August 28, 2025 at 6:47 am

Dollar Tree’s Method For Getting Customer Service Makes Us Think Maybe They’re A Little Too Budget

by Ben Auxier

The checkout counter at a Dollar General

TikTok/jaimelisk

Obviously Dollar Tree and similar stores are places you go for cheap stuff.

But sometimes the cheapness bleeds into the checkout process, like in this video from TikTok user @jaimelisk:

The checkout counter at a Dollar General

TikTok/jaimelisk

As the customer approaches the checkout line, we see a cardboard sign that reads “please tap the (pav?) for cashier.”

The checkout counter at a Dollar General

TikTok/jaimelisk

Ooooooh, PAN!

The checkout counter at a Dollar General

TikTok/jaimelisk

The cherry on top is that it doesn’t even make much of a sound.

@jaimelisk

The “here I come” 🫶🏼🥹 #newfavstore #dollartree #dollartreediys #tingting #fypシ #fyp

♬ original sound – Jaime Lisk

Apparently they’re all weird like this.

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Like, what?

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It gets better, though:

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WHY NOT A BELL, THO?

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I’m going to be pondering this bell policy for the rest of my natural life.

If you liked that story, check out this video about a Dollar Store cashier who has had it with customers who argue over $4 products.