As the mother of two small kids, a hardcore crafter and a person always in search of a rad deal, I find myself at the Dollar Store about once a month.
The last two times I have been there, I overheard a customer asking a clerk how much something cost. This sounds ridiculous to me considering the whole concept of the Dollar Store is that everything sells for exactly -- you guessed it -- one dollar.
However, people feel compelled or confused enough to ask prices anyway. I mentioned it to the cashier today, and she rolled her eyes and said it happens all the time. This scenario would actually make a decent comedy sketch, or maybe it has been one already.
The only reason I can think of why someone would ask how much something costs at a dollar store is because they are absolutely amazed that a ceramic Santa head or a massive bag of straws or a CD of Bible readings is a mere buck-a-roo. Or maybe people are confusing the Dollar Store with the Family Dollar, which is more like Walgreen's. Or maybe, and I would prefer not to believe this, but maybe a fair share of the population really is straight-up stupid.
Molly Snyder started writing and publishing her work at the age 10, when her community newspaper printed her poem, "The Unicorn.” Since then, she's expanded beyond the subject of mythical creatures and written in many different mediums but, nearest and dearest to her heart, thousands of articles for OnMilwaukee.
Molly is a regular contributor to FOX6 News and numerous radio stations as well as the co-host of "Dandelions: A Podcast For Women.” She's received five Milwaukee Press Club Awards, served as the Pfister Narrator and is the Wisconsin State Fair’s Celebrity Cream Puff Eating Champion of 2019.
