Dollar General 9/12: 11 Items for $4.27

Dollar General's $5 off $25 coupon runs Saturday 9/12 only. Five verified scenarios, led by 11 items for $4.27 at $0.39 each and 83.2% off. Every subtotal, coupon, and rebate recalculated line by line.

Dollar General is running a $5 off $25 digital coupon this Saturday, 9/12 only. We built and verified five scenarios, and the best one gets you 11 items for $4.27 — $0.39 each and 83.2% off.

The coupon is one use, so unlike some weeks you have to pick a single scenario. If your receipt prints a bonus copy of the coupon, you can run a second one — but plan for one.

The Best Scenario is the clear winner and it is not close. Six Pedigree dog food pouches, an Air Wick starter kit, two coffee creamers, and two toothpastes come to $25.35 at the register and $4.27 after a five-layer stack. Nothing else on this list gets below $6.

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Before You Shop

How the $5 off $25 works:

✅ It stacks with manufacturer digital coupons and rebate apps.
✅ Your subtotal needs to hit $25, not your total. The register checks your subtotal after store discounts but before manufacturer coupons. That is how a $25.35 basket still keeps the $5 and lands at $4.27.
✅ Everything lives in the DG app. Both the $5 off $25 and every manufacturer coupon referenced below are in the Dollar General app or on the website.
⚠️ Saturday 9/12 only, and it is one use. Pick your scenario in advance. If a printout version comes on your receipt, you can put it toward a second scenario.

Double-check your store's prices before you check out. Prices vary by location once in a while, and these scenarios are verified only at the prices listed. If your prices match what is below, the math is good to go with the exact items named. If a price rings up lower and your subtotal slips under $25, the $5 quietly does not apply.

Watch the cushion. Two scenarios sit within $0.35 of the $25 line and one sits exactly on it, so those are the ones to add up on your phone before you get in line. The cushion for each is in the comparison table.

One rebate has a state restriction. The $5 Daily Break creamer offer is not valid everywhere. Check the offer page first, because it appears in two scenarios and it is 11% of the savings on this list.

Quick Legend

🏷️ $5 off $25 — The Dollar General store coupon, one use, Saturday 9/12
📝 Mfr Digital Coupon — Clipped in the DG app, stacks on top of the $5 off $25
📄 Printable — Print at home before you go
🟠 Ibotta — Add offers before you shop (Sign up for Ibotta)
🔵 Fetch Rewards — Points on your receipt (Sign up for Fetch)
🧾 Daily Break — Offer-page rebate, state restrictions apply

⭐ Best Scenario — $4.27 for 11 Items

🟠 🔵 Buy (6) Pedigree Drizzlers Dog Food Pouches, $0.85 each ($5.10)
Submit the $0.25 Ibotta rebate (x5 = $1.25)
Submit the $2.13 Fetch rebate (1,000 points per 2 pouches, 3,000 points for six, valued toward a $5 gift card)
📝 Buy (1) Air Wick Starter Kit, $4.25 — use the $3 digital coupon
🟠 🧾 Buy (2) International Delight Creamer (select varieties), $4.00 each ($8.00)
Submit the $0.35 Ibotta rebate (x2 = $0.70)
Submit the $5 on 2 rebate at Daily Break
📝 Buy (2) Colgate Total, Maxfresh, or Optic White Toothpaste, $4.00 each ($8.00) — use the $4 off 2 digital coupon > TOTAL: $25.35 > (LESS): $5 off $25 Coupon > (LESS): $7 Digital Coupons > (LESS): $5 Daily Break Rebate > (LESS): $1.95 Ibotta Rebates > (LESS): $2.13 Fetch Rewards Rebate > FINAL PRICE: $4.27 FOR ALL ($0.39 EACH)

This is the runaway winner at 83.2% off and $0.39 an item. Five different savings sources stack here, which is why it beats everything else by more than two dollars. A month of dog treats, an air freshener kit, two creamers, and two toothpastes for the price of a coffee.

The Ibotta offer on the Pedigree is capped at five submissions, not six, so the sixth pouch comes in at full price. It is already counted that way above.

Cushion is $0.35, so confirm the Pedigree is $0.85 and the creamer is $4.00 at your store before you commit. If the Daily Break rebate is not valid in your state, this scenario is $9.27 instead of $4.27 — still 63% off, but a different deal.

