Whether you're a longtime Dollar Tree shopper or just popping in to check out the store for the first time, there's a chance you'll find yourself wondering how everything in your cart somehow adds up ...

There was a time when shopping at a dollar store had to be a cloak-and-dagger operation; duck in, duck out, no eye contact, and not a word about it to anyone. It wasn't just highbrow nonsense, either.

Social media's abuzz on sneaky price increases at Dollar Tree stores. See how much it may cost to shop there this holiday.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Shannon Carr, founder of non-profit Isaiah 55, Inc., about rising prices at dollar stores and what they mean for the low-income community she helps in Ohio. Dollar stores ...