I'm so old I Remember when:

[pertnear09]

I walked by a meat case on my way to the bread aisle and took a look to see what they cost. $6.99 a pound. Same price as a chuck roast. I think I'll keep eating beans over rice. I remember chuck roast at 69¢ a pound.

I saw Blue Bell ice cream today for $4.99 a pint at a Dollar General. Not that long ago you could get a gallon for 4 bucks.

 

[Nomadicus]

I saw Blue Bell ice cream today for $4.99 a pint at a Dollar General. Not that long ago you could get a gallon for 4 bucks.

I'm not stupid enough to pay that for any brand of ice cream in what this economy is shaping up to be. I did pay $7 for a gallon of Cookies 'N Cream ice cream today that is good enough for me.

 

[pertnear09]

I'm not stupid enough to pay that for any brand of ice cream in what this economy is shaping up to be. I did pay $7 for a gallon of Cookies 'N Cream ice cream today that is good enough for me.

Yea, I didn't buy it, no way. Wouldn't mind paying that price you found.

 

[bill3607]

I grabbed a cheap chicken sandwich, sm. fries and a big coke there yesterday. Paid $7.03 and felt like a bandit.

It looks like you did.

$1 in 1971 is worth $7.77 today​

 

[Evadig]

I saw Blue Bell ice cream today for $4.99 a pint at a Dollar General. Not that long ago you could get a gallon for 4 bucks.

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

 

[pertnear09]

It looks like you did.

$1 in 1971 is worth $7.77 today​

And it's just gonna get worse.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

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

Should call them Dollar$ General.

 

[pertnear09]

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

It's just a name anymore. They'd have to change they're name everyday if they were trying to indicate their prices.

 

[Evadig]

It's just a name anymore. They'd have to change their name everyday if they were trying to indicate their prices.

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

 

[pertnear09]

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

They truly did have dollar items. Cheaply made stuff, a lot of it.