dollar store items

Budget retail goods

Dollar store items are inexpensive goods sold at discount retailers where most merchandise costs a dollar or similarly low fixed price.

The phrase often carries connotations of cheapness or poor quality: The decorations looked like dollar store items.

As a modifier, it dismisses something as flimsy, generic, or cut-rate: That's the dollar store version of a real plan.

Related

trinkets · candy · knockoff · clearance · disposable · party favors · stocking stuffers · cleaning supplies · snacks · toys · generic · flimsy · household · baskets · candles · greeting cards · batteries · reading glasses

Categories
Opposites
price point/market tier

dollar store itemsluxury goods

Costly non-essential purchases

designer goods · luxury brands · designer labels · fine jewelry · investment pieces

quality/durability

dollar store itemsprecision instruments

Devices requiring exact calibration

durable goods · heirloom pieces · artisanal goods · handcrafted items

brand prestige/status

dollar store itemsstatus symbols

Objects signaling wealth

designer labels · luxury brands · collector's items · limited editions · fine jewelry

Family

dollar, dollars, store, stores, stored, storing, storage, item, items

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G