I admit, I do all the time. You can find great stuff for really cheap like school equipment (for the kids), Christmas wrapping paper, birthday cards Christmas cards, snacks, chords and electronics for your tv/vcr/dvd player, you name it, they've got it, and it's all only a dollar. The stuff is all high quality too. They have name brands of everything, and their stuff works just as well as anything you can get at a regular store, only it's much cheaper. Another thing that's cool about dollar stores, is that they're every bit as clean as a real store, so you don't feel uncomfortable there. Do any of you ever shop at the dollar store?? What kind of stuff do you usually buy??

I've never shopped at a dollar store, but from your description of it, I should probably check it out one of these days. :lol: :D

Dishes, believe or not, I have found, some of the prettiest glasses and dishes at my local dollar store:)

Yep, I saw some beautiful dishes today while there, and was actually tempted to buy some. Unfortunately though, we already have about 10 million dishes in our kitchen, so I decided not to get anymore. :lol: I also like to shop at thrift stores, and garage sales. They're not as clean as regular stores, but you can find really cool, hard to find stuff that you can't find anywhere else. Goodwill is actually alot more cleaner now then it was when I was a kid. Not quite, but almost as clean as a regular store. The ones around here are anyway.

I've shopped dollar stores a lot. Some around here aren't everything is only a dollar though, so you have to watch. I've found some stuff cheaper at Wal-Mart than at the dollar store.

Great place to pick up old VHS's. I got a ten tape collection of Rocky and Bullwinkle for I think 15 dollars. When they came out they were 15 dollars a piece. I also got a bunch of old Nickelodeon tapes there too. I don't watch them, but I like knowing I have them.

I don't shop at dollar stores, but thrift stores.... OH MY GOD I LOVE THRIFT STORES. Seriously.

I can never find any decent clothes at the thrift stores around here (bummer). There is this GIGANTIC thrift store about a mile away from me, and it's just HUGE. They have furniture, shoes, luggage, clothes, kitchen items, books, everything you would find at a thrift store, but it is HUGE HUGE HUGE. I can't believe their selection of shoes -- HUGE!!!!!!!! They also have a HUGE selection of blankets and drapes for your home. Their book selection could use work, though. :lol: I wish I lived closer to that thrift store, because I think I would live there.

Meanwhile, I just settle for living a few blocks away from this AWESOME used bookstore. The owner knows me there by name, because I come in all the time. :lol: I've found some real gems there- I got a practically brand-new first-edition hardcover copy (w/ original dustjacket!) of Rock Hudson's autobiography, from 1986, for 25 cents. I've gotten an almost brand-new first-edition copy of Marilu Henner's autobiography from 1994 for $1. The used bookstore has a lot of vintage books from the 1940's and earlier, which I think is just cool. Stephen King books are in demand at that bookstore- I found a really nice copy of Insomnia there that I got for free, because I traded in some of my old books. :)

My god...I LOVE flea markets and garage sales. Unfortunately, they only have the flea market here once a month. I wish I could go to more garage sales, they're awesome. :D

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Occasionally, for certain things. For example yesterday I bought a notebook and a planner at the Dollar Store. The whole thing came out to two bucks and 17 cents (Incl. tax). To buy the same items at a stationery store would probably be at least double the price. There are some things worth buying at a dollar store.

I'll go to the Dollar Store for novelty items. For example, for my husband's grandchildren, I'll buy a plastic trick or treat bag there. I'll buy all sorts of Halloween stuff to fill it with....crazy eyeglasses, goblin flashlights, lighted musical pins, all sorts of stuff.

I do the same thing for Easter. I can fill a basket with so much stuff from the Dollar Store.

Here is another thing they have. Favors for weddings, communions, confirmations etc.

I'll go to the Dollar Store for novelty items. For example, for my husband's grandchildren, I'll buy a plastic trick or treat bag there. I'll buy all sorts of Halloween stuff to fill it with....crazy eyeglasses, goblin flashlights, lighted musical pins, all sorts of stuff.

I do the same thing for Easter. I can fill a basket with so much stuff from the Dollar Store.

:lol: My mom does that too for all the Holidays. She always makes baskets for everyone of all kinds of cool stuff. You should hear her everytime I'm out with her, she's like: you wanna go to the dollar store, you wanna go to the dollar store?? :lol: She's so funny!!!

I love going to flea markets and garage sales

I aways shop at the dollar stores, nothing wrong with that!!

i shop at dollar stores all the time there is nothing that you cant find at dollar stores if you look hard enough

Thrift Stores!!!!!! Bargains, great finds...God, I have found some of the greatest items for my house in thrift stores. So many people think thrift stores are cheap, broken down items. WRONG! I have seen new items in the store. They are stuff from stores that need to get rid of inventory, they may have a slight scratch or flaw that is barely noticeable.

One man's junk is another man's treasure!

Yep, I love dollar stores, second-hand stores, and yard sales! It's actually been months since I have visited a yard sale, but I am going to one tomorrow. One of our employees sent out a group email where she is selling stuff on behalf of her daughter who is going to school to DC and needs to get rid of stuff. I mean, it's a lot of stuff like a PC, a laptop, exercise equipment, DVDs, CDs, CD players, clothes, shoes, and so on and so forth. I plan on getting there very early before this cool stuff sells out.

Gosh, I am getting stoked about the visit because I hope to find some really great and hard-to-find stuff these people are willing to get rid of for cheap prices!

Yeah, I'll get certain things at a dollar store, definitely. I'm actually going to go to one tonight so I can purchase a birthday card (two for $1!) and some gift wrapping for a friend. Dollar stores have pretty awesome holiday stuff too. Usually I'll just go for the items I don't need all year 'round, little novelty things as Janice said.

Thrift stores are amazing too :nod: I've gotten awesome records there, probably about 5 of them for $5. I'll buy clothes there too if I need to put together a costume for Halloween :)

My mother loved going to those crazy dollar stores and she loved when we would go on our lunch "dates" and to the dollar store afterwards, but now she is dead, so I never go to those dollar stores anymore.

You can find great stuff for really cheap like school equipment (for the kids), Christmas wrapping paper, birthday cards Christmas cards, snacks, chords and electronics for your tv/vcr/dvd player, you name it, they've got it
I loved going to the dollar stores with my mother. We would get toys, crayons and coloring books for my kids and my brother's kids. We would also get VCR tapes, picture frames and silly stuff. My mother would always look for FROG things for me cuz I love frogs for some strange reason. I really miss going to the dollar stores with her. I can't even look at one now because my mother is dead and dollar stores really remind me of her. I'd say it's been about 4 years since I've been in one, but yeah, they're great.

Um, does Wal Mart count ? Because if it doesn't than no i don't.

If it wasn't for The Dollar General out here and Salvation Army I wouldnt't be able to afford things even though I shop at the Jewel and other brand name stores, those places save me a lot of money!:)

Horray for bargains! :D Dollar stores rock, LOL.

I always shop at the dollar store, and they did have some nice stuff there.

Sometimes I do.

one of my favorite things to do is to go to little used book stores and look for those hidden gems - although its hard to find really rare or valuable stuff in them than say a second-hand store

I once bought a first edition hardcover of Stephen King's The Shining in near-mint condition for $1.25 in a thrift store.