5 Best Home Items To Buy at Dollar General in July

Some of the summer’s cheapest essentials are at Dollar General. From bulk sets of tealight candles to ice cube trays, shoppers save the most money on these hot buys, with prices starting at $1 up to $10.

See which five home items you should buy before they’re sold out at Dollar General.

• Price: $5

Add a red, white and blue touch to indoor and outdoor furniture with a patriotic throw pillow. Each pillow comes in an assortment of designs and is perfect for tossing on couches, loveseats and armchairs.

• Price: $1

Keep unwanted mosquitoes away during warm summer evenings spent outside with a 12-count pack of citronella tealight candles. Per candle, shoppers pay only about eight cents making the set an absolute steal. 

• Price: $1

Swap out buying expensive bags of ice and DIY your own ice cubes at home using Dollar General’s ice cube trays. These trays are among some of the cheapest we’ve seen for sale and freeze up to 15 ice cubes. 

• Price: $3

Entertaining guests this summer? Add a few pitchers to your shopping cart for serving up all your favorite cold drinks. Each pitcher comes with a lid and is available in blue, green and peach colors.

• Price: $10

Redecorate your home on a modest budget with butterfly print wall art. This elegant framed print, and its aesthetically pleasing gold and turquoise palette, looks great in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices 

Editor’s note: Prices and availability are accurate as of July 3, 2025, and are subject to change.