Dollar General $5 off $25 (08/13): 6 Scenarios With 8 Toothpastes for $4.25 ($0.53 Each) and $30 of Paper Goods for $16.00

This week's Dollar General run is all about the $5 off $25 coupon — and we've built 6 scenarios around it that turn $160.35 of product into $72.10, a total savings of $88.25 (about 55% off).

The headline is Personal Care Scenario 1: 8 tubes of toothpaste for $4.25 total — $0.53 each. Right behind it, Household Scenario 1 stacks a $3 Scott Instant Savings on top of the $5 off $25 to pull $30.00 of Scott and Cottonelle paper goods down to $16.00, and Food Deal 1 lands 10 items for $15.20 with a FREE $0.50 filler item.

Here's the full lineup: a $4.25 BEST scenario ($0.53/item), a $5.25 Personal Care 2 ($0.88/item), a $9.40 Household 2 ($1.88/item), a $16.00 Household 1 paper goods restock ($2.67/item), a $15.20 Food Deal 1 with 10 items, and a $22.00 Food Deal 2 soda BOGO run.

NOTE: The $5 off $25 coupon is one time use per account. Pick the scenario you want most and run that one first. If a second $5 off $25 prints on your receipt, you can run a second scenario with it.

Watch Nick's full video walkthrough for visuals and bonus tips:

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Things to Know About the Dollar General $5 off $25

• They can be stacked with manufacturer digital coupons, printable coupons, AND rebate apps.
• Your total does not have to be $25 after coupons. Your subtotal after store discounts just needs to be $25 or more. Manufacturer coupons come off after that, so your final price can drop WAY below $25.
• You can find the $5 off $25 coupon and all manufacturer digital coupons in the Dollar General app or website.
• The coupon is one time use. If you get a printout of another $5 off $25 on your receipt, you can use it toward another scenario.
• Instant Savings counts AGAINST the $25 threshold. Instant Savings comes off BEFORE the $5 off $25 coupon evaluates your subtotal. Household Scenario 1 below is built to survive this: $30.00 minus the $3 Scott Instant Savings still leaves $27.00, which clears $25.
• Several scenarios below clear $25 by only a few cents. Personal Care 1 lands at $25.25 and Food Deal 1 at $25.20. Do NOT drop items from these baskets or you lose the entire $5.

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Quick App Legend

Before you dive in, here is what each icon means. You will see these throughout every deal breakdown on DealSeek.

• 🏷️ Digital Coupon — Clip in the Dollar General app or website
• 🎟️ $5 off $25 Coupon — Load in the DG app; auto-applies at checkout
• 📄 Printable Coupon — Print at home from the manufacturer's site
• 💵 Instant Savings — In-store promo that automatically deducts at checkout when you buy a qualifying combination
• 🎁 BOGO — Buy One Get One FREE
• 🟠 Ibotta — Submit the rebate after purchase (Sign up for Ibotta)
• 🔵 Fetch — Snap your receipt for Fetch points (Sign up for Fetch)

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🔥 BEST Scenario: Personal Care 1 — 8 Toothpastes for $4.25 ($0.53 Per Item)

This is the deepest per-item price on the list. Two coupon stacks on the Colgate and one on the Crest strip $16.00 off a $25.25 basket before the $5 off $25 even applies.

1. Buy (5) Colgate Max Fresh 4 Oz Toothpaste at $3.25 each ($16.25 total)
   • 🏷️ Use $7 off 3 Digital Coupon
   • 🏷️ Use $4 off 2 Digital Coupon
2. Buy (3) Crest Toothpaste at $3.00 each ($9.00 total)
   • 🏷️ Use $5 off 3 Digital Coupon > TOTAL: $25.25 > (LESS): $5 off $25 Coupon > (LESS): $16.00 Manufacturer Digital Coupons > FINAL PRICE: $4.25 + TAX FOR ALL! ($0.53 EACH!) > WARNING: This basket clears the $25 threshold by just 25 cents. Drop even one tube of Crest and you fall to $22.25, lose the $5 off $25, and the whole scenario collapses. Buy all 8.

