Dollar Tree

Does it smell like old jeans?

OP = eldergay.

The Dollar Tree is one of my favorite places on earth. I got all my Xmas wrap and ribbon there yesterday.

Did they have any Hai Karate cologne?

dropped $50 there yesterday on gift wrap, cleaning supplies, aluminum pans, all kinds of things. The place is a wonder. Best dollar store that I know.

I got some Sasson jeans! They fit my butt so tight!

Dollar Tree converted many of their locations to Deal$ with higher prices.

Thye just started to open up here in Canada. I haven't been in any. Is the "quality" of products as good as other dollar chains, or is it all "made in China" trashy stuff?

I got Charlie for a dollar.

Dollar stores are like Woolworth used to be, just a Five and Dime. I used to love the one in downtown Denver when I was a boy - they had everything, and my $20 allowance (a lot for 1977) went really far.

[quote]Dollar Tree converted many of their locations to Deal$ with higher prices.

I get them confused. Is Dollar Tree everything for a dollar? Around my area there is also Family Dollar and Dollar General and they are not everything for a Dollar even though they sorta want you to believe that to get you in the door.

Yes, R11. Dollar Trees are everthing's-a-dollar stores. Family Dollar/Dollar General are ripoffs--they are merely convenience stores without the gasoline.

I don't even know R9. But I have socialized with Anderson Cooper on a yacht.

A lot of the dollar stores have special packaging that makes you think you're getting a bargain.

Example: you'll see a pack of hot chocolate with 3 envelopes for a dollar, but in a regular grocery store, you can find the same brand with 6 envelopes for $1.50. No bargain from the dollar store there. You've got to pay attention wherever you shop.

I've only seen Dollar Trees that are a crapped-out mess that look like a bomb went off. Has anyone been to a nice one?

Does Dollar Tree sell Thunderbird wine?

[quote]Family Dollar/Dollar General are ripoffs

Actually cleaning supplies are cheaper than most places. They also carry limited grocery items (including milk and eggs) that are pretty cheap.

[quote]Has anyone been to a nice one?

They vary greatly in how well they are maintained. All three around here are pretty well-kept. I've been in a few elsewhere with lots of merchandise littering the aisles so you kind of had to kick your way through the store.

The crowd at Dollar Tree makes the ones at Walmart look like Nordstroms. Not a bad place to buy crap to clean with, but you have to be careful about a lot of other things.

OP, 1984 called, it wants its [italic]eau de toilette[/italic] back.

Everything is $1 at Dollar Tree. Everything.

It's great if you're buying wrapping paper, foil, paper products, etc. But the stuff like cologne I wouldn't recommend at all.

I don't like the majority of the cleaning supplies either. Although the glass cleaner wipes are FANTASTIC and for some reason are better than Windex wipes.

They all have a hardback book section. If you missed a bestseller from 4 years ago, to books that don't sell (varies greatly by state), that aisle is a must browse. I've saved over $300 in a year by buying books there. Generally, if you see something you want, buy it. there's no guarantee it will still be there tomorrow.

I bought a chantillily powder and lotion set there yesterday, which I was thinbking of giving to my aunt as xmas present.

Love Dollartree. For about a week, they had iPad protective covers. I bought two. Wish I'd bought five (they're $10+ at the Apple store). They had beautiful knit scarves there for couple of weeks (until they sold out). I get watch batteries there. It's a great store.

They're general inventory is shit, but they have occasional special items which are a real steal.

I go there for my Monster Espressos which I can't find anywhere else.

Had to resurrect this thread to give props to DT. I am moving out of my apartment and the black tile bathroom floor is stained with lime. CLR didn't work. I bought DT's version of CLR and it worked like magic.

Spray that knockoff scent on your pits and ass, OP. Because the secret ingredient that makes the real thing expensive is animal sweat.

Dollar Tree is the best dollar store because all of their merchandise is, in fact, $1 and below.

the best deals often come at mom and pop dollar stores that sell higher priced items. I've gotten crazy deals on things like starbucks coffee or organic items they sell at wholefoods near expiration date, would rather pay $2-3 for a $10 item than have the store stick to an arbitrary $1 price.

I love Dollar Tree!

I bought a dollar for a buck fifty!

I just bought a pet rock!

It's the only store where I can find household ammonia in Toronto. For cleaning, this stuff is literally a miracle.

And for waking up your dates after you've chloroformed them!

Some things like wrapping paper, plastic containers, kitchen utensils are great for picking up there.

I have seen newt gingrich, sarah palin, bristol palin and andrew breitbart's books at the Dollar Tree. bristol and breitbart's books were right next to each other on the shelf

Gosh, haven't read them. Should I wait till they're pulped so they're more coherent, or are they pre-pulped, do you think?

[quote] Dollar Tree is the best dollar store because all of their merchandise is, in fact, $1 and below.

That description is what made me see if we have one in town and where it is. Turns out there's one in a mall a few blocks from here. Other "dollar" stores I've tried didn't impress me, I've never been to a real one. Looking forward to it.

Dammit, R4!

Report back to us, r37.

I gets my antiretrovirals at Dollar Tree.

I wouldn't be suprised if OP is a hoarder.

I got both of Rob Lowe's books from there and also Lee Grant's bio.

I also got Party of Five season one years ago and the Dreamgirls soundtrack at a place called Dollar Buys.

Dollar Tree is great for holiday decorations and disposable plastic ware. It is not the place to purchase cologne, however, unless you want to smell like a cheap whore.

No OP, you got a knockoff copy of Jordache there. Are you by chance sight impaired?

[quote]Dollar Tree is great for holiday decorations and disposable plastic ware. It is not the place to purchase cologne, however, unless you want to smell like a cheap whore.

Are they selling my parfums there???

I buy truckloads of their plastic kitchen storage containers. I also like hose boxes of single sheet aluminum foil. They're good for greeting cards, And I've found some good buys back in the cleaning products aisle too. I never NEVER even go near their frozen or cold foods section or any of their canned goods. I do like their sugar free bags of mints. Whoever makes them puts a much higher percentage of peppermint in them than most other sugar fee brands. DT is also a good place to find cheap office products like clips and such.

books, books and more books. i've bought lots of titles i'd never even considered because at $1, i can toss them if i don't like them. and DAMN, have i found a lot of new authors to enjoy. (also, my local used music store has a buy back offer for books. i get $4 credit for all the $1 books i buy at $tree when i take them to the music store. make money from home!

W&W 45!

I like their Texas Toast from the freezer section.

I happened across a video on Youtube of a woman shopping in a CA dollar store and I got jealous. The place was a utopia of all kinds of fresh fruits and vegetables - displays full of ripe tomatoes, grapes, bananas, brussels sprouts, etc. all for $1.00! They had this brand of dried fruit that is sold in my local Stop & Shop for $3.99.... for $1. Aisles of national brands of food like Hellman's mayo - and not the chintzy mini jars either. This must be near some great farming areas to get that much beautiful produce at such a great price.

[quote]No OP, you got a knockoff copy of Jordache there. Are you by chance sight impaired?

Are you by chance calendar-impaired? That post was from SEVEN YEARS AGO.

I go there to stock up on my Love's BabySoft and Jean Nate!

r50 Pretty much every 99 Cents Only store I've been in (northern and southern California) has a full array of produce most of the time. Some things are seasonal, of course, and a lot of it is not top quality, but the bagged salads are always cheaper than anywhere else, and they're not on the verge of expiration.

They used to play music in there.

I'm a sucker for the pound cakes....

I don't know how the staff they remain so cheerful that's got to be a tough job.

I'm r55. I just got in from shopping and I hit the Dollar Tree and got three pound cakes.

everything in the DT is from Walmart kids..... but i agree....i buy my dish soap and bathroom stuff there....,you can get some great deals. wrapping paper, ribbon, cards......

most of the household chemicals (dish soap, etc) is very watery. you are buying chinese water folks.

I shop there. Yeah, some stuff is cheap and shoddy. And some is the exact same thing as you’d get elsewhere for half or a quarter of the price.

I buy a ton of cleaning supplies there. Light bulbs and plastic food containers are a great deal.

That's why I buy the Ajax Ultra, r59. Same price, plus the bottle takes up less room.

I was at Walmart and this queen sailed away from the checkout boasting "Five Dollars!", he had a discounted Stetson cologne gift set.

Well, smell HER, r63!

[quote] I don't know how the staff they remain so cheerful that's got to be a tough job.

OH Yeah, can you imagine having to memorize all those prices.

This is so true it hurts. I was checking out at DT a few years ago and this IDIOT woman walks up to the counter and asks the check out lady "do you sell electric razors?". Before the employee could even answer I looked at the moron and said "AT DOLLAR TREE?". The cretin had no idea what I meant. The checkout lady just smiled and said "no ma'am, just manual razors". The moron woman just walked out so disappointed. The checkout lady looked at me, rolled her eyes and said "incredible isn't it".

R56, I go to the one in East Harlem and the people who work there are so friendly and nice. The customers are usually friendly to them, but one time I saw a cracked-out couple verbally abuse a cashier (who maintained his cool the whole time). I really thought blood would be spilled and wondered if it would be on the news.

But the employees are always professional and pleasant. I sent an email to Corporate, praising them.

[quote] I bought a chantillily powder and lotion set there yesterday, which I was thinbking of giving to my aunt as xmas present.

Save your money, you cheap faggot, because you're gonna need it. I'm cutting you out of my will.

Please. Dollar stores today are just mounds of crap thrown on shelves. There's no effort to even make the stores look presentable. Great for the Walmart generation who think shopping in sweatpants and matching slippers is acceptable.

r66 And this is why it came as no surprise to me that we ended up with the current Moron-In-Chief in the White House.

The DTs near me vary. One has a very lame food aisle. The other is almost like a different store. At that one, they have the same brand of pasta sold in better stores for many more times the price. True, the quality of what food sold there varies and there can be some sketchy products. Still, worth a look. I picked up cookies from Italy, and found good buys on beans, occasionally better chocolates, nuts and jerky. I wouldn't buy the frozen foods from China and India, however. They sell a line of Italian style items that are imported from China! Gotta read your labels in that place.

It's no Aldi.

I was not too impressed with the Aldi near me. I find good prices on what I want if I shop around and am not loyal to a store or brand. I would not go out of my way to shop there.

Great for cleaning products, gift wrap etc., and last summer I got Benadryl there. A little box of seven tablets. They only had one on display and when I went back next day to see if they had more they said they were sold out. I will look for them again later in the year.

All the cool gays shop at 99¢ Only Stores.

I go there as well r75. A couple of different ones in fact. But they don't have those pound cakes so I HAVE to go to DT for those.

I love Dollar Tree. The manager always claps when a customer farts.

I have a rental home at the beach. DT is great for glassware, coffee mugs, some kitchen utensils and plastic “Tupperware”. The Awesome brand general cleaner is great, especially for painted walls and spots on carpet.

Me too, OP. It's great.

