I had a very disappointing experience at this Family Dollar location (6438 Sackett Street,…read morePhiladelphia, PA). My minor son made a small purchase using a $10 bill and was given back eight dollars and 21 pennies -- shortchanging him by 75 cents. When I returned to the store minutes later to resolve the issue, the cashier (who claimed to be the manager) admitted he had no coins and said it was "my fault" for not sending my child with exact change. Rather than apologizing or offering a fair solution -- like rounding the change or returning the full $10 -- I was left to argue over 75 cents. I returned the item and only received $1.25 back, meaning the store still kept some of our money. This is completely unacceptable, especially from a large corporation that should be equipped to handle basic cash transactions. The service was slow (one cashier, long lines), the attitude was dismissive, and the resolution was unfair. Marginalized communities deserve better treatment and respect -- not to be nickel-and-dimed and blamed for the store's lack of proper resources. Very disappointing.

I was in the store today 5/11/2020 around 1:30 pm I was purchasing one item total came to $3.24 I…read moreswipe my card the lady cashier said it said transaction duplicate. I was like ok let me check my account that's weird and right in front of her I open the app of my bank account and yet $3.24 was right there posting as a pending item meaning the transaction did went through I asked her for a receipt where it said decline or duplicated or whatever so I can show my bank in case the $3.24 charge doesn't drop from my account. She started yelling at me and told me to "get the fuck out of the store" that she refuse now to sell me anything and that I was probably just bored of being at home and I was seeing things on my account that's are not there (literally calling me crazy) while I was showing her my bank account. Are you kidding me? I told her that was wrong. I was only asking for a receipt of something since I did swipe my card and my bank account clearly shows that a transaction from today 5/11/20 for $3.24 was in fact debited. I did not deserve to be yelled at or refuse service I hope management do something about it

We were so close after IKEA that we stopped in…read more Same fun selection as years past - toys, pool floats, stationery, phone accessories, tees, makeup - you name it! With TOY STORY 5 around the corner - some good merch - cute flip flops, baseball hat, etc. My daughter got some cute stuff from shows and games that she fancies. I just got a pop socket for my cell.

I mean, these store are really growing on me. It's like someone with a very specific sense of…read morequirky humor opened a gag/junk store. Weird candies, toys, gag gifts. Tons of weirdo items for kids.

First know this is an OLD warehouse. it's not a fancy place…read more I'm not sure if it's a pop up holiday place or if it's here all year (we only come durning xmas time). If you are looking for a ton of holiday decoration choices at a really reasonable price then this the place for you. We come here for lights and misc items. We have always found what we are looking for at this store. Tons of parking Santa is usually here.

Total dump. Old filthy dirty overpriced junk. When the father was alive and they were located at…read moreJackson and Swanson it's is was the best Christmas Decorating shopping experience next to Gudios. Now it's just a total waste of time.

If you're thinking... - Come on now, no one deserves 5…read morestars. It's not like a steak dinner, great bottle of wine, or an amazing hotel. - ...then stop and think about the following: how much money would I save save if I saved a penny doubled each day from the prior day for an entire year. While you do that new thinking we are going to talk about why this store deserves 5 stars. Let's face it, value is why we go. Their inventory for such a small foot print of a store is amazing and for the most part the items match the value. But there are somethings in this store that exceed value. These guys crush HomeDepot, Lowes, Rite Aid, and Wallgreens for some items. Which items? I'm not going to tell you the items I think are gems because I'm going there today and I don't want to find they have no more of X because of this review. :-) Plus I don't want them to know and raise the price on my fav's. But here are a few items that I've purchased over the years that I love. Exhibit A.) I needed new carpet for stairs from the main floor to the second floor. So no one would slip and fall I pulled up the 12 year old carpet and padding. Know what's under your carpet and padding? Years of Out of sight, out of mind hack jobs from the past. The stairs looked a hot mess. While in Dollar Value after pulling up the carpet I saw their large spooled carpet (runners.) After running home to measure and running back to the store I purchased enough of one of the carpets spooled up to cover my stairs. I love it. I changed how the stairs look just to match the carpet that I liked. (see photo) Exhibit B.) Everyone in South Philadelphia loves when the sun comes up over the horizon and house roofs into their bedrooms. When that happens we all know to get up and get out to our backyards and collect the eggs from the chickens. NOT! I don't know one South Philadelphian who loves getting up in the morning (besides me.) And they hate that fireball streaming into their bedrooms. I've seen blackout curtains purchased by previous roommates. They didn't do squat to blackout anything. When a roommate moved out I decided to purchase blackout curtains from Dollar Value. I thought they're not going to work so might as well buy something that at least looks nicer than what the old roommate purchased and left for me to throw away. So I bought blackout curtains, hung them, pulled them closed, and HOLY SMOKES THEY WORK AS STATED! The only way to get it any darker would be to use brick to cover the windows or close my eyes and LOOSELY put a pillow over my face. They even worked WAY BETTER than the stuff previous roommate purchased someplace else. They worked so well that I purchased another set of curtains for all the bedrooms. And since I wanted to do curtain pullbacks... Exhibit C.) I purchased the circular curtain pullbacks where you insert a provided rod to hold the curtain tight. (see photo for curtain and gold curtain pullback.) You will find great everyday items and great unique items to change up your life and home. Oh and the staff if extremely friendly and helpful. Say hello and ask nicely and they will help you. They will help you if you don't say hello and probably will help you if you're rude, but why would you want to ruin someone else's day? They didn't make your day terrible. They are really nice so if you have or had a disagreement with them then it's definitely you and not them. Five Stars and well work the walk to the store and a walk home carrying full bags of things I need. - jga Any type-o's or grammatical errors in this review proves I am human, I make mistakes, and I am not a perfectionist. :-)

