# The truth about 99¢ Only Stores **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 13, 2009, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truth-about-99-only-stores/502884 "2009-07-13T18:39:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2009, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truth-about-99-only-stores/502884/41 "2009-07-15T15:50:25Z")
> [@Pyper](#): > > I thought the truth about 99 cent stores was that they charge you 99 cents for a can of beans you could buy at Ralph’s for 49 cents. The comparison is inapt. Are you willing to pay for Ralph’s brand beans when you can chose from several solid walls of Ranch Riders (both regular and bar-b-que flavors), stacked five feet high, or Quality Select (two to a package)? And when will Ralph’s ever stock matching Dukes of Hazard finger and toe nail clippers; pink clip-on ties (in size small and extra large only); Surf ‘n’ Sun bubblegum flavored lipgloss; 12-Piece String of Glowing Plastic Chilis; or a digital egg timer which plays a popular tune when your egg is ready (battery not included)? > [@Mahaloth](#): > > Oh, and stop whining about the extra penny! Read up on Uganda or Darfur and \*then \*complain! Marguerita Nakoli begged Idi Amin to allow dollar stores the option of reducing their wares to 99¢, so that the people could more easily afford Play Time mini badminton rackets (for indoor fun), Martha Stewart reversible Expert Chef aprons, combination soap dish/toothbrush holders with suction cups for convenient placement, or three-season natural wood spice racks with potpourri included? Amin refused her request. Need I go on? The time to press our cause is now. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truth-about-99-only-stores/502884.md?page=2)