I took a week off from shopping just... well, just because! Because you have to. There weren't a whole lot of very exciting deals at most of my stores, although I did hit up CVS for another One-Transaction-Wonder (that won't happen again for awhile; I'm planning to burn up my last big stash of ECBs this week). And this week has been crazy so tonight was my first night to really get out to shop.
This week was another Mega Sale at Kroger (see Jenny at Southern Savers for the list!). I don't know about anyone else but after the last one I was kind of disappointed. Not a WHOLE lot of free or super-super cheap stuff. In fact I told DH that this was a "high-end" Mega Sale b/c I spent more than I ever have on a Mega Sale since I started couponing. Still, I didn't do too bad. I only grabbed 10 participating items, but I confirmed or found some other great deals, too! Here are my favorites:
* Purina ONE Cat Chow - $1.49 after sale/coupons!
* Buitoni Fresh Chicken & Prosciutto Tortellini - $1.49 after sale/coupons!
* Slim Fast Bars, multi-packs (closeouts) - $1.39 after paper coupon! Only $0.89 after Unilever e-Coupon (which I completely forgot about and wrote off weeks ago... but it worked)!
* Green Giant Boxed Frozen Veggies - $0.64 each ($1.28 for 2) after paper & e-coupons! AND... there's multiples of the $.50/2 e-coup, so buy 4 boxes and get a $2.00 OYNO catalina!
* Starkist Tuna Pouches (in water) - FREE after those $1 printables from during the last Mega Sale (when my Kroger was clean out)!
* Smithfield Bacon 50% off - $2.68 each... FREE with OVERAGE if you still have those $3.00 printables!
I also snagged several Lean Cuisines, 2 boxes of Ritz Crackers, Digiorno Pizza, Mushrooms, and some clearance Pork Chops.
Totals before sale/coupons: $66.62
Total after sale: $47.71
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Total Spent: $27.04
Saved: 60%
Now, why do I feel like I've done BADLY if I walk out having spent more than $20 and NOT getting nearly $100 worth of groceries for it? :-)
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Showing posts with label Kroger. Show all posts
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Friday, September 18, 2009
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Kroger - Week of 8/30... and where'd my week go?
Wow. That was fast! The rest of this past week was spent trying to ditch the crud in advance of the holiday weekend and once that started, away it went! I know this is late but I wanted to post up how I did on a last-minute run to Kroger on Friday night. My spouse had left for the mountains ahead of me to secure a good campsite b/c past experience has taught us there are NONE to be found come Saturday on Labor Day weekends. I went to dinner with friends directly after work, then decided to run to Kroger to grab Pepsis (b/c they were on their great Buy 4, Get 1 FREE deal) and a few free items.
Overall, it was not a banner trip but then it wasn't meant to be. Those darned Pepsis always tweak my totals... ;-) It's pretty funny that if I don't save at least 50%, I now get really disappointed in myself, even when I know it can't be helped!
Anyhoo, here are the quick details:
Total before sale/coupons: $53.90
Total after sale: $34.92
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After coupons: $27.72 (Saved 49% overall)
I have done WAAAAAY better, I know! And I only used about $7 in coupons! ....??? The main thing is that I went in for the Pepsis, grabbed a few unplanned things, and only found a few of the freebies I wanted. FYI: The night before the first University of TN game.... things can go fast on those shelves.
(5) Pepsi 12-packs
(1) Bounty Paper Towels
(1) Hefty One-Zip bags
(1) Kroger trash bags
(1) Dial handsoap
(2) Cattleman's BBQ Sauce
(2) French's Mustard
(3) Haagan-Daz single servings (1 of these did not make it into my bags at checkout.. Grrr!)
(3) Gatorades
(2) Orange/White shakers (... for my car... and watching games) :-)
It doesn't seem like a whole lot for $27! ... Honestly? I have no idea how much the shakers were. I had to get up super early on Saturday so I came home, jotted down the big numbers and tossed my receipt. They may have been a couple bucks a piece but I really wanted some. I used to have a stash of dozens from my student gamedays but those have long since been given away, disintegrated, or become cat toys (and then disintegrated).
Sometimes you just can't go strictly by the playbook, eh? With the exception of veggies and meat, I'm going to try to stick to the rules better this week.
Oh, and GO VOLS!
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Overall, it was not a banner trip but then it wasn't meant to be. Those darned Pepsis always tweak my totals... ;-) It's pretty funny that if I don't save at least 50%, I now get really disappointed in myself, even when I know it can't be helped!
Anyhoo, here are the quick details:
Total before sale/coupons: $53.90
Total after sale: $34.92
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After coupons: $27.72 (Saved 49% overall)
I have done WAAAAAY better, I know! And I only used about $7 in coupons! ....??? The main thing is that I went in for the Pepsis, grabbed a few unplanned things, and only found a few of the freebies I wanted. FYI: The night before the first University of TN game.... things can go fast on those shelves.
