Comments on: Dollar Store Deals

By: Living with Less in OH

Living with Less in OH — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:12:01 +0000

Due to the nature of my work, I have spent a lot of time in warehouses that house everything from automotive parts, recycle paper and non-perishable food. I don’t know the name of the company that was storing the food, but I know it was a discount chain. I can’t speak for every warehouse in America, but based on what I’ve seen there, I would NEVER buy food from stores that seems to have different grocery selection every time you go there. At the warehouses, I saw animal dung, urine, and foot prints on boxes. In the winter, animals find their way into anywhere that is warmer.
Be frugal, but be aware!

By: Cheapskate Sandy

Cheapskate Sandy — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:10:53 +0000

There's a guy who makes meals from the dollar store. Some of it looks yummy actually. Check out his blog http://the99centchef.blogspot.com

By: Louise in ca

Louise in ca — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:56:18 +0000

Before using personal hygiene products purchased at the dollar store, I would double check expiry and country of origen. I am reluctant to use personal hygiene products like toothpaste or lotion that originate from China/India because I’m concerned about their manufacturing processes for these items. THere has to be a cost in shipping stuff from India/China and if it’s selling for $1, costs are being cut somewhere.

By: Kimber

Kimber — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:02:10 +0000

I love our Dollar Tree… I have gotten food from there with no problems at all. It is sealed & not out of date so why not buy it? I get all my Easter & Halloween candies there. Their brand of pop is good & the kids enjoy it & I enjoy paying so much less there then the big stores!

By: Sluggy

Sluggy — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:53:18 +0000

I try to stay out of $1 stores but you can find edible food at the $1 Tree on occasion. Often they have rolled sausage, turkey bacon or ground turkey & it’s not questionable brands either. One time they had bags of local apples. We have a $1 Tree right next to where I shop anyway so it’s no biggie to go look for treasure.

Another place to find food sometimes is Big Lots if you have one of those near you. They don’t take coupons but I find the same canned goods in the grocery store cheaper there, even if I were to use a coupon to buy the one at the grocery store. And if you hit a clearance sale at Big Lots on canned goods, you can really make out.
Also try googling “Discount Grocery Outlet” to see if there is a grocery outlet near you. There are deals to be had there(not everything, but some things). I even found 1 that also took manu. coupons for some brands they sold, which made those items even a better deal.

By: Emily @ Under$1000PerMonth

Emily @ Under$1000PerMonth — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:01:18 +0000

Our Dollar Tree has a frozen food section and I get frozen berries for $1 per pound. Sometimes there are just strawberries, but sometimes they have mixd berries with strawberries, blackberries and blueberries. These aren’t processed, just berries. The shelf food I don’t touch, though.

By: My Frugal Miser

My Frugal Miser — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:23:43 +0000

I avoid the food, too. Most of it is so highly processed that there is meager nutritional value anyway.

Dollar Tree is my personal favorite. I can buy the Sunday paper for half price (I play the drugstore game myself so I need the coupons!). They also have these soap scour pads that are 10 for $1 and work wonders. Every now and then I’ll buy a book and be able to resale it on Half.com at a profit. This doesn’t happen too often, though as others must be privy to the deals and drive down the price I can sell it for. The Awesome cleaner at Dollar Tree is good stuff, too.