Worst item you've bought from the dollar store

Discussion in Stores Reviews, Comments & Complaints started by dissn_it • Apr 15, 2012.

  1. clauemi

    clauemiActive Member

    Joined:
    Mar 26, 2012
    Threads:
    19
    Messages:
    138
    Likes Received:
    10
    The only thing I hate from dollar stores are the toys, they don't last one day. I learned my lesson and now I just buy my kids coloring books or a balloon.
     
  2. Farrah

    FarrahActive Member

    Joined:
    May 1, 2012
    Threads:
    77
    Messages:
    584
    Likes Received:
    5
    Ah yes, the dollar store paper towels! They are NOT the quicker picker upper that is for sure! They are like tissue paper. I am sure they are ok to flush down the toilet, and that is where they belong.
     
  3. tn13

    tn13New Member

    Joined:
    May 25, 2012
    Threads:
    1
    Messages:
    5
    Likes Received:
    0
    I'm going to agree with the candy answer... unless it's brand name, it always tastes funny. I must admit I enjoy going to dollar stores and looking at some of the stranger products there. The toys and off-brand foods that are clearly trying to look like a recognizable brand are my favourites (but I wouldn't buy them)!
     
  4. steph84

    steph84Active Member

    Joined:
    May 12, 2012
    Threads:
    65
    Messages:
    986
    Likes Received:
    116
    The absolute worst was a hair brush. I brushed my hair and it smelled like burned rubber. My hair smelled like I was ran over by an oily car. I tried to wash it, soak it and nothing would remove that horrible plastic smell. I just ended up using it on my dog and then it made him smell bad so I chucked it after one day.
     
  5. love2loveu

    love2loveuMember

    Joined:
    May 18, 2012
    Threads:
    16
    Messages:
    69
    Likes Received:
    3
    Well this was several years ago, the worst item I have ever purchased from the dollar store was toothpaste. I was not real Colgate but that fake stuff and it tasted terrible. I will never do that ever again!
     
  6. hunysukle

    hunysukleActive Member

    Joined:
    Mar 29, 2012
    Threads:
    82
    Messages:
    379
    Likes Received:
    4
    The 5-pack of cheap toothbrushes! NEVER get these! My mom used these cheap toothbrushes on vacation and some of the bristles actually came out and she swallowed them! They got lodged in her throat and she had to get them removed at the hospital. It was a nightmare!
     
  7. ValerieAnne

    ValerieAnneMember

    Joined:
    May 14, 2012
    Threads:
    5
    Messages:
    59
    Likes Received:
    0
    I've had good luck with food,etc from the dollar store. You have to really pay attention to the sell by dates. The worst thing I ever bout was a toy. It was a video console that you plugged into a tv, it was basically supposed to be a cheaper version of Wii. It worked, it just didn't keep the kids entertained and the batteries drained very easily.
     
  8. trident252

    trident252Member

    Joined:
    Apr 4, 2012
    Threads:
    0
    Messages:
    55
    Likes Received:
    0
    Food at dollar stores is always a hit or miss proposition. I try to stick to light foods like potato chips, crackers and pretzels. I don't feel right buying any more than that. I've seen things like 10 hot dogs for $2 and that just doesn't seem right to me. I like saving a dollar here and there but not at the risk of my health.
     
  9. AnonaMoss

    AnonaMossActive Member

    Joined:
    May 16, 2012
    Threads:
    8
    Messages:
    174
    Likes Received:
    1
    Styrofoam plates. I bought some for a party and they did not hold up. They also melted after being in the microwave for less than a minutes. The plates weren't even worth the little we spend of them if you ask me. You're not really getting a deal if the things can't atleast cover the basics.
     
  10. GGGuardian

    GGGuardianMember

    Joined:
    May 18, 2012
    Threads:
    0
    Messages:
    45
    Likes Received:
    0
    I bought a little toy from the dollar tree near my house and the second we open the packaging the head of the toy falls off. As I die laughing my little nephew bursted into tears. The quality of everything from the dollar store sucks!
     
  11. Waynefire

    WaynefireActive Member

    Joined:
    May 24, 2012
    Threads:
    31
    Messages:
    183
    Likes Received:
    3
    I would have to say the worst item I ever bought is some of their toys. They were cheaply made and broke while getting it out of the package! I mean how can you play with the toys if they are breaking that easily!
     
  12. Sugarhill

    SugarhillActive Member

    Joined:
    May 14, 2012
    Threads:
    27
    Messages:
    700
    Likes Received:
    9
    I can't think of anything. I've always been very careful and particular about the things that I buy at the dollar store. It's only but so much quality that you can get for certain items at $1.00, so I set my expectations accordingly.
     
  13. kittykarina

    kittykarinaActive Member

    Joined:
    Apr 15, 2012
    Threads:
    0
    Messages:
    146
    Likes Received:
    0
    I think the worst thing I've bought at the dollar store was a toy. Almost every time, by the time we get home, the toy is broken. It's usually because they are made from flimsy plastic material.
     
  14. bsdgds

    bsdgdsActive Member

    Joined:
    Apr 11, 2012
    Threads:
    11
    Messages:
    192
    Likes Received:
    4
    Honestly I can't stand dollar store "juice".
    Its not even from fruit or anything. Its just sugary water with
    food coloring.
     
  15. ACSAPA

    ACSAPAWell-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jul 10, 2012
    Threads:
    52
    Messages:
    3,093
    Likes Received:
    240
    My worst dollar store purchase was actually a ream of copier paper. I saw this package of white paper and I said "It looks the right size, how can they mess up copy paper?" Boy was I wrong. It had some kind of cheap almost shiny coating on it, so it didn't absorb printer ink and caused an inky mess when I tried to print on it.
     
  16. Meow

    MeowMember

    Joined:
    Jul 29, 2012
    Threads:
    1
    Messages:
    52
    Likes Received:
    0
    I've had this happen a couple times. Or the actual speakers fall out within minutes.

    I've also bought gum that was only half full... That one was disappointing.
     
  17. melapie

    melapieActive Member

    Joined:
    Jul 30, 2012
    Threads:
    15
    Messages:
    122
    Likes Received:
    0
    Just last week I bought my son a couple of coloring books, stickers, and some crayons. The coloring books are fine but the crayon are so dry they won't even color when you use them. The stickers were equally crappy, they were so dried out that they won't stick. I'm never buying those again.
     
  18. Budgeteer

    BudgeteerNew Member

    Joined:
    Aug 1, 2012
    Threads:
    1
    Messages:
    7
    Likes Received:
    0
    This was my experience as well. The cheap paper plates they have there aren't so great. Either you get too few to be worth the hassle, or the ones you get are flimsy.
     
  19. savergrl

    savergrlMember

    Joined:
    Aug 10, 2012
    Threads:
    15
    Messages:
    81
    Likes Received:
    2
    was it like plastic paper? I bought some as well. I was so mad! It made the biggest mess because the ink just smeared off it even after an hour. The kids couldnt even color on it. Its like it had a protective force-field.
     
  20. nash22

    nash22Active Member

    Joined:
    Jun 18, 2012
    Threads:
    1
    Messages:
    393
    Likes Received:
    3
    The dollar store can have nice things but some things you just don't buy, like food. I will never buy non branded candy again from there. It tasted like crap and cardboard, and my candy was sort of stale.LOL!!