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Originally Posted by inneedofhelp
when I was growing up, the dollar stores really only had maybe dollar t-shirts (they had slight imperfections, but I loved them, as they fit me), and plastic junk.
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I think when the dollar store concept first began, it was like a close-out place that would buy up odd lots, discontinued items, seconds and irregulars, etc. But as the concept grew in popularity, the need arose for a steady stream of merchandise. I'm sure that at this point, there are many factories in China cranking out nothing but dollar store merchandise. A few years ago, I got copies of some retailer import catalogs and they were loaded with vendors selling merchandise for dollar store owners.