Went to DT a couple of weeks ago to check out the food. I came out with 5 bags for $33! I heard that another DT in another town (to which I go often) has even more food items. Their thin pizza crust is great - low in calories. Got the shelf stable milk for emergencies. Thanks for this video- I had never thought of buying food there.
Thanks for the video, they have just combined Dollar Tree & Family Dollar store together here in Arkansas. I just subscribe to your channel and I love it already . Thanks for the price comparison.
Those Jennifer’s Garden egg rolls are seriously legit. They come 10 in a pack. I was skeptical but SO glad I bought a pack to try them. Air-fried them for 10 minutes total (Instant Pot air fryer lid), and guess what I did afterwards? Went back to DT and bought 3 more packs. 30 egg rolls for 3 bucks?? Heck yea!!!
Honestly, getting a little cheapie rice cooker changed my world. I use it for rice (which is literally the best rice I've ever eaten not from a restaurant), yes, but for cooking for one or two people it's SO convenient and doesn't heat up the house. I also regularly make oatmeal and single servings of pasta or steam veggies, and can meal prep x8 hard boiled eggs for the week in one go. SO good.
😊 I really appreciate you shopping for the rest of us. I hate to shop and do not have the time. You cover a range of products and there is something there for everyone. Thank you so much for taking the time and the positive energy you have about saving yourself and us money. Be well! 😁
The milk is great for 72 hour kits, camping and emergency milk when you run out and the kids don’t tell you! Lol. I buy at least 5-10 so I have it when the power goes out, when we go camping so I don’t need to worry about milk going bad, and when it gets close to expiration, I use it to cook or bake with!
@@homestatzfarmher8919 Here in germany, we mostly use milk of those type. I haven't had fresh refrigerated milk until I was 22. And I don't really taste any difference to be honest. I still buy it.
I pick up a jar of those red peppers every time I go into the Dollar Tree. I've added them to non-lettuce salads all summer long. They're also nice on a sandwich when it isn't tomato season.
There is actually so much you can use coupons on at dollar tree. Some coupons don't specify sizes those are gems. 50 cents off the jimmy dean products coupons comes out a lot as well.
Absolutely, a you save sooo much comparing it to the approximate size at the movie theater! No worries I do always buy the large popcorn buckets there, so they are getting $15 from me there...
Thank you for sharing. I'M A WITNESS to the Spring Rolls and BBQ Lay's stacks being legit for years now. The textures and flavor of these are unbeaten in my book. Not wasting time convincing, I will be using my energy stocking up Honey!
I call our comfy retirement house "the dollar tree house" because we have had a dollar tree in our town for 20 years now and we've saved so much as to help us get this nicer house.
If you’re on a tight budget, want a variety of items, Dollar Tree always beats Walmart. Why? Because I can’t afford to buy the larger size packages even though it’s a better buy. I need to buy small and get a better variety of items for my upcoming week. If I have a little extra left in my budget, I will try and buy a bigger item to stock my pantry, but that is not always an option
Same. I’m only cooking for me, and as nice as getting the better buy is, i appreciate the smaller portions. I don’t want to eat the same thing all the time
Also, if you are only cooking for one (or two) items like roasted red peppers (that I use, but not all that often) will go bad in the bigger size. So DT wins here too
I totally feel you on the DT items fitting my budget better even though the larger sizes may be a better deal. I also like the smaller items bc storage is a challenge in my tiny pantry.
From DT I want to add the frozen meatless meatballs, cauliflower rice, Celeste personal pizzas and chicken and pork potstickers. Also want to add Lysol concentrate that makes 5 gallons of all purpose sanitizing cleaner.
I will do anything, even if the price per cent being more, to not EVER give any of my money to Walmart! That's just me, someone who researches and what the general public doesn't know about that corporation is astounding. Their hands are in all the evils we're suffering from. Apologies for being negative....but I ❣Dollar Tree!
@@iww6994 I think her point is not about being a corporation is about how Walmart do things, like treating their employee, etc. I used to have a professor that said the same: “a dollar is a vote, I prefer vote for Target”
Agree, I refuse to go to Walmart, they are selling girls shoes for $5,000.00 On line, it includes the girl, although it is a different company, it has to go through WM approval. Trafficking!
Those spring rolls are more delicious than they have any right to be! I do them 2 minutes in the microwave then I transfer them to a pan with cooking spray and crisp up the outside. So flaky and light!
Those springs rolls are delicious! Right next to the pepper strips in the freezer case you will find a blend of celery, peppers, onions and parsley that is so good in hash browns and soup, it's a good size bag. I am still looking for that dang shelf stable milk here in PA and we don't have it. I don't want to order online because I don't want 12 lol.
for people living alone, the walmart oats, for ex, are not cheaper if i don't use them up in time and i have waste. i like the smaller packages - no waste.
DT has the best deal on their thin crust pizza crust as well. Amazon wants 6 dollars for the same item and finding Vigo Yellow Rice is a steal as well!
DT always beats walmart. No parking in the back forty. No having to fight finding a parking spot. You don't have to check your own self out. I'll gladly pay a few pennies more
I'm glad to see the spring rolls on here. Mom and I found these about a year ago and couldn't believe how good they are....nice clean ingredients, also.
The shelf stable milk is awesome for people who don't use a lot of milk. I haven't had to pour out spoiled milk since I started using it. I put my parents and single friends on to it too.
If you have the space, try freezing your standard milk. Hubby and I don't drink a lot of milk, but I'll need it a few times a week for cooking - I purchase 1/2 gallons and divvy up into a few empty water bottles, so I always have 16-32oz of milk on hand. Small containers thaw quickly, with no loss of quality once thawed.
@@WeberIMayRoam I wish I had space in my freezer. My mom used to freeze milk when I was growing up. Sometimes she even mixed it with powdered milk. Living on a fixed income and looking at possible shortages, I've been spending extra to make sure I have enough. Wish I could afford a small freezer, but I don't have anywhere to put it anyhow! 😂
@@rivahcat8247 I looked for some yesterday but, the only regular milk was 1%, so I passed. I did pick up 2 almond milks for when I start back on keto. I wasted so much of that expensive milk!
For about 3 years, we've had Moon Pies here in ND. We just love them. The packaging is just adorable! We put these in our birthday loot bags. Surprisingly the children have never tried them before and they loved them. I already knew about them from way back in the 60's as a girl brought these to our Girl Scout meeting for treats for all of us.
Loot bags are basically party favor bags that you give to each child when the birthday party has ended to take home and remember what a great day it was. I usually fill it with candy, moon pies, suckers, stickers and small toy. Oriental Trading Company has great ideas for small toys to add such as stuffed little puppies or kittens and much more. I figure the children are only young once, why not treat them all with great loot bags.
The Campbell's chicken noodles soup is one of the items I get. They sell a can that is "20% more" then the regular cans. And so it a great deal for name brand can of soup when you can get Campbell's chicken noodles on sale at other stores.
The spring rolls are delicious. I rummage thru the junk drawer to find leftover duck sauce packets from take out orders 😜 Also …. Be warned … the fudge mint cookies are just like GS cookies. So good.
Thank you I learned a lot on your videos, I shop at Dollar Tree but mostly buy other things but food but will now check out the food deals next, would save a lot of money, I live alone and don't need large amounts at a time. Thank you
What perfect timing, I'm actually planning a shopping trip to dollar tree and was needing to do these exact price comparisons, this is so helpful !!! Thank you!😁
I was an assistant manager at a local DT for several years, and I love the Jennifer's Garden stuff! Oh and we have had the moon pies here in NW Minnesota since at least 2017.
