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Is Dollar Tree REALLY cheaper? I Tested Dollar Tree Vs. Walmart!

April 27, 2018 //  by Tawra//  8 Comments

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Do you ever wonder if Dollar Tree is cheaper than other stores? I often see videos about Dollar Tree hauls and these people have a ton of stuff in their basket and a lot of ‘great deals’. So in my quest to save money, I tested Dollar Tree Prices vs. Walmart Prices. You’ll never guess what I discovered!

Do you ever wonder if Dollar Tree is cheaper than other stores? I often see videos about Dollar Tree hauls and these people have a ton of stuff in their basket and a lot of 'great deals'. So in my quest to save money, I tested Dollar Tree Prices vs. Walmart Prices. You'll never guess what I discovered!

Is Dollar Tree REALLY cheaper?

I have often wondered, Is shopping at Dollar Tree REALLY cheaper than shopping at other stores? A lot of times you see people’s posts about their Dollar Tree hauls and these people have a ton of stuff in their basket and a lot of “great deals”. So in my quest to save money I did “The Great Dollar Tree Test for the Betterment of Mankind 2018”!

I went to my local Dollar Tree and Walmart and I set out to find out once and for all if Dollar Tree is really cheaper! I made a list and bought the same items at each store. Since some product sizes were different at Dollar Tree Stores than Walmart, I also calculated the price per ounce or the price per individual item in the package.

I wasn’t surprised by my findings because I had suspected all along, but now I know for sure that I was right.

Here is what everything cost at both stores:

 

Dollar Tree Prices

Item Item Cost Price Per Unit
25 sheet Tissue Paper $1.00 $.0.04/sheet
Gift Bag $1.00 $1.00
Plastic Table Cover $1.00 $1.00
25 Ft. Aluminum Foil $1.00 $0.04/ft.
Comet Cleanser 25 oz. $1.00 $.0.04/oz.
Bleach 96 oz. $1.00 $0.010/oz.
Oven Cleaner 13 oz. $1.00 $0.07/oz.
The Works Bathroom Cleaner 16 oz. $1.00 $0.06/oz.
Blue Dish Soap $1.00 $0.03/oz.
Colgate Kids 2.7 oz. $1.00 $.37/oz.
Aim 5.5 oz. $1.00 $0.18/oz.
Floss Picks 60 pack $1.00 $0.016/pick
Crest 2.9 oz. $1.00 $0.34/ oz.
Odor Absorbers 8 oz. $1.00 $0.12/oz.
White Rain Shampoo $1.00 $0.05/oz
VO5 15 oz. $1.00 $0.06/oz
Napkins 160 count $1.00 $0.006/napkin
White Rain Kids body wash 12 oz. $1.00 $0.08/oz.
Green Scrubbies 5 pack $1.00 $0.20/scrubbie
Swiffer Copy Cat Wet Cloths $1.00 $0.10/cloth
Sponge with Scrubbie $1.00 $0.50 each
Flower seeds 4/$1.00 $0.25 each
Garlic Powder 1.65 oz. $1.00 $0.60/oz.

If I bought 1 oz. of everything: Dollar Tree Total Cost: $5.16

 

Walmart Prices

Item Item Cost Price Per Unit
40 sheet Tissue Paper $3.98 $.0.09/sheet
Gift Bag $1.48 $1.48
Plastic Table Cover $0.97 $0.97
35 Ft. Aluminum Foil $2.97 $0.08/ft.
Comet Cleanser 25 oz. 0.98 $.0.03/oz.
Bleach 121 oz. $2.94 $0.02/oz.
Oven Cleaner 16 oz. $2.74 $0.17/oz.
Works Bathroom Cleaner 32 oz. $.98 $0.03/oz.
Blue Dish Soap 40 oz. $2.97 $0.08/oz.
Colgate Kids 2.7 oz. $0.98 $.36/oz.
Aim 5.5 oz. $0.85 $0.15/oz.
Floss Picks 60 pack $1.00 $0.016/pick
Crest 2.9 oz. $0.97 $0.33/oz.
Odor Absorbers 8 oz. $3.88 $0.48/oz.
VO5 12.5 oz. $0.78 $0.06/oz.
Napkins 150 count $1.00 $0.005/napkin
GV Kids body wash 40 oz. $2.48 $0.06/oz.
Green Scrubbies 6 count $4.48 $0.74/scrubbie
Swiffer Copy Cat Wet Clothes $2.84 $0.23/cloth
Sponge with Scrubbie $0.97 $0.48 each
Flower seeds 4/$1.00 $0.25 each
Garlic Powder 3.4 oz. $0.98 $0.28

If I bought 1 oz. of everything: Walmart Total Cost: $6.69

 

The Outcome: Is Dollar Tree Really Cheaper?

