A few weeks ago, I was with my couponer-in-crime and we stopped in the Dollar Tree and as we entered the store I said, "I wish the dollar store would take coupons." A few days later
Dollar Tree released their coupon policy - they would take manufacturer's coupons! My wish came true. I decided to take their coupon policy for a spin today. I was cheered on by a really nice lady behind me who was learning about the policy as I was paying. I also taught the cashier about it since he had no clue the store took coupons. Sheesh!
Like with any store, your mileage my vary but I've never seen this more than I did at Dollar Tree. I actually ended up going to two different stores. I got the Shredded Wheat and Colgate toothpaste for free. The Hefty bags and Bounty towels were $.50 each because the coupons I had were for $1/2. All in all, not a bad trip. My fellow coupon bloggers all have great matchups of things you'll find at the Dollar Tree, but if at first you don't succeed, try, try again like I did.
The one thing I learned is that Dollar Tree is a tough store to shop, often times the sizes don't match the coupons so be careful. Check the size and be sure they match the coupons exactly, it will make checkout MUCH easier. I also recommend doing smaller orders as Dollar Tree stores are getting used to the new coupon policy. Too many might just come back and bite us all later.
