- These are 10 things not to buy
at Dollar Tree
now that they're $1.25 and some of these items
may just shock you.
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In the first spot, baking goods.
With the recent price increase in Dollar Tree
bringing $1 items up to $1.25 each,
cake and brownie mix two prime examples
of products you'd be better off buying elsewhere.
Cake mix is now $1.25 at Dollar Tree,
but at Aldi, it sells for 88 cents
and at Walmart, cake mix ranges from 94 cents
for the store brand all the way to $1
for the Pillsbury brand.
Brownie mix at Dollar Tree from the Betty Crocker brand
is enough to prepare an eight-by-eight inch pan.
At Aldi, you can buy their brownie mix for 98 cents,
which gives you enough brownie mix
for a 13-by-nine inch pan.
With regards to gelatin, it's a buck 25 at Dollar Tree,
36 cents at Aldi.
Flour is 94 cents at Walmart versus Dollar Tree pricing.
Any regular viewer or subscriber of this channel
is well aware that I am an avid Dollar Tree shopper,
so I'm not trying to take any swing at the store.
But with the recent price increase,
many of you guys have contacted me
asking me if certain products still present the best value,
so today I'm a bit of a bearer of bad news, but who knows?
We might all learn something together.
In the second spot, cleaning products,
which we all associate with Dollar Tree
that LA Totally Awesome Cleaner brand
lives up to its name and comes to mind.
But did you know, you can buy many of the same
LA Totally Awesome Cleaning products at Dollar General
for a buck versus the $25 at Dollar Tree.
From the beloved all purpose cleaner
to the shower cleaner and a laundry detergent,
which is another fan favorite,
all just $1 at Dollar General.
Other bleach based cleaners like Ajax and Comet
still only a buck at Dollar General
versus Dollar Tree pricing.
If you prefer buying brand name cleaners like Clorox,
a buck 25 gets you 11 fluid ounces at Dollar Tree.
Where if you spend $1.33 more at Walmart,
you actually get almost four times
the amount for just $1.33 more.
Fridge-n-Freezer Baking Soda is $1.25 at Dollar Tree,
and at Walmart you get two ounces more
of the exact same thing for a buck.
Also, if you love lighting candles around your home
to make it smell good, the candle lighters
are a buck 25 at Dollar Tree,
but they're between 88 and 97 cents at Walmart.
Point three, school supplies.
I don't know why I said that
like I'm giving them away for free.
But anyhow, I'm excited because certain types
of staple school supplies are better purchased elsewhere.
Notebooks as an example are $1.25 at Dollar Tree,
where at Walmart they are between 94 and 97 cents.
Target's prices are even lower
during the back-to-school rush
where their sales prices are even more aggressive.
Dry Erase Markers are 94 cents for a pack of two at Walmart.
And Elmer's glue is between 84 and 95 cents at Walmart
versus the $25 at Dollar Tree.
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Point four, another product to possibly
avoid at Dollar Tree right now is pasta.
Pasta comes in a nice range of noodle varieties
at Dollar Tree for a buck 25,
but you can find the same style of pasta
for 92 cents at Walmart or 99 cents at Trader Joe's.
How crazy is that?
Authentic Italian pasta at Trader Joe's
is cheaper than the Dollar Tree.
Speaking of pasta, Kraft mac and cheese
is now a much better buy at places like Walmart
where it's a buck, Target where it's also $1.
And if you don't mind a generic brand of mac and cheese,
you can score it for 34 cents at Aldi.
If you are a big fan of the original
ramen bowls at Dollar Tree,
it may sadly soon be time to look elsewhere.
Ramen bowls are between 42 cents for a smaller bowl
or 88 cents for a larger portion at Walmart.
Now, in the number five spot,
a few frequently buy canned products at Dollar Tree,
you're gonna hate me by the time I finished
with my next point.
I'm just kidding, don't hurt the messenger.
But canned fruit and vegetables
are often better priced elsewhere.
At Walmart, they are around a buck
which is the same as Aldi.
Canned beans as an example or a buck 25 at Dollar Tree,
84 cents at Walmart and 71 cents at Aldi.
Broth is a very popular Dollar Tree purchase
where it's a buck 25, at Aldi it's 10 cents less
than a buck 15.
