Quote Originally Posted by Pete View Post
The 'quick and easy and close' reasoning is interesting to me because it seems like CVS and Walgreens serve the same purpose and they were everywhere long before the dollar stores.
I suppose it depends on where you live. When I lived at NW 36th & Portland, the Family Dollar was right by me, whereas the nearest Walgreens/CVS was a mile away and either of those were nearly as badly kept as any dollar store I’ve been to. Even now at 63rd & Independence, 7-Eleven and Big Lots are closer to me if I want something quick, though Sprouts/ALDI and Walgreens/CVS/Target aren’t much further if I want nicer/better.