Dollar General $5 off $25 BONUS Week (08/04): 6 Scenarios With a $0.44-Each Colgate Instant Savings Play

Dollar General is running a BONUS $5 off $25 digital coupon Mon-Fri PLUS the normal Saturday $5 off $25 — 6 scenarios from a $3.10 Colgate Instant Savings BEST scenario to a 13-item $13.48 Food Deal, all under $1.50 per item.

This week is a Dollar General DOUBLE-DIP with a Colgate Instant Savings kicker. DG is running a BONUS $5 off $25 digital coupon Monday through Friday — IN ADDITION to the normal $5 off $25 coupon we get on Saturdays. That means you can use the Mon-Fri BONUS coupon on one scenario, and then go back Saturday and run a SECOND scenario with the weekend coupon.

On TOP of that, there's a $5 Instant Savings when you spend $15 on Colgate / Palmolive products — which is what powers the headline BEST scenario at $3.10 for 7 items ($0.44 each!).

Below are 6 scenarios you can mix and match: a $3.10 BEST scenario ($0.44/item) stacking Colgate Instant Savings, a $4.20 Personal Care 1 ($0.70/item) with the same Colgate stack, a $7.20 Personal Care 2 ($1.20/item), a $7.75 Household ($1.11/item), a $13.48 Food Deal 1 with 13 items, and a $12.00 Food Deal 2 with 8 items.

NOTE: The BONUS $5 off $25 is valid Monday through Friday. Run one scenario during the week, then come back Saturday to run a second scenario with the regular weekend coupon. The coupons are one-time use per account.

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

They can be stacked with manufacturer digital 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. If you have manufacturer coupons, you can drop the final price WAY below $25.
You can find the $5 off $25 coupons and all manufacturer coupons in the Dollar General app or website.
The coupons are one time use, so pick one scenario to use the Mon-Fri coupon on and another for the Saturday coupon. If you get a printout of the coupon on your receipt, you can use it toward another scenario.
$5 Colgate Instant Savings counts AGAINST the $25 threshold. Instant Savings comes off BEFORE the $5 off $25 coupon evaluates your subtotal. So your total BEFORE the $5 Instant Savings needs to be $30+ for both discounts to trigger.

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
💵 Instant Savings — In-store promo that automatically deducts at checkout when you buy a qualifying combination
🟠 Ibotta — Submit the rebate after purchase (Sign up for Ibotta)
🔵 Fetch — Snap your receipt for Fetch points (Sign up for Fetch)

🔥 BEST Scenario: Colgate Instant Savings + Household Stack ($0.44 Per Item)

Buy (1) Colgate 360 Vibrate Whitening Power Toothbrush at $7.35
- 🏷️ Use $4 Digital Coupon
Buy (2) Colgate Max Fresh / Total / Optic White Toothpastes at $4.00 each ($8.00 total)
- 🏷️ Use $4 off 2 Digital Coupon
- 💵 Triggers $5 Instant Savings when you buy $15 worth of Colgate / Palmolive Company products (toothbrush + 2 toothpastes = $15.35 qualifies)
Buy (1) Air Wick Starter Kit at $4.25
- 🏷️ Use $3 Digital Coupon
Buy (1) OxiClean Laundry Stain Remover Spray at $3.50
- 🏷️ Use $2 Digital Coupon
Buy (1) Arm and Hammer Liquid Laundry Detergent at $4.00
- 🏷️ Use $2 Digital Coupon
Buy (1) Febreze Bathroom Freshener at $3.50
- 🏷️ Use $2.50 Digital Coupon > TOTAL: $30.60 > (LESS): $5 Instant Savings – Colgate > (LESS): $5 off $25 Coupon > (LESS): $17.50 Manufacturer Digital Coupons > FINAL PRICE: $3.10 + TAX FOR ALL! ($0.44 EACH!)

