What I wouldn't buy at a Dollar Store

[Regina]

The Home Pregnancy Test that I saw at the Dollar Tree.

And no, I'm not in the market for this, but it sure caught my eye.

 

[PhotobearSam]

One day at a Dollar store I saw "vibrators". I almost fell over.

Another one is deodorant...Not for me but to each their own. I get mine at the drugstore

 

[austinsmommy]

CAN OPENER!!! Won't open a darn thing!!

 

[paras4ri]

I sure wouldn't buy a pregnancy test there either! The other items I keep my distance from is the strange food items sold in dented cans. I think they once even had MRE (meals ready to eat) which was military surplus!

 

[Smee]

Reg,....I dunno...for a buck I'd probably buy one just to totally
freak my DH out!!!!!

 

[WillyJ]

Are you sure there's not something you'd like to tell us Regina??





LOL Corinne!!!

 

[Regina]

Umm, no Willy, sorry. If I did need a pregnancy test, I'd have three wisemen heading my way because it would be a miracle.

Dollar Store vibrators??? I see some potential for the "worst Christmas gift" thread.

The food just scares me. Some of those expirations dates were valid during Roosevelt's tenure.

 

[Lucky4me]

Kind of similar to the HPT, but I once saw a bin full of contraceptive sponges at the dollar store. They were 'Today' brand and had expiration dates on them that had passed!!

I don't think that would be an intelligent birth control choice.

 

[Serena]

I don't think I would buy any of those either. Yikes!

 

[Saffron]

I just started shopping at dollar stores! My mother is the dollar store diva! I better look at what she buys a little more carefully. You never know what she would think those sponges are for! She would use them as stampers or something.

 

[debster812]

OH Maggie, LOL @ your mom using the sponges as stampers! Hee hee hee.

We have a store in New England called Ocean State Job Lot (Gail knows about these, I am sure). They ALWAYS have MREs. Tons and tons of them. My DH wanted to buy a bunch as gag gifts for everyone last Christmas, but I prevailed.

 

[paras4ri]

Originally posted by debster812
We have a store in New England called Ocean State Job Lot (Gail knows about these, I am sure). They ALWAYS have MREs. Tons and tons of them. My DH wanted to buy a bunch as gag gifts for everyone last Christmas, but I prevailed.

That's the store I was talking about......hmmmm........MREs as stocking stuffers...or Secret Santa gifts..I like that!!!!

 

[BarryHom]

Now I know where to get my Secret Santa presents!

 

[grinningghost]

All those funky off-brand canned foods. I would never chance it. If I need cheap canned goods, I'll buy the store brand at my supermarket. And eeewww - there always seems to be an overabundance of off-brand canned clams and other nasty seafood. Yuck!!

 

[debster812]

Nope. My all time favorite are the foreign, off brand canned goods. So unless there is a picture, or you read the language it's a roll of the dice to see what you get.

Kind of like when the grocery store puts all the cans with missing labels and sells them for a dime or a quarter.

 

[Chattyaholic]

I usually don't buy food items at dollar stores, but did buy a chocolate bar...a Belgium chocolate bar....for DH and it was really good, smooth, delicious chocolate. Went back to get more a couple weeks later but they were gone.

I do like to get stocking stuffers at dollar stores though.

 

[Poohbear123]

COFFEE!! Ok, I was Desperate....but It did NOT taste like Coffee!

 

[nativetxn]

Pregnancy tests are sold at your dollar store???? LOL, Regina.

About the only I've bought at our dollar store were a bunch of those rain ponchos, I use them and throw them away.

I should visit our dollar store and see if they have anything interesting these days

 

[goofygirl]

never saw the pg tests there, yikes! LOL

I do find a lot of good stuff there, though. I bought this cleaner there called AWESOME and its great stuff! Great stain remover!

 

[C.Ann]

Childrens No Tears Shampoo..

Take your pick:
Guava
Watermelon/Lime
Orange/Avacado
Cherry/Lemon
Grape/Apricot

One whiff of any one of them and you would need CPR... Ick!!