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Author: Sheryl Jean, AARP, updated November 10, 2021
Despite the lingering coronavirus pandemic, there are still more people vaccinated and eager to celebrate this Thanksgiving with family and friends and restore precious holiday traditions.
You want your home to look warm and inviting this season, but maybe your budget is limited. The Dollar store offers affordable and stylish holiday home decorations-everything from pumpkin decorations to scented candles to tableware.
Most products are indeed priced at $1 at retailers, such as 99¢ Only Stores, Dollar General, and Family Dollar, but some online products are sold in bulk. At the Japanese currency store Daiso, most items are priced at US$1.50 or US$1.99. Dollar Tree has recently started adding products with prices higher than $1 in some places.
Katherine Colombo (Katherine Colombo), 63, of Petaluma, California, said while shopping: “It’s very economical. Sometimes when I run out of these items, I give them to others for free.” Season’s dedication remains the same. Dollar Tree store and her daughter.
Dollar General spokesperson Katie Ellison (Katie Ellison) said that low prices and fresh and stylish home decor attract shoppers. She said that decorating for the holiday "becomes easy...without huge costs."
Here are 10 items that are perfect for Thanksgiving. You can find them in the dollar store.
Home furnishings from plates to plaid blankets, especially black and white plaid, are very popular this year. The timeless pattern is perfect for Thanksgiving or any time of the year, bringing a more modern look to the home.
For $1, Dollar General sells mini lattice pumpkins. Dollar Tree offers a variety of black and white checkered tableware, including a rectangular plate and an 8-inch ceramic plate with the words "blessing" and "gather together".
Indulge in gratitude-themed pillows or throw blankets, even if they cost more than $1.
The Dollar General store sells plush pillows with the words "Take Me to the Pumpkin Field" and "Thanksgiving and Blessings" for $8 (rectangular pillow) to $10 (square pillow). These stores also offer tassel plaid blankets in various colors for $15. Throw pillows and pillows are available in stylish black and white plaid patterns.
Adding holiday lights is an easy way to increase the warmth and brightness of any indoor or outdoor environment. The Dollar General store offers light strings decorated with artificial leaves, berries and pine cones for $5. They also have a variety of LED light pumpkins-some are in gold or silver metal finishes for $5, while ceramic pumpkins in three colors cost $3.
Add fun to your Thanksgiving table with ceramic or stoneware plates, bowls, and cups in various autumn themes and colors from the Dollar Store. For some more unusual and expensive items, go to Dollar General to buy ceramic pumpkin soup bowls with removable tops (they come in orange, cream and light blue) for $5, or with a white round shape The beaded (all wood) cake stand sells for $6.
Colombo plans to launch some white ceramic dinner plates on her Thanksgiving table, decorated with dollar tree leaves, each priced at $1, to match the sunflower plates she bought last year.
If you like easy preparation and cleaning, almost all dollar stores sell disposable paper or plastic utensils, cutlery, and napkins in autumn colors. You will even find large plastic plates and wine glasses.
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Candles are an easy way to add color and fragrance to your home. Most dollar stores sell candles with scents such as cinnamon spice and pumpkin pie, as well as decorative candle holders for $1 and above.
The shiny home decor with metal finishes is hot. 99 Cents Only Stores offers large silver, gold and bronze plastic trays and trays. Dollar Tree has silver and gold beaded charger plates. Dollar General has sparkling pumpkins and pumpkins of different colors with golden stems.
Baskets, bowls, or vases filled with pine cones are the perfect standalone decoration, or rustic decorations for the centerpiece of the table, including candles, leaves, or other autumn items. Seasonal pine cones are also easy to transition to Christmas and Hanukkah.
You will not find these indispensable pans at lower prices anywhere else. Dollar Tree spokesperson Kayleigh Painter said: "Our customers enjoy more time with their families by using disposable aluminum foil pots, plastic wrap, aluminum foil and tableware to facilitate cleaning."
The Dollar store offers a lot of supplies, such as ribbons, artificial berries and flowers, to make your own Thanksgiving wreaths, table displays, and other crafts.
They also provide a lot of inspiration based on the products they sell. Family Dollar's website provides some budget-oriented tables to show creativity. The Dollar Tree website provides step-by-step instructions on how to make an autumn wreath.
Editor's note: This article was originally published on November 17, 2020. It has been updated to reflect the new information.
Sheryl Jean is a contributor covering stories about aging, business, technology, travel, health and human interests. As a former reporter for several metropolitan daily newspapers, her work has also appeared on the Chicago Tribune, Dallas Morning News and the websites of the American Heart Association.
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