A new Five Below store is opening in Garner on Friday with freebies and 5-cent hotdogs.

The new store, 155 Shenstone Boulevard in the White Oak Crossings shopping center, opens at 10 a.m.

The first 300 customers to make a purchase will get a free Five Below t-shirt. Customers will also be able to register for prizes, including a $100 Five Below shopping spree.

Stay for lunch and get a 5-cent hotdog.

Grand opening hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

Not sure what Five Below is? Ask any preteen or teen-age girl. Or think dollar store on steroids. Everything in the store costs $5 or less with an emphasis on trendy items, including such things as crackle nail polish, hair feathers, cellphone gear, candy and T-shirts.

The back-to-school sales remain in full swing this week with tons of deals on school supplies, including some penny deals. Read on for a store-by-store breakdown of the very best deals.

A reminder: You've got until noon Thursday to enter my Five Below back-to-school giveaway.

If you have the often-difficult task of buying for a young teen or preteen girl, here's your chance to score some points with her.

I'm giving away a back-to-school prize pack of goodies from Five Below.

Who can resist a 1-cent sale? That's what the back-to-school retailers are hoping.

It makes for smart marketing, but not necessarily smart shopping. So be careful out there and read the fine print.

Here are my favorite school-supplies deals for the week with the fine print in bold to help you out: