10 Things You Can Buy At The Dollar Store Instead


What would you do with an extra 20.00 a month, 240.00 a year? Save $20.00 or more by trading these 10 purchases at Dollar Tree without sacrificing quality at all! The store even has many of the brands you’re already shopping for. You will just have to go to your local dollar store and see for yourself what items you can trade to buy at the dollar store. These are just a few of the items I buy at Dollar Tree to save our family money.

1. Greeting Cards

Save about 1.50 or more per card by buying your cards at the dollar store instead of a Hallmark card retailer. The cards at Dollar Tree are just as beautiful or funny as at other stores. I also bought beautiful packs of 8-10 thank you cards for occasions when I interviewed for jobs or after my son’s baby shower. At this price, you can keep several cards on hand for a variety of occasions. Balloons, wrapping paper, and other party supplies are also good.

2. Think

Save about $4.00 on a pack of pens at Dollar Tree and more if you have other office supplies to buy. They carry just about everything you could want, including my usual purchases of cardstock and bubble mailers.

3. Invisible socks

Save 1.50 on a pair of no-show socks at the dollar store. I usually buy my socks in packs of 8-10, but when it comes to dress socks and nylon no-show socks, I’ve had luck with the quality at Dollar Tree.

4. Shave gel

Save another 1.50 on your shaving gel by switching to the dollar store. As a lady, I consume a lot of shaving gel. I don’t like shaving cream, but Dollar Tree Raspberry Gel did the job just as well as Skintimate or Pure Silk.

5. Pregnancy tests

Save approximately $3.00 on each pregnancy test you purchase at Dollar Tree. I’m currently doing a fertility chart and feel comfortable having plenty of tests on hand in case I’m nervous I might be pregnant or to give to a friend in need. I have done identical tests in clinics and feel they are of the same caliber.

6. Tooth care

Save almost 2.00 on identical toothbrushes and namesake brands at Dollar Tree than at competing stores. They carry disposable flossies, whitening products, and name-brand toothpastes. I also don’t care for their Lavoris mouthwash.

7. Medicine

Save at least 5.00 on any over-the-counter medicine you buy at the Dollar Store vs. any other store. It’s been said on the internet before that Dollar Tree’s medication can compete closely and sometimes work even better. They carry a variety that you would have to see for yourself.

8. gum

Save 1.00 or more on a pack of gum when you check out at the dollar store. For the car or the office, to chew before meetings, interviews or appointments, having a pack of gum on hand can be the difference between making a good impression or not.

9. Movie Candy

Save at least 1.00 by visiting the Dollar Store before seeing a movie instead of going to the gas station. Whatever your taste, their entire candy aisle will provide you with your fix.

10. Kitchen utensils

Save more than a few dollars on anything related to the kitchen. Dollar Tree sells lots of Betty Crocker cookware and a whole wall of others. Their baking pans have held up just as well as their grocery store counterparts. They even carry quality plates, cups, mugs, and wine glasses. You can also find Glad-ware and Reynolds wrap!