Dollar Store
I got hooked when I was younger and poorer, and now it’s hard to shake the habit. My wife goes to the shoe store, and I walk across the parking lot to the dollar store. Bargains galore – cheap tools, kitchen gadgets, snack foods, seasonal merchandise, tech stuff, etc. Some of the customers look broke, but most of them look a lot like me. Finding cheap treasures can be fun. Still, though, there are some things you should never buy at a dollar store. Underwear, pregnancy tests, saline drops for your eyes, candy from unheard of countries – these items seem very suspect to me. Who was surprised last year when Chinese toothpaste from dollar stores was found to be tainted? Come on people – even bargain-hunting has its limits!