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dollar stores are great for picking up basic items at a low cost however here are 10 things you need
to know before shopping at Dollar General again all you need to know is here canned foods you
like canned food yeah yeah me neither canned goods seem like they would be the best thing
to buy at Dollar General with their long shelf life they are ideal to sit in stores for a while
until they manage to sell for the most part these food items are preserved in their cans making them
great to buy in bulk for both the store and the consumer shopping at the store these are the kind
of products that dollar stores always seem to carry and consumers are happy to get a deal on
canned goods from the dollar store for most people any money saved is pretty important especially for
those on fixed incomes or just simply have smaller budgets to work with unfortunately dollar stores
do not tend to have the same Health standards that grocery stores do I'm way worse than you meaning
a lot of their grocery items will contain things that you do not expect or want this includes some
of their canned goods some testing has been done from third-party companies and it has been found
that in dollar stores throughout the country the inside of their cans contain things such
as BPA BPA is a chemical that has been shown to be unhealthy for consumers especially children though
to their credit certain dollar stores have been working with third-party organizations to improve
the quality of their food including checking for things such as BPA in their canned products
read the label if you look really close at that label maker label you'll see a label that says
label reading the label on products before buying is a good way to keep informed about
what you're consuming or using and should be something everyone does no matter where they're
shopping there may be surprising ingredients or chemicals listed that you did not even realize
that you and your family were consuming a lot of people actually have no idea what they're even
eating when buying products from stores and while this is good practice for any store you visit it
is especially important when buying food from places such as dollar stores though it's a good
habit to get into for any consumer often they can sell products at such low prices because
they are near expiry it should be illegal and with the sheer number of products they tend to
carry coupled with the fact that their staff is often overworked and underpaid the expired
food products are not always removed from shelves expired food can remain on shelves past its expiry
date and unknowing consumer can be purchasing and eating these products when buying products
at Dollar General make sure you read the label to ensure you are buying products that actually
contain ingredients You're Expecting and to make sure that the food you're buying is not already
passed its best before date if you find something expired on the Shelf it may be a good idea to let
staff know so that they can go through the rest of the inventory and remove anything that is expired
so that other customers do not make the mistake of buying it without checking brand name items
dad you gotta tell her she's been buying brand name groceries as tempting as it is to purchase
brand name items when you see them at the Dollar General especially due to the lower price point
it's not always as cost effective as you think it is people automatically associate the dollar
store with better prices which is not entirely wrong for most things but there are a few things
where you're not really getting a deal if the dollar store is carrying anything that has a
brand name and they're selling it at a lower price than the grocery stores more often than not it's
because it's a smaller size than you're used to seeing it can be hard to tell if the package is
smaller than what you're used to unless you have the weight memorized or have something to compare
it to there are a lot of times when you were able to buy twice the amount of a product at
the grocery store for less than twice the price of the offerings at Dollar General total ripoff
so yes you are paying more at the grocery store than you would at the dollar store but you're
getting a smaller amount which is fine if you only need or want that small amount your best bet is to
compare the prices and the size amounts between those brand names being sold at the dollar store
and the ones being sold that your local grocery store sometimes you really are getting a good deal
and the price is lower for the same amount as you can get elsewhere but it's rare that this is true
failed inspections folks are run this joint loves surprise inspections what a lot of people who
purchase their items at the dollar store do not know is that many of their warehouses distribution
centers and even their stores have failed Health inspections this is a terrifying thought because
Health inspections allow for a certain number of infractions to be found that are considered small
health hazards and in order to fail an inspection a facility has to be in pretty bad shape in fact
at one recent point in time a dollar store had to recall a bunch of products because it was found
that they had a large rat infestation doing who knows what to the products that were meant to be
sold to customers okay now that's crazy while the food products are not prepared at the stores they
are kept in the back or on shelves and there's a likelihood that there could have been some sort
of contamination from the rats on the packaging or even on the inside of the food products you're
purchasing as cheap and easy as purchasing food at the dollar store seems it's not always the
greatest idea because they're not usually held to the same standards as grocery stores you may
be saving money but you could be putting yourself and your family at risk of getting sick depending
on how clean the facilities of that particular Dollar Store actually are cash back can I have my
cash back now if you do prefer to do some or all of your grocery shopping at big name dollar stores
like Dollar General you should at least try and save as much money as you can to really make it
worth it while some of them accept manufacturer coupons and they will sometimes have clearance
sections the large majority of the big name dollar stores offer cash back options to customers there
