Check Every Dollar Store For Yarn

[LI Roe]

The Dollar Tree by my moms house has Lion Boucle in Tangerine and Rose (I thought it was fuschia but they only had two skeins of that until I grabbed both skeins, LOL, more of Tangerine), also Incredible and Trellis and as well Fun Fur and Fun Fur Stripes and one other which I can't remember right now.

 

Have to check the three by my house (different county).

 

LI Roe

[Real Deal]

Oh, don't you just love it when you know some of this yarn is $5 or $6 somewhere else, and you're picking it up for $1 a skein? I love it!!! And that does go to show you the kind of profit made on yarn.

 

Well, I had to stop back in because my sister and her housemate liked the dark plum ww I just bought, so I gave her those 20 skeins and went back to the dollar store for 20 more.

 

The yellow I got yesterday is Lion Brand Chunky USA. It's citrus grove yellow, and I thought I didn't have any other chunky stuff, but it just dawned on me I have a few skeins of medium purple in chunky. The label on the yellow does show a few other colors, so I have patience. The other colors will probably come through the store eventually. Ha, ha!

 

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[Debbi-a1]

Oh, don't you just love it when you know some of this yarn is $5 or $6 somewhere else, and you're picking it up for $1 a skein? I love it!!! And that does go to show you the kind of profit made on yarn.

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Actually I don't know if there is a profit. From what I read is that these stores (like Big Lots, Dollar Stores, etc) receive inventory from companies when they find faults in products. A certain percent in the production. Then they give them to the discount stores, which go through the boxes and toss the things that don't work or look good and sell the rest. At which point maybe 98% of it is good (sometimes there's an item or two that isn't good that slips through).

At least that's what I understand.

 

But I still think stores make a profit on yarn. When I see Walmart prices and micheals prices and then a local craft store prices... Plus when I see the stores having a sale, I can see what their normal profit is.

 

But I'm not complaining:no :no ... If I can get yarn for less, I will!!

Debbi

[Real Deal]

Debbi ~ I'm sorry I didn't make myself clear. I did mean that when we can pick up pricey yarn for $1, that shows us the profit that is normally made on it.

 

I have checked and checked the dollar store yarns I buy, and the most I've ever found wrong with it is the occasional tangle inside. Well, I've had that in many yarns from other stores, bought at full price.

 

I have found a few with the labels not quite right ~ like they are glued together a little crooked or a little large for the skein, but that doesn't harm the yarn.

 

None of the ones I've bought seem to be off color, musty, dirty, or anything like that. I have found a couple yarns that did seem to be a little heavier (amount in the skein) than ought to be there, so perhaps this is considered a flaw.

 

As long as the yarn is good, it's something I like, and I'm relatively sure I will use it, I go ahead and buy. Otherwise, I pass it up and wait to see what will come in next.

 

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[ngold004]

Mmmm...Dollar Tree yarn. I picked up tons of Boucle in various colors. Now, if only LB would toss some of their other colors like black, snow cone, and licorice over to DT, and I would be happy .

[LI Roe]

Well, I was over by my moms again today and went back to get some Lion Brand Incredible and they had more Lion Brand Boucle in five more colors, of course, I bought five different Incredible colors and four each of the five Boucle colors. Twenty five skeins later (and I had to restrain myself also, LOL), I left. Did you ever notice the looks on some peoples faces when you buy more than a few at a time? It is really funny.

 

Anyway, so far, the Dollar Tree (where I bought them) stores by me haven't had yarn lately.

 

Happy crocheting!!!!

 

LI Roe

[ngold004]

When I buy a bunch of yarn, the cashier looks horrified.

[happy stitcher]

Our Big Lots often has specialty yarns for $1, too.

[Titus2woman]

I found Lion Boucle last night as well as ribbon and some fun, furry stuff. Sadly, I didn't have any dollars to spare! Or I might've bought them completely out.... (((((HUGS))))) sandi

[Real Deal]

Ha, ha! I think the first time I went for a really large amount (40 skeins I think) the store employees got me a box and looked dumbfounded. The other customers stared at me as if I was stealing them or something, and not paying for them. It was strange.

 

Now when I go in there, a couple of the employees say "Oh, we just got in such and such, come look! Or you might like this that came in a few days ago."

 

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[Momcrochets]

I'm so J! my Dollar Tree NEVER has yarn! None of the $stores here seem to. grrrrrr. Happy thought time: I snagged 3 balls of Bernat baby pompadour-2 yellow, 1 pink, for $1 each at a TS today...usually when I'm there, they only have bandless, messy, musty, rough, partial skeins (at the local TS) the kind I'd probably junk! :O

 

How to get Dollar Tree in my neighborhood to sell yarn?! hmmmm

[Real Deal]

Momcrochets ~ Your purchases are great deals! Any place you can get a decent quality yarn for $1 a skein, well, that's the whole idea. Don't get discouraged.

 

The Big Lots not far from here has a lot of yarn for $1 a skein, but it's almost totally novelty yarn and I don't want it.

 

My favorite dollar store near me has been known to go for months with nothing but novelty yarns. Then shipments of regular yarn start again. Thats when I buy. They will get in 7 oz ww skeins in brand names, and if I like the color, it's time to buy. Or good baby / sport or Jiffy. Then they're back to novelty yarns.

