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Category: General News and Features

Our Subjective Ranking of Dollar Stores

Joshua November 26, 2023 November 26, 2023General News and Features

Dollar stores can be a controversial subject. Some people praise them as convenient, affordable places to get what you need and get out. Others view them as predators who crowd out other stores while offering a less-than-ideal selection. Love them or hate them, though, dollar stores don’t appear to be…

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Opinion: Why Self-Checkout is Slow to Come to Dollar Stores

Joshua September 10, 2023 August 19, 2023General News and Features

EDITOR’S NOTE: Like all posts on Dollar Store Reviewer, this piece is the opinion of its respective authors. Also like all posts, comments are welcome, although we ask users to be mindful of our Community Guidelines. I can’t say I’ve been the biggest fan of self-checkout. Early on, I found…

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When People Think We’re a Dollar Store, Fourth Edition

Rachael August 27, 2023 August 19, 2023General News and Features
When People Think We're a Dollar Store

We’re not a dollar store. Our name doesn’t have Dollar General in it, or Family Dollar, or Dollar Tree, or any other store. We’re an independent review site that has no connection to any retailer. In case this isn’t obvious in our name, we also emphasize it on our about…

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Why Dollar Tree Plus Makes Dollar Tree a Better Store

Joshua July 2, 2023 June 5, 2023Dollar Tree, General News and Features
Dollar Tree Plus

For the longest time, Dollar Tree was all about one thing. Really cheap stuff. Dirt cheap stuff. Everything at Dollar Tree was a dollar. Everything. (Okay, almost everything: greeting cards were even cheaper.) You didn’t have to worry about price tags, because you knew exactly what you were paying each time. It…

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49 of the Best Dollar Store Camping Supplies

Rachael June 11, 2023 June 17, 2023General News and Features
Dollar store camping supplies

My family does a lot of camping. Depending on how you camp, it can be inexpensive, especially if you tent camp like we do rather than camping in a trailer or RV. We can easily camp for several nights for the same cost as one night in hotel room. It…

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5 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Shop at Dollar Stores

Joshua June 4, 2023 May 16, 2023General News and Features

A while back we wrote about the five reasons why you should shop at a dollar store. And we think there are some reasons. But dollar stores aren’t perfect, and there certainly are arguments against them. Here, then, are five reasons why you should not shop at a dollar store….

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5 Reasons Why You Should Shop at Dollar Stores

Joshua May 28, 2023 May 16, 2023General News and Features

Dollar stores tend to get a bad rap. Some people see them as inferior to other options, maybe because the word “dollar” sounds like something cheap or flimsy. Sure, dollar stores aren’t perfect, but they do have their virtues. Here, then, are five reasons why you should shop at dollar…

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Dollar Store Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

Rachael May 9, 2023 May 9, 2023General News and Features
Dollar Store Mother's Day gift ideas

Mother’s Day is coming. (In 2023, it’s on Sunday, May 14th.) Maybe you have planned the perfect Mother’s Day celebration and have already purchased any cards or gifts you plan to give to your mother, grandmother, sister, spouse, daughter, or other special relative or friend. If you’re still shopping or…

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How to be a Minimalist While Shopping at Dollar Stores

Rachael April 23, 2023 April 22, 2023General News and Features
Dollar store minimalism

Can you be a minimalist and still shop at dollar stores? Or is the temptation to buy lots of inexpensive goods because “they’re only $1.25” too much? As someone who has followed certain minimalist tendencies for years, it is possible to shop smartly at dollar stores without bringing too much…

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What Not to Buy at Dollar Tree

Rachael April 16, 2023 April 18, 2023General News and Features Unbranded (Dollar Tree)
Dollar Tree

There are discount stores like Aldi, Save-A-Lot, Five Below, Dollar General, and Family Dollar. Then there are really deep discount stores like Dollar Tree. Dollar Tree stands out from other bargain retailers because its prices are on the extreme low end. It doesn’t really get any cheaper than Dollar Tree….

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