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Shopper's Market: Finding good deals at the dollar store

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    How to spot a bargain at a value store

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Not all dollar stores are dusty mazes of shelves filled with off brand products.

In fact shoppers can now find many brand name products at dollar stores.

And best of all at bargain prices.

We can't speak to the quality of the product that the ran the mom and pop dollar stores.

But we can speak about these big national chains that we talked to them and -- -- -- what kinds of products very caring amazed that there first run products.

They're the same national brands that -- finding at your supermarket and your other national stores so you know we're really able to compare the exact same product so you know why not go for the place where it costs Belize.

-- Smart magazine finds that buying -- dollar stores private label brand can save shoppers 29%.

On average.

Over national store brands.

Even compared to that they the store brands that target and Wal-Mart the best deals we found were up to 37% cheaper than the national brands and as the stuff like oatmeal cereal.

Bathroom -- cranberry juice cocktail and all purpose flour but not all items are rang up at a discount on -- mart's price gains.

It was -- Max out the ball just copy both have slightly higher prices.

As well tide laundry detergent you shop online Q all -- the big dollar store chains have a retail web site.

But -- products are sold only by the case in New York Brenda Buttner Fox News.