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[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 35 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Dollar Tree/Family Dollar

From under-staffing, to threatening managers to do more with less, to refusing to allow resources for security. They treat people like shit, their customers like shit, and try to undercut their suppliers which leads to half ass quality goods.

[–] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemm.ee 14 points 3 days ago

Last Week Tonight did a story about dollar stores:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=p4QGOHahiVM

Yeah, they're as bad as you'd expect.

[–] Joeffect@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

Its worse than you would think...

Not the video I was looking for but it proves the point...

https://youtu.be/-jGBw42_XKE

[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 7 points 3 days ago

Isn't this the entire "dollar store" industry? My understanding was that these kinds of thing were the entire reason that business model was profitable. Or does this company do it worse than say dollar general or something does?