When a One Dollar store advertises that they are “ONE DOLLAR AND UP” it makes me angry and confused, yet at the same time makes me kind of…pleased. Why pleased? Because they are finally being honest! I cannot tell you how annoying it is to go into a 99 cent store and see things for $3.99. Like, just because it ends with 99 makes it a 99 cent store. But while I like their honesty, I think they are really screwing themselves. Saying your store is a “Dollar and Up” is basically saying your store is more expensive then any grocery store out there. If I go to Vons I can find things for 29 cents! But nope, not at the “One Dollar and Up Store!”
There are two stores that seem to be getting it right…The Dollar Tree and the 99 Cent Only Store…yes folks, it’s all just 99 cents! (Can you believe it?) No offense to the mom and pop 99 cent stores but seriously guys it’s time to get with it! The word “only” is crucial to your success. I had my suspicions about The Dollar Tree but when we stopped by there to break a Jefferson for The National High Five Day Music Video everything in there was really only One Dollar. Unbelievable! The big issue plaguing The Dollar Tree is that The 99 Cent Only Store is still most people’s preferred discount chain. Why? It just makes cents. (Sorry I had to.)
I did this research because I saw a 98 Cent PLUS Store and it made realize I need to open a 97 Cent ONLY Store. KNOW YOUR COMPETITION!
Yesterday I was walking by a trash can at the exact same time a Parking Meter Dude’s car (smaller than the size of a SMART car) pulled up. At the exact same moment he stopped, I threw away some trash in the trash can. I continued walking for a couple feet and then BAM. Explosion. The Parking Dude stayed in his car. Everyone stopped and looked around. As the Parking Dude finally emerged…he yelled out that he thought the trash can had a bomb in it…then looked at me as I was the last to throw anything in there. Smoke filled the area. Drama was about to unfold. I threw my hands up, “It wasn’t me!” I didn’t know if I should run or continue expressing my innocence. I decided to err on the side of innocence and not run which would suddenly turn me into a criminal. As the Parking Dude surveyed the scene, he called for back-up…the real police. I hid behind a wall nearby to watch what was happening which probably made me more suspect but I needed to know! Did the explosion come from within the trash can or…was it his mini parking car? Both were still in tact so it was a REAL LIFE MYSTERY.
As the cops showed up, it became more and more obvious that this was not the trash can or my doing…it was the Parking Dude’s mini parking car. I have no clue in hell how a mini car like that could cause such a loud sound and also remain intact. The culprit? The mini car’s mini battery. There is no explanation as to how a mini battery in a mini car could make such a non-mini noise.
Check out the Official National High Five Day Music Video. NH5D falls on the third Thursday of every April and Intense Individuals produced this music video with the founders of NH5D to promote the day.
