EXHIBIT 10.22

              CONSENT TO AMENDMENT OF 9% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES
                                DUE APRIL 1, 1997

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     The undersigned holders of Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. (the "Issuer") 9%
Senior Subordinated Notes due April 1, 1997 (the "Notes"), hereby consent to the
Issuer modifying the terms of the Notes in substantially the form of the Second
Allonge attached hereto as Exhibit A. This consent may be signed in
counterparts.

     CONSENTED to this 3rd day of May, 1996.

                              THE SK EQUITY FUND, L.P.
                              By: SK PARTNERS, L.P.

                              By  /s/  Thomas A. Saunders, III
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                                     General Partner

                              /s/ Thomas A. Saunders, III
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                              THOMAS A. SAUNDERS, III

                              /s/ Allan W. Karp
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                              ALLAN W. KARP

                              /s/ John F. Megrue
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                              JOHN F. MEGRUE

                              /s/ Christopher K. Reilly
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                              CHRISTOPHER K. REILLY



                                                                 EXHIBIT A

                  SECOND ALLONGE TO 9% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTE
                                DUE APRIL 1, 1997

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     This Second Allonge to 9% Senior Subordinated Notes due April 1, 1997 (the

"Notes"), made by Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. (the "Issuer"), is issued in

accordance with Section Seven of the Notes with the written consent of the

Issuer and the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of

the Notes then outstanding and provides as follows:

     1.   Section 2.2 is hereby added to the Notes, providing as follows:

          Section 2.2.  Optional Prepayment by Issuer.  The Issuer may repay
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          this Note without penalty or premium, in whole or in part, at any

          time, so long as the Issuer funds such prepayment through a Public

          Offering; provided, however, that if such prepayment is in full, the

          Issuer simultaneously prepays in full all of its Senior 9% Notes and

          Junior 9% Notes, and if such prepayment is in part, the Issuer

          simultaneously prepays all of its Senior 9% Notes and Junior 9% Notes

          in the same proportion as the  amount of prepayment tendered for this

          Note bears to the total outstanding principal sum of this Note.

     2.   This Allonge makes no other changes in the terms and conditions of the

Notes.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has executed this Allonge under its

corporate seal effective as of May 3, 1996.

[SEAL]                        DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC.

                              By:
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