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When the pandemic hit, I switched my shopping almost exclusively to Dollar General, because despite the slightly higher prices compared to Walmart (sometimes) and Aldi (almost always), the number of customers in the store was always pretty light at any one time. I did still have to go to one of those places for things I couldn't get there (premium cheeses, premium meats). But, that became a once a month outing at most versus my weekly shopping trip, which turned from 20-30 minutes to 10 minutes in total, with less exposure to other humans. I honestly believe the Dollar General may have saved my health as far as COVID exposure risk goes.