Things I bought a year or two ago for $1 at target are now $3. Sunglasses. Fun Post!!! I also love getting eye shadow there. I also buy the hand soap for our kitchen and bathroom sinks. Oh noooooooo! Great blog! They have crayons figured out. !The ROCKS. I buy greeting cards and seasonal decor items there, Comet cleanser (1$ for a BIG can), foil pans and the movie theater size boxes of candy. Can't say I'd ever buy tampons or meat products at the dollar store. Don't buy their staplers or regular scissors- they stop working fast. I did last year trying to save money. While I dont mind a few higher priced items at Dollar Tree, it was nice to be able to take my stepson and daughter there when they were very little to pick out presents for all their relatives and let them pick out anything they wanted. Decent replacements for kitchen items, that will last till you can save for the nicer ones! The fake flowers are great for brightening up a dorm if you cant afford fresh flowers regularly. Another thing to avoid are the CD/DVD books- the last one I bought fell apart as I was putting the CD's in! I had bought some other expensive cotton gloves to use for the same purpose and I couldn't keep them on at night because my hands got SO hot. The thin plastic cutting boards are just as good as any other similar products I've used. DARNIT I literally JUST bought those glue sticks at Hobby Lobby for significantly more expensive than a dollar! I have at least 10 bottles sitting in my bathroom cupboard. to 22 oz. Thanks for the information! They all suck. I tried them a few times over the years, and they were aweful all the time, but great where my sister lives! I love this! Pass on the hair clips too- they break faster then I can get my hair up and clipped!! this is a big help, thanks for this round up! Oh yeah the greeting cards are good and does yours have balloons?Mine has helium filled balloons, birthday, sesame street, over the hill, smiley face, seasonal, etc. Enter your phone number at the register when you checkout. Super cheap. I buy dollar store barrettes and hair bands. The Duncan Hines brownie mix is 94 cents @ Walmart. I'm not sure if that's good for the furniture, it's just SO greasy! Add any rebate that you want to use to your wallet. it did the job-2 pack deck of cards. Carry Out, Shopping Bags-Wholesale Quantity, Reli. I AM OBSESSED WITH THE DOLLAR TREE. With my other 4 pregnancies only dollar store ones and they were all right!!! I'm so excited to have come across your post. When I would pay $4 and up for that at the grocery store I will take it for a buck - no problem! It's be great to switch out my shower curtain liner more often if they are only a dollar, but I don't want a strong chemical smell. other than that - I agree ! Pet clothes- no. No more trying to get dishes/Tupperware back from someone who just had a baby or has been sick -- just tell 'em to toss the containers! My mom also buys shelf-stable soy milk to keep on hand at her house for my kids (who can't have dairy). And I could try em before I bought em. Is it just me or does your house go through tape like it's going out of style? I hope this helps :), Great post, I agree with everything except the bobby pins if you are a dancer. Thanks for the great post!! I also love the glassware. Tried and true. Crazy.DO NOT BUY PERFUME. Great post btw :). At $1 I can buy 3 pair because I constantly lose them. I've gotten name brand and while in high school marching band, we always stocked up. I bought a white shower curtain liner and was very disappointed in it versus the clear liner I buy now. I love this post! It was perfect for our beach trip! Great post. The zip code you entered is eligible for this offer, but Especially:popsicle sticksglass vasesglass gems (for vases)organization binsglue sticksbulletin board borders/postersstickersenvelopesfancy computer paperPass on the sticky notes. The leftover sponge is useful too. GREAT post! It's soft and not sticky works great for rolling and cutting. I found a one-piece swimsuit in the baby section. The little holes are not re-enforced. I use those to bring meals to people or freeze my own meals in them. Just thought I'd throw that out there. Don't waste your money and just buy the good ones. I found the pregnancy tests are a sensitive as the more expensive brand, but very difficult to read. They are great and just a buck!You can also sometimes get balloon weights there, much cheaper than the party store.Posterboard.Books---hardback nice books are often there.I would not buy the crayons either.Food:Whales are good (cheddar knock off of goldfish crackers). I can't keep regular socks on at night, but these ones are so comfortable! My husband has bought several pair there and can now leave them all over the house! The white liner was much thinner, and thus very flimsy, and there were no magnets on the bottom. this post contains affiliate links. 