Indian Tupperware

What could be better for your leftover Chicken Tikka than a great plastic storage container from the land of Bollywood? How else could you stir up a some batter for Idli?
I love Indian culture, and you will most likely find me bobbing my head in the car to the likes of Dhoom Machale and Mast Kalander. It's just something I've always enjoyed and lo and behold, now my food storage can join in on the fun, complements of nonother than the dollar store*shabang*!

I am finally happy to find something at a dollar store that's not made in CHINA. I realize that India may not be so much better when it comes to factories and humanitarian conditions in certain areas, but I much prefer India to China anyday. With all the problems we've been having with Chinese products lately, it's high time Americans start looking to other countries for simple goods-- even storage containers.

Plus, the flower design and bright colours would brighten up any cupboard, although the quality of the plastic is not the best, but it is more durable than some, in other words, use with care.

The Bra

If there's anything in life you don't buy used (or at a Dollar Store) it's undergarments. It's just a fact. Well, I was only mildly curious when I spied this anime art bedecked brazier at a dollar store near Naperville, IL. Would this thing actually work? Was there any quality there? I looked for my size and quickly found a 36B... but it looked oddly small.. or maybe it was my eyes in the dim store light. Well, nonetheless, I paid one whole dollar just to fulfill my need for experimentation.

Well, lets just say this bra DID NOT FIT at all. 36B in Asia must be like a pre-teen trainging bra in the US.. and the results were disasterous. A friend of mine is really into off-beat fashion (props to Nicky) so, I'm letting her dismember them into something more useful and interesting.. but in the mean time, I grabbed a picture and will use it as a warning to all women of the world... THERE IS A REASON WHY YOU NEVER BUY UNDERWARE AT DOLLAR STORES!!!!!!!!

Why This Blog?

It all started with being a college student with a low income budget. Where else could you go in such dire circumstances.
The whole purpose of this blog is to celebrate what is the American icon of: THE DOLLAR STORE. (And I'm not talking about the "chain ones" like Dollar General; I'm talking about the sometimes dark and foreboding with who-knows-what -filling- the- overflowing -aisles- dollar stores which never cease to be a staple at any shopping center or mall across the U.S. (and maybe the world!)
Here, I want to celebrate the downright completely absurd, the amazing bargains, the crazy, unknown, offbeat product that actually worked!

This blog welcome's submissions!
If you have a great "Dollar Store" find or story, please feel free to submit it to me via e-mail at uschelseagirl@yahoo.co.uk <--- I'm located in IL, don't let the UK thing throw you off

Cheers mates!