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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: rayvt 🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Dealraker made a point worth contemplating: "
Date: 09/23/23 10:02 PM
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I am not a fan of the DG business model (selling unhealthy food to poor people), and so would never consider investing in DG. I have never been inside a DG, but have been to Family Dollar and Kmart stores that probably are similar. The Family Dollar and Kmart stores I visited are now closed, and have been replaced by higher quality stores. This reinforces my reluctance to even consider a DG investment.


We here are not the main clientele of Dollar stores. It's rather weird to think that just because we (you) turn up our (your) nose at Dollar stores that they are a failing business.

How the heck do you imagine that, for example, Dollar Tree manages to stay in business? Clearly they have plenty of customers. Even if none of their customers own hundreds of shares of Berkshire Hathaway.

I would suspect that even multi-billionare WEB shops at DG & DT & FD occasionally.

Thought that all the DG posts got moved over to the DG board.
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This community has written 21,448 posts about Berkshire Hathaway. The article-length ones it recommended most:
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