Dollar General sells a little bit of everything. There’s a reason for that: a number of Dollar General stores are located in more remote areas where there are few other stores of any kind. If you’re a shopper in those places, you might not have any other options at all … at least, not ones…
Most people decide when to go shopping based on a few factors. Immediate need is one: if you’re low on something and need it now (or soon), you might swing by the store to pick it up. Another factor is convenience: you might find it easier to shop before or after work than at other…
If there is one thing that is predictable, it’s that one of my kids will ask for popcorn when we’re watching a movie at home. They don’t typically ask at the start of the movie — it’s usually too soon after dinner — but by the time the film is about halfway over, one of…
In November of 2021, Dollar Tree announced that it was raising prices on its products storewide. As most shoppers know, Dollar Tree prices nearly everything the same, and for a long time that price was $1. The extreme discounter, though, decided to raise that number to $1.25, with stores rolling out the change into the…
This post contains affiliate links. In the 1960s, the Casa de Fritos restaurant at Disneyland in California started selling a snack food using surplus tortillas by cutting them up, frying them, and then adding seasoning. An executive from Frito-Lay took notice and worked out a deal to sell the chips regionally. Frito-Lay was overwhelmed by…
This post contains affiliate links. As an extreme discounter, Dollar Tree tends to sell a lot of things in small packages. Sometimes this is a good deal for the consumer, and sometimes it isn’t. After all, if you’re paying a lot per ounce for a product, it doesn’t help as much that the product is…
Utter the words “movie theater butter” and you’ve got my attention. In my mind, I can see (and smell) the moment where the concession worker at the theater fills the bag with popcorn, then pours that amazing and terrible butter into the bag. That butter transforms the popcorn into a heart attack-inducing, taste bud-exploding masterpiece….
This is a guest post by Jim. When it comes to outfitting your car, you don’t have to be an “Every Day Carry” sort of person to get utility out of having a multi-tool in the car or your bookbag. I love Victorinox, the now-merged company with Wenger that makes the traditional Swiss Army Knife….
In the 1970s, Hubert H. Humphrey, who had served as Vice President under Lyndon B. Johnson, returned to the U.S. Senate. As senator, Humphrey sponsored legislation known as Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). It was launched as a small pilot program, but it has since expanded across the country. Today, it’s known under the name…
This post contains affiliate links. I have a confession to make: I didn’t really care much for pancakes as a kid. I had my reasons, but as I got older, pancakes started to grow on me. I won’t say they’re my *favorite* breakfast food today, but I don’t mind having them sometimes, especially paired with…