Damn you dollar store!!!

[jannieC]

I like the dollar store and Big Lots for cleaning supplies, and also you can find cool garden-ey type stuff there.

[goldie]

Are you guys really all into the dollar stores? They scare me. I go in once in awhile if I am feeling especially adventurous. I usually only buy gift bags and cards for people I am not that close to there. I just think they are a rip-off on other things....like an ice tea pitcher there was a dollar. ok, fine. But the SAME pitcher was at Wal-Mart for 88 cents! That's 12 cents difference!

A friend of mine and her sister have a competition going as to who can buy each other the ugliest knick-knack from the dollar store. They have some fugly looking trinkets, I must say!

[Wild_Heart03]

I used to love shopping in dollar stores, but after working in one for two years I kind of avoid them sometimes. I still shop there when I can though, 'cause cheap chocolate = paradise.

[WelshWitchPMD]

I love to go to the dollar stores around Christmas time. The deals on gift bags can't be beat. I am always afraid to buy food at these places for some reason and my Dad likes to go there to get batteries.

[skcin]

Originally Posted by goldie

Are you guys really all into the dollar stores? They scare me. I go in once in awhile if I am feeling especially adventurous. I usually only buy gift bags and cards for people I am not that close to there. I just think they are a rip-off on other things....like an ice tea pitcher there was a dollar. ok, fine. But the SAME pitcher was at Wal-Mart for 88 cents! That's 12 cents difference!

A friend of mine and her sister have a competition going as to who can buy each other the ugliest knick-knack from the dollar store. They have some fugly looking trinkets, I must say!

Well, that's basically all I buy - cards, bags, little picture frames, etc. No fake plants, food or gross tchachkis for me, thanks.

And I know what you mean about some stuff actually costing less than $1 at other stores. I always ask myself 1 - if I really DO need this item AND 2 - will I find it cheaper somewhere else.

Originally Posted by jannieC

I like the dollar store and Big Lots for cleaning supplies, and also you can find cool garden-ey type stuff there.

Oh, Big Lots! You are a girl after my own heart! I adore Big Lots, so much great stuff. Especially the garden/outdoor items.

[wondergirl9847]

I recently went to Dollar Tree and got a cute basket, 3 greeting cards and some confetti. Total cost was like $3.50 or something. The cards were only 50 cents a piece! I hate paying 2-3-4 bucks at Wally World or wherever. I throw most cards I get away anyway. LOL

I like to buy house cleaning stuff there too. Don't buy food there though.

[estranged4life]

when I think of 'dollar stores' I think of the date Feb.7th,2003:

Wake to find out Fleetwood Mac is finally coming back to OKC, Receive our tax refund in the mail that morning so Deb decides to go shopping at "The $1 Shop" before I drop her off to work (Before I headed off to work).

It snowed slightly that morning, but by noon the sun was out, And the snow started to melt onto the sidewalks. Well, as we were pulling into the "$1 Dollar Store" I noticed water on the sidewalk and told Deb to be careful of the ice on the sidewalk...But she didnt hear what I said so I repeated it to her as I walked to avoid the ice on the ground. But no sooner than I said the word ice I fell off the sidewalk (A 5" curb, I slipped on black ice avoiding the visible 'white ice') and snapped my tibia where it connects at the ankle.

So when most think of the bargains at 'dollar stores', I think of the $1500+ medical bill for my crash & burn at a 'dollar store'.

[skcin]

Originally Posted by estranged4life

when I think of 'dollar stores' I think of the date Feb.7th,2003:

Wake to find out Fleetwood Mac is finally coming back to OKC, Receive our tax refund in the mail that morning so Deb decides to go shopping at "The $1 Shop" before I drop her off to work (Before I headed off to work).

It snowed slightly that morning, but by noon the sun was out, And the snow started to melt onto the sidewalks. Well, as we were pulling into the "$1 Dollar Store" I noticed water on the sidewalk and told Deb to be careful of the ice on the sidewalk...But she didnt hear what I said so I repeated it to her as I walked to avoid the ice on the ground. But no sooner than I said the word ice I fell off the sidewalk (A 5" curb, I slipped on black ice avoiding the visible 'white ice') and snapped my tibia where it connects at the ankle.

So when most think of the bargains at 'dollar stores', I think of the $1500+ medical bill for my crash & burn at a 'dollar store'.

Holy crap!