Why You Should Never Buy Name-Brand Cereal From Dollar Tree

One such item that might not be worth the price and may have you spending more money in the long run is name-brand cereal. According to Yahoo!, the math only works in your favor if you are looking to buy a solo bag of your sugary cereal favorites. Lucky Charms, for example, comes out to $1.25 for a 3.1-ounce package. But anything bigger than a snack size winds up costing you more while giving you less. A six-pack of Lucky Charms at Dollar Tree will run you $7.50 while not giving you as much total cereal as you would get in buying a family-size box from any other store. Walmart has an even better deal, scoring you a 29.1 oz mega-size box of the “magically delicious” cereal for only $5.98.

While shopping at a dollar store might make you feel like you’re on a treasure hunt for that steal of a deal, at least when it comes to classic name-brand cereals, expect to come up empty. It might just be best to steer clear of their aisles and do that shopping elsewhere.