(5) Pepsi 12-packs
(1) Bounty Paper Towels
(1) Hefty One-Zip bags
(1) Kroger trash bags
(1) Dial handsoap
(2) Cattleman's BBQ Sauce
(2) French's Mustard
(3) Haagan-Daz single servings (1 of these did not make it into my bags at checkout.. Grrr!)
(3) Gatorades
(2) Orange/White shakers (... for my car... and watching games) :-)
It doesn't seem like a whole lot for $27! ... Honestly? I have no idea how much the shakers were. I had to get up super early on Saturday so I came home, jotted down the big numbers and tossed my receipt. They may have been a couple bucks a piece but I really wanted some. I used to have a stash of dozens from my student gamedays but those have long since been given away, disintegrated, or become cat toys (and then disintegrated).
Sometimes you just can't go strictly by the playbook, eh? With the exception of veggies and meat, I'm going to try to stick to the rules better this week.
Oh, and GO VOLS!
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Sunday, August 30, 2009
PROOF that Lists ARE a good thing
What's that phrase we always berate kids with? Do as I SAY, not as I DO? Maybe we should take a little of our own advice from time to time? ;-) Well, that's what I thinking last night.
Somehow I got myself another "protege" to try to tutor in the "Way of the Coupon." I figured this week would be excellent b/c of the Mega Sale continuing! I also got a request from my mom to pick up a few things for her from the sale (got her Kroger card and got her allll signed up on Cellfire, Shortcuts, and P&G)...
So far, I've done just fine "multitasking" and number-crunching in the store while shopping for me. Just for me...
The "problem" with the Buy 10, Get $5 off Mega Sale (basically $.50 off each item) is that you have to REALLY keep track of how many items you buy. If you buy only 9 items, you don't get the $.50 sale discount on ANY of them. The last 2 times I've shopped a Mega-Sale (last week and a couple months ago) I ALWAYS went in with a list numbered in sets of 10. Too detailed? Maybe. But it made my trip so much easier and smoother.
This time I figured I was going to snag the few items mom wanted, and focus on my coupon-tutoring subject. He did make a basic list, but he didn't know how to match it to the Mega-Sale so while he got the concept, we had to make it up and keep counting/RE-counting as we went.
Add'l NOTE to self: No matter the # of items, get my OWN basket for my stuff. We used the main part of the cart to separate my "subject's" items into Mega and NON-Mega sale items, which meant that I shoved my stuff into the top part with my binder. Yeah... doesn't work.
Here's where I suppose some karma came into play: we went to check out and my protege had 30 items. But only 2 of the $5 discounts came off. I looked at the receipt and saw the Total cereal hadn't triggered and was ringing up at non-sale price. So I asked and told them the tags were up; it was busy and normally I wouldn't be so heavily handed with coupons during the after-work rush hour, but it was when we could go. They checked really quick and pulled him over to customer service to give him his $5. I was so focused on THAT, I didn't even WATCH my receipt, not at all. I didn't do BAD; I spent about $16 and saved $33 (70%). But after we got done I realized I'd miscounted my own items and only had 19!!!! Only one $5 discount. *WHINE*
WAIT, though... we then took a look at his box of Total, wondering why it didn't trigger the discount... It was the 1-lb box instead of 10.5 oz! I didn't even THINK of that when I asked for the 3rd $5 discount; I'd even grabbed that box myself too. SO, all in all it was fair that I legitimately missed one of my discounts considering I got him one that he shouldn't have had.
But I am NEVER going shopping sans my psycho-detailed list again!
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Somehow I got myself another "protege" to try to tutor in the "Way of the Coupon." I figured this week would be excellent b/c of the Mega Sale continuing! I also got a request from my mom to pick up a few things for her from the sale (got her Kroger card and got her allll signed up on Cellfire, Shortcuts, and P&G)...
So far, I've done just fine "multitasking" and number-crunching in the store while shopping for me. Just for me...
The "problem" with the Buy 10, Get $5 off Mega Sale (basically $.50 off each item) is that you have to REALLY keep track of how many items you buy. If you buy only 9 items, you don't get the $.50 sale discount on ANY of them. The last 2 times I've shopped a Mega-Sale (last week and a couple months ago) I ALWAYS went in with a list numbered in sets of 10. Too detailed? Maybe. But it made my trip so much easier and smoother.
This time I figured I was going to snag the few items mom wanted, and focus on my coupon-tutoring subject. He did make a basic list, but he didn't know how to match it to the Mega-Sale so while he got the concept, we had to make it up and keep counting/RE-counting as we went.
Add'l NOTE to self: No matter the # of items, get my OWN basket for my stuff. We used the main part of the cart to separate my "subject's" items into Mega and NON-Mega sale items, which meant that I shoved my stuff into the top part with my binder. Yeah... doesn't work.
