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.

Look for good deals on oranges, tangerines, Clementines, chicken breasts, ground chuck, Progresso soups and Ziploc containers at Kroger this week.

The quadruple fuel rewards continue and there's also a prescription transfer deal.

Keep reading for the best deals at Kroger this week, along with coupon matchups.

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.

Many of last week's best deals are repeating this week at Kroger, including good buys on Thanksgiving turkeys, a free milk promotion and a P&G promo that shaves $4 off your order.

You can also pick up sweet potatoes for 39 cents per pound, 16 oz. sour cream for $1 and four pounds of Domino sugar for $1.50.

In addition, Kroger is offering its popular gift card promotion -- valid through Dec. 9 -- that gives you quadruple fuel rewards.

Keep reading for all the top deals at Kroger -- with and without coupons.

There are several good grocery buys for under $1 at Kroger this week, including Cool Whip, Stove Top Stuffing, Del Monte Green Beans, Green Giant frozen veggies, Dole pineapple and Campbell's cream soups.

You can also score a free gallon of milk -- or a half gallon of organic milk -- when you buy four select General Mills products. Read my deal idea below on how to get four boxes of cereal and the milk for just $4.

In addition, the 59-cent-per-pound Thanksgiving turkey promotion continues and a new P&G promotion starts, taking $4 off your order when you purchase four participating products.

Keep reading for all the top deals at Kroger -- with and without coupons.

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.

Kroger is continuing its "Buy 10, Save $5 Instantly" promotion, which includes lots of deals on baking supplies and traditional holiday cooking ingredients. With new coupons available, many of these items are ridiculously cheap.

Kroger is also continuing its promotion on turkeys. They're just 59 cents per pound through Thanksgiving Day with an additional $25 food purchase.

Keep reading for all the top deals at Kroger -- with and without coupons.

It looks like Kroger wants to lure shoppers in early to make their holiday food purchases. There are big sales on lots of baking products and traditional holiday cooking ingredients.

Take a look:

• Carnation Evaporated Milk is just 19 cents a can
• Del Monte canned tomatoes are 25 cents per can
• Green Giant vegetables are 49 cents per can
• Ocean Spray canned cranberries are 99 cents per can
• Domino sugar is $1.49 for a 4-lb. bag

It's also the second week of a month-long promotion on turkeys. They're just 59 cents per pound through Thanksgiving Day with an additional $25 food purchase.

Keep reading for all the top deals at Kroger -- with and without coupons.