Harris Alcohol? Really. I suppose I never noticed since it is not what I look for.
Janina Taylor ..Here lately ,I’ve been seeing a Lot Of disinfecting items ! .Just took time to get disinfectant wipes in !!!. There still seems to be an issue with Paper towels and Baby Wipes !....
what about disinfectant spray/nonexistant for months by me in nj
@@paulszeles1828 I come across disinfectant spray every once in a while in AL. Once every blue moon wipes.
Thank You Janina,very thoughtful of you ,much appreciated,God Bless,Be safe
Dollar Store don't mean everything on the Shelf is about, but Dollar Tree please everything on the Shelf is a dollar or less I mean that's awesome I shopped there a couple times a week
I agree it's called dollar store because things are a dollar but if you go down the dollar aisle I buy everything I need for a dollar like the Dollar Tree and I love it way better
If you look at the prices at Dollar Tree you're actually paying more. Say chips... the packages are smaller in order to be under a dollar but the price per ounce is higher. Both stores have their goods and bads. Dollar General seems to try and provide more of the "run out and grab" items for local communities. I love having one right up the street!
I shop often at my neighborhood Dollar General. Over the years I've got alot of bargains from Dollar General.
Most of you people don't know what a Dollar General is. They carry the same name brands that's inside of Walmart. The prices are more expensive than Walmart. Because it's called a convenience store
Convenience Store pretending to be a dollar store.
But no long lines!
Exactly, it’s for convenience, smaller portions in packaging. There are 3 in a 4-5 mile radius. Closet grocery store is 6 miles. For me it’s only for a necessary item quickly
A gallon of milk goes for $1.99 at local stores here but its $4.25 at DG! Me thinks they're not paying attention
You are getting a big name label at your DG whereas at Walmart you get one of their Great Value brand at $1.99. Who knows where their Dairy's are located?
@@hughcapetien um no, Ohio is pretty much $1.70-$2 everywhere! Eggs go for .99 an 18 count
They are not caring if they sell milk. They are leaving that for grocers.
@@bonniehall3428 they dont care? Then why do they carry fresh milk
I live in the middle of no where and they put one here 10 miles from town but it sure is handy! Saves a lot of trips to town for little things! Don’t know how many times I have needed something small and there they are right by my house.
My kids love to go to DG so they only have to drive 2min (we live in the country) instead of driving 15min into our town of Portland TN. Our first house was only a few miles from DG Headquarters in Goodlettsville TN.
Crap food, prices getting higher & big shots getting richer but can't pay a decent wage to their employees & these stores are everywhere in Indiana!
I just complained about one of ours in Indpls. There is no district manager to call. The way they treat their employees is horrible! And the customers have to wait in line for half an hour on some days. It's ridiculous!
Wish the stores near my town looked this clean and nice. I'd probably shop there more often. Ours are jammed packed with cheap clothes and toys not cheap. Lots of unorganized shelving of products. I feel for the workers that work there.
*Shop at NaturaL Grocers!!!!*
God bless you and husband and the little sweet love of your life, may he continue to keep her healthy !