Here's where I suppose some karma came into play: we went to check out and my protege had 30 items. But only 2 of the $5 discounts came off. I looked at the receipt and saw the Total cereal hadn't triggered and was ringing up at non-sale price. So I asked and told them the tags were up; it was busy and normally I wouldn't be so heavily handed with coupons during the after-work rush hour, but it was when we could go. They checked really quick and pulled him over to customer service to give him his $5. I was so focused on THAT, I didn't even WATCH my receipt, not at all. I didn't do BAD; I spent about $16 and saved $33 (70%). But after we got done I realized I'd miscounted my own items and only had 19!!!! Only one $5 discount. *WHINE*
WAIT, though... we then took a look at his box of Total, wondering why it didn't trigger the discount... It was the 1-lb box instead of 10.5 oz! I didn't even THINK of that when I asked for the 3rd $5 discount; I'd even grabbed that box myself too. SO, all in all it was fair that I legitimately missed one of my discounts considering I got him one that he shouldn't have had.
But I am NEVER going shopping sans my psycho-detailed list again!
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Friday, August 21, 2009
Kroger Mega-LOVE this week... Saved 70% over two trips
Whew! I think I'm honestly in NO need to do major shopping for the rest of August, besides maybe milk.
First, great trip on Wednesday! I hadn't planned to go then, but was checking the milk for mashed potatoes for dinner, and, uh... it was juuuuust over the edge of trying to become another type of dairy product. :-) So, I figured I might as well head over before it got too late in the week. I took my list of 30 items (3 sets of 10) and then some, plus coupons, binder, and off I went.
I got everything I wanted although the pickings on certain things were SUPER slim; it seemed like I got the LAST packages of a couple things. Seriously, I've never had to climb shelves or crawl to get alllll the way to the back or hunt behind other products for so many items. There WERE 2-3 flavors of Hamburger Helper that were on closeout for $.45 with the sale according to tags; but GONE.
I did have an issue at checkout where I’d bought exactly 30 qualifying items (hence the LIST; it helps!), but only 2 of the Buy 10, Get $5 discounts came up. I asked the checker and showed him my list; he went back over my receipt, counted the 30 and said it should’ve worked; that in fact the lady before me had 30 and got 3 discounts (he thought 3 was the limit on the deal, btw... whether there IS or isn't a limit hasn't been very clear on this particular sale). Anyway, a manager happened by, and when my checker explained, he just handed me $5 cash out of his change pouch, no question.
(Note: This is probably the first time I've EVER questioned a cashier on a coupon or other price issue. I just never wanted to deal with the confrontation before but this time I figured I'd done everything right, so it couldn't hurt to ask!)
Anyway, onto my loot. I did cheat a bit and used 3 more of my FREE Lean Cuisine giveaway coupons.
(6) Hamburger/Tune/Chicken Helper
(6) Sobe Lifewater
(2) Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls
(2) Pillsbury Crescent Rolls
(2) Turkey Hill Tea 1/2 Gallons
(3) Lean Cuisine
(2) Nature Valley Nut Clusters
(2) Betty Crocker Cookie Mix Pouches
(2) Betty Crocker Warm Delights
(2) Betty Crocker Scalloped Potatoes
(1) Trix Swirl cereal
(1) Total Raisin Bran
(1) Green Giant Valley Fresh Steamers
(1) Green Giant canned Corn Niblets
(1) Old El Paso Enchilada kit
(1) Old El Paso Seasoned Black Beans
(2) Yellow Corn ears
(1) Skim Milk
(1) Wheat Bread loaf, Kroger
(1) Salmon Filets (this became 4 portions which will be 2 dinners)
Total BEFORE sales & coupons? $92.14
AFTER Sale alone? $59.68
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AFTER Coupons: $27.38
I have to say, I'm really very pleased! My personal goal was to get out under $30 and I did that.
I was NOT planning to go back initially... but after looking at my receipt I realized that a lot of my e-coups had primarily come from Cellfire; even the stuff I bought 2-3 of. I KNEW I had the same ones on my Shortcuts.com account so I checked, and sure enough, there were enough to warrant Trip #2 on Thursday.
Happily, someone had done some serious restocking. There were plenty of full shelves so I was a happy camper (although the climbing from Wednesday was kind of fun). Sooo, I did this...
(8) Sobe Lifewaters
(3) Hamburger/Chicken Helper (got 1 of the $.45 ones)
(2) Nature Valley Nut Clusters
(2) Betty Crocker Cookie Mixes
(2) Betty Crocker Warm Delights
(2) Quaker Quakes Tortilla Style
(1) Trix Swirl Cereal
(1) Thick-cut Pork Chops (clearance)
(1) Kroger Whole Fryer Chicken (clearance)
(1) London Broil (clearance)
Now, factoring in what the meat would have been...
