Triangle drugstores are offering several good deals this week. Among the highlights:

*CVS has nice deals on Colgate mouthwash, Mars chocolate, Irish Spring body wash, Clear Scalp products and Huggies diapers. You can also pick up a 2 liter bottle of Coke for 74 cents.

*Rite Aid is offering nice deals on candy, gum, 7UP, Colgate products, OFF! insect repellent, and Banana Boat and Hawaiian Tropic sunscreen.

*Walgreens has milk for $2.99, along with good deals on General Mills cereals, Wonderful Nuts, Arm & Hammer laundry detergent, Cottonelle toilet paper, Colgate products, OFF! insect repellent and Huggies Little Swimmers.

Keep reading for all the top deals at CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens this week -- with coupons and without.

Look for lots of good deals at Kroger this week on produce, boneless chicken breasts and chicken leg quarters, Green Giant canned vegetables, Kroger-brand soda, Cool Whip, Kroger-brand cream cheese and Pepsi 2 liters.

It's interesting to note that none of these deals requires a coupon, which is significant since the chain stopped double coupons in the Triangle one week ago. Read about the coupon policy change HERE.

The best coupon deals of the week are on Sweet Baby Ray's barbecue sauce -- just 67 cents each when you buy three -- and Ball Park Franks for 88 cents each when you buy two.

While the chain has promised over-all lower prices, shoppers in other areas where double coupons were previously discontinued have reported through social media that the lower pricing was short lived. Let me know what you think about Kroger's pricing in the comments section below this post.

Keep reading for this week's top deals at Triangle-area Kroger stores.

Triangle grocery stores have lots of good deals this week:

*At Harris Teeter, check out the dozens of BOGO and Buy 2, Get 3 Free deals. Paired with coupons, many of them are a terrific deal, including Lance Crackers, Ore-Ida Potatoes and Tuttorosso Tomatoes. There are also stellar deals on Harris Teeter shredded cheese, Yoplait Yogurt, Dr. Oetker frozen pizza and Eight O'Clock Coffee.

*At Lowes Foods, be sure to check out the great deals on Fresh Express bagged salad (free!), along with nice deals on meat, sliced cheese and 2 liter sodas. There are also several opportunities to earn gasoline rewards.

*At Food Lion, there are good deals on apples, potatoes, lettuce, bagged salad, tomatoes, Birds Eye Voila dinners, mustard and Turkey Hill ice cream.

*And at Aldi, pick up cucumbers for 39 cents each, bagged salad for 59 cents and a five-pound bag of baking potatoes for $1.29.

Keep reading for a long list of this week's top deals at Harris Teeter, Lowes Foods, Food Lion and Aldi -- with and without coupons.

Triangle drugstores are offering several terrific deals this week. Among the highlights:

*CVS has nice deals on Burt's Bees products, 2 liter sodas and Soft Scrub.

*Rite Aid is offering terrific deals on Arm & Hammer products, Skinny Cow candy, Bengay and Stayfree feminine products.

*Walgreens has milk for under $3, along with a moneymaker deal on Breathe Right nasal strips and a nice deal on Popcorn Indiana.

Keep reading for all the top deals at CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens this week -- with coupons and without.

Look for great deals at Kroger this week on produce, including green beans, zucchini, red potatoes, several apple varieties, and greens -- all for 99 cents per pound.

There's also a 50 percent off sale on Perdue boneless chicken breasts.

And a sad reminder: This week is the last to take advantage of double coupons at Kroger. The chain will no longer double coupons in North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia as of May 12.

Keep reading for this week's top deals at Triangle-area Kroger stores -- with coupons and without.

Triangle grocery stores have lots of good deals this week:

*At Harris Teeter, check out the dozens of BOGO deals. Paired with coupons, many of them are a terrific deal, including Quaker cereal for 69 cents per box, Smart Balance milk for 59 cents per half gallon and Finish Gelpacs for $1.64 per box. Without coupons, score Skippy peanut butter for $1.74.

*At Lowes Foods, be sure to check out the great deals on Ball Park hot dogs and Sanderson Farms chicken breasts, along with Mrs. Paul's fish, Wholly Salsa and California Olive Oil. There are also several opportunities to earn gasoline rewards.

*At Food Lion, there are good deals on boneless chicken breast (just $1.79 per pound), along with some nice produce deals, including 20-cent limes, 50-cent cucumbers, 59-cents-per-pound sweet potatoes, 79-cent mangoes and 79-cents-per-pound Roma tomatoes.

*And at Aldi, pick up avocados for 59 cents each, along with mangos and heads of lettuce for just 69 cents each.

Keep reading for a long list of this week's top deals at Harris Teeter, Lowes Foods, Food Lion and Aldi -- with and without coupons.

Triangle drugstores are offering several terrific deals this week. Among the highlights:
*All three stores are offering free Zyrtec allergy medicine.
*CVS has free chocolate bars and battery powered toothbrushes -- always a great combo.
*Rite Aid is offering several discounted gift card deals, along with free Clear Eyes drops and several cheap candy deals.
*Walgreens has 49-cent Colgate, 99-cent Scope and $1.50 Xtra laundry detergent, along with BOGO photo collage prints.

Keep reading for all the top deals at CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens this week -- with coupons and without.

Look for great deals at Kroger this week on produce, including 99-cent pineapples, 99-cent blackberries and 99-cent-per-pound apples in several varieties.

There's also a nice deal on boneless chicken breasts for $1.99 per pound.

But the biggest Kroger news is the grocery chain's decision that it will no longer double coupons as of May 12. Read about Kroger's coupon policy change HERE.

Keep reading for this week's top deals at Triangle-area Kroger stores -- with coupons and without.

Do you feel like you spend way too much at the grocery store? Tired of paying outrageous drugstore prices?

Registration is now open for my next coupon workshop, a three-hour class on Saturday, June 15.

Learn how to save 50 percent -- or more -- in this fun and fast-paced class. On top of that, we'll feed you breakfast and send you home with a nice bag of freebies.

I'll be teaching this class, covering basic and advanced coupon techniques, in Raleigh at The News & Observer's downtown offices, 215 S. McDowell St.

The half-day session will include information on:

With Harris Teeter and Lowes Foods battling it out for coupon shoppers this week, Food Lion is concentrating on deals that don't require coupons.

There are good deals on pork, chicken, ground beef, tomatoes, Russet potatoes, strawberries and store-brand items, along with a handful of coupon deals such as Turkey Hill ice cream and Steamfresh vegetables.

Keep reading for all the best deals -- with coupons and without.