Dollar Tree being only a single dollar on everything.
I didn’t know Dollar Tree existed further back in the years like the 80s. But, I didn’t discover the store until like late 2000s. That store was a godsend for my then mostly broke ass. Sure the quality of products could’ve been better and the food selection could’ve been better, but they were there for me and others who’re strapped on budgets.
And it was a good 16 years while that lasted. It is a little annoying at times to shop there and know it is no different than Dollar General and Family Dollar. But it could’ve been worse.
Dude, Dollar Tree was awesome back in the day. In the early 2010s I got a complete set of dishware there, plates and bowls for $1 each, and the reason they were there was that the ceramic glaze wasn’t “perfect.” I couldn’t tell, I just had some cool looking plates and bowls that lasted me nearly a decade before they finally got scratched and scuffed up enough to bother replacing. Money well spent.
You could get actual glass mugs for a dollar. Bars of Jergens soap for sensitive skin were like $0.70 a bar. All kinds of actually decent kitchenware and housewares stuff for dirt cheap. Was an absolute life saver at the time.