When using coupons to save your family money, you may, from time to time, run into a sticky situation.

It's always best to try to resolve a problem or get a question answered on the spot while you're still in the store. That's part of a manager's job and he or she should be happy to help you.

But if you don't get satisfaction, the corporate headquarters of your grocery store or drugstore wants to hear from you.

So go ahead and give them a call.

Thanks to everyone for entering my $10 Food Lion gift card giveaway.

I enjoyed hearing about your experiences (good and bad) with doubling coupons at Food Lion.

The winner, chosen at random, is:

The grocery deals are good this week, especially if you're willing to go that extra mile and shop two or three stores for the very best deals at each. Lowes Foods came out with a surprise set of store coupons this week; Harris Teeter is offering dozens of BOGO deals along with a handful of Buy 2, Get 3 Free deals. And for the second week in a row, Food Lion is offering double coupons up to 99 cents in the Triangle and Fayetteville.
All of the stores also have corned beef brisket and cabbage on sale in honor of St. Patrick's Day, but Lowes Foods has the lowest price on the corned beef at just $2.88 per pound.
Read on for all the very best deals at Harris Teeter, Lowes Foods, Food Lion and Aldi. For easier comparison, I've also included Sunday's Kroger deals at the bottom of the post.

Don't forget: I'm giving away a $10 Food Lion gift card to one lucky blog reader.

You have until noon tomorrow, Tuesday, March 13, to enter to win.

Do not enter on this post. You must leave a comment on the original blog post here.

(Please make sure your email address registered with The N&O is valid so I can easily contact you if you win.)

I'll announce the winner on Wednesday, March 14.

That way, the winner will receive it in time to spend during Round 2 of Food Lion's double coupon event.

Here's an opportunity to do a good deed and get a good deal at the same time.

Through Tuesday, March 13, donate $1 to Easter Seals while shopping at Food Lion and you will receive a booklet with $9.50 worth of store and manufacturer coupons inside.

The coupons, all of them with a March 27 expiration date, include:

I've got two gift card giveaways going on the blog right now so be sure to enter both of them.

You have until noon Friday to enter to win a $25 gift card to CVS. Leave a comment on the original post to enter.

And you have until noon Tuesday to enter to win a $10 gift card to Food Lion. Leave a comment on the original post to enter.

Good luck, everyone!

Once you've hit the aisles at Food Lion this week during its inaugural double-coupon event, we'd like to hear the highs and lows of your shopping trip.

How high was your total before coupons? And how low was it after coupons?

Were you impressed with Food Lion's first foray into double couponing? Or were you disappointed?

We would like to hear your thoughts, your gripes, your funny stories.

Leave a comment on this post and you'll be entered to win a $10 Food Lion gift card.

This week's supermarket headlines definitely belong to Food Lion, which is offering its first-ever double-coupon event in the Triangle. Click here to find out about those deals.
But at Harris Teeter and Lowes Foods, where double coupons are the norm, there are some equally good bargains to be had -- if not better deals in some cases.
How about a dozen eggs for 24 cents? Or a large jar of peanut butter for 60 cents?
Read on for all the very best deals at Harris Teeter, Lowes Foods, Food Lion and Aldi. For easier comparison, I've also included Sunday's Kroger deals at the bottom of the post.

Food Lion kicks off a two-week-long double-coupon event at 7 a.m. Wednesday, March 7 -- the very first time the chain has offered to double the value of coupons in the Triangle.

To give you a head start on your savings, I've compiled a list of good deals based on regular prices. And I've added a few more with confirmed new sale prices, thanks to the good folks over at AFullCup.com where the ad is posted.

I walked the aisles of the Food Lion on Williams Street in Apex, matching those prices to current manufacturer coupons we've received here in the Triangle, along with readily available printable coupons to come up with the list.

In some instances, I've noted potential deals on items that are currently on sale. Unfortunately, Food Lion's shelf tags don't indicate if a sale is continuing so some of the deals won't be certain until Wednesday morning.

I'll add more deals as I spot them. And please feel free to add any deals that you've discovered so we can all save even more.

I've included a list of Food Lion's double coupon guidelines at the very bottom of the post.

One last thing: Remember, this is Food Lion's first experience with doubling coupons in our area so be patient with your cashiers and managers.

Now on to the deals:

As I reported here Friday evening, Food Lion will offer a double coupon promotion in the Triangle and Fayetteville.

The promotion will start Wednesday and will last for two weeks.

Here are the details on how the promotion will work and a list of stores, according to company spokeswoman Christy Phillips-Brown: