Dollar Tree

I love the Dollar Tree, this one in particular. It’s clean, organized and the staff are always friendly and helpful.
TIP: this store has a frozen food section and also a refrigerator. They carry everything from frozen waffles, jack cheese to steaks… yes steaks!
TIP 2: coupons, believe it or not the Dollar Tree will honour manufacturers coupons. Yes, if you’re lucky you could walk out with an item for free or half off when using a coupon — make sure they’re American coupons.
My favorite purchases here are everyday items: cleaning supplies, sponges, freezer bags etc.
And yes, even though our dollar is down the trip across the border was well worth it.

As with most dollar stores, Dollar Tree has a large selection of pretty much everything cheap under the sun. From seasonal decorations to kitchen items to cleaners, food, and bathroom stuff they’ve got you covered. But don’t be fooled by the shiny $ 1 price tag! A smart shopper knows that a lot of their items can be found for cheaper at the regular grocery store. For example, on a recent trip I noticed they had Gatorade for $ 1. Um, you can get those at Winco for 88-​cents. Same with crackers… Dollar Tree offers a tiny sleeve of them when you can get 4x the amount at any grocery store for about 25-​cents more.
But I digress. Obviously *you* are a smart shopper or you wouldn’t be reading Unilocal reviews, right? So let’s just get down to it. I present here my list of the Top Five Items Worth Making A Trip to Dollar Tree:
1) Greeting cards: Most are 2-​for-​a-​buck. I like to stock up so I always have the right card on hand for those sudden birthday parties the kids like to spring on me at the last minute. Speaking of which…
2) Gift bags: You pay a buck here for a bag that will easily cost you $ 3 – 4 at another store. And they have a wide selection for birthdays, baby showers, weddings, etc. Again, stock up!
3) Helium-​filled balloons: Yes, they are only $ 1, they are already filled, and they have a streamer attached. On your way to see a friend at the hospital? Is it Valentine’s Day? For a few bucks you can get a bouquet of balloons and a card and look like the coolest person on the planet!
4) Hair accessories: Bows, clips, scrunchies, Bobby pins, headbands, yadda yadda yadda. They are only $ 1, which will save you approximately $ 5 on each item vs. what most other stores (over)charge for the same exact stuff.
5) Stocking stuffers: You no longer have to live in fear of draining your retirement account on filling the family’s hearth-​hung socks on Christmas Eve. From lotion to shower gel to snacks to craft supplies «Santa» can go hog wild at the D-​Tree and you can still dream of that old folks’ ranch in Florida.
Have fun!

I love dollar stores. There is no reason to come here, especially since the $$ is good and we get the same stuff, however, there is a certain joy about walking into a dollar store. The cool thing about this dollar store that I wish that they had back home in Vancouver more often is a freezer full of dollar meals.

Frozen food section in a dollar store? Gotta love the US of A!
This place is sensory overload. Love it!

The past week I have been researching prices for making my own centre pieces for the wedding and stumbled onto the Dollar Tree website. Wow, amazing! I was hooked and needed to go in. It was like needing a fix, or at least I would assume that’s what it was like lol.
Anyway, when I went in I was impressed with the selection. It wasn’t like Canadian dollar stores where it’s mostly horrible stuff. They actually had some good quality items. One thing I found out in my research is that you can order big lot items from their website and have it delivered to the store nearest you and then pick it up, of course this is only if you have a US address for your credit card.

Oh dollar store, only you would have kosher cereal imported from Israel for my enjoyment…
My only complaint? Not enough toys for me to play with.
Excellent selection of cassette tapes, «awesome pure ammonia» (I have the picture to prove it,) and colored q-​tips.
So good… so good.

Dollar Tree is the largest dollar store in Bellingham. It has all the cheap, inexpensive, mass-​produced and plastic items from China and India you could ever possibly want. Groceries, household items, party supplies, toys, holiday and seasonal stuff, bric-​à-​brac and more! Great selection, and the prices? Well come on, it’s a dollar store! Always a very popular place with Canadians, so expect to see lots of British Columbia license plates in the parking lot. Conveniently located just off I-​5, near the Bellis Fair mall.