Dollar Tree — Attraction in San Diego

i look forward to seeing the suprise goodies at dollar tree, but sadly through research i was made aware how the street people are almost stealing them out of business, which i was through my research caused the neighborhood walmart to pack up leave and close down, which i looked forward to doing my weekly shoping, which walmart called it the store was under" performing" being stolen out of business, i suspect is because in california you can steal up to $900+ dolars before it becomes a felony, on top of that the street people aint got nothing to loose, jail to them is 3 hots and a cot, on top of that, by the time the cops arive the 5 finger discounter is long gone, i sugested to put up signs we reward people who turn in shop lifters, also they could put on the sign please help us stay in your comunity turn in a shop lifter, there is no way do i have the smarts, to figure out the thousands of steps it takes to open 1 store now x that by 5000+ stores, i have heard street talk "i hate rich people, who are probably the low lifes that steal stores out of business, then i ask them do you know any poor people who have opened any stores lately, which causes them to go into a major grand maul sezure, trying to come up with a answer, then to further drive the point home, i say dont you think these rich people you say you hate, could easly close down every 1 of their stores and haply go to a tropical lisland and easly retire for the rest of their lives, not having to put up with low life shop lifters, facts even if money grew on trees the smart ones would get it first, fact i aint that smart, and i aint rich, so fact to the extent a person is rich is a measurement of their smarts, and i make it a point to thank them for being open, oh yeah if i witness a low life abusing a casheer, i will apologize for them being walked allover like a dirty rug, i try to conduct my life on the grudge factor, that means i go out of my way to treat people kindly and respectfull, so far it has worked out in my...

Can I just say I was taken aback by my experience at this Dollar Tree?

I was having a dinner party for 12 and I realized the night before that I did NOT have enough matching plates. After work the next day (before rushing home to cook) I stopped by this Dollar Tree (which I didn't even know existed!) because I didn't have time to drive anywhere farther away in rush hour traffic.

The outside was a bit sketchy. Lots of homeless around and not a great neighborhood. Once I walked into the store- the shelves looked ransacked. Half the shelves were emptied. Those still stocked were unorganized. HOWEVER, I heard someone cheerfully greeting each new arrival to the store.

I made a beeline for the dishes aisle, only to realize there were a handful of small appetizer plates and nothing else. I asked an employee if they had anything else. "Tomorrow morning," was the reply. "OH!" I exclaimed, "but my dinner party is tonight!" "Just a minute...."

He disappears, and later, as I'm checking out with all of my other items, a woman (supervisor?) comes up and asks what I'm looking for. "Dinner plates." I said. "What color?" she asked. "White would be fine." I said. "Round or square?" "Doesn't matter." "How many?" "A dozen." "I know right where they are."

She disappeared into the back for 3-4 minutes - and the next thing I know, she's walking out with a box of exactly 12 square white dinner plates. They looked amazing, and my dinner party was a smashing success.

Thanks to Dollar Tree for the excellent...

Market St location: the store moved into an abandoned 99cent Only location here on Market. It’s only been open a couple of months and already it’s a dump, especially at the entry. The company didn’t bother to clean the entry, or the trash cans, the planters or the graffiti on the exterior. It’s already as bad as it was on Imperial and 25th. The interior is big but the store is dull, feels sad inside and has some janky set up for the refrigerated goods that makes it look like a broken down joke. The Dollar Tree Company could have made a better commitment to our neighborhood but I guess we’re not worth the effort. Too bad too because the staff is pretty nice and friendly and some of the areas are well stocked.

When it was on Imperial and 25th, here’s what my review was then: It’s a good location. But the store seems like one of the most ignored in the company. It’s a heap and a real insult by the corporation to our neighborhood. The regional manager or district manager, or whoever represents the corporation to the staff in the store, needs to step it up and provide to help and guidance to put the store back in order. It’s a mess inside and out. Most of the mom and pop stores in the neighborhood are tidy and well presented, but this place is a...