re: #42 Decatur Deb

Math. Inflation eventually caught up with the “Dollar” business model. The stores tried to keep down costs by pioneering shrinkflation packaging, but they simply can’t buy enough product to keep their identity credible.

The Bay Area still has quite a few dollar stores (which are useful for buying things like cheap stickers, glue, art supplies, etc for children), but now there’s also “Five* and Below”. Five Dollars that is.