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Old 02-19-2015, 03:18 PM
 
Location: 53179
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The dollar trees in Chicago is all over, even in poor areas and you can always take the cta, which most poor people do.
But yea, they are not very warm. More suited for milder winters.
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Old 02-19-2015, 03:27 PM
 
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Oh, they are warm. Actually, We've ditched couple hundred worth of gloves/hats and just use the ones from DollarTree, as they consume maybe 25% of the volume of the regular ones in your pocket and still keep you warm for up to two hours outside. Which is plenty for a walk to school.

Yes, you can't go on an 8-hour hike into the woods in them. You probably would not build an igloo in them either (though a snowman works just fine). But you can't beat the $1 price and minimum volume in your pocket.

~3 yrs ago, when there was this second worst blizzard in Chicago, and I went out for a walk by the lake in blizzard conditions, I had the $1 gloves from DollarTree and they were just fine for those two hours. So, I reckon they should be good for ~30-40 minute walk to school.

Certainly beats having the hands bare and enjoying the potential frostbite...
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Old 02-19-2015, 11:13 PM
 
Location: Lincoln Park, Chicago
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Dollar stores are most prevalent in poor areas.
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Old 02-20-2015, 09:26 AM
 
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Dollar stores are most prevalent in poor areas.
That's why they only have one dollar store in the entire north shore.
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Old 02-20-2015, 10:57 AM
 
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Amazing how much people who live in middle income/wealthy areas know about poor areas they rarely visit. Amazing!
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Old 02-20-2015, 11:19 AM
 
Location: Chicago
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Yeah, it's real hard to type "dollar store" into Google Maps.
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Old 02-20-2015, 11:24 AM
 
Location: Lincoln Park, Chicago
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Amazing how much people who live in middle income/wealthy areas know about poor areas they rarely visit. Amazing!
Are you seriously saying there aren't many dollars stores in poor areas?
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Old 02-20-2015, 12:38 PM
 
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OK. I googled. There are 27 Dollar trees within 20 miles of 60653 (some are in the suburbs not in the city). 10 seem to be on the south side. There are also 10 Family Dollar Stores within a 50 mile radius of the city. That still doesn't mean they are easily accessible to families living in those neighborhoods.
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Old 02-20-2015, 05:24 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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yeah because Dollar Tree hats and gloves make all the difference. A lot of poor kids don't have adequate boots or coats or long underwear. They probably live in neighborhoods were the sidewalks aren't necessarily well shoveled. The schools were closed on days when the HIGHS were near zero and the temps at going to school time was likely below zero. Some skinny 8 yr old kid without a good coat or boots would freeze solid in the time it took to get to school on days like that.
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Old 02-20-2015, 07:32 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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yeah because Dollar Tree hats and gloves make all the difference. A lot of poor kids don't have adequate boots or coats or long underwear. They probably live in neighborhoods were the sidewalks aren't necessarily well shoveled. The schools were closed on days when the HIGHS were near zero and the temps at going to school time was likely below zero. Some skinny 8 yr old kid without a good coat or boots would freeze solid in the time it took to get to school on days like that.
Then that kid can stay home. Do we have to close the entire school district because some outlier parents lack the rudimentary resourcefulness to make sure their kids are properly dressed? Why are we accommodating those parents instead of sending the DCFS in to figure out what the hell is going on in their household? Is poverty something so brand-new around here that we just now had to start closing schools even when the transportation infrastructure is operating at full pace just because it's cold out?
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