3 - 7 days after a qualified purchase, your PayPal account will be credited and you'll receive a confirmation email from coupons@email.coupons.com. Mine has frozen food & when it first comes in, there is cole slaw, peaches, green beans California medley, peas & carrots etc. Those things are golden :)I must disagree on the bobby pins, though. So much cheaper! You will need to go to this store to pickup your order. Pumice stones- The little white block is the best thing to happen to my feet! The works. Super weird I know, but true. I also LOVE their clear ponytail elastics. Spring for the more expensive ones or head to the doctor for a blood test! I also get my greeting cards from their as well as gift bags and tissue paper. I keep a few extras on hand just for that purpose. Strong and Durable 5 lb Kraft Paper Lunch Bag Keeps Food Fresh by MT Products (100 Pieces), Grocery/Lunch Bag, Kraft Paper, 8 lbs. I have purchased the "Swiffer' refills at the Dollar Tree and think they work just as well as the real thing.I stay away from the cleaning supplies, etc because they are always in very small bottles and I don't think they are worth $1.00.Thanks for the post! Thanks for the great post. I get photo frames from the Dollar Store, not all are worth a dollar but I've had some real bargains from there over the years. light bulbs! Said pregnant!!! I just found out they carry Super Glue like the name brand stuff, not some weird off brand. It is not called pate, that is the french word. :-), My SNAGSHanes tshirts : great for my kids to decorate for holidaysGIFT BAGSGREETING CARDSHoliday DecorRolls of wedding tulle GREAT for wrapping present in place of ribbonso prettyGrapevine wreathscalendarsmylar balloonssharpiesScotch tapePainters tapeMy dollar tree has kids grab bagsthey are loaded with little trinkets for kids (pink bags for girls, blue for boys) these are great mOTIVaTIONAL rewards!! Ha! I mean 1 dollar vs 6~10 bucks!! Paper Lunch Bags 50 Count White Lunch Bags White Paper Bags for Small Business, FREE Shipping on orders over $25 shipped by Amazon, BagDream Paper Lunch Bags 4lb 50Pcs Snack Bags, Craft Bags, Bread Bags, White Sack Lunch Bags Bulk 5x2.95x9.45 Inches Paper Bags, Perfect Stix 4lb Kraft White Paper Bags - Pack of 125ct (Kraft White Bag 4-125), 2lb White Kraft Paper Bags- Pack of 100ct, Sponsored | Based on star rating and number of customer ratings, White Gift Bags with Handles - 10x5x13 Inch 100 Pack Medium Kraft Paper Shopping Bags, Craft Totes in Bulk for Boutiques, Small Business, Retail Stores, Birthdays, Party Favors, Jewelry, Merchandise. A swimsuit for a buckpractically disposable! Our snag is the coloring books (spiderman, hello kitty, mickey) and the pre-school tracing books. I am a teacher and Dollar Tree carrys award certificates and a lot of great items I use in my classroom. Thanks for your input on this. Craft and teacher supplies are great items to get at the Dollar Store! I never noticed shower curtains there. I buy the diaper cream. Not sure if it was already mentioned, but I love to buy coloring books there. My husband always looks through CD's and I've actually found several that we listen to and we like ROCK! And they have something called "Hot Patches." Which means I also tend to spend a lot of money there too. I bought knock-off Mexican Nutter Butters and they tasted like nothing. I also love that you can buy baskets that are great for organizing, I keep under my bathroom sink organized with them as well as craft items. I can't wear anything with talc in it. It was nice to feel like I could test and not be completely throwing money away if it was a negative! Turns out after calling the company the products were made in 2006 and 2008 and have a MAX 3 year shelf life. The last time I bought bubbles at The Dollar Store they smelled do badly of chemicals I threw them away! Great post, I don't get to the dollar store very often, I forget to go. Thanks for your post! and I found they actually work great and the ink lasts for awhile. These are great places to buy candy, chips, and storage containers. The most inexpensive I've found at Bed Bath and Beyond are $10. As a teacher I am always looking for those and $1 price tag is hard to beat! One time I got retractable ones, so nice--but haven't seen them since--I should have bought more! Great post! Greeting cards are great. Some things I stay away from becasue I am biased toward name brands (like Crayola) but some things I would have never known like the shower curtains. I LOVE shopping here for parties. These are my new best friends!Salt and pepper shakers- yes. So worth stocking up on them! That is a huge savings! I've found some name brand makeup as well. Oh and hoilday or house decor! So stroll with me through the aisles and I will tell you all those things you should buy, It's so much cheaper at The Dollar Store and works great in those. Would you like to update your profile? You'll never find knockoff perfume that is as good as the real thing- even if it's a perfect match scent-wise, it will not stay on. It comes out looking like whipped cream and makes your skin feel so smooth. I will always hit up the dollar store before a trip to Michaels (at one location they are side by side!!!) Ps- we own like 4 of those fake neon pink hair pieces lol. Even Magic Eraser had a tough time with them. I wondered because they are what, 10 times more at the regular store?! Multi-Price Point Products, Waterproof Solar Powered LED Deck Lights 16-Pack Only $19.99 Shipped on Woot.com (Regularly $29), Schwinn Exercise Bike Only $349.99 Shipped on BestBuy.com (Regularly $700). I've bought a few things that have been worth a dollar. If you don't pay attention, you get fleeced. I make it a rule not to buy most foods at the dollar store. What a great post!! I always shop for small