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My kids got two or three items each that promptly broke. Into the garbage they go.
I hate the dollar store so much. It's a waste of money and an environmental train wreck.
Not to mention the way the cheap labor works that gets those things made.
It's a grotesque waste.
They do have some of the smaller Lego sets, which is the only toy I'll buy as a last minute gift there.
Lego gets a special dispensation. It lasts (unlike some of the knockoffs) and it's a nice creative toy for kids. And adults.
we got a family-wide present of two lego sets, one bonsai tree and one bouquet of flowers, honestly really good.
And sketchy. Who knows if any particular batch of any particular product was made to safety or quality standards.
Actually they are all the same, and none of them are, that's why they are all the same. The plan was made before fire codes required updated sprinkler systems or something and since they keep reusing the same plans they all are fire hazards.
A fire fighter buddy of mine was ranting one night and I caught the tail end of the discussion.
I feel like I'm catching the tail end of this discussion. Is this thread still about dollar store products? What plan do you mean?
He's talking about the physical dollar store ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Oh ok, that makes sense. Thought he might have meant that at first but second guessed because I only see them in strip malls or other buildings they didn't build themselves these days but thinking about the aisles does make me think fire hazard now. At least they usually keep the lighters by the cash, though I wonder if someone learned that one the hard way.