You obviously have to be careful what you buy at DT. Some things can actually be found cheaper elsewhere. And of course there's the strange knockoff brands, and the ultra cheapo brands (like their in-house dishwashing liquids that is little more than water). And it's a place you have to go to once a week religiously to luck up on good finds lest they're all sold out when you go. A few months ago I found some really nice, heavy duty votive holders I immediately though "hey these will make great juice glasses". I bought 12. I've had several people ask me where I bought the beautiful glasses. They can't believe it when I tell them.

Oh and DO NOT forget to pick up some of their LA's Awesome Degreaser in the spray bottle and as many refill bottles as possible. The BEST degreaser on the planet.

They have ELF cosmetics there that are of high quality.

It's faux Jordache which probably stinks like cheesy foreskin.

R75 I ***love*** the 99 in Palm Springs.

It is, by far, the nicest dollar store I've ever visited.

I bet this one would have been nice, r84.

I see a lot of people raving about certain products at the Dollar Tree but you have to really pay attention to the size of what you're buying. A lot of the cleaning products and kitchen items like foil, wrap, baggies, etc. are smaller quantities than you would get in the store and therefore you're paying more for it at the DT.

I remember seeing Softsoap Handsoap there and on first glance it seems like it's a good deal but then you can go to Target or Walmart and it's $.67.

R80, I hope they're not full of lead. There's a reason they didn't market them as heavy duty juice glasses.

At DT a box of Kraft Mac & Cheese is $1.00. at my local Stater Bros they're $0.79 per box. So yeah, it's not always a deal.

Bitch how were them poundcakes?

I enjoy the piquance a little extra lead provides.

Exactly the same as always, r89. Are Sara Lee's better? Of course. Over four times the price better?

Who pissed in R87 's juice glass?

One of the most expensive photographs ever sold was of a 99 Cent Store.

7 whole tablets of benadryl for $1? my local supermarket sells their brand of the same drug $5 for 100 capsules.

I think that's fairly recent, r94. Not that long ago, The 99 Cent Store "Benadryl" had the same amount as the actual Benadryl in the box. I've noticed the reduction.

Wow, never have I seen food aisles in a dollar store. Seems awfully scary though if they're peddling faux Italian foods from China. I like going to these type of stores while out of town. The majority of nicer ones have left my city neighbourhood due to astronomical rents. I still don't think I would trust the food though.

I've bought Spaghetti-O's there r96. Real Spaghetti-O's not faux Spaghetti-O's.

They sell the Sunday newspapers with supplements at a discount.

Would that be Spaghetti-fauxs r97?

Here is a pet peeve of mine the Dollar Tree used to have styrofoam cups I would make my coffee with them every morning it's annoying that they don't have them no moreperiod

[quote]I was not too impressed with the Aldi near me. I find good prices on what I want if I shop around and am not loyal to a store or brand. I would not go out of my way to shop there.

DL blasphemy!

[quote] Here is a pet peeve of mine the Dollar Tree used to have styrofoam cups I would make my coffee with them every morning it's annoying that they don't have them no moreperiod

Good, you lazy cunt. Buy a coffee cup and wash it, and maybe keep a couple landfills empty.

[quote] Here is a pet peeve of mine the Dollar Tree used to have styrofoam cups I would make my coffee with them every morning it's annoying that they don't have them no moreperiod

No styrofoam ever.....you fat whore!

Styrofoam is like literally the WORST product to buy. Get a reusable coffee cup like R102 said. Especially if you're making coffee at home.

Also, learn English!

I like there energy tabs.

That's the trouble with the world today, r102.

In Canada, everything at Dollar Tree is $1.25.

But it's still a better price than Dollarama, which went from "everything's a dollar" to "most things are three or four dollars, motherfuckers".

However, almost none of their stock overlaps, and many of them more expensive items at Dollarama are actually better quality and thus worth the price. I recently bought some large, square fabric bins to store towels in my linen closet -- the ones at Dollarama are $4 but they are huge and sturdy and come in gorgeous colours. The Dollar Tree ones are cheaper, yes, but also much more flimsy and only come in three ugly brownish colours.

But if you're looking for CD crates, both stores carry the *exact* same one, so you may as well save a quarter and buy it at Dollar Tree vs spending $1.50 at Dollarama.

Even though Dollar Tree has been around for a few years, it wasn't until recently, that I finally went into one, and was very pleasantly surprised. The selection of paper goods for parties, wrapping paper, and greeting cards was amazing. I would definitely buy party goods there. I'm buying cleaning products... supermarkets charge at least twice the amount, for pretty much the same thing, items for storage, containers for organizing and desks, bowls and dinnerware for everyday use. The variety is really good.. so much to offer... everything for one dollar. I don't know what took me so long.. :) I wouldn't buy food, or vitamins/supplements though. I'm a little nervous of counterfeit items.. made in China. Most everything there is China made, but I feel better if not edible.

Anyone knocking the Dollar Tree has never shopped there.

Well smell you OP!

If you like to by gallon bouquets for birthdays or special occasions, that is the ONLY place to go!

^^^^^^ Damn you, spell check !

Make that Balloon 🎈 Bouquets

If it was 1981, I'd be PEA GREEN WITH ENVY. Wonder if the bottle you purchased was manufactured back then ?

I know there are a lot of Texans on DL; how about Daiso, the Japanese dollar store?

In TX, I've shopped McFrougal's, but cannot wait to hear about Daiso's!

A pal picked up quite a few ceramic elephants (made in Vietnam, I think) at a DT many years ago. They looked just like ones made in the early 20th century. Who knows, maybe it was the same factory. You could NOT tell the difference. The clay was the same color, the glazes the same. Anyway, he took 'em to a market and sold them!

Daiso has stuff from $1.50-$4. They must have six different kinds of Q-tips: black ribbed, sticky tips, wet tips, tiny, normal, etc. Lots of Japanese-type junk food. Disposable underwear (men's and women's). All different kinds of origami paper and nice drawing tablets. Japanese stationery. Nice food containers that aren't all plastic, nice Japanese dishes.

I want to visit TX again now, just to shop there!

I actually like Dollar Tree for a handful of things. They are the only place I can get cheap mops. I've seen similar mops for $10-15 other places but only a buck at DT. Usually good for a few months for dusting, etc.

[quote] I like there energy tabs.

Oh, dear.

I have never been to any dollar-type store. But I would never buy anyone balloons, or myself scented cleanser.

They have pretty good bagels there.

All we have around here is the Dollar Store and Family Dollar both of which only seem to sell cheaply made and very sketchy looking Made In China crap.

Daiso is an interesting store. Everything from $1.50 and up. You wouldn't think so but that extra fifty cents makes a huge difference in the quality of the items.

Last week I was with a friend at Dollar Tree to buy a few things for another friend's birthday party. The balloons were tied to a rack, but then there were other racks and carts sorta surrounding it. I sort of stumbled over to grab the balloons and looked down and saw a gray complected woman unconscious on the floor and 2 paramedics doing resuscitation. Somebody had shoved carts and shelves around them in an attempt at creating some privacy.

I only paused a moment when the manager tapped my shoulder and offered to help. She took me over to the balloon filling station and got me a bouquet of balloons of my choosing. My shopping friend, a nurse, said, "That lady was dead. I've seen dead before, and she was gone."

I hope she got to try that pound cake before she bit the dust, R124.

[quote]Oh and DO NOT forget to pick up some of their LA's Awesome Degreaser in the spray bottle and as many refill bottles as possible. The BEST degreaser on the planet.

The LA's Awesome glass cleaner is also excellent, and the bottle is huge. The only problem is that the nozzle is pretty chintzy - I swap it out with a sturdier one from my old glass cleaner brand.

Better there, r124 then, say, an adult book store video booth.....

Me too, r125.....

The Dollar Trees around here always have a disgusting chemical odor. I don't trust them. I do love the 99 Cent Store - they usually have some interesting healthy snacks and some of the fresh produce is a good deal. I got a full sized box of Gevalia k-cups there for 99 cents last week.

For R124.

Here it is. They also make marble, chocolate, and lemon.

[quote]The Dollar Trees around here always have a disgusting chemical odor. I don't trust them. I do love the 99 Cent Store

Bull shit, just admit you're too poor to shop at the dollar store so you go to the 99¢ and HAVE TO.

Besides the pound cakes, I'd get bagel chips there. But they haven't had any for ages......

I'm on my way there to get tuna with chips and crackers great meal for a dollar. ☺

Those pound cakes are fabulous if you cut a slice and put some fresh sugared strawberries over it with a dollop of whipped cream.

R132 The 99 Cent chain is actually way nicer in all ways than most Dollar Trees. You were and are missing the point.

Dollar General is popular here. I buy inexpensive household cleaning supplies there.

Was waiting to check out when a female walked in, and loudly shouted at the checkout clerk, :Where be the pregnancy tests?" Clerk: "Which ones?" Female "The ones that be a dollar!"

Sadly, they carry those.

They used to always have condoms in various colors at the 99 Cents Only store.

R137 reminds me - the first time I went to a Dollar Tree (in 2006), I was amazed to see $1 pregnancy tests AND marijuana tests. They still have both. Walgreens charges $12.99 for the same MJ test.

Those pregnancy tests really do work.

Why pay more?

Are these "famous" poundcakes a brand name, meaning a national brand? Are these Chinese too?

Dollar Tree has really nice reading glasses for $1 a pair. Their sunglasses aren't bad either.

Nice haul of scents.

Here is the kind they sell in my store.

R142, I shall never give cheap readers another chance! While travelling, I picked up a BOGO free Foster Grant sale. Each time I wore these, something in the plastic caused sore bumbs on the bridge of my nose. Made in China scary plastic. They were different styles, yet both caused this irritation.

r140=Maury Povich

R133, I don't see those on their website.

Did you know that you can buy almost anything Dollar Tree sells, from their website, by the case?

Oh, forgot to mention: Dollar Trees in Canada do NOT sell any frozen food, and have an extremely limited selection of other foodstuffs (pretty much just boxed and canned things).

I'll keep an eye out for that poundcake, but I highly doubt it's available here.

I wish I could live there I love it so much.

They have Norman Rockwell puzzles there.

Sometimes they have Chex Mix which is a super bargain for a dollar. However, I only like the BOLD.

Dollar Trees vary quite a bit. The one in my town doesn't have any refrigerated or frozen items (except sodas and water.) But a couple of towns over, there's one with a full line of frozen and refrigerated food.

The DT closest to me is gross, but the one 30 minutes away is close to my office and is much better. Clean, organized. I don't go a lot, but I like to get gift wrap and bags. Also like to get trays and serving dishes I can take to functions and not worry about getting back. I'm also prone to lose sunglasses, so I have a bunch from DT and if I lose them, no big.

I bought a case of Skin Milk body wash and face scrub years ago from DT and am still using it. The wash is a delicious vanilla scent. The only other place I’ve seen it is at Gelsons, an upscale grocery store in LA, for $8 a bottle.

So if you see, say, a bar of Pears or Zest soap at DT, is it identical to the one you’d buy atbthe grocery or drug store? I find that hard to believe.

Pound cake queen, why don’t you buy a case of 12 and freeze some? Then you’ll never be out.