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🪒 Personal Care Scenario 2 — 6 Items for $5.25 ($0.88 Per Item)

1. Buy (1) Gillette Disposable Razor at $6.00
   • 🏷️ Use $3 Digital Coupon
2. Buy (2) Axe Deodorant at $5.75 each ($11.50 total)
   • 🏷️ Use $7 off 2 Digital Coupon
3. Buy (3) Colgate Max Fresh 4 Oz Toothpaste at $3.25 each ($9.75 total)
   • 🏷️ Use $7 off 3 Digital Coupon > TOTAL: $27.25 > (LESS): $5 off $25 Coupon > (LESS): $17.00 Manufacturer Digital Coupons > FINAL PRICE: $5.25 + TAX FOR ALL! ($0.88 EACH!) > NOTE: The $7 off 2 Axe coupon is the single strongest coupon in this entire breakdown — it takes $11.50 of deodorant down to $4.50 on its own. Clip it even if you run a different scenario.

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🧴 Household Scenario 2: Air Care + Laundry — 5 Items for $9.40 ($1.88 Per Item)

1. Buy (1) Air Wick Scented Oil Refills 4 Count at $10.00
   • 🏷️ Use $5 Digital Coupon
2. Buy (1) Febreze Bathroom Freshener 2 Count at $6.00
   • 🏷️ Use $3 Digital Coupon
3. Buy (1) Snuggle at $3.75
   • 🏷️ Use $1.25 Digital Coupon
4. Buy (2) Clorox Toilet Bowl Cleaner at $2.95 each ($5.90 total)
   • 🏷️ Use $2 off 2 Digital Coupon > TOTAL: $25.65 > (LESS): $5 off $25 Coupon > (LESS): $11.25 Manufacturer Digital Coupons > FINAL PRICE: $9.40 + TAX FOR ALL! ($1.88 EACH!) > NOTE: This basket clears $25 by only 65 cents. The Air Wick refills at $10.00 are doing the heavy lifting on both the threshold AND the savings — $5 off a single item is a 50% cut.

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🧻 Household Scenario 1: Paper Goods Restock — $30.00 of Product for $16.00 ($2.67 Per Item)

This is the only scenario that stacks THREE discounts: a $3 Scott Instant Savings, the $5 off $25 coupon, and $6 in digital coupons. It's the biggest raw dollar cut on the list.

1. Buy (2) Scott Paper Towels 6 Rolls at $5.00 each ($10.00 total)
   • 🏷️ Use $2 off 2 Digital Coupon
2. Buy (2) Scott Comfort Plus Toilet Paper 12 Rolls at $5.00 each ($10.00 total)
   • 🏷️ Use $2 off 2 Digital Coupon
   • 💵 Triggers $3 Instant Savings when you spend $15 or more (the four Scott items above total $20.00, so this qualifies on Scott alone)
3. Buy (2) Cottonelle Toilet Paper 4 Mega Rolls at $5.00 each ($10.00 total)
   • 🏷️ Use $2 off 2 Digital Coupon > TOTAL: $30.00 > (LESS): $3 Instant Savings – Scott > (LESS): $5 off $25 Coupon > (LESS): $6.00 Manufacturer Digital Coupons > FINAL PRICE: $16.00 + TAX FOR ALL! ($2.67 EACH!) > WARNING: Do NOT shrink this basket. The $3 Instant Savings comes off first, dropping your subtotal to $27.00 — which still clears $25. But remove any one pair of items and you're at $25.00 minus $3 = $22.00, which kills the $5 off $25. All six items or nothing.

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🥣 Food Deal 1: Cereal + Pizza Night — 10 Items for $15.20 ($1.69 Each + FREE $0.50 Item)

1. Buy (4) Kellogg's Cereals at 4/$8.00 ($8.00 for 4)
   • 📄 Use (2) $1 off 2 Printable Coupons (Coupons)
2. Buy (3) Rice Krispie Treats at $3.35 — 🎁 Buy 2 Get 1 FREE (3 for $6.70)
   • 📄 Use (2) $0.50 Printable Coupons (Kellanova Coupons)
3. Buy (2) Tombstone Pizzas at 2/$10.00 ($10.00 for 2)
   • 🏷️ Use $2 off 2 Digital Coupon
4. Buy (1) $0.50 filler item at $0.50 — such as Ramen Noodles, a Kool Aid packet, or a single-serve bag of chips > TOTAL: $25.20 > (LESS): $5 off $25 Coupon > (LESS): $2.00 Digital Coupon > (LESS): $3.00 Printable Coupons > FINAL PRICE: $15.20 + TAX FOR ALL! ($1.69 EACH + FREE $0.50 ITEM!) > The $0.50 filler item is not optional — it's the whole trick. Without it the basket is $24.70, which is 30 cents short of the $25 threshold and costs you the entire $5 coupon. Spend 50 cents to unlock $5. That's why the filler effectively comes out FREE.

