Dollar Tree

The dollar store! Who doesn’t love it?! Found some great supplies for my DIY projects. :)

I didn’t think it was possible to have a preferred Dollar Tree, but it is. While the selection of extremely suspect frozen food options at the St John Street location in Portland far outweighs anything here (and let’s face it, sometimes you just want to pound a few boxes of stuffed mushroom caps on the cheap), this spot:
a) is cleaner (the shelves are stocked, there are no mystery stains on the ground, there aren’t avalanches of stuff in the middle of aisles, etc.)
b) has a kinder staff (the cashiers here seem friendlier and always go out of their way to help people find what they’re looking for)
c) has an entirely different clientele (I feel like every time I’m here, the only other people shopping are octogenarians or stay-​at-​home moms; it’s like a safe little knitting group or something, and I love it)
d) has more plentiful arts and craft options (which is important when you’re creating the plant eyeballs from the movie Labyrinth)
e) has better medicine/​first aid stuff (for when you’re building an apocalypse kit for your boyfriend, for example)
Finally, I always feel like its necessary to talk about everything at the Dollar Tree which is a dollar. BECAUSE IT ALL IS. Like…
— antacid (fruit flavored!)
— instant coffee
— bleach
— incense (vanilla’s the best scent they have, trust me)
— cat toys (that also easily double as rabbit toys)
— pasta, canned tomatoes, jarred olives, olive oil, red pepper flakes, and shaker parm (which together is one of my favorite meals in the world)
— Shasta Cola
— Joker Energy Drinks (which are nasty, but sometimes necessary)
— «duct tape»
— and, decorations for
.ever
… just to name a few.
So if you live in the area, I would highly suggest making THIS your primary Dollar Tree. Unless, that is, you’re craving frozen lobster tails and burritos.

This is one of the best dollar stores. Great customer service, and they always seem to have what I want. And, it’s clean.

Everything in the store is actually a $ 1 or less at this store. Some dollar stores, the only thing they have for a dollar and under seems to be the candy :)

They have cards 2/​$ 1.
One of the better Dollar Trees in the area. Clean, organized. Its in the plaza right by DSW!