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Re:Dollar General Hits a Gold Mine in Rural America by objectivetruth on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @05:56PM (#15503583)
US government stats report the national average cost for a gallon of milk is over $3 so any large retailer selling it for a buck a gallon is using it as a loss leader to draw folks into the store. And for more anecdata, our local DG runs $1 and $2 gallon milk sales frequently for the same reason.
Re:Dollar General Hits a Gold Mine in Rural America by PhasmaFelis on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @06:03PM (#15503625)
I've not been making much lately, and at my last place I actually drew up a spreadsheet of a couple dozen staple groceries that I buy regularly and noted their standard prices at the four stores nearest to me. It was quite useful in deciding when to shop nearby and when it was worth making a longer trip.