Wow, they must be popular, as they're on back order now! Perhaps The Poundcake Queen has inadvertently caused a run on them!

Someone posted a “get it or forget it” video about Dollar Tree pound cakes. I’m not going to ruin the surprise, so you have to watch if you want to know the verdict.

Oh great... get it and take it to a friend's dinner party with a container of Cool Whip!!!

Despite her cute children, I'm not sold. It doesn't look as dense as poundcake is supposed to be. I'll stick with Sara Lee or Entenmann's! These cannot be made with all butter for $1.

Them’s fightin’ word to the pound cake queen, R160. She can be vicious, the worst DL has ever known. Get out now with your dignity, and your weave, intact.

LMFAO at R125! Right on, Sister-Sicko-Friend!

Sorry Poundcake Queen. (Please leave my hair alone)

OP things Jordache is spelled Geor-Dash

The one by my home is unusually clean, well stocked and friendly. Often has fascinating food items, which I suspect "fell off the truck". Example: very large (13.4 oz) pink himalayan salt grinder, cans of coconut milk, 1 oz bottles of vanilla extract, morello cherries. Sometimes they have 1/2 lb butter, and I stock my freezer.

I also buy cleaning supplies, greeting cards, and real peppermint hard candies. I am a fan.

R64 thinks "thinks" is spelled "things."

Epic fail, R166.

Cheap nuts, especially if you're OK with cashew pieces instead of whole nuts.

School supplies.

It's a shit store.

Do they have Evening in Paris?

^^*No but they’ve got Lunchtime In Camden.

I went in there recently, grabbed a can of crab bisque, some baguettes (3 to a bag) and a small box of frozen clam strips and had a LOVELY lunch for 3 bucks. Oh, and I love getting Fabuloso for a dollar. I doubt you'd find a hispanic household in NY without Fabuloso somewhere in it. Cleans like magic.

Oh, I love Fabuloso.

Laundry smells divine.

Is Fabuloso the stuff that you can smell on someone of Hispanic descent from 12 feet away?

I've always wondered what detergent that is as I've never come across any other that is that strong and lasts that long.

I had NO idea I would ever win such an esteemed title as Pound Cake Queen! My humblest thanks to one and all. To be perfectly honest, I thought Miss Lake Dardanelle had it in the bag. The minute I get my schedule, I'll let you know when I'll be making an appearance at the Dollar Tree nearest you. C'mon over and say "Hey"!

There isn’t nice greeting cards and wrapping paper in there. I never go to Dollar Tree because I’m not tacky and I know how to get nice things at very low prices. Why would I go buy a bag of junk? That store is for basic gays, garbage gays, blacks and trash

[quote] I’m not tacky and I know how to get nice things at very low prices.

Do you know how to use proper grammar?

When I read "Poundcake Queen", I think of Lil Poundcake, which is appropriate when discussing Dollar Tree realness.

In most cases yes R155. Dollar Tree gets most of their products from by buying up stock from businesses that are going out of sale, overstock that isn't selling as well as a company wants so they sell it off to places like Dollar Tree. But name brand merchandise is the same at DT as it is at any other store. That's why you have to go regularly, to catch the good deals before they're all gone.

Be that as it may r179, I'm adapting a menthol-cool Dina Merrill elegance in an attempt to change the Dollar Tree customer stereotype. I feel like I'm going to be the face of Dollar Tree, not just their pound cakes.

They sell pillowcases and mattress protectors there as well.

There I draw the line, r182. Not one miniscule speck of poly in MY linens.......

R174 R175, Fabuloso is a household cleaner. If it's Mexican laundry you smell, it's probably Suavitel.

I've been buying a generic form of Zyrtec there to combat all the pollen here. I don't think it's as potent as name brand, but I'm saving $7 a box on it.

Both Dollar Tree and the 99 Cents Only store have a mix of closeouts and overstocks meant for other retailers AND things that are manufactured for them (same goes for Big Lots.) You can almost always tell by the manufacturer/distributor info on the label.

And sometimes you'll get stuff manufactured for foreign markets. Like US-brand name soap that's manufactured and/or labeled for Brazil or Mexico.

I wish the Dollar stores here had fresh produce. Ours has a "closeout" section that translates to: It's expired, bet we are trying to save margin by not writing it off.

R183,

They feel like silk on your skin!

R185 how many come in a box?

Big Lots used to be so cheap 20 years ago. I used to get all kinds of gardening stuff there when I was a kid. I hadn't been there for ten years or so; I went in one a few years ago to get some terracotta pots and see what else they had and now they're priced like anyone else.

R189 - 14. $2 a month is a good deal.

All roads lead to Railroad Salvage......

R191 then you're better off getting the Kirkland brand. 365 pills for $13.99. Save yourself $10.

FYI, all of the greeting cards at Trader Joe's are a dollar! I must have fifty of them. I buy several, along with a book of stamps, to give to my grandma because she doesn't always remember to buy cards and stamps when she's at the store, that way she always has birthday cards ( and get well and sympathy cards, too).

You're wasting your money, R194.... 2 for $1 at the Dollar Tree!

That's nice R194 - I've always thought that was a wonderful gift for an older person who didn't get out much. Combine it with a day planner listing family members birthdays and anniversaries.

R193 - if we had a Costco here, I'd be all over it, but alas...

But the TJs cards are much nicer, R195.

R196 you don't have to have a Costco. You can order it online. Shipping is free and I don't think you even have to be a member.

But where are you located that there isn't a Costco?

I'm just guessing here, r198, but maybe Darfur?

Things I've purchased from the Dollar Tree frozen section in my neighborhood: Brown eggs, eight per carton. Good quality. The shells don't pulverize when you crack them open and the embryos are smaller than those in grocery stores. Frozen chicken thighs, Two per pack. Packs are labeled as 14 oz, but their usually more like 20 oz. I use them to make broth. Five oz packs of meaty bacon imported from Poland. Jennie O turkey bacon.

The 99 cent store in my area tends to have more brand name items and one of a kind finds. I've gotten Wheat Chex (normally $4+ a box!), Cheez Its, Casbah couscous in different varieties, Van Camp or Chicken of the Sea chopped clams, Balance bars (2 for .99), V-8 juice (.69), Italian Volcano organic lime juice ($5/bottle online), Greenist hazelnut spreads ($4/ jar online).

I live in N. California so the produce is decent, some good, some that has to be used quickly. Two red, two yellow, and two orange bell peppers, large bag of broccoli crowns are $1.99 each both fresh and in great shape. Green beans when in season are available, but have to be used quickly. Onions, potatoes and Roma tomatoes deal (6 or 8 per pack) Snow peas, cauliflower and brussel sprouts are also good.

R189, 2 per pack.

I meant frozen/refrigerated section at R200. No frozen eggs.

One thing I've noticed over the last 10 years or so that I've been shopping at these stores is that regular supermarkets have brought down the prices of some items to be competitive with discount stores. Things like mac and cheese, canned goods of all kinds, hand soaps, etc. used be substantially cheaper at these stores, but other retailers have closed the gap somewhat.

You buy fertilized eggs, r200?

The white thing near the yolk of the egg isn't called an embryo? Regular supermarket eggs have them and over the years I've noticed they've gotten larger.

No, r204, it's not. It is called the "egg white" or albumin.

I like there makeup assortment of hardware.

Cheap but good.

Pleasure Mix or Ultra-Lubed?

The thing inside the egg attached to the yolk is call the "chalazae". It's the tissue that suspends the yolk inside the egg.

Thanks, R208. I could swear that they have gotten larger and more difficult to detach and remove across the years.

I buy their scented candles that are in little mason type jars. Once I'm gone with the candles I clean them out, sterilize them in the dishwasher, and turn them into spice jars.

"done" not "gone"

I think sometimes these stores are ripping off poor people by packaging small amounts to still make profits on a buck when larger amounts are cheaper but not a buck, elsewhere. On the other hand, I find good crap in these stores that are appropriately priced at a buck, like party shit, gift wrap, cards, decor etc. In short they are a mixed bag. But sad feeling.

You know I have heard the story of the resurrection, but until now I never really believed it, but this thread has had the unheard of double resurrection.

Started in 2011 and received 24 posts

1st resurrection in 2014 received 17 posts

2nd resurrection in 2018 now 172 posts

There is live after death, Praise the Lord.

[quote] you don't have to have a Costco. You can order it online. Shipping is free and I don't think you even have to be a member.

You don't have to be a member to shop Costco online, but they charge you a surcharge for not being a member.

From their website.

[quote] Non-members may be assessed an additional surcharge for purchases (does not apply to prescription items).

R214 "may" they do that on some items like electronics. Not on all items.

Did you read the reviews on this from their site? Some people are having reactions to the dyes they put in the pills. Itching after they've stopped taking them. Sounds like something that has iodine in it - like from a contrast scan. Odd.

To: DL Pound Cake Queen 2018

Your Majesty:

In which part of the U. S. of A. do you live, please?

I'm in suburban Chicago, and came up empty-handed after visiting two (2) Dollar Trees tonight.

And when I mentioned pound cake to the stores' employees, they all looked at me as if I were quite daft.

Your kind assistance, I pray? Thank you.

Is pound cake a regional term?

I buy cakes by the pound

and serve justice by the pounding

I see all the locals openly stealing baskets full of things at my Dollar Tree in Harlem, the cashier line is always so long the put upon employees don’t even notice or care. Madness!

Some days you can pick up Blu Ray movies when they are in stock.

I got Fargo the other day.

Bump!

r221 yes, dollar stores actually have some good films for sale on Blu-ray. I've found some gems and out-of-print titles like My Bloody Valentine, The Long Good Friday, and Mona Lisa.

It is also worth noting that some of those multi-film sets (12 Horror Films, 20 Westerns sort of thing) you find at places like Dollar Tree, Dollar General etc contain films that have never had any other video release. I've found a few really rare films that way.

[quote]I think sometimes these stores are ripping off poor people by packaging small amounts to still make profits on a buck when larger amounts are cheaper but not a buck, elsewhere.

This is true with some products. However, when your budget is REALLY tight, it can be hard to save money by buying in larger quantities, because even a few bucks makes a difference. The dollar-priced items are achievable.

r170, don't make me sic The Pound Cake Queen on you.

She will leave you wigless and shaking.

[quote] Is pound cake a regional term?

Are you from the USA? Pound cake may have started out in the south, but it became a well known confection all over the country long ago. The original pound cake was very simple. 1 pound of flour, 1 pound of butter, 1 pound of sugar, 1 pound of eggs, and some flavorings, all beaten together until smooth and baked. The problem was (and I've tested the original recipe myself) the resulting cake was so big and so dense it was hard to eat. So over the years the original recipe has been altered to the point that there are umteen versions that are lighter in texture and not so huge, although modern pound cakes are still known as more dense than other cakes. I have at least 5 pound cakes in my repertoire.

But I have had pound cakes baked by people all over the country in my time.

why do you shop there? are you poor?

Hun let me tell you one thing. I've seen more people I know for a fact are swimming in money shopping at Dollar Tree and other discount stores than I can shake a stick at. People who were raised in affluence more often than not know the value of every penny they spend. The little snot nosed brats who are pulling in 50 grand think they're rich and the thought of shopping in a discount store is beneath them. These are the people who will die penniless one day.

R226 pound cake started in Northern Europe. It is centuries old.

What is a dollar tree?

Also known as gâteau quatre-quarts (four quarters), owing to the equal parts of the four ingredients.

R229, in the USA it started in the south, as most good dishes did. I couldn't care less about it before it came to our shores.

Why pay more for popsicles and junk like that?

I always thought pound cake in the US was a New England thing.

[quote][R229], in the USA it started in the south, as most good dishes did. I couldn't care less about it before it came to our shores.

This is the type of mentality of folks who think that tacos were invented by Glen Bell in Southern California and are gobsmacked when they hear about their Mexican origins and CANNOT and WILL NOT believe the inferiors came up with something so delicious. Hence the mental machinations to cocoon their sense of superiority (they could not care less what happens away from our shores; they think they did it better than predecessors). MURICA FIRST!

R233 I couldn’t give a fuck what you care about or not, you made a statement that was untrue and I corrected it. You’ll get over it. Or not. I don’t care.

I never once saw a rodent in one of these stores which is a good sign.

Just be careful out there. Never know who'll you'll run into at the Dollar Tree.

They used to sell LEDdesk lamps with the batteries included.

Of course I stocked up.

R238 what was it buying? Was it secret Santa shopping for The Christmas Mouse?

R237 needs to go to Dollar Tree and check if they sell Midol. Those menstrual cramps must be hell!

What would Goop buy at a dollar store?

Douches. Lots and lots of douches.

R243 - Goop might actually like some of the spring-themed ceramic ware, towels, cloth napkins, and glassware. Seriously. The designs and colors were quite nice and I could see them used for garden party. You could get place a place setting (dinner and dessert plate, glass, napkin and ring) for $5 I got a couple of oven mitts from the "collection."

You have to be careful with some of their "kitchenware". Much of it is so cheaply made it'll fall apart in no time. And their oven mitts and pot holders are very substandard. You'll still burn the hell out of yourself using those things.

The only service ware one should have from China would be 18th Century or older.

The oven mitts were nice and thick and I've been using them for a month no problems. Heavy roasting pans and all.

I purchased an oven mitt / pot holder combo from DT before and they were thick. I didn't have any issues with them.

do they have any organic vegan cruelty-free fair-trade snacks?

The have quarts of almond milk at DT. I've never bought it, though.

I would be afraid to buy anything food related there and that includes plastic containers. Actually I'd be afraid to buy OTC medication and cleaning products there too. I would buy wrapping paper and pads and pens and things like that. Maybe batteries if they were really cheap, if they sell them.

I've never purchased batteries from the DT but I've heard a lot of people complain that the batteries basically die very fast and you're better off paying full price for those elsewhere.

The good thing about buying certain things for a buck is that you don't care if they get stained, broken, stolen, or damaged.

It would be sad, R254, if the buck was hard to come by.

Do not, I repeat DO NOT buy batteries from Dollar Tree. Their batters are already 80% dead when you buy them.

I got an Eneloop battery charger at Costco complete with rechargeable batteries of all sizes for $20.

I would think someone so conscientious about food quality and plastic leaching into her food wouldn't be so quick to buy non-rechargeable batteries, R252.

Was there earlier today. They did not have pound cake.

Didn't know that about the batteries - will remember for next time.

I asked DL Pound Cake Queen - and quite politely - where he / she lives, but got no reply. Cannot find DT pound cake in suburban Chicago.

I love DT and have posted above about it, but whatever you do, DO NOT get Sunbeam light bulbs! They burn out in an instant and when you go to screw them out of the socket, the neck breaks leaving you with a bulb in hand and screw in top stuck in the socket.

Here's how you can easily remove a light bulb that is broken off at the screw cap. Make sure there is no power going to the light. Grab a small raw potato, cut a bit off it, and jam the cut side down into the exposed metal screw end of the bulb and unscrew it with the potato.

I'm scared I'll get raped in one of those kind of stores. I'll stick to Costco.

No one's going to rape you Violet!

You can certainly find a lot of great buys at DT and store like that, but many of the products at these stores is merchandise rejected by a factory QC department, but not deemed so bad it should be scrapped. They sell this junk to the deep discount stores. More often than not you'll find that type of stock on the electronics aisle. You simply have to be smart about what you buy there. The way I look at it with DT merchandise is, the more moving parts it has the more likely it will be junk, and I don't waste my dollar. But even then that's not always true. Some things you just have to take a chance on and buy one as a test.

Oh and for God's sake, don't buy any of their "stemware" in the drinking glass section. If you take a close look at a lot of their wine glasses (especially the ones with colored glass) you'll see that the glass on most of their pieces is so thin it will break if you even look at it.

[quote] No one's going to rape you Violet!

What a terrible thing to say!

The only ridiculously abhorrent item I've acquired at DT is aluminum foil. Avoid it. My partner & I joked that it was basically aluminum wrapping paper. Tear city. Very relieved to finally work our way through it. Even disagree with earlier poster or two regarding the batteries - they're fine (and are usually found on an endcap). I visit about once every 3 months. Can't wait to look for pound cake next time.

[quote] Their batters are already 80% dead when you buy them.

Cake, waffle, pancake, or boy?

Before Christmas I got some nice baskets to make up gifts. Once filled with tissue paper and wrapped in cellophane with a nice ribbon they looked quite expensive.

So sorry, r259, I'm here. I'm in L.A. and was just at the DT yesterday. They did have the pound cakes. They used to also have them at the 99 Cent Stores and also at some of the non-chain "Dollar and Up" stores. There's quite a bit of crossover in the merchandise at those venues here. For the past couple of years, the DT is the only place I can find the pound cakes though.

[quote]The only ridiculously abhorrent item I've acquired at DT is aluminum foil. Avoid it

The no-name or house foil is terrible, but they do carry Reynolds rolls and pop-up squares (these have more sq. footage). Actually, the no-name pop-up squares are just as good as Reynolds and you get more.

[quote]You can certainly find a lot of great buys at DT and store like that, but many of the products at these stores is merchandise rejected by a factory QC department, but not deemed so bad it should be scrapped.

I've found that some of their boxed food items are incredibly difficult to open like the glue gun at the factory went into overdrive. Got some Chup-a-Chups at Halloween time and they were almost impossible to unwrap.

[quote]I'm scared I'll get raped in one of those kind of stores. I'll stick to Costco.

I think you'd be more likely to get raped at Costco. Or even gang-banged. (They do everything in a big way there.)

DT is the only place I can find lightbulbs for my home's 1920s light fixtures. They last a long time, and I've stocked up for years.

I was at mine yesterday, and they had several variety of pound cake. I thought of you, Pound Cake Queen. I bought bags of frozen strawberries and mangos for smoothies. I inspected the fruit, and it's just fine; tastes delicious.

My local DT was advertising they have Rachael Ray dinnerware available. It's brightly colored stoneware dishes, bowls, cups. It looks like it weighs a ton, probably why no one wanted it and it got sold off. I hate that heavy stuff - mine always ends up with chips from it hitting the sink or other cookware.

I LOVE those Reynolds Wrap pop up squares. I buy 5 boxes at a time. The foil is not the heavy duty foil, but those square are great for wrapping sandwiches, etc.

I buy there generic version of Dulcolax and it works fine and saves money

R270 Just finished up a roll yesterday - horrible quality. Reyonds Wrap from now on.

One thing I can't recommend from DT is the canned pie filling they sell. I picked up some on a whim - I wanted to try making a pie crust and didn't feel like buying the overpriced fruit in my local supermarket. I got a can each of peach and apple filling. The peach had approx. 5 pieces of fruit - the rest of the can was a gluey goo of cornstarch-thickened filler. I The pie itself was pretty tasty though.

The apple had strangely white slices of fruit, that were very firm. I tasted the stuff - it was barely sweet. I could not see this stuff making a tasty pie. I wondered if I was supposed to doctor it up with some sugar/cinnamon - the can was no help; no instructions other than dump in a pie shell. OK, I thought, the apples will soften during baking. Nope - they stayed this hard, raw potato texture and no rich sweetness. So, my review is... stay away from Musselman's pie fillings.

I've never had any problems with their Sunbeam brand alkaline batteries. If there's any performance deficit compared to the big brands, it's slight. They also sell Sunbeam Super Heavy Duty batteries, which don't last as long.

And that American Classic brand pound cake doesn't contain a lick of butter.

[quote]Oh, and I love getting Fabuloso for a dollar. I doubt you'd find a hispanic household in NY without Fabuloso somewhere in it. Cleans like magic.

Smells like basura.

[quote] Oh, I love Fabuloso. Laundry smells like mierda.

Fixed

[quote] Is Fabuloso the stuff that you can smell on someone of Hispanic descent from 12 feet away? I've always wondered what detergent that is as I've never come across any other that is that strong and lasts that long.

It’s actually for cleaning floors.

I prefer Mistolin to Fabuloso.

R278 I can recommend the cherry. Some friends had a "Remake a childhood classic dessert" party, and I wanted to make faux Hostess fruit pies and bought 2 cans. They were delicious!

I confused Fabuloso with Mistolin and put in my laundry and honestly didn't see any difference. Clothes came out very clean and fresh.

[quote]I think you'd be more likely to get raped at Costco. Or even gang-banged. (They do everything in a big way there.)

Indeed, Stephen Hawking was frequently seen rolling down the aisles searching for that elusive big bang!

It does if you lavishly spread some on top like I do, r279.

Cut a slice of their pound cake, spead some butter on top and toast it in the oven. Pure heaven.

There is no law that says pound cakes have to be made with butter. Most commercially made pound cakes will use crisco (or butter flavored crisco). Some even use pure lard. I will only make a pound cake using butter (and sometimes sour cream). But the ones made without butter taste just as good.

[quote]Cut a slice of their pound cake, spead some butter on top and toast it in the oven. Pure heaven.

Pure bullshit. Spread that, bitch.

Well, smell r288!

R288 is clearly having a heavy flow day. Let's not engage.

I do occasionally get $1 cologne at the dollar stores. Too strong to wear but I like having a bottle around to spray on a wet laundry item before putting in the dryer.

I don't know what you're getting there r291, but here the eau de cologne is 95% EAU and 5% de cologne.

It's suitable only for Cheryl

Can I have fun if I visit Dollar Tree?

If you're a cheap trashy whore, sure!

i'm not cheap, trashy or a whore. Can I still have fun there?

"The thing inside the egg attached to the yolk is call the 'chalazae'. It's the tissue that suspends the yolk inside the egg."

All this time I thought that thing was rooster jizz.

Would you enjoy watching the people of Walmart in their natural shopping habitat? This could be considered Walmart-adjacent.

no, r298. That would not be fun for me. I like decent people.

