On Sun, 30 Jun 2013 09:00:25 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags
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>On Saturday, June 29, 2013 6:00:38 PM UTC-7, wrote:
>> Food, spices, gadgets, cookware, disposables?
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>> Cheri mentioned the Dollar Tree in the off-topic thread, which made me wonder if I could put dollar stores on topic.
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>> There is also a Big Lots store near my house that I have been tempted to check out.
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>I was never a dollar store shopper. I had the outdated notion that what was for sale would be cheap and inedible or just junk. I wanted to buy popsicle molds and a colleague told me that they had them at Dollar Tree for $1, so I decided to go and check it out.
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>I must say I was very pleasantly surprised at the variety of goods available. And everything is $1. Serious savings on many brand names, foods, dry goods, toys, games, dishes, plastic ware, etc. Not the junk shop I had envisioned.
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>I didn't even shopt the whole store thoroughly, I just went there for the popsicle molds and glanced around a bit. I will be going back to check out the whole place thoroughly.
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>Go and try it out. You may be pleasantly surprised just as I was.

We bought a bird feeder at Dollarama about 8 years ago (for $1), and
it's still going strong.

I think Dollorama is the best of the best where dollar stores are
concerned.

Doris