Total BEFORE sales & coupons? $60.10
AFTER Sale alone? $39.30
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AFTER Coupons: $17.94
Not too shabby! One weird thing that happened today and yesterday was that one of the Nut Clusters triggered the e-coupon for the Nature Valley BARS... which stinks b/c that's only a $.40 e-coup instead of $1. Oh well. Can't win 'em all.
GRAND TOTALS? I got $152.24 in groceries for $45.32. We also happen to have a friend who'll be moving into a new apartment and starting from scratch this weekend, so several of those items will be going into a jumpstart box of sorts for them.
I was on such a high from getting good deals on the meats, that I decided to hit up ALDIs on the way home to see if I could finish stocking us up on meats for the next week or so. More on that in the next post.
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First, great trip on Wednesday! I hadn't planned to go then, but was checking the milk for mashed potatoes for dinner, and, uh... it was juuuuust over the edge of trying to become another type of dairy product. :-) So, I figured I might as well head over before it got too late in the week. I took my list of 30 items (3 sets of 10) and then some, plus coupons, binder, and off I went.
I got everything I wanted although the pickings on certain things were SUPER slim; it seemed like I got the LAST packages of a couple things. Seriously, I've never had to climb shelves or crawl to get alllll the way to the back or hunt behind other products for so many items. There WERE 2-3 flavors of Hamburger Helper that were on closeout for $.45 with the sale according to tags; but GONE.
I did have an issue at checkout where I’d bought exactly 30 qualifying items (hence the LIST; it helps!), but only 2 of the Buy 10, Get $5 discounts came up. I asked the checker and showed him my list; he went back over my receipt, counted the 30 and said it should’ve worked; that in fact the lady before me had 30 and got 3 discounts (he thought 3 was the limit on the deal, btw... whether there IS or isn't a limit hasn't been very clear on this particular sale). Anyway, a manager happened by, and when my checker explained, he just handed me $5 cash out of his change pouch, no question.
(Note: This is probably the first time I've EVER questioned a cashier on a coupon or other price issue. I just never wanted to deal with the confrontation before but this time I figured I'd done everything right, so it couldn't hurt to ask!)
Anyway, onto my loot. I did cheat a bit and used 3 more of my FREE Lean Cuisine giveaway coupons.
(6) Hamburger/Tune/Chicken Helper
(6) Sobe Lifewater
(2) Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls
(2) Pillsbury Crescent Rolls
(2) Turkey Hill Tea 1/2 Gallons
(3) Lean Cuisine
(2) Nature Valley Nut Clusters
(2) Betty Crocker Cookie Mix Pouches
(2) Betty Crocker Warm Delights
(2) Betty Crocker Scalloped Potatoes
(1) Trix Swirl cereal
(1) Total Raisin Bran
(1) Green Giant Valley Fresh Steamers
(1) Green Giant canned Corn Niblets
(1) Old El Paso Enchilada kit
(1) Old El Paso Seasoned Black Beans
(2) Yellow Corn ears
(1) Skim Milk
(1) Wheat Bread loaf, Kroger
(1) Salmon Filets (this became 4 portions which will be 2 dinners)
Total BEFORE sales & coupons? $92.14
AFTER Sale alone? $59.68
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AFTER Coupons: $27.38
I have to say, I'm really very pleased! My personal goal was to get out under $30 and I did that.
I was NOT planning to go back initially... but after looking at my receipt I realized that a lot of my e-coups had primarily come from Cellfire; even the stuff I bought 2-3 of. I KNEW I had the same ones on my Shortcuts.com account so I checked, and sure enough, there were enough to warrant Trip #2 on Thursday.
Happily, someone had done some serious restocking. There were plenty of full shelves so I was a happy camper (although the climbing from Wednesday was kind of fun). Sooo, I did this...
(8) Sobe Lifewaters
(3) Hamburger/Chicken Helper (got 1 of the $.45 ones)
(2) Nature Valley Nut Clusters
(2) Betty Crocker Cookie Mixes
(2) Betty Crocker Warm Delights
(2) Quaker Quakes Tortilla Style
(1) Trix Swirl Cereal
(1) Thick-cut Pork Chops (clearance)
(1) Kroger Whole Fryer Chicken (clearance)
(1) London Broil (clearance)
Now, factoring in what the meat would have been...
Total BEFORE sales & coupons? $60.10
AFTER Sale alone? $39.30
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AFTER Coupons: $17.94
Not too shabby! One weird thing that happened today and yesterday was that one of the Nut Clusters triggered the e-coupon for the Nature Valley BARS... which stinks b/c that's only a $.40 e-coup instead of $1. Oh well. Can't win 'em all.
GRAND TOTALS? I got $152.24 in groceries for $45.32. We also happen to have a friend who'll be moving into a new apartment and starting from scratch this weekend, so several of those items will be going into a jumpstart box of sorts for them.
I was on such a high from getting good deals on the meats, that I decided to hit up ALDIs on the way home to see if I could finish stocking us up on meats for the next week or so. More on that in the next post.