prizes for my piano students. My son wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for dollar store ovulation test. lol. Bobby pins are another- they bend way too easy-I do pick up cards from them- can't stand the thought of 3-4.00 going for a card and if you look you can find decent ones.I have found some really cute earrings sometimes- not often -. ~The Bargain Babe from *Zucchini Summer Blog*, Leather coat turned into a pillow for around $2, Making Labels using Your Silhouette Machine and Vinyl. It is really expensive at name stores and I mix it with sugar for coffee anyway. Seasonal decorations are always nice since you don't use them that long. They also sell OPTs. I have found great toddler's age books at the Dollar Store! Thanks for posting! Ours has a lot of food items6 pack of Snackwell's or Keebler 100 Calorie packs in cellophane. Loui, Great list - just wanted to let you know I shared it over at the Dollar Store Crafts FB page: https://www.facebook.com/dollarstorecrafts/posts/163081223810938-heather. Thanks for the reminder and the tips! Honestly, didn't know anyone could screw up bobby pins. I even do holiday sets! Good deal.One of the Dollar Trees near me also often has bulk lots of very decent yarn (Lion, Caron, etc.) They are really nice and thin and they breathe so well, and they keep the moisture in so well. We headed to the Dollar Tree and got empty spray bottles, ajax powder, CLR-type stuff, rubber gloves, scrub brushes, swiffer-style duster with refills, heavy duty trash bags, a shammy cloth, and paper towels to tackle the mess. i picked up one of the bubble swords but the handle broke off in a few days. Their cheap, waxy quality is actually easier to melt! I have found that Walmart's brand of stuff is sometimes worse that dollar store generic! One thing to keep in mind even though it is really weird, depending where you are things might be better or worse than what people say. :). Might be different tastes or expectations of a certain product, or they may actually be getting different things in the same package! Oh wait, I'm from Canadaso it's "Free". They are filmy and you cant see clearly out of them no matter how much you clean them. Again used another EPT and negative. I could go on & on. I live about 5 blocks from the dollar store and also spend WAY too much time there. The Vitamin E lotion is not bad and I use a recipe for body cream that takes a bottle of Vitamin E lotion, a jar of petroleum jelly and any kind of lotion, whip it together with your mixer. i've gotten coloring books, hardcover books, and puzzles from the $ tree. They literally last for like a minute if they even have a charge to begin with. Mine now has a great frozen section with the boxes of Pop-ice Popsicles. yes! I've also found Cover Girl make up repackaged in generic looking packaging. I always wondered about the pregnancy test. I don't know if anyone has said this yet, but don't buy clothespins at the dollar store - it's worth the extra 50 cents or so to get them at Target. Letter Writing Tips for Writing to your Sponsored 5 things to stop wasting your money on right now. Took them on vacation and they were awful. I have to disagree with you on the potted meat issueIt is no different than the potted meat in the grocery storesHave never had a problem with it, or the prepackaged Pepperoni or SalamiCheaper than the other storesWill agree on the Qtips, but all cheap brands seem to have the cotton fall off if I had seen this post long ago i could have saved a lot of time and money..I agree with you.a thing to snag is the silver traysthey are so pretty to take to a party when I bring a dish to shareand i can just leave the tray..for 1$ it is ok! The only thing I would disagree with is the Estracell. and next block down is my fave Goodwill store!!hugs! Plus for all the Pinterest users, the crayons can be used for the melted crayon craft. I just wanted to say Thank you for posting this. Cool. I buy a lot of their shampoo and LA's Best CLR alternative. I always get toothbrushes there, baggies, rewards for my students and gardening stuff. Still great to use in a bathtub, though! Still, there are great deals to be found. With my first I bought handfuls of the EPT and other expensive brands, all said negative but I knew I was. No content on this site may be reused in any fashion without written permission. The lotion was mentioned in the blog, that it's not any good, I agree, but I do like the creamy petroleum jelly. Im not so sure. You left out gift wrap, but really any party supplies are good. 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Its been around for over a year now and only select stores. Purchase eligible products and enter your phone number at the register. Those are just icy hot strips that fall off easily, not generic Thermacares. and potted meat? You never know. $15 for all that stuff plus our magic erasers we already had at home and the room looks great now! I also find more environmentally safe products here than anywhere else.I buy most of my cleaning products and paper products here. the miniature packs are great.