Do you Shop at the Dollar Stores????

United States
March 4, 2007 9:41pm CST
I love the TRUE dollar stores. Dollar Tree & 99 cent stores are Really fun to go to. Its kinda addicting. I have been addicted to the dollar section at Target for a few years, and most places have some section in the store with "dollar" only items. I LOVE it! But a whole store that truly its all ONLY a dollar rocks my world. So I am just wondering how many of you shop at dollar stores? How often? What kinda of stuff do you get? I love everything and anything! From cleaning products, to toys (I am a big kid!), to crafts, markets and paper! Its fun fun fun Well look forward to your replies thanx :))
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@mizcheekz (178)
• United States
5 Mar 07
I will openly admit i do love dollar stores. However, you do have to be careful because not all of it is even worth a dollar. I'm a huge bargain shopper and with sales and coupons I can get half of that stuff for less than a buck. So I am really picky about what I buy at the dollar store. One of my favorites is the 3 liter bottles of soda or punch....mmmmm! I'm not saying there aren't some great deals there, but that's how they get you - since everything is a buck, you think it's all worth it, but in reality, you could get some of it cheaper elsewhere. Man, don't you just hate when someone rains on your parade?!
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@daycarepal (1998)
• United States
5 Mar 07
I love Dollar Tree!!! There aren't any other dollar stores in my area that compare to Dollar Tree. I find most dollar stores to be cramped and small with alot of junk type items. But at Dollar Tree I am always able to get nice things. I have a daycare, so Dollar Tree is the first place I go to for little holiday decorations or special treats for the kids. I also like their large selection of greeting cards and wrapping paper.
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@Thoroughrob (11742)
• United States
5 Mar 07
Yes, I shop at dollar stores. They do have some good buys there. You do have to watch though, sometimes you can buy the same thing somewhere else for a little less. I go to them quite frequently.
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@brendalee (6082)
• United States
5 Mar 07
I love going to the dollar stores. I just don't go very much anymore, mostly at christmas time now. Its amazing at what nice things you can buy for a buck. I usually get a lot of knick-knacks from there. Other things I like to buy there are holiday decorations, greeting cards and kitchen gadgets.
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• United States
5 Mar 07
I love them!! I enjoy just browsing and always find somethings I want or need. Especially the liquid/simmering potpourri of which I so fond.
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• United States
5 Mar 07
I love the dollar section at Target. I find unique things that I wouldn't find elsewhere at the Target dollar section and other dollar stores. I recently bought a cute magnet in the shape of a measuring cup that had measurement conversions on them! I definitely need that when I am cooking or baking! I usually buy cleaning supplies and paper products at the dollar store, but it is a great place to find new and interesting things! Some of the dollar stores are really nice too!
@mtdewgurl74 (18151)
• United States
1 May 07
I shop at a dollar store ours is called Discount Dollar and everything in it is a dollar or 2/dollar. You can get some great buys in there some name brand things also. I love going to the Dollar tree and the discount dollar. They don't rock my world but they make me very happy indeed.I shop there as often as I can get there. I get cleaning supplies,shampoos,soaps,candles,craft things,spices,snacks,ballons,wrapping supplies,party supplies,cards,flowers,hair ware,books,figurines,and yes even toys, because I am a big kid myself..lol My hubby always asking me why I am getting toy for.. I say for the kids what he doens't know is I am one of those kids and I play wih them.
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@cripfemme (7698)
• United States
6 Mar 07
Yes, I love them! I buy knick knacks, joutnals, notebooks, cards, picture frames, and odds and ends. I also buy charity giving supplies like for my friend's school in Uganda.
@kathy77 (7486)
• Australia
5 Mar 07
Oh yes I love these kind of shops we have many around where we live and it helps a lot with our savings, we have go-low, and many other around near us. I go and have a look every week at what I can find it there. We buy candles, things for computers, cd, photo frames and many others.