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
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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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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Sunday, August 16, 2009
Kroger has my love again... $61 in groceries for $16
I last posted about my disappointing trip to Kroger (and Ingles) and how a random and sort of FORCED (by me) trip didn't end as well as I'd have liked. Well, here are some resolutions to that...
(1) I finally put my receipt numbers into my little savings spreadsheet a couple of days ago (yep, I was so bummed and busy I was not in the mood to input them right away). It turns out that while Ingles was not that great b/c I only bought a couple of items that had coupons, Kroger was really NOT bad. I saved 68% on the trip after all ($10.40 for $32 in groceries). And that was WITH a couple of coupons not working plus some unplanned treats.
(2) I emailed PG Esaver and told them about my disappointment at how yet another haircare coupon had not worked. This time, I also sent all my pertinent info: Kroger card #, date of purchase, item, store, etc. Guess what? I got an email back the next day saying they were putting a $3 credit on my account good against the overall total of my next order. And when I went shopping this past week it worked!
(3) I had a pretty great week this week. No photo b/c I just did not have time, but I got $61 in groceries for only $16.36! I had a couple of overages that helped out like a $5/3 Reach Floss (the floss was only $1 each) and that $3 OYNO. I also used 3 of my freeeeeee Lean Cuisine certificates. I also took advantage of the Buy 4, Get $4 Off Kelloggs deal. I got 2 boxes of Cheezits, and then 2 boxes of Eggo Waffles. I THEN used a Fuel for School coupon for $2 in fresh fruit wyb 2 Eggo products, which netted me a free box of blueberries.
(The blueberries are now in a tasty cobbler in the fridge that has been calling my name all DAY... but we had sundaes at Sonic after dinner so no-go...Drat.) Here's the rundown from this Thursday; I tried to go easy and do only the best deals b/c I knew a certain super sale was coming up in the next week, while still restocking us in some staples and my lunches for work:
(2) Pillsbury Crescent rolls
(1) Yoplait Fiber One yogurt 4-pack
(1) Dannon Activia yogurt 4-pack
(3) Lean Cuisine frozen entrees
(2) Healthy Choice Fresh Mixer entrees
(1) Kroger Wheat Bread loaf
(1) Blueberries, 1 lb
(2) Chiquita Fresh Fruit Dipper snacks
(2) Eggo Nutrigrain Whole Wheat waffles
(2) Cheezits(2) Knorrs Pasta Sides
(3) Kroger Frozen Vegetables
(1) Kroger All-purpose flour
(1) Domino Granulated Sugar
(1) Kroger Whipped Topping
(You can tell that while shopping, I formulated the "Cobbler Plan", hence the flour, sugar, etc...)
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(1) I finally put my receipt numbers into my little savings spreadsheet a couple of days ago (yep, I was so bummed and busy I was not in the mood to input them right away). It turns out that while Ingles was not that great b/c I only bought a couple of items that had coupons, Kroger was really NOT bad. I saved 68% on the trip after all ($10.40 for $32 in groceries). And that was WITH a couple of coupons not working plus some unplanned treats.
(2) I emailed PG Esaver and told them about my disappointment at how yet another haircare coupon had not worked. This time, I also sent all my pertinent info: Kroger card #, date of purchase, item, store, etc. Guess what? I got an email back the next day saying they were putting a $3 credit on my account good against the overall total of my next order. And when I went shopping this past week it worked!
(3) I had a pretty great week this week. No photo b/c I just did not have time, but I got $61 in groceries for only $16.36! I had a couple of overages that helped out like a $5/3 Reach Floss (the floss was only $1 each) and that $3 OYNO. I also used 3 of my freeeeeee Lean Cuisine certificates. I also took advantage of the Buy 4, Get $4 Off Kelloggs deal. I got 2 boxes of Cheezits, and then 2 boxes of Eggo Waffles. I THEN used a Fuel for School coupon for $2 in fresh fruit wyb 2 Eggo products, which netted me a free box of blueberries.
(The blueberries are now in a tasty cobbler in the fridge that has been calling my name all DAY... but we had sundaes at Sonic after dinner so no-go...Drat.) Here's the rundown from this Thursday; I tried to go easy and do only the best deals b/c I knew a certain super sale was coming up in the next week, while still restocking us in some staples and my lunches for work:
(2) Pillsbury Crescent rolls
(1) Yoplait Fiber One yogurt 4-pack
(1) Dannon Activia yogurt 4-pack
(3) Lean Cuisine frozen entrees
(2) Healthy Choice Fresh Mixer entrees
(1) Kroger Wheat Bread loaf
(1) Blueberries, 1 lb
(2) Chiquita Fresh Fruit Dipper snacks
(2) Eggo Nutrigrain Whole Wheat waffles
(2) Cheezits(2) Knorrs Pasta Sides
(3) Kroger Frozen Vegetables
(1) Kroger All-purpose flour
(1) Domino Granulated Sugar
(1) Kroger Whipped Topping
(You can tell that while shopping, I formulated the "Cobbler Plan", hence the flour, sugar, etc...)
