DOLLAR DEPRESSION
DOLLAR DEPRESSION
📍 SCENE: The crew pulls up to a dollar store after realizing they broke as hell from the hospital bill.
🟩 GU: Aight, niggas, we shopping at the dollar store today.
🟥 MG: Man, why we even here? I thought we were rich.
🟨 OV: Nigga, the IRS took half our money, then healthcare took the rest. We broke as hell.
🟩 GU: Shit, I ain't gonna lie, I used to shop here all the time. Dollar stores lowkey clutch.
🟨 OV: Nigga, until you actually need something important.
🟥 MG: Fr, nigga, have you ever seen a working dollar store flashlight?
🟩 GU: Nigga, them bitches got a lifespan of 30 seconds.
🟨 OV: Ayo, why everything in here look off-brand as hell?
🟥 MG: Nigga, look at these cereal boxes!
🟩 GU: Bruh, why the fuck is ‘Fruit Loops’ spelled ‘Froot Oops’?
🟨 OV: Nigga, look at this one: ‘Captain Munch.’ That ain’t no fucking Cap’n Crunch!
🟥 MG: Nigga, that’s Lieutenant Snack.
🟩 GU: I swear these niggas just making up brands in the back room.
🟨 OV: Bruh, every bottle of soda here is a lawsuit waiting to happen.
🟥 MG: Nigga, look! It’s not Mountain Dew, it’s ‘Hill Mist!’
🟩 GU: Nigga, Hill Mist sound like a deodorant.
🟥 MG: Fr, this ain't Sprite, nigga, this is ‘Lymon Bubbly.’
🟨 OV: Man, this shit look sketchy as fuck, but let’s grab some snacks.
CUT TO: The Checkout
🟩 GU: Aight, I got some chips, a drink, and some batteries. Should be like $3, right?
🟥 MG: Yeah, ‘Dollar Store’ my ass. Watch this shit come out to $15.
🟨 OV: Fr, they be false advertising. Ain't nothing a dollar in this bitch no more.
👩💼 Cashier: Alright! Your total is… $17.89!
🟩 GU: NIGGA, FOR WHAT?!
🟥 MG: Nigga, we at Dollar General, not Gucci.
🟨 OV: Nah, run that receipt.
RECEIPT BREAKDOWN:
‘Hill Mist’ (1 bottle) – $3.50
‘Cheezy Squares’ (1 bag) – $2.99
Dollar Store Batteries (4 pack, guaranteed to die in 10 minutes) – $5.99
‘Miscellaneous Fee’ – $1.50
‘Dollar Store Inflation Charge’ – $2.00
‘What You Gon’ Do About It’ Tax – $1.91
🟩 GU: Nigga, why y’all charging me for ‘Miscellaneous’?! What the fuck is miscellaneous?
👩💼 Cashier: We don’t know! It’s just… there.
🟥 MG: Nigga, what’s the ‘What You Gon’ Do About It’ Tax?
👩💼 Cashier: Exactly what it sounds like.
🟨 OV: Nigga, they robbing you in broad daylight.
🟩 GU: Man, fuck it. Let me just tap my card.
DECLINED!
🟩 GU: Ayo, wtf?
👩💼 Cashier: Oop! It says you’re broke. Try again!
🟩 GU: NIGGA, DON’T ANNOUNCE THAT!
🟥 MG: Damn, nigga, you got denied at the DOLLAR STORE?!
🟨 OV: Nigga, that’s rock bottom.
👩💼 Cashier: Do you wanna put some items back?
🟩 GU: Nigga, at this point, take it all back.
🟥 MG: Bruh, we need to leave before we end up financing some Hill Mist.
They walk out the store, defeated.
🟨 OV: Man, why we even come here?
🟥 MG: I swear, dollar stores only exist for niggas who don’t read receipts.
🟩 GU: Bruh, next time we shopping at Walmart. At least them niggas don’t lie.