Yeah, they have a little bit of everything, but the prices are not that different from Walmart…read more Stores kinda cluttered and trying to exchange [even according to their policy] is like pulling teeth. They always have a excuse not to honor that policy.

I visited this Dollar Tree solely to purchase food items to get me through the weekend while in the…read morecity of Philadelphia. Things like cereal, water, nutrition drinks and snacks I could eat rather than what is available at my hotel, which we all know are ridiculous in price. Another item I needed was toothpaste which is an item I purchase on a regular basis from Dollar Tree. Needless to say, I was grateful that this location was a little over 1/2 of a mile away from my hotel in South Philadelphia. With it being near closing time, the atmosphere felt lifeless at this location. And I must point out that I was very disgusted at the appearance of the aisles and shelves because items appeared ransacked, and some items were on the floor. I have never seen a Dollar Tree look like this and I have been to many. I had an issue of my ankle being in slight pain, so an item that ended up on my radar to purchase was an ankle compression supporter to ease the pain on my ankle while running Independence Broad Street Run. I find myself amazed at what I can find at Dollar Tree and an ankle compression supporter is one of those things. And its quality is just as good as one sold at a much higher shopping chain. To go along with compressing my ankle pain, I found and purchased a Cold & Hot - Extra Strength Medicated Patch which I looked more as for easing post run pain. Purchasing the Extra Strength Medicated Patch was beneficial because not only was I able to place a patch on my ankle, but one on my sprained neck as well which I felt oddly into Independence Broad Street Run. Mixed in with the ransacked items on-shelf, I was fortunate enough to find a small travel sized tube of Crest gum detoxify deep clean toothpaste, which was not my ideal choice, but it was acceptable. Now I have been buying large bottles of water from Dollar Tree for some time now. Because it has my preferred brands in stock like Alkaline, Aquafina, Dasani, Eternal, LifeWTR, and even Alka 65 which keep me purchasing consistently. I felt as though this location did not have many choices available, but I did find a satisfying purified water brand shelved. There were plentiful cereal options stocked, but to go along with the many options of cereal, there was no shelf stable milk available. Its lifespan, price, and carton size works for me in comparison to buying milk out of supermarket stores. With there being no shelf stable milk available, I ended up settling for Modern Pantry Almond plant-based beverage which I felt at the time was the next best thing to shelf stable milk. And it came in a similar container as shelf stable milk and its taste. Wow! Fruit & Grain Bars are an item that I continuously purchase from Dollar Tree because they work perfectly as a snack, with 140 calories per serving in each bar. Since I could not find the things I needed for cereal, I purchased a box as something I could eat to satisfy those hunger moments during my weekend. And there were plentiful options to choose from that were shelved at this location. In spite of being a regular Dollar Tree customer, I have never once encountered Bubly burst sparkling water beverages, so I admired the flavors prior to hopping in line. And in the process, I ended up grabbing flavors triple berry, and watermelon lime. Whether it be for the purchase of cereal, water, toothpaste, nutrition drinks or even snack foods, Dollar Tree continues to be a place where I spend on a regular basis. Happy shopping, and blessings to all that have stumbled upon and read this review. ~ Count your blessings. ~ Thomas G

Store cleanliness and staff have greatly improved in the past year or so. Increasing rating…read moreaccordingly

There are some great fines in the store. The prices are absolutely right and the selection is huge…read more The cashier I had was so nice

Staff is very helpful. Inventory is excellent. Several high-end products at great prices.read more

Convenient location, cheap stuff, almost always end up leaving with more stuff then I intended to…read morepurchase. $10 minimum required for card. Only issue I had is that the second time I came into this store (I was coming from class so I still had my backpack on), the worker at the jewelry counter told me to put my bag down. I explained to him that I had my laptop in my bag and did not feel comfortable leaving it there. He proceeded to follow me around the store (not so subtle) as if I was going to steal something. I was very offended. There were other people in the store that had bags on and they were not accosted. So I can only assume I was being racially profiled. I ended up calling the store after I left and talking to the owner. She apologized profusely and I was satisfied with her apology.

Lots of great cheap stuff for cheap. You know it's cheap so just choose wisely. I got a basic…read morehammer for a buck when I needed one, I just knew to immediately reinforce it with duct tape before it became a 2-peice hammer. Yes. So, every time I forget I don't have a hammer, screw driver, light bulb, party-balloon, jump rope, notebook, pliers, tupperware, rug, metal wool or other sadly mundane or abruptly bizarre yet suddenly very important household object, I go get one for around a buck or two at this deceptively huge not-walmart.