The economics of dollar stores
I absolutely love dollar stores.  I recently needed to buy a set of crayons for my son and the options were $5 on Amazon, $4 at Target or $1 at the local Dollar Tree (and the pack had 36 crayons, vs 24 from the other sources!).<p>They're not the right place for everything, but for kids' art supplies, cleaning products, party paraphernalia, seasonal decor, etc, they can't be beat. They seem to have a pretty strong stigma for some reason (seems like most professionals wouldn't be caught dead in one) but they shouldn't. Great place to shop!