are different apps that you can download and use to enter your purchases with proof of receipt
or scan a loyalty card you then collect cash back on your purchases when you shop at those specific
dollar stores and why all the cash back offer is not a large percentage it is a bit more money back
in your pocket which can be a huge difference if you're on a limited budget I'm broke okay and if
you shop at these dollar stores enough this small amount of cash back can really add up in the end
and can result in you getting some free items a good suggestion is to save these cash back rewards
as long as possible so if you ever find yourself in a time when you are really tight on money you
can always rely on it to grab some groceries or other items to get you through until you're in a
better spot though dollar stores are not the best place to get groceries some people cannot afford
to go anywhere else so they should at least try to take advantage of the cash back options whenever
they are available to them online shopping with online shopping and overnight delivery I can get
anything I want if you're looking to purchase a larger quantity of items from Dollar General
including food items you can do so via their online store a lot of Shoppers do not even know
that dollar stores have websites that you can use to shop for your favorite discount items while not
every item can be found here you can usually find things such as canned goods or dried food products
the items that have a long shelf life and ship well the prices are the same or sometimes even
lower when buying in bulk from the online shop since these items can last a long time sitting
on a shelf it makes it worth it to buy in larger quantities I must outsmart them the best part is
that the products will be shipped right to your door saving you a trip out to pick them up or
buy them in store the only real downside is that you can't check the labels or anything like that
but you would have to hope that the warehouse workers would at least check expiry dates before
shipping out any product there's probably some way to get a refund if you do end up getting
an expired product so if you would like to buy these items in bulk quantities shopping from the
Dollar General website would be worth it pet food we spent and four billion dollars on Pet
Food alone pet food may be tempting to purchase at the dollar store but it's best to avoid doing
so especially if it's a generic brand made by the dollar store company themselves just like
we do our pets require certain nutrients to live a healthy and happy life and most of these generic
brands of food are mainly made of fillers and have very little nutritional value so your pet is not
getting what they need to be healthy which could result in a shorter life span and potentially even
pricey vet bills on top of that pets tend to eat more of these pet foods with fillers because they
do not get enough protein to actually fill them up for a longer period of time I'm hungry you
then end up spending about the same amount of money on these generic and cheaper Pet Foods as
you would if you bought a better brand of food but at least with the better food you lower the risk
of your pet getting sick aside from the fact that the ingredients in the pet food from the dollar
store are largely made of fillers and chemicals it could also potentially be passed its best
before date your pet will be much happier if you feed them better quality food from the pet store
spices Meats fruits and oh boy spices the cost of spices can add up when you buy them at the
grocery store especially considering the cost of certain spices and while it may be tempting
to stock up on those available at Dollar General it might be more cost effective to do so at the
grocery store your best bet is to compare the actual amount you're getting at the lower price
to the amount you get at the grocery store for a higher price oftentimes you're getting a higher
quality Spice from the grocery store for about the same cost as the dollar store version you
can pay more I can't pay more and sometimes you'll even find that you get even more at
a lower price than the dollar store the only difference is the quantity as it can be hard
to compare the packaging when you do not have them side by side the dollar store prices are
typically lower at first glance but you're only getting a fraction of what you would get at the
grocery store so the cost per amount is actually equal or better in the end you're likely better
off buying your spices somewhere other than Dollar General cheese American cheese cheddar
cheese pizza cheese this should be an obvious one to stay away from unless you're a big fan
of chemicals the cheese that gets sold at Dollar Stores is more chemical than actual food in fact
in the majority of these so-called cheeses Dairy is very far down on the ingredient list if it is
even listed at all while the price of actual cheese can be high you're at least getting a
more natural food that is a lot better for you I need to eat natural organic foods if you're going
to buy food from the dollar store you are best to at the very least avoid the cheese it's also
not guaranteed that the cheese has been stored properly at the dollar store so it could have gone
bad without you knowing about it dairy products in general are probably better to just get from
a grocery store instead of from the dollar store at least with products that are simply kept on the
Shelf you're not likely to have them go bad due to improper Refrigeration meat it's meat above meat
goes bad you go bad buying meat products from the dollar store is a lot like buying cheese
products but maybe even worse usually meat that is priced at dollar store prices contains a bunch
of chemicals and fillers and really is not even able to be considered meat it can often
have a chewy texture and it carries little to no nutritional value it also has the same risk as
cheese and dairy products at the dollar store and there's no telling if it was properly refrigerated
we just don't know dollar store employees are often fairly busy and it's likely that a lot of
them are not trained in proper storage for food like employees would be at grocery stores the
meat at Dollar Stores is also often acquired from lesser quality sources meat is something
that may be worth spending a little more on at the grocery store if at all possible this way you know
you're at least getting meat that is a lot less likely to be mishandled or not stored properly