Last-minute stocking fillers made in Canada…from Dollarama! (Part 1)

By / Par: Isabelle Remy - Dorval, Quebec

Category / Catégorie: From Isabelle

I have to admit something: I have a love-hate relationship with the dollar store...My local Dollarama is a source of conflicting feelings which I'm forever struggling to reconcile. On one hand, I am turned off by all the knock-offs and low-quality imported products found on their shelves. Toys don't last more than an hour, and scotch tape does not stick! On the other hand, I must admit how practical and affordable some of those consumable items are: gift bags, party & scrap-booking supplies, activity books for kids, etc.

A few weeks ago, I found out something amazing: there are Canadian-made products at Dollarama! And they retail for $ 1.00! Can you believe it? I could not either. When I shared this juicy piece of information with Jessica Brown of the CBC, during our interview of November 24th, she was so surprised she mentioned it in her news report! Watch it here.

So I challenged myself to the following: in these uncertain economic times, when everyone is trying to reduce their spending, could I fill some stockings with inexpensive Canadian-made items from Dollarama? Well, after spending an hour and a half looking at product labels with my 11-year old son Nicholas (what's the big deal with child labour anyway...;-), I came up with enough supplies to fill 5 different themed stockings, all under $ 12.00 each (taxes included!). I thought this nifty fact could be of interest to others, so this is the first post in a series of 5 detailing the contents of each stocking.

Let's start with the kids' one, of course!