A DOLLAR Tree shopper has blasted the retailer for a tacky pricing technique.
As customers flooded stores for last-minute Christmas gifts, one issue stood out that ruins gift-giving etiquette.
One Dollar Tree shopper discovered that there was no way to remove the price she had paid for a gift.
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“I hate Dollar Tree so much now for putting these tacky prices on everything and not making them removable,” Courtney wrote on X.
“My clients won’t care where they came from but I am annoyed by how large they are.”
She had bought multiple squeaky superhero dog toys for $1.25 each.
The price was printed in a rather large font on the front of the packaging inside an eye-catching red circle.
But that is not the only issue shoppers have been having with the retailer regarding prices.
A slew of customers have taken to social media to complain about increased prices that see the retailer no longer live up to its name of having all items for $1.
“I love Dollar Tree but im getting real sick of their prices. No reason items should be $5,” one shopper said.
“Ok Dollar Tree I see you. Sneaking in $3 and $5 items all over the shelves but not labelling them the different prices,” another wrote.
“My cart went from around $10 to $30. I miss everything being $1….”
“If prices keep going up dollar tree ain’t gonna last either,” a third added, noting the recent closure of all Party City stores.
“Dollar tree hasn’t been A DOLLAR in a very long time.”
Party City announced the closure of all stores after 40 years in business on Friday.
Just 24 hours later, it was revealed that the company had also filed for bankruptcy for the second time in two years.
Dollar Tree pricing
Despite the name of the store, Dollar Tree recently added items that cost more than $1 to its inventory.
Most items at the store cost no more than $1.25, but items in the Dollar Tree Plus section cost up to $5.
Dollar Tree introduced Plus aisles to 100 locations in 2019 as part of an effort to diversify its products.
By 2022, Dollar Tree had added the items to over 1,500 locations.
“We believe testing additional price points above $1 for Dollar Tree products will enable us over time to expand our assortments, introduce new products and meet more of our customers’ everyday needs,” president and CEO Michael Witynski said in a statement.
“Our brand promise is that customers get great value for what they spend at Dollar Tree. We will continue to be fiercely protective of that promise, regardless of the price point.”
Party City only excited bankruptcy in September last year before this most recent filing.
As the company “winds down” its operations, around 700 stores will shutter and 12,000 employees will lose their jobs.
“The decision was made following exhaustive efforts by the Company to find a path forward that would allow continued operations in an immensely challenging environment driven by inflationary pressures on costs and consumer spending, among other factors,” a press release stated.
It further claimed that “macroeconomic headwinds…proved too severe for the Company to overcome.”
The retailer faced numerous competitors including Walmart, Dollar stores like Dollar Tree, and online retailers like Amazon.
Meanwhile, Dollar Tree’s rival Dollar General has also faced criticism about its pricing.
