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Feb. 6th, 2019 10:29 pmI may have touched on this topic before... but, well.... the 99cent stores have gone a long way to offset the sluggish increase in wages over the last decade or three..
Mainly, by bringing us staples and items we used to Always pay a lot more for... the stores have thankfully delivered us many things at their true value, allowing our economy to cope on some levels at least.
I have a LOT of toothpaste :D
For years it was well over 3 times the price of 99c
Bleach, Laundry Detergent, Bars of Soap, Tissue, Reading Glasses, many food items, and even Batteries have been a blessing... many things used to cost sometimes even 20 times as much!
Not everything has been great of course... off-brand videotape and clocks.. those are always bad. But most things have been such help. Dunno about you all, but I haven't really had a raise in about ten years, so every little bit helps.
Then again, once I get stocked up on minty toothpaste, I discover the splendor of BubbleGum flavored toothpaste (full price)... hah!.. what to do? :D
:9
Mainly, by bringing us staples and items we used to Always pay a lot more for... the stores have thankfully delivered us many things at their true value, allowing our economy to cope on some levels at least.
I have a LOT of toothpaste :D
For years it was well over 3 times the price of 99c
Bleach, Laundry Detergent, Bars of Soap, Tissue, Reading Glasses, many food items, and even Batteries have been a blessing... many things used to cost sometimes even 20 times as much!
Not everything has been great of course... off-brand videotape and clocks.. those are always bad. But most things have been such help. Dunno about you all, but I haven't really had a raise in about ten years, so every little bit helps.
Then again, once I get stocked up on minty toothpaste, I discover the splendor of BubbleGum flavored toothpaste (full price)... hah!.. what to do? :D
:9
