Kroger MEGA Sale this week of 8/16 (and next?)

I've really been looking forward to this week b/c Kroger is AGAIN having a great Mega Sale of Buy any 10 participating items, Get $5 off your total order. Even in my very short couponing career I've learned that these sales tend to end up very well for me. I was hoping to see more frozen veggies paired with coupons b/c we could use some, but that's okay.

Overall, there is a LOT I'm excited about! My own tips for working these sales to the maximum and keeping yourself from overspending:

* MAKE THEE A LIST!

* For the participating items, try to number your "sets" of 10 items. You can buy 10 of the same thing or 1 each of any of the items included in the Mega Sale, but make sure you have increments of 10! If you miss one and end up with 9.... you won't get the extra $5 off your total order for those items (works out to $.50 off per item). Bring a pen with you to the store so you can cross items off as you put them in your cart, OR mark where you've substituted an item (if they're out).

* STICK TO the list! This is just good basic shopping advice. I try to list my sale items on top, and then any/all my other items on the bottom with estimates of what my goal price is for those items (I do this especially for meats). This often keeps me from overshopping, and if an item is not on sale at all (and no coupons) I'll debate whether I really need it that week (often I can make do without). Also, I still know what the register total SHOULD be and I'm never terribly surprised by it.

* CLIP/PULL/PRINT all your coupons from the main stash beforehand. Same goes for LOADING and checking your e-coupons. It just makes the trip faster and this way you know how many multiples of items you can buy at a certain price, instead of buying 6 boxes of something and realizing at the register that you'll only get the rock-bottom price on 2 because you're short a couple coupons.

Much thanks goes to Jenny at Southern Savers, without whom I'd be spending way too much on groceries! (Click the "Weekly Ad" title to go to her FULL post)

Kroger Weekly Ad 8/16-8/22
(price listed is after .50¢ discount per item from instant savings)

Drinks:

SoBe Juice or Life Water 49¢ ea
-B1G1 Sobe Life Water printable (IE) or printable(FF) to $1.59 (coupon will take off .99¢ after .50¢ discount for each makes both FREE)

Pepsi products 2 liters .79 ea
-$1/2 Pepsi products Kroger “Best Customer” home mailer

Gatorade 64oz bottle

Refrigerated/Dairy:

Pillsbury Crescents Rolls 8-16.3 oz, .99¢ ea
-.50/2 Pillsbury Crescent Rolls printable or printable
-.50/2 Pillsbury Crescent Rolls Shortcuts eCoupon (use with .50/2 coupon makes it .24¢ ea)

Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls 8-16.3 oz, .99¢ ea
-.40/2 Pillsbury Sweet Rolls or Grands Sweet Rolls, Any SS 8/9 or printable
-.40/2 Pillsbury Sweet Rolls or Grands! Sweet Rolls Shortcuts eCoupon (use with .40/2 makes it .39¢ ea)

Yoplait Yogurts, 16-32 oz, $1.99 ea (ALL varieties below):

Delights 6pk
-$1 off Yoplait Delights printable

Fiber One 4pk
-$1 off Yoplait Fiber One Cellfire eCoupon or Shortcuts eCoupon
-$1 off Yoplait Fiber One SS 8/09, 7/12 (use with eCoupon -FREE)

Yoplait Yogurt 6pk or 32oz
-.55/1 Yoplait 32 oz yogurt Shortcuts eCoupon
-$1 off Yoplait 32 oz SS 7/12, 6/28 (use with eCoupon -.44¢)

Yo-Plus 4pk
-$1 off Yo-Plus SS 8/09 or printable or printable

Frozen:

Green Giant Valley Fresh Steamers, 12 oz bag, $1.29 ea

Wanchai Ferry Complete Frozen Meal Kits $5.49 ea
-$2 off Wanchai Ferry Dinner Kits SS 8/09, 7/12
-$3.50 off Wanchai Ferry Kis printable (limit reached)

Canned/Boxed Goods:

Betty Crocker Brownie Mix / Betty Crocker Cookie Mix $1.49 ea
-.40/1 Betty Crocker Cookie Mix 17.5 oz or larger Cellfire eCoupon or Shortcuts eCoupon
-.40/1 Betty Crocker Cookie Mix 17.5oz+ SS 8/9 or printable or printable or printable(use e coupon and paper coupon makes it .29 ea)

