5 Best Dollar General Deals for Budget-Conscious Retirees on Fixed Incomes
If you’re a retiree spending less time dining out and more time preparing meals at home, Dollar General (DG) may be worth considering for affordable items that support your everyday routines.
From getting creative in the kitchen to tending a garden and enjoying the outdoors, the store has great deals priced well below competitors like Walmart and Target.
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Whether you’re cooking for yourself and a partner, growing fresh vegetables in your garden, biking to the park or hosting get-togethers for family and friends, here are five Dollar General inflation-busters retirees love.
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1. Durable (Yet Cheap) Oven Mitt for Cooking at Home
Price: $0.75
If you’ve ever burned your hands taking a pan out of the oven, you know how important it is to use an oven mitt. The True Living oven mitt from Dollar General comes in farmhouse and floral styles costs less than $1.00. That’s more than two dollars lower than a Mainstay oven mitt from Walmart for $3.32. Meanwhile, Target sells its Figment oven mitt for $12.
Whether you’re baking casseroles, making pizza or heating frozen meals, the price is a steal at Dollar General.
2. Affordable Mini Measuring Cup for Small Meal Preparation
Price: $1.00
Sometimes you don’t need a large measuring cup. For recipes requiring only a small amount of liquid such as oil and vinegar or sauces, retirees are often cooking for just one or two. The True Living mini measuring cup is the perfect size for these occasions.
Walmart offers a plastic mini measuring cup for $2.48, which costs about 60% more, while a silicone mini measuring cup from Target costs 90% more at $9.95.
When saving money is your priority, Dollar General is the better choice.
3. A Two-Pack of Cookie Sheets for All Baking Needs
Price: $2.50
There’s nothing as pleasing to the senses as the smell of chocolate chip cookies or buttery biscuits baking in the oven — and seeing the smiles on your grandchildren’s faces as they devour them (within reason). However, what’s almost as delightful is the price of Dollar General’s True Living cookie sheet, which comes in a pack of two.
A Mainstays cookie sheet at Walmart costs $2.68 for a single sheet and $8.04 for a three-pack. At Target, you’ll pay $13.99 for a GoodCook cookie sheet two-pack, making DG the cheaper option.
4. Low-Cost Gardening Gloves for Growing Veggies and Yard Work
Price: $0.25
Whether you grow veggies in the garden, plant seasonal flowers and year-round plants or do light yard work, the right pair of garden gloves is essential. True Living Outdoors rubber-coated garden gloves in pretty floral prints at Dollar General only cost a quarter per pair.
These gloves cost much less than even the cheapest pair of gardening gloves at Walmart or Target, which sell for roughly $2 at minimum.
5. Convenient 2-in-1 Hot & Cold Pack for Outdoor Activities on the Go
Routine: $1.00
For retirees on the go, the True Living Outdoors 2-in-1 hot and cold pack is a great addition to coolers and lunch bags. It allows you to keep drinks and food hot or cold for outdoor routines and excursions such as picnics in the park or a day at the beach. Adding to the value, it can even be used to soothe tired, aching muscles.
Walmart sells a similar Equate cold compress for $5.98, and Target’s Up&Up hot/cold reusable gel packs cost $5.99. Although products differ in size, at 80% less, there’s no comparison.
Editor’s note: Prices and availability are subject to change.
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