I noticed that you’re focusing on “Democrat-led” states. My state has a GOP governor that went for Biden. It passed or is close to passing 80% vaccinated. Granted, our governor is a moderate but he did all the right things when the pandemic started and we still have a low incidence of covid in most parts.

I prefer the self checkouts because I don’t have time to wait for the overworked cashier to get to the register. This is a DG/franchise issue that needs to be addressed. Most DGs only have 1-2 people on the clock for the whole store. 

The one in my town is in a converted bowling alley. They’ve only done the bare minimum to make it feel like a DG.

I have been in line behind people filling a shopping cart at Dollar General. I used to judge but it’s just easier to get what you need and if you want to save money, go to the supermarket instead.

They may not be intentionally greedy but they still make it hard for people who don’t make six figures to survive in some of these rural hamlets. Only the ski assholes and 2nd home owners will willingly pay more because they assume it’s part of the “Vermont experience”. Fuck these people. They aren’t ever welcome.

I agree that Rent to Own is a scam. I fell for it once or twice but never again. I don’t even like the furniture I have from that.

They OWN the property now so they’re definitely not making minimum wage. Can’t say the same for Elias. LOL.

How about nah?

The man nearly died from a heart attack. He can put out FIFTY more films and I will probably check them out.

I think people who panned Reboot were forgetting that Strike Back was an inside joke more than anything. I saw that movie 20 times in the theatre in 2001.

Looks like Carole Baskin will win once this is all said and done. Unless something sinister comes up. I keep hearing about a season 2 of Tiger King. Would it simply follow-up on all of these characters? Will Joe be involved behind bars?

Some of those country stores deserve it for marking everything up to where it drives people to a Wal-mart. In my state, that should be downright criminal.

The local mom and pops have been conning people for years with their high prices on food and commodities. I lived in a town that once the last gas station closed for the night, you were out of luck for buying anything. Then, Dollar General showed up. I don’t live in that town anymore but if any place needed a Dollar…

I’ve never been able to justify holding a Costco membership. Every time I do, I never go and when I do go, I hardly buy anything.

I’m smart at most things but managing money is not one of them. I have only myself to blame, though I sometimes wonder if it’s the structure of our financial system that is more to blame.

Mom and pop stores here are ridiculously expensive and don’t always have what you need. I do not subscribe to that “buy local” hooey because the locals need to make money too at the expense of their neighbors.

The problem is that if a Dollar General or Family Dollar/Dollar Tree is not too far from a supermarket, the people will skip the supermarket and thus be ripped off. You aren’t getting much for what you pay at those stores.

All these stores serve to do is make people think they’re getting a sweetheart deal. I do buy some things at them that I can’t find at the supermarket. They work in-between checks but yeah, definitely stick to a supermarket for food items.

I don’t mean to dig on boomers more, but they did help to create the mess starting with Reaganomics.

I really wish it were more diverse here. I fear racists moving here and trying to “whiten it up more”. The fact that this state is cold and expensive is enough to drive away anyone that’s not making six figures.

If only we had a functioning NATIONAL mental health system in this country. Wouldn’t be so many wingnuts doing this shit. Haven’t seen or heard of it happening where I live...yet. We have a high vaccination rate anyway.