With Christmas just two days away, the drugstore deals aren't all that generous this week. But all three major chains will be open Christmas Day for those last-minute purchases.

As you might suspect, there are deals on cold medicines, batteries and holiday candy. Also look for shampoo and razor deals. And, the Christmas clearance is beginning early.

Keep reading for the list of deals at CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens that stood out to me. In the comments section below, please post any stellar deals you found.

It's a bit of a hunt to find the real deals amid all the toys, fragrances and "as-seen-on-TV" products in this week's drugstore circulars. But there are several good deals to be had, including a few freebies. Several bargains will make good stocking stuffers, and there are even a few bargains on gifts, such as Hershey's Pot of Gold candy for $1.99, Arm & Hammer spin brushes for $2.39 and Axe gift sets for $4.24.

Keep reading for the best of this week's deals at CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens -- with and without coupons.

Pick up free Lysol wipes, Lindsay black olives and hair clips at the drugstores this week, along with ultra cheap deals on Hershey's holiday chocolates, Royal and Jell-O gelatin, Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, Carmex lip care and Halls and Ricola cough drops.

Keep reading for the highlights of this week's best deals at CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens -- with and without coupons.

This week's drugstore ads are filled with sales on toys and candy, along with page upon page of gadgets and gizmos for the holidays. But keep in mind, not all these so-called deals are actually a bargain.

There are, however, several worthwhile deals tucked in among all the hype. Here are a few of the highlights:

CVS has great deals on bags of Hershey's holiday candy, Pampers diapers, All laundry detergent and discounted gift cards.

Rite Aid's best deals include Nivea lip balm for just 17 cents, Bob's candy canes, Luden's cough drops, 7UP 2 liters and discounted gift cards.

And at Walgreens, be sure to snag the FREE Colgate toothpaste, 54-cent Butterball turkey bacon, Xtra laundry detergent for $1.49 per jug and the cheap deals on Nice! brand sugar and flour for holiday baking.

Keep reading for the very best of the Sunday deals at CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens. Remember, these are the deals that jumped out at me. Help your fellow couponers by leaving a comment about the deals you discovered.

If you scored some of the many drugstore freebie deals offered over the holiday weekend, it's time to start spending all those rewards before they expire.

I like to use them to stock up on necessities like toilet paper and then use what's left to "roll" into new deals that will yield new rewards to keep my freebies coming and my stockpile fresh.

Here are a few of the better deals I spotted this week at CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens. Please feel free to chime in with any good deals you discovered.

The drugstores are open Thanksgiving Day and they're hoping to lure you in with lots of freebies.

Pick up all kinds of items, from CVS batteries and Philips earbuds to Mars candy and Carmex lip balm -- all free after coupons and store rewards.

CVS and Walgreens are offering the most free offers with Rite Aid a distant third.

If shopping on Thanksgiving isn't your thing, the deals are good through Saturday but many of the freebies will likely be gone.

(I typically hit at least one of the drugstores early Thanksgiving morning. I'll slide my turkey into the oven, make a quick run to grab my freebies and return home before anyone else in the house is awake.)

Here's a sampling of the freebies and ridiculously cheap items available:

Check out a photo of my CVS haul on the Centsible Saver Facebook page.

The big news -- huge news, really -- is that CVS is offering its freebies extravaganza early this holiday season. Instead of the retailer's traditional Thanksgiving Day freebie blitz, it starts today. Free Starbucks drinks, free Charmin, free Kraft Mac & Cheese, free Coke -- and the list goes on. There are at least 30 freebies and a handful are moneymakers.

Obviously, the deals at Rite Aid and Walgreens can't compare. But there are a few good buys, including:

• free Tums, 25-cent Mitchum and 99-cent Purex at Walgreens
• free Reach Floss and Hershey's Kisses for $1 a bag at Rite Aid
• and discounted holiday merchandise at both stores.

Read on for the best of the deals, along with the coupon match-ups.

Cough medicine, toothpaste, dish liquid, razors, soda, diapers and Christmas candy are among the bargains you can score at drugstores in the Triangle this week.

With the right coupons, you can also "buy" a couple cans of free Lindsay olives and free contact lens solution.

Keep reading for the best of the ultra-cheap deals at CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens this week. Feel free to add any bargains you found. Leave a comment for your fellow couponers so we can all save more.

You can tell the holidays are looming because the drugstore circulars are filled with sales on holiday candy, toys and decor, but not everything that's on sale is a deal. Among the better holiday-related deals I noted this week:

• Buy 1, Get 2 Free holiday gift bags and boxed cards at Rite Aid.
• $2 Hershey's Holiday candies at CVS. But, if you can hold off, these will probably go lower.
• Holiday toys and decor are BOGO at Rite Aid.
• 88-cent boxes of candy canes at CVS.

Also noteworthy this week: FREE Glade Scented Oil Warmers at Rite Aid, 24-cent Crest toothpaste and mouth Rinse at Walgreens, 49-cent Scope at Walgreens, $2.99 per gallon milk at Walgreens, a nice Carmex deal at CVS, soda deals at all three drugstores and Starbucks Refreshers for 50 cents at Walgreens.

Keep reading for all the best deals at CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens.

Before you head out to the drugstores this week, check out my list of freebies and ultra cheap deals.

Among the highlights:

Free Revlon beauty tools, Advil PM, Colgate toothpaste and Preparation H, along with ultra cheap Dawn dish liquid, Renuzit air fresheners, Pantene hair care and Coke 2 liters. There's also a fantastic deal on Pampers, a super cheap deal on Duracell hearing aid batteries and milk for $2.99 per gallon.

Keep reading for all the details on this week's very best of the deals at CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens.