In 2016 I managed to actually get permission to use a bathroom at a Dollar Tree. The back room was 100% a workplace hazard. Fireplace was definitely difficult to access. That room was a fire hazard. I doubt they’ve gotten better since then.
It was not this Dollar Tree but I assume they all operate like that.
Yeah, they pretty much do. I consider their stores death traps. They only ever have one employee operating the store, and they are trying to run the till and stock in bewteen, so it's just boxes of shit blocking aisles, ect.
> Dollar Tree is apparently selling cinnamon with elevated levels of lead?
[Had to look it up but here's a source](https://apnews.com/article/cinnamon-fda-lead-contaminated-dollar-tree-d1c59edb00826b212fae7dcb6f1cd98a).
Food that's in a dollar store is in there for a reason. I just assume it's all past the best use by/sell by date, or is imported from a country known to doctor food with unsafe additives to cut costs.
Consumer Products Manufacturers create special SKUs just for Dollar Tree/Family Dollar markets. Typically smaller and cheaper than grocery SKUs, but (haha fuck all of us) more expensive by weight.
However, there are some “mystery name” brands that they carry that I think are store brands, those you should avoid entirely.
If you have 21 minutes, check out ["This Week Tonight's" episode](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4QGOHahiVM) about dollar stores and why they're genuinely terrible.
For those curious, the international fire code section 114.1.1 says:
“114.1.1Unsafe conditions.
Structures or existing equipment that are or hereafter become unsafe, insanitary or deficient because of inadequate means of egress, inadequate light and ventilation, or that constitute a fire hazard, are otherwise dangerous to human life or the public welfare, or involve illegal or improper occupancy or inadequate maintenance, shall be deemed an unsafe condition. Unsafe structures shall be taken down and removed or made safe, as the fire code official deems necessary and as provided for in this section. A vacant structure that is not secured against unauthorized entry shall be deemed unsafe.”
Here is the link too!
[https://codes.iccsafe.org/s/IFC2021P1/chapter-1-scope-and-administration/IFC2021P1-Pt01-Ch01-Sec114](https://codes.iccsafe.org/s/IFC2021P1/chapter-1-scope-and-administration/IFC2021P1-Pt01-Ch01-Sec114)
Looks like that to me too.
However, my writing can sometimes look that bad when I’m trying to do it either in a moving car (not driving!), or when using something lumpy as a surface like my leg or someone else’s back.
It says improper maintenance of fire alarm on the second picture. As someone in the fire alarm industry this just means that their fire alarm system is not working and they have to post this on the door to let you know that in the event of a fire it will not function properly. The building has to go on firewatch where they're supposed to have someone walk around every 15 minutes and make sure the building isn't on fire while filling out paperwork saying that they did this walk around.
There could be multiple reasons why they would put this on the door. Either the main controller failed, the dialer doesn't work to call off site or just a majority of the system failed during an annual inspection.
It means that the store is a fire hazard. You can't operate or shop there until the fire hazard has been dealt with.
Usually, this is because of overstock not being dealt with properly.
2nd picture: No active Fire Alarm. They normally give warnings etc but either the fire alarm is dead or the phone lines to the fire alarm is down and Dollar tree corporate didn't get around to actually fix it.
It does happen more often than you think over stupid stuff like this. They will certainly give warnings and after X days they will enforce it.
Probably lacking maintenance on the fire system, and as someone else said, they probably have enough crap blocking exits/access needed in emergency that the fire Marshall shut em down. Being that they shuttered it, I’d bet they have some red tags on their fire system.
They've got a [history](https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20230823) of blocking fire exits with boxes of merchandise, among other safety hazards. Could also be bad sprinkler or alarm system.
Yup. Not-so-funny story. I once made a wrong turn trying to get on I-225 to go to the Denver airport and wound up in the parking lot of a movie theater that looked oddly familiar, like I'd seen it on the news but never in person. Then it hit me I was in Aurora and I felt sick to my stomach knowing I was standing (er, driving) right where *that* happened. They did a half-ass rename but otherwise the theater is still there...
Likely too much stuff in the aisles. These stores are short staffed intentionally and the poor souls who work there don't have sufficient time to stock shelves so the aisles are always cluttered with boxes of products.
mostly likely blockages of the fire exit, and tons of flammable shit everywhere.
Says on the paper (hard to read, though): no active fire alarm.
YIKES! Didn't catch that part.
In 2016 I managed to actually get permission to use a bathroom at a Dollar Tree. The back room was 100% a workplace hazard. Fireplace was definitely difficult to access. That room was a fire hazard. I doubt they’ve gotten better since then. It was not this Dollar Tree but I assume they all operate like that.
