Tufts University researchers say foods sold in discount stores like Dollar Tree, Family Dollar and Dollar General don't appear to be doing serious harm to Americans' diets. File Photo by Bill ...

Even $1.25 might not be the best deal for what you get. Read on to see which dollar store items you’re better off without.

Eight dollar store items often have poor quality or durability issues.

Families may be purchasing healthier options elsewhere, the study found. Dollar stores tend to sell less healthy food, but households that shop there appear to compensate by making healthier purchases ...

Using dollar stores for food purchases may be a common practice for Americans looking to free up funds for the rest of their grocery list, researchers from Tufts University School of Medicine, the ...

Using dollar stores for food purchases may be a common practice for Americans looking to free up funds for the rest of their grocery list, researchers from Tufts University School of Medicine, the ...

Dollar stores are a favorite of frugal shoppers, and though they have a distinctly spartan feel, good buys can be found if they know where to look. But it isn’t only lower-income consumers looking for ...

Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar and other dollar stores are chock full of cheap, highly processed foods -- just the sort of eats that can lead to obesity, heart disease and other health ...