Birthday Cards, Screen Protectors, And 27 Other Dollar Store Items People Say You Should Buy

7. In fact, people recommended you buy all those items that tend to get “lost” or that you always need but never have on hand:

“Whatever minor household item you can never seem to find when you need it — nail clippers, scissors, tape, charging cords, hair ties, whatever — if they sell it at the dollar store, just buy 5 or 10 of it. Especially if you’ve ever yelled at someone else in your household about, ‘Where the &$*# are the &*$% scissors?’ (Or whatever it is.) If you can spend $10 and eliminate a source of stress and conflict from your life, do it.

“Also, things you don’t need often but might need urgently in any of several places where you spend your time — like spare shoelaces, a sewing kit, those emergency ponchos that will never go back in the packet, a little flashlight, etc. You’re better off having several chintzy ones scattered through your world — home, car, workplace, purse/briefcase — than one better-quality version that might not be on the spot when the need arises.”

—alex51324