@aweins (4199)
• India
5 Mar 07
yaa, and i love to. recently on 18th feb. we went there and bought 4 big mugs . they ae so cool. i like most of the thingsthere. but last year when i bought a belt for me it didn't even lasted for a week.it broke off. but then too i like to buy things from the store.i like cleaning products , brushes, shampoos, kitchen items, towels, toys ,and many more.i just love to pass my time there.when ever i go there i always pick up things and feel great.its great to shop there.
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@blondbat (503)
• United States
12 May 07
I love the Dollar section at Target. I have gotten some really cool stuff there - I got 2 sets of knitting needles there, for instance. I use them alot and they are just fine. Especially since they would have cost 5 or 6 times more at the craft stores! I just wished they'd had a larger selection of sizes - they only had 2 different sizes. I don't go to dollar stores as much recently, but not because I don't want to - just haven't made the time. The stores are not just around the corner, so I don't get to them as often.
• United States
6 Mar 07
I do shop at Dollar Stores! My favorite is Dollar Tree. You never know what you can find there! Especially at holidays, I buy tons of holiday decorations and little trinkets for the kids' gift bags there. There used to be a dollar store called Deals that I loved, but it turned into one of those aggravating "dollar" stores where they're like... "We're a dollar store! SOME things in here are a dollar!" Ugh.
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@Molly322 (125)
• United States
5 Mar 07
I love shopping at the dollar stores around Christmas time because the savings really helps when I'm buying stocking stuffers! :-)
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@jenlynw (41)
• United States
6 Mar 07
Yes, I love shopping at Dollar stores too!! My kids also like it because they can get alot for their money. We buy all of our cleaning products, paper goods, cat food and dog food there. It's SO much cheaper than the grocery store, and I dislike going to Wal-Mart because it's ALWAYS a madhouse!! Well, that's it, My name is Jennifer, from Indiana. Thanks!:)
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• Philippines
5 Mar 07
Well here in the Philippines we got the 99 store and the 88 store and I love going to this places you get cheap stuffs but worth every penny.
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• United States
18 Apr 07
I love them. I go to one at least once a week, more if they have something that I'm really interested in and I'm hoping to get more of. I love dollar stores and dollar store sections because they always have neat stuff, like candles and stuff that are $2 or more at a regular store. I've bought all kinds of neat stuff at the dollar store.
@kelly60 (4547)
• United States
25 May 07
Ever since I first walked into my first dollar store, I have been addicted. I have been in and out of them ever since. I have often gone in for just one thing, but I learned my lesson and always grab a cart. I know that I'll have to go back and get one anyway. No matter how hard I try, I just can't walk through the store without filling my cart with all kinds of goodies on the way through. Like you, I end up with a little bit of everything before I get through.
@Carrie26 (1587)
• United States
5 Mar 07
I like the Dollar tree and stuff for 1.00 in the other stores.I used to laugh at my mom because she would go their alot.She would go to the store every 4 days and My dad would say didnt you just go thier 4 days ago and she would say yeah but they might have new stuff.LOL.I now shop thier too.Sometimes alot.LOL.I like that you can get craft stuff their as well as kids books.Also the cooking utensils,cards,wrapping paper,knick knacks,wrapping paper,ect.Heck you can even get underwear their.LOL.Although I havent bought any there.
• United States
5 Mar 07
Yes I love Dollar stores, but I don't shop at the ones that aren't really a dollar. I have bought all kinds of useful thing there.
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• United States
19 Mar 07
I love the Dollar Tree stores! The first time I went into one was right after I had my first baby back in 1991. I loved all the goodies you could find. I remember a few years back when my oldest was into the Pokemon stuff going into Dollar Tree and find a HUGE amount of Pokemon movies on VHS. We came out with 10 of them and in Walmart (for example) the movies would have been 10 bucks apiece instead of $1. I have gotten picture frames, holiday decorations, wrapping paper, ribbons, balloons, cutesy lil gifts, stocking stuffers, crafty items, food stuffs...possibilities are endless LOL