Thank you! We are stocking our winter pantry...the deer have already changed to winter coats, so we are looking at a rough winter. We will be stocking up lots of broth, 🥯, lemon juice and pretzels
Deer are already changing their coats? I guess I had better get over there and stock up. Thanks for commenting. Not looking forward to winter. You're comment got me moving. 😊😊
Great idea they never have them or they're crushed. Will buy these and the Seaweed snacks 4/$1 and the premium nut blends and rice snacks.👍 TY! I never thought of this.
@@junepoirrier2351 & @Cheryl Mccray thank you both for your service and hard work. My daughter is also a teacher in Alabama and I always hear her talking about spending her own money on her kids in her class. I wish teachers were paid the money they deserve!! They could easily be teaching our next president!! No one thinks of that!!!
Be careful at Walmart. Almost every item I buy rings up as a higher price than what is on the shelf label. I've noticed this at a lot of other stores too. Another thing to watch out for is food companies using the same size packaging as they used to, but they are putting smaller quantities inside and charging the same or even more.
So many stores, businesses, and restaurants are skimping on the product, yet charging the same or more! Don’t know if anything can be done about that, other than to stop buying them. But then you have to go to the next vendor, who is doing the same thing!
For your information I went to Wal-Mart and wanted to price check a item and asked a worker where all the price check machines went. She told me Wal-Mart took them all out. She said they can't keep up with all the price changes on the shelves, they don't have the work force. Prices go up weekly. It takes too much time to keep changing all the prices. So then why not keep the price check machines so the public can find out how much a item truly is. So now untill you check out you have no idea what the price of an item will cost. Everything is a total sticker shock. Don't trust the prices you see on the shelves. She says now she is stopped constantly by customers asking for a price check because most employees carry a pricing gun. The thing is it's really hard to even find an employee working at Wal-Mart. They also have only one or two open lanes up at the check out and the rest are all self checkouts. That is by design. You the customer do all the work. Not fun at all shopping at Wal-Mart.
"Everyday Low Prices", good word's, but a lot of times it rings up wrong, always the same explaination, either someone forgot to take the sign down or update the system. They never take your word, they look at you like your try to scam the store for a lower price.
Gossner produces a CHOCOLATE MILK ?? !!!! 😳.. I'm gonna have to delete your comment and my reply before my 31 yr old son see's them! Have NEVER seen the choco milk !! Didn't know it existed !!
Yes on the spring rolls!! We load up on these and no complaints as we incorporate them with homemade or take out Asian entreees! Saves so much money !!
My Dollar tree has Reese's puffs and other name brand holiday shaped cereal....full size... Usually a week after said holiday. They are still in date by months
@@javalily I eat food now that I used to turn my nose up at, but now being a widow on a fixed income, I just simply prefer to have food in my belly. Please don't judge anyone until you've walked in their shoes.
they are also shelf stable and very quick / easy - when we lost power for 7 days last winter, it was SO much easier to prepare these on our camping propane stove than to try to do dried pasta
I no longer eat the high carbs or wheat, but oh my gosh, I LOVE those gnocchi. Boiled and/or fried, they were delicious, cheap, shelf stable, and quick.
Thanks for the info. I have been reluctant to buy food at dollar tree just because I thought it was a bad deal or it would be junky. Now I will look closer, since I am always there buying gift bags, cards, hair clips, candy and have bought ornaments and comet. Love it.
Campbells soup at the $ tree (chicken noodle and Tomato) are HUGE-- 25% larger than the ones sold in grocery stores. 14.3 ounces versus the 10.5 ounces. Now that's a dollar or two well spent ! I buy these two flavors only, as to this day at 63 yrs of age, I've YET to make an edible pot of ckn noodle or tomato soup!
My youngest daughter's favorite Dollar Tree find is the "unicorn poop" marshmallows. (That's their real name, they are just rainbow colored marshmallow candy). It's about half the price at DT over Walmart.
Those spring rolls are the real deal! There is no junk in the ingredients! And I think they taste better than other grocery store brands that cost 5X more.
Good to hear! I'm leary of buying any frozen food at any dollar stores after I got a bell pepper blend and was sick all night. I checked the package and found it was from China.😝
I love the frozen seasoning and veggie mixes.. makes dinner so much easier!! Oh and the thin pizza crusts are bomb!!!! So good with their sauce also!!!!
They have potsicker's,I can't remember the brand name of them. However they are delish with the spring rolls. Also they have coconut milk occasionally. TFS
I put quick oats in a canning jar and cover with jumped mango juice, leave overnight in the refrigerator. Add nuts in the morning and eat it on the go.
I love shopping at Winco! At Dollar Tree, on the food items, I look to see where some of the items are made/orgin. I would rather find items made in the USA. I will buy some items from Mexico, also. Just a little leery about other countries, with what is going on in this world.
One thing I never expected to find at Dollar Tree was the "shower cap" style plastic bowl covers. You get a box of 17 for $1! Three different sizes and they are just sturdy enough to wash and reuse a couple of times. I would never have found them if I weren't looking for larger than 1 gallon zip lock bags.
We buy rice in the 50 lbs bulk sacks. We even have a metered rice dispenser set up in our pantry. There's only two of us, but we go through a LOT of rice. We buy more about every six months.
@@jillgott6567 my stepmother is Chinese and taught me a lot of her Chinese dishes that she grew up with, so we serve it with just about any meat or vegetable Chinese dish. We also love it as a side with a pork pot roast that was roasted with apples and onions--we like to pour a little bit of the juices from the bottom of the pan over the rice. Chicken and rice casserole, chicken and rice soup, risottos, pilafs, fried rice, rice porridge, horchata, Spanish rice with tacos or burritos, as a filler in meatloaf sometimes, etc. I have Celiac disease so I have to avoid wheat, barley, and rye, and be selective about oats due to cross-contamination (oats are often grown and/or transported alongside wheat), so rice is typically my grain of choice.
@@Stevie37 I also eat a lot of rice, for the same reason: Celiac disease. It's about the most versatile, least expensive carb that is still safe for me. I make it plain sometimes and add milk, cinnamon and sugar to it for breakfast. Way cheaper than GF oats.
Love their Bagels ! I purchase alot of items from Dollat Tree, and am going to be looking into their canned meat for my pantry - will check ingredients. I try to keep milk on hand Soy especially then shelf stable milk and even dry whole milk. That way I do not need to worry if I run out of one kind I have another on hand.
Those spring rolls are the best! My other DT freezer favorites are the 2-in-a-pack veggie burgers, the potstickers and what I think is their best value: the 10 oz. sack of frozen blueberries which I buy for my oatmeal.
I don't like the spring rolls, but the husband LOVES them, so I try to pop a package or two for him for snacks. We *adore* the pot stickers though. Pork and Chicken are great.
Our Dollar Tree carries these boxes of “minees” brand cookies. My kids love them. Perfect for school lunches. There’s 10 packs of individually wrapped cookies in the box, and each pack has 4 cookies.
I'm so jealous of American Dollartrees 😞😞😞 in Canada most items are $1.25 but now the bread items and boxed candy (like the kind from the movie theatre) are $1.50 😱😱
I may be wrong, but isn't the conversion rate between USD and CAD about 1:1.25? It might not be exactly that, but it would make sense if the same kind of products are a little more north of the border.
DT sells a dupe for girl scouts thin mint cookies. Walmart also carries a great value one. Both a dollar and you can’t tell the difference and from another u tuber its made from the same company. So that will save you three “dolls hairs” lol as you always say!! Love you. I never really comment , but have watched you a long time. You have really helped me to stretch my own dolls hairs😂
Watch out for some of the Pampa products. They are packaged in China. I personally would not eat anything that comes from there. The hygiene is atrocious.