Pouched or canned tuna at Dollar Tree is a buck 25,
at Aldi it's around 71 cents for a can
or the pouched kind 84 cents.
Bumble Bee pouch tuna at Walmart $1.08,
at Dollar Tree the exact same thing, a buck 25.
In the number six spot, its soap, shampoo
and a few other surprises.
Branded soaps like Softsoap and Dial
a buck 25 at Dollar Tree.
At Walmart, Softsoap is 98 cents and Dial
also coming in strong at 98 cents.
Fan favorites like VO5 shampoo and conditioner
at Dollar Tree for a buck 25,
retails for 98 cents at Walmart.
Cotton swabs are also 98 cents at Walmart
versus Dollar Tree pricing.
A two pack of loofahs, 97 cents at Walmart.
Toothpaste is $1 at Dollar General.
And select brand name toothpaste $1 at Walmart
versus a buck 25 at Dollar Tree.
In the number seven spot, before I tackle a topic
of great controversy in point eight, spices.
They're $1.25 at Dollar Tree.
At Aldi, prices are around 97 cents for spices.
And as I mentioned in a prior video,
it's rumored that the spices at Aldi
are made from McCormick Spice leftovers,
so they are higher end.
Taco mix is a buck 25 at Dollar Tree,
it's only 97 cents at Walmart.
Cereal not only comes in at a higher price at Dollar Tree,
but it comes in much smaller packaging
as many of you already know.
So instead of buying a 3.1 ounce package of cereal
for a buck 25 at Dollar Tree,
you could opt for the 18.6 ounce family size box,
which costs only $2.73 more at Walmart.
Point eight, balloons.
And I say this with a huge asterisk
before I get ripped to shreds in the comments section.
Balloons are generally a fantastic buy at Dollar Tree
and this still stands true
to all of the pre-inflated balloons
and they're fantastic on helium balloons.
However, for a package of non-inflated balloons,
you can buy the same quantity for just $1 at Dollar General
versus the buck 25 at Dollar Tree.
One gallon water jugs were another item people flocked
to buy when everything was a buck at Dollar Tree,
but now this is $1.25.
And one gallon water jugs are now a cheaper buy
at Walmart for $1.08.
For the next point on my list before I surprise you
with another partying no-no,
storage bags are always a fan favorite at Dollar Tree.
$1.25 gets you five of these one gallon storage bags,
but at Walmart you can purchase a pack of 20 for 2.78.
So you're once again gaining much better value
by purchasing a larger quantity elsewhere.
That same price premise applies to plastic wrap.
45 feet of plastic wrap is a buck 25 at Dollar Tree,
where at Walmart you get 300 feet of plastic wrap for $3.42
If you're watching and you have a sweet tooth,
you're gonna wanna stick around for my bonus section,
but first for the next point on my list,
paper products at Dollar Tree are not always the better buy.
Let's start with napkins a buck 25 at Dollar Tree
gets you 115 Regular napkins,
where at Dollar General you can score
150 napkins for a buck.
Facial tissue products
are also a better purchase elsewhere.
$1.25 gets you a square box of Scotties
two-ply tissues in a 64 count.
At Aldi, a 65 count of two-ply tissues
infused with aloe and vitamin E are 10 cents
less for a buck 15.
I decided to buy and try both products,
I brought them home.
The Scotties from Dollar Tree
are on the left and Willow from Aldi is on the right.
I found a both brands comparable in terms of quality,
with Aldi having the slight edge in terms of thickness
and that premium feel.
And one other highly popular party purchase from Dollar Tree
before I get to the bonus section are these cups,
you see them right here,
they're a buck 25 for 16 at Dollar Tree.
At Dollar General 18 cups are a buck.
Finally, for the bonus section, candy boxes
that many of us have purchased in the past
at Dollar Tree are now cheaper elsewhere.
Candy boxes are still mostly $1 at Walmart
versus Dollar Tree's $1.25 cent pricing.
Even at Target, some of your favorite boxes of candy
are still just $1 as well.
At Dollar Tree, hot dogs are $1.25.
And at Aldi, hot dogs are 99 cents.
And you know what?
I've always wanted to end a YouTube video
on the topic of hot dogs, so I'll stop my list right there.
Once again,
thank you to SimpliSafe
for sponsoring today's video.
I really appreciate
you guys watching.
I love you, bye bye.