🧽 Household Scenario — $10.75 for 5 Items

📝 Buy (1) Air Wick Starter Kit, $4.25 — use the $3 digital coupon
📝 Buy (2) Scott Toilet Paper 12 Family Rolls or 6 Mega Rolls, $5.00 each ($10.00) — use the $2 off 2 digital coupon
📝 Buy (1) Snuggle Shakes, Liquid, Sheets, or Purex Liquid, $3.75 — use the $1.25 digital coupon
🟠 Buy (1) Snuggle Liquid Fabric Softener 74.8 Ounce, $8.00
Submit the $4 Ibotta rebate > TOTAL: $26.00 > (LESS): $5 off $25 Coupon > (LESS): $6.25 Digital Coupons > (LESS): $4 Ibotta Rebate > FINAL PRICE: $10.75 FOR ALL ($2.15 EACH)

58.7% off, and it is the only scenario that covers paper goods. Twenty-four family rolls of toilet paper plus two fabric softeners and an air freshener kit is a real restock, and paper products rarely see coupons this deep.

The $4 Ibotta rebate on the 74.8 ounce Snuggle is half the item's price and the single largest rebate on this entire list. Cushion is $1.00, which makes this one of the two safest scenarios to run.

🛒 Food Scenario — $10.80 for 11 Items

🟠 Buy (1) Cinnamon Toast Crunch, (1) Lucky Charms, (1) Reese's Puffs, and (1) Trix Cereal, 4 for $8.00
Submit the $0.50 Ibotta rebate for each variety (x4 = $2.00)
🟠 🧾 Buy (2) International Delight Creamer (select varieties), $4.00 each ($8.00)
Submit the $0.35 Ibotta rebate (x2 = $0.70)
Submit the $5 on 2 rebate at Daily Break
📄 Buy (4) Pringles Chips, 2 for $4.00 ($8.00) — use (2) $0.75 off 2 printable coupons (Kellanova printable coupons)
Buy (1) $1 item — plenty of options in store > TOTAL: $25.00 > (LESS): $5 off $25 Coupon > (LESS): $1.50 Printable Coupons > (LESS): $2.70 Ibotta Rebates > (LESS): $5 Daily Break Rebate > FINAL PRICE: $10.80 FOR ALL ($1.08 EACH PLUS A FREE $1 ITEM)

Eleven items and the biggest basket on the list, with four boxes of cereal, four cans of Pringles, and two creamers. At $1.08 across the ten named items the $1 pick effectively comes free. Counted across all eleven units it works out to $0.98 each.

This scenario has zero cushion — it lands exactly on $25.00. That makes it the riskiest one to run. If a single item rings up even a penny lower than listed you lose the entire $5, which turns $10.80 into $15.80. Add it up on your phone before you get in line and make sure every price matches what is above. Choosing a $1 item priced at exactly $1.00 matters here.

Print the Kellanova coupons before you leave the house. Two separate $0.75 off 2 printables cover the four Pringles.

🧴 Personal Care Scenario 1 — $6.25 for 5 Items

📝 Buy (2) Aussie Shampoo or Conditioner, $5.00 each ($10.00) — use the $5 off 2 digital coupon
📝 Buy (2) Axe Deodorant, $5.75 each ($11.50) — use the $7 off 2 digital coupon
📝 Buy (1) Benadryl Allergy 12 Caplets, $3.75 — use the $2 digital coupon > TOTAL: $25.25 > (LESS): $5 off $25 Coupon > (LESS): $14 Digital Coupons > FINAL PRICE: $6.25 FOR ALL ($1.25 EACH)

75.2% off and $1.25 an item, second only to the Best Scenario, and it needs no rebate apps at all. Every dollar comes off at the register. Two shampoos, two deodorants, and allergy medicine is a lot of ground for six dollars.

Cushion is only $0.25, the second tightest on this list, so add this one up on your phone before you check out. If any of the three prices rings up lower at your store you can slip under $25 and lose the $5 entirely.

🧴 Personal Care Scenario 2 — $7.00 for 5 Items

📝 Buy (2) Axe Deodorant, $5.75 each ($11.50) — use the $7 off 2 digital coupon
📝 Buy (1) Eucerin Lotion 6.5 Ounce, $6.50 — use the $3 digital coupon
📝 Buy (2) Colgate Total, Maxfresh, or Optic White Toothpaste, $4.00 each ($8.00) — use the $4 off 2 digital coupon > TOTAL: $26.00 > (LESS): $5 off $25 Coupon > (LESS): $14 Digital Coupons > FINAL PRICE: $7.00 FOR ALL ($1.40 EACH)

73.1% off with a $1.00 cushion, tying it as the safest scenario to run, and no apps needed here either. Eucerin lotion almost never gets this cheap, and two toothpastes and two deodorants ride along with it.

Scenario Comparison

Every subtotal, coupon total, rebate total, and final price below was recalculated from the listed item prices.

