Shoppers Upset with Dollar Tree Raising Prices: ‘I Don’t Think It’s Right’

REPORTER 1 And you ░░░░░░░░ likely have to start ░░░░░░░░ more than a dollar ░░░░░░░░ most products at the ░░░░░░░░ Tree REPORTER 2 The ░░░░░░░░ chain says it has ░░░░░░░░ choice but to raise ░░░░░░░░ this year Consumer reporter ░░░░░░░░ Matarese shows us how ░░░░░░░░ more you might soon ░░░░░░░░ and how shoppers are ░░░░░░░░ so you don t ░░░░░░░░ your money MATARESE One ░░░░░░░░ the last true dollar ░░░░░░░░ Dollar Tree is about ░░░░░░░░ give in to inflation ░░░░░░░░ rising shipping costs and ░░░░░░░░ longtime shoppers are not ░░░░░░░░ about it indiscernible Davenport ░░░░░░░░ been shopping Dollar Tree ░░░░░░░░ years We found her ░░░░░░░░ up UNKNOWN Some paper ░░░░░░░░ and some birthday cards ░░░░░░░░ At a time when ░░░░░░░░ greeting cards can cost ░░░░░░░░ here they re still ░░░░░░░░ dollar As are wrapping ░░░░░░░░ and gift bags food ░░░░░░░░ d cor even Halloween ░░░░░░░░ Christmas items UNKNOWN I ░░░░░░░░ t think it s ░░░░░░░░ for them to raise ░░░░░░░░ prices You go in ░░░░░░░░ to get for a ░░░░░░░░ then they tell you ░░░░░░░░ s 1 50 are ░░░░░░░░ going to change all ░░░░░░░░ signs MATARESE The good ░░░░░░░░ is that not everything ░░░░░░░░ the store is heading ░░░░░░░░ Dollar Tree says it ░░░░░░░░ to raise prices on ░░░░░░░░ items to 1 25 ░░░░░░░░ 1 50 It will ░░░░░░░░ convert parts of many ░░░░░░░░ to Dollar Tree Plus ░░░░░░░░ with prices as high ░░░░░░░░ 5 It really shouldn ░░░░░░░░ come as a surprise ░░░░░░░░ you ve been to ░░░░░░░░ hardware store grocery store ░░░░░░░░ store lately Prices are ░░░░░░░░ everywhere because of higher ░░░░░░░░ material and shipping costs ░░░░░░░░ 2 I m surprised ░░░░░░░░ hasn t happened sooner ░░░░░░░░ the way things are ░░░░░░░░ Claudia indiscernible says Dollar ░░░░░░░░ items will still be ░░░░░░░░ value at 1 50 ░░░░░░░░ 2 I think people ░░░░░░░░ be okay with it ░░░░░░░░ indiscernible had hoped it ░░░░░░░░ hold out UNKNOWN 3 ░░░░░░░░ s why we go ░░░░░░░░ because it s a ░░░░░░░░ MATARESE Not 1 50 ░░░░░░░░ 3 Not 1 50 ░░░░░░░░ dollar.”