Long holiday weekends typically signal a light week in the bargain department, but not so this time around. Both Rite Aid and Walgreens have some nice freebies and ultra cheap items. And Kroger has a fantastic sale.

We're talking free Infusium, free L.A. Looks hair gel, free Scope and free protein bars.

You can also score Herbal Essences hair products for 50 cents, Chex Mix for 27 cents a bag, Colgate toothpaste for 24 cents and Jumbo Packs of diapers for just $5.

At Kroger, you can pick up nice deals on everything from chicken breasts and organic produce to Kraft Mac & Cheese.

Keep reading for all my top picks from the drugstores and Kroger this week. And please chime in with deals you find.

CVS is offering customers the opportunity to double their quarterly Extra Bucks rewards.

Instead of a 2 percent reward on purchases, shoppers will receive a 4 percent reward for the last quarter of the year, which starts Sept. 16 and runs through Dec. 15.

The double rewards is not automatic. You must sign up...

With Labor Day weekend just a few days away, the grocery stores are offering lots of sales on picnic foods, including nice deals on hot dogs, buns, condiments, deli salads, soda, bottled water, ice cream and paper goods.

There are also some great produce bargains, including:

• cantaloupe for $1.49 at Harris Teeter,
• honeydew melon for $1.29 each at Aldi
• four pound bags of red potatoes for just 97 cents at Lowes Foods
• green peppers and cucumbers for 50 cents each at Food Lion.

Keep reading for all the very best of this week's grocery deals at Harris Teeter, Lowes Foods, Food Lion and Aldi. I've also included Sunday's Kroger deals at the bottom of the post for easier price comparison.

Please share any good deals you find in the comments section below so we can all save even more.

Harris Teeter and Lowes Foods are offering great deals this week on kitchen staples such as yogurt, peanut butter, milk, bread, shredded cheese, chicken breasts, ground beef and coffee.

I've included the very best of the deals from the new circulars as well as a host of unadvertised specials with outstanding coupon match-ups.

In the produce department, each of the stores has some nice deals:

• seedless grapes for 97 cents per pound at Harris Teeter
• cantaloupe for $1.50 each at Food Lion
• tomatoes on the vine for $1.19 per pound at Aldi
• five pounds of Russet potatoes for $1.97 at Lowes Foods

On top of that, Lowes Foods and Harris Teeter are both offering nice "Meal Deal" specials. Coupons make these even better deals.

Harris Teeter's Super Doubles promotion is the big headline in grocery news this week with with lots of freebies and ultra cheap deals. Head over HERE for an extensive list.

But don't rule out a quick trip to Lowes Foods, Food Lion and Aldi, where you'll be able to score $1 a jar peanut butter, cantaloupe for $1.50 and a 10-pound bag of potatoes for $2.49, among other bargains.

Keep reading for a store-by-store breakdown of the very best deals this week.

Happy shopping.

The big news in coupons this week is Super Doubles at Lowes Foods. Head over HERE for a giant list of freebies and good deals.

Keep reading this post for the rest of this week's good deals, which are surprisingly plentiful.

Harris Teeter has a great deal on eggs at just 99 cents a dozen, along with a generous "meal deal" and a good selection of $1 items included in its 10/$10 sale.

In addition to its Super Doubles, Lowes Foods has a great deal on boneless chicken breasts at just $1.79 per pound and some stellar produce deals.

Over at Food Lion, take note of the $1.50 price on peanut butter and an early bird Saturday special on Doritos for $1 per bag.

And finally, there are some terrific deals on produce at Aldi, including cucumbers for 29 cents, grape tomatoes for 89 cents per pint and 3-packs of green papers for $1.49.

Read on for all the top deals at Harris Teeter, Lowes Foods, Food Lion and Aldi. I've also included the best of Sunday's Kroger deals at the bottom of the post for easier comparison shopping.

Please add the bargains you find while shopping. That way, we can all save even more.

It's the middle of summer and the grocery circulars were a tad on the slim side so I scoped out a few unadvertised specials to beef up my good deals list this week.

If you've been looking for a great deal on peaches, Lowes Foods has them on sale this week for just 77 cents per pound. Lowes Foods also has some other nice produce deals, a great e-offer on Merita bread, 50-cent Softsoap hand soap and $1 bags of Krunchers! kettle chips.

Lowes Foods also has the best price on milk at $2.88 per gallon. Limit 2.

Specialty cheeses and cases of wine are 20 percent off this week at Harris Teeter. You can also score free Frank's Redhot Sauce, super cheap Barilla pasta and Birds Eye Steamfresh and a couple of nice Buy 2, Get 3 Free deals.

Over at Food Lion, cherries are just $1.97 per pound, which beats the other two stores by a long shot. Food Lion also continues its "MVP Big Deal," which gives you an additional 50 cents off per item when you buy at least 10 participating products.

Keep reading for all the top deals at Food Lion, Harris Teeter, Lowes Foods and Aldi this week. For easier price comparison, I've added Sunday's Kroger deals to the bottom of the post.

Please add your own best deals in the comments section so we can all save even more.

Here are this week's grocery headlines:
At Harris Teeter, milk is just $2.49 per gallon, cherries are $1.99 a pound and there's a fantastic Meal Deal promo that saves you more than $10.
At Lowes Foods, there's a new set of three-week coupons on pet products, a new round of Bonus Fuel Rewards and ultra cheap prices on Truvia, Pop Tarts and Hot Pockets.
Food Lion has a new MVP Big Deal promo that shaves $5 instantly off your order when you buy select products. Look for 9-cent Old El Paso seasoning and ultra cheap Yoplait yogurt among the deals.
And finally, at Aldi, you can pick up peaches, plums and nectarines for 99 cents a pound and pineapple for just $1.29 each.
As always, I've included Sunday's Kroger deals at the bottom of the post for easier price comparisons.
Keep reading for all the very best deals I spotted. And please add the deals you find so we can all save more.

It's a pretty good week for deals at the drugstores and Kroger. There's free chocolate at CVS, free Zest body wash at Rite Aid and ultra cheap school supplies at Walgreens.

There's also a nice deal on Kellogg's and Coke products at CVS, a super sale on Garnier hair products at Rite Aid and an opportunity to score a free $25 gift card from Walgreens with a prescription transfer.

But the deal I'm most excited about this week: milk for $1.99 per gallon at Kroger. That's a price we haven't seen in the Triangle in a long time.

Keep reading for the top deals I spotted at CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens and Kroger. And please chime in with the deals you noticed. That way, we can all save even more.

Pick up some great freebies and ultra cheap grocery items this week, including free Bayer aspirin and Kraft barbecue sauce, 16-cent Dole Frozen Fruit Cups, 20-cent cereal, 50-cent KC Masterpiece Barbecue Sauce, $1 Krunchers! Kettle Chips and $1 Tribe Hummus.

There are also great produce deals at Lowes Foods, Food Lion and Aldi, a fantastic price on Wisk laundry detergent at Lowes Foods and an interesting gasoline gift card deal at Food Lion.

Read on for all the very best deals at Harris Teeter, Lowes Foods, Food Lion and Aldi. I've also included Sunday's Kroger deals for easier price comparison.

Please add your deals in the comments section to give your fellow blog readers a chance to save even more. Thanks! And happy shopping.