Dollar Tree Finds:
Part 1
By: Kristen Zeimetz
Over the past half decade, Dollar Tree has become my favorite store, not just for the fact that I have a <cough> fallen on hard times, but more importantly because you can find some wildly great or on the opposite of the spectrum, horribly TERRIBLE finds. Here are a few.
Bosco Sticks
I had first heard of these from my daughter back when she was in elementary school. A garlic butter drenched breadstick stuffed with mozzarella cheese. What is there not to love? I suppose they are probably better baked. I myself, being far too lazy, nuke them in the microwave for 30 seconds and eat them with the middle shit cold. Product itself: A. The way I cook them: C
Pregnancy Test
One would think a Dollar Tree pregnancy test couldn’t possibly be accurate. Fortunately for myself, I am not with child, and I’ve taken a few of these tests myself with what were correct results. The packaging is alarmingly generic and the test itself actually looks like it was manufactured as part of Barbie’s Close Call playset. C-
Nutastick
This is the knock-off version of Nutella, which I had been craving for weeks. The name itself sounds oddly like a bad porn title, but the product itself is too liquidy. Moisture somehow gets inside. Still ate it, though. C
Color Eazy Hair Color
First thing you notice is the “Eazy” spelled with a Z - I’m assuming it resonates with the cool kids. All jokes aside, though, it isn’t a bad box hair color. To be honest, though, there is definitely not enough product to cover one’s head if they have longer than shoulder length hair. However, at $1.25, it’s a hell of a deal. B
Novelty Socks
One of the great things about Dollar Tree is when something doesn’t sell at a big-box store and/or is going out of date, they get a second chance at life at the bottom-of-the-barrel pricing. I believe Walmart was a chair to sell “quirky novelty socks”. I never understood the hype with these socks. They aren’t the best quality socks, furthermore, I’m curious about the marketing meeting that led to the signing off of the Old Bay ones. D+