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Thursday, July 30, 2009
Kroger's P&G Promotion this week... Spent $17.71, saved 70%
If you haven't gotten to Kroger yet, get over there TODAY to take advantage of their 1-Day ONLY Kellogg's and Sunshine 50% off sale. Most all Kellogg's cereals, bars, and Sunshine crackers are 50% today only. This includes my husband's beloved Cheezits, although I only snagged one box b/c I wanted to be sure the coupon I had would work.
Also, the P&G promo is not as much of a pain as I thought. There is no rule about buying other items to get the $4 off; it just pops off so long as it's a participating item. I got 8 P&G items and got $8 off. I also had no issue with my P&G e-saver coupons except for one: I used a paper coupon for Buy 1 Herbal Essence product, Get a Styler FREE, and I was expecting to also get $1 off the 1st product (not the FREE Styler). But nothing.
There were a couple of items that were going to be free after coupon (non-P&G) that were cleared out, but no biggie. Overall, here's the highlights and how I did:
*Oil of Olay Body Wash - I found a smaller bottle that was tagged with the sale for only $2.99. With the $2 coupon this was only $.99!
*Manager's Special Meats - They must have JUST filled the bin b/c it was overfull. Lots of Bob Evan's sausage links/patties for $1.09-$1.19 WITH $.55 off peelies! Also snagged some Laura's Lean Beef and used a $1 printable toward that.
*Febreze Noticeables Refills - I had PLANNED to get one of these for the kit I got nearly free a few weeks ago as they were listed on Southern Savers at $2.75... but at my Kroger the only Febreze stuff tagged was the "Home Collection" which started at $6. No thanks! I'll wait.
Total before sale & coupons: $57.64
Total AFTER sale promos: $42.75
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AFTER Coupons............ $17.71 (Saved 70%)
UPDATE: DH was out of Pepsi (ACK! The HORROR!).... so we trekked RIGHT back to Kroger and got 2 more boxes of cheap Cheezits! PLUS... I had heard about some sort of coupon booklet out on the blogosphere for a $10 rebate on Kelloggs/Sunshine/Keebler/Eggo products and I found 'em! They're the "Fuel for School" booklets and mine were in a display near customer service.
Not only do you get $10 back when you buy (and save receipts for!) 10 participating items listed on the booklet, but it also comes with a ton of coupons! Now, most of these are not FANTASTIC... b/c they are the "Buy 2 of these, get $1 off this other thing" kind (which, to me, leads to unnecessary spending). Still, if you can plan your purchase/sales carefully, you can make them work, b/c you can STILL use other coupons of the items you HAVE to buy.
So, for example, I used the one for $2 off 2 bottles of Sprite Zero (2-liter) WYB 2 Boxes of Cheezits. The Sprite 2-liters were on sale 4/$5 so this made them $0.25 each!
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Also, the P&G promo is not as much of a pain as I thought. There is no rule about buying other items to get the $4 off; it just pops off so long as it's a participating item. I got 8 P&G items and got $8 off. I also had no issue with my P&G e-saver coupons except for one: I used a paper coupon for Buy 1 Herbal Essence product, Get a Styler FREE, and I was expecting to also get $1 off the 1st product (not the FREE Styler). But nothing.
There were a couple of items that were going to be free after coupon (non-P&G) that were cleared out, but no biggie. Overall, here's the highlights and how I did:
*Oil of Olay Body Wash - I found a smaller bottle that was tagged with the sale for only $2.99. With the $2 coupon this was only $.99!
*Manager's Special Meats - They must have JUST filled the bin b/c it was overfull. Lots of Bob Evan's sausage links/patties for $1.09-$1.19 WITH $.55 off peelies! Also snagged some Laura's Lean Beef and used a $1 printable toward that.
*Febreze Noticeables Refills - I had PLANNED to get one of these for the kit I got nearly free a few weeks ago as they were listed on Southern Savers at $2.75... but at my Kroger the only Febreze stuff tagged was the "Home Collection" which started at $6. No thanks! I'll wait.
Total before sale & coupons: $57.64
Total AFTER sale promos: $42.75
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AFTER Coupons............ $17.71 (Saved 70%)
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UPDATE: DH was out of Pepsi (ACK! The HORROR!).... so we trekked RIGHT back to Kroger and got 2 more boxes of cheap Cheezits! PLUS... I had heard about some sort of coupon booklet out on the blogosphere for a $10 rebate on Kelloggs/Sunshine/Keebler/Eggo products and I found 'em! They're the "Fuel for School" booklets and mine were in a display near customer service.
