TerminationClause t1_j5it4kq wrote on January 23, 2023 at 8:15 AM

Reply to comment by strolpol in Dollar stores were the fastest-growing food retailers by household expenditure share between 2008 to 2020 according to Tufts University. While they still represent a small fraction of national household food purchases, they play an increasingly prominent role for disadvantaged and rural communities. by shiruken

Correct. Let's assume a can of soup at wally world costs $1. Dollar General sells it for $1.25. But you're in a rural area and Dollar General is only a mile away while wally world is 10 miles away and any real grocery store is farther. Adding in the gas, if you're only going for that can of soup, Dollar General is cheaper, despite the markup.

TheKhaziOfKalibar t1_j5j2g2h wrote on January 23, 2023 at 10:28 AM

A can of soup for a buck? It’s $4 here in NorCal.

CampaignOk8351 t1_j5jp1qi wrote on January 23, 2023 at 2:22 PM

It's $0.49 for a can of soup here in Illinois

Try Aldi

TheKhaziOfKalibar t1_j5nnprd wrote on January 24, 2023 at 7:41 AM

I wish we had an Aldi. I shop at Trader Joe’s mostly who are owned by Aldi but we don’t have the parent company here yet. They are heading west though so hopefully we will get one eventually!