Great idea for bagels/bread Christine!! Where I’m from we def don’t have nearly as many clearance items/clearance stores like in Idaho (seriously, you make me wanna move there just for cheaper groceries lol!!) so 4/$1 bagels is def not bad at all! And that be some cheap cereal and snacks- ok running to get the veggie spring rolls at the Dollar Tree- ta ta for now 😂
I'm a fan of the breakfast Barbeq frozen sandwich. Pit a few pickels and oioion And it reminds of McDonald's Mac rib sandwhich..and can a A little more bar b cue sweet Sauce. Good stuff
Shelf stable milk is really a great option! It tastes a littke bit different than dresh one but for cooking, baking and even in your coffee it is perfectly fine!
I buy the Pennywise pretzel sticks for home and Sunday school. They are more salty than others and just taste better. The Snapps Mozzarella sticks are really good but my WM has them for the same price and occasionally the DT box will have 1-2 less mozzarella sticks. I also sometimes buy the Texas Toast garlic toast at DT but sometimes they are only 6ct where WM has 8ct for not much more. Our DT doesn’t have the regular size name brand items.
Great video. I love your channel and family. We love watching. And your recipes. Quick question. Next time you do a video like this with the dollar store could you show the ingredients and product origin? Or expirations date? I ask because sometimes I see good deals at the Dollar Tree but when I check the ingredients it is different from a similar product at a regular store. A lot of fillers. And sometimes the expiration date is near or already past. Or the product is not local. So there are other things to consider when shopping at the Dollar Tree beside cost.
I like their Jasmine rice, it always turns out light, fluffy and delicious. Rice is my kitchen nemesis and It never turns out right when I use the white or brown long grain rice. Also their frozen peppers and onions, asparagus and fruit for smoothies I feel like are great deals. Those spring rolls with some sweet chili sauce, YUM! And their seasonings are a great deal too! A lot of the time they have name brand overflow, like the Kingsford brand.
Great video! It was so interesting and informative. 👍I'm boycotting Frito/Lay because of their evil labor practices, but there's a terrific deal on Pringles at my Safeway/Albertsons for $.88 per tube 😀 and they're a direct competitor, so we're stocking up on them. So yummy 😋
Okay so tried to feed my family some of your ideas. They looked at that food and said did we run out of money. My husband had to check our accounts. They said we are not eating that and put it in the garbage. Do your family actually eat that.
Somehow I decided to do a comparison between your prices and the prices here... In case anyone is interested (I live in Paris, France, so every price includes a 5.5% tax, and the prices come from a "normal" store, not a discount one, because they don't have a website) I did not find everything, but I tried to get the closest product when possible Oatmeal : 1$24 (with an extra 46g) Himalayan salt : 23$, my guess is they are not the same salts at all Canne sugar : 2$48 (the regular sugar was 1€53) Panko : 1$ for 70g more (we don't really have panko here, but we do have "chapelure", which is similar) Pasta : 0.89$ for 500g, BUT, you can have double that (1kg) for 1.17 Rice : 1$76 (you get 100g more) Milk : 7$05 for 6, it was 11.88 in your video if I saw right. Not really surprised because our milk is infamously cheap, causing independant farmers to close down in the best case scenario Gnocchis : 1$76 Sardines : 1$72 Bagels : 1$64 (I took the hamburger buns here) Cereals : 2$24 (I couldn't find the ones here, I took the cheapest I could find) Candy : 3$53 Chips : 0$81 Bretzels : 2$37 Stir fry noodle : 6$52 (waoh) Red bellpepper : 3$26 With a very few exceptions, everything is more expensive here... It explains why I always feel like I can't find a good deal when I watch your videos, there are none here ^^ Great content anyways !
I hear ya! We don’t have any real discount stores in Western Australia either….I get so bummed when I see some of these hauls and literally you cannot buy anything including a piece of fruit for a $1…..I live in a rural area where we have one supermarket which has a very small range mostly at extortionate prices….what I wouldn’t give for a dollar store…or Walmart….something!!!!
Hello from neighboring Germany. I do feel you. Even though we have slightly better prices like I pay around 60 cents for 500 gr of no brand oats and other stuff we still have to pay more for meat, milk and eggs. Eggs are so expensive...and sadly there is no real differenace between buying at an discount store (Aldi, Lidl) or a normal supermarket, because the no name brands do cost nearly the same. The difference kicks in with the produce...
An Australian comparison Rolled Oats 1kg $4 (.40c per 100grams) Himalayan Salt 500grams $3.50 (0.07c per 10grams) Cane sugar 2kg $2.50 (0.13c per 100grams) Panko 200grams $2.30 (1.15 per 100grams Pasta Barilla Spaghetti 500grams $1.90 (.038 per 100grams) Rice Basmati 5kg $14.00 (0.28c per 100grams Milk Full Cream 3 Litres $3.59 ($1.20 per litre) Gnocchi 500grams $3.80 (0.76 per 100 grams Sardines wild Sardines in Olive Oil 106grams $1.65. ($15.57 per 1kg) Bagels sesame seed 360grams $2.50 (0.69 per 100grams) Candy Nestle Crunch Chocolate 200grams ($1.50 per 100grams) Chips Smiths Crinkle Cut potato chips 170grams 2 for $6 ($2.06 per 100grams) Stir fry noodle Maggi Cup noodles 4 pack 240grams $5.00 ($2.08 per 100grams) Red capsicum/ Bell Pepper $8.90 per kg approx $1.80 each Red Apple Pink Lady $4.50 per kg (approx .90c each) Banana $3.50 per kg (approx .65c each) 1 kg = 2.20 pounds 1 gram = 0.035 ounces $1 AUD = 0.74 USD
Been buying my gnocchi there for years, and the pretzel rods, great. I used the green candy melts and dipped them in it for Halloween, boogers on a stick! A great treat!
@@lynnheffron6905 I store them in pantry until I cook them. Vacuum sealed, and like a dried pasta. I have a recipe for caramelized gnocchi with tomatoes and mozzarella, it’s a delicious meatless dinner.
My store Has chillers of the week specials. And it’s just me so keep that in mind, but this weeks special was bologna or Coti salami by Oscar Meyer.. For the most part I try to eat low-carb/keto so seeing the bologna reminded me of my dad and his fried bologna sandwiches when he came off of work. So I picked up some of the bologna and Friday that and served it on Romain lettuce with a squeeze a mustard let me tell you so yummy and satisfying. No I don’t eat bologna all the time, but when it’s only $1.ppfew slices It is a cheap satisfying dinner and a hat Illinois night after work
I've discovered this year that there is a VAST DIFFERENCE in types of Dollar Tree stores. The one I had gone to for years was really small, but good deals. I found one that was 2 or 3x the size only 7 more miles further, and I was blown away by the quality & selection of products. It's worth checking into to find the better stores.
Yeah....we have a Dollar Tree just 1.1 miles from us but they have very little for food....so, we're going to do what you did: go just a bit further to find a larger one.
I love the smaller sizes at Dollar Tree because its just my boyfriend and myself..some things he likes better and others for myself..it comes out cheaper at Dollar Tree than Food City...it's all about sales anymore with the cost of living now..thank you for showing us new items
My dollar tree has the larger Campbell tomato, chicken noodle soups, large can of Campbell pork and beans as well as Hanover beans. I get the azul coconut milk. I eventually used my shelf stable milk for rice pudding and homemade mac and cheese
I just decided to "explore" my Dollar Tree earlier today looking exclusively at food products. I found some pitas, brand name tuna, sprinkles, and a few other things to try (chicken broth being one of those items). I have never looked at the food, thinking it wouldn't be as good. I was really surprised at what I found. Thanks for the tip!
If you can find it, try the Crider brand canned chicken or turkey. They aren't quite as high quality as the swansons or tyson canned chicken, but for pad thai, fried rice, chicken salad they are just fine.