I visited a Dollar Tree in some third-world Southern state (Alabama? Mississippi?) and found they were still selling mercury-filled glass rectal thermometers, so I bought all 13 of them that they had in stock. Apparently, they've been taken completely off the US market for safety reasons. I plan on keeping a couple in case I run into someone who wants to play doctor, and I'm giving the rest to select friends who I think may enjoy them.

R300's reply is either the funniest or the saddest one I've seen here in eons. Can't decide which.

…or the hottest.

Heh.

"Take my temperature, Daddy."

They weren't "rectal thermometers". They were just common mercury based thermometers. They were used orally, anally, in the armpit, in the crook of the elbow or knee. You can buy those same sorts of units in any pharmacy anywhere to this day. There's nothing unusual about their existence.

I make Martha Stewart's cream cheese pound cake. Delish!

No, R304, those old mercury thermometers are NOT the same. The rectal ones (labeled "rectal") have a thicker bulb end than the oral ones (labeled "oral.") You absolutely cannot buy the old glass ones today, as they've been taken off the market for safety reasons. The only thermometers you can buy now are the all-purpose plastic digital ones, which aren't nearly as much fun.

I'd like to just throw in a little perspective here. Back in my drinking days I'd be standing in line at the 99 Cent Store with my 750ml bottle (or two) of wine. The person in front of me would invariably ask if it was any good. My response would be a look...a long pause...and "It's 99 Cents." I would leave it at that. It's a pound cake...and it's one dollar.

I like there plastic storage bags for clothes and junk.

I can't ever get the digital thermometers to work. My "temperature" is always 95 or 96.

I love there pudding snack packs.

The cheap foil is great for lining a sheet pan when your reheating food in the oven.

Good selection of coloring books and junk.

I couldn't find any ingredient resembling a known cooking fat on the American Classic pound cake label shown in the video review posted above. Whatever is moistening the cake must be found in that polysyllabic stew of ingredients at the bottom of the long list.

But yeah, it's a buck. If you don't care about the ingredients ... enjoy it.

[quote]I couldn't find any ingredient resembling a known cooking fat on the American Classic pound cake label shown in the video review posted above. Whatever is moistening the cake must be found in that polysyllabic stew of ingredients at the bottom of the long list.

We use human fat sucked out of liposuction patients.

That's grotty R314, & I don't find it funny either. More tasteless than the poundcake in question!

R307 - that reminds me of the time that I asked the clerk to whether they sold underwear? He replied that they did not, and if they did he would never buy it.

I'm a fan of their nasal spray, which was unavailable for a while, but has returned in regular strength only, no green-label extra strength.

For some reason the Deals in my neighborhood became a Dollar Tree, since everything is now 99¢ they seem to be selling a lot of crap. Basic items such as beer pint size glasses are the same quality, they are sturdy and the ones I bought were by Libby, a known glassware company.

Deals had a pretty decent selection of frozen food, I usually shop at Costco for most of my food, but I noticed Deals was selling a 10 burrito size bag of El Monterey burritos for $3.50, which I had been paying $6.99 for at my local supermarket! Costco doesn't sell these burritos just the fresh ones which are delicious. Costco does carry the El Monterey brand, but not frozen burritos.

Basically, you have to be able to differentiate between popular food brands and garbage, I do notice the Dollar Tree started selling the El Monterey burritos again, now they are sold individually, for 99¢ each! Not a bargain. That's another thing, some deals are not all that great.

Just used a Hospitality brand graham cracker crust from DT for a key lime pie. It actually tastes like graham crackers. No complaints.

According to r295, it looks like I'll be having fun! I can't wait to go there!

Dollar Tree is great. I was looking for the irish coffee mugs that the Dollar Tree near my house use to sell and could not find them. I started looking online and found out Dollar Tree has a web site that you can purchase online and have it shipped free to your dollar store and pick it up there . Or you can have it shipped to you but you have to pay the shipping.

Dollar Tree website?! lmao!!!!

Here are the candle holders I bought to use as juice glasses (they'd also make great highball glasses).

Those definitely don't look like leaded glass.

My 99 Cent Store has coconut water with aloe 2 for 99 cents right now. They also have fresh young coconuts. Peppermint mocha k-cups from Gevalia 6 for 99 cents. Popcorn, organic chips and other snacks. Bought a cute little bathmat for $1.99 too.

Was there earlier looking for a Sr Patrick's Day card, but none to be had.

Cleared my cache and lost this thread. DL's search bites - Google found it right off.

[quote]They also have fresh young coconuts.

I wouldn't say no to a fresh young coconut.

I like the 99cent store better than Dollar Tree. The produce is acceptable & they have cough syrup without acetaminophen in it.

Because of this thread, I went to Dollar Tree for the first time today. I liked it! The store was very clean, and the merchandise was neat and organized. I bought office supplies, hand sanitizer, toothpicks, dusting cloths, D batteries, and several greeting cards. I also found some large print crossword puzzles for my grandmother.

My only complaint: there was no pound cake.

Dollar tree sucks compared to the $.99 only store. $.99 only has bigger stores with better merchandise and they seem to be following in the footsteps of target when target elevated itself Into becoming a fun bright shopping experience. The biggest thing the $.99 only stores have done in the past few years is break away from .99 pricing. They now have items that go as high as 499 and around the holidays they had toys that one as high as 999. Here’s why this is awesome.

In order to sell goods at .99, they have to cost less to make a profit. But if you can sell items for $1.99 or $2.99 it really allows them to provide much much higher quality Goods and an a wider variety of goods. With cheap stuff, a few extra pennies nickels or dimes can be the difference between a complete piece of shit and a usable item.

In any case, it kills me that I don’t have the money right now to buy stock in that company because it is wildly undervalued. People on Wall Street only know how to look at things like quarterly profits or how many new stores have opened. But they don’t shop there and they don’t see just how quickly they are expanding the range of goods that is above $.99. These places were already turning a nice profit before but their earning capabilities Are becoming much higher due to all the new goods. Anyway there’s your stock tip for the week. If you don’t believe me go check it out for yourself

In some sort of dollar store, for a few bucks, not a buck, I bought 100% cotton sweatshirts in neon pink and yellow which were hits as gifts.

I got several copies of Sachi Parker's tome there.

Dollar Tree/stores like them have me watching my budget. Yes, everything may be .99 or $1 but I sometimes find myself buying way too much BECAUSE the prices are so cheap. I still balance my checkbook each month and don't charge anything under $10.

I have a Dollar General near me that I love! I buy my garbage bags from there and they are Hefty brand. I'm not spending $15 for 10 bags DESIGNED to be thrown out! I've not had any problems with the bags tearing or anything like that.

And how much are your garbage bags, R332? What's the count?

They have tape at the checkout you can measure things with.

r329 I agree with you about the popularity of the 99 Cents Only chain. Nearly every time I've gone (to several different locations) they're quite crowded. (Coincidentally, I just shopped there this morning.)

But I also read recently that it was one of the retailers that was on a list of "most likely to go under" or something like that for 2018.

The only thing I don't like about the 99 Cent Store are the long checkout lines. I left without buying a couple times when the lines were crazy long. I'm cheap and poor enough to shop there regularly, but time is still money.

Another thing I forgot to mention is the 10 pound bags of Johnny Cat.for .99 cents. Crazy. One time they a had tons of the Celestial teas! I bought a bunch and a new mug...to cradle with both hands, while watching Hallmark channel & petting the cat. Oh yes.

Is that a Dollar Tree ADVERTISEMENT at the top of the DL page?!

Look for the chick with the red hair and the binoculars!

i purchased a loaf of bread from here, "gourmet bread". one dollar, absolutely vile stuff!

Am loving it R338 - so much better than previous ads !!

I saw the Dollar Tree ad just a few minutes ago. I was so excited!

I can recommend the shelf stable cartons of milk sold at DT. I like to keep some on hand as a last resort sub for fresh milk, for coffee or cereal or cooking. Saves me from having to go to the corner store when I have my bowl of cereal poured out and find that my quart of milk is spoiled. I don't like the taste of canned evaporated milk and the DT stuff taste pretty close to fresh. I've only tried the whole milk - can't vouch for the skim stuff.

Speaking of milk, why is it so hard to find milk sold in quarts anymore? Everyone has half gallons and gallons, and sometimes pints, but it's hard to find quarts. (And don't say buy the pints; at the store where I was shopping yesterday, two pints cost more than a half gallon.) I don't drink milk; I only use it in cooking. So it's hard to use up a half gallon before it goes bad.

To tie this in with this thread: they DO sell quarts at the 99 Cents Only store. And in several varieties (2%, whole, skim, etc.)

Where do you live and what stores do you shop at R343? I have no problem finding quart sized milk options at my grocery stores.

Those stores are too fucking expensive!

I have my staff make everything by hand - much cheaper

They feature all my incredible books at great prices

Just keep the blacks and the brown people away from my work

r328, my Dollar Tree doesn't have pound cake, either. I think the Pound Cake Queen is just a big ol' cock-tease.

OK, I"m going to stop by my local DT on my morning walk tomorrow (only a mile away) to check out the pound cake situation. I've never thought of buying it at any type of store or making one, but now I MUST know! Thank you, DL.

I want Pound Cake! I love Andie McDowell's recipe for it. I used to make it all of the time.

the pound cake tastes like chemicals! no good!

Don't sit under the dollar tree, with anyone else but me

Seriously, r350, what did you expect?

r350 You've had worse things in your mouth.

I snagged Casey Ho's fitness book and a 16 dollar coloring book there tonight.

Plus 2 boxes of Mrs. Freshley's to fatten up my underweight mother at her nursing home.

Also some Stacker's dental pics.

I've been told the dollar store pregnancy testes actually work. But cologne? That's just sad.

Inspired by this thread, I went to Dollar Tree yesterday - hadn't been in a while. I got one of those Amope electronic nailcare system thingies for my mom (basically a battery-operated nail file/buffer) - those are being sold for $25 as I type in stores like Wal-Mart and Target. A full-page plastic magnifier sheet for reading for my dad, some fat little notepads for list-making (made in the USA, for those claiming everything there is made in China), some cork coasters, and some 3M padded envelopes. Spent $7 and some change.

While there, I also saw they had a bunch of Rachael Ray dishes - bowls, cups, plates in various colors. But sadly, no pound cake.

I buy kitchen utensils at DT. Extra spatulas, ladles, an egg slicer and that sort of thing. Most of the kitchen tools are made in China for Greenbriar, which seems to be the Dollar Tree house brand. I have worried about the materials they use, as in 'hey what kind of metal is that?) but even classier stores like Bed Bath and Beyond mostly get these sort of housewares from China. I'm not sure there is any difference in quality.

I do buy the pound cake. My dog has to get liquid medication orally and I use a syringe to hide the stuff in a cube of pound cake. Works great!

I might've been jealous in 1983 when Dollar Tree was the Dime Store.

I went to the 99 Cent Store in Plano for the first time specifically because of this thread. I'd never been to one before because I don't have one in my neighborhood. I go to the local DT once a month or so. Never had DT poundcake-- I don't like to have things like that in the house. Anyway, I can vouch that 99 Cent Store is quite nice for a dollar store. I did get a Belgian chocolate bar and it was really good chocolate for a dollar, standard Belgian chocolate.

