Ikea hides at the Dollar Tree
Thanks to Chari at Happy To Design for hosting Sunday Favorites.
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For the past four years, we’ve enjoyed using these Italian dishes. Unfortunately, they are not microwave safe and we have lost a few over time. I had begun to feel like we were always burning our hands and running out of dishes!
Bye-bye blue and white Italian dishes.
Over time I had supplemented this set with dishes from Target and dollar stores, but that was only a bandage solution.
I’d seen a great selection of dishes at the Dollar Tree and thought I’d give them a chance, since they are dishwasher and microwave safe. I liked the clean, modern shape of the dishes and of course, the price was right. I got 10 sets of plates, bowls, salad plates, and mugs for $40. You really can’t beat that. I couldn’t even get stuff at Goodwill for that price.
New dishes from the Dollar Tree.
I got home and began to remove the tags from the dishes and lo and behold, what did I find under those tags?
Oh, Dollar Tree, you sneaky old girl!
I checked the price of these dishes on the Ikea website and found them to run from $2-3 each. I am quite pleased with this find.
The new dishes go nicely with my tea glasses.
Aren't they gorgeous?!?
We enjoyed our corned beef, salad, and smashed cauliflower on our new dishes. I think everything tastes better on pretty, new dishes.
Miss Petrie said the dinner was "delicioso". 
So, if you need dishes, check out the Dollar Tree! I am so glad I did.
This entry was posted on Monday, March 23rd, 2009 at 6:00 am and is filed under cooking, kitchen, shopping, Sunday Favorites.
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:47 am
I love IKEA dishes – never would have expected to find them in the Dollar Tree though!
March 23rd, 2009 at 5:20 pm
I know!! And they have a ton, at least here in ABQ.
March 24th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
Wow! Who would have thought!
Love your spray paint birds too! Gotta love the white spray paint!
March 24th, 2009 at 10:33 pm
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April 25th, 2009 at 11:30 pm
I got 16 Christmas dinner plates at Dollar Tree for $16. They weren’t Ikea, but they are lovely anyway and we always enjoy using them at Christmastime.
April 25th, 2009 at 11:56 pm
Gotta love Dollar Tree. Great find!
April 26th, 2009 at 8:12 am
That is awesome! They are beautiful and a great find.
April 26th, 2009 at 9:11 am
Hello…
Ohhh…I’m so glad that you decided to participate in “Sunday Favorites”!!! Wow…what a great post to re-share with all of us! Of course, it’s completely new news to me! Hehe!
My friend…what a treasure find!!! I can’t believe that you were able to get enough dishes for 10 piece place setting for just $40!!! Wowzer!!! And then…to find out that these pretty white dishes were IKEA dishes…soooo sweet!!! I would have been doing the “happy dance” that’s for sure!!!
Warmest wishes,
Chari
April 26th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
That is so cool! Wow, I definitely will check out my Dollar Tree soon! That’s a great post to share again!
April 26th, 2009 at 5:07 pm
Wow! How cool is that? You got those dishes for 1/3 of what you would have paid at IKEA… now THAT is smart shopping.
Yay for Dollar Tree. And you! (Love the dishes, too, very classic.)
Cass
April 27th, 2009 at 7:57 pm
Amazing! I know that our Goodwill is always selling things from Target… but they actually cost more than the clearance at Target. Go figure.
December 31st, 2009 at 7:28 am
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