This week, I scored my biggest penny shopping haul yet. There were a huge number of items that went to a penny starting on Tuesday – there were 27 different categories of seasonal items that pennied, I believe? And that was in addition to a separate penny list for OTC medications, a second surprise penny list for more items, and a list of hidden clearance items that had also pennied – so with all of these categories marking down to a penny at once, it was a prime penny shopping opportunity! Be sure to check out KristiesConnections.com and her YouTube channel for all the details on these penny lists, and big thanks to Kristie and the KC Dream Team for making this big haul possible for me!
My hauls occurred over the course of two days – my first shopping trip was on Tuesday morning, and I also went back that evening for a second haul. Then I went back again on Thursday evening and got even more stuff!
Tuesday:
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Transaction #1
1 Boonie hat – originally $5.00
6 Fidget slugs – originally $3.00 each
1 Fidget ball – originally $3.00
15 Boxes of Mucinex Sinus-Max, 20ct – original price approximately $13.99 each
7 Boxes of Mucinex Sinus-Max, 10ct – original price approximately $7.85 each
2 Boxes of Mucinex Sinus-Max Pressure, Pain & Cough Medicine, 8ct – original price approximately $14.99 each
2 Bottles of Mucinex Children’s Liquid, FreeFrom Multi-Symptom Cold & Flu – original price approximately $10.31 each
4 Boxes of Zarbee’s Soothing Chest Rub – original price approximately $7.49 each
2 Bottles of Zarbee’s cough syrup – original price approximately $9.36 each
2 Boxes of Children’s Afrin Extra Moisturizing spray – original price approximately $9.46 each
3 Bottles of Theraflu Soft Chews – original price approximately $6.00 each
1 Very Vanilla Cupcake candle – originally $8.00
1 Table Top Decor – originally $2.00
1 of Bottle Studio Selection Sheer Touch SPF 70 Lotion – originally $5.00
3 Bottles of Studio Selection Sun Sunscreen Spray SPF 50 – originally $8.50 each
4 Bottles of Studio Selection Sun Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 – originally $7.50 each
6 Bottles of Studio Selection Sun Sunscreen Lotion For Babies SPF 50 – originally $5.00 each
2 Rhinestone-covered baseball caps – originally $5.00 each. These are very Y2K – love it!
In total, I got 63 items for .63 cents!
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Transaction #2:
When I went back to Dollar General for my second go-round on Tuesday, one of the areas had been restocked with more inventory, some of which were pennies! What made me laugh was that they restocked the display of slug keychains after I bought several of them in my first trip, and reloaded the display with MORE slug keychains in a different color – gotta make sure the slug inventory is high, after all! 😂 All of the below were penny items except for one, which is noted:
1 Rhinestone-covered Y2K hat – originally $5.00
1 Pink purse – originally $1.00
2 Plushie purses – originally $6.00 each
6 Slug fidget toys – originally $3.00 each
1 Light-up squish critter – originally $1.00
2 Squishy octopi – originally $3.00 each. I gave away one of these to a little girl who was behind me in line with her mother before I left the store, which is why only 1 is pictured.
1 Cowboy hat notepad – originally $2.00
12 Notebooks with charms – originally $5.00 each
1 Bandana – originally $1.00
1 “Welcome family & friends” sign – originally $1.00
1 Sticker sheet – originally $1.00
1 Water bottle – originally $1.00
1 Leopard print insulated travel mug – originally $8.00
1 Flower power tumbler – originally $5.00
1 Mint/pink travel mug – originally $5.00
1 Orange travel mug – originally $10.00
1 Dolly Parton towel holder – originally $8.00
6 “When life gives you lemons” plates – originally $1.00 each
1 Lantern – originally $15.00
1 Magnet – originally $1.00
1 Art print – originally $10.00
3 boxes of Mucinex Sinus-Max Nightshift, 10ct – originally $7.85 each. One of these boxes was completely free, because I had a Mucinex coupon loaded to my DG account.
2 Pitchers – originally $6.00 each
1 Gravy packet – this was $1.15, and I purchased it because Ibotta are doing a promotion in November where they will be releasing a freebie rebate on a different Thanksgiving dinner side dish every Monday. This week’s deal was gravy, so I went ahead and picked up a packet during this trip so I could get on the gravy train, so to speak. It ended up being even better than free, because I got a $1.29 rebate back on Ibotta that same day, but the gravy only cost me $1.15 – I guess it must just be a flat rate rebate with a set amount? This means I got paid to buy it – so it’s all gravy, baby! If you’re not a member of Ibotta yet, click here to sign up or download the app and use my code tauedfw to sign up – you’ll get a $5 bonus in your account, and I’ll get a $10 bonus!😄
So I bought 50 items total for $1.63 out of pocket; but I immediately got $1.29 back in my Ibotta account from the gravy rebate, so my adjusted total for this trip after rebate was just .34 cents!
Thursday:
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On Thursday evening, I popped back in to Dollar General to see if I could find any stray leftover penny items from this week’s massive list. And did I ever!
Transaction #3:
2 Hats – originally $5.00 each
4 Keychains – originally $1.00 each
6 Giant pens – originally $3.00 each
6 Disco ball pens – originally $1.00 each
2 Light-up alien pens – originally $2.00
4 Candy pens – originally $3.00 each
1 Light up fidget tube – originally $2.00
2 Notebooks – originally $2.00 each
1 Mirror – originally $2.00
3 Personal alarm flashlights – originally $5.00 each
3 Fan lights – originally $8.00 each
1 Bracelet – originally $1.00
5 Unicorn & cat coin purses – originally $3.00 each
4 Pairs of slippers – originally $8.00 each
What a great week of shopping this was! I was so excited about all the penny sunscreen, because that’s something I go through a lot of, and it can get pricey! The expiration dates are all well out into 2026 and 2027, so they’re perfect stockpile items – likewise for all the cold & flu products, which are also good until 2027, so my medicine cabinet is now fully stocked! I will be donating the surplus medicine, and donating or gifting most of the little trinkets and toys. I found so many cool and useful items this week which will all be put to good use – in total, this is $900 worth of stuff for less than two bucks!
Did you do any penny shopping this week? Tell me about your finds in the comments below!
