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The Daily Dot

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

Dollar Tree store worker blasts customers who blame them for price increase

‘Literally 85% of the store is still $1.25’: Dollar Tree worker blasts customers who blame them for price increase

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

Customer calls out Dollar Tree for raising prices to target ‘higher income’ audience

‘I stopped going after the 1st price hike’: Customer calls out Dollar Tree for raising prices to target ‘higher income’ audience

Dollar Tree shopper raids store before prices increase up to $7

‘Before it becomes Target’: Dollar Tree shopper raids store before prices increase up to $7

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

Woman shares Dollar Tree alternatives to Kellogg’s-branded products

‘They are actually the original Pop-Tart’: Woman shares Dollar Tree alternatives to Kellogg’s-branded products

Shopper says she cut nearly $100 off her grocery bill by shopping at Family Dollar.

‘Do you see all these groceries?’: Shopper says she cut nearly $200 off her grocery bill by shopping at Family Dollar. How did she do it?

Parks Kugle is a writer and reporter based in San Antonio. His work has appeared in Lumina Literary Journal, Wicked Local Newspapers, and various publications across the U.S. He enjoys comics and gardening.

Parks Kugle

‘They’re like the movie titles you see in the movies’: Dollar Tree shopper can’t believe the movies on sale in store

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

‘I just tell people take what you want’: Dollar Tree worker encourages customers to steal, says inflation is ‘too damn high’ to care

Woman talking(l), Dollar Tree(c), Store aisle(r)

‘It’s not $1.25 anymore‘: Dollar Tree shopper reveals the reason for price-check scanners

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

Dollar Tree shopper says store has 'secretly' increased prices on these goods

‘So basically they are like Dollar General or Family Dollar’: Dollar Tree shopper says store has ‘secretly’ increased prices on these goods

Shopper makes full grocery run at Dollar Tree for $65

‘Dollar Tree steak is crazy’: Shopper makes full grocery run at Dollar Tree for $65

Woman walks into Dollar Tree and works an 8.5 hour shift. She doesn't work there

‘Cleaning a dollar tree bathroom for FREE is crazy’: Woman walks into Dollar Tree and works an 8.5-hour shift. She doesn’t work there

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

Dollar Tree customer finds beauty product dupes

‘Girl why my dollar tree has none of this’: Dollar Tree customer finds beauty product dupes—from Laneige to Cetaphil—for $1.25

Eric Webb is a native Texan and national award-winning pop culture critic, arts &amp; entertainment journalist, and editor.

Eric Webb

Dollar Tree price scanner has the internet in mourning

‘Just cross off Dollar and call it Tree’: Dollar Tree customer in shock after finding a price scanner in the store

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

‘Opening all these stores but they can’t pay the employees more’: Customer slams Dollar Tree for increasing prices to $1.50

Dollar Tree exterior(l), Woman talking(c), Dollar Tree interior(r)

Dollar Tree