Not only do you get $10 back when you buy (and save receipts for!) 10 participating items listed on the booklet, but it also comes with a ton of coupons! Now, most of these are not FANTASTIC... b/c they are the "Buy 2 of these, get $1 off this other thing" kind (which, to me, leads to unnecessary spending). Still, if you can plan your purchase/sales carefully, you can make them work, b/c you can STILL use other coupons of the items you HAVE to buy.
So, for example, I used the one for $2 off 2 bottles of Sprite Zero (2-liter) WYB 2 Boxes of Cheezits. The Sprite 2-liters were on sale 4/$5 so this made them $0.25 each!
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Monday, July 27, 2009
To Kroger or Not to Kroger... Week of 7/26
Jenny at Southern Savers has the full list of deals up for Kroger this week. I originally was planning to skip a week, then I decided I'd go after reading about the 50% off Cheezits and Kelloggs products AND the Buy 4/Get $ off P&G deals...
Now, after reading some of the comments I'm not sure I'll go again! Or at least, I'll only go on Thursday for cheap Cheezits (b/c we go through those about as fast as Pepsi). Not only do you have to buy $4 in NON-Proctor&Gamble products to get the discount, but there are also reports of the PG e-saver coupons not coming off of items. I'm not sure if this is the "deal" Kroger is advertising it to be.
If I DO decide to go, here's what's looking good:
Thursday July 30th Only
Kellogg’s Cereal and Bars, 50% off
-$1/2 Special K or Special K Bliss Bars RP 7/12
-.75/1 Special K Chocolatey Pretzel Bars printable
-$1 off Special K Blueberry printable
-$1/2 Nutri-grain Bars inside select boxes of Cereal
-$1 off Kellogg’s Cinnabon Bars printable
-$1 off Kellogg’s Cereal inside select boxes of cereal
-$1.50/2 Kellogg’s Frosted Mini Wheats or Raisin Bran printable
Keebler or Sunshine Crackers & Cookies 50% off
-$1/2 Keebler Fudge Shoppe Cookies printable
-$1/2 Keebler or Sunshine 100 Calorie Right Bites printable
-.75/1 Sunshine Cheez-It’s Whole Grain printable
Eggo Waffles 50% off
-$1 off Eggo Bake Shop printable (limit reached)
-$1 off Eggo products “How do you Eggo” booklet
-$2 off Fresh Fruit wyb (2) Eggo products “Kellogg’s Fuel for School” booklet
10 for $10 (all $1 each, no matter how many you purchase)
Kroger Mini Peeled Carrots or Red Radishes, 16 oz
Kroger Frozen Vegetables, bagged 16 oz
Mangoes, each
Kroger Pasta Sauce, jarred
Barilla Pasta, entire line
Crest Toothpaste, 6.4 oz
-.75/1 off any Crest Toothpaste PG 7/05
-.50/1 off any Crest Toothpaste PG 6/07 (makes it FREE)
Chef Boyardee canned pasta
-$1 off Chef Boyardee printable (makes it FREE)
-$1/4 Chef Boyardee Cans Conagra home mailer
Listerine Pocket Packs, 24ct
-$1 off Listerine Pocket Packs SS 6/14, 4/26, 3/15
-.50/1 off Listerine Pocket Packs SS 6/14, 4/26
-$3/3 Listerine products SS 3/15
-$5/3 Listerine Products SS 3/15(all coupons make it FREE or with overage)
Mentos Gum
-$1 off Mentos Gum, (exp. 7/31) SS 5/03, 6/21 (makes it FREE)
Ivory Body Wash or Bar Soap 3ct
Right Guard Deodorant, 2.8-3 oz
-$1/2 Right Guard products SS 7/12 (makes it .50¢ ea)
Buy 4 Procter & Gamble participating items get $4 off the rest of your purchase(must have other items in your transaction than just the 4 P&G items)price shown is after $1 per item promotion discount
Cascade Dish Detergent 75oz or 20ct $2.99 ea
-$1 off Cascade PG 7/05-.50/1 Cascade PG e coupon
(use paper coupon with e coupon makes it $1.49)
Puffs Facial Tissue .69¢ ea
-.25/3 Puffs Single Packs PG e coupon (makes it .52¢ ea)
Febreze Home Collection
Refills $2.74
Candles $6.49
Starter Kits $10.24
Olay Soap 6pk or Body Wash or Lotion $4.49
-$1 off Olay Soap Pack PG 7/05, 6/07
-$2 off Olay Body Wash PG 7/05
-$1 off Olay Body Lotion PG 7/05
-.50/1 Olay Bar Pack, Body Wash, or Lotion PG e coupon
(buy Body wash use $2 off and e coupon makes it $1.99)
Aussie Hair Care $1.99 ea
-$2/2 Aussie Products RP 7/26
-$2 off any Aussie Product PG e coupon
(buy 2, use paper coupon and e coupon makes both FREE)
Herbal Essences Hair Care $1.99 ea
-$1 off Herbal Essences Hair Care PG 7/05
-Free Styler wyb any Shampoo or Conditioner RP 7/26
-$1 off Herbal Essences PG e coupon
(buy styler and other item use both paper coupons and e coupon makes both FREE)
Gillette Fusion Razor $6.99
-$4 off Gillette Fusion PG 6/07
-$2 off any Gillette Fusion Razor $120 Savings Rebate Booklet
-$1 off Gillette Fusion PG e coupon
Gillette Venus Razor $7.69
-$2 off Venus Embrace PG 7/05, 6/07
-$3 off Venus Embrace or Breeze PG 6/28
-$2 off Venus Embrace PG e coupon
Santa Cruz Juices $1.25 ea
-.75/1 Santa Cruz Juice printable
Bic Crystal Pens, 10ct .89¢ ea
-$1/2 Bic Stationary products printable
Close Out Deals
International Delight 32oz Irish or Cinnamon Creme $2.54
-$1 off International Delight printable
-$1/2 International Delight Quarts SS 6/21
Now, after reading some of the comments I'm not sure I'll go again! Or at least, I'll only go on Thursday for cheap Cheezits (b/c we go through those about as fast as Pepsi). Not only do you have to buy $4 in NON-Proctor&Gamble products to get the discount, but there are also reports of the PG e-saver coupons not coming off of items. I'm not sure if this is the "deal" Kroger is advertising it to be.
