I Bought New Dollar Tree Products: Here's What We SKIP!

[@Vivian_Tries]

Share with your family and friends if you wanna claim the good luck 😊

[@jennifertaylor9700]

Yessss girl predict for me.

[@devoragoldstein593]

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[@dittohead7044]

I’m all about that lol

[@brendanewton6819]

​@@jennifertaylor9700I think,

[@carolynlowry5317]

Don't fill the ice ball molds to the top. It needs room to expand as it freezes.

[@kariharder519]

So that last prayer card you read? The Bible verse at my wedding. Girlllll! You’re anointed! 🤣

[@patcarter4607]

the best and safest ant spray is ms meyer's room spray in basil scent. it's not made for killing ants, but it kills them on contact, keeps them away for weeks, smells nice and is safe for pets and children. love your videos! you're the best!

[@DecFirefly1210]

Thanks

[@dyoung2739]

Tfs❤!

[@_itzastro4931]

Dawn power spray also kills fruit flies on contact. I use a mixture of rubbing alcohol, distilled water, and peppermint oil as an ant and spider spray.

[@HTNPSullivan]

One day at the checkout, a cashier who seemed maybe 18 years old, held up my bunch of basil, made a "stinky" face and asked, "Eeew, what's this?" I said, "It's fresh basil. I love the smell of fresh basil. If I could put it in a bottle and wear it like perfume, I would!" Well, now I guess I can spray myself with Miss Meyer's basil-scented room spray AND keep ants away!

[@judeyyudkin3183]

Best and safest way to get rid of ants is cinnamon, cinnamon sticks and basil leaves. Place cinnamon on outside door or any entryways as barrier. Also cinnamon sticks and oregano leaves in kitchen. If you have a lot of ants use cinnamon along kitchen counter back wall. Every summer I do this and no longer get ants

[@ApohMay]

My first job was in a grocery store late '90s, and 4011 for bananas is the one code I still remember lol. 😂

[@Kiera_R]

Same!!!! 🤣

[@dianacharboneau]

I live in a small town and worked at an independently family owned on off grocery store and of banana 🍌 code was the SAME also😂😂❤😂😂

[@michadawn234]

Same here, the produce manager taught the banana code to me on day one and he said this is the code you will remember for the rest of your life.

[@barbwall3678]

Well duh on me! 🤦🏻‍♀️ I didn’t realize they were universal codes.🤷🏻‍♀️

[@lissajedi]

It's the first one you learn and never forget. And add a 9 at the beginning for organic

[@keithchristner4522]

I'm a Dollar Tree Plus manager, and I came across your channel doing research on Dollar Tree crafts so I have an idea of what is going to be popular. There was a set of plastic stacking pumpkins for $5 we carried this year and we couldn't keep them on the floor fast enough because they made the TikTok rounds!

[@danielleheagy3248]

I am a CSR for a plumbing company, DO NOT FLUSH ANY WIPES! Or paper towels, or napkins. All are horrid and do real bad things to the plumbing! it’s incredible the amount of clog calls we get that directly lead back to wipes or paper towels being flushed

[@lindaw2178]

I watched a show where a large city had a clog of "flushable wipes" the size of a city bus.

[@cltinturkey]

Thanks. I bet you can also attest to the dangers of flushing dental floss down the toilet. They will form a clog that will cause you big problems and a guaranteed meeting with a plumber. Use the trash can to dispose of trash!

[@americafirst9144]

Even Kleenex can clog up the plumbing in older homes

[@danielleheagy3248]

Qtips also! It’s so crazy the things people think they can flush!

[@cltinturkey]

@@americafirst9144 You've got it. Use the toilet exclusively for human waste and toilet paper. Many of my neighbors are moving out of their tiny ramblers for a year and building a McMansion in their place. These buildings are slapped up quickly with questionable construction. Some have major problems with plumbing, rotting window wells, and drainage. Meanwhile, my 1400 sf rambler is 71 years old with solid brick and gleaming oak hardwood throughout.

[@allthingspossible4569]

I love the prayer cards and how respectful you were about it. one of them that you read made me cry because I am going through a lot of sadness right now.

[@belindabrinkmeier9439]

I put the prayer cards in blessing bags.

