Current Events > Ever since I switched to Dollar Tree for food shopping, my life has improved

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scar the 1 posted...

That's mad cheap. We spend approx $70/week on food. Well, that's actually just dinners for five days with large enough servings that the leftovers can be lunch the day after. Then again, we have this basket deal where a company picks five recipes and delivers the ingredients to the door, and it's a lot of fresh and eco stuff.

i wanted to try blue apron which is something similar than that, but i never got around to it

why is it so much cheaper there? is it expired?

Oldenform posted...

why is it so much cheaper there? is it expired?

they buy overstock, smaller sized items, and items that are no longer for sale elsewhere

You do you. I buy fresh stuff because I can afford it. The expense isn't worth it to you but it is for me.

That said, I do buy cleaning supplies and kitchen supplies (paper plates, towels, etc) from there. Also anytime I need kitchen gadgets I get it from there too. They also have this 3 in one shampoo/body wash/conditioner that's pretty decent.

Definitely a good store to have in mind for many things, but the only food I'd buy there is canned food like Campbell's or something. Not that it'll kill you or anything, I just like buying fresh ingredients when it comes to my food
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UPDATE everyone.

Just ran to the 99c only store and grabbed:

2 mangoes (the biggest I have ever seen, they are massive)
A honeydew melon
3 lbs of plums
An artichoke
2 lbs of red grapes
2 red bell peppers
2 green bell peppers
1 lb of strawberries
2 boxes of Nissin shrimp noodles

for $14.44

Get yourself to a dollar store with produce, it's awesome.
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^well done

I mean, why not just buy the supermarkets own stuff?
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Pics of these delicious meals TC
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HypnoCoosh posted...

Pics of these delicious meals TC

ill upload when i get home

Dollar Tree is my go-to for Mexican sodas.

Also, batteries. Another good trinket to get from Dollar Tree. They're not as long lasting as others, but it's like $1/per AA battery elsewhere, or you can get a whole pack for $1 at the Tree
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Get the Dollar tree lube it's called Warming Touch or some shit it is great for deeding.
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Lol Dollar Tree

I got food stamps, I go to a real market.

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You can buy a bunch of toys or whatever from the dollar store and put it in a box to sell as a "mystery box" on Ebay for easy money.

Yeah, idk about eating that old food they be selling in there. I'll do everything else though.
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this was my lunch today

Slaya4 posted...

Yeah, idk about eating that old food they be selling in there. I'll do everything else though.

it doesnt expire for years

FrenchCrunch posted...

Slaya4 posted...

Yeah, idk about eating that old food they be selling in there. I'll do everything else though.

it doesnt expire for years

The produce?
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Conflict posted...

I eat literally none of those.

Well, why the hell not!?
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I used to work in the dollar store

would never eat real food from there, don't even like their candy
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Conflict posted...

_Schwarzlicht_ posted...

UPDATE everyone.

Just ran to the 99c only store and grabbed:

2 mangoes (the biggest I have ever seen, they are massive)
A honeydew melon
3 lbs of plums
An artichoke
2 lbs of red grapes
2 red bell peppers
2 green bell peppers
1 lb of strawberries
2 boxes of Nissin shrimp noodles

for $14.44

Get yourself to a dollar store with produce, it's awesome.

I eat literally none of those.

tf

Dollar Tree is the only place I find the Dr Pepper and A&W root beer flavored Twizzlers and bottles of pop for actually a dollar.

WizardofHoth posted...

Dollar Tree is the only place I find the Dr Pepper and A&W root beer flavored Twizzlers and bottles of pop for actually a dollar.

on the very rare visits they have the big bottles of dad's root beer. used to remember that stuff in my childhood when renting video games. last time i got 3 bottles of that

they have em at safeway but its only a 12 oz and it costs more.
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Conflict posted...

Aside from artichoke, they're fruits that aren't that common (aside from strawberries but those just don't taste good even if they make good drink and dessert flavors) and peppers. I dunno how that's surprising to you tbh, you make it sound like I don't eat pizza

plums and grapes are super common fruits where i live. i cant imagine them not being - thought they were ubiquitous

bell peppers are prolly top 3 most popular produce here as well

I went to dollar tree and did my grocery shopping there because of this topic. I didn't buy their raw chicken because fuck that, but I bought a bunch of their frozen food stuff. I'll let you guys know if I die.
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Slaya4 posted...

I went to dollar tree and did my grocery shopping there because of this topic. I didn't buy their raw chicken because fuck that, but I bought a bunch of their frozen food stuff. I'll let you guys know if I die.

whatcha buy

I got:
chicken nuggets x2
Waffle breakfast plate
Breakfast sandwich x2
Chimichangas x2
Sausage pancake wrap thing x2
Vegetables x2
Fruit x2
Fries
Sweet Potato fries
Egg rolls
Vienna Sausage x2
Sardines x2

And a couple of other stuff like soda and cleaning supplies all for $30
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Deff lemme know, I haven't tried a lot of that yet

my only complaint about the fries is not so much the package. its how small the crinkle cuts are (about half the size of a store brand or the ore ida brand).

those chicken nuggets are a good choice.
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