Ways people can tell you bought their Christmas present at the dollar store.

Well, to start with, its probably a pink metal flamingo, or a growing beast key-chain or some other random item. Not to mention, it will probably break with in five minutes of being exposed to the natural air. And when the cashier lady is checking you out (no, not personally), the item breaks in her hand, but she quickly says, would you like a new one, and you reply, "no", as afterall, it is only a dollar and it's not worth the calorie-burning exhilaration that only comes by running to the back of the store and digging through the heaps of incredibly diverse thing-a-ma-bobs (that is from Little Mermaid, in case you were wondering) until you find the perfect inanimate object the comes to life when you lay eyes on it. You also have to stand in line for a half an hour because everyone else is doing their Christmas shopping there, but there's only 2 cashiers, though there's 10 checkout stands. (this fact is due to the low price of their items... as their net growth is not high enough to sustain other workers). They also are one of the few stores where they have signs that read, "We have Million Dollar Brands!" Not to mention, the McDonald kid toys last longer and are less expensive.