The creator's relatable content as a busy mom of eight, combined with the appeal of finding good deals at a budget-friendly store like Dollar General, likely resonated with viewers. The clear display of purchased items and the mention of savings also contributed to its success.
Summary
The creator goes to Dollar General to buy back-to-school snacks. She highlights various deals and purchases including Little Debbie snacks, Goldfish, Cheez-Its, Quaker Chewy granola bars, Lance crackers, and Oreo cookies, spending a total of $61.
Structure
1Introduction and purpose of the shopping trip
2Highlighting deals on various snack brands
3Purchasing Little Debbie Honey Buns
4
Original caption
61 dollars later and dollar general has great sales #fyp #mom #sahm #theparnellfamily #parnell
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Buying Goldfish and Cheez-It crackers
5Selecting Quaker Chewy granola bars and Lance crackers
6Showing the final haul and total cost
Product placement
Dollar General: a retail store that sells a wide variety of goods, including snacks. It ACTS as the location for the shopping trip. Removing it would change the video's setting. Little Debbie: a brand of snack cakes and cookies. It ACTS as a product being purchased. Removing it would change the items in the cart. Honey Buns: a type of snack cake made by Little Debbie. It ACTS as a product being purchased. Removing it would change the items in the cart. Goldfish: a brand of snack crackers. It ACTS as a product being purchased. Removing it would change the items in the cart. Cheez-It: a brand of cheese crackers. It ACTS as a product being purchased. Removing it would change the items in the cart. Cheez-It Snap'd: a type of cracker made by Cheez-It. It ACTS as a product being purchased. Removing it would change the items in the cart. Quaker Chewy: a brand of granola bars. It ACTS as a product being purchased. Removing it would change the items in the cart. Lance: a brand of snack crackers. It ACTS as a product being purchased. Removing it would change the items in the cart. Nekot: a type of snack cracker made by Lance. It ACTS as a product being purchased. Removing it would change the items in the cart. Oreo: a brand of cookie. It ACTS as a product being purchased. Removing it would change the items in the cart.
On-screen text
Come with me to dollar general for back to school snacks as a 26yr sahm of 8
Transcript
00:01 Come with me 00:01 to do some 00:03 back to school snack shopping. 00:05 After Dollar General. 00:06 So I've never really 00:07 bought much snacks here, 00:09 you know, at the Dollar General, 00:10 unless it's like candy and stuff like that. 00:12 But a lot of you guys were telling me 00:13 that they do have a bunch of deals 00:15 and their stuff is cheaper. 00:17 So I'm going to go ahead 00:18 and give it a try. 00:19 School starts 00:20 Monday. 00:21 I still have to head over to Sam's, 00:23 but I want to literally see 00:25 what I could get here 00:27 before I head over that way. 00:29 We need a cart. 00:31 This guy's playing with me. 00:32 I'm gonna start off 00:33 with these bad boys. 00:34 They're $10 for 18 baggies. 00:36 That does not seem bad at all. 00:38 Little Debbie snacks are two for $6. 00:40 My kids love Honey Buns, 00:41 so I'm gonna get one of these. 00:42 Some brownie. 00:43 I'm gonna get 00:44 two packs of these Goldfish. 00:46 They have a bunch of sales going on 00:47 right now. 00:48 That's not bad at all. 00:50 I'm trying 00:51 to see 00:52 I'm gonna grab 00:53 three of these 00:54 and put these in sip all baggies. 00:55 I got these two juices. 00:56 They were like 125 00:58 each. 00:59 They have these lunchables for a dollar. 01:00 I got eight of them. 01:01 Fruit flavored snacks. 01:02 You buy two, 01:03 get one free. 01:04 And that's not bad 01:05 at all. 01:06 They each bring 10 pouches. 