🧻 Household Scenario ($1.11 Per Item)

Buy (1) Arm and Hammer Liquid Laundry Detergent at $4.00
- 🏷️ Use $2 Digital Coupon
Buy (1) Arm and Hammer Pods 14 Count at $4.25
- 🏷️ Use $2 Digital Coupon
Buy (1) Arm and Hammer Scent Beads at $4.00
- 🏷️ Use $2 Digital Coupon
Buy (1) OxiClean Laundry Stain Remover Spray at $3.50
- 🏷️ Use $2 Digital Coupon
Buy (2) Clorox Wipes 35 Count at $3.00 each ($6.00 total)
- 🏷️ Use $2 off 2 Digital Coupon
Buy (1) Febreze Bathroom Freshener at $3.50
- 🏷️ Use $2.50 Digital Coupon > TOTAL: $25.25 > (LESS): $5 off $25 Coupon > (LESS): $12.50 Manufacturer Digital Coupons > FINAL PRICE: $7.75 + TAX FOR ALL! ($1.11 EACH!)

💄 Personal Care Scenario 1 ($0.70 Per Item)

Buy (1) Colgate 360 Vibrate Whitening Power Toothbrush at $7.35
- 🏷️ Use $4 Digital Coupon
Buy (2) Colgate Max Fresh / Total / Optic White Toothpastes at $4.00 each ($8.00 total)
- 🏷️ Use $4 off 2 Digital Coupon
- 💵 Triggers $5 Instant Savings when you buy $15 worth of Colgate / Palmolive Company products
Buy (2) Axe Deodorant 2.6 Oz at $5.75 each ($11.50 total)
- 🏷️ Use $7 off 2 Digital Coupon
Buy (1) Crest 3D White Stain Eraser Toothpaste 3.1 Oz at $3.35
- 🏷️ Use $1 Digital Coupon > TOTAL: $30.20 > (LESS): $5 Instant Savings – Colgate > (LESS): $5 off $25 Coupon > (LESS): $16 Manufacturer Digital Coupons > FINAL PRICE: $4.20 + TAX FOR ALL! ($0.70 EACH!)

🧼 Personal Care Scenario 2 ($1.20 Per Item)

Buy (2) Irish Spring Body Wash at $5.35 each ($10.70 total)
- 🏷️ Use $3.50 off 2 Digital Coupon
Buy (2) Colgate Max Fresh / Total / Optic White Toothpastes at $4.00 each ($8.00 total)
- 🏷️ Use $4 off 2 Digital Coupon
- 💵 Triggers $5 Instant Savings when you buy $15 worth of Colgate / Palmolive Company products
Buy (1) Aveeno Skin Relief Healing Ointment 2 Oz at $6.00
- 🏷️ Use $3 Digital Coupon
Buy (1) Gillette Disposable Razor at $6.00
- 🏷️ Use $3 Digital Coupon > TOTAL: $30.70 > (LESS): $5 Instant Savings – Colgate > (LESS): $5 off $25 Coupon > (LESS): $13.50 Manufacturer Digital Coupons > FINAL PRICE: $7.20 + TAX FOR ALL! ($1.20 EACH!)

🍞 Food Deal 1: General Mills + Nature Valley Stockpile ($1.04 Per Item, 13 Items!)

Buy (8) General Mills Cereals at 4/$8.00 ($16.00 for 8)
- 🏷️ Use $1 off 1 Digital Coupon
- 🏷️ Use $1 off 2 Digital Coupon
- 🟠 Submit $1 on 2 Ibotta rebate
- 🔵 Submit $1.42 Fetch Rewards rebate (1,000 points when you buy 4 = 2,000 points when you buy 8; roughly $1.42 in gift card value when redeemed as a $5 Walmart Gift Card)
Buy (4) Nature Valley Granola at 4/$8.00 ($8.00 for 4)
- 🟠 Submit $0.50 Ibotta rebate (x4)
Buy (1) Kraft Mac and Cheese 7.25 Oz at $1.00
- 🟠 Submit $0.10 Ibotta rebate > TOTAL: $25.00 > (LESS): $5 off $25 Coupon > (LESS): $2 Digital Coupons > (LESS): $3.10 Ibotta Rebates > (LESS): $1.42 Fetch Rewards Rebate > FINAL PRICE: $13.48 + TAX FOR ALL! ($1.04 EACH!)

