Do You Shop at Dollar Stores

post from Free Money Finance on 24 July 2008 08:45:00 AM. © Free Money Finance

Kiplinger's piece on the Dollar Tree got me to thinking about "dollar" stores in general. You know, those places where "everything is one dollar." Here's my question on them:

Are they great money savers or simply places full of trashy trinkets?

We hardly ever shop at dollar stores, but on some occasions they do come in handy. A few examples where dollar stores saved us some money:

My wife picked up some decorations for a cabin at church camp.
We got some party favors for my daughter's birthday party.
Stocking stuffers/small gifts during the holidays.

But other than that, we don't really frequent dollar stores since our thoughts are they are usually full of junk (and who needs more "stuff" around the house?)

What's your take on the issue? Do you like dollar stores or not?