Dollar General Unveils the Affordable Holiday Guide

Tue, 14 Oct 2014

Major retailer offers practical and affordable alternative to extravagant holiday guides

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dollar General today unveils its new Affordable Holiday Guide, showcasing how to affordably celebrate all aspects of the upcoming holiday season. With brand-name toy discounts, sneak peeks at sales on popular holiday items, expanded online offerings and an opportunity to save even more through the DG Digital Coupon program, Dollar General is offering everything to celebrate this year in style and within budget.

“Dollar General is helping stretch customers’ holiday budgets with everyday low prices on items from gifts and baking needs to home decorations and additional items for an affordable holiday season,” said Todd Vasos, Dollar General’s chief operating officer. “We are also excited to further engage with our customers through the new DG Digital Coupon, which will provide even more savings off our everyday low prices, and provide our email subscribers the opportunity to view upcoming special deals before they are released to the rest of the public, including our Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday and Cyber Monday specials.”

Available online here, the Affordable Holiday Guide from Dollar General helps customers enjoy memorable holidays for less money with tips and specials with the four Cs of the holidays: celebrating, cleaning, cooking, and creating.

Celebrating

From electronics and toys to apparel and small gifts, Dollar General can save customers time and money as you search for the perfect gift for everyone on your holiday list. Fashionable apparel is available for the entire family to help accessorize work attire, add an extra splash of color to weekend excursions or relax in the comfort of comfortable lounge wear. Give beautiful home décor options including trend-right cozy throws, kitchen accessories, bedding, towels, shower curtains and more from the quality Comfort Bay brand. New and popular electronics with Bluetooth® technology, Toastmaster appliances and great gifts for four-legged family and friends from the new EverPet™ and Forever Pals™ brands are all found at your local Dollar General or online at www.dollargeneral.com.

Toy Discount
Dollar General is offering customers an immediate 25% discount off all qualifying toy purchases of $75 or more, both in stores and online, this holiday through December 24, 2014. Save on popular and major brand-name toys for children including popular Monster High™, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles™ and My Little Pony® Equestria™ merchandise. Dollar General carries a large selection of licensed products from top name brands including Mattel®, Fisher Price®, Hasbro®, Disney®, Nickelodeon®, Marvel® and more.

Cleaning

Get your home holiday ready before friends and family arrive to celebrate throughout the season. Dollar General’s satisfaction-guaranteed private brands and the nation’s most popular name branded items will help customers’ homes sparkle as bright as glittering home décor. Use items like disinfectant wipes, floor cleaners, air fresheners, furniture polishes, laundry detergents, paper towels, scented candles and more before guests arrive.

Cooking

Remember to stop by Dollar General for holiday baking items on your grocery list including flour, sugar, eggs, milk and more, all at everyday low prices. Additional delicious and inexpensive recipe ideas for all holiday meals are also available at www.dollargeneral.com/easymeals. Tasty and affordable recipes include Cherry Coke Ham, Baked Corn Casserole, Coca-Cola® Cranberry Chutney, Green Bean Casserole, Peppermint Buttercream Cupcakes and many more!

Creating

Home Décor
The holidays are a wonderful time of the year to create an indoor winter wonderland with modern, traditional and country-themed schemes to decorate the front door, mantle, tree and everywhere else in your home. Use garland, artificial trees, lights, pillows, throws, ribbons, bows, wrapping paper and so much more to accentuate your home this holiday. Be sure to check out the Affordable Holiday Guide for the top 10 uses for Dollar General’s $1 ornaments for low-cost ways to decorate for the holidays.

Do-It-Yourself Items
Giving a meaningful DIY gift can be as much fun to make as it is to give! Homemade treats can easily be made using $1 canning jars, $1 personalized labels and tasty cookie mixes. Another do-it-yourself gift includes picking up a Starbucks®, Apple® or other gift card and dressing it up with a festive $0.50 holiday greeting card. Giving the gift of convenience is even easier this year with Dollar General’s new automatic renewal program. Order items like coffee, diapers, pet treats and more and have items delivered each month to that someone special throughout the year. Plus, take time this holiday to create memories with family and friends by making homemade items like cards and garland or decorate yummy treats.

In addition to great low prices in more than 11,500 stores across the 40 states Dollar General serves, customers may also shop from the comfort of their home at www.dollargeneral.com. This holiday, the Dollar General website will also offer exclusive online savings throughout the season including free shipping days and discounts.

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About Dollar General Corporation

Dollar General Corporation has been delivering value to shoppers for 75 years. Dollar General helps shoppers Save time. Save money. Every day!® by offering products that are frequently used and replenished, such as food, snacks, health and beauty aids, cleaning supplies, basic apparel, house wares and seasonal items at low everyday prices in convenient neighborhood locations. With more than 11,500 stores in 40 states, Dollar General has more retail locations than any retailer in America. In addition to high quality private brands, Dollar General sells products from America's most-trusted manufacturers such as Clorox, Energizer, Procter & Gamble, Hanes, Coca-Cola, Mars, Unilever, Nestle, Kimberly-Clark, Kellogg's, General Mills, and PepsiCo. For more information on Dollar General, please visit www.dollargeneral.com.

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