Jun 28 2008
What $1 Can Buy
With prices rising and the economy in general going through some hard times, I’ve often wondered just how much has our buying power gone down. While I have some nice Dollar Stores around me, I know lots of people don’t, so they have to result to buying all their needs at supermarkets, malls and grocery stores. Even with coupons and special discounts, this can amount to quite a large amount over the period of a week.
With that in mind, I spent the last couple of days scouring the city and trying to see what exactly is the value of a dollar. What does $1 buy in this time and place? Here is a pictorial answer:
Goes to show you never know what you’ll find if you take the time to look around!
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Great post. We are lucky here as we have a lot of dollar stores around.
I hope the coffee tastes like a buck. LOL. Great post.
:) Those who are from NYC know that the $1 coffee is a staple of the city. It’s not Starbucks, but to have on-the-go, it won’t kill you either :)