Pretty eye opening, but expected I guess.

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/jobs-and-economy/2012/02/what-dollar-store-locations-reveal-about-america/1115/

Click to see relationship between locations and

income
poverty
education level
mccain voters
obama voters
obesity rate
smoking rate
burglary rate
murder rate
living standards
happiness level
religion



[Edited on February 14, 2012 at 10:27 AM. Reason : ]

2/14/2012 10:20:53 AM

big picture is big \]

2/14/2012 10:21:38 AM

Nothing wrong with dollar stores. I went to a pretty bad ass one in Seattle. You could have outfitted most of your house in that one.

2/14/2012 10:21:56 AM

The Family Dollar is not a Dollar Store.

Credibility = 0

2/14/2012 10:23:44 AM

fuck... pic was not big in the link.

lemme fix it.

2/14/2012 10:24:00 AM

Quote :

"Pretty eye opening, but expected"

wat

2/14/2012 10:30:48 AM

So, what do dollar stores reveal about America? He asks the question in the article's title but all he gives are a bunch of stats that could be determined without comparing anything to dollar stores.


Basically all he proved is that poor people prefer to shop at less expensive stores, which doesn't take an in-depth study to ascertain.

2/14/2012 10:36:20 AM

People with less money shop at stores with cheaper goods, leading said stores to be located in lower income areas???

STOP THE PRESSES!

2/14/2012 10:40:40 AM

the statistical know-how demonstrated here is breathtaking lol

2/14/2012 10:46:40 AM

People with less money shop at stores with cheaper goods, leading said stores to be located in lower income areas???

STOP THE PRESSES!

2/14/2012 11:04:11 AM

...what sucks is that Family Dollar and Dollar General both have pricing that is higher than wal-mart....

2/14/2012 11:09:40 AM

Not sure what sucks about that.

2/14/2012 8:33:25 PM

POOR PEOPLE ARE POOR!

WATER IS WET!

FILM AT 11!

2/14/2012 8:34:35 PM

I definitely couldn't have guessed this information on my own.

I'm Krallum and I approved this message.

2/14/2012 8:35:56 PM

Quote :

"People with less money shop at stores with cheaper goods, leading said stores to be located in lower income areas??? STOP THE PRESSES!"

In related news, Rolls Royce dealerships are located in areas where rich people live!

2/14/2012 8:40:43 PM

Ever wonder where the white people live in Raleigh?

http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=harris+teeter+in+raleigh,+nc&fb=1&gl=us&hq=harris+teeter&hnear=0x89ac5a2f9f51e0f7:0x6790b6528a11f0ad,Raleigh,+NC&ei=rww7T5SFB8Gutweb5KHiCg&sa=X&oi=local_group&ct=image&ved=0CAgQtgM

How about Greensboro?

http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=harris+teeter+in+raleigh,+nc&fb=1&gl=us&hq=harris+teeter&hnear=0x89ac5a2f9f51e0f7:0x6790b6528a11f0ad,Raleigh,+NC&ei=rww7T5SFB8Gutweb5KHiCg&sa=X&oi=local_group&ct=image&ved=0CAgQtgM

2/14/2012 8:43:56 PM

That Harris Teeter on Western is pretty damn ghetto. More apt would be Fresh Market.

2/14/2012 8:47:01 PM

Yeah the Ghettoteeter on Western Blvd is an anomaly

2/14/2012 8:51:15 PM

^^^ so what you're saying is...that the only white people in greensboro drive to raleigh to shop at harris teeter?

2/14/2012 8:55:27 PM

My bad, that was a cut-paste error. Here is Greensboro:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=harris+teeter+in+greensboro,+nc&hl=en&sll=35.859558,-78.634198&sspn=0.298281,0.617294&gl=us&hq=harris+teeter&hnear=Greensboro,+Guilford,+North+Carolina&t=h&z=11

Also, I love how you can draw a line from Capital Blvd southward across downtown and downwards along S Saunders...not a single Teeter south or east of that line within Raleigh city limits.

2/14/2012 9:02:27 PM

Food Dog is the poor mans store.

10 for $10 what what

2/15/2012 12:00:21 AM

There is a harris teeter on western? OH LOL I always drive past that one to go to the one on tryon

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[Edited on February 15, 2012 at 12:02 AM. Reason : not exactly western...]

2/15/2012 12:01:10 AM

The harris teeter on Western is horrible.

High Prices without any of the cool shit the big ones have. (sushi, fresh subs, etc)

2/15/2012 12:03:26 AM

Yeah there's not much to recommend that one, but it probably survives by being the only grocery store in the area. Closest ones I can think of are the Food Dog on Western and that store up Maynard a mile or so. Though in my case it's not just the extras, but in general I tend to like Teeter because the stores are clean, well-stocked, well-organized, and the employees are helpful and pleasant. I'll pay a premium for that.
But when I lived in the area I would drive the extra ~3 miles to the HT at Cameron Village rather than go to the one on Western, lol.

[/white person]

Family Dollar and Dollar General are like the small-town versions of Wal-Mart. Dollar General in particular--hardly any of them in big cities but they're all over the small towns. Not really dollar stores though despite the name.

[Edited on February 15, 2012 at 10:06 AM. Reason : s]

2/15/2012 10:05:28 AM

2/15/2012 10:17:01 AM

Please note I was the scientist who discovered the HT-Google Maps-white people correlation

2/15/2012 10:21:56 AM

You can get 40s at the ghettoteeter though..which is something you can not say for the cary miniteeter. Which one I go to depends on whether or not I want a 40 (usually the miniteeter)

2/15/2012 10:56:25 AM