Dueling Super Doubles events at Harris Teeter and Lowes Foods are now but a memory, which means it's time to pick a winner in our $25 gift card giveaway.

Thanks to everyone who entered. Based on your comments, it sounds like despite some empty shelves, most of you scored impressive savings.

The winner, chosen using random.org, is:

It's a big week for couponers -- with competing coupon events at Lowes Foods and Harris Teeter -- so we thought we should celebrate with a giveaway.

I'll be giving away a $25 gift card to one lucky reader. And the winner will get to choose whether the card is to Harris Teeter or Lowes Foods.

So don't be shy. Post your Super Doubles stories in the comments section below.

Did you go to both Harris Teeter and Lowes Foods? Or did you pick one store over the other?

How many coupons did you use? How much did you spend? How much did you save?

Share your totals, any unadvertised deals you uncovered or even a funny story that happened at the register.

Got a gripe? You can share that too.

Enter before midnight on the last day of Super Doubles, Tuesday, Nov. 6. I'll post the winner Wednesday morning, Nov. 7

Happy shopping and happy commenting.

Whether it's an actual doomsday scenario or just the prospect of a few days (or weeks) without electricity, it's always good to be prepared.

No one knows this better than the folks featured on the National Geographic Channel series "Doomsday Preppers," which follows groups of people from all over the country who who believe the end of society as we know it could be right around the corner. Those people spend their time preparing for a "doomsday" by stocking up on food, water, weapons, medical supplies, generators, zombie swords, you name it.

Season 2 of "Doomsday Preppers" officially begins on November 13 (10 p.m.), but there's a special preview episode airing this Sunday night at 10 p.m.

National Geographic Channel sent us this Doomsday Prepper starter kit (Doomsday beans, a can opener, a packaged dehydrated meal, and a roll of Doomsday toilet paper). 

I want to pass this box of goodies along to a reader but it's kinda heavy, so I'm going to ask that whoever wins be able to scoot by the N&O office and pick it up. If you want it, send me an email by Sunday at midnight and I'll do a random drawing and have it available for pickup (215 S. McDowell Street in downtown Raleigh) on Monday.

One lucky reader has won two free tickets to my Nov. 3 coupon workshop at the Ronald McDonald House in Durham.

Thanks to everyone who entered. I enjoyed reading your comments and hearing your enthusiasm for couponing and frugal living.

For those of you who didn't win, there are a few seats remaining in the class so think about signing up to attend.  Most folks easily recoup the cost of the workshop in their first grocery trip.  Go to the N&O ZONE page for more details.

And now for the winner:

Five blog readers have won coupons for a free product in my Stubb's Barbecue giveaway.

Thanks to everyone who entered.

Check out the list of user names below to see if you were among the lucky five:

Let's start the weekend out right with a new giveaway.

Five readers will win coupons for a free product from Stubb's Barbecue, a Texas-based company that makes all-natural sauces, rubs and marinades.

Stubb's, which has been around since 1968, wants to get the word out about its expanded product line, which includes a new sweet and spicy sauce, injectable marinades and a reformulated rub line.

Stubb's products are gluten free and don't contain high fructose corn syrup.

If you'd like to know more about Stubb's, check out the website at Stubbsbbq.com, which includes recipes for dishes like BBQ Cornbread Casserole and BBQ Mac & Cheeseburger.

I checked the Harris Teeter and Lowes Foods websites and these products range in price from $3.55 to $4.99.

To enter to win one of the free product coupons, just leave me a comment or question below.

I'll pick five winners at random at noon Tuesday, Oct. 23, and post the winners shortly afterward.

Stubb's also sent me bottles of its barbecue sauce, which I'll be giving away at my next coupon class on Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Ronald McDonald House in Durham.

You can find out more about that on the N&O ZONE.

I've got three refillable coffee cups from Kangaroo Express to give away to three lucky readers.

The cups entitle you to 99-cent refills on an extra-large cup of Kangaroo's Bean Street coffee.

And your coffee will be free during Kangaroo Express free refill days.

Sign up for Kangaroo's text club by texting ROOCLUB to 843766 and you'll receive messages on free coffee days.

Leave me a comment or question and you'll be entered to win one of the three cups. The giveaway ends at noon on Wednesday, Oct. 17. I'll choose the winners using random.org and announce them here on the blog.

I've got an additional two refillable mugs that I'll be giving away during my next half-day coupon workshop, which will be at the Ronald McDonald House of Durham on Saturday, Nov. 3. You can sign up for the workshop on The N&O ZONE.

I just picked a winner in my blog giveaway for an envelope full of coupons.

On top of the $10/$50 at Harris Teeter coupon, free McDonald's coupons and a $4 rebate on a pumpkin, the winner wil be receiving lots of coupons from my personal stash.

In fact, there were so many coupons I had to find a bigger envelope.

The winning name, chosen with the help of random.org, is:

How about a new giveaway to start off the week?

I have an envelope brimming with coupons to give away to one reader.

Among the coupons the winner will receive:

*one $10/$50 coupon for Harris Teeter from Recyclebank.com. If you missed my post about how you can score these for yourself, click HERE.

*a $4 rebate on the purchase of a pumpkin priced at $4.01 or more.

*a coupon for a FREE McCafe Coffee from McDonald's.

*a coupon for a FREE Fruit and Maple Oatmeal from McDonald's

On top of that, I'll add in dozens more coupons from my personal stash.

Leave a comment or question below by noon Thursday, Oct. 11. I'll pick a winner shortly after that and post the winning name.

Each fall, Durham Central Park offers a series of fundraising dinners called Meals from the Market. The schedule of those events and tickets are now available HERE.

One of those events is a small food truck rodeo called "Trucks from the Market" next Sunday, Oct. 14 from 6-8 p.m. Instead of long lines and trucks running out of food, this will be a ticketed event to make sure everyone gets a taste off every truck. So for $50, you get a taste of food from all 13 trucks, 2 Carolina Brewery beers and hopefully a lovely Sunday evening in downtown Durham.

The participating trucks include Only Burger, Pie Pushers, Triangle Raw Foods, Chick-N-Que, Mama Duke's, Sympathy for the Deli, Porchetta, KoKyu BBQ, American Meltdown, Farmhand Foods, Monuts Donuts, The Parlour and Daisy Cakes.

Here's where it gets good for one lucky Mouthful reader: the organizers have offered a pair of tickets for free as a giveaway.

So you know the drill, leave a comment below this post before noon, Thursday, Oct. 11. I will pick a winner at random and arrange for the winner to pick up tickets at the event. Good luck!