Carlie C's IGA grocery store on New Bern Avenue in Raleigh is celebrating its grand opening with some pretty tempting prices.

It has been several months since Carlie C's took over the location that Kroger abandoned in a cost-cutting move, but it's never too late for some grocery bargains.

Even better, the prices, valid through May 26, are also good at the Carlie C's Garner Station store.

Take a look at some of the better deals:

How does $5 in free produce sound?

That's the deal when you take advantage of the rare rebate in Sunday's coupon inserts.

It's a great opportunity to score some savings on grocery items, such as produce, that almost never offer coupons.

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.

The News & Observer's  coupon database has been updated with all of the new coupons -- and there were a bunch.

This Sunday's home-delivered Final Edition of The News & Observer contains three good-sized inserts -- two Smart Source and one Red Plum -- for a total of 179 coupons and a rare rebate on produce.

Thanks to everyone who attended my coupon class at the "Got to be NC" festival Friday afternoon at the state fairgrounds. And a big thanks to the folks at the North Carolina Department of Agriculture for inviting me to speak about some of my favorite topics: coupons and saving money on groceries.

Here's a freebie I hope you won't be able to pass up.

I'll be teaching a free coupon class this Friday at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds.

The class is part of the annual "Got to be NC" festival -- a celebration of all things North Carolina -- which runs this Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

The one-hour class, with a question-and-answer session afterward, will teach you how to save at least 50 percent at the grocery store using coupons and other savings techniques.

The class begins at 12:30 p.m. Friday, May 17.

It's a good weekend for coupon clippers.

Look for three good-sized coupon inserts -- two Smart Source and one Red Plum -- in this Sunday's home-delivered Final Edition of The News & Observer.

Also, don't forget...

While supplies last, Quest Nutrition is giving away free samples of its high-fiber, high-protein bars.

Fill out a short form and two bars will be mailed to you. You'll receive one chocolate chip cookie dough and one apple pie flavored.

Head over HERE to sign up.

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.