Dollar Tree can be a surprisingly good place to buy supplies for certain hobbies or professions. The dollar store stocks gardening products in the spring, as well as small fitness accessories and items to stock your teaching classroom. Dollar Tree is also an underrated place to purchase craft supplies of all kinds for $1.25 per…
This post contains affiliate links. As an extreme discounter, Dollar Tree tends to sell a lot of things in small packages. Sometimes this is a good deal for the consumer, and sometimes it isn’t. After all, if you’re paying a lot per ounce for a product, it doesn’t help as much that the product is…
When you think about the types of food sold at most dollar stores, the first things to come to mind might be highly processed products, snacks, and junk food. You’ll likely to find nacho cheese dip, microwavable pizza, candy, or potato chips. However, deep discount stores such as Dollar Tree also sell some real, unprocessed…
Utter the words “movie theater butter” and you’ve got my attention. In my mind, I can see (and smell) the moment where the concession worker at the theater fills the bag with popcorn, then pours that amazing and terrible butter into the bag. That butter transforms the popcorn into a heart attack-inducing, taste bud-exploding masterpiece….
This is a guest post by Jim. When it comes to outfitting your car, you don’t have to be an “Every Day Carry” sort of person to get utility out of having a multi-tool in the car or your bookbag. I love Victorinox, the now-merged company with Wenger that makes the traditional Swiss Army Knife….
Every new classroom is a blank canvas. When a teacher first sets foot in their new room, all they can see are possibilities. But with time, and effort, that blank canvas can become a full-blown piece of art, complete with color, style, nuance, and, most importantly, elements that promote a learning community. Setting up a…
If there’s one thing I’ve learned shopping at Dollar Tree, it’s that I never quite know what the extreme discounter is going to stock next. Sure, there are certain things I know it won’t carry — no lawn mowers, no swimming pools, no full-sized Christmas trees — but I’ve been surprised at the things DT…
This post contains affiliate links. Wax melts and wax warmers are popular with people who don’t like to burn candles for various reasons. They are an easy way to add pleasant fragrance to your home, and wax melts don’t produce smoke or soot like candles do. Wax melts also don’t pose the same type of…
In 1971, former Vice President and then-Senator Hubert H. Humphrey sponsored a piece of legislation known as Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Originally launched as a limited two-year pilot program, it has since expanded to a large, nationwide operation, known today as the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. There are several…
Dollar Tree is a fascinating store to walk through. I mean, everything is a dollar $1.25. Sure, at that price you know things aren’t going to be of the highest quality, but there’s still a part of you that goes, “wow, they really tried to make something and sell it at that cheap price!” It’s…