As we go into the “home stretch”… only 9 days to Christmas … Â I find myself trying to stretch my gift-giving budget. Â Rosie and I headed to the Family Dollar store on Wednesday to see the bargains we could find! Â It was such a blast! Â Rosie really got in the “bargain hunting” spirit and kept saying, “Look, Mom! Â THAT’S a bargain!” Â She had me cracking up.
I hadn’t been to the Family Dollar since the stocked Christmas items and I was pleasantly surprised at the selection of toys, gifts, and decorations. Â We picked up a few “basic” items for the house too. Â Here’s our shopping experience in pictures.
It was a rainy, cold day. Â Perfect for shopping indoors!
The first thing we saw when we got in the store was adorable pajama outfits – Christmas and non-holiday for babies up to adults. Â Rosie love, love, loves pajamas and she ran straight to the ones in her size. Â Two pairs into our cart! Â The price tags said only $8 but wait! Â There was a buy one, get one 60% sign. Â They were only $12.20 for two or $6.10 each!!! Â Seriously! Â $6.10 each!! Â Yikes!!
Then we moved on to Rosie’s favorite, toys! Â We are big Toy Story fans and that caught her eye first, but she fell in love with the bride doll (only $5!). Â Look at her cheesy grin :)
Then it was Mom’s turn in the housewares aisle. Â I always keep a spare shower curtain liner but I put it under the Christmas tree to keep the carpet dry in case of spills, so I needed to replace it. Â I found a nice heavy gauge one for $6.50. Â Not a huge bargain but a good price. Â I decided to put a new one in our extra bathroom also, so two went in the cart. Â (You’ll notice I tend to shop in pairs!) Â When we do craft projects or I just want a break from protecting our wood kitchen table, I put on vinyl tablecloths. Â There was a nice selection and they were only $3.50 each! Â Yup, you guessed it… two in the cart!
More fun for Rosie with the Christmas decorations and she wanted a tiny little stocking for her stuffed lamb-ie. Â 38 cents! Â So much fun for 38 cents!
I have been searching and searching for Christmas Disney princess wrapping paper – even calling a whole bunch of stores in our area. Â Guess what I found at Family Dollar?
Here are some awesome things I loved, but didn’t pick up on this trip.
Okay time to go! Â Here’s our cart full of GREAT BARGAINS from Family Dollar! Â I felt as if I saved at least 50% over shopping at other stores.
Disclosure of Material Connection:  All opinions are my own, unless otherwise stated.  I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of Family Dollar and received a gift card to facilitate my review. This disclosure is in accordance with FTC guidelines.