I recently read an article about how Dollar General is one of the fastest growing companies because DG is able to penetrate rural markets despite the difficulty that larger chains such as Walmart have in those areas. In other words, they are making money in those places because people use it as a one-stop shopping experience - buying milk, bread, socks, soap, and toys. Maybe they can afford to lose a few bucks on gift card purchases if it gets you into the store to buy other things. I think they call that phenomenon a loss leader. And Family Dollar does it every now and again with Google Play, PSN, and Xbox gift cards...but everyone on CAG shits on Family Dollar.
Yeah, dollar stores are doing more to kill local economies than Wal-mart and are clear indicators of poverty-stricken areas.
Can anyone confirm?
Anyone know if eshop works?
They didn't have the tags, buy I also didn't try.
thats actually quite interesting...thanks for the info and also thanks OP
Can confirm. I live 20 miles from any real larger stores. DG is 2 miles away. I can't justify spending $4 per gallon of milk so I don't typically buy my groceries from there unless I'm cooking something and realized at the last minute I'm out of something I needed for it. Personally I can't justify buying $100 in groceries from there when I could get 2 or 3 times the amount of stuff at Aldis/Walmart at that price, but I can see why some people just don't feel like making the drive
This is how it is where my mother lives. Instead of driving across town to Walmart, everyone goes to Dollar General or Dollar Tree ( across the street from each other
) Sometimes you can go in and find amazing deals on beer too! Thanks for the deal OP!!I don't get why anyone even rags on Family Dollar. They fill a gap that really small towns around mine don't have the room or need for a Wallyworld or don't have the infrastructure or populace for a full blown grocery store. The ones I've been to are clean and affordably priced, and have a passable selection on things, especially cleaning supplies.
The last Family Dollar topic it was a bunch of P*****'s worried about the area's that Family Dollar often is in. It wasn't enough for people to just say "the area is rough I'll pass", people went on an on about it. Some deals aren't for everyone. I wish they'd do deals like this on the Xbox cards.
I know I am a little late, and I admit I am not bringing the links for the articles, but there are many studies and articles pointing to the net negatives from Family Dollar and Dollar General who usually come in to these rural locales promising great things like jobs and tax revenue and get concessions from local governments. They never return on the tax breaks or land deals etc that they get.
I can appreciate someone with principles. I, on the other hand, am one of the working poor, and I am wholeheartedly willing to sacrifice my principles for a deal. If I had still scruples, I would sell those on Ebay.
"She said cash only." - policy
Was there a point to your post besides being a complete scumbag?
The only policy needed was her saying "cash only" to you, which has previously been discussed in this thread as YMMV when trying to buy cards with anything other than cash.
Once again, great job at taking the low road and pulling insults into the mix.
No. The PSN sale ended this past Saturday. Now, iTunes cards are the only cards on sale at Dollar General.
