Dollar Tree became a fan-favorite store over the years due to its remarkably low price point of—you guessed it—$1. But in 2021, the company shocked shoppers across the U.S. by raising the prices on most of its items by 25 cents. Some customers even said that the dollar store chain’s decision to raise prices left them feeling “sick to their stomachs,” according to Insider. Now, the company is back in the spotlight again for all the wrong reasons. A group of shoppers are outraged—and they’re threatening a boycott. Read on to find out what has some customers so upset.
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Dollar Tree Inc. doesn’t only operate low-price stores in its own name. It also owns Family Dollar after acquiring the brand in 2015, and a number of Family Dollar stores were just at the center of an investigation by…