[@Tinker876]

Thank you for reviewing “flushable” wipes. I saw someone in charge of a water treatment plant talk about this. There are no flushable wipes. These wipes cause huge problems and can damage an entire city’s system.

[@christine7956]

Look up fatbergs.

[@florencemiller7826]

NEVER EVER FLUSH ANY WIPES THEY SHOULD ALL GO IN THE GARBAGE, PLUMBERS WILL CHARGE YOU HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS 😮

[@enalopez8881]

Thank you for confirming!!!!

[@bonnylouwho76]

Look up the videos about the destruction in the sewers in France and Europe to their sewer systems because of this gross fallacy that has been promoted just to sell a product.

[@MisterMichaelVReyes]

As someone who's partner is a plumber, please DO NOT, flush those wipes down the toilet. They do not break up at all. These wipes are similar to baby wipes, but with less plastic holding it together. Just because it says flushable doesn't mean it is. About 7 times out of 10, each call ends up with clogged pipes from those wipes. Sewer systems across the country have also seen an uptick in fatburgs caused by the build up of these wipes. My partner always says you can use them, but do not flush them, just simply throw them away.

[@NikkiRN-CLC]

Same goes for "flushable" tampons. They are not to be flushed!

[@SomewhereInTheMaidenverse]

I have two sets of those prayer cards (different patterns)! They’re so nice! If I mail out a greeting card to someone who I know appreciates scriptures, I always include one or two inside the card. 😊

[@zanneizzo8113]

They looked really nice. I was confused as to why she only gave them 2 heads. Seemed like there were plenty of them for the price.

[@TreasureDeal]

What a nice idea. 😊

[@lisabell2573]

My son works at a grocery, he says the people that bag all their fruits and vegetables in one bag take more time because they unban them to scan or weight the. Your food ends up on the conveyor belt uncovered that way. His story sells reusable net bags for 15 cents a bag.

[@AmysAttitude]

I've never seen this. All the cashiers I've seen just scan through the clear bag.

[@hollystiener16]

@@AmysAttitude You can't if you have different types of fruit and veggies in 1 bag, you must take them out to be weighed

[@lisamerriman255]

I bought the set of veggie bags and once I opened them up and saw the quality, I bought another set the next time I saw them again at DT. Now I store my potatoes and onions in them at home.

[@jenenegreen4731]

Vivian!! If you have ants, grate a bar of Irish Spring soap with a cheese grater. Sprinkle the shavings on window sills. I did this in the spring and I have not seen ONE ant yet!

[@lilpixieDonna]

A coworker told me about that, I was skeptical! Now I'm curious lol

[@NikkiRN-CLC]

I've heard this too!

[@rebeccamiller1830]

I freeze extra coffee in ice cube trays and use them in my iced coffee. It would be fun to use the small spheres for this

[@susannegalligan8600]

Yes it does work, just leave space!

[@leluschka11]

“Extra” coffee?! What is that?! That’s like saying you have extra cake! 😂

[@rebeccamiller1830]

@leluschka11 well, I was sad Monday when I left my Yeti of Peets coffee at home, so I froze it in cubes when I got home that evening.

[@cathycowen8070]

The mesh bags are good for Moral mushroom hunting and also for washing your delicates too 😊

[@karenwhaley8635]

I put all my loose socks in it wash and dry all in mesh bag...haven't lost a mate to the laundry monster since. Yes I'm old school my socks match lol 😆

[@donnacollins4511]

👏 👏😊❤️

[@jillsipocz3582]

You really crack me up!! I love how you slung the bag of avocados over your shoulder!!! 😆

[@HAZEL-i-TIGER]

As a cashier its so much easier/faster to weigh the items if the items are in there own bag. But at end of the day saving bags is good

[@patriciap9307]

Love these finds!! And you are correct! If you flush the wipes, you will need the prayer cards!!

[@lynnelashua3817]

Used to use the plastic bags for poop patrol when I had a dog.

[@nichellehowell]

Veggie bags are great for the farmers market, too!! Thanks for the reviews & the laughs. 😂

[@SATAM_BA]

"Flushable wipes" are a big problem for sewers because they combine with other nonsoluable waste like fat, oil, and grease to create big chunks of rock like obstructions called "fatbergs". They cause sewers to clog and overflow. They'll clog your septic too. Best way to use flushable wipes is to throw them in a trash can with a lid on it. You can use scented bags or put car air freshener cans in the bottom of the trash can, whatever you can do to keep the stink under control. Probably better to install a bidet at that point.

