Dollar General holds several clearance events throughout the year, but there is no publicly posted annual schedule. Events may focus on core merchandise, seasonal products or a combination of both.

A Core Clearance Event includes discontinued or marked-down products from Dollar General’s regular, year-round inventory. This may include beauty products, household supplies, apparel, food, health items, toys and other everyday merchandise.

A Seasonal Clearance Event focuses on merchandise connected to a holiday, season or temporary collection. Examples may include Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Easter, spring, summer, back-to-school and Halloween merchandise.

The additional discount is generally taken from the item’s current clearance price rather than its original retail price. For example, an item already reduced to $5 could drop to $2.50 with an additional 50% off.

Some category promotions work differently, so always scan the item in your app to double check.

Most locations may participate in a nationwide event, but participation, inventory and included merchandise can vary. Stores may also have different stock levels or additional local markdowns.

The major Clearance Events covered on this page are generally in-store promotions. Dollar General may have separate clearance merchandise available through its website, but online availability and prices may differ from the in-store event.

Coupons can often be used on qualifying clearance merchandise unless the terms specifically exclude clearance items. The product must still meet the coupon’s brand, size, quantity, date and other requirements.

Yes! The Saturday $5 off $25 Dollar General coupon will work during a Clearance Event when the purchase meets the coupon’s stated requirements.

Orange tags commonly identify discontinued or permanently marked-down merchandise. These products are often called POG clearance.

POG stands for planogram. A planogram is the store’s layout for where products belong on shelves. POG clearance generally includes merchandise being discontinued, replaced or removed from the regular shelf layout.

Start with the designated clearance section or clearance tables, but do not stop there. Clearance products may be mixed into regular aisles, placed on endcaps or left in seasonal, beauty, apparel, toy and home sections.

Stores may not replace every shelf tag before or during a Clearance Event. The app may display a newer price than the sign on the shelf. Make sure the correct store is selected and ask for a price check if the app and register do not match.

Price changes may begin appearing in the Dollar General app before stores open on the first day of an event. Timing varies, and an app price does not guarantee that the item will be in stock or included at every location.

Visit your store before the event and look through the clearance section and included seasonal categories. You can take photos of items and UPC codes, clip relevant digital coupons, confirm your store location in the app and make a list of products you want to scan when the event begins.

Popular events may attract several clearance shoppers, and high-demand merchandise can sell quickly. Stores may not have every sign posted, so keep the app ready, scan products and be patient while prices are being checked.