The kicker was that when I walked into the 99 Cent Store for the first time, the very first thing I saw was a six or seven foot display of poundcake. Maybe the 99 Cent Store manager is a DLer.

I got some Amope clear nail polish yesterday, I will have to try and see if they still have those buffers left.

my friend told me about Dollar Tree. She said they have "nice things". I laughed inside.

R360, they may not be in the cosmetics/toiletries aisle where you'd expect, so be sure to check around the store or ask. When I bought the one for my mom, the display was at the back of the store on an aisle endcap, near the automotive/tool stuff, of all things.

That would have been Woolworths, r358. Items were made in Japan.

R362, thanks for the heads up.

I will give it a looksee today.

I'm pretty loyal to the 99 Cents Only chain, but today I went into DT for the first time in many months. No pound cake, so I ended up buying a pound cake MIX from DL's other favorite store, Aldi.

Found this recently.

What to buy at a Dollar Tree:

I went to a DT today and some Queen was screaming at the cashier because they didn't have the cakes he was looking for.

I'm completely serious. They didn't specify if it was pound cake they were looking for but come on... which one of you bitches was it?

I didn't see any pound cakes, but there were plenty of cheap-ass cookies.

I would NEVER besmirch my treasured title r370, so do NOT cast your accusing gaze in my direction......if you were.

Oh I like the fudge striped cookies, r371. Sometimes they also have the caramel version.

Mrs. Freshley is just as good as that fancy schmancy Little Debbie.

Shut your mouth, r374!

LOL.

Hey, I actually worked with the original 'Little Debbie'! She was quite short, but very smart, and yes, she had dimples for days!

Mrs Freshleys cootch stinks to high heaven.

Is Cheryl's last name Freshley?

Can I buy a life there?

Honey, you can't even buy a vowel there.

You can buy vowels AND consonants in the crossword puzzle book section. Large print too.

Sometimes r380.....

R333, the last time I bought trash bags they were the usual count sold in food stores - 10, 13 or 15. I believe they are 33 gallon bags as well. I paid less than the $12 or $14 dollars I would normally pay at Shop Rite. I was just there but I don't have the receipt. I'm also Cosmo's Mom from the cat thread. That receipt is now a cat toy.

I like the heavy duty bags for donating clothes and things. I just put out 3 bags of sheets and clothes for United War Council Veterans.

You pay $12-$14 for a pack of 15 Trash Bags at your normal store? That's definitely not right.

Don't whine about the ingredients in the DT pound cake. Of course they probably use the cheapest ingredients they can find. And guess what, those cheap ingredients are no more harmful to you than the normal ingredients in a pound cake which is made from loads of fatty butter, processed sugar, and white flour. Nothing is in it that's going make you sick. And unless you have no self control whatsoever you're not going to sit down and eat a whole cake at one sitting. A slice (or 2) a day isn't going to kill you.

[quote] A slice (or 2) a day isn't going to kill you.

And even if it does -- what a way to go!

Just got back from errands. Stopped at DT and got toothpaste, a liter of Mountain Dew, and......a pound cake. They only have five left now......

OMG, R383, that is fucking CLASSIC! I would love to own one of those Aaron Hernandez cereal boxes just to keep on casual display in the kitchen to shock people.

SCORE! I think.

Hey, DL Pound Cake Queen 2018?

It's the guy from suburban Chicago again, and I THINK I've finally found a local Dollar Tree that sells the elusive pound cake.

Is the brand name "American Classic?" Comes in a yellow cardboard box? Weighs 10 ounces? Baked by something called Fernandos Bakery, Linden, N.J.?

If affirmative, then the Dollar Tree skeptics are correct. Not an ounce of butter, although the ingredients DO include enriched wheat flour, niacin, sugar, soybeans, whole eggs and vanilla, along with the usual two or three hundred preservatives.

Just now scarfed down a slice. So if this is the stuff, it gets a B+ / A- from me. Probably even better with fresh fruit or ice cream.

All for a measly buck!

I bow low to you, DLPCQ2018!

I like pound cake with jam, or cream cheese and jam. Or butter.

Might as well bump -

BUMP!

Go ahead and bump.

Pound cake can also be nice if soaked in rum and served with a shitload of whipped cream. Yum!

Fuq yes R393! Any bloody booze will do nicely really... Amaretto, Frangelico, Chambord... I live for booze soaked cakes...Just had an idea: Limoncello over plain/vanilla poundcake w/a bit of zest & vanilla ice cream!

[quote]Here are the candle holders I bought to use as juice glasses (they'd also make great highball glasses).

That idea makes me nervous. Since it was originally designed for candles, is the glass safe for beverages?

[quote]Don't whine about the ingredients in the DT pound cake. Of course they probably use the cheapest ingredients they can find. And guess what, those cheap ingredients are no more harmful to you than the normal ingredients in a pound cake which is made from loads of fatty butter, processed sugar, and white flour...

Let me guess, you think fat-free items are healthy?

Sorry, sweetheart, but full-fat is the way to go to get the most health benefits from dairy products. How do you think manufacturers replicate the deliciousness of fat in non-fat foods? By substituting in tons of sugar and other crap! Just look at the ingredient list on 14% sour cream vs 7% (or lower), for proof.

R396, NO ONE who eats pound cake is worried about health benefits from dairy. Good God man!

I like their ankle socks. 3 pairs in a pack.

What a deal!

I'm watching the Great British Baking Show right now. r393, just so you know. If I'm getting their terminology correct, you are adding tipple and making it boozy.

Spot on R399! Tipples is also a brand name for a brandy based cream liqueur made with Channel Islands' Guernsey cream. You can pour a tipple, have a tipple, take a tipple, or tipple as a verb. Tipple time is also heard in some places.

Thank you, r400!

Love there potato rolls.

Yes I soak my dollar store poundcake in Don Papa rum and smother it in Gruyere double creme and wild Black Forest berries.

you bitches are making me want to go on a DT pound cake hunt.

Got to the Dollar Tree day before yesterday, finally. The pound cake section was well-stocked. I got one. I'm going to wait until I finish my Girl Scout cookies, though. There's no rush as its suggested expiration date is 5/29/19.

^5/29/18! Gad, a 2019 expiration date would make them good for bomb shelters andJim Bakker's food bucket!

The poundcake at my dollar tree is in the cookie/candy aisle, not the aisle with the canned and frozen food.

I was just there today and made a note ^ I actually asked where it was. Did not buy any, though.

Well why the hell not, R408?

What, you think you're too good for Dollar Tree poundcake?

I think not!

Is it that good?

It's a dollar, r410.

Perhaps I ought to explore the local Dollar Trees and 99 Cents Stores.

How is the cruising? Rough trade or just other eldergays?

Has anyone ever gotten pounded at the Dollar Tree?

Money does not grow on trees, young man!

OK, I decided to go buy one. They had the regular pound cake and a lemon pound cake. I decided to go with the original. While it wasn't awful, it wasn't good either. It did have a quite moist top crust, but the cake was quite dry and had absolutely no pound cake taste whatsoever. I did notice a slight chemical taste in my mouth after I ate a piece. But then if I want pound cake I'll go to the kitchen, pull out all the ingredients needed and bake a real one. One that would make your head snap back it's so good. If I didn't know how to cook or bake I would probably buy these cakes and not think much about it. But I can say the only way it could be even remotely considered edible would be to zhuzh it up with some alcohol and maybe a fresh fruit compote and some whipped cream. Something to mask the bland taste of the cake. I may get a lemon version one day soon and report back on that. I don't expect anything much better. Oh, and what did I do with the rest of the cake after I ate one slice? I put it in the floor file under the kitchen sink.

Thank you, r416. Now if you would kindly name a superior brand of pound cake that also sells for.....ONE DOLLAR....it would be most helpful.

Go to a church or school bake sale and buy a SLICE. Try to get it for 1 buck.

[quote] Now if you would kindly name a superior brand of pound cake that also sells for.....ONE DOLLAR....it would be most helpful.

Ain't no sich thang!

My point.....exactly, r419.

[quote]The pound cake section was well-stocked. I got one. I'm going to wait until I finish my Girl Scout cookies, though. I got one. I'm going to wait until I finish my Girl Scout cookies, though. There's no rush as its suggested expiration date is 5/29/19.

Dear Gawd, I wish my coochie had that kind of shelf life...

Pound cake doesn't have a 'brand.' It's something you make at home.

Has anyone ever walked into a Dollar Store and noticed they all seem to have the same odor that's like a combination of plastic and cheap air freshener?

I do hope these cakes are properly wrapped tightly; this store smell R423 mentions may actually be absorbed by the cakes, and be the chemical undernote or undertaste people have commented on here earlier.

[quote]I do hope these cakes are properly wrapped tightly; this store smell [R423] mentions may actually be absorbed by the cakes, and be the chemical undernote or undertaste people have commented on here earlier.

I don't buy anything dairy at my local supermarket chain. It's next to the air "freshener" aisle.

Smart cookie R425. We need those spoilers from upthread who detected the chemical flavours to think carefully if the cake tastes like the store smells. In all seriousness, think it is more than likely. I hope they're still popping on over to this thread.

You people type poor.

You bitches are in luck! You can buy the Pound Cake on Dollar Tree's website. Minimum purchase is 1 case (12 pound cakes) for $12.

And if there's a Dollar Tree near you, they offer FREE In-Store Pickup!

Don't waste your time, r413. Just a bunch of hangry queens lusting after pound cake.

My dollar tree has the lemon pound cake, frozen strawberries, and fake spray whip cream. 3 dollar strawberry shortcake!

And MY DollarTree has a plastic vagina (made it China) next to the pound cakes

I just pop this fresh plastic miracle vagina in over the old smelly one

Et voila...no more stank pussy odor

"Has anyone ever walked into a Dollar Store and noticed they all seem to have the same odor that's like a combination of plastic and cheap air freshener?"

I think it smells more like Section 8 and tears.

[quote]I do hope these cakes are properly wrapped tightly; this store smell [R423] mentions may actually be absorbed by the cakes, and be the chemical undernote or undertaste people have commented on here earlier.

Are you sure it's not the cake that's CAUSING the odors in the store?

The one by me smells like weed

[quote]I think it smells more like Section 8 and tears.

We'll be kind and won't ask how you're familiar with that smell.

When I walk my dogs passed the Section 8 housing, it always smells like weed.

Bet anyone there can spell "past" better than you, R436.

Fuck off R437

WTF is this sudden need for pound cake. You can go into any supermarket or bakery and get a pound cake if that's the cake you really want. For me pound cake just doesn't really do it unless it's made really well, like with butter and no chemicals.

r439 You mean chemicals like baking powder and baking soda, R439?

Dear disingenuous dumbass @ r440: Please go to 0:31.

I like there Frutessa jelly.

I get my Texas Toast at the Dollar Tree.

I just bought some cotton candy in a foil pack at Dollar General. I felt like total trash while buying it but it was yummy.