[@susanmolnar9606]

I use essential oils for pest control. Mostly peppermint around windows. I have a funky mailbox and starting in the spring birds try to make a nest in it. I put cotton balls soaked with peppermint oil and put them in. No more nest making.

[@paolahoch3176]

Wash socks in these bags never lose a sock again!

[@leannemomwow537]

Wasps and Hornets hate peppermint. I use it around hummingbird feeders and it keeps them from chasing away the hummingbirds FYI. Love all your KZbin videos.

[@carrierummel5636]

💯 do not flush anything but tp. When I moved into my new place a plumber pulled a ton of those "flushable" wipes from my pipes. Plumber told me never ever flush them unless I wanted him back.

[@brendavoshel9423]

I always grab the prayer cards every time I see new ones. We're getting our 3rd DT in my city.

[@brendavoshel9423]

@@thepresentlife99 I'm Christian too, and not a grandma, except for a fur-grandbaby. lol

[@thegreyhoundgirls536]

What section do you usually find them in? Thanks!!

[@Chilliestbean13]

I’ve usually seen the prayer cards in the front “random items” area. That’s what I call where the very teen/tween themed stickers, tape dispensers, make up bags, smaller reusable bags, fidget toys etc. are also put, Not seasonal,deal of the week, glasses or the breakables but also the other not the “regular” aisles.

[@barbwall3678]

@@thegreyhoundgirls536in my store, they’re sometimes by the calendars but then also up front by the cash registers on top shelves by the newer fancy pens. It’s a hunt!

[@brendavoshel9423]

@@thegreyhoundgirls536 I usually find them on one of the small stand alone shelf displays.

[@theresasatterfield2828]

I'm with you, Vivian, never flush flushable wipes. Big mistake!! 😆 💚

[@bakende1103]

The Cottonnelle ones are the only exception. They are a thick paper and not made of that weird plastic fiber stuff. She even tested it in a previous video so you can see it in action.

[@PsychGirlRaven]

😂😂

[@PsychGirlRaven]

Except she did a video showing the brand that was actually flushable: now she’s saying don’t flush what she priced to be flushable??

[@cherbear1996]

I use flushable and I've never had a problem tho most of the time I toss em in trash anyway but I rarely use em in the bathroom, but for wiping down sweat, wiping off things in my van that I live in..

[@ValerieStraw]

A plumber once told me: "Flush nothing. Only waste and t.p." I never even used to flush tamp***.

[@theamericanwordsmith2670]

The Sassy + Chic products are soooo underrated! These have been my go-to sponges for ages now. I use quite a few of their products.

[@Vivian_Tries]

Indeed

[@arianeking3438]

Same!

[@bethanysolimine5428]

I've been seeing a lot of natural and eco friendly stuff at the dollar tree lately. I just bought some bamboo toothbrushes there last week.

[@jameiharris9950]

I bought the Prayer cards for my daughter a few months ago. We love them.

[@LindaAnderson-d1s]

FYI, you can use the net bags for the beach as well.

[@factbasedreality]

I use peppermint oil to keep the ants, spiders and stink bugs out! It works great, so I’m definitely going to try the dollar tree version. I spray it outside on the window sills and doorways.

[@cynsi7604]

Does it really work for stink bugs!?? We moved to a different county & they are ridiculous here. I do mean massively. And OMG I DO HATE THEM SO!!! 👽😵‍💫 I’ll try almost anything to be rid of them (including 🧨) 🤣. But seriously thanks I’ll try it. Oh, and this year has been crazy for spiders, webs 🕸️ ALL over the place outside. Thanks again ✌🏻

[@queenb7899]

Just remember that dogs and cats especially are very sensitive to essential oils. Research first😊

[@iristinajohnson8887]

The prayer cards are good to give along with a gift. When giving someone a gift, you can inspire them in a spiritual way

[@tamitalbot5639]

Vegie bag...weight the fruit or veg first. The mesh bag may weigh more. I don't want to pay for the mesh bag. I use these too. I love it.

