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In the world where every store is trying to work you for whatever profit can be made, at least a Dollar Store is relatively transparent about what they're selling, and straightforward about it. And offering basics that people can afford.

I tried to find a plastic water spray bottle in Target, Walmart, etc. for spraying water on plants or like while ironing. Every option was a fancy-fied designer spruced up version for $8 looking like it was aimed at the "Real Simple" market. I could've bought a spray bottle full of sink cleaner for $3 and emptied it out for the bottle, and saved money.

At least you can go to the $1 store and find this and not get ripped off under the guise of "style and design for the busy mom" at 10x what it should cost.



Same for a plunger. Target only sold fancy ones.




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