10 Things Worth Buying at the Dollar Store (And 5 to Walk Right Past)

Everything at the dollar store costs about $1.25, which makes it one of the cheapest stores in town and, on the very same shelves, one of the most expensive. Here are the 10 things I buy there on a fixed income, the 5 I walk right past, and the five-word rule my mother taught me for telling the difference. THE 10 I BUY 10. Greeting cards 9. Gift bags, tissue, and wrap 8. Foil pans and freezer containers 7. Long-handled cleaning tools 6. Reading glasses 5. Puzzle books and playing cards 4. Pill organizers 3. Mailing supplies 2. Silk flowers 1. Battery tap lights THE 5 I WALK PAST "Heavy duty" batteries Anything with a plug Can openers and knives Anything on a roll (foil, wrap, paper towels, trash bags) The little famous box (small-size name brands and small pill bottles) CHAPTERS 0:00 Two stores under one roof 1:10 Why none of this is your fault 1:59 #10 Greeting cards 3:02 #9 Gift bags and wrap 3:46 Walk past: batteries 4:41 #8 Foil pans 5:42 #7 Long-handled cleaning tools 6:49 Walk past: anything with a plug 7:49 #6 Reading glasses 8:53 #5 Puzzle books and cards 9:37 Halfway: notice this 10:29 Walk past: can openers and knives 11:23 #4 Pill organizers 12:17 #3 Mailing supplies 13:00 Walk past: anything on a roll 14:01 #2 Silk flowers 15:04 Walk past: the little famous box 16:00 #1 Battery tap lights 17:06 My mother's five-word rule 18:19 Who really pays the most 19:15 One thing to do this week Source for the falls figure: CDC, Older Adult Falls Data (about one in four adults 65 and older reports a fall each year): https://www.cdc.gov/falls/data-research/ Prices and package sizes vary by store and change often. Check the numbers at your own store before you buy. This video is general information, not medical, legal, or financial advice. Talk to your pharmacist or doctor about your medications and your vision. About this channel: Margaret is a fictional narrator. Her voice and the images in this video were created with AI tools. The research and the advice are real, and we check them before every video. Plain old common sense, from my kitchen table. Subscribe so you don't miss the next one: 10 things to have in the house before the first hard freeze.