Former Dollar Tree employee shares the 7 things they never buy at the discount chain

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Dollar Tree has some excellent products for a low price — but it also has a few things I don't think are worth it.

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Dollar store chains would be prohibited from opening stores within one mile of each other if a proposed Chicago law passes

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A proposed law in Chicago would limit new dollar store openings.

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About 60 cities and towns have restricted dollar store openings since 2018, a new report says

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A black-and-yellow Dollar General sign hangs above a store in Maryland as seen from between yellow shopping carts in the parking lot.
Dollar General and Dollar Tree have faced opposition to new stores in several dozen communities.

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Dollar stores are the new hot spot for beauty dupes

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The photographer holds a two-ounce jar of Watermelon Sleeping Mask, packaged in a small box, in the beauty aisle of a Dollar General store in Ohio.
Dollar General and Dollar Tree are getting attention on TikTok for their dupes of well-know beauty products.

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Family Dollar might close stores as Dollar Tree, its parent company, reviews the brand

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Some Family Dollar stores could close, rebrand, or move as a result of a review of the brand by parent company Dollar Tree.

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I shopped for holiday decor at Dollar Tree and Party City, and the pricier chain has better items for gatherings

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Terri Peters at Dollar Tree and Party City.
I wanted to see if Dollar Tree or Party City had better decor for winter.

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Dollar Tree paid $1.75 million to settle a lawsuit from a customer who slipped on a egg

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Customers shop at a Dollar Tree store in the Austin neighborhood on August 02, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois.
Dollar stores like Dollar Tree and Dollar General have become more prevalent in recent years.

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Inflation pushed the wealthy to shop at dollar stores. Now even those places are seeing people get tighter with their money.

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Dollar General sign and a person dressed as Mr. Monopoly, "Milburn Pennybags."

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Amazon sellers are raiding dollar stores for products like glow sticks and Twinkies to resell online

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A man wearing a white shirt, shorts, boat shoes and a face mask browses kitchen items such as silverware and ice cream scoops as a black shopping cart sits nearby in the aisle of a Dollar Tree store.
Dollar Tree and Dollar General stores have become a favorite place for Amazon sellers to find products to resell on the website.

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How Best Buy is winning the war against retail theft

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A Best Buy manager checks a customer's receipt. Best Buy CEO Corie Barry said theft rates have remained relatively stable over the last few years.

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