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I shopped at the 99cent store in Las Vegas for years. I love that store. Since I moved to Colorado I have emailed the corp. and begged them to open one here in Grand Junction, Co. but so far NO RESPONSE. I don't care if they raise the prices to above 99 cents as long as we get a store here.

Change the store name from "Only 99 Cents" to "Around 99 Cents" :)

Once again Bianna, where is the real news?

Does anyone remember the Woolworth five and dime stores? You don't think they just sold things for 5 cents or 10 cends, do you? This is a "not news" item...

Does anyone think any of those people at the Republican Convention have ever been in a store like that? I once heard a rich woman discussing the 'Big Lots' store in our town. He comment was "I wouldn't be caught dead in a low class place like that". Enough said.

Wow. If I didn't know any better, I would have thought this headline came from The Onion.

Dear Richard and JP,

Thank you for showing how stupid you are to read an article about a subject that you were not interested in and then further adding to your stupidity writes a post about said article. I for one enjoyed the article very much.

Sincerely,

B.

To Mary,

Check your facts, the richest people I know are Democrats. In fact, look at the richest senators in the Senate, they're Democrats too. Check before you post.

As far as the 99 Cent stores are concerned, it was only a matter of time.

Mary, being a Republican who did attend the RNC I can tell you that I shop at our local Dollar Tree store on a weekly basis. No need to assume that all members of the GOP are rich or even if they are that they don't appreciate the value of a dollar or shop discount stores.

Family Dollar has lots of GREAT items for over a dollar and never changed thier name. I'm adding some dollar deals to my Web site...I hope yall stop by for a visit! :) BDavis...sundaycosmetics.com

Unbelievable. People are coming in here throwing politics around into even this, and whining when a news outlet covers a store that is violating the very promise in its name. If you have a store that brags in somewhere that fundamental that it charges no more than a dollar, you'd better expect there to be a reaction when you break that promise. And, if you hate the story so much, what made you click the link to read, what made you fill out the form, and what made you post? Guess you didn't hate it that much after all.

Come on I'm a republican and I have shopped in dollar type stores all the time. Great for gift wrapping paper!

Remember - a penny saved is a penny earned...but with inflation guess we now need to say a dollar.....

I agree with the comment about Family Dollar having a lot of great items over $1.

The original price of a night's stay at Motel 6 was just $6.00, and thus established the brand name. But it's been a few years since you could stay there for that price...

I love to shop at this store. But you do have to watch the expiration dates on the food products and don't expect many of the products to last very long either. Mostly generic brands and low quality products--but hey a box of envelopes is a box of envelopes. Makes no real difference where I buy them except for price. As long as they don't raise the prices too high I'll still shop there for the odds and ends in life that can sometimes cost 5 to 10 times more somewhere else.

well, I remember the Ben Franklin 5 & 10, gas at 23 cents a gal and day old bread 10 loaves for a dollar. Somehow in those simpler days, befor all this high tech stuff, people did live better.

More big news.

As the dollar loses strength the price of things go up. Remember the 5 and dime stores. They are a thing of the past and so is 99 cent stores.

If they're going to raise their prices above .99c or $1.00 change the name of the stores to reflect that or they'll be very missleading. I get a lot of craft supply & household items at the dollar store. Most of the things they sell i wouldn't give .50c for let a dollar or more.

Are there any of these stores in Alaska?

Some communities have gas for $9 a gallon and heating oil for $10. Maybe you would like to pick up a $23 chicken at your local supermarket?

Jason, you gave me a good chuckle

Going to have to change the name of the store.I shop at dollar stores all the time.In this economy,you can't afford WalMart most of the time.

Tiara - YOU check before posting. Typing what you want and claiming it's true is called LYING.

