5 Summer Items at Walmart for $5 or Less You Can Use All Year

Savvy shoppers know better than to make the bulk of their shopping lists single-use items. The best approach is to shop for inexpensive items where you can save money and get tons of use 365 days a year. 

GOBankingRates did a deep dive into the Walmart website and came up with five summer-themed items shoppers can use all throughout the summer months and into the rest of the year. Here are our top five buys with tons of repeat use for under $5.

• Price: $4.88

While the Ozark Trail cooler tote is technically designed to fit up to 12 cans, this tote has tons of multi-purpose use functions. Take it to work as a lunch bag, bring it along on a cruise or a picnic or fit a small amount of groceries inside.

• Price: $2.48

Put Way To Celebrate’s plastic serving set to work serving salads, desserts and more dishes at all sorts of events from birthday parties to baby showers. This set of three includes one blue tong, one white fork and one red spoon.

• Price: $5

Add Way To Celebrate’s Americana scrunchies to your hair accessory trove to tie up hair as you work, clean or simply need to keep loose strands in place. Each package includes two bandana print scrunchies, which means you’re spending only $2.50 each.

• Price: $2.48

A tumbler as cute as this one demands to be reused long after summer is over. Each tumbler comes with a straw and a lid and is available in six fun patterns while supplies last.

• Price: $4.88

Your skin always benefits from wearing sunscreen, no matter the season. 

Stock up on Equate sport sunscreen spray in SPF 30 for extra protection from the sun. The spray bottle makes application easy, especially in tough spots, and the sunscreen is designed for up to 80 minutes worth of water and sweat resistance. 

Editor’s note: Prices and availability are accurate as of June 8, 2025, and are subject to change.