🌮 Food Deal 2: Lunchmeat + Taco Night + Snack Stack ($1.50 Per Item)

Buy (2) Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Lunchmeat (7-9 Oz) at $4.50 each ($9.00 total)
- 🟠 Submit $1.50 Ibotta rebate (x2)
Buy (1) Bloom Energy Drink and (1) C4 Energy Drink at 2/$5.00
- 🏷️ Use $1.50 Digital Coupon — Bloom
- 🏷️ Use $1.50 Digital Coupon — C4
Buy (2) Old El Paso Flour Tortillas or Shells at 2/$6.00
- 🏷️ Use $1 off 2 Digital Coupon
Buy (1) Keebler El Fudge Cookies at $3.50
- 🟠 Submit $1 Ibotta rebate
Buy (1) Betty Crocker Brownie Mix at $2.00
- 🏷️ Use $0.50 Digital Coupon > TOTAL: $25.50 > (LESS): $5 off $25 Coupon > (LESS): $4.50 Digital Coupons > (LESS): $4 Ibotta Rebates > FINAL PRICE: $12.00 + TAX FOR ALL! ($1.50 EACH!)

Rebate Apps You Need This Week

Ibotta — The workhorse for Food Deals 1 and 2. Powers $3.10 across cereal/granola/mac and $4 across lunchmeat/cookies. Pays cash out to PayPal or Venmo.
Fetch — Powers the 2,000-point General Mills bonus in Food Deal 1 — roughly $1.42 in gift card value. 7,000 Fetch points = $5 gift card, though per-point value can shift depending on which gift card you redeem.
Dollar General app — This is where ALL the digital coupons AND both $5 off $25 coupons live. Download it and clip everything before you shop.

New to the DG $5 off $25 Playbook?

If this is your first time running the DG double-dip, here is the playbook:

Download the Dollar General app and create an account. All digital coupons, the Mon-Fri BONUS $5 off $25 coupon, and the Saturday $5 off $25 coupon live there.
Clip EVERYTHING before you shop. Every digital manufacturer coupon needs to be clipped in-app before checkout. Don't rely on the cashier to catch them.
Clip BOTH $5 off $25 coupons. Load the Mon-Fri BONUS coupon and the Saturday coupon separately. You can use one during the week and the other Saturday.
Pick TWO scenarios this week. Because both coupons are one-time-use, plan one scenario for Mon-Fri and a second scenario for Saturday. That's TWO trips, TWO $5-off wins.
Understand the Colgate Instant Savings math. Instant Savings comes off BEFORE the $5 off $25 evaluates your subtotal, so your BEFORE-Instant-Savings total needs to clear $30 for both discounts to trigger. The BEST scenario and PC1/PC2 above are built to clear $30 automatically.
Sign up for Ibotta and Fetch before you shop. Ibotta powers up to $7.10 in rebates across the food scenarios and Fetch adds $1.42 on top.
Watch for a printed $5 off $25 on your receipt. DG sometimes prints one at the register. If you get it, you can use it toward a THIRD scenario.
Snap the receipt to Ibotta and Fetch the same day. Both have submission windows.

Tips for This Week's Run

The BEST scenario is the BEST scenario for a reason. $0.44 per item across 7 products (Colgate toothbrush + 2 toothpastes + Air Wick + OxiClean + A&H + Febreze) is the deepest per-item price we've tracked at DG this cycle. If you only run ONE scenario, run this one.
Double-dip is the whole point this week. The Mon-Fri BONUS $5-off is on TOP of the regular Saturday $5-off. Skipping one is leaving $5 on the table.
The Colgate stack triggers Instant Savings. $15 in Colgate/Palmolive products auto-deducts $5 at the register. Toothbrush $7.35 + 2 toothpastes at $4.00 = $15.35, so any of the three Colgate scenarios trigger it automatically.
Don't drop the Colgate toothbrush from the BEST or PC1 scenarios. Without the toothbrush, your Colgate spend falls to $8 and you lose the $5 Instant Savings AND you drop below the $25 threshold for the $5 off $25.
Food Deal 1 is a stockpile play. 13 items for $13.48 ($1.04 each) with 8 boxes of cereal and 4 granola bars is the biggest per-basket haul on the list.
Food Deal 2 pairs perfectly with a taco night. 2 lunchmeats + 2 tortillas + brownie mix + cookies + 2 energy drinks for $12.00 is a full week of lunch supplies plus dessert.
Household Scenario is the deepest cleaning-supply restock. 7 items (detergent, pods, scent beads, OxiClean, Clorox Wipes x2, Febreze) for $7.75 restocks the laundry room and the bathroom in one shot.
Clip both Bloom AND C4 coupons. Food Deal 2 uses one Bloom energy drink and one C4 energy drink at 2/$5.00 with $1.50 off each. Missing either coupon costs you $1.50.