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🥤 Food Deal 2: Soda 12-Packs BOGO — 6 Packs for $22.00 ($3.67 Per Item)

1. Buy (6) Fanta / Barq's / Mello Yello / Seagrams 12 Packs at $9.00 — 🎁 BOGO (2 packs for $9.00, so 6 packs = $27.00) > TOTAL: $27.00 > (LESS): $5 off $25 Coupon > FINAL PRICE: $22.00 + TAX FOR ALL! ($3.67 EACH!) > NOTE: This is the simplest scenario on the list — one product, one coupon, no clipping required beyond the $5 off $25. It's also the weakest per-item value, so run it only if you actually need soda or you're using a second $5-off that printed on a receipt.

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Apps and Coupons You Need This Week

• Dollar General app — This is where the $5 off $25 coupon AND every manufacturer digital coupon lives. Download it and clip everything before you shop. This week's scenarios lean almost entirely on DG digital coupons, so nothing works if you skip this step.
• Kellanova Coupons — Food Deal 1 needs four printables from here: two $1 off 2 for the Kellogg's cereals and two $0.50 for the Rice Krispie Treats. Print all four before you go.
• Ibotta — No Ibotta offers are built into this week's scenarios, but always check the app for the exact brands in your basket before you check out. Colgate, Crest, Axe, Scott, and Cottonelle rotate through Ibotta regularly, and any rebate you find stacks straight on top of these prices.
• Fetch — Snap the receipt regardless. Fetch pays points on plenty of the brands above with no offer to clip in advance, so it's free money for 10 seconds of work.

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New to the DG $5 off $25 Playbook?

If this is your first time running a DG $5 off $25 scenario, here is the playbook:

1. Download the Dollar General app and create an account. The $5 off $25 coupon and every manufacturer digital coupon live there.
2. Clip EVERYTHING before you shop. Every digital coupon has to be clipped in-app before checkout. Don't rely on the cashier to catch them.
3. Print your Kellanova coupons at home. Food Deal 1 needs four printed coupons and there's no digital substitute.
4. Understand the $25 threshold. You need a $25+ subtotal after store discounts but before manufacturer coupons. That's why baskets above land at $25.20 and $25.25 rather than a round $25 — they're engineered to just clear it.
5. Instant Savings comes off FIRST. In Household Scenario 1, the $3 Scott Instant Savings drops your $30.00 subtotal to $27.00 before the $5 off $25 is evaluated. That's still above $25, so both stack.
6. Pick ONE scenario per coupon. The $5 off $25 is one-time-use per account, so choose the scenario that fits what you actually need.
7. Check your receipt on the way out. DG often prints another $5 off $25 at the register. If you get one, you can run a SECOND scenario with it.
8. Snap the receipt to Ibotta and Fetch the same day. Both have submission windows.

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Tips for This Week's Run

• Personal Care 1 is the run if you only make one trip. $0.53 per tube across 8 toothpastes is the deepest per-item price this week. Eight tubes is roughly a year of brushing for two people.
• Household Scenario 1 is the biggest raw dollar win. $14.00 off a $30.00 basket, and paper towels and toilet paper are the two things every household will absolutely use. If you'd rather bank real value than chase the lowest per-item number, this is the one.
• Watch the threshold on four of the six scenarios. Personal Care 1 ($25.25), Food Deal 1 ($25.20), Household 2 ($25.65), and Household 1 ($27.00 after Instant Savings) all clear $25 with almost no room. Substituting a cheaper item or dropping one unit costs you the entire $5.
• The $0.50 filler item in Food Deal 1 is the smartest 50 cents you'll spend. It's what pushes a $24.70 basket over $25 to unlock the $5 coupon, which is why we count it as free.
• Colgate Max Fresh appears in two scenarios. Personal Care 1 uses 5 tubes and Personal Care 2 uses 3. Since the $7 off 3 coupon is one-time-use, you can't run both scenarios off a single clip — plan which one you want.
• Rice Krispie Treats are Buy 2 Get 1 FREE and coupon-stackable. Three boxes for $6.70, then $1.00 in printables brings it to $5.70 for 3 — the free box means you're effectively paying $1.90 per box.
• Run all six and you'd pay $72.10 for $160.35 of product. That's $88.25 saved, or about 55% off, and it needs six separate $5 off $25 coupons — so treat this as a menu, not a checklist.

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