01:07 So I'm gonna grab two of the Scooby Doo 01:08 and actually, I'm gonna grab 01:09 one Scooby 01:10 and one Minecraft. 01:11 And then 01:12 one Moana. 01:13 Let's do one more. 01:14 I'm not gonna lie, 01:15 I'm actually very excited 01:16 about these sales 01:17 because 01:18 that's 01:19 freaking amazing. 01:20 Some granola bars. 01:21 Quaker Chewy. 01:22 Chocolate chip. 01:23 I love granola bars. 01:24 I got one 01:25 of these 01:26 for them. 01:27 I'm actually thinking about getting two 01:28 of them. 01:29 My kids like anything 01:30 sticks with cheese. 01:31 I don't know why. 01:32 I got 01:33 these 01:34 Tommy really likes 01:35 these 01:36 the creamy cheese and chive 01:37 and then 01:38 this one with the cheese in it. 01:39 Just regular 01:40 cheddar cheese. 01:41 And then I saw these 01:42 two cool cookies. 01:43 One of them is like 01:44 fudge in the middle 01:45 and then this one's like vanilla. 01:46 Tommy, 01:47 Glo, 01:48 and Emmy will love this one. 01:49 And then 01:50 Layla will love 01:51 the vanilla one. 01:52 I'm not gonna lie to you guys. 01:53 I feel like a little kid on Christmas morning right now 01:55 because 01:56 there's so many sales going on 01:57 and I have no freaking idea 01:59 that 02:00 I don't really ever stop in here. 02:02 But I was walking down 02:03 the freezer aisles 02:04 and 02:05 they have so many like frozen food, 02:06 like good 02:07 like 02:08 I did not know that much. 02:10 So yeah, 02:11 I think that's 02:12 it. 02:13 Honestly, 02:14 I got a cart full. 02:15 That is amazing. 02:16 I always love running 02:17 to my supporters. 02:18 I just said there to talk to her 02:19 for a little minute. 02:20 She's amazing. 02:21 So yeah, 02:22 the next thing will be Sam's whenever 02:23 we get a chance to head that way 02:24 and I just buy a bunch of juice 02:25 and bulk. 02:26 The big old things of 02:27 chips. 02:28 All that. 02:29 Guys, 02:30 I spent $61 02:31 for all the snacks 02:32 in the cart. 02:33 And I got good deals on that. 02:34 And I am so happy. 02:35 And like I said, 02:36 now we just have to worry about 02:37 all the bulky stuff. 02:38 But that 02:39 guys, 02:40 I'm so happy. 02:41 I feel like a little kid right now. 02:42 I saved so much money 02:43 and I got a bunch of snacks 02:44 and I got something for free. 02:45 I always love running 02:46 to my supporters. 02:47 I just said there to talk to her 02:48 for a little minute. 02:49 She's amazing. 02:50 So yeah, 02:51 the next thing will be Sam's whenever 02:52 we get a chance to head that way 02:53 and I just buy a bunch of juice 02:54 and bulk. 02:55 The big old things of 02:56 chips. 02:57 All that. 02:58 Guys, 02:59 I spent $61 03:00 for all the snacks 03:01 in the cart. 03:02 And I got good deals on that. 03:03 And I am so happy. 03:04 And like I said, 03:05 now we just have to worry about 03:06 all the bulky stuff. 03:07 But that 03:08 guys, 03:09 I'm so happy. 03:10 I feel like a little kid right now. 03:11 I saved so much money 03:12 and I got a bunch of snacks 03:13 and I got something for free. 03:14 I always love running 03:15 to my supporters. 03:16 I just said there to talk to her 03:17 for a little minute. 03:18 She's amazing. 03:19 So yeah, 03:20 the next thing will be Sam's whenever 03:21 we get a chance to head that way 03:22 and I just buy a bunch of juice 03:23 and bulk. 03:24 The big old things of 03:25 chips. 03:26 All that. 03:27 Guys, 03:28 I spent $61 03:29 for all the snacks 03:30 in the cart. 03:31 And I got good deals on that. 03:32 And I am so happy. 03:33 And like I said, 03:34 now we just have to worry about 03:35 all the bulky stuff. 03:36 But that 03:37 guys, 03:38 I'm so happy. 03:39 I feel like a little kid right now. 03:40 I saved so much money 03:41 and I got a bunch of snacks 03:42 and I got something for free.
