Most other things though - you realize how badly we are getting ripped off everywhere else.
Chocolate, canned things, paper.
I loathe going to the 'Dollar Store' because it's so tacky, but then, I feel like a fool for buying the more expensive 'same thing' elsewhere.
Here is a business plan: the 'Target' version of the 'Dollar Store'.
Someone needs to make 'the cheap store' that is hip - a little focus on colour, layout. Just some thoughtfulness in terms of merchandising would go a long way.