How to Find Great Christmas Gifts at the Dollar Store

Christmas can be especially hard on the wallet, and near impossible as a college student. So, if you are looking for inexpensive gifts, this next holiday season check out your local Dollar Store with the following steps in mind.

Things You'll Need

• Money
• Time

Instructions

1. Go for the practical gifts.The Dollar Store is a great place to pick up cleaning products and even tools. If you find yourself in a pinch when Christmas rolls around consider purchasing practical gifts for those on your list. You can easily pick up some sponges, household cleaners, and a bucket to throw together a cleaning gift basket, which would make a great gift for someone who just moved into her first home or apartment.

2. Ditch Bath and Body Works for the Dollar Store this year.If you have someone on your Christmas list who loves smelly lotions and body washes than consider picking up these items at the Dollar Store. You can find collections of scents at your local Dollar Store along with a basket to put all the items in. Just make sure that you smell the items before purchasing them because sometimes the scents will be a little "off"; it is the Dollar Store after all and you can't expect everything to be perfect. But, for the price, it is worth the time to try and find a scent that smells like what it is supposed to smell like.

3. Take a trip down the toy aisle.She might be asking for Barbie but, in a pinch, a Dollar Store Barbie knock-off is better than nothing. You can find some really great toys for children at the Dollar Store such as puzzles, basic board games, coloring books, cars, and dolls.

4. Stuff those stockings with items from the Dollar Store.Name brand candy and small toys all make great stocking stuffers, especially when they only cost a dollar. There is really no need to spend an arm and a leg on stocking stuffers when you can get them inexpensively, especially since stocking stuffers are really just the side show. The main event is usually under the tree.

5. Purchase your Secret Santa gifts at the Dollar Store.Usually office Secret Santa gifts can only cost a certain amount, which can make finding things that the person will like all the more stressful, but let the Dollar Store take the work out of it for you. You can find great scented candles, candies, and other smaller items at the Dollar Store.