10 Cheap Dollar Tree Brand Products Better Than the Name Brands

Savvy shoppers know Dollar Tree is a haven for affordable dupes. From beauty essentials to office supplies, shoppers save more money on these alternatives than they would buying the name brands.

Which 10 products should be on your radar? We rounded up the top items from Dollar Tree brands like B Pure, ValuHealth and more worth buying. 

Also, see which Dollar Tree finds are better in price and quality compared to Amazon.

• Price: $1.25
• Comparable to: Sol de Janeiro body cream

Many shoppers may immediately recognize Spa Luxury’s Brazilian Sol body butter as a dupe of the Sol de Janeiro brand. 

It’s much cheaper than the high-end brand, which can cost as much as $48 per jar, and works just as effectively to visibly firm and perk up skin.

• Price: $1.25
• Comparable to: Neutrogena Hydro Boost water gel

Since making its debut on Dollar Tree shelves in 2025, XtraCare Hydro Plus water gel has been very popular with shoppers. 

Of the many water gel skincare solutions on the market, the XtraCare brand costs a lot less than Neutrogena’s offerings. Dollar Tree shoppers are equally impressed with how lightweight and refreshing the gel is on skin.

• Price: $1.25
• Comparable to: Touchland

Dollar Tree shoppers unanimously agree whether you see B Pure’s scented hand sanitizer on shelves, buy as many as you can. These misting sprays have become fan favorites thanks to their delightful fragrances — lemon, watermelon and green apple scents.

• Price: $1.25
• Comparable to: Motrin

A 50-count box of Motrin costs as much as $7.50 at Walgreens. Shoppers might end up with 10 more aspirin caplets than the 40-count ibuprofen from Assured ValuHealth, but they also pay more than $6 too. Pocket the savings and reduce pain with Dollar Tree’s much cheaper offering.

• Price: $1.25
• Comparable to: DayQuil and NyQuil LiquiCaps

It will always cost a lot more money to buy cold and flu softgels from major brands. Those on a budget can find respite on this seasonal OTC medication and get 12 daytime and nighttime soft gels inside every box. At these low prices, it has never been more affordable to stock up on meds for the whole family.

• Price: $1.25
• Comparable to: Post-it

If you need bulk sticky notes for to-do lists and aren’t picky about the brand, add Jot’s sticky notes to your shopping cart. These neon-colored notes come with 150 pieces and work just as well as big brands.

• Price: $1.25
• Comparable to: BIC

You don’t have to wait until school supply shopping season to get a phenomenal deal on ballpoint pens. A 10-count pack from the Inc. brand is just $1.25 (13 cents per pen).

• Price: $1.25
• Comparable to: Clover Amour

Many comparisons of Crafter’s Square crochet hooks have been made to similar hooks from the Clover Amour brand. 

Shoppers consistently choose the Dollar Tree alternative thanks to how well they work and the bargain pricing. A single hook costs $1.25 and a bulk set of 24 hooks costs $30. And just so you know how much money you’re saving, a 10-count set of Clover Amour hooks retails for a whopping $99.99 on the Michaels website.

• Price: $1.50
• Comparable to: Ziploc

Store up to a gallon’s worth of food — including fresh produce, baked goods and snacks — inside Sure Fresh’s storage bags. Each bag features a slide and click closure and costs just 12 cents apiece when we crunch the numbers.

• Price: $1.25
• Comparable to: Lay’s

Whether you’re picking them up at the grocery store or gas station, name brand potato chips have been gradually increasing in price for the last few years. 

Savvy shoppers can offset costs by picking up Home Style Select’s sour cream and onion potato chips. No other major potato chip brand, even when it’s on sale, comes anywhere close to these low prices.

Editor’s note: Prices and availability are accurate as of Jan. 26, 2026, and are subject to change.