Tiara No YOu check the richest people in congress are Republicans all the rich people I know are republicans not by much the top senate 25, 13 are republicans and 12 are dems so YOU should check before you post in the House the top 7 out of 10 are GOP members and only 7 of the top 25 are democrats !!!!!6 of the first 7 are republicans in the house get your facts straight

I'm NOT rich, I AM Republican AND I shop at the Dollar Tree. By the way, one rich snob who won't shop at a discount store and may or may not be Republican does not suddenly speak for ALL Republicans. If you want to generalize, let's talk about angry, vicious democrats and their caustic remarks. . .

Mary,

Please...you have Google, check your facts! The top 4 richest Senators are Democrats and they are richer by a big margin.

I remember toe old Woolworth's,Ben Franklin's and 5 & 10 stores too,they all got bumped out by the economy!Yes they had cheaper prices,but seems I remember we didn't make as much money and somehow our money went a heck of a lot further then today.I knew as minimun wage started going up we would see the Dollar stores phase out...I love these stores,not just for the prices,but they tend to have some unique things in there that high dollar stores don't feel we need or would want.Change the name if they want,don't take our stores!

Drop the ONLY then add the words "AND UP!"

Can't you, who are using angry tones just calm down and talk without verbally attacking one another. The 99cents stores are not a political party. It is a Business. Stop blaming one another.

You sound childish when you fight over NOTHING.

Maybe they don't change the name because then they wouldn't get name recognition anymore, ya think? Also, why are we only pay attention to the 99c store, and not the Dollar Store, Dollar Tree or any of a billion other stores who sell things for a dollar (and more)? And if you're just now noticing that they sell things for more than a dollar, you're kinda slow. Even they're not going to sell electronics for only a dollar. And a lot of them sell electronics now (and other higher priced items).

Mary's comment about republicans just demonstrates how ignorant she really is....you have bought into the lie that democratic politicians are poor just like their constiuents and that republican politicians are rich like their supposed constiuents...the reality is, the philsophy of liberal democrats keeps their constiuents poor with a false sense of help and in return keep themselves at the top...if they really believed in their own cause, they would forgo their own plush lifestyles and lived in the same neighborhoods as the people they serve...so that all can be on the same playing field....at least with republicans they don't hide their wealth, their unashamed by it and they preach the philsophy that with hard work and a good work ethic, you can achieve the same.....

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Prices must be kept low with productivity high on basic common items such as food, water, beverages and other everyday goods. Because low prices for common items are the most important indicators of a successful economy. When prices are low people feel that they can spend freely because they have plenty to spend. Minting and currency printing costs stay lower because money is found more efficient. These are the proving grounds of finance. Where pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters begin and what their actual value are really establish where higher priced items are in terms of practical acquisition for citizens. Keeping low prices low is important because they here establish the variable for the definable value ratio of currency to goods and encourage the mentality of optimism for all social classes. Keep basic prices low and higher priced items adjust accordingly. With low prices citizens can discover tangible buying power of their currency without the risk of spending big money. They have won and feel good about it because they have gotten themselves a bargain. Because of reasons including agricultural technology, society has experienced large scale productivity. If prices go any direction, they best go down as productivity goes up; that is the best way to increase profits. You've got to keep the low end low for healthy economics. When prices go up on inexpensive items, it is an overload to the rest of an economic system. It would be like going to exercise and overdoing it. One runs out of steam and it is not healthy. Nobody ends up feeling good about that. Athletes must pace themselves with the proper warmup and so must economies. Keeping prices low on large quantities of many everyday items is good for everybody.

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LAME

Richard said:
> Does anyone remember the Woolworth five and dime stores? You don't think they just sold things for 5 cents or 10 cends, do you?

The first five and dime stores DID sell items for five and ten cents only. That was in the 1920s and 30s.

dont worry i work for the 99 only store. its going to be the same

Get your facts strait!

For the moment, the price increase is .99 cents. That is, prices are going from 99 cents to 99.99 cents. That's still less than a dollar, despite what your title says.

So far, what the 99 Cents stores has often been doing is getting by with shrinking product sizes. What used to be 16 oz. for 99 cents is now 7 oz. for 99 cents.

Still, they won't be able to beat inflation forever. Eventually they will start charging greater than $1, but for now, the prices are still below $1.
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