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The shelves of America's dollar stores are packed with off-brand foodstuffs from netherworlds where Nabisco and Frito-Lay exist only as rumor. These weird little consumables sport odd names, curious mascots, unusual cooking suggestions, and...

In a previous survey of dollar-store delights, The Onion A.V. Club discovered what off-brand confectioners have known for decades: Food...

'Tis the season when the country's many dollar stores are flooded with cheap wrapping paper, cheap novelty gifts, and above all, cheap sugary...

Honestly, who hasn't thrown a party and regretted the money and prep time spent on nibble-ready hors d'oeuvres, canapés, or other snooty snacks?

Dollar stores offer plenty of cool summer refreshment for the thrifty and the daring.

Sugar and cheese: Two great things that go great together? Maybe. And at these prices, who can say no?

A seasonally appropriate look at the cheapest, scariest dollar-store consumables we could find.

Objective information about drugs can be hard to find. The professional scolds over at Partnership For A Drug-Free America certainly can't be counted on to provide unbiased information, nor can the folks at NORML and other pro-drug organizations....