The Velveeta style Mac and cheese with the liquid cheese packs are almost $4 a box at Winn Dixie for store brand. At DT, they are obviously, a dollar. Now I'm not a picky eater, but that is one thing I'd say I'm choosie about. I found it hard to tell the difference between the one DT sells and Kraft. I buy it a lot because my autistic son LOVES it. He calls it fancy cheese. 🥰
Love the DT pitas for pizza night. My 10 yr old loves the mini moon pies, we used to buy them at DT for his kindergarten snack day. So cheap. Spring rolls are amazing!
Hadn't done a big shopping this month as I've been I'll and after I watched this terrific, educational video. Thank you Christine! You reminded me that what ever fantasy I've had to go to a regular store and shop, I've gone back to what I was doing years ago. Now I go to DT first before any other store. I found almost everything you showed in this video. I ended up with a cart full and it came to only $44 an incredible low price for the same things at regular stores here in the Chicago burbs that go as high as $5+ per item but I got for (wait for it) a $1. Again, bless you for reminding me about ounce to ounce value and give DT a try.
I eat several things from Dollar tree. I get curry bricks and saute vegetables and onions set the veggie meatballs and some boiled eggs in the sauce cover it and stir lightly. Over rice. Those egg rolls too.
WAIT! Did you just say to take the square pretzels, put a Rolo on top, put in oven to melt, squish it down and then put a pecan on top? Why am I just now hearing about this?! It sounds AMAZEBALLS!! 🤯
These are my go to "turtles". Only stick them in the oven til the chocolate is shiny and then pull them out and push the pecan down. I also like to do them with a cashew😋
this was a great video, gave me some ideas of what to look for. I don't buy a lot of junk food but we really like the DT spring rolls and the jalepeno bites. Also the soft pretzels in the freezer section. unfortunately only one store in my area has a freezer section and it is a little farther away so I try and stock up when i'm in the area
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The Furlani Texas Toast (with 6 slices) at dollar tree is a great deal, my grocery store charges $2.49 for the same box and it is delish
My local grocery has store brand, 8 slices for $1. I'll usually get that.
Mhmm I love Texas toast
Went to DT a couple of weeks ago to check out the food. I came out with 5 bags for $33! I heard that another DT in another town (to which I go often) has even more food items. Their thin pizza crust is great - low in calories. Got the shelf stable milk for emergencies. Thanks for this video- I had never thought of buying food there.
Love the frozen tater tots and the Texas corn bread mix. Sometimes the spice area has great deals on name brand mixes.
The jars of Asparagus is delicious!
They are. You're right.
What do you think of DT's jars of mushroom pieces? (They're near the jars of asparagus.)
Love, love your videos very informative..great job. Thanks
Thanks for the video, they have just combined Dollar Tree & Family Dollar store together here in Arkansas. I just subscribe to your channel and I love it already . Thanks for the price comparison.
Christine, be honest, when you said you bought several, (7 oz noodles) how many is several?? (More than 5??). I have an overflow pantry too! 🤭🤭💜❤️💙
Those Jennifer’s Garden egg rolls are seriously legit. They come 10 in a pack. I was skeptical but SO glad I bought a pack to try them. Air-fried them for 10 minutes total (Instant Pot air fryer lid), and guess what I did afterwards? Went back to DT and bought 3 more packs. 30 egg rolls for 3 bucks?? Heck yea!!!
I liked them, I was surprised they were so good
I keep looking, but I have yet to find them!
“Most people don’t know how to use that much rice.” Our Asian family….”hold my rice cooker.”🤣
Hahah I buy the biggest bag my Walmart sells and store it in a 5 gallon bucket.
Honestly, getting a little cheapie rice cooker changed my world. I use it for rice (which is literally the best rice I've ever eaten not from a restaurant), yes, but for cooking for one or two people it's SO convenient and doesn't heat up the house. I also regularly make oatmeal and single servings of pasta or steam veggies, and can meal prep x8 hard boiled eggs for the week in one go. SO good.
@@PixieLovesItAll when our ancient rice cooker died I switched to my Instant pot for that very reason! Can cook it all. And excellent rice
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😊 I really appreciate you shopping for the rest of us. I hate to shop and do not have the time. You cover a range of products and there is something there for everyone. Thank you so much for taking the time and the positive energy you have about saving yourself and us money. Be well! 😁
Enjoy watching you very informative 👍
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OMG. I have just found this channel and I regularly purchase most of the items she featured. Right down to the jarred peppers! I love the Dollar Tree.
The milk is great for 72 hour kits, camping and emergency milk when you run out and the kids don’t tell you! Lol. I buy at least 5-10 so I have it when the power goes out, when we go camping so I don’t need to worry about milk going bad, and when it gets close to expiration, I use it to cook or bake with!
I just discovered this and it is a great backup.
How is the taste? I suppose I should just go try it! 😉
@@homestatzfarmher8919 Here in germany, we mostly use milk of those type. I haven't had fresh refrigerated milk until I was 22. And I don't really taste any difference to be honest. I still buy it.
Me too and when you can find the almond milk there oh my God I'm over the moon that stuff is so expensive in the grocery store.
@@homestatzfarmher8919 it tastes no different to me.
I pick up a jar of those red peppers every time I go into the Dollar Tree. I've added them to non-lettuce salads all summer long. They're also nice on a sandwich when it isn't tomato season.
Go good in pasta salads weather it's mayo or Italian dressing
I know it’s sometimes not as good a deal, but the smaller sizes of food items are so handy for camping/RV trips 👍
Also if you use coupons on the name brand cereal you can actually get them for $.50 or free
There is actually so much you can use coupons on at dollar tree. Some coupons don't specify sizes those are gems. 50 cents off the jimmy dean products coupons comes out a lot as well.
These smaller sizes would be good for single seniors.
Absolutely, a you save sooo much comparing it to the approximate size at the movie theater! No worries I do always buy the large popcorn buckets there, so they are getting $15 from me there...
@@jessicagourieux4708 They take coupons at DT!!??? 😯😱🤯
The thin mint cookies at DT are just as good as the Girl Scout Mint Thins.
They are made in the same factory as the girl scout cookies.
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I think they r good but not the same as girl scout cookies cuz of the texture I keep those one the counter but the real ones go in the freezer.
That's the truth ❤️
I agree! I love them!
Thank you for sharing. I'M A WITNESS to the Spring Rolls and BBQ Lay's stacks being legit for years now. The textures and flavor of these are unbeaten in my book. Not wasting time convincing, I will be using my energy stocking up Honey!
I call our comfy retirement house "the dollar tree house" because we have had a dollar tree in our town for 20 years now and we've saved so much as to help us get this nicer house.
If you’re on a tight budget, want a variety of items, Dollar Tree always beats Walmart. Why? Because I can’t afford to buy the larger size packages even though it’s a better buy. I need to buy small and get a better variety of items for my upcoming week. If I have a little extra left in my budget, I will try and buy a bigger item to stock my pantry, but that is not always an option
We feel you. This is why the DT is a much reviewed store in many TH-cam videos.
Same. I’m only cooking for me, and as nice as getting the better buy is, i appreciate the smaller portions. I don’t want to eat the same thing all the time
Exactly
Also, if you are only cooking for one (or two) items like roasted red peppers (that I use, but not all that often) will go bad in the bigger size. So DT wins here too
I totally feel you on the DT items fitting my budget better even though the larger sizes may be a better deal. I also like the smaller items bc storage is a challenge in my tiny pantry.
From DT I want to add the frozen meatless meatballs, cauliflower rice, Celeste personal pizzas and chicken and pork potstickers. Also want to add Lysol concentrate that makes 5 gallons of all purpose sanitizing cleaner.
I will do anything, even if the price per cent being more, to not EVER give any of my money to Walmart! That's just me, someone who researches and what the general public doesn't know about that corporation is astounding. Their hands are in all the evils we're suffering from. Apologies for being negative....but I ❣Dollar Tree!
I agree with you.
