Bodegas charge you a little bit more because a real human owner accepts the risk of serving a small community in exchange for being part of that community, and you pay that extra in order to make their existence possible.

Dollar Generals charge you a little bit more because a huge chain has driven out all the competition and you have no choice. The people who work there do not benefit from the extra you pay, and the owners are not members of the community.

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IncreasePosts a day ago | parent [-]

There was no competition in many places dollar stores operate. They moved into those places specifically because they were underserved by larger retailers.

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sejje a day ago | parent | next [-]

I agree, at least in my area.

Two neighboring dollar stores just went out of business in a town I commute through. The culprit? A new Harp's grocery store a block away.

	▲	bombcar a day ago \| parent [-]
		The dollar store in my town is barely holding on - the competition? A Walmart across the street. The only thing keeping it afloat is literally balloons I feel. Walmart doesn’t sell helium inflated ones.

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asdff 18 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Ehh I disagree. "No competition" yet I bet every home in the area still had groceries in the kitchen before the dollar general opened.