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Is It A Good Or Weird Thing That Some Dollar General Stores Offer Groceries?
By Mary Beth Quirk on May 1, 2012 5:00 PM   71 Comments
Just the words "dollar store" evoke images of aisle upon aisle of discount merchandise — housewares, light bulbs, bright green flip flops — but if Dollar General has anything to do with it, those words will also make you think of buying groceries. More »

"There Are Worms In My Goobers!"
By Chris Walters on February 5, 2009 8:14 PM   47 Comments
Out of an abundance of caution, Dollar General has ordered its stores to remove Goobers candy from its shelves and is programming its point-of-sale systems to block transactions of this product pending further investigation."  More »

Latest ACSI Survey Is Out: You Really Like Dollar General
By Chris Walters on February 21, 2008 4:27 PM   46 Comments

—> The American Customer Satisfaction Index has released its latest scores of retail businesses, so we thought we'd take a look at the department store rankings by constructing a handy graph. When it comes to customer satisfaction, apparently Dollar General is doing something right—and Wal-Mart, as usual, is doing lots of things wrong.   More »

Pokemon Valentine's Day Lollipops Should Not Contain Razor Blades
By Carey Alexander on February 17, 2008 3:03 PM   25 Comments

—>A 10-year-old elementary school student found a razor blade in the Pokemon lollipop he was about to hand to his sister. Dollar General, which sold the lollipop for $1, immediately recalled the remaining Pokemon Valentine Cards and Pops from its 8,300 stores, but they are concerned that "most of this candy has already been purchased."  More »

Target, Limited Too and Dollar General Quietly Pulling Lead Contaminated Items Off Shelves
By Meg Marco on September 19, 2007 2:59 PM   5 Comments

—>According to the NYT, Target, Limited Too and Dollar General have located additional products that are contaminated with lead, but no recalls have been announced by the CPSC.   More »

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