Dollar Tree

On 5÷18÷2016 we were in line for 10 minutes as we looked around and saw 3 employees slowly walking around, talking, and ignoring the 10 customers waiting in line with only one cashier. It’s a shame that the employees care little about customer service. We left our $ 25 in merchandise on the counter and left the store. If customers are that unimportant, we will spend our money elsewhere.

How does this place pass health inspections? I came here about a month ago, to find a bowl of uneaten mini Oreos in the cups and plates section. I came back a week ago, to find the same bowl of mini Oreos still sitting in the same exact place. Ewwwwwwwwww.

I love Dollar Tree, except for this particular store. Irrespective of time, there are always long lines of 7 – 10 people, even though there are plenty of store clerks who can open a register, but for what ever reason decide to wait until the line has gone down to two people, before they open an another register. They are just so thoughtful!
With that annoyance aside, if you’re into crafts and diy projects, Dollar Tree is a great place to get things for cheap. Everything is $ 1 or less. I love to party plan and I’m regularly at DT getting ribbons, gift bags, vases, boxes, candy and more to make favors or centerpieces.
Also, you must love DT if you’re a parent planning a birthday party for your kid. They have great toys and bags to put them in. In the past I’ve purchased plastic fireman hats and used them as favors. There are so many ways to be creative with what you can find in that store.
Tip: if you you’re into savings more, download the Ibotta app. They offer coupons for the Dollar Tree.

Great bargains, customer service is alright, cleanliness is what made me give them 4 stars rather than 5. Other than that, great job!

One star! They need more workers. One cashier with 7 people in line & the lady in the very front has at least 40 items no joke. I saw 4 different workers & none of them doing anything but walking around like clueless dogs. I would rather go Walmart & pay a few more dollars for my items. At least I wouldn’t have to wait 10 minutes in line to pay for my 1 item. Smh.

I shop here all the time and sometimes it can be a little untidy. . no biggy.. . but most the staff are GREAT and never standing around. Especially this one that always stands out with her big smile and friendly attitude. She is the reason I decided to Unilocal. . Keep up the good work Justine! :)

Remember when this place used to be called the 98 Cents Store? I do! *raises hand*
Let’s start by saying that this is one of the worst Dollar Stores that I have ever been to. This Dollar Tree is dirty, the merchandise is often broken in some way, and the employees are pretty standoffish and rude for the most part (although there are exceptions — a couple of the women are really nice!).
* Dirty floors. It just looks gross. Mysterious stains. Sometimes there’s a weird smell. I break out the hand sanitizer whenever I leave because touching things here just makes me feel icky.
* The fact that a lot of the ceramics and figurines have stickers saying that the product in question may contain lead and/​or cadmium. Maybe that’s changed… I haven’t picked up any of the figurines in a while. But most of them used to have those little warning stickers so now I have the taint of that in my memory.
* The merchandise is jank. It’s not uncommon to things that are either broken or that have been tampered with. They had a selection of CDs a while ago — I bought an Anna Nalick CD here (she did Breathe (2 A.M.), one of the songs on the Grey’s Anatomy Soundtrack). A lot of the CDs had been broken into and the CDs removed.
* Even when it’s really crowded they usually only have one cashier doing checkout. I’m not sure why. Maybe they haven’t been doing so well lately and can’t afford to hire more people. That’s really too bad. :/​
So why do I come here?
* I love their books. They have a pretty random selection of titles and I’ve found some great reads here. For only $ 1, their books are a total steal. But lately it seems like they haven’t been getting any new ones. The bibles are taking over! Where are my books?
* They have some pretty great craft/​scrapbooking supplies. Their pens work really well, surprisingly. Once in a while you’ll strike the motherlode and they’ll get a ton of scrapbook supplies, although they run out fast. Some of the stickers they got two months ago were gorgeous, like something Richard’s would have carried before they went out of business.
* The hair stuff is a pretty good deal. I’m not sure I’d trust their hair dye but their accessories are reasonable. Just make sure they aren’t broken.
* They have packs of trading cards here! mostly Yu Gi Oh and Magic and other random ones it looked like, although the selection seems to change.
* Cheap party supplies. Their Halloween stuff is great. You could get the beginnings of a pretty decent haunted house here for a nominal sum. I love the severed hands. They look pretty lifelike. Splash some fake blood on those sucker and people would be none the wiser.
I remain suspicious and highly skeptical of their grocery items and cosmetics/​grooming supplies.

