Be sure to check your Harris Teeter E-Vic account today.

You may have received two digital coupons for two completely free items.

I received an E-Vic coupon for a free box of Fiber One Protein Chewy Bars, up to $4.50 in value.

And I also received a coupon for a free box of Pillsbury Toaster Struedels, up to $3.25 in value.

Sonic Drive-Ins locations are kicking off the summer season a little early with a special on a summer-time favorite.

Corn dogs will be 50 cents each all day long on Thursday, May 23.

Find your closest Sonic at SonicDriveIn.com.

Pencil this one in on your freebie calendar:

Krispy Kreme shops will be giving away free doughnuts when you stop in on Friday, June 7, which is National Doughnut Day.

Choose your favorite doughnut. No purchase is necessary.

No coupon is required.

Triangle grocery stores have lots of good deals this week:

*At Harris Teeter, pick of free McCormick taco seasoning, along with good deals on Heluva Good Dip (17 cents), Vlasic Pickles (24 cents), Lipton Tea (44 cents), French's Yellow Mustard (50 cents), Ball Park Franks (82 cents), and Arnold Pocket Thins (94 cents). Also be sure to check out the many BOGO offers. Many are good deals but don't be fooled by others.

*At Lowes Foods, look for nice deals on Sanderson Farms chicken breasts, Edy's fruit bars, Tribe Hummus, Alexia rolls, Weber barbecue sauce , along with Arm & Hammer laundry detergent and Scott toilet paper.
There's also a new instant-savings Kraft promotion that makes it possible to snag Kraft Mac & Cheese and Kraft barbecue sauce for just 50 cents each and Philadelphia cream cheese for 75 cents.

*At Food Lion, there are good deals on Ragu pasta sauce, Knorr sides, Lipton Tea, Mueller's pasta, Weight Watchers entrees, and Banana Boat sunscreen, along with sweet corn and limes.

*And at Aldi, strawberries, onions and watermelon are all good deals.

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.

Back Yard Burger restaurants are celebrating National Burger Day with free sandwiches for the first 100 folks in line at each location.

Get a free 1/3-pound Classic Burger on Tuesday, May 28, if you're among the first to line up.

Learn how to save 50 percent -- or more -- on your grocery bill in my upcoming coupon workshop.

Pay just $10 to register for the class, a three-hour workshop on Saturday, June 15. Most folks save at least that much in their first shopping trip after the class.

The fee includes free parking, a free breakfast, a detailed class handout, recipes, worksheets and a reusable grocery bag filled with 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:

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.