DOLLAR TREE!

is officially awesome. They take overstock of name-brand merch and offer it at one friggin' dollar. While much of their items are pretty low quality, it is definitly worth checking out for name brands like Crest, Carefree, Spic-n-Span, etc. Plus stuff like notebooks and binders for school are just as durable as what you would pick up at a drugstore or Wal-Mart. Be weary of off-brand pens (which I learned the hard way), as they tend to suck and dry up in a matter of mere seconds it seems.