[quote]WTF is this sudden need for pound cake. You can go into any supermarket or bakery and get a pound cake if that's the cake you really want.

It's not about the pound cake itself. Obviously people know they can buy it at a regular grocery store/bakery or make it themselves. It's about getting it for a dollar, and actually finding it in the first place, since it can be elusive at Dollar Tree. If you don't get it, you don't get it. Don't worry about it

I swear there was a woman DLer in the DT today looking for the poundcake. She was looking in the "Cookies" aisle though, and our DT keeps it in the "Food" aisle.

12 pound cakes in a case, r428? The Pound Cake Queen must be in seventh heaven!

I bought 4 cases to use a layer of pound cake as a mattress topper.

I am going to start calling Dollar Tree “The DT “ from now on. As in, ‘I got to get over to the DT for some of that Pound Cake!’

I feel like I have changed so many lives after bumping up this old thread.

We have all grown as people.

You're welcome!

Good gravy Marie, r447! There is absolutely no way I would put such temptation in front of me. Plus the fact that I must weigh-in once a week as part of my official duties. Remember girls, if you don't watch your figure no one else will!

Thank you, r445. I couldn't have said it any better.

You have NO idea how many DTs I've gone through, r449! My stars.......

r450 - Dear Mrs. Freshley, thank you. I really do owe my title to you.

Remember back in the olden days of Datalounge there would be occasional meet-ups in NYC or Boston (maybe Philly, too) for drinkie-poos? Can you imagine a DL meet-up at the DT?

cakie-poos, r453

[quote]Can you imagine a DL meet-up at the DT?

No, but I could imagine one at Aldi.

[quote]and our DT keeps it in the "Food" aisle.

Wouldn't that be considered false advertising?

Not as long as it's in quotes, r456.

I am headed to my DT, or $Tree today. What treasures will I report this evening, DL?

I will not be purchasing any cake, as I am making banana bread after I shop.

But, but, but, R458, you can just buy the pound cake, throw it in the blender with a couple bananas and an egg, rebake and VOILA! you've got instant banana bread for A DOLLAR.

Serve with a hefty tumbler of rum and no one will know the difference!

And you can shop for all of your tablescaping supplies while you're there!

Pound cake Queen 2018 Forever!

I am going to get some today in your honor.

My most recent DT conquest: a 10 oz. bottle of Dermasil original dry skin treatment. Same product on eBay? $7.99. The 10 oz. tube is $5.62 to $6.99 on Amazon.

Score!

If you want to order, there are links to the DT website when I searched.

Also, I noticed at my local 99 cent store that they sell classic looking souffle dishes (the white ceramic type with vertical ridges) in round and oval for $1.99. I turned them over to see the brand, and was surprised to see it stamped "CorningWare!"

Excellent, r463! I got this Hall Orange Poppy one at the swap meet for $2.00.

[quote] I turned them over to see the brand, and was surprised to see it stamped "CorningWare!"

Are you sure it wasn't "KorningWear?"

KöniginWare

I poured half of a trial size bottle of lemon vodka a slice of my DTPC yesterday. It kind of tasted like Lysol which brought back bad childhood memories.

That's one of the saddest things I've ever read, r467. (I don't believe in ESTs, FWIW.)

Its quite grim.

do they have seeds now?

R470, yes, they have seeds. I got some Alyssum yesterday for the bees.

99 cent store has some decent hand gardening tools.

Aldi has 3 packs of red, orange, and yellow bell peppers for $1.69 this week.

I like buying vegetables in no-packs, i.e., one at a time. That's why I don't go to Aldi. Trader Joe's changed. Not Aldi.

[quote]Aldi has 3 packs of red, orange, and yellow bell peppers for $1.69 this week.

I could make stuffed peppers. I'll google that thread.

They LOVE their gay customers !!!!

Someone should host a Data Lounge potluck and all the appetizers, main courses , desserts , beverages, tableware, glassware , serveware and cookware all must come from Dollar Tree. Additionally , beauty products can be purchased and demonstrated after dinner in a simple casual setting.

Later we clean up using the various unknown and made in China cleaning products despite the potential for toxicity and genetic damage .

And then do a complete internal clean-out of all that crap with one of their Freet's Enemas or package of Ex-Rax.

Oh and don't forget the pregnancy and at home drug tests !!! We would want to throw those in !!!

Does anyone remember the annual "99 Cents Only Store - The Musical" that some group used to put on every year (in L.A.)? All of the costumes, sets, props, etc. had to come from the 99 Cents Only store.

It would be cool to see how creative one could get just using dollar store food

[quote]Someone should host a Data Lounge potluck and all the appetizers, main courses , desserts , beverages, tableware, glassware , serveware and cookware all must come from Dollar Tree.

I call dibs on the Dump Cake!

(See R478 for additional advice on the topic)

Actually that sound like a fun idea, minus the laxative and enema of course

There's a guy on Youtube who does reviews of DT food - mostly the stuff that comes out of the refrigerator/freezer. Check him out before you buy the infamous DT ribeye steak or frozen hamburger on a bun. I don't recall if he got around to the pound cake.

I bought 6 packs of these 1/4" thick felt covered pads the other day. Each pack comes with one pad that is 4"x6" and assorted size rounds, and strips. Peel and stick, perfect for putting on the bottom of things to keep objects from scratching your nice wood tables.

r485 'Fess up -- you have them on your knees, don't you?

If only! My days of going down on my knees are long in the past.

[quote]cakie-poos, [R453]

I think poundie-poos has a nice ring to it.

Lily Tomlin used to have this bit, where the punchline was, "You make love like a Pop Tart."

I'm totally stealing that. From now on, my go-to insult is going to be:

"You make love like a Dollar Tree pound cake."

r453, I can imagine a bunch of queens fighting over the last Pound Cake. It would be a hair-pulling free-for-all in the Pound Cake aisle!

R459 In a weird way, I want to try that just to see how bad it would be.

No #CAK HERE... :(

If you have a Swiffer mop, I don't recommend the Scrub Buddies wet mop cloths they sell at DT. They seem to be made of the same thing fabric used to make dryer sheets. When attached to the mop head, they are so thin that they barely touch the floor and forget about picking any dirt - even putting 2 cloths on doesn't help. The dry mop cloths are pretty good - they're thicker and have a "fluffy" nap that holds the dirt.

Planning a trip for tomorrow - have a list all ready: rubber gloves, dish soap, alum. foil, sponges, tealight candles, paper plates, garbage bags, coffee filters, hair conditioner, packing tape and light bulbs. I'll be looking for pound cake.

After watching the video at R484 , I'm also gonna look for spring rolls, riblets, breakfast sausage and those samosas.

I bought 3 boxes of Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookies at DT today.

Who made the sacred Sunday pilgrimage to the church of DT ?

Then did he raise on high the Holy Pound Cake of Dollar Tree, saying, "Bless this, O Lord, that with it thou mayst blow thine enemies, in thy mercy." And the people did rejoice and did feast upon the lambs and toads and tree-sloths and fruit-bats and orangutans and breakfast cereals ...

I went last night.

The manager said they were always out of the pound cakes but he would set aside for me the next time they come in.

This could be the start of something big!

Pro tip: Buy three pound cakes, smash into lamb cake form, leave under pressure until Good Friday. A smear of icing, a sprinkle of coconut, two raisin eyes and you're good to go!

Well I don't have a DT near me but you've all made me dying for pound cake. I know I'm going to end up buying one the next time I see it. I'm thinking toasting a piece and having it with butter and jam. Or heating it up and having a slice with vanilla ice cream and macerated strawberries and whipped cream.

My extra poundage will be on your heads! LOL!!

The expiration dates on those cakes last a long, long time.

r497 I am SO stealing that!

r498, you can buy the Pound Cake on Dollar Tree's website. They come 12 to a case. Link is at r428. You can eat one and freeze the rest!

r496: was the manager hot? hung? cut or uncut?

Do yourself a big favor and DO NOT order a case of those pound cakes. If you have any sort of appreciation for decent food just wait until you can find one, and only one, in a store somewhere. Trust me, it will probably be the last time you buy one.

Shit Tree

R502,

I didn't look inside his pants but he was a good looking Black man who looked like he wanted to satisfy my needs in any way he could!

Yesterday's 99 cent store finds. Stoned Wheat Thins and Carr's table water crackers in roasted garlic and herb.

Maybe I’ll hit up both DT & 99cent today and document my trip for everyone.

I always wanted to go in, but I am afraid of being assaulted by a poor person. I understand they can tell you aren't one of them and will attack you for your money.

Stock price 3-27-18 9am

Dollar Tree 94.34↓

Dollar General 92.57↓

Five Below 71.57↓

It’s going to be an adventure! I’ll wear some torn jeans r508, that will throw them off! My dollar tree is next to a ‘Hustler Hollywood’ store and across the street from a strip club and only a block from the 99cent store.

r509 What the hell is Five Below?

Five Below is where starving bit-part tv actors shop.

[quote]Five Below is where starving bit-part tv actors shop.

I thought they shopped at Out of the Closet.

Five Below is a $5 store. You can buy phone chargers and cables for your guest rooms there.

The pound cake taste like a Twinkie with out filling only the flavor is milder and it's not as spongy. It was a touch dry but perfectly fine Better with a scoop of ice cream

Some of you should try the sales at good shops and even luxury ones. Ok 99 for some shitty chinese gift wrapping ribbon. But i always find French, Austrian and Portuguese quality fabric ribbons, in so many varieties. on sale from 12 bucks a roll to 50 cents, in the last days of the sales. usually in some cardboard box in the corner of the last dregs sale corner. Italian holiday cakes - good for a few months, 75% off the day after the holidays. This sort of thing.

The video of the Dollar Tree food reviews was instructive. So many items were truly disgusting - horrible tasting and made of bad ingredients. Then at the end, a few that were rated delicious and normal ingredients.

So you should watch what you buy and don't settle for crap - because a normal quality product in a normal store isn't always unaffordable.

[quote]. But i always find French, Austrian and Portuguese quality fabric ribbons, in so many varieties. on sale from 12 bucks a roll to 50 cents

This is the gayest thing I've ever read on DL. It tops doll collectors' comments.

you're welcome, and it came out naturally

Don't get R516's crinolines in an uproar. She'll twirl and put your eye out.

[quote]Some of you should try the sales at good shops and even luxury ones.

How do you know that we don't? Has anyone said anything here implying that they are exclusively dollar store shoppers? DL is not a site full of poor people.

I get that there are people here who don't like these kinds of stores, but I don't get the need to 'correct' those of us who enjoy them.

You have misconstrued. I go to dollar stores, too. My point was, its a bit sad if one's income is low, because dollar stores can be kind of a rip off, when yeah, you're getting something, but its crap.

Does anyone here go to thrift shops and if so can good deals still be found?

Yes and yes, r522. How else do you think I manage to look like Iris Apfel on a budget?

They used to have Muzak.

R523 Rock on PCQ 2018!

My 99 Cents Store now has caftans for $1.99. I can already hear the stampede of DLers' hooves as they rush to snap them up. Just in time for summer, gurls!