-i also picked up desk organizers that i use to store jewelry and cotton balls and stuff -they have multi packs of toy cars, great because my kids seem to lose them-stain remover. If you need cheap dishes for the dorm/apartment they have plenty to chose from. All kinds of great stuff at the dollar tree ;). We just had to clean up after my brother-in-law who moved out after renting a room for us for almost three years and it was disgusting!! Also they have cute notepads, and the decorative dish towels are nice to just hang in the kitchen. does not match the zip code in your profile. coloring books & word game books are a great dealI hate the bath washes, they don't bubble up much. Pack of 100ct (Kraft White Bag 4-100), Mr Miracle 2 Lb White Paper Bags. Works pretty good! Head this way for even more deals for the kiddos! Weve spotted some of these items already including backpacks and insulated tote coolers for $3 and $5! Windex is always something I will pay the little bit extra for. 8 FL.OZ. And Nature's Own breads and rolls (which is over $3 in the grocery store!) Family Dollar and Dollar General are $1 and UP. PASS on dollar store clothes pins if you want to do anything like you know hang up clothes to dry. and yes, I do know that Pate is a French word for paste or dough. Not to mention all the glassware: cups, jars and vases (Oh my! I actually bought the potted meat to try for my 72 hour kits--it wasn't that bad! Petroleum jelly with cocoa butter is excellent. Dollar Tree and Deal's are one in the same. They make great toaster oven "pans" oven/cookie sheet liners and foil packets. Pass: Safety Pins Thanks for sharing this! I always manage to find something I like, or something I can add a little DIY to. I always thought buying a pregnancy test at the Dollar Store was akin to day old sushi, but who knew!? I really enjoyed seeing what was good and what wasn't. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on H2S Email (Opens in new window), Click to share on SMS (Opens in new window). Thank you for this helpful list! A few more things I like to buy:Silver(ish) platters/trays, novelty/hard-to-find candy (can't beat 5 ring pops for $1), mylar helium balloons, coloring books, kitchen utensils (some of them are awesome! And batteries. I like to snag helium balloons, kitchen utensils, Reynolds wrappers (the perfect size got baked potatoes or to line my toaster oven pan), seasonal paper plates & napkins, and the plastic table cloths are indispensable when I host a bake sale @ church! Awesome posts, Ive heard of the pregnancy tests but was always skeptical about it, my friend used one and it worked before though. Found those for less than $1 at Walmart too.However, my best snag was last year when my daughter was 12 months old. The ovulation kits work and are the brand my OBGYN recommended. child with a Dollar Store pregnancy test! This is a WONDERFUL post. they are way more everywhere else. just as good as the pricey ones.Picture frames- They are GREAT for crafting and this is as cheap as you'll find them.Cards/Gift bags/ gift containers- YES. Excellent post! !Batterieshair moussesame brand as other stores, only $1helps tame my frizziessilk flowers for wreaths/crafts. )And heck yes on the Prego tests!! I just found the dollar store and the ladies there are wonderful, they are half the reason to keep going back. Lysol is OK, my boyfriend thinks it stinks. I get roasted red peppers at my dollar store. My best buys are Hunts Ketchup W/O High fructose corn syrup. I rejoiced the day I discovered the pregnancy tests at the Dollar Tree! What are ya waiting for?! They are the best I have ever come across. Today I picked up foam poster board, a wax "warmer", and 3 2013 calendars - some to use as prizes for my annual Red Hat Christmas Party! I get lots of things that are a decent quality that I put in the Operation Christmas Child boxes and even for treat bags for the kids at school. Just cover the table with a shower curtain liner and it cleans up that crab mess better than any newspaper!!!!!! The information you entered does not match PayPal. I'm a 99 cent store freak, but I would have never bought a PT there before this.<3 AlyssaPS come over for a visit! They just don't last.Also, batteries are actually WAY more expensive at the dollar tree because they sell them by the pair for a dollar, that's 50 cents each. I agree about the cotton swabs, those things are awful. Capacity, Multipurpose Use, Perfect for Shopping, Storage, Small Trash Cans and More - by MT Products (100 Count) (Brown), Duro - COMIN18JU053514 Grocery/Lunch Bag, Kraft Paper, 4 lb Capacity, (100 Count) (White), Perfect Stix 4lb Kraft White Paper Bags -5" W x 9 3/4" H w/ 3 1/8" Gusset. They are perfect for coffee to go in the mornings! Definitely reminds me of how targets dollar spot went up in price. I know I have like 6 in my closet right now! Also, in the kid aisle you can find books for early childhood development. If you have kids that wash themselves you know how much shampoo you go through. I was very pleased. My MIL was a great sport when my then 3yo daughter gifted her with a neon pink fake hair piece LOL. Have you seen Dollar Tree Plus items in your store yet? t.xoox. They also have Betty Crocker branded kitchen utensils. Even the name brands have their problems. I get a lot of my snacks and condiments from dollar storeshair products. Great, great post! Be careful of using the pregnancy test from these stores. Epic post, and I had to LOL at the potted meat comment. Who could resist? Another thing to snag - Birthday Cards!
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