[@nancyt.pasour7658]

I'm saddened to see how much you liked the prayer cards until you saw that they were scripture cards. I give them 5 Nancy hearts. Never the less, I still love you!!! You are a hoot!!! ❤

[@bettinastebner]

Oh my gosh, why do I feel the urge to go Dollartree shopping for every item, even if I don't need it?!?!

[@pamwood3956]

Vivian does that to us 😅

[@deniserichard6194]

I always love your videos. You say it like it is! I was always taught that you don't flush anything down toilet except TP, regardless of what box says!

[@tiffanylarouech4065]

Saw a diy vid the other day using those flush wipes to shine stainless steel fridge and stove.

[@hottubtimemachine1200]

The banana code I actually said out loud the same time Vivian. My husband heard me from the living room and asked me “WHY you saying the banana code thing?” Yah he knows it too.

[@michellelara8726]

I have been buying their prayer cards for years... the box and cards come in different designs... I grabbed the veggie bags a few weeks ago and the coffee sponge set... love these all

[@barbwall3678]

Same w the prayer cards..so pretty!

[@kimbalielawrence6277]

Rosemary, Peppermint and Basil have kept me bug free for years!!!😃

[@audrameyer9558]

Your posts make me so happy. Your excitement is infectious. Thank you!

[@RJsyiyia]

Love the smaller ice spheres! I tried the others you reviewed but they were too big for any of my glasses. No more watered-down ice tea, lemonade, or whatever. Now I can drink full strength and high test beverages and they'll last longer so I don't need to keep making a whole separate tray of ice! Once again, you are the 💣! ❤🥃🥤🧋

[@GenXfrom75]

16:47 I love those wipes! They leave the delicate area very clean and feeling fresh. But I definitely THROW them away! Never flush. They're also great makeup removers (just my first step in a 3 part cleanse). Helps get stubborn mascara soft enough to remove with my cleanser.

[@justme002]

Essential oils don't mean safe for pets. Quite the opposite in a lot of cases.

[@ApohMay]

Exactly! Plus there's some essential oils safe for dogs that are toxic for cats. And peppermint isn't safe for either.

[@lilacocean4137]

absolutely. also some essential oils are dangerous for people who have epilepsy

[@justme002]

@@ApohMay Yup, most are toxic for cats. Their bodies just can't process them so they can accumulate in their livers and reach toxic levels pretty quickly.

[@shella7670]

I can’t tell you how many “flushable “ wipes the maintenance department has to fish out of the drains where I work. They are not flushable!

[@joannas2533]

Exactly, it is false advertising (for those and tampons too) because plumbers & waste management services don't want us to flush anything except the three Ps (pee, poop, paper) 👍

[@NikkiRN-CLC]

Same with flushable tampons! Not really flushable

[@FreedomLeo77]

I had a sneaky a$$ squirrel digging in my deck flower boxes so I sprayed some peppermint oil on the top rail of the deck and on the dirt. It worked! The squirrel aka tree rat hasn't been back!

[@traumamama2005]

You can make special ice cubes for birthdays on theme 😊

[@deloreshall5459]

Bug spray looks good. I also use the peppermint sage cleaner in my kitchen from DT. has helped with ants. Love ya Viv.❤❤❤

[@judythculp4443]

Absolutely love the Peppermint Sage

[@carolea1629]

❤❤❤❤ *Europe has been going bagless for over 15 years. People were upset at first but we quickly got used to it*

[@kj-tf8oh]

The ice cubes you said jello balls. Jello shots. 😂😊

[@SoupsJamZ]

My husband is a plumber and we are not allowed to have those in our house. 😊 because YOU ARE RIGHT THEY DONT DESOLVE

[@Dnbme2d]

Yes they are awesome for bugs . I also use in basement and garage...anywhere!

[@kathleencox4882]

For light up letters, cover bulbs with painters tape and use spray paint for plastics to make the letters the colors you want.

[@florencedelvalle8145]

Sofrito balls! That’s what I’m talking about!😂😂 I had a friend who used to use ice trays to make sofrito cubes. This is GENIUS! Go Vivian!