Scenario	Items	Subtotal	Final Price	Per Item	% Off	Cushion
⭐ Best Scenario	11	$25.35	$4.27	$0.39	83.2%	$0.35
🧴 Personal Care 1	5	$25.25	$6.25	$1.25	75.2%	$0.25
🧴 Personal Care 2	5	$26.00	$7.00	$1.40	73.1%	$1.00
🧽 Household	5	$26.00	$10.75	$2.15	58.7%	$1.00
🛒 Food	11	$25.00	$10.80	$1.08	56.8%	⚠️ $0.00

Run the Best Scenario. It is 83.2% off, it has the lowest per-item price by a wide margin, and its $0.35 cushion is workable. If you cannot use the Daily Break rebate in your state, run Personal Care 1 instead — it needs no apps at all, comes to $6.25, and lands at 75.2% off.

If your receipt prints a bonus coupon, pair the Best Scenario with the Household run. That is 16 items for $15.02 total, and neither has a threshold problem.

Across all five scenarios the numbers come to $127.60 down to $39.07 — $88.53 back and 69.4% off across 37 units, or $1.06 per item. Treat that as a picture of the week's depth rather than a shopping plan, since the coupon is one use.

Where the Savings Come From

Totals below count every scenario, so they add up to more than any one trip can capture.

Source	Amount	Share	Offers
📝 Mfr Digital Coupons	$41.25	46.6%	11
🏷️ $5 off $25 Store Coupon	$25.00	28.2%	5
🧾 Daily Break	$10.00	11.3%	2
🟠 Ibotta	$8.65	9.8%	5
🔵 Fetch Rewards	$2.13	2.4%	1
📄 Printable Coupons	$1.50	1.7%	1
TOTAL	$88.53	100%	25

Manufacturer digital coupons carry 47% of the savings, and they are free to clip in the DG app. Add the $5 off $25 itself and three quarters of everything here comes off at the register with no app and no receipt scanning. That is what makes Dollar General weeks like this easier to run than a rebate-heavy grocery trip.

Rebate Apps You'll Need

Only two scenarios use an app at all:

Ibotta — $1.95 in the Best Scenario, $4.00 in the Household run, $2.70 in the Food run. Add offers before you check out. Note the Pedigree offer caps at five submissions.
Fetch Rewards — $2.13 in the Best Scenario, which is 3,000 points from the six Pedigree pouches. Fetch points are not store-specific, so you can redeem them wherever the rate is best.
Daily Break — $5.00 on two creamers, in both the Best and Food scenarios. Confirm your state is eligible before you buy.
Kellanova printable coupons — two $0.75 off 2 printables for the Pringles in the Food run. Print before you leave.

Personal Care 1 and Personal Care 2 need no apps whatsoever — every dollar comes off at the register.

New to Dollar General Coupon Stacking?

1. Clip the $5 off $25 in the DG app. It is live Saturday 9/12 only, and it is one use.

2. Clip every manufacturer coupon you need, also in the DG app. These stack on top of the store coupon.

3. Hit $25 on the subtotal, not the total. The register checks your subtotal after store discounts but before manufacturer coupons. That is how a $25.35 basket drops to $4.27 and still keeps the $5.

4. Do the math before you get in line. If a price is lower than listed and your subtotal falls under $25, the $5 quietly does not apply. Confirm each price matches what is listed here.

5. Load Ibotta offers before you shop. Ibotta will not count an offer added after checkout, and some offers cap below the quantity you are buying.

6. Check state eligibility on portal rebates. The Daily Break creamer offer is not valid everywhere, and it is the largest single rebate here.

7. Redeem Fetch points toward the biggest gift card you can. The $2.13 figure above assumes a $5 card. Larger cards pay a better rate per point, so banking them is worth it.

8. Keep your receipt. If a bonus $5 off $25 prints on it, you get to run a second scenario.

Tips for This Week

Build Saturday around the Best Scenario. At $0.39 an item and 83.2% off, it is the deepest cut by a wide margin and the only scenario under $6.
Verify the Daily Break state restriction first, since it swings the Best Scenario from $4.27 to $9.27 on its own.
Skip the Food Scenario unless your prices match exactly. It sits on $25.00 with no cushion, so one low price costs you the whole $5.
Personal Care 1 is the best no-app option at $6.25 and 75.2% off, and Personal Care 2 is right behind it with a full dollar of cushion.
The $4 Ibotta rebate on the big Snuggle is the largest single rebate here, worth grabbing even outside the Household run.
Two scenarios use the same creamer deal, so if you have Daily Break eligibility that offer is doing the most work on this list.
Make sure your store's prices match the ones listed here so your subtotal clears $25 the way it does above.
All figures are pre-tax, and rebates arrive after you shop, so plan for the final price plus tax at the register.