All This For A Buck??

I love the dollar store. Okay – perhaps love is a little strong, but I have a definite appreciation for what a dollar can actually buy you in these places. This has not always been my approach to the “buck” store. There was a time that I was a bit of a hold-out. A buck store snob if you will. I initially had a bit of judgement regarding the bargain shops. I believed them to be a bit dank, dusty and contain nothing that was of any real use to me. As sure as I can admit my folly, I also believe that the enterprise has stepped up a bit. The selection and presentation of such stores has grown in leaps and bounds. Well, at least in leaps – and I am more than happy to denounce my former judgements. The buck store is alright with me.

In fact – don’t you just love the feeling of being on a spree? Of shopping with reckless abandon? Feeling almost Trump like as you realize you don’t have to choose between the lime green and hot pink micro-fibre duster. You can have them both! Are you certain that you have at least 672 hair clips misplaced somewhere inside you house and car, and therefore really shouldn’t buy anymore…who cares?? Just throw them in the basket. Splurge as you have never splurged before! And at the end of it all; $18.92. I’m no Kardashian, but tell me that ain’t living?

A recent trip to my guilty pleasure did cause me some concern. I actually stumbled upon an “Ovulation Detector” at the buck store. Ummmm – no judgement – but I’m thinking if you’re tossing one of these bad boys in with your gum and batteries, you probably can’t afford the kid. Okay, I guess that’s judgement – but come on! Can we not agree that the buck store should have absolutely no role to play in the propagation of the species? Let’s stick with what made the dollar store great; bungee cords, toilet brushes and little plastic bins. By the way, if you find yourself drowning in a sea of plastic organizers and containers are you still considered a hoarder? Can you be an organized hoarder? My rainbow stack of microfiber dusters suggests you can.