But DT is corporation as well... 🌷
@@iww6994 I think her point is not about being a corporation is about how Walmart do things, like treating their employee, etc. I used to have a professor that said the same: “a dollar is a vote, I prefer vote for Target”
@@Alrak2025 I do prefer vote for smaller too🌷
Agree, I refuse to go to Walmart, they are selling girls shoes for $5,000.00
On line, it includes the girl, although it is a different company, it has to go through WM approval. Trafficking!
Those spring rolls are more delicious than they have any right to be! I do them 2 minutes in the microwave then I transfer them to a pan with cooking spray and crisp up the outside. So flaky and light!
I do mine in the toaster oven and they get so crispy and delicious ☺️
The lime juice is fine. Pour a glass of lemon and a glass of lime. They are the SAME color!! The icky green color is the container!!! Lol.
Those springs rolls are delicious! Right next to the pepper strips in the freezer case you will find a blend of celery, peppers, onions and parsley that is so good in hash browns and soup, it's a good size bag. I am still looking for that dang shelf stable milk here in PA and we don't have it. I don't want to order online because I don't want 12 lol.
My sister works at our Dollar Tree Store. She said the spring rolls are delicious they came with 8 in a package. They go really fast.
We eat those spring rolls with rice once a week! $2 meals for 3!!! Loved this video!!
I have a Dollar Tree addiction. There I said it. First step? Lol 😂
First step..only buy 10 items instead of 20
I love the shelf stable almond milk!!! Perfect for 1 week at work for cereal, as creamer, etc.
for people living alone, the walmart oats, for ex, are not cheaper if i don't use them up in time and i have waste. i like the smaller packages - no waste.
I freeze leftover oatmeal in 1/2 cup portions. Works beautifully.
I agree! Sometimes I don’t want or need a big container since it’s now just my husband and me.
DT has the best deal on their thin crust pizza crust as well. Amazon wants 6 dollars for the same item and finding Vigo Yellow Rice is a steal as well!
That rice is awesome.
So good tasting.
That crust is my favorite!!! I like their pizza sauce as well
I'm in the pizza business and agree. I even use it to make pizza in my pellet stove. Very forgiving.
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DT always beats walmart. No parking in the back forty. No having to fight finding a parking spot. You don't have to check your own self out. I'll gladly pay a few pennies more
I'm glad to see the spring rolls on here. Mom and I found these about a year ago and couldn't believe how good they are....nice clean ingredients, also.
The shelf stable milk is awesome for people who don't use a lot of milk. I haven't had to pour out spoiled milk since I started using it. I put my parents and single friends on to it too.
Same for me!
If you have the space, try freezing your standard milk. Hubby and I don't drink a lot of milk, but I'll need it a few times a week for cooking - I purchase 1/2 gallons and divvy up into a few empty water bottles, so I always have 16-32oz of milk on hand. Small containers thaw quickly, with no loss of quality once thawed.
@@WeberIMayRoam I wish I had space in my freezer. My mom used to freeze milk when I was growing up. Sometimes she even mixed it with powdered milk. Living on a fixed income and looking at possible shortages, I've been spending extra to make sure I have enough. Wish I could afford a small freezer, but I don't have anywhere to put it anyhow! 😂
My objection is that every carton of shelf-stable milk I've ever gotten tasted burnt! Does this milk taste that way?
@@rivahcat8247 I looked for some yesterday but, the only regular milk was 1%, so I passed. I did pick up 2 almond milks for when I start back on keto. I wasted so much of that expensive milk!
For about 3 years, we've had Moon Pies here in ND. We just love them. The packaging is just adorable! We put these in our birthday loot bags. Surprisingly the children have never tried them before and they loved them. I already knew about them from way back in the 60's as a girl brought these to our Girl Scout meeting for treats for all of us.
Love to hear more Bout your loot bags haven't heard if them
I love Moon Pies
Moon pies oh my I grew up on those. I am 61 years old. That was my childhood love the chocolate and banana ones enjoy lol.
Larger sizes of white bread is 66¢ a loaf at Aldi grocery store. Kroger sells it cheaper than a $1 too.
Loot bags are basically party favor bags that you give to each child when the birthday party has ended to take home and remember what a great day it was. I usually fill it with candy, moon pies, suckers, stickers and small toy. Oriental Trading Company has great ideas for small toys to add such as stuffed little puppies or kittens and much more. I figure the children are only young once, why not treat them all with great loot bags.
The Campbell's chicken noodles soup is one of the items I get. They sell a can that is "20% more" then the regular cans. And so it a great deal for name brand can of soup when you can get Campbell's chicken noodles on sale at other stores.
Have you tried Walmart Campbell's soups. Most of the time they are cheaper. Then if you get coupons for the soup you can get it cheaper
I always buy my chicken noddle soup at DT as well
I buy the CN soup there too. Greatest deal. We add clams to ours. We love it.
@@erinmccarthy5589 Coupons can be used at the Dollar Tree also ! Which makes the Campbells ckn noodle and tomatoe soup CHEAPER than wally world.
I get the Healthy choice chicken rice soup, by the case if they have it. $1 at tree, grocery stores over $2. Not all grocery stores sell these.
If your DT has them, get the canned kippers. They’re smoked, and taste so good. Better than the sardines!
Cool, I don't know what a kipper is, but I'll try it
@@coffeebeforemascara smoked mackerel
@@josweetlove1537 well, I buy the DT canned makeral, so I will surely enjoy it then!
@@coffeebeforemascara kipper snacks are so good. I use to carry in my lunch many years ago.
The spring rolls are delicious. I rummage thru the junk drawer to find leftover duck sauce packets from take out orders 😜
Also …. Be warned … the fudge mint cookies are just like GS cookies. So good.
Addicted! Get away from me cookies.
YESSS L❤VE THOSE! And also if you have an Aldi nearby, the peanut butter chocolate cookies are just like Girl Scout Cookies for 99 cents.😋
@@muzerhythm2242 Shhhh, don't tell everybody, I won't be able to get any! LMAO
@@paultaylor256 🤫🤣🤣
Nope, the mint cookies are pretty decent but they are definitely not the same as Girl Scout Thin Mints.
I so like your show! I love not only that you share the good items But then give us price break down And comparison.
Thank you. YOU ROCK 😃
We love those spring rolls specifically because they are vegan! Very hard to find anymore though at my store....great info!
Thank you I learned a lot on your videos, I shop at Dollar Tree but mostly buy other things but food but will now check out the food deals next, would save a lot of money, I live alone and don't need large amounts at a time. Thank you
What perfect timing, I'm actually planning a shopping trip to dollar tree and was needing to do these exact price comparisons, this is so helpful !!! Thank you!😁
I was an assistant manager at a local DT for several years, and I love the Jennifer's Garden stuff! Oh and we have had the moon pies here in NW Minnesota since at least 2017.
Thanks! ❤
The food seems good 😊
Thank you! We are stocking our winter pantry...the deer have already changed to winter coats, so we are looking at a rough winter. We will be stocking up lots of broth, 🥯, lemon juice and pretzels
Deer are already changing their coats? I guess I had better get over there
and stock up. Thanks for commenting. Not looking forward to winter.
You're comment got me moving. 😊😊
Gillian, WHERE do you live? I'm already dreading the winter if it's anything like last year's was, UGH
I LOVE THE COCONUT ROLLS!!!
I’ve bought a whole box(24 bags)& had them delivered to the store!!!
Great idea they never have them or they're crushed. Will buy these and the Seaweed snacks 4/$1 and the premium nut blends and rice snacks.👍
TY! I never thought of this.
I’m a teacher, so the Dollar Tree is a must! 😂
For the kids?
@@ritaturner9906 yes!
I'm a Preschool Teacher so I live in there also
@@junepoirrier2351 & @Cheryl Mccray thank you both for your service and hard work. My daughter is also a teacher in Alabama and I always hear her talking about spending her own money on her kids in her class.
