Finders Cheapers

 

Well lookie there.  My lucky day.

A crumpled dollar bill at my feet.

With no one around I was forced to claim it as my own.

What to do with my new-found windfall?

Hmm, I could buy a lottery ticket and dream big.

Or I could spend my single tender on something small & satisfying.

But where does one get the most for their money, I pondered.

I wasn’t sure so my spend-thrift journey began.

 

My first stop was a place called Save-A-Lot.

With a name like Save-A-Lot, I imagined many great values on everything I needed.

And values there were.

But there was no way I would spend my buck at the first stop—I mean, you have to shop around, right?

 

 

 

Maybe a place called Five Below would have something better!

Indeed, like the name says, they had good stuff at five dollars & below, but my heart just wasn’t sold so onward I shopped.

 

 

 

Ah yes, Dollar General!  A dollar store was JUST what I was looking for.

Inside was filled with lots of goodies–and in my price range too.  But what’s with that name…Dollar General?

“General” sounds so military-ish.  So strict.  Stand-up straight.  No hunching over their tiny, baby-doll sized shopping carts at the General.

Feeling pressured, I left to continue my search.

 

 

When lo & behold there was Family Dollar.  Of course!

Who wouldn’t shop at a place special for families?

Family “stuff” for just a buck.  My heart swelled.

But then I remembered I really didn’t love my family THAT much…so I left.

 

 

Next stop was Dollar Tree.

I get it…money grows on trees…Dollar Tree.

It made perfect sense (or should I say “cents?”)

And let me add I did not have to far as Family Dollar and Dollar Tree…were right NEXT DOOR to eachother!

 

What business genius thought this would be a good idea?

BOTH stores selling the same crap–for the same price.  Do shoppers really prefer one or the other?  How so? 

 

Does Dollar Tree offer fewer screaming toddlers?  Does Family Dollar have less carboard trashing the aisles?

I don’t know.  I don’t understand the logic.

 

 

And with that I decided to do the smart thing and put the new-found dollar in my wallet nested next to a well-worn business card of someone I don’t remember.

There my dollar will stay till I find the perfect treasure.

Spend wisely, my friend.