EXHIBIT 23.3
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
    We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus/Proxy Statement constituting
part of this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. of
our report dated August 8, 1998 relating to the financial statements of Step
Ahead Investments, Inc., which appears in such Prospectus/Proxy Statement. We
also consent to the application of such report to the Financial Statement
Schedule for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended January 25, 1998
listed under Item 21(b) of this Registration Statement when such schedule is
read in conjunction with the financial statements referred to in our report. The
audits referred to in such report also included the schedule. We also consent to
the references to us under the headings "Experts" and "Selected Historical
Financial Data of Step Ahead" in such Prospectus/Proxy Statement. However, it
should be noted that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has not prepared or certified
such "Selected Historical Financial Data of Step Ahead."
 
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
 
Sacramento, California
August 10, 1998