Excuse me, how much is this item?

[Lace Neil Singer]

I went to a 99p store the other day, to purchase a few items like cotton buds that are obviously cheaper there than in the supermarket. In front of me in the queue was this woman with a pair of garden shears. She said to the cashier, "Excuse me, how much is this item?" The cashier looked world weary as she replied, "99p." xD I asked her when it was my turn how often she heard that question; she said, "Far too many times to count."

[Green_Fairy]

"Far too many times to count."

*nods*
worked at a dollar store for a while. it's true. people ask that question faaaaar to often.
i have a webcomic saved about that somewhere...

[RetailWorkhorse]

Been there. Done that. Almost bashed some skulls.

[IvorTangrean]

I can kinda see why they ask. There is a store here that has dollar in the name but many items are above the one dollar mark. Admittedly the do put a price tag on EVERYTHING so you never need to ask, but just because you are in a 'dollar' store does not mean everything for a dollar

[Green_Fairy]

I can kinda see why they ask. There is a store here that has dollar in the name but many items are above the one dollar mark. Admittedly the do put a price tag on EVERYTHING so you never need to ask, but just because you are in a 'dollar' store does not mean everything for a dollar

who, family dollar? they annoy me for that exact reason. should be "family somewhere around one dollar"

[Exaspera]

One place here is Generally a dollar. Across the street from it is a store where everything really is all a dollar.

[Jack]

Reminds me of an Animaniacs cartoon. Wacko is at a dollar store.

"How much is this?"

"A dollar."

Repeat several times.

"How much is this?"

"EVERYTHING IS A DOLLAR."

Wacko then zips through the store, gathering every last piece of merchandise, piles it miles high in a single cart, lays a dollar on the counter, and runs out, leaving a dumbfounded cashier looking up from his paper.

[Lace Neil Singer]

XD

Well, in this store, everything is 99p. And I mean, everything. It's a brilliant place to stock up on essentials.

[dalesys]

I remember the 5&10¢ store...

[Magpie]

The dollar store that I used to go to didn't have anything over $1, but it would have things that were 2, 3, 4, or 6 for $1. Those, however, all had tags.

[Sliceanddice]

there are storries that advertise 'Nothing more than 99.99 cents'

[Kogarashi]

And then there's the 99¢ Power store here. There's the name of the store, and then there's the neon signs in the window that say, "All Items $1.99 or More."

Think that one over.

[LadyAndreca]

There's a dollar store here that has almost everything for $1.00, but because they keep an eye out for consignments they often have rolls of carpet runner (both pre-cut and needing to be cut), or boxes of tile, or just random things that are more than $1. Everything that's more is in a special section and clearly market, though. We had some of that runner in the hallway until we got cats--then we were afraid the cats were going to hurt themselves constantly crashing into walls and got rid of it.

[ShadowTiger]

Oh my god, LOL. That reminds me of a story from my store. We just finished up a Pre-Memorial day sale. We had an awesome pair of scissors that was only a dollar. People kept calling in to verify that they were in fact a dollar, and weren't being scammed. I was up near the registers, taking care of some toss-backs, and I kept overhearing this.

Cashier: <store> how can I help you?
Cashier: It's a dollar. <hangs up>

Cashier: <store> how can I help you>
Cashier: It really is a dollar. Yes, really.

Cashier: <store> how can I help you>
Cashier: It's a dollar! .. er .. I mean, we close at 7. Sorry about that. Bye.

[Green_Fairy]

i was once told a story by my manager at the Dtree. someone in another store wanted to buy a cart for a dollar. argued that everything was a dollar! so he should be able to buy the cart for a dollar. aaaand...the manager actually sold him a cart for a dollar.