[@kalixtamenendez1062]

It's the best idea ever

[@a---5578]

Hi Vivian! I had to stop the video to comment. 😊 I live in the second largest city in my state. Our waste management was on the news a few years ago, telling us NOT to flush the flushable wipes. They get caught in various elbows and traps and cause a big problem for the city and the citizens they serve. They need to go into the trash. Edit: OK, thank you for doing the research on these products. I'm going to get some of these items. Dollar Tree here I come!!!😅

[@altoidsours]

We got a Dollar Tree here a few months back and thanks to your videos I've been dreaming of it. I gotta get myself over there soon!

[@pawsoffriendship525]

Vivian !! I would /will never put all my veggies in the same bag. Separate at the register?? Who has time for that ? Plus, Walmart would be hauling me out for stealing an avocado 😂😂 I will buy these re usable bags !! Love you and this channel ❤️

[@rivahcat8247]

I've been fighting ants this summer, and picked up some of the ant spray. It literally STOPS THEM DEAD IN THEIR TRACKS! The rosemary smell is clean and pleasant and, since rosemary is edible, the spray is completely safe. My kitty doesn't like the odor, but kitties don't like piney smells. I suggest adding the final 5th Vivian head to this product!

[@ApohMay]

Just because something is edible doesn't make it safe. The Rosemary oil in the ant spray is actually toxic for cats and dogs.

[@debSaratoga]

Darn. I just love you. You are like a sister. Thanks for the smiles

[@theoriginalbridgetconnors]

Peppermint is also supposed to repell mice, if anyone has a problem with them and not just bugs!

[@luvzdogz]

I like the idea of the produce mesh bags. I should get some. I stopped using the plastic bags a while ago. As you pointed out, totally wasteful. The only thing I put in a plastic bag is a bundle of Cilantro cuz it's usually wet and will make a mess. But everything else I just place loose in my cart.

[@lisab9541]

The frozen coffee balls is a great idea for iced coffee. 🎉 Thanks for the haul/ratings.

[@diybronwynsmith263]

Thank you for testing it it also clogs the sewer grates they get coated in tampons and baby wipes!yukkkk they even have a gross picture for us to enjoy in our hospitals emergency in London😊

[@UnicornRocks]

I use essential oils to fight bugs at home and around the horses. I mix my own but that is a great price if you don't need a large volume

[@bugcoppock3910]

I use to live in a place where we had an in ground pool. We got ants in pool bad on hot days. I started spraying cement around pool every morning with peppermint oil and the ants stayed away.

[@DNBursky]

I agree with you about the flushable wipes. They end up clogging up the pipes and often make their way to the water treatment plants, or wherever toilet water does. They are so bad for the environment :( I love the other items though :)

[@amandamanwering6940]

Fruit and vegetables sells by weight most of the time. That little bar code sticker on the fruit and veggies is for store inventory counting. Most grocery stores has scale built-in into the Lazer scanner they scan the code and set the bag on the scale. You wouldn't want 0.50a lb of bananas in a bag of squash selling $1.99a lb.

[@tiffane973]

That's why you tie the bag with enough space to hover it & not scan 2 things.

[@tonykalell4840]

take out the bag, scan/weigh fruits by type. doesn't have to end up theft. lol

[@amandamanwering6940]

Part of my family owns a grocery store it also helps the cashiers when things are in their bags they can move faster.

[@kathleenrutherford733]

Codes and scanner for multiple stores use

[@terilynn62meschkat48]

I just do it til I get to the registrar , then take them out ,to pay for each😮

[@tracykeats95]

Hi everyone, I live in beautiful Newfoundland, Canada. We use those veggie bags when we cook “Jiggs dinner” ( all veggies in the pot with some salt beef…yum). We put carrots in a bag, turnip in another, potatoes in another etc. it’s awesome when it’s time to take veggies out of the pot. Do anyone else use them for this purpose. I also use them to put bones in to boil to make broth, makes it so much easier. Love your channel, my husband even enjoys it. Keep up the awesome content, your the best😀😀

[@tracykeats95]

And just throw them in the washer to clean them, I put them in some hot water before I add the veggies again though.

[@christinesaunders9325]

I use the vegetable bags for the beach. I put the shells in them that I find. 🥰 the holes are small enough that the teeny tiny shells won’t fall out.

[@melissalewis8803]

I got those cards in June. Bought the 4 that were there. Gave them to my Aunt's and 1 to a friend in need.

