dollar store
(historical) A government-owned shop in Cuba that sold goods mainly to foreigners and solely in exchange for hard currency.
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That’s what happens when you hand out dollar store peace prize trophies.
The gym I went to had a bowl of dollar store earbuds on the front counter, and if you came in without yours, you just bought another pair for a dollar.
Do it! There's so many good tutorials out there, I'm sure you'll find what you need. I got this kit from my local equivalent of a dollar store!
What's up with Dollar Store Thor in the back-left corner?
No, _you_ just drove to the dollar store to buy two bags of candy, then sat in your car in the parking lot and ate those two bags of candy. Also... I... am.. _Cornholio_....
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(historical) A government-owned shop in Cuba that sold goods mainly to foreigners and solely in exchange for hard currency.
“What's up with Dollar Store Thor in the back-left corner?”
— Bluesky· May 2026“No, _you_ just drove to the dollar store to buy two bags of candy, then sat in your car in the parking lot and ate those two bags of candy. Also... I... am.. _Cornholio_....”
— Bluesky· May 2026“🚨 Emergency Preparedness Week myth #2: Getting prepared is expensive. ✅ Reality: Getting prepared doesn’t have to cost much. You can even put together an emergency kit with items from the dollar store or around the house – like this one.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“watching Stay (2005) and I'm like whoa dollar store Chreon. I love depressed Ryan Gosling character, good flavor yippee”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Presenting this weird Nick Wilde/Jack from Beastars hybrid I found on a dollar store greeting card”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(US, and, Canada) A retail store selling inexpensive items, especially one in which all items have a price of one dollar. (The latter type, whose name has the literal meaning, were formerly common and are now rare.).
“That’s what happens when you hand out dollar store peace prize trophies.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The gym I went to had a bowl of dollar store earbuds on the front counter, and if you came in without yours, you just bought another pair for a dollar.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Do it! There's so many good tutorials out there, I'm sure you'll find what you need. I got this kit from my local equivalent of a dollar store!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Good news: I found my dollar store hair straightener that is quite possibly old enough to make an account here if it was alive! Its for crafting :) Bad news: the curtains I'm turning into pants dont melt so making sure these things don't fray to death is gonna be harder.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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