How to Shop at Dollar General- Day 14

Dollar General goes all out to get you to come on in to their stores and shop. According to the folks at Dollar General,

Fast Facts
The folks at Dollar General Corporation  say that they are the nation’s largest small-box discount retailer. They offer a carefully edited assortment of the most popular brands at low everyday prices in small, convenient locations. Dollar General ranks among the largest retailers of top-quality brands made by America’s most-trusted manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble, Kimberly Clark, Unilever, Kellogg’s, General Mills and Nabisco.

• $11.8 billion in sales in fiscal 2009
• 9,200+ stores in 35 states
• 7,100 square-foot stores
• About 12,000 core products from America’s most-trusted manufacturers
• 9 distribution centers
• 87,904 employees

There are six ways to Save at Dollar General

• Weekly Newspaper Circular which you can view online
• Printable Coupons a mix of theirs on the regular online coupons from Coupons.com
• WOW Savings- You can view these online or at the store
• Facebook which will have coupons and promotions
• Email
• Receipt coupons/catalinas

Coupon Policy

What makes Dollar General so popular with people is their liberal coupon policy.

Dollar General accepts Manufacturer’s Coupons and Dollar General Store Coupons at any of their 9,000+ stores. These coupons come from a variety of sources, including, but not limited to, newspapers, magazines, print-at-home (internet), direct mail, product packaging, and in-store coupon boxes.

Requirements are as follows:

Dollar General will accept coupons, including Internet Coupons, provided they meet these requirements:

1. Coupons must be original (no photocopies)
2. Coupons must have a scan-able barcode
3. Coupons must have an expiration date
4. Coupons may be used only on products sold at Dollar General, and must match exactly to the item as it is packaged and sold at Dollar General.
5. Coupons must clearly say “Manufacturers Coupon” or “Dollar General Store Coupon”

Dollar General will NOT accept the following:

• Manufacturer’s coupons that do not scan, or Dollar General Store Coupons with an invalid promotional code
• Expired Coupons
• Coupons for products not sold at Dollar General
• FREE Item coupon if printed from the Internet, unless a purchase is required (example: a “buy one, get one free” is acceptable).
• Coupons from other retailers or coupons that may be used only at other retailers

In addition, unless the coupons state otherwise, you may use multiple coupons in one transaction. You may also use a Dollar General coupon along with a Manufacturer’s coupon for the same item, as long as neither coupon states otherwise. Holy Wow!

Their prices.

Dollar General carries their lesser named products and some better known products.

While they did not have all of the products that we have been using as comparison throughout the Coupon Challenge, here are a few.

A few other things we can compare between Walmart, Dollar Tree and Dollar General-
Petroleum Jelly 13oz DG $1.75 WM 13 oz $2.28 Dollar Tree 14oz $1
Garnier- WM $3.97 DG $3.50 (on sale this particular week for $3)
Colgate- DG total 5.8oz $3.50, Dollar Tree 3.3oz $1, WM $3.24 (5.8oz)

Clearly, the big plus to shopping at Dollar General is their coupon policy.

My local store

My store is ironically located in the same shopping center as CVS. Both stores are in dire need of a serious makeover. DG was dirty, still had the interior fixtures of at least 20+ years ago, and was hard (dangerous in some areas)  to maneuver through. Even the employees in DG were complaining that the store needed renovation as they worked. The chain itself has so much potential that you hate to see them lose out of a  sales because their stores (at least mine) is unbearable.

On the plus side, I love the way DG does business online with so many opportunities for potential customers to check out what is going on in their stores.

Tips on shopping at Dollar General

• Go online and check out their coupons, circular and WOW
• Sign up for their email
• Like them on Facebook
• Check out the DG Newscenter for tips They have a articles such as this one on “How to be cheap” and their idea bank.
• In the market for a Tracfone? This should be your first stop.
• They have a nifty light bulb selector as well.

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