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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

Shermann

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6. Walmart generally does a great job of driving down cost

Reply to mobeau69 (Reply #4)

Sun Feb 21, 2021, 07:00 AM

Feb 2021

...but I feel like they are stealthily reducing quantities sometimes as well. Stiffing the customer is the WRONG way to reduce cost.

I'm not keeping close tabs or anything, but I know a gallon of bleach hasn't been a gallon in a long time. And even less so as of 2021.

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Frugal shopping at Dollar General [View all] Kaleva Feb 2021 OP

I love me some Dollar General. But..... pnwest Feb 2021 #1

Yes, a lot of things in identical looking packaging but smaller. mobeau69 Feb 2021 #4

Walmart generally does a great job of driving down cost Shermann Feb 2021 #6

I remember when we bought coffee in 1 lb. cans. mobeau69 Feb 2021 #7

Most 7 oz cans of tuna cannabis_flower Feb 2021 #12

How skinny can they make cereal boxes? LOL mobeau69 Feb 2021 #14

I checked my pantry, mine are 5.0 oz nt Shermann Feb 2021 #15

5 gallon buckets of paint or roof coating are now 4.5 gallons. panader0 Feb 2021 #8

I haven't notices any difference in quantities. Kaleva Feb 2021 #16

Do ya know about the penny-out items? TlalocW Feb 2021 #2

This is actually a good idea samplegirl Feb 2021 #3

At Doller Tree everything is always a dollar. Don't know if this would be cheaper or not. patricia92243 Feb 2021 #5

I love dollar tree jimfields33 Feb 2021 #9

I buy cannabis_flower Feb 2021 #13

Dollar Tree is good but the nearest one to me is 45 miles away. Kaleva Feb 2021 #17

Dolar Tree.... I got a bunch of reading glasses or $1 each. 3Hotdogs Feb 2021 #10

Me, too! AwakeAtLast Feb 2021 #18

Thanks for heads up!!!! Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2021 #11