


Hands-down, if the only thing you walk away with learning from this mile-long post, it's BUY YOUR DISPOSABLE BAKING PANS AT THE DOLLAR STORE! For the love of pizza, people, you're crazy if you don't! They are sturdy, durable, practical, and oh yeah… A DOLLAR!Īs I mention in pretty much any food post, if you are going to take the time to cook, then double whatever you're making, throw half in a dollar store aluminum baking pan, and freeze it! It takes you no extra time and you'll have a stock of quick meals in your freezer for those days that you're tempted to order takeout because you just don't have time to cook. WHAT KITCHEN AND BAKING TOOLS TO BUY FROM THE DOLLAR TREE

So, all of that being said, we move on to what to buy from the dollar store, particularly Dollar Tree, in my opinion! They also have a small, low-wage staff, that's usually only about 10 employees per store.Dollar stores can sell the SAME items as grocery stores for cheaper because they have class-B or C locations, so they pay much lower rent than class-A locations.The box will only cost you $1 (rather than $2 or $3), but you might only have 7 or 10 bags, versus 20. Irish Spring soap, for example, is the exact same bar you'd find in the grocery store, only smaller. Sometimes dollar store products are name-brand products, only smaller.Sometimes their products are name-brand products that don't advertise anymore, such as Bon-Ami Cleanser.They will buy entire containers of goods at auction from China, without knowing what's in them, and will sell whatever ends up in that container. Dollar stores will often buy and sell anything that's cheap.Many times, the surplus items they buy are surplus because it was last season's color or an old style.That company might even sell their items at a loss to the dollar store, but it's cheaper than paying taxes, paying for warehousing to hold the items, and frees up their warehouse space for items that will make them profit. Many items were surplus or overstock items from a company.BUT, they are often just offered cheaper because they operate on slimmer margins than grocery stores.Sometimes, products hit the dollar stores because of damage or lack of freshness.

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Since I feel like I'm somewhat of a pro on what to buy at the dollar store, it got me thinking… I might as well SHARE these great finds with all of you! “What are the best deals at the dollar store?”.“What should I buy from the dollar store?”.*Note: When you click the links in this post, we may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. I'm totally turning into THAT person…) Embarrassing? Maybe. As I was walking around, I kept saying “Wow, this is great!”…”and this!”…”oh, this is a great deal…” (yes, aloud. Sadly, it's been a while since I've been to my favorite store-o-cheapness. Having 8 kids, 10 and under, I don't get to go shopping as much as I used to. It's one of my favorite go-to's for, well, lots of things. Occasionally, when I'm in need of supplies, I'll make a quick stop at Dollar Tree.
