I primarily only hate it because I always seem to go at the wrong time. I have learned my lesson: You should never go there during 4-7 pm on any given day. The last time I went to Your Dollar Store on Nob Hill was on a Friday, around 5:15 in the evening. I stood in this super-long line that seemed to move only a few centimeters every 3 minutes. The entire time I was stuck there, a teeny little boy, all of about age 4, kept kicking the back of my boots. I didn't want to cause a scene so all I could do was turn around and glare at him with the evil stink eye. When that didn't work, I turned around and glared at his mom. She glanced over at me, watched her son kick my boots, and then promptly went right back to her cell phone conversation. I think I need to work on my evil techniques.
Before the baby, the dollar store wasn't even on my radar and I thought the only food they had to sell was off-brand juice and Bugles. That was the case in the 90's, but not anymore! The one on Nob Hill sells frozen food, sodas, canned goods, and all kinds of stuff. Of course, there still is the off-brand cranberry juice, but come on man, it's only a DOLLAR!
I stocked up on organizing containers for the fridge (3 for $1), plus I got some surprisingly pretty new plates with matching bowls at the Dollar Tree next to Rosauer's. And, get this, I saw the same exact design of the matching cups at Wal-Mart for $4.99! Let's see, $1 vs. $4.99? Who’s a saucy savings ninja now?!
I discovered that there IS a great time to go to the dollar store, which is usually between soon as the doors open and noon, and you must choose a weekday that isn't Friday.
The dollar store is a hidden gem to a parent who is working with a limited budget. You probably agree with me that having the addition of kids to your life means that you don't get to spend an extra $40 on a super-cute purse from TJ Maxx like you used to do because now you have to spend said not-so-extra-anymore $40 on super-necessary diapers from Costco. Whatevs. Costco is my new best friend, too, because you can get at least double the amount of diapers and formula for the same price you’d spend at your regular grocery store!
Cute Purse!>>
So to the little kid who kicked me in line, I hope you told Santa that you are already being bad this year, er, I mean, I hope your mother finally tells you to stop kicking strangers in stores.
P.S. A great tip is to buy your top shelf vodka from the liquor store and mix it with dollar store cranberry juice. I call it the "Best of Both Worlds Vodka-Cran".
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