Dollar Tree

This is one of the best dollar stores around. I buy supplies for work all the time here for the kids I work with and it is well worth the investment! This dollar store is clean and very well organized; unlike some of the other ones that I have been in.

Dollar Tree is my go-​to place for greeting cards ($.50 each!), cheap seasonal & party décor, and random stuff like cheap picture frames. Lines always go fast and staff is friendly. Of course it’s not one-​stop shopping, but its close proximity to Remke, Kroger, Target (and future Dick’s & TJMaxx) make it worth a quick detour if you’re already shopping at one of those places.

I think this is my first time in a true dollar store where everything was actually a dollar. I was SOOO excited.
I got 2 packes of batteries, Christmas window clings, candy, chap stick and it was all so cheap. I was especially excited about dollar batteries!
The cashier was very nice and excited I donated a toy.

Dollar Tree is the only dollar store that truly sells everything for only $ 1.00. Each branch tends to sell a different variety of goods too; this one I find myself buying office supplies, gift bags, holiday stuff, storage containers and travel items. Of course, they have aisles and aisles of everything. There is just more of the aforementioned goods than other stores.
It’s amazing what one can get for a dollar, and even more astounding how much money is wasted on overpriced goods elsewhere. Some of the staples I’ve picked up include:
— a broom
— giant gift bags with tissue paper
— two large shipping envelopes
— a three-​pack of travel sized bottles
— extension cord
— car visor CD holder
Each of these cost only $ 1.00…can you believe it!?!
Dollar Tree is a no-​frills store where you can find essentials or just some random items that catch your eye. They do have an odd credit card policy, but they accept all debit cards and they can be used as credit. Or you can pay cash. After all, it’s only a dollar!

So I often buy things at the dollar tree that can’t possibly be a rip off. I.e. dishwashing liquid, a cheap broom to use outdoors, etc. After today though, I am never going back.
First off, I was checking out the cleaning supplies and was treated to a VERY loud, VERY inarticulate employee talking about some details of the store I didn’t really care to know. Yes, I know the Dollar Tree isn’t a top shelf sort of a store. But I didn’t need to know how «nasty» their breakroom is, or how many rats are in the Mason store. I strictly buy cleaning supplies there, period. The (unwillingly) overheard conversation put me off so much that I didn’t browse anymore, just took my soap up to the front to check out.
Then, even though they «accept» Mastercard, I was told that they only accept Mastercard when run as a debit card. I have a bad habit of forgetting my pin number so I always run my card as credit. I have worked in retail extensively and have never heard of a place accepting Visa, Discover and American Express as credit, but Mastercard only as debit. It just doesn’t make any sense.
The whole experience was disgusting and aggravating. I urge you not to waste your time.

I have a weird fascination with Dollar Tree. On one hand, I know most of the stuff in there is junk and you really are paying for what you get. On the other hand, I always walk out with like $ 20 worth of stuff. What is the matter what me?
Granted. there’s just some stuff here that’s worth buying — office supplies for example (paper is paper wherever you get it.) Still, most of the stuff — blarg.
Your Newport Dollar Tree falls into that exactly. This is the big one right behind the shopping center with Kroger and Target. There’s TONS of stuff, from food to clothes to kitchen supplies to dog supplies and everything in between. It just keeps going. When you think you’ve seen it all — the most random collection of $ 1 items in the universe — turn the corner and there is more. It’s weirdly wonderful in a way: like the most corporate flea market/​garage sale you’ve ever seen … only you can’t barter on the prices. They’ll smack you.
Dollar Tree’s are also gross, and this one is no different. They try to keep it clean but stuff is pulled on the floor, other things are open and the horrible florescent lights makes it easier to see it all. I do not walk out of any Dollar Tree feeling clean.
Still, I trade that discomfort for the finds within. It really is worth checking out, you will find something you didn’t know existed but — hell, for a dollar — must now be yours.