I wish teachers were paid the money they deserve!!
They could easily be teaching our next president!! No one thinks of that!!!
Be careful at Walmart. Almost every item I buy rings up as a higher price than what is on the shelf label. I've noticed this at a lot of other stores too. Another thing to watch out for is food companies using the same size packaging as they used to, but they are putting smaller quantities inside and charging the same or even more.
So many stores, businesses, and restaurants are skimping on the product, yet charging the same or more! Don’t know if anything can be done about that, other than to stop buying them. But then you have to go to the next vendor, who is doing the same thing!
@@texasgoddess323 it's sad that so many companies are greedy. The government calls it inflation, but it's just greed. Keep the faith.
@@MAn-ti3ul It's called SHRINKFLATION, less product and cost more also. What a RIPOFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For your information I went to Wal-Mart and wanted to price check a item and asked a worker where all the price check machines went. She told me Wal-Mart took them all out. She said they can't keep up with all the price changes on the shelves, they don't have the work force. Prices go up weekly. It takes too much time to keep changing all the prices. So then why not keep the price check machines so the public can find out how much a item truly is. So now untill you check out you have no idea what the price of an item will cost. Everything is a total sticker shock. Don't trust the prices you see on the shelves. She says now she is stopped constantly by customers asking for a price check because most employees carry a pricing gun. The thing is it's really hard to even find an employee working at Wal-Mart. They also have only one or two open lanes up at the check out and the rest are all self checkouts. That is by design. You the customer do all the work. Not fun at all shopping at Wal-Mart.
"Everyday Low Prices", good word's, but a lot of times it rings up wrong, always the same explaination, either someone forgot to take the sign down or update the system. They never take your word, they look at you like your try to scam the store for a lower price.
The Gossner plant is in Logan, UT. We always stock up on shelf stable milk when we drive through. My kids love the chocolate milk.
I love this milk, nobody really drinks milk in my family but me so it works great.
I wish dt had the chocolate.
Gossner produces a CHOCOLATE MILK ?? !!!! 😳.. I'm gonna have to delete your comment and my reply before my 31 yr old son see's them! Have NEVER seen the choco milk !! Didn't know it existed !!
@@paulawinstead5660 not just chocolate other flavors too. Cookies and cream, banana, strawberry, rootbeer, vanilla.
Yes on the spring rolls!! We load up on these and no complaints as we incorporate them with homemade or take out Asian entreees! Saves so much money !!
My Dollar tree has Reese's puffs and other name brand holiday shaped cereal....full size... Usually a week after said holiday. They are still in date by months
@@javalily I respect you opinion and right to not consume any product. Some people enjoy this item. Others need affordable options for food items.
@@heatherhays1141 well said!
Holiday themed items always end up a steal after the holiday 👍
@@javalily I agree……they’re all General Mills GMO
@@javalily I eat food now that I used to turn my nose up at, but now being a widow on a fixed income, I just simply prefer to have food in my belly. Please don't judge anyone until you've walked in their shoes.
The coconut rolls are regularly $7.99 at Costco, when I got them on coupon back in July they were $2.40 off. $5.59 is a steal! I stock up every time.
I buy those gnocchi, they are the best I've had compared.pared to any of the name brands. I make Olive Garden chicken gnocchi soup 🍲 🤤
That is my favorite! Would love your recipe if you feel like sharing Neka. :)
they are also shelf stable and very quick / easy - when we lost power for 7 days last winter, it was SO much easier to prepare these on our camping propane stove than to try to do dried pasta
I no longer eat the high carbs or wheat, but oh my gosh, I LOVE those gnocchi. Boiled and/or fried, they were delicious, cheap, shelf stable, and quick.
Ohhh that sounds delicious 😋 what’s the recipe?
how do you cook them?
Thanks for the info. I have been reluctant to buy food at dollar tree just because I thought it was a bad deal or it would be junky. Now I will look closer, since I am always there buying gift bags, cards, hair clips, candy and have bought ornaments and comet. Love it.
Campbells soup at the $ tree (chicken noodle and Tomato) are HUGE-- 25% larger than the ones sold in grocery stores. 14.3 ounces versus the 10.5 ounces. Now that's a dollar or two well spent ! I buy these two flavors only, as to this day at 63 yrs of age, I've YET to make an edible pot of ckn noodle or tomato soup!
Sometimes I can find the True Lemon drink mixes at the DT. There’s also a Siracha salt that is so good!
Oh, I have the salt, but haven't used it. What do you use it for?
@@americafirst9144 it’s really salty so I use it on stuff that can take a lot of salt like potatoes, French fries, popcorn.
@@americafirst9144 Pop some popcorn, pour on some melted butter, sprinkle with Siracha salt...THE bomb...😁
My youngest daughter's favorite Dollar Tree find is the "unicorn poop" marshmallows. (That's their real name, they are just rainbow colored marshmallow candy). It's about half the price at DT over Walmart.
Those spring rolls are the real deal! There is no junk in the ingredients! And I think they taste better than other grocery store brands that cost 5X more.
Good to hear! I'm leary of buying any frozen food at any dollar stores after I got a bell pepper blend and was sick all night. I checked the package and found it was from China.😝
Will try them!
I love the frozen seasoning and veggie mixes.. makes dinner so much easier!! Oh and the thin pizza crusts are bomb!!!! So good with their sauce also!!!!
They have potsicker's,I can't remember the brand name of them. However they are delish with the spring rolls. Also they have coconut milk occasionally. TFS
My son loves them!
Potstickers and the spring rolls, my teens love them!! Way cheaper than at Sam’s club and the air fryer makes them super yummy
I tried the Jennifer's Garden spring rolls from Dollar Tree based on your previous recommendation. They ARE delicious! Thanks for the tip.
I saw that video too! I'm going to pick up those spring rolls today. HOPEFULLY my DT has them in stock.
This actually came at a great time as we are now a one-income family living in CA.
We get the Jumex mango juice from dollar tree. It’s like 1/3 of price of other stores
I put quick oats in a canning jar and cover with jumped mango juice, leave overnight in the refrigerator. Add nuts in the morning and eat it on the go.
I love shopping at Winco! At Dollar Tree, on the food items, I look to see where some of the items are made/orgin. I would rather find items made in the USA. I will buy some items from Mexico, also. Just a little leery about other countries, with what is going on in this world.
I’d love to see a video of your kids doing a dollar tree 🌲 snack taste test
One thing I never expected to find at Dollar Tree was the "shower cap" style plastic bowl covers. You get a box of 17 for $1! Three different sizes and they are just sturdy enough to wash and reuse a couple of times. I would never have found them if I weren't looking for larger than 1 gallon zip lock bags.
We buy rice in the 50 lbs bulk sacks. We even have a metered rice dispenser set up in our pantry. There's only two of us, but we go through a LOT of rice. We buy more about every six months.
My husband and I do this via azure standard saves so much time and money
Wow that is a lot of rice. Would you be willing to share a few of the meals you make ? Thank you
@@jillgott6567 my stepmother is Chinese and taught me a lot of her Chinese dishes that she grew up with, so we serve it with just about any meat or vegetable Chinese dish. We also love it as a side with a pork pot roast that was roasted with apples and onions--we like to pour a little bit of the juices from the bottom of the pan over the rice. Chicken and rice casserole, chicken and rice soup, risottos, pilafs, fried rice, rice porridge, horchata, Spanish rice with tacos or burritos, as a filler in meatloaf sometimes, etc.
I have Celiac disease so I have to avoid wheat, barley, and rye, and be selective about oats due to cross-contamination (oats are often grown and/or transported alongside wheat), so rice is typically my grain of choice.
