Dollar General Penny List This Week: Every Item Ringing Up for $0.01
Dollar General Penny List This Week: Every Item Ringing Up for $0.01
Imagine walking out of Dollar General with a cart full of drinks, freezer pops and snacks, and paying only a few cents. That’s what penny shopping is all about. Each week, a group of products at Dollar General is marked down to just $0.01, and if you know what to look for, you can find them still sitting on the shelves.
This guide gives you the latest Dollar General Penny List, past lists for reference, and practical tips to help you find penny items and check out without problems.
Table of Contents
- This Week’s Dollar General Penny List (Sept. 29)
- What Is the Dollar General Penny List?
- Where to Find Penny Items in Your Store
- Penny Shopping Tips and Rules to Know
- Previous Dollar General Penny Lists
- FAQ
This Week’s Dollar General Penny List – Sept. 29
New penny items usually show up on Tuesdays, so we post the updated list early in the week. Keep in mind that penny items vary from store to store. An item that rings up for a penny at one location might be full price at another. Always scan items in the Dollar General app before you head to the register.
Drinks
- Capri Sun Summer Blast Passion Fruit Mango 10ct – 087684011744
- Kool-Aid Jammers Pool-Aid Berry Splash 10ct – 043000080924
- Kool-Aid Jammers Sharkleberry Fin 10ct – 043000065716
- Skittles Tropical Drink 14oz – 850057068023
- Skittles Original Drink 14oz – 850057068061
- Skittles Wild Berry Drink 14oz – 850057068009
- Kool-Aid Sours Cherry Bomb 16oz – 043000096680
- Kool-Aid Sours Frostbite 16oz – 043000096703
- Kool-Aid Sours Watermelon Blast 16oz – 043000096697
- Hawaiian Punch Pineapple 128oz – 014800008388
- SunnyD Tangy Original 128oz – 050200500022
Freezer Pouches, Pops & Ices
- ICEE Freezer Pouch Blue Raspberry 6oz – 854025008455
- ICEE Freezer Pouch Fruit Punch 6oz – 854025008967
- ICEE Freezer Pouch Cola 6oz – 854025008295
- Tampico Island Punch Freezer Bars 6oz – 810083570433
- Airheads Snowcone Pouch Blue Raspberry 6oz – 810083570136
- Airheads Snowcone Pouch Sour Watermelon 6oz – 810083570457
- Sour Punch / Fun Pops Freeze Pops 24ct – 071041589748 (TFG: “Original”; PPM: “Tropical Blends”)
- Jolly Rancher Freeze Pops/Bars 10ct – 072392632916
- Skittles Freeze Pops/Bars 20ct – 072392636921
- Starburst Freezer Bars Assorted 20ct – 072392628926
- Margaritaville Freezer Bars Tropical 10ct – 072392633012
- Warheads Freeze Pops 10ct – 072392659913
- Wyler’s Light WaterTok Ice Pops 10ct – 072392605101
- Wyler’s Italian Ice Tropical 8ct – 072392948048
- Wyler’s Italian Ices Berry 8ct – 072392987085
- Wyler’s Italian Ice Original 8ct – 072392988082
- Pop Ice Freezer Bars Assorted 20ct – 072392724215
- Pop Ice Tropical Freezer Pops 80ct – 072392700882
- Pop Ice Assorted Freezer Pops 80ct – 072392700806
- Fun Pops Assorted Freezer Pops 24ct – 071041202401
- Dr Pepper Freezer Bars 18ct – 064331740127
Drink Mixes
- Pure Kick Hydration Cotton Candy 6ct – 072392321537
- Pure Kick Hydration Ice Pop 6ct – 072392321513
- Pure Kick Hydration Orange Cream 6ct – 072392321520
- Dole Lemonade Drink Mix 6ct – 850063266109
What Is the Dollar General Penny List?
The Dollar General Penny List is a weekly roundup of products that scan for one cent at the register.
Why a penny? It’s an internal signal. When Dollar General discontinues an item or wants it off the sales floor, the price drops to $0.01 so staff know to pull it. Employees don’t always catch every one, so some of these items stay on the shelves, and shoppers who know the UPCs can pick them up.
Pro tip: Watch items marked 90% off. Clearance discounts get deeper over time, and many items at 90% off drop to a penny within a week or a few weeks.
Match everything exactly. Brand, flavor, size and count must all match the list. A 10-count box might be a penny while the 20-count version is full price.
Where to Find Penny Items in Your Store
There’s no special “penny aisle.” Penny items can be anywhere in the store, so plan to look around.
- Clearance sections and endcaps: the best place to start.
- Regular shelves: discontinued items often sit in their usual spot until they’re pulled.
- Top shelves and storage totes: items sometimes get tucked away up high.
- Seasonal areas: leftover seasonal products are common penny candidates.
- Freezer and cooler sections: especially this week, with so many freezer pops and ices on the list.
Penny Shopping Tips and Rules to Know
1. Know the store policy, but stay polite
Dollar General’s policy is widely reported to allow customers to buy items that ring up for a penny. Still, some stores or cashiers may refuse. If that happens, stay friendly. You can mention the policy calmly, and if they still say no, simply ask them to remove the item and move on.
2. Gather everything before checkout
You usually get one chance. If you buy one penny item and come back for more, staff may pull the rest from the shelf. Collect everything you want first, then check out once.
3. Don’t ask employees to find penny items
These are items employees are supposed to remove. Asking about them often means they’ll get pulled right away. Shop quietly, and avoid contacting corporate about penny items.
4. Watch for “penny resets”
A penny price only lasts until the item is restocked. When new inventory arrives, the system can reset the price to full retail, so older stock no longer rings up at a penny.
5. Scan with the Dollar General app first
The DG app (iOS and Android) has a price scanner.
- Update the app before you shop.
- Set your location to the store you’re visiting.
- Scan each item before you go to the register.
If prices haven’t updated on Tuesday morning, try again Tuesday afternoon or Wednesday.
6. Check back every week
We update this post each week with new penny items. You can also follow hashtags like #dollargeneralpennyitems, #dgpennyfinds, #dgdeals and #dgclearance on Instagram for real-time finds from other shoppers.
7. Don’t forget Dollar Tree
On weeks with few new DG penny items, Dollar Tree penny hunting can keep your savings going