So the outcome of Is Dollar Tree Really Cheaper? Well, yes and no. For certain things it’s cheaper and others it’s not. 

If you are buying these, you are saving when you buy them at Dollar Tree Stores:

  • Tissue Paper
  • Gift Bags
  • Oven Cleaner
  • Odor Absorbers
  • Green Scrubbies
  • Swiffer Copy Cat Cloths
  • Seeds
  • Party Supplies

I would get these at Dollar tree and these items are a good deal cheaper than Walmart. I don’t know about how long the green scrubbies will last compared to the name brand and I don’t know how thick the Swiffer Copy Cloths are, but they are cheaper.

 

Everything else that I tested is the same price or cheaper at Walmart.

One thing I noticed is that at Dollar Tree, the packages were often smaller, so if you purchase a bottle of garlic powder at Dollar Tree, the bottle is only half the size of the one at Walmart, so if you do a price comparison by the ounce, Walmart ends up being cheaper even though the price for a bottle of garlic powder appears lower.

Of course, for items like a single gift bag, the price comparison is easier since there’s only one item.

One thing that came up in my Dollar Tree Question to our readers on our Save on Groceries Facebook Group was they LOVED buying spices and party supplies. The spices ended up costing DOUBLE the cost of buying spices at Walmart but the party supplies were half the price of buying them at Walmart.

So in the end, if saving money is important to you, know you prices. Don’t assume that Dollar Tree is cheaper just because things cost $1. Dollar Tree is not cheaper on everything, but it can be on some things. Walmart is cheaper for a lot of other things. So if you shop wisely and pick the right store for the right items, you can get good deals.

 

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  1. Rhonda Mullins Bickel

    April 27, 2018 at 6:16 pm

    i have tried the DT green scrubbies and with in a couple of days they don’t work .. they feel like a piece of felt so i stick with the 3M green scrubbies from walmart and i cut them in half so they last 2X as long. FYI im Rhonda Bickel on facebook and Rhonda Mullins on youtube .

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  2. Kimberly

    May 4, 2018 at 8:49 pm

    Make sure you go down every isle of The Dollar Tree stores. Quite a few times I have come across items that I’ve bought from some local novelty stores that were WAY cheaper at The Dollar Tree!! Made me a little sick inside!! Lol

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  3. Jenni

    July 20, 2018 at 5:52 pm

    I agree with you on the spices, but there are items that I routinely buy at the Dollar Tree that I could never get for a dollar at Walmart. The Dermasil body lotion is comparable to Lubriderm and lasts for a really long time. I also like getting heavy duty dish gloves there and in the past when I was having kids, pregnancy tests were reliable and only $1.

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    • Jill

      July 21, 2018 at 8:00 am

      The main point we were trying to make is that you need to do your home work and check the prices. Just because it is sold for a dollar at the dollar store does not automatically mean it is the cheapest price. Yes you can get some things cheaper there but other things you can get for the same price or cheaper at other places. That was what we were trying to get people to understand.

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  4. Sam

    September 5, 2018 at 4:18 pm

    This i knew but keep forgetting which specific items. For me it probably will still be cheaper to just go with Walmart for anything i don’t get at the commissary because Walmart is much closer to my house, through less slow moving stop n go traffic so I will only try to get these at dollar tree if i had another errand in those shopping centers which rarely happens now, so… due to fuel costs I will just go ahead with Walmart.

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  5. Kim

    September 5, 2018 at 9:08 pm

    It depends on where I’m at and how far I’m willing to travel. If I drive all the way across town to buy the things that are less than $1 at Walmart and buy the rest at Dollar Tree…. I’ll save $0.53. No thinks, my time is worth more than that. :)

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    • Jill

      September 6, 2018 at 1:10 pm

      Kim we really expect people to use a little common sense of course. Don’t miss the main point of this and that was to just be aware that things are often just as cheap as cheaper at walmart. We seem to have more faith in our viewers that they have the common sense to know this. People seem to to almost be making a “god” out of the $tree and believe it is the only place to get a deal. We are just saying look around at other options and don’t get too hard nosed about one store alone.

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  6. Mandy

    September 16, 2019 at 10:12 pm

    I love the oven ready lasagna noodles and coconut oil cooking spray at Dollar Tree! I also buy Salt Free Seasoning there. It’s the knock off of Mrs. Dash. Yum! Also, toothbrushes are 6 for $1.

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