OMG R526 - you must get one and share its loveliness with all of us! (preferably while eating some pound cake)

I aced the Evening Gown competition in one, r526!

There are 2 types of well to do people. The ones who have money but don't have sense to know how to keep it, and the ones who have it and do. I'm not stupid enough to pay more for something, even cheap things, than I have to. I'm not going to buy 1 pack of cheap plastic leftover containers from Target for $3.00 when I can get 3 packs of the very same containers @ Dollar Tree for the same money. The money involved in that one purchase is obviously negligible, but over a lifetime it mounts up considerably. Plus, I don't like being ripped off even for something worth pocket change. And I just enjoy finding good deals whenever and wherever. I also know that no matter how much money I have I am not too good to shop at Dollar Tree. But I laugh at those who think they are.

[quote]Don't get [R516]'s crinolines in an uproar.

Do they sell crinolines at Dollar Tree? How about petti-pants?

DL's OTHER favorite store (Aldi) will have German pound cake on sale for $1.99 next week. Comes in three flavors: lemon, marble, and marzipan.

R531 You are correct and they're awfully good! There's a rum soaked version too!

Stand firm, Poundcake Queen. Don’t like ‘em get you down with all that “the crumb is a bit drier than I’d like” blabber. You know what’s good, and what’s good is pound cake for a dollar!

My Aldi ad shows no poundcake.

Thank you, r533. My nearly lifelong participation in the pageant world has left me tougher than DT jerky. I.m able to let the criticisms slide right off me like fried cheese on a DT non-stick coated fry pan. Nothing, I repeat NOTHING, they can say will effect my poise one scintilla. It's ALL about the poise.

r534 NEXT week, not this week. It's part of German Week.

I have now achieved and sampled the mystic DT poundcake. It certainly bears little resemblance to a homemade or quality commercial poundcake, but for a buck it ain't bad. I'd throw some berries and some whipped cream on it in a pinch.

DT pound cake made my pussy not stink!!

Thanks for the heads up, R536! The Deutsche Kuche brand products are usually quite good.

Nobody likes a show-off, r528.

Because of this thread, Dollar Tree has become the official store of Datalounge!

I hope we get another DT thread when this one fills up soon, or even one that covers all discount stores (Dollar Tree, .99 Only, Big Lots, etc). We need to further discuss our hauls, and pound cake.

The pound cake could be a way we could all tell we read DL. It is like a secret greeting.

[quote] DT pound cake made my pussy not stink!!

All the chemicals in the pastry surely killed all the bacteria in your coochiepop.

No “High Katate” available?

R529 is absolutely correct. Some of the wealthiest people I ever knew ALWAYS and I do mean always were the cheapest people you would ever meet this side of Heaven. YES, they shop at dollar stores, thrift stores, job lot places. They are NOT above dumpster diving and curb crawling. And they are darn proud of the ability to stretch that money. They are rich because they know the value of every cent, every dollar and they pride themselves on saving it. They also know how to splurge, and on what and on who.

R522, yes, good values still available at thrift shops. Since the Internet popularized it, many now lurk in them to find things for resale.

Should we start another thread on all this? I know there have been some in the past.

R546 here again. And these people I am referring to live on CT's gold coast, wealthy areas of FL, and the wealthy 'burbs in between Philly and NYC. They also clip coupons, if they find good ones. They absolutely never do the product hoarding from extreme coupon clipping UNLESS they find some way, any way to profit from this.

They sure know the value of money, how to make it, how to preserve it. No patience or tolerance for those who can't.

I wonder if they sell washing soda there?

Yes, they do R548. The name brand products are almost always in much smaller containers than the knockoff brands, so they're probably not worth a dollar. I've never bought any of their knockoff brand detergents so I don't know how well they work. One thing I do buy religiously is a container of this. I add one scoop into each load of laundry along with the detergent. It definitely gives the laundry a lovely smell.

Oh, and that is not specifically for the laundry. You can use it to clean multiple things around the house.

Sometimes the smaller sizes are handy-- like for travel. And they're not easy to find in regular stores. I frequently bring a small container of laundry detergent (or pods) with me if I know I'm going to be somewhere with self-service laundry facilities. Same with dish soap.

You won’t find High Point goffee at the Dollah Tree. Only fine retail establishments are fit to carry such deep brewed flavah.

Mmmmm.

MmmmMMMMMMM.

I arrived early for a meeting last week and had an hour to wait, so I drove around. I saw a Dollar Tree and almost killed myself swerving into the parking lot from the far lane. It was like an instinct kicked in! I literally gasped when I saw it, my mind filled with the promises of deep discounts and rare treasures mentioned in this thread.

I was immediately distraught by the lack of pound cake. As advised here, I checked both the baked goods AND candy aisles, to no avail. I was going to ask for help finding it, but the cashier was dead behind the eyes and I didn’t want to tax her.

On a happier note, they had a nice selection of body washes. I prefer them to bar soap—all that rotating the bar around is so tiring—but usually can’t justify buying them because of the cost. Now I’m luxuriating in the rich, vanilla-scented lather of Suave pampering body cleanser (exxtra moisturizing) for only a dollar.

The Aldi poundcake sounded great, but all flavors are covered in a chocolate coating.

r554 You say that like it's a bad thing.

Here's a vote for the candles that come in 2/3 cup mason jars. They do not chemically or smoke at all. Cancles I've gotten at Pier 1, Cost Plus or Rite Aid have all smoked badly. I got one of those large jarred candles at Rite Aid over the holidays and I have to clean the black rim every time I used it. The wicks also keep in good shape and don't burn to nubs.

Goodness r556, who the hell actually WANTS cancles?

When I quit smoking the first time, the 99 cents store was my hero -- for chocolate bars to ease the cravings. To the point where my jeans literally starting ripping off of me like the Incredible Hulk. Thanks, 99 Cents Store, for making the final days of my size 31 jeans, never to return.

I buy my witch hazel there. Great for the skin,

I have Dollar Tree ads on here now!! $1 glass vases, and craft supplies !

Wow!

[quote]Does anyone here go to thrift shops and if so can good deals still be found?

I do, and yes, I find good deals. One thing I will say is to look beyond Goodwill and the Salvation Army thrift shops, which for many are the default when they think of thrift stores, but are not nearly as deal-rich as people think. I avoid both - the SA also is vile for other reasons, no need to enrich them. Plus, both those stores tend to pull the best stuff that is donated to sell online. Check out your locally-owned thrift stores instead - the best ones in my area are a small regional chain run by a local charity. They have loads of sale days (50% off all clothes one day, the next, 50% off books, etc) and their donation pipeline is very healthy, with plenty of upscale merchandise coming in. I found a $150 jacket there last year for $2.50, and have found books that are on the current bestseller lists for $.25, among many other things.

Consignment shops are also worth checking out. The prices are of course usually not as cheap as a thrift store, but can still be a bargain when you consider what you'd pay for the item in a regular store, and are usually in very good shape.

I try but I can not stand the smell when I walk into a Goodwill. I know the clothes are dry-cleaned but still... I can only last about five minutes tops. What is that "old clothes" smell?

This thread actually made me look up the nearest Dollar Tree. Found one close by, next door to, yes, a Goodwill.

The clothes are not drycleaned, R563. They aren't even washed most of the time.

I had a colonoscopy last week. My insurance would only cover the GoLYTELY but not the Dulcolax for some reason. The Walgreens pharmacist said, "They have it at Dollar Tree." And they did!

R554 The Lemon, Marzipan (almond), and plain poundcakes I've had from Aldi were NOT enrobed in chocolate. I do not believe the rum cake was either.

I have bought really beautiful expensive sweaters at The Goodwill near me in East Harlem. There is a Dollar Tree a few blocks from there where I bye their milk and their medication. Which I find works very well. I recently bought two kitchen towels with shamrocks all over them that look really cute hanging on the stove and for 1 dollar.

I like all of them. Go all the time.

There were several copies of Joan Rivers last book there and I stocked up on them to pay tribute.

Their Betty Crocker utensils are good for the money.

Are these the silicone variety R570?

Their silicone spatulas are good, and get good reviews on the website. I also have a couple of melamine spoons and ladles that seem as good as the ones that cost more at Target etc.

I hate silicone utensils.

Remember what Babs found at a discount store....

The OP was not joking about Jordache cologne.

Here's the boy's stuff at my local DT.

And the girls' stuff.

[quote] I hate silicone utensils.

How do you scrape out batter from a bowl without leaving 1/4 of it in the bowl?

Before silicone, R577, there was rubber.

I like rubber. not silicone.

Doesn't rubber eventually crack and degrade after time?

Silicone lasts much longer than rubber.

i don't care! i don't want that shit leaching into my food!

I thought silicone was inert and that was why they made high end sex toys out of it.

do you use hot sex toys in boiling liquids, r563?

Settle down, R582. Nobody's forcing you to use silicone utensils. It's going to be okay.

I'm sorry r585. I haven't taken my morning meds yet.

I don't use sex toys at all R584 but thanks for your concern.

I don't use sex toys either. silicone is evil.

R584 I only use silicone spatulas for getting last wee bit of condiments or food out of a jar. Sometimes I may just use a flick of the wrist to loosen an omelette or frittata with one, but never have I used one to stir boiling liquids or deglaze a pan. Furthermore the flipper type spatulas, as for fish would not be subjected to that heat either. If one needs to stir, he ought to use a spoon of course.

R578/R579 I was not aware there was still a great selection of real rubber spatulas out there. I do believe the reason most switched is because the silicone is more durable. What if any advantages are there to true rubber? Where do you buy them?

fuck off r590.

What is with everyone's attitude this AM? I'm being quite serious, as I do need to replace some which have been sliced while scraping the edge of tins. I'm older and don't shop often...

I personally think silicone is evil. I won't have it in my home.

Silicone is the DEVIL!!!! 👿👿👿

Still just crickets from my previous questions. Was wondering if dishwasher safe as well. I'm not a shill for a silicone producer, have no skin in this game at all. Not a bottom either, so know absolutely squat about toyx made from the shit!

i think of silicone as "cheap". Dollar Store fodder.

Rather than simply revelling in your smugness, care to share where you DO buy them? Only see silicone. Recommend any name brands of true rubber? I had been told eons ago that the brand Rubbermaid was't even real rubber anymore, and this was in the 90's. JUST SERIOUSLY CURIOUS.

597, google is your friend.

Sad devolution of a great and funny thread. Yes fool @ 598, I could google, but wanted details from the posters stating RUBBER is ideal, and their personal endorsements. Looks as if MANY skipped their AM meds here.

Listen.... I am alone on Easter and I haven't taken my meds yet. I am in no mood for bullshit about fucking rubber and silicone!

Well perhaps others could share then. Wasn't forcing you personally to help me out. Hope you feel better. I HAVE had bad experiences years ago with some Lexan small utensils I took on a camping trip. They melted. I had been persuaded to purchase them from a salesperson at an outdoors outfitter due to their light weight (we were backpacking). I would never buy those ever again. I ended up using a stick to stir the pot for the remainder of our trip!