I thought from the beginning this is a great ALT. Just thought the children will not connect with price in terms of USD or other fiat money. No more penny candy for us, sad. Now the kids want more than I would spend on myself. I speak again with three girls in my house, they love the dollar store! It will take time for us believers for it to adapt. I am with it all the way, I just wonder if we can not incorporate with the store some smaller priced items. I know that we can buy wholesale, little candy's or toys - add them to the store with a calculated cost s/h, make a little profit and reinvest. I can tell you a cheap toy will do better than a coffee mug. As we refocus to older children we offer more age appropriate items, hence they will start to save the Piggy. Just an idea to keep growth. I would also be willing to contribute to those smaller wholesale purchases, life is that cycle small to big.