Okay, obviously I don’t expect to find amazing things at the Dollar Tree. Anyone who does is delusional.
That being said, it isn’t the items I have an issue with. Every time I (stupidly) decide to go and see if they have any neat trinkets, I see ONE checker with an insane line. Sorry, I’m not waiting 20 minutes to spend $ 9 on crappity crap crap. I end up looking around, seeing that the line is getting worse and worse, and walk out empty handed.

I’ve always enjoyed this store, but the Sunday before Christmas was the best experience.
We were hosting a large family holiday dinner that afternoon and I realized I was about to serve cioppino to 15+ and couldn’t find even one of our nut or crab crackers. Looked all over with no luck and mentioned it to the cashier as I was checking out (wish I had gotten her name). She directed me right to the display and I picked up 8 sets, with 2x picks for a $ 1 each. Along with candles and some additional decorations. I also saw many items I had picked up at Target, etc for a whole lot more.
I could have been driving around all morning and spending a lot for items we’ll only use once or twice a year.
From here on out Dollar Tree is my first stop, not the last.

Cleanest Dollar Tree I have ever been to. The staff is very friendly and the store is well organized. Come on people, it’s not Bloomingdales for goodness sake…

Great place to pick up party gear at a cheap price. The stuff can be pretty cheesy, but you get what you pay for. Was there the other day, and they had most of the props that I needed for a business offsite event.

I was in here this afternoon, just a few weeks after writing a five star review. The line was horrendous. There was one checker. In her line was an employee buying some snacks. The lady she was ringing up had the most complicated balloon order that the checker just couldn’t seem to figure out. So when the line is finally 12 people deep, a second checker arrives along with the chaos of «the next customer in line». Such a cluster fuck. It could’ve all been avoided if they weren’t so bare-​boned staffed. I love this store but their biggest down fall is actually trying to pay for your items. From the lack of cashiers to the cluttered line accumulating area, the check out process could really use improvement.

Great for decorations and some school supplies. Toothbrushes are usually a good deal, especially if there are ‘American name brand” imported from overseas.
Be very careful with cleaners and some food stuff that occasionally cost less than a dollar. The kitchen bags are usually overpriced– and better quality and price per bag, is usually available at other close by stores like Bargin Outlet and BigLots.

Figuring we’ll leave product quality commentary at the door — c’mon, one must reasonably set some level of realistic expectation with $ 1 for food, storage containers, decorating supplies and electrical cords — so I can sleep at night with a four star.
The staff are, on the balance, police, efficient and helpful. There’s always one in the lot who’s the exception, but won’t taint the whole barrel with the one. Especially as even they have bad days (and I don’t really compare staff mood visit to visit).
But when I need some random trinket, I usually find it. The aisles can be cluttered at times, but not sure if that’s a store issue or a customer issue (it doesn’t seem the customer base is necessarily as courteous when it comes to picking up after themselves, either). Admittedly, I find myself picking up the same thing 2 – 3 times because a particular peg or shelf is over-​stocked, but it’s not the frequent rule.
And being a bubble-​based being, I’m totally delighted with $ 1 for a 20-​oz soda pop (plus tax and CRV, duh).
Tip: They may sell gift cards, but you can’t just put $ 1 on it (a la American Dad’s «One item, please.). But you can buy the $ 5 minimum, spend $ 4 on yourself, and viola! You’ve got a swell gag gift card. Perhaps they could even come in and get themselves a $ 1 pregnancy test (plus tax, and as a gift, my brother seemed to mostly enjoy receiving one).

Fast food merchandise.
At an easy-​to-​understand price, this place is full of temptations. Around every corner you anticipate finding something at a fraction of a price to those other places that try to gouge you.
I think it is a healthy visit prior to visiting places for party and school supplies. However, many items are one-​grade over flea-​market quality. Many are import rejects or may skirt environmental laws. This place has everything for the deal conscious. You could make a home from what you find here. However, I would never, ever buy any of the food or human consumable goods. I wonder how they could produce, package, ship, store, and sell at a $ 1 while everyone profits in between. Many ingredients are nothing more than different colored HFC syrup.
They have many off-​brand items to help clean your home, your bathtub, and your teeth. My suggestion is shop here for anything made out of paper. Coloring books for the child, writing paper, greeting cards, party supplies and the like. Avoid those made from plastics and food.

