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Old 08-13-2021, 08:12 AM
 
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I wouldn't buy those toothpastes - if you look, they are NOT the regular brands but made in China.
They are made in Mexico and clearly stated on the packaging. Both Colgate Palmolive and P&G produce most of their toothpaste for the North American market in their Mexican plants.
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Old 08-13-2021, 08:38 AM
 
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greeting card and paint brushes
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Old 08-13-2021, 08:43 AM
 
Location: Boston
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Like A1 or Heinz 57 sauce?

You should be buying them at Dollar Tree if you do.

Yeah, there's a lot of cheap stuff in DT stores, but there are also lots of inexpensive items that perform as well as the stuff you buy at a regular full-price grocer, drugstore or discount department store.

You shouldn't consider the store beneath you if you can get things that fill your needs there for less.
I don't like shopping there so I don't, anyone who does, have at it.
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Old 08-13-2021, 08:56 AM
 
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Waffles
egg rolls
candy
spices
alcohol
one time I got a device for picking up items in the top shelf
a mini lantern
flea medicine
Bleach
batteries
biscuits
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Old 08-14-2021, 07:03 AM
 
Location: Raleigh, NC
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greeting card and paint brushes
The stores near me have switched from the nice paint brushes to the cheap chip brushes. The former brushes were nice quality. The chip brushes are disposable.
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Old 08-17-2021, 01:26 PM
 
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The way to tell them apart is:

If everything is priced at $1, you're in Dollar Tree.

Neither of the other two chains with "dollar" in their name have this one-price policy.

And neither of them carry LA's Totally Awesome either.
My local DG carries the LA line in their $1 section.
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Old 08-18-2021, 06:19 PM
 
Location: Texas
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Bought three "sports bras" at Dollar General for $5 each. I quickly returned the three I purchased on Amazon for $32!
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Old 08-18-2021, 06:26 PM
 
Location: Texas
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My local DG carries the LA line in their $1 section.
Found a GREAT well-pigmented pallet for $4 a few days ago. Love it.
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Old 08-18-2021, 06:51 PM
 
Location: Texas
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I am always amazed at the stuff you can get at Dollar Tree. I was there last week and they had some of those little foam sanding blocks - for a $1 of course. I just paid almost $5 for a 2 pack at Home Depot. Greeting cards, gift bags, seasonal decorations are things I go there for regularly, but it's fun to walk around the store and hunt for bargains. When I was sent on temporary assignment for 6 weeks, hubby and I went to the Dollar Tree and grabbed a lot of little things the corporate apartment didn't have - like a toothbrush holder and a splatter screen. I have to remind myself to look there first when I need something - it's right at the exit to our neighborhood so easy enough to pop in and look without going out of my way.
Those sanding blocks are GREAT for smoothing your heels. I put soap on them when in the tub...smooth heels!
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Old 08-18-2021, 07:23 PM
 
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Gift bags. I haven't wrapped a gift in years.
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