Is it me or does it seem like you shouldn't be allowed to have 'Dollar' in your name unless things are an actual dollar? LOL, I can never keep straight what's what when it comes to those chains. This place has things that are MORE than a dollar. Now that we have accepted that fact, we can move on.
That being said, plenty of things are really cheap and that's nice when you need to get the things that you don't actually want to invest all that much money in like ice cube trays or shower curtain liners.
This location is near a lot of our weekly stops so it's easy to stop in when we have to pick up something that is always expensive but rarely needed, and save a little money, like batteries and Draino. I haven't found either of those items cheaper elsewhere.
They are located in that shopping center on Malone and University with the light, so it's really easy to get to them from any direction. They are also the only one on that busy street, so it makes it easier to get all your errands done on one side of town.
The store is disorganized, like all dollar stores, but this one is actually clean. If I have to sift through a pile of junk on the floor, I want to reach a sparkling floor that I can eat off once I get there. :) No, no, not as bad as a Ross or TJ Maxx, but people leave things strewn about on other shelves and there are usually only a couple of employees working and they are covering the registers. That being said, I like to think of it as a scavenger hunt.
I am a huge fan of their $3 book selection, it's like being a kid again! I never go there FOR books. In fact, it's usually "Oh yeah, we said we needed batteries, let's go in while we're in the area, it'll be real quick." 15-20 minutes later I emerge with batteries, whatever my husband got distracted by and 2 bags of books, lol.
They also have coupons on the receipts for $3-5 off your next purchase which I only recently discovered and I'm terrible at keeping receipts. I guess it would make me feel greedy to use a $5 coupon at a dollar store?
The size and selection is a little smaller than you will find elsewhere. They have most of the categories you would expect, just not the diversity you might expect. However, I give this location 4 stars because I've never met such a consistently friendly staff at any of the other dollar chains! read more