9 Christmas Items Retirees Should Consider Buying From Dollar Tree
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What do decorative milk jugs, solar stake lights and nutcrackers all have in common? Quite a bit, actually! They’re all available to buy at Dollar Tree at prices low enough to save extra money and are just a handful of recommended items we think retirees will want to have this Christmas.
Take a look at these products, plus six more Christmas items worth the money at Dollar Tree. Plus, these seven holiday buys at Dollar Tree look way more expensive than their prices.
Christmas House Wire-Edged Ribbon
- Price: $1.50
Who doesn’t love (and need) holiday-themed ribbons during Christmas?
Choose from six patterns, including Santa Claus, peppermints and stripes, in wire-edged ribbon to add to shaping flexibility as you tie bows on presents, wreaths and so much more.
Rustic Metal Christmas Milk Jug
- Price: $5
There’s a lot you can do with these affordable rustic Christmas milk jugs.
Use them to create stunning centerpieces with poinsettias, tie with a bow and fill with holly branches and pinecones or hollow out a holiday diorama. (The photos from Dollar Tree shoppers on their website provide a ton of inspiration!)
Holiday-Themed Wooden Nutcracker
- Price: $7
Depending on where you shop, a wooden nutcracker can cost anywhere from $10 to $100 or more.
Keep costs down without sacrificing whimsy and pick up your favorite holiday-themed wooden nutcracker at Dollar Tree. Choose from six styles while supplies last.
Cobblestone Decor
- Price: $1.50
Add a little personality to your Christmas village with one of these assorted cobblestone decorations.
These budget-friendly house and bakery pieces even come with lights and operate using two AAA batteries (not included).
Mini Christmas Trees
- Price: $1.50
What will you do with these mini Christmas trees? From adding to a Christmas village (or forest) setting to further decorating with tiny ornaments to sell at Christmas craft fairs, the low price makes it easy to splurge on as many as you need this holiday season.
Hand-Painted Metallic Ball Ornament
- Price: $7
Several retiree shoppers left five-star reviews about how much they love the hand-painted metallic ball ornaments.
Some of their biggest praise goes out to how pretty the ornaments look and how, with careful preservation, they can be used repeatedly for many years.
Christmas House Ball Garland
- Price: $7
If there’s one Christmas item you absolutely must buy at Dollar Tree, it’s the Christmas House ball garland. This sparkly garland is a hit with shoppers of all ages, retirees included.
“I bought the silver and blue last year,” wrote Stef6213, who identified as age 65+ on the Dollar Tree website. “I had to go to four different counties several times to get enough to decorate my wrap-around porch. I love them.”
Christmas House Chunky Tinsel Garland
- Price: $4
You can’t go wrong with Christmas House’s chunky tinsel garland.
Each green or red garland measures up to 12 feet. That’s long enough to wrap around the tree or fashion into festive wreaths — and much cheaper than if you shopped for similar garlands sold at specialty retailers.
Christmas House Solar Stake Light
- Price: $1.50
Need inexpensive outdoor holiday decorations? Look no further than the Christmas House solar stake lights. In addition to being solar-powered, these lights run on one AAA battery, which comes included inside the package.
One Dollar Tree shopper who identified as age 65+ wrote they were “pleasantly surprised” by how big these solar lights are. “I’m going to be using them to outline my fence for the holidays. I’m super excited to put them up.”
Editor’s note: Prices and availability are accurate as of Dec. 4, 2025, and are subject to change.
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