Betty Crocker Brownie Mix $1.49 ea
-.75/2 Betty Crocker Supreme Brownie Mix Cellfire eCoupon or Shortcuts eCoupon
-.75/2 Betty Crocker Supreme Brownie Mix, SS 7/19 or printable
-.50/2 Betty Crocker Supreme Brownie Mixes printable (use .50/2 paper coupon with e coupon makes it .61¢ ea)

Betty Crocker Warm Delights $1.39, Warm Delights Minis $1.69
-.50/1 Betty Crocker Warm Delights Bowls or Mini Bowls SS 8/9 or printable
-.50/1 Betty Crocker Warm Delights or Warm Delights Minis Cellfire eCoupon or Shortcuts eCoupon (use eCoupon with paper coupon makes it .19 ea)

Betty Crocker Potatoes 4.6-6.6 oz, 99¢ ea
-.40/2 Betty Crocker Boxed Potatoes Shortcuts eCoupon (makes it .79¢ ea)

Green Giant Vegetables, 11-15.5 oz cans, .75¢ ea

Hamburger, Chicken or Tuna Helper .89¢ ea
-.75/3 Hamburger Helper, Tuna Helper or Chicken Helper Cellfire eCoupon or Shortcuts eCoupon
-.75/3 Hamburger Helpers printable or printable (use eCoupon and paper coupon makes it .39¢ ea)

Old El Paso Dinner Kits $1.99
Old El Paso Tortillas $1.89
Old El Paso Taco Shells or Refried Beans .99¢ ea
-Buy (2) Old El Paso Products, get FREE Old El Paso Seasoning coupon on select products
-.60/2 Old El Paso products printable
-.60/2 Old El Paso products Shortcuts eCoupon (use both together makes it .39¢ ea)

Quaker or General Mills Cereal 8.9-16 oz, $1.49 ea INCLUDING: Cap’n Crunch, Life, Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cocoa Puffs, Fruity Cheerios, Golden Grahams, Total, or Trix
-$1/2 off any Cheerios SS 7/19, 8/02 or printable
-.55/1 Cheerios printable or printable
-.55/1 Trix Cereal Cellfire eCoupon or Shortcuts eCoupon
-.55/1 Trix Cereal, printable or here or here (with eCoupon .39¢)
-$1/2 General Mills Cereal, SS 7/19, 7/12, 8/16 or August All You
-.75/1 Total Cereal printable-.75/1 Total Cereal Shortcuts eCoupon (use with paper -FREE)

Snack Items:

Tostito’s Chips $1.88

Tostito’s Dip or Salsa $1.88
-Free Tostito’s Salsa wyb (2) Bags of Tostito’s Chips tearpad

Nature Valley Nut Clusters $1.99 ea
-$1 off Nut Clusters SS 8/09 printable or printable
-$1 off Nature Valley Clusters Cellfire eCoupon or Shortcuts eCoupon

Fiber One Chewy Bars 5-8.9 oz, $1.99 ea
-.40/1 Fiber One Chewy Bars Cellfire eCoupon or Shortcuts eCoupon
-.40/1 Fiber One Bars SS 7/19 or printable or printable(makes .79¢ ea)

Quaker True Delights Bars or Fiber & Omerga 3, 5ct, $1.99 ea
-$1 off Quaker True Delights RP 6/28 (exp 8/22) or printable

Quaker Quakes Rice Cakes, 3.03-4 oz, .49¢ ea

Meat:

Tyson Fresh Split Chicken Breast .99¢ lb
-$1 off Tyson Fresh Chicken SS 6/14, 8/02

Fresh Wild Caught Silverbrite Salmon Fillets $3.99 lb

Produce:

Yellow Squash or Green Beans .99¢ lb

Dry Goods:

Kroger White or Wheat Bread, 20 oz, $1 ea

Big K 12 pk Soft Drinks, 12 oz cans, $1.99 ea
-.50/1 Big K 12 packs Shortcuts eCoupon

Household/Personal Care:

Arm & Hammer Fabric Softener, 144 ct, $2.99 ea
Arm & Hammer Liquid Laundry Detergent, $2.99 ea
-$1 off Laundry Detergent or Softener Sheets printable


As a SIDE note, we're still pretty crazy busy this week; we still have a houseguest who is preparing to move into their own place this weekend and will be pretty tight on funds... So, guess what they want me to teach them?

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Yep! You guessed it! Couponing! I'm hoping that like before Kroger will extend this sale through 2 weeks so that I can really make their first trip with me a good one.


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