Today, Eli and I had some time to kill while we were waiting on Mark so we ventured into the dollar store. I think I have been to one at some other time but I really don't remember it, so this was like my maiden voyage. My sister recently recommended some of their food storage containers so I thought, why not?
Besides some rather shady characters shopping there at 10:15 am, things looked ok. I was surprised that true to it's name, everything really did cost a dollar. Marvelous! (Upon closer inspection, many of these things may not last more than a few days, but who cares! It was only a dollar!) The most surprising thing I saw was at the check-out aisle, right next to the gum, sat a stack of pregnancy tests, and like everything else, they cost a mere buck! What in the world? Obviously these are hot sellers or they wouldn't be right next to the Big Red. I think they put them there so they are one of the last things you see, like "oh yeah I do need some breath mints, and Oh Good! A pregnancy test, throw that in my basket too, and what a bargain!"
I laughed for a minute at this then wondered where they kept their condoms and enema kits, maybe right next to the door when you walk in. Then I picked up 20 boxes of the tests so I could sell them outside of Walgreen's for $9.99 a piece. In this down turned economy, you always have to be thinking!
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