I think the 99 Cent store should be considered one the Seven Wonders of the World. I guess that'll make it the Eight Wonders of the World. We need to bump off one of them. How about the Golden Gate Bridge? It'll get you across some water, but it won;t get you a 24 pack of socks for 99 cents.
How is that possible? 24 pairs of socks for 99 Cents? Don;t goods have to be manufactured, transported, and stored? Doesn't that cost money? You can't just put a some bananas or calendars in a Star Trek thing and then beam it up to aisle zero of the 99 Cent Store in Los Angeles.
And even if you can, what about materials? In the rest of the world, they cost a lot of money. Where does the 99 Cent Store get its food and cotton? Are they growing bananas out of last year's Jonas Brothers calendars? How else can they sell a 48 pack of bananas for 99 cents?
It's not even like they're trying to undercut their competition. In the retailing world, if Wal Mart sells soemthing for $10, Target tries to sell it for $9--and then if they do, Wal_Mart considers selling it for $8. But the 99 Cent Store is selling goods for 99% less than its competitors. "$10? O yeah. 10 for 99 Cents!" It doesn't need another bidder. It's competing with itself.
The head of the 99 Cent store must be the craziest person in human history. He's trying to lower the price of his socks and bananas right now.
Can you imagine what it would be like to have him as a father? Just imagine him as Neil Amrstrong's father. "How's work?" "Good. We made it to the moon." "The moon? That's it?" "Dad. No ones ever made it past the moon." "Well, someone will at asome point. DO you want to be known as the asshole who only made it to the moon?"
So that's the 99 Cent Store. Whoever's in charge there should be King of America.