 

Right now, my favorite dollar store has mountains of Moda Dea in lots of colors. It's not selling. I personally don't care for it, but I thought it was supposed to be so popular. Why aren't people snapping it up?

 

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[onefriedegg]

Here near Columbus Ms. our Dollar Tree stores have yarn but it's almost always the fun fur or ribbon yarn . I buy it in tons as it's so pretty to use as accents on hats or scarves and the grand baby and I are always looking for " pretty string" for Grammy to make her a new scarf or hat to wear . She helps me pick it out . The local Wal Mart here reduced it's craft section and had two end caps of yarn for a dollar a skein too . I greatly enhanced my stash ! I love a good deal and I'm always looking for more

 

Lisa

[Marcie]

Yep I go to Dollar Tree for my fun fur! It's so cheap and it's the exact same as the one in other craftstores for $3.00! They don't have the biggest selection of colors though, but who cares, it's so cheap!

[newthingcrochet]

 

Right now, my favorite dollar store has mountains of Moda Dea in lots of colors. It's not selling. I personally don't care for it, but I thought it was supposed to be so popular. Why aren't people snapping it up?

 

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What kind of Moda Dea?

[Real Deal]

Liz ~ I stopped at the dollar store with all the Moda Dea today. All the skeins are 1.76 oz. Here's what they have right now:

 

Cheerio in 3 different colors: Amethyst, Smoky Quartz, Lilac Mist ~ these have a sparkle to them ~ 100% nylon

 

Lazy Daisy in 1 color: Wavy Navy ~ looks almost black with zig-zag of changing colors running along it ~ 80% acrylic and 20% nylon

 

Fur Sure in 1 color: Helloo Yellow ~ very furry ~ 90% acrylic, 10% nylon

 

Tutu in 2 colors: White and Cabana Blue ~ flags ~ nylon, cotton, acrylic, rayon

 

Bow Ties Ribbon in 1 color: Flirt which is red / fuschia / pink mix ~ very bright ~ 100% nylon

 

Swirl in 1 color: Happy which is rainbow colors ~ a mohair look ~ 57% nylon, 27% wool, 16% acrylic

 

Cache' in 2 colors: Smartie and Siren ~ Smartie is green, teal, salmon and Siren is is orange, purple, brown ~ 75% wool, 22% acrylic, 3% polyester

 

In my opinion, the Cheerio is quite pretty, especially the Amethyst. The Swirl could be stunning as an edging on something plain. The Cache' is lumpy and ugly, and I can't imagine why anyone would manufacture it on purpose.

 

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[Dawn]

The Cache looks ugly now, but it felts quite well. It's a great cheap wool for someone who wants to try felting but doesn't want to invest alot in the yarn.

 

I'm off to check out my Real Deals today to see what they have this week. Hopefully something GOOD!

[Real Deal]

Dawn ~ What a great idea! Use the Moda Dea Cache' for felting ~ it's 75% wool!

 

When I was looking at it, I honestly could not think of a thing I'd ever make with it. My sister looked at it and said make a rug. It would probably wear like iron. Probably, but how about some prettier color mixes?

 

Who is choosing these colors? I don't want to offend anyone's taste, but is there no concept of ugly anymore? To me, some of these yarns are just downright ugly. I won't buy them, and I guess, since mountains of the stuff is still on the shelves, in dollar stores no less, other people won't either.

 

I really, really don't want purple and orange. Or red, fuschia and purple. Or orange, pink and puke green. Or even puke green alone. Or fluorescent anything. I don't want to wear it, walk on it, sleep under it or look at it.

 

Well, there's my mini-rant!

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[Dawn]

I agree that's its not very pretty, but the colors get kinda blended and muted when it felts, so it doesn't look so bad. I'll have to take a pic of the purse I made and post it so you can see.

 

I didn't find anything fantastic at my Real Deals yesterday, so I left empty handed. But I did recently buy the Moda Dea Cheerio and made some earflap hats for the hat tree at church and they are sooooo soft and cuddly. It's a little hard to see the stitches, but you get used to it after a few rows. I was thinking of getting some more to make a little baby sweater out of.

[KellyD]

I'm heading out on a four store search for great buys! Thanks for reminding me to check the dollar stores!

[trin]

75% wool, means the Cache is dyeable!

And dyeing is something we can do in the kitchen sink.

[Real Deal]

Oh Trin ~ Thank you for that wonderful idea! If the Cache' could be dyed, it would make a big difference. The colors I saw were dull and ... well, icky.

 

OK. Anybody up to a dye job? Ha, ha, ha! I shouldn't be laughing, I've dyed woven cloth in the past. Why not yarn?

 

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[newthingcrochet]

I checked out my Dollar Tree today, all they had was fun fur and then some Jiffy in orange and neon green. I was wanting something for a hat for me so neither of those colors would really work unless I was planning on going hunting! And if I used the fun fur I would just fit in with the critters.

[Real Deal]

Oh Liz ~ I think you're onto something! Crochet in bright neon orange for the hunters. Make them ... I don't know ... ear muffs? Beer cozies? Gun slings. That's it. Now I want to hear you're making a LOT of those. You've got a wide open market. Ha, ha, ha! Let us know how it goes.

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[horselvr]

check out mardens too, I just bought 4 things of lion brand fun-fur for .99$ a piece!!!!!!!!!!!!