Dollar General Penny Shopping Tips & Tricks

Many folks do not know but there is actually such a thing as Dollar General Penny Shopping! It can take a little bit of work, but if you are down to spend a bit of time studying up and are ready for a scavenger hunt, you may just be rewarded with a haul of items from Dollar General that just cost 1 penny!

IMPORTANT: DO NOT ASK DG EMPLOYEES ABOUT PENNY ITEMS! They WILL NOT help you find them! These items are supposed to be removed from the floor.

If you haven't joined yet, make sure you head over and join our Dollar General Penny Shopping group on Facebook. We have over 70,000 members and its a great resource for all of your penny shopping questions. Make sure you search the group and read read read so that you have all the information you need for a successful Penny Shopping trip BEFORE you head to the store.

This is probably one of the best places to learn out to Penny Shop at Dollar General.

TIPS FOR LEARNING TO PENNY SHOP:

• Just as Dollar General Penny Shopping is a scavenger hunt, in some ways learning to penny shop there is as well! Read up all different sources of information
• READ ALL THE GROUP POSTS. Read all the most recent posts in the group. Read the comments too. Its a great way to learn exactly how all of this works. The more you read in the group, the better prepared you will be when you go in the store.

One of the things you should know before staring up is the WHY. Dollar General Penny Items are 1 penny after they have been on clearance. Many people who partake in the hobby of "penny shopping" keep a close eye on the clearance items.

Dollar General Penny Items are items that have clearanced out. This means they have already gone the lowest they are supposed to go (90% off) and are supposed to be removed from the shelves.

When the Dollar General employees do not remove the items from the shelves and you find them, they will ring up just 1 penny!

• TIP: Most items that are removed from shelves after they clearance out are just thrown in the dumpster. If you are a dumpster diver, the Dollar General dumpsters can be a great place to find some good stuff. Just be sure to follow local laws and keep yourself safe it you do choose to do this.

Finding Penny Items at Dollar General WILL take time. This isn't some easy way to just get a bunch of stuff for next to nothing. Think of it more like a treasure hunt or scavenger hunt. With that said, here are some tips on how find them.

TIP: Make sure you research before you go and have an idea of what you are looking for. 

• Look at what other people are getting. This is one of the best way to find items. Keep in mind that Dollar General Penny Items that you find must match EXACTLY the SKU and everything that others have verified as found. To see what others are getting, make sure you join our Dollar General Penny Shopping Facebook Group.
• Follow on our Dollar General Penny Items list. We try to keep this updated and make sure the information stays up to date. We add as new items come available, so this page is good. Works best in conjunction with a group (like the one above).
• Download the Dollar General Penny App. The one that most people use is called "Penny Finder" and it is available for both iOS and Android Devices for $1.99