Never buy these 5 #tech items at a #dollarstore

https://www.makeuseof.com/never-buy-these-tech-items-at-dollar-store/

How the dollar-store industry overcharges cash-strapped customers while promising low prices

#business #poverty #dollarstore #crime
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/03/customers-pay-more-rising-dollar-store-costs

Before/after of my latest dollar store hack. I have wanted a little desktop fountain for ages. Nice ones are expensive. Cheap ones look cheap. But for $4, it was hard not to pick up this cheap dollar store fountain to mess around with. Especially when I am also currently playing with this new wood filament for use in Christmas presents.

I wanted something organic and outdoorsy to have on my desk next to my computer, especially as we move into winter. Warm it all up a bit. Maintain a little more connection to the natural world while I'm in the office more. And I never feel more connected to the environment than when I'm soloing a canoe.

Of course, this is dressed up like a straight cedar-strip canoe, whereas my family has always paddled cedar-and-canvas, but it still captures the vibe. A cedar canoe, a cherry paddle, and a moment captured at the water's edge after hopping up on the rocks to go exploring.

I dislike working with gold leaf. A lot. But it is really hard to argue with the results.

I really like how this wood filament takes stain, how it sands, and how I can get it to suggest a bit of grain with the application of some low-grit sandpaper and a bit of creative staining.

I don't think I'm quite done, but I am quite happy.

#3Dprinting #dollarstore #upcycle #crafting #maker #canoe #paddling

#haul #dollarstore #dollartreeshopper #dollartree #shopwithme @dollartree

via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HjOoA5ih_I

https://ift.tt/nxwgrPq

23 #DollarStore Visitors Who Took Class All the Way Down

https://www.barnorama.com/23-dollar-store-visitors-who-took-class-all-the-way-down/

#trashy #walmart #dollartree #dollargeneral

Jeff Ott's in a new band "Dollar Store" and they have a new album "Gentleman Nation"

https://thebanddollarstore.bandcamp.com/album/gentleman-nation

#DollarStore #Fifteen #Crimpshrine

7 Items You Should Never Purchase at a #DollarStore

https://betterreport.com/items-to-not-buy-dollar-store/