15 Things You Shouldn’t Buy at a Dollar Store

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Dollar stores have electric products with tinner wires that can’t handle power loads as well as qualitative ones.

“Dollar store versions of extension cords, power strips and the like can be poorly made and therefore unsafe,” says Shelton. “Skip the savings in pursuit of safety and get these items from your hardware store.”

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19 comments on “15 Things You Shouldn’t Buy at a Dollar Store”

  1. I guess there is not much left you can buy at the dollar stores most people who don’t have that kind of money so they buy from them is very sad fro them .

  2. I go to a dollor store at least once a week , Tho I havent bought everything that you have listed , I have gotten some an have never had a problem with .

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