Comments on: 7 (More) Outrageous Items Spotted at the 99¢ Only Store

By: SB

SB — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:56:53 +0000

The dollar store used to be so much better. You could treasure hunt and find stuff that was originally way more than a dollar. I found an nhl hat once.

Now its all stuff made for the dollar store that is only worth a dollar. Bring back the treasure hunt aspect!

By: Jeff in Mpls

Jeff in Mpls — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:10:35 +0000

The absolute BEST I found–and I gave it as a gag gift–was from China, of course, an anthropomorphic ear of corn made of ceramic or stone with big cartoonish hands and feet. I think it vibrated or danced or something too.

By: J.Mo

J.Mo — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:38:30 +0000

Not sure if an electronic translator or the CEO’s son-in-law is in charge of translations sometimes, at a Chinese hotel I stayed in there was complimentary “nal folish pehoyer” in case your folish was chipped and you wanted to pehoy it?!

By: Lindsey

Lindsey — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:16:13 +0000

At my local Dollar Tree while I perused the coloring books (they’re GREAT to have for long road trips even if you’re my age which is 21 :D) i came across one called “Extreme Bible Stories.” I hd to take a picture of it because it was ridiculous!!

:o)

By: Krystle

Krystle — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 04:23:00 +0000

What concerned me the most about the eye ball is that is says it contains mercury and must be disposed of as toxic waste. DO you really want your kids playing with that?

By: Matt kibel

Matt kibel — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 21:22:45 +0000

At my local dollar store, stacked right next to eacmh other were 99 cent pregnancy test and vinegar scented douche bags

By: Nemo

Nemo — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 05:35:41 +0000

My little girl would love the doggie bone suckers. She pretends to be a dog at times. There is also another candy that is pretty much like cocoa puffs in a little doggy bowl.

By: Niki Joe

Niki Joe — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:27:19 +0000

The warning on the eyeball makes it sound like you will never get rid of it. You can’t burn it, bury it, or throw it away. That’s all I need to keep me up at night, a big squishy eyeball steering at me. Eek1

By: Tessa

Tessa — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:18:10 +0000

Oh, one more thing: as a mom of two young boys… yes, that ‘Iron Man Bubble Bath’ would probably send my kids begging for it!

That’s why I do most of my grocery shopping WITHOUT them :). Those marketers are (evil) geniuses when designing products for kids.

By: Tessa

Tessa — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:09:12 +0000

I once bought a pack of toys for my boys and it has the following text on its ‘Warning’ label (I’m typing the words AS WRITTEN ON THE LABEL):
“The small parts pleases not the entrance pleasing accept the packing gum bag good, avoiding the infant plays to cause the asphyxiation. Is not suitable for 3 years old or below child.”

HUH?? Is that even English? (at least they spelled ‘asphyxiation’ correctly)

And what toys warrant such incorrigible warning? It was simply a set of plastic beach toys (bucket, shovel, rake, sieve, molds, etc. the ones kids use to build sand sculptures). Yeah.