On Thursday night, I took my time getting to Christmas in Color in Shakopee. I realized that I needed to get something at Dollar Tree and did a search. I found this one in Burnsville, which was along the way.
I have been in this area a few times, but more for Kohl's across the street. I decided to branch out and check this store out.
Dollar Tree is in a plaza. There was plenty of parking when I was there at around 5:30 pm. I pulled into a parking spot and made my way over to the store.
I noticed a Burnsville police vehicle in front of me that was finding a place to park. Interesting.
I entered the store. It was warmer temperature-wise than most stores. It was another interesting fact.
I found what I needed. I then took several minutes to browse.
This store has the best cereal selection that I have ever seen. It had Franken Berry from my childhood, but likely reformulated. I saw Monster Mash cereal and immediately grabbed a box. I didn't even want to look at how much sugar this cereal contained. I knew that I had to try it. I also saw Sesame Street cereal, which intrigued me.
This trip has found me crave cereal. I blame the hotel that I am staying at with a decent selection of cereal.
This Dollar Tree has everything that you could ask for, from reading glasses, to Peeps for Valentine's Day. Everything is a dollar. I have heard that some Dollar Tree stores have raised their prices, but they haven't happened in the Twin Cities.
I heard a cashier with an extremely high-pitched, childlike voice speak to a police officer. It was almost like the policeman was at an elementary school sharing his knowledge with kids. Apparently, a police report had been filed about a break-and-enter incident at this store earlier in the day. Wow!
I went to pay for my items and got the woman with the childlike voice. I will admit that the combination of her voice and what she was telling me was difficult to process at first. Apparently, someone had broken into the store and messed up the copper wiring such that the heating system kicked in incessantly and on a higher temperature than normal. Such a weird act to commit!
I paid with a credit card. All was great. I hoped that all would work out and she appreciated it.
Admittedly, I didn't shop as thoroughly as I normally would at a Dollar Ture due to getting to my event by 6 pm. When I'm back in this area, I'll revisit this store and hope that the heating is back to normal. I also need to check out the frozen food section because I never got there!
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