@@Stevie37 I also eat a lot of rice, for the same reason: Celiac disease. It's about the most versatile, least expensive carb that is still safe for me. I make it plain sometimes and add milk, cinnamon and sugar to it for breakfast. Way cheaper than GF oats.
Can you tell me about your metered dispenser? Where did you purchase it and name brand?
Love their Bagels ! I purchase alot of items from Dollat Tree, and am going to be looking into their canned meat for my pantry - will check ingredients. I try to keep milk on hand Soy especially then shelf stable milk and even dry whole milk. That way I do not need to worry if I run out of one kind I have another on hand.
My favorite is the Jalapeno cheese dip in a can! It's an exact dupe for the Fritos dip which is over $3 where I am! I buy 4 or 5 cans every time I go!
I go there just to stock up on it too. We have about 6 left on the shelf right now. Its delish.
Thanks gonna give it a try
Dang that sounds good and of course I would have to read this at 6:50am
A can of that would be good on pasta or rice.
I'll have to get this for the Grandkids when they come over.❤️
Those spring rolls are the best! My other DT freezer favorites are the 2-in-a-pack veggie burgers, the potstickers and what I think is their best value: the 10 oz. sack of frozen blueberries which I buy for my oatmeal.
I don't like the spring rolls, but the husband LOVES them, so I try to pop a package or two for him for snacks. We *adore* the pot stickers though. Pork and Chicken are great.
The potstickers are SO good!
@@Sincyn241 Yes, they are. I'll usually make 3-4 bags and refrigerate the rest for night time snacks.
@@selenadansfield1305 the potstickers are the best imo. My daughter will ask for them as an after school snack.
@@GracefullyPlanned Those pot stickers are AWESOME!
I wish I could have tried the chicken.....the pork were delicious!!!
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Our Dollar Tree carries these boxes of “minees” brand cookies. My kids love them. Perfect for school lunches. There’s 10 packs of individually wrapped cookies in the box, and each pack has 4 cookies.
Ours used to as well.
I love those
Love Dollar Tree. You have to be very careful to check their expiration dates. I've found many products should be pulled.
I'm so jealous of American Dollartrees 😞😞😞 in Canada most items are $1.25 but now the bread items and boxed candy (like the kind from the movie theatre) are $1.50 😱😱
I may be wrong, but isn't the conversion rate between USD and CAD about 1:1.25? It might not be exactly that, but it would make sense if the same kind of products are a little more north of the border.
@@Kiterpuss no, you're right, but are some items at American Dollartrees $1.25 or is everything $1?
@@robynhayward Nowadays there are some with a section for stuff up to $15, but most everything is 1 USD.
@@Kiterpuss right, so my jealousy of your not inflated bread item price still stands lol
Imagine 8n Québec…we have NO DollarTree stores!
I like shopping at the Dollar Tree because it's convenient and casual. I don't have to get all dressed up like I'm going to Wal-Mart or something
But you're missing out on the opportunity to make THE PEOPLE OF WALMART!
Nope. You can just wear your pink slippers instead of your black ones LOL
😂
Lol
DT sells a dupe for girl scouts thin mint cookies. Walmart also carries a great value one. Both a dollar and you can’t tell the difference and from another u tuber its made from the same company. So that will save you three “dolls hairs” lol as you always say!! Love you. I never really comment , but have watched you a long time. You have really helped me to stretch my own dolls hairs😂
Thanks for the tip!
Watch out for some of the Pampa products. They are packaged in China. I personally would not eat anything that comes from there. The hygiene is atrocious.
Great idea for bagels/bread Christine!! Where I’m from we def don’t have nearly as many clearance items/clearance stores like in Idaho (seriously, you make me wanna move there just for cheaper groceries lol!!) so 4/$1 bagels is def not bad at all! And that be some cheap cereal and snacks- ok running to get the veggie spring rolls at the Dollar Tree- ta ta for now 😂
I always check the bread at dollar tree. Yesterday I picked up 4 loaves of OroWeat bread. It freezes wonderfully!
Ours is awful. It goes moldy in just a couple days. I wish it was better.
The crescent rolls aren't bad but not like bakery quality croissants. Not buttery or flaky but taste okay if you want a roll for breakfast.
I'm a fan of the breakfast
Barbeq frozen sandwich.
Pit a few pickels and oioion
And it reminds of McDonald's
Mac rib sandwhich..and can a
A little more bar b cue sweet
Sauce. Good stuff
I love the spring rolls. My husband was skeptical but once he tried them he was hooked too.
I love them too! Sometimes when I’m traveling I will get one and microwave in the hotel room for a quick meal.
Shelf stable milk is really a great option! It tastes a littke bit different than dresh one but for cooking, baking and even in your coffee it is perfectly fine!
I buy the Pennywise pretzel sticks for home and Sunday school. They are more salty than others and just taste better. The Snapps Mozzarella sticks are really good but my WM has them for the same price and occasionally the DT box will have 1-2 less mozzarella sticks. I also sometimes buy the Texas Toast garlic toast at DT but sometimes they are only 6ct where WM has 8ct for not much more. Our DT doesn’t have the regular size name brand items.
Walmart might win on the oat price, but the packaging at Dollar Tree is better for long term storage.
Great video. I love your channel and family. We love watching. And your recipes.
Quick question. Next time you do a video like this with the dollar store could you show the ingredients and product origin? Or expirations date? I ask because sometimes I see good deals at the Dollar Tree but when I check the ingredients it is different from a similar product at a regular store. A lot of fillers. And sometimes the expiration date is near or already past. Or the product is not local. So there are other things to consider when shopping at the Dollar Tree beside cost.
I like their Jasmine rice, it always turns out light, fluffy and delicious. Rice is my kitchen nemesis and It never turns out right when I use the white or brown long grain rice.
Also their frozen peppers and onions, asparagus and fruit for smoothies I feel like are great deals. Those spring rolls with some sweet chili sauce, YUM!
And their seasonings are a great deal too! A lot of the time they have name brand overflow, like the Kingsford brand.
Great deals! The spring rolls are awesome!
I'm on social security I love dollar tree I wouldn't be able to make it without them wish they sold gasoline n prescription drugs
Great video! It was so interesting and informative. 👍I'm boycotting Frito/Lay because of their evil labor practices, but there's a terrific deal on Pringles at my Safeway/Albertsons for $.88 per tube 😀 and they're a direct competitor, so we're stocking up on them. So yummy 😋
Okay so tried to feed my family some of your ideas. They looked at that food and said did we run out of money. My husband had to check our accounts. They said we are not eating that and put it in the garbage. Do your family actually eat that.
Somehow I decided to do a comparison between your prices and the prices here... In case anyone is interested
(I live in Paris, France, so every price includes a 5.5% tax, and the prices come from a "normal" store, not a discount one, because they don't have a website)
I did not find everything, but I tried to get the closest product when possible
Oatmeal : 1$24 (with an extra 46g)
Himalayan salt : 23$, my guess is they are not the same salts at all
Canne sugar : 2$48 (the regular sugar was 1€53)
Panko : 1$ for 70g more (we don't really have panko here, but we do have "chapelure", which is similar)
Pasta : 0.89$ for 500g, BUT, you can have double that (1kg) for 1.17
Rice : 1$76 (you get 100g more)
Milk : 7$05 for 6, it was 11.88 in your video if I saw right. Not really surprised because our milk is infamously cheap, causing independant farmers to close down in the best case scenario
Gnocchis : 1$76
Sardines : 1$72
Bagels : 1$64 (I took the hamburger buns here)
Cereals : 2$24 (I couldn't find the ones here, I took the cheapest I could find)
Candy : 3$53
Chips : 0$81
Bretzels : 2$37
Stir fry noodle : 6$52 (waoh)
Red bellpepper : 3$26
With a very few exceptions, everything is more expensive here... It explains why I always feel like I can't find a good deal when I watch your videos, there are none here ^^
Great content anyways !