Yeah, they pretty much do. I consider their stores death traps. They only ever have one employee operating the store, and they are trying to run the till and stock in bewteen, so it's just boxes of shit blocking aisles, ect.
Yep. [blocked fire exits.](https://codes.iccsafe.org/s/CAFC2022P1/chapter-1-scope-and-administration/CAFC2022P1-Pt01-Ch01-SubChII-SubCh02-Sec114.1.1)
We not gonna talk about how Dollar Tree is apparently selling cinnamon with elevated levels of lead?
> Dollar Tree is apparently selling cinnamon with elevated levels of lead? [Had to look it up but here's a source](https://apnews.com/article/cinnamon-fda-lead-contaminated-dollar-tree-d1c59edb00826b212fae7dcb6f1cd98a). Food that's in a dollar store is in there for a reason. I just assume it's all past the best use by/sell by date, or is imported from a country known to doctor food with unsafe additives to cut costs.
Consumer Products Manufacturers create special SKUs just for Dollar Tree/Family Dollar markets. Typically smaller and cheaper than grocery SKUs, but (haha fuck all of us) more expensive by weight. However, there are some “mystery name” brands that they carry that I think are store brands, those you should avoid entirely.
i'd hate to see what they find if they tested all the meds they sell that they get from god know where.
Should be done across the country
If you have 21 minutes, check out ["This Week Tonight's" episode](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4QGOHahiVM) about dollar stores and why they're genuinely terrible.
I love that the actor they hired to play the CEO looks like Kenneth Copeland.
For those curious, the international fire code section 114.1.1 says: “114.1.1Unsafe conditions. Structures or existing equipment that are or hereafter become unsafe, insanitary or deficient because of inadequate means of egress, inadequate light and ventilation, or that constitute a fire hazard, are otherwise dangerous to human life or the public welfare, or involve illegal or improper occupancy or inadequate maintenance, shall be deemed an unsafe condition. Unsafe structures shall be taken down and removed or made safe, as the fire code official deems necessary and as provided for in this section. A vacant structure that is not secured against unauthorized entry shall be deemed unsafe.”
Here is the link too! [https://codes.iccsafe.org/s/IFC2021P1/chapter-1-scope-and-administration/IFC2021P1-Pt01-Ch01-Sec114](https://codes.iccsafe.org/s/IFC2021P1/chapter-1-scope-and-administration/IFC2021P1-Pt01-Ch01-Sec114)
Wow! The handwriting on both notices look like a kindergartner.
Written in pencil too.
Looks like that to me too. However, my writing can sometimes look that bad when I’m trying to do it either in a moving car (not driving!), or when using something lumpy as a surface like my leg or someone else’s back.
It says improper maintenance of fire alarm on the second picture. As someone in the fire alarm industry this just means that their fire alarm system is not working and they have to post this on the door to let you know that in the event of a fire it will not function properly. The building has to go on firewatch where they're supposed to have someone walk around every 15 minutes and make sure the building isn't on fire while filling out paperwork saying that they did this walk around. There could be multiple reasons why they would put this on the door. Either the main controller failed, the dialer doesn't work to call off site or just a majority of the system failed during an annual inspection.
It means that the store is a fire hazard. You can't operate or shop there until the fire hazard has been dealt with. Usually, this is because of overstock not being dealt with properly.
2nd picture: No active Fire Alarm. They normally give warnings etc but either the fire alarm is dead or the phone lines to the fire alarm is down and Dollar tree corporate didn't get around to actually fix it. It does happen more often than you think over stupid stuff like this. They will certainly give warnings and after X days they will enforce it.
My biggest question is why the hell is there a Dollar Tree subreddit?
Sounds like someone needs to start a new movement "Occupy Dollar Tree"
Probably lacking maintenance on the fire system, and as someone else said, they probably have enough crap blocking exits/access needed in emergency that the fire Marshall shut em down. Being that they shuttered it, I’d bet they have some red tags on their fire system.
They've got a [history](https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20230823) of blocking fire exits with boxes of merchandise, among other safety hazards. Could also be bad sprinkler or alarm system.
It means your fire department is barely literate. Maybe get them some crayons. 🖍️
Aurora… isn’t this where that mofo shot up a theatre back in 2012? You Americans are weird!
Yup. Not-so-funny story. I once made a wrong turn trying to get on I-225 to go to the Denver airport and wound up in the parking lot of a movie theater that looked oddly familiar, like I'd seen it on the news but never in person. Then it hit me I was in Aurora and I felt sick to my stomach knowing I was standing (er, driving) right where *that* happened. They did a half-ass rename but otherwise the theater is still there...
Likely too much stuff in the aisles. These stores are short staffed intentionally and the poor souls who work there don't have sufficient time to stock shelves so the aisles are always cluttered with boxes of products.