I'm so old I Remember when:

[The Moonshiner]

That makes sense, but did their products really only cost a dollar once upon a time? Or was it always just a phrase?

Dollar General wasn't ever like the Everything is $1 stores. Or not that I ever remember.
Ours does have a $1 isle though.

 

[Canadian Wind]

That makes sense, but did their products really only cost a dollar once upon a time? Or was it always just a phrase?

Heck, growing up we had Five and Dime stores!

 

[bill3607]

Why do things cost more than a dollar at dollar stores?

It is because of inflation. So, everything didn't just cost a dollar, but at one time most everything in a dollar store was a dollar or less for the most part. They also used to have five and dime stores. They have went away. I say went away, but there is actually still one in Tuscaloosa that I went in last year. There is nothing in it that still cost a nickel or a dime only, but they kept the name. The dollar stores have just kept the name.

Inflation is just a fact. However, wages rise as well. You just hope that wages keep pace with inflation, and for the most part it has. Sometimes it is better and sometimes it is not as good, but mostly it evens out over time.

 

[pertnear09]

Heck, growing up we had Five and Dime stores!

Always enjoyed shopping those places as a kid.

 

[pertnear09]

Always enjoyed shopping those places as a kid.

I remember buying a toy car in a five and dime. It was a 1957 Ranchero made out of rubber with metal axles and rubber tires. It was about three inches long. I remember being proud of that little car. That was probably in 58 or so.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I remember buying a toy car in a five and dime. It was a 1957 Ranchero made out of rubber with metal axles and rubber tires. It was about three inches long. I remember being proud of that little car. That was probably in 58 or so.

And you probably had to work, scrimp, sacrifice and save to be able to afford it!

 

[pertnear09]

And you probably had to work, scrimp, sacrifice and save to be able to afford it!

Pull weeds, milk cows, clean stalls, gather eggs, just general farm boy stuff.

 

[MKG]

I remember 25¢ lunches at school.

I must be older, l remember 6¢ -5¢for the pie or pasty +1¢ for source or lollies lol

 

[muddy75]

At The Dollar Tree most items are 1.25 or were last summer when I shopped there

 

[jxp]

It looks like you did.

$1 in 1971 is worth $7.77 today​

Yeah but the meal was less than $1 thus the change.