These stores are Great. Lots of cleaning supplies , paper products and canned food. You can save alot of money there.

I live at them!!! Plus I got them to start even carrying name brand stuff esp. like the Depends that my Grandmother has to wear becasue she is 88. Oh and did u know that they take coupons too??? I love them!!!

True $1 stores?
We have The Dollar Tree. We buy TP, deoderant, toothpaste, energy drinks, popcorn, gift bags, cleaning stuff, party plates/plastic ware/balloons, hair stuff like barretts/headbands, stocking stuffers for xmas, Easter basket goodies. We have a big family. It is great help.

Of course, there are some things that we have tried, then realized that cheap is NOT better.

Rubber johnnys, fanny pads, BO spray, plasters.

Number23 said:

I need some clarification on a couple of those.

Dollar stores are awesome

We only have 1 dollar store in my city over here...the idea hasn't caught on.

I do take bi monthly trips there though to stock up on office supplies, gift wrap, fabric ribbon and things that can be used in my kitchen or get-togethers for entertaining. For example, see 10 cute colored plates? snatch 'em up and store them in the attic to be used for a dinner, lunch or tea-party theme later. The dollar store is also awesome for seasonal decorations. That's the kind of stuff I use to decorate gifts, gift baskets, ect. I also use it for replenishing my styling kit for shoots. Masking tape, sewing supplies, ect.

When I visit $1 stores in the US, I lose.my.mind. The size and variety of merch is overwhelming!

rnljs said:

I nee clarlification on the human species' conciousness of existence. We can trade.

Number23 said:

Yea...sure.

I get little dumb stuff there - decorative rocks, gift wrap stuff... I always forget about that store

I tried some kitchen stuff there once (oven mitts, kitchen towels) but the quality was pretty bad & I just had to buy the shit over again...


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MRGee said:

I do. I buy my cigarette lighters and rubbers from 'em all the time.

dseann said:

aaaaand how many children have you produced since you began buying your prophylactics @ the Dollar Store young man?

the last time i went to a dollar store, i bought an enormous bag of googly eyes.

why? because they were only a dollar!

dseann said:

I wish our $1 stores carried rubbers! Those things are expensive!

Anxiety said:

You can never have too many googly eyes. That's what I always say.

I buy trash bags, storage containers, sewing kits, napkins, and baggies.

1sexymf said:

Do you find their trash bags tear a lot? I like their storage/freezer bags, hand soaps, napkins, paper plates, gift wrap, greeting cards and toothpaste. Sometimes I score name-brand things like deodorant and make-up remover there!

applekisses said:

yeah, they do tear easily. But I think trash bags can get expensive, even target band is $7.00 for a box of them. I just try not to out a whole lot of trash in one bag so it has less of a chance of ripping.
They do have name brand storage and freezer bags, so they're fine.
I don't use paper plates too often - I need to start tho - getting tired of washing dishes.
Once in a while, they'll have name brand personal care items, but not often enough.

LOVE IT!!

i go in to buy ONE thing & leave with 2 full bags of stuff

where else can you buy a pregnancy test for $1-?? (not that i will even need one)

sonic said:

I know! I always wanted to buy one. I don't need one. But it's a dollar!

Disposable plates,cups,trash bags,greeting cards,and some of the snacks.

rnljs said:

LMAO!!!!!

My friend bought a dollar store pregnancy test. It said she wasn't pregnant....she was!

I do shop at the dollar stores. there is nothing wrong with some of their products. If I can make a dollar go a long way, i'm going to. Especially with the times so tough.

CalhounSq said:

I stopped "producing" children 15 years ago after my daughter was born.

applekisses said:

Down here, they are run mostly by the Chinese. They sell everything.

Sometimes,but not a whole lot. I did get something really cool for Christmas that came from the dollar store though.



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Ottensen said:

In a big city like Hamburg ?

There are dozens of them in Bremen and Hannover and Oldenburg.

One of my top 3 favorite stores. Cleaning supplies, writing utensils, party snacks, and shit I would NEVER try, but for a buck I WOULD!

I will shop at the Dollar Tree for party supplies, cheap gift bags, wrapping paper

sonic said:

hell, you can buy a BABY at the dollar store if you're not too picky about your offspring.