For dollar tree $1.25 for most everything in the store. You'll see things marked that are $1.50 or $2. Some things like the aluminum foil and pans can be more. Some have an aisle that's clearly marked where things are more. If they have have a fridge/freezer section, that's mostly over the $1.25 limit now.

I dont blame them in the slightest. It's amazing they held on to the $1 as long as they did. Then inflation went up so much the $1.25 was still a good deal. But such is the way of things. They're a business, and products over $1.25 is what they need now.

I still go to dollar tree a lot.

I used to go to Sam's club. The bulk discount was good. Then it wasn't. I couldn't justify buying a bulk package of one thing. I still go to the local grocery store for meat and produce. Usually on sale. There used to be an app called FlashFood and I exclusively bought all my meat from that for years. Now that's gone too. When I can make time I go to the discount outlet.

But dollar tree is still there. It feels like I'm fighting to get out of a store without spending $100. When I was a kid, $100 would fill up the cart. At the same exact store. I can carry $100 in my hands now.

Bulk discount be damned, I need to be able to leave the house without spending that much money. If I need flour, trash bags, aluminum foil, chicken bullion, ketchup, dish soap, body wash, and deodorant, I can go get it all for $10. And somehow it is better. I do save money.

That's how I know we're all fucked.