Is it possible to find Halloween items at Dollar Tree for less than you’d pay at Five Below? The answer is yes, although we should caution shoppers that you’ll need to scour both discount stores thoroughly to find the biggest savings. We were able to find several items, from fairly moderate savings (25 cents or more) to must-haves, that shoppers can get for several dollars less at Dollar Tree.
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If you’re on a tight budget this year, you might want to consider shopping for these seven Halloween essentials at Dollar Tree rather than Five Below.
Just pretend they are masks with hoods
Planning a scary costume and want a cheap but scary skull mask to match the look? Buy the Just Pretending Hooded Masks at Dollar Tree. Skulls and pirates are two of the styles available and each comes with a special hood to keep the masks from slipping off.
In contrast, the latex skull mask available at Five Below costs a whopping $12 per mask and does not come with a hood.
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Peeps Pumpkins
Which discount store has the cheapest Peeps: Dollar Tree or Five Below?
Both are competitively priced, but the winner is Dollar Tree with its three-pack of Peeps pumpkins for $1.25. The same brand and snack can be found at Five Below for $1.50, 25 cents more.
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Corn candy
If you don’t care about your corn candy being branded, add the Dollar Tree brand to your cart. Five Below customers pay $2.50 for a bag of Brach’s corn candy.
Isn’t the bag of corn candy from Brach’s larger (11 ounces) than the 6-ounce bag from Dollar Tree? That’s true, but shoppers will notice a slight difference when they start buying a few bags of corn candy. At Dollar Tree, shoppers can get two bags of corn candy for a total of $2.50 and 12 ounces: a better deal than at Five Below.
Hanging plastic skeletons
Do you need a hanging plastic skeleton as a spooky decoration for your home?
Save a few bucks by picking up the ones sold at Dollar Tree. Similar skeletons are available at Five Below for $5, which will set you back $3.75.
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Halloween decoration ghosts to hang
Dollar Tree seems to have its hand on the market for the cheapest Halloween horror icons you can hang in your room. At $1.25 a piece, the hanging ghosts are much cheaper than the $5 hanging ghost decorations available at Five Below.
Halloween decorative pillows
In the showdown to find and buy the cheapest Halloween sofa cushions, Dollar Tree emerges victorious over Five Below.
Not only do shoppers save 55 cents per pillow, but they can also buy a wider variety. Five Below has just one ghost sofa pillow, while Dollar Tree has cats, bats, ghosts and a spooky bubble machine.
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Halloween Hanging Wooden Sign Decorations
Halloween-themed hanging sign decorations appear to be another area where Dollar Tree has a competitive advantage when shopping.
We could only find one such decoration at Five Below – an “Eeeeew!” sign for $3.00. In comparison, Dollar Tree has several Halloween signs made from wood and plastic, all of which save shoppers $1.75 compared to what they’d pay at Five Below.
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