I had a fun trip to Dollar General today where I snagged some 90% off clearance goodies, a few penny items, and ended up getting paid to buy one of them with Ibotta! Read on for the details – you can also use the links below to navigate to each section of this post, if you’d like to skip reading about my haul and go straight to the Ibotta info:

Today I picked up 4 penny items, and the rest of my haul were from the 90% off clearance sale – this is what I got:

1 Dolly Parton Frame – regularly $3, paid .30 cents
2 bottles of hummingbird food – regularly $6, paid .60 cents each
1 laundry sign with pegs – regularly $5, paid .50 cents
1 5ct box of Delectables lickable cat treat – regularly around $5, paid .01 cent
1 metal hose nozzle – regularly $3, paid .30 cents
1 plastic torch hose nozzle – regularly $5, paid .50 cents
1 bottle of Summer’s Eve Ultimate Odor Protection Daily Refreshing Wash – regularly around $5, paid .01 cent – this item wasn’t on today’s penny list, but I remembered seeing a ton of these feminine products on a penny list a few weeks back, and since I spotted this in the clearance section I scanned it to check; and sure enough, it was a penny too!
1 Dolly Parton “Cup of Ambition” decor – regularly $5, paid .50 cents
1 cowboy hat Keychain– regularly $1, paid .10 cents
1 bag of 80 water balloons – regularly $1, paid .10 cents
1 pack of 8 “Life is Sweet” blank note cards – regularly $1, paid .10 cents
2 packs of 15 gift tags each – regularly $1, paid .10 cents each
3 garden tools – regularly $1, paid .10 cents each
1 5-Hour Energy Extra Strength Sugar Free Peach Mango – regularly around $4, paid .01 cent
1 Eye Popping Squeeze Dino – regularly $2, paid .20 cents
1 Dolly Parton hot dog basket – regularly $1, paid .10 cents
1 Gold Leaf Tray – regularly $3, paid .30 cents
1 Slim Jim Monster Smoked Meat Sticks, Mild Flavor – around $2 regularly, paid .01 cent; but I then got a .10 cent rebate on Ibotta, which made this item free plus .09 cents profit!

So I got 22 items with an approximate retail value of $63 for just $4.74; minus the .10 cent rebate, that brings my final cost for this shopping trip to $4.64!

Then, as soon as I got home, I got an alert from Ibotta that I had missed an offer, which leads me to:

Ibotta is a rebate app that I use frequently, and I have my Ibotta account linked with my DG rewards account, so they are synced up with my digital receipt history. If you should happen to buy something that qualifies for a rebate, but you didn’t clip the offer, Ibotta lets you know and gives you a chance to add these rebates for a window of time after your trip and still claim them, which I love! So after my trip, I got a notification from Ibotta that I had a missed offer on this shopping trip for .10 cents back on “Any Brand Kid Snacks”. It doesn’t tell me which specific item qualifies for this offer, but I presume this is on the jerky, because the only other consumable item – for humans, anyway! – is the 5-Hour Energy shot, which specifically says on the label that it’s not recommended for children; so the jerky is the only item it could be. And because the jerky only cost a penny, that means that it was free plus .09 cents profit! Here’s how to do the deal:

1. Log into your Ibotta account – if you don’t have one, you can click here to sign up or download the app and use my code tauedfw to sign up – you’ll get $5, and I’ll get $10! 🙂 Once you’re there, add the offer for “Any Brand Kid Snacks” at Dollar General. I also noticed that they have offers for “Any Brand Dog Treats” and “Any Brand Dry Cat Food”, and both those things are on the penny list this week, so that’s a potential money maker as well!

2. Look for the Slim Jim Monster Smoked Meat Sticks Mild Flavor, 1.94oz, UPC#: 26200144856

3. If you find this item, scan and make sure it’s a penny; if so, once you purchase it you should get the .10 cent offer added to your Ibotta account! I’m assuming this would probably apply to the other jerky items that are on the penny list this week as well, since the offer is for “Any Brand”, but I can’t confirm that so it’s just an educated guess. And make sure to add the “Any Brand” offers for cat food and dog treats and see if you can score there, as well! Helpful tip: Please be aware that if any food that has pennied is past its expiry date – whether for humans or pets – it is Dollar General policy that they can refuse to sell it to you if they choose.

If you’re new to penny shopping and want to learn how this all works, click here to read my first post about penny shopping which provides direct links to the tutorials and resources you’ll need to get started. As always, thank you to Kristie’s Connections and Crazy-E Coupons for all of the deal info they share which makes these trips possible for me!

Did you score any of these rebates today? Did you discover any other Ibotta money makers? Let us know in the comments below!