I hear ya! We don’t have any real discount stores in Western Australia either….I get so bummed when I see some of these hauls and literally you cannot buy anything including a piece of fruit for a $1…..I live in a rural area where we have one supermarket which has a very small range mostly at extortionate prices….what I wouldn’t give for a dollar store…or Walmart….something!!!!
Hello from neighboring Germany. I do feel you. Even though we have slightly better prices like I pay around 60 cents for 500 gr of no brand oats and other stuff we still have to pay more for meat, milk and eggs. Eggs are so expensive...and sadly there is no real differenace between buying at an discount store (Aldi, Lidl) or a normal supermarket, because the no name brands do cost nearly the same. The difference kicks in with the produce...
Am I understanding correctly that 3 red bell peppers cost $26.00 American/US dollars USD?? Bagels /hamburger buns cost $64.00 USD???
@@christinebuckingham8369 I hope she replies. I'm terribly confused!😵
An Australian comparison
Rolled Oats 1kg $4 (.40c per 100grams)
Himalayan Salt 500grams $3.50 (0.07c per 10grams)
Cane sugar 2kg $2.50 (0.13c per 100grams)
Panko 200grams $2.30 (1.15 per 100grams
Pasta Barilla Spaghetti 500grams $1.90 (.038 per 100grams)
Rice Basmati 5kg $14.00 (0.28c per 100grams
Milk Full Cream 3 Litres $3.59 ($1.20 per litre)
Gnocchi 500grams $3.80 (0.76 per 100 grams
Sardines wild Sardines in Olive Oil 106grams $1.65. ($15.57 per 1kg)
Bagels sesame seed 360grams $2.50 (0.69 per 100grams)
Candy Nestle Crunch Chocolate 200grams ($1.50 per 100grams)
Chips Smiths Crinkle Cut potato chips 170grams 2 for $6 ($2.06 per 100grams)
Stir fry noodle Maggi Cup noodles 4 pack 240grams $5.00 ($2.08 per 100grams)
Red capsicum/ Bell Pepper $8.90 per kg approx $1.80 each
Red Apple Pink Lady $4.50 per kg (approx .90c each)
Banana $3.50 per kg (approx .65c each)
1 kg = 2.20 pounds
1 gram = 0.035 ounces
$1 AUD = 0.74 USD
Been buying my gnocchi there for years, and the pretzel rods, great. I used the green candy melts and dipped them in it for Halloween, boogers on a stick! A great treat!
We do that every year but we make witches fingers and also can do mummy's 💛💛
@Cynthia Willis, How do you store the gnocchi, freezer or pantry shelf? LMAO @ boogers on a stick 🤣
Never cooked with gnocchi before, but recently purchased some to make snacks in the airfryer.
@@lynnheffron6905 I store them in pantry until I cook them. Vacuum sealed, and like a dried pasta. I have a recipe for caramelized gnocchi with tomatoes and mozzarella, it’s a delicious meatless dinner.
@@Cynthia2v thank you for reply. I didn't know if they were dried or from freezer section. Your recipe sounds yummy!
My store
Has chillers of the week specials. And it’s just me so keep that in mind, but this weeks special was bologna or Coti salami by Oscar Meyer.. For the most part I try to eat low-carb/keto so seeing the bologna reminded me of my dad and his fried bologna sandwiches when he came off of work. So I picked up some of the bologna and Friday that and served it on Romain lettuce with a squeeze a mustard let me tell you so yummy and satisfying. No I don’t eat bologna all the time, but when it’s only $1.ppfew slices It is a cheap satisfying dinner and a hat Illinois night after work
I forgot I had bologna.. thank you.. making a sandwich now
Fried bologna sandwiches, yes!! Haha, grew up on those, totally forgot.
My daughter loves their bologna!
Yes, love fried bologna sandwiches. Before my father passed, that's what he was asking for in the hospital!
I've discovered this year that there is a VAST DIFFERENCE in types of Dollar Tree stores. The one I had gone to for years was really small, but good deals. I found one that was 2 or 3x the size only 7 more miles further, and I was blown away by the quality & selection of products. It's worth checking into to find the better stores.
Yeah....we have a Dollar Tree just 1.1 miles from us but they have very little for food....so, we're going to do what you did: go just a bit further to find a larger one.
I love the smaller sizes at Dollar Tree because its just my boyfriend and myself..some things he likes better and others for myself..it comes out cheaper at Dollar Tree than Food City...it's all about sales anymore with the cost of living now..thank you for showing us new items
My dollar tree has the larger Campbell tomato, chicken noodle soups, large can of Campbell pork and beans as well as Hanover beans. I get the azul coconut milk. I eventually used my shelf stable milk for rice pudding and homemade mac and cheese
I just decided to "explore" my Dollar Tree earlier today looking exclusively at food products. I found some pitas, brand name tuna, sprinkles, and a few other things to try (chicken broth being one of those items). I have never looked at the food, thinking it wouldn't be as good. I was really surprised at what I found. Thanks for the tip!
If you can find it, try the Crider brand canned chicken or turkey. They aren't quite as high quality as the swansons or tyson canned chicken, but for pad thai, fried rice, chicken salad they are just fine.
The Velveeta style Mac and cheese with the liquid cheese packs are almost $4 a box at Winn Dixie for store brand. At DT, they are obviously, a dollar. Now I'm not a picky eater, but that is one thing I'd say I'm choosie about. I found it hard to tell the difference between the one DT sells and Kraft. I buy it a lot because my autistic son LOVES it. He calls it fancy cheese. 🥰
Love the DT pitas for pizza night. My 10 yr old loves the mini moon pies, we used to buy them at DT for his kindergarten snack day. So cheap. Spring rolls are amazing!
Hadn't done a big shopping this month as I've been I'll and after I watched this terrific, educational video. Thank you Christine! You reminded me that what ever fantasy I've had to go to a regular store and shop, I've gone back to what I was doing years ago. Now I go to DT first before any other store. I found almost everything you showed in this video. I ended up with a cart full and it came to only $44 an incredible low price for the same things at regular stores here in the Chicago burbs that go as high as $5+ per item but I got for (wait for it) a $1. Again, bless you for reminding me about ounce to ounce value and give DT a try.
I eat several things from Dollar tree. I get curry bricks and saute vegetables and onions set the veggie meatballs and some boiled eggs in the sauce cover it and stir lightly. Over rice. Those egg rolls too.
Curry bricks from Dollar Tree? What part of the store?
@@girlnextdoorgrooming No the veggie meatballs, egg rolls, rice pudding I get from DT. Make masala with DT meatballs
We tried the spring rolls after you said how good they are on another video and we are hooked. They are yummy!
WAIT! Did you just say to take the square pretzels, put a Rolo on top, put in oven to melt, squish it down and then put a pecan on top? Why am I just now hearing about this?! It sounds AMAZEBALLS!! 🤯
It is SO good. One of my favorite things to get from neighbors at Christmas. Better make my own now because I moved!
Also works with a mini Reese’s cup!
These are my go to "turtles". Only stick them in the oven til the chocolate is shiny and then pull them out and push the pecan down. I also like to do them with a cashew😋
I made these last xmas, omg, soooooo good!
Love the spring rolls. Look for chicken a la king in the can soup area. Great over egg noodles or just bread/biscuits.
IKR! I been looking for the chicken a la king for a long time now, and still can't find it,
@@paultaylor256 That would be such a great staple.
Those spring rolls are so good! I buy a lot of the items you mentioned.
this was a great video, gave me some ideas of what to look for. I don't buy a lot of junk food but we really like the DT spring rolls and the jalepeno bites. Also the soft pretzels in the freezer section. unfortunately only one store in my area has a freezer section and it is a little farther away so I try and stock up when i'm in the area