The first time I read it when I was a wee child, I really didn’t get the whole Boots Theory (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boots_theory) but boy, is that ever the most succinct description of how modern capitalism works.
Remember that these used to be called a “5 and dime”. The concept is the same but the pricing changes over time. Eventually we’ll stop thinking of them as a dollar store.
Went to a “dollar store” recently and as it turns out, not a single damn thing in there was actually $1.
$1.50? $2? $5? $10? Absolutely.
So just more corporate greed under the guise of inflation aimed at people who are “financially constrained”.
(Also the rich go great with a nice red wine.)
Also, those inexpensive (non-food) items are lower quality and will wear out/break faster. Poverty charges interest…
Even the food items are sold in crazy tiny portions that in general, but not always, are a rip off compared to most other stores.
It’s amazing what you can get away with when you operate a store in a food desert!
Yep.
The first time I read it when I was a wee child, I really didn’t get the whole Boots Theory (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boots_theory) but boy, is that ever the most succinct description of how modern capitalism works.
Remember that these used to be called a “5 and dime”. The concept is the same but the pricing changes over time. Eventually we’ll stop thinking of them as a dollar store.