[@jimcandykollath8425]

Oh gosh when you said "Don't try this" as you smelled the ant spray - I'm sitting here thinking I wondered what it smelled like 😂😂😂😂

[@ShirlBussman]

I have to get the bags, but not the wipes. You just gave me some ideas for my great granddaughters for Christmas. It will probably take me that long to find them all. Thanks for all the ideas and fun. Love you Vivian. 💗💗

[@dieselwolf3005]

The smaller mesh bag is actually intended for things like garlic, small potatoes, ginger roots, all smaller produce.

[@kathybailey2953]

Thank you for always thinking of us grandmas😊

[@jamiezeigler3170]

you are such a awesome fun person to watch.

[@lindapowell1196]

I miss shopping at Dollar Tree. I'm recently in a wheelchair, disability and no longer can drive. I'm homebound now. Love your videos.

[@swtbabee1]

For the mesh bags they would work as laundry bags too. I keep my kids socks in one for each. Then all of their socks are stored in a bag & they can always find them. Also great to wash lingerie. For the colored lighted letters. If you want them another color just cover each light with painters tape, use extra fine grit sand paper & lightly scuff up the surface & spray paint them whatever color you want.

[@TreasureDeal]

Cracked me up thinking the prayer cards were tarot cards. You are so cute❤

[@lindaharvey-u1f]

I love the bags and the lit-up alphabet. You are the best!!! And you make me laugh out loud😊

[@cindyn1853]

We went to a water treatment plant several years ago and they said do-not-flush any wipes

[@anaycca]

Never flush any wipes down the toilet. Your absolutely correct. Great advice..

[@kathyflanagan1808]

Hi Vivian, 👍 Thank you 😊

[@dyoung2739]

I really like the bags. The Walmart plastic bags are hard for me to open so I usually just take my fruit to the checkout in no bag.

[@diane7716]

I have many of those prayer cards. I give as gifts and some I add one into their birthday cards. I also placed a card on my family’s plate and they each turned it around and read it using as a prayer at Easter!

[@natashawest5174]

I will only do self checks. I love them. I like packing my own groceries, and I don't have to hear comments and questions from the checkout person on my food choices. Lol I seriously had someone said "Whoa, someone has the munchies" I felt so awkward and embarrassed 😳

[@tanyapetrenko6308]

We always use the grocery bags for all fruits & veggies. + take as many as possible. Every bag has a use @ home…especially personal use it’s for ladies. Keep the trash bags from smells. Same as for disposing food from left over plates.

[@kimberlygorcey4290]

I used black pepper, nutmeg, cinnamon to keep pest away

[@bakende1103]

Nuh uh Vivian! You member you tested the Cottonelle ones? Those are made of thick paper and they are THE ONLY ones that will dissolve. I still watch almost every video you put out...unless its recap. Your personality is so shiny.

[@karenwhaley8635]

I use one a day and they do dissolve, and they will take off waterproof mascara

[@elmara917]

I love the lights just wish they had a timer

[@rachelrodgers9171]

RE: color coordinated maybe so you can designate that particular bag for a specific fruit/veggie?

[@bettyreynolds5106]

Walmart should lower the cost of the purchases since we're checking ourself out.

[@americafirst9144]

Or at least have a weekly drawing and prize.

[@annea.4173]

I was so excited to find those mesh veggie bags! I bought some off Amazon about five years ago and I think they cost about $12 for six, but they came in three different sizes. I love reusable bags.

[@One_Crazy_Dog_Mum]

Vivian, if you don’t already know, the brush/sponge cleaner from daiso is the best to clean your makeup sponges💖 Shell🇦🇺

[@chanel58style70]

I purchased both of the bug spray’s and it took care of the ants. I sprayed them along the baseboards. Can’t use them anymore since I can’t remember where I put them. So now I use ZEVO bug spray. It works great and it states right on the front of the bottle that it’s safe for use around people and pets.

[@marieo6598]

I work for a plumbing manufacturer. Flushable Wipes are NOT to be flushed in a toilet.

[@valorieviles3992]

Hey Vic, next spring plant Marigold’s all around your house. Ant’s won’t come with in two feet of your house. The smell of the flowers is a major deterrent.

[@JessicaJohnson-ik3rn]

Pepemont oil is great for keeping spiders away... I use that all the time. I put like 4 cotton balls on a piece of foil and damp them with peppermint, lasts for months!