When you’re in the market for a cheap gift for that brother you can’t stand [to forget] for the holidays, they’ve got you covered.
+1 on the impulse buy pregnancy test, too; a swell gift for the brother-​in-​law.
Sadly, you cannot buy a $ 1 gift card… $ 5 minimum. Nothing to stop you from spending $ 4 of the $ 5, tho, and completing a rather amusing gag gift (also for the brother-​in-​law; he’s a prince of a guy).

Why did we go to the Dollar Store… ???
Because Sheila has never been into one. never…ever… so we just had to go inside so she could see!
And see she did, she saw the stuff, a ton of stuff, she saw the staff, a lot of staff and she saw the store, the entire friggen store.
All the aisles were overflowing with all kinds of stuff, food, toys, paper bags, plastc flowers, frames, candles, etc…
We didn’t purchase anything… we came, we saw and we left.

Dollar Tree is a stuff hit or miss, which is OK.
The store can be messy and that is OK with my family too.
Five stars, indeed.
Why five stars?
Simple.
All Dollar Tree stores are very generous towards military
families. Kudos to this company!
Hip!
Hip!
Hooray!
They provide special drives right at their stores for military families.
Upon having your items rung up the register, they ask if
you’d like to purchase an item to donate. They have an item display
at the registers.
They’ve done this drive to get useful items to send to our brave
soldiers overseas; care packages.
And…
* * * They host toy drives for military family kiddos. * * *
Hurry.
Hurry.
HURRY!
This drive ends tomorrow, 12.15.09.
The handsome man and I got outta the kitty casa briefly yesterday.
Destination…Dollar Tree!
Oh yeah, we bought some toys for those kiddos in need.
Lots of decent quality and fun toys, coloring books, crayons,
puzzles…fun kiddo stuff.
The cashier was fabulous and let me choose which toys we
purchased from their selection displayed at the register.
Whew-​Wee.
If I can do it– I’ll get my bum back there today and get more
toys.
Hope others can take just a few minutes to bop into their local
Dollar Tree and purchase some toys.
In all honesty, we were impressed with the quality of many of
the toys, like the soft, cuddly teddy bears… for a buck, people.
A buck.
Yes, this economy is pretty sad, yet for literally a few bucks and
a few minutes of your time, you can help make the holidays
happy for some kiddos.
I uploaded a Beary Happy Graphic of the cuddly bears available
for purchase at the Dollar Tree.
* * * Remember, this toy drive ends tomorrow, 12.15.09 * * *

Let me start by saying I would never buy anything here that a person could injest. Food? NO. Vitamins? Um, nope. Water? Better not. But I will get my cleaning products here. Spic N Span for a buck? Hells yes!
Cheap cleaning products aside, I have so many questions about this place. Where to start?
Does this officially make me white trash now that I’ve shopped at the Dollar Tree?
Are there any cashiers here with all of their teeth?
Why does the gift wrapping section smell like a dirty bong?
Where in the #@^!*& do some of these brands come from?
Why in the hell would anyone buy a $ 1 pregnancy test?
And why are those pregnancy tests located in the impulse buy section next to the register?
I guess that I will have to come back so that I can research and maybe answer some of my questions. Although, more visits could generate more questions.

OMG! Moth Balls!
Once you walk in it smacks you in the face! Moth Balls!
I felt like my eyes were gonna melt the smell of Moth Balls was so strong! But then I got distracted by the Spider Man coloring books and the Strawberry Shortcake Activity books (i don’t have kids — they’re for me, So?) Then all of a sudden I had forgotten the smell, but when I thought about it I was afraid I was going to leave there smelling like my Lola!
but I found what I needed — cheap Birthday Decorations!
They have everything there — streamers, cards, gift bags, ribbons and bows, wrapping paper.
Plus some other stuff that I wonder how they have it for a dollar like candy — name brand candy. But I gross myself out thinking too much on how come its so cheap and didn’t buy any. But they have kitchen stuff, cleaning stuff, underwear and socks!
I think I might come back here for some stocking stuffers!
But hopefully the moth balls smell will go away — unless they are masking an odor. Nevermind I don’t even want to think about it.