If I DO decide to go, here's what's looking good:
Thursday July 30th Only
Kellogg’s Cereal and Bars, 50% off
-$1/2 Special K or Special K Bliss Bars RP 7/12
-.75/1 Special K Chocolatey Pretzel Bars printable
-$1 off Special K Blueberry printable
-$1/2 Nutri-grain Bars inside select boxes of Cereal
-$1 off Kellogg’s Cinnabon Bars printable
-$1 off Kellogg’s Cereal inside select boxes of cereal
-$1.50/2 Kellogg’s Frosted Mini Wheats or Raisin Bran printable
Keebler or Sunshine Crackers & Cookies 50% off
-$1/2 Keebler Fudge Shoppe Cookies printable
-$1/2 Keebler or Sunshine 100 Calorie Right Bites printable
-.75/1 Sunshine Cheez-It’s Whole Grain printable
Eggo Waffles 50% off
-$1 off Eggo Bake Shop printable (limit reached)
-$1 off Eggo products “How do you Eggo” booklet
-$2 off Fresh Fruit wyb (2) Eggo products “Kellogg’s Fuel for School” booklet
10 for $10 (all $1 each, no matter how many you purchase)
Kroger Mini Peeled Carrots or Red Radishes, 16 oz
Kroger Frozen Vegetables, bagged 16 oz
Mangoes, each
Kroger Pasta Sauce, jarred
Barilla Pasta, entire line
Crest Toothpaste, 6.4 oz
-.75/1 off any Crest Toothpaste PG 7/05
-.50/1 off any Crest Toothpaste PG 6/07 (makes it FREE)
Chef Boyardee canned pasta
-$1 off Chef Boyardee printable (makes it FREE)
-$1/4 Chef Boyardee Cans Conagra home mailer
Listerine Pocket Packs, 24ct
-$1 off Listerine Pocket Packs SS 6/14, 4/26, 3/15
-.50/1 off Listerine Pocket Packs SS 6/14, 4/26
-$3/3 Listerine products SS 3/15
-$5/3 Listerine Products SS 3/15(all coupons make it FREE or with overage)
Mentos Gum
-$1 off Mentos Gum, (exp. 7/31) SS 5/03, 6/21 (makes it FREE)
Ivory Body Wash or Bar Soap 3ct
Right Guard Deodorant, 2.8-3 oz
-$1/2 Right Guard products SS 7/12 (makes it .50¢ ea)
Buy 4 Procter & Gamble participating items get $4 off the rest of your purchase(must have other items in your transaction than just the 4 P&G items)price shown is after $1 per item promotion discount
Cascade Dish Detergent 75oz or 20ct $2.99 ea
-$1 off Cascade PG 7/05-.50/1 Cascade PG e coupon
(use paper coupon with e coupon makes it $1.49)
Puffs Facial Tissue .69¢ ea
-.25/3 Puffs Single Packs PG e coupon (makes it .52¢ ea)
Febreze Home Collection
Refills $2.74
Candles $6.49
Starter Kits $10.24
Olay Soap 6pk or Body Wash or Lotion $4.49
-$1 off Olay Soap Pack PG 7/05, 6/07
-$2 off Olay Body Wash PG 7/05
-$1 off Olay Body Lotion PG 7/05
-.50/1 Olay Bar Pack, Body Wash, or Lotion PG e coupon
(buy Body wash use $2 off and e coupon makes it $1.99)
Aussie Hair Care $1.99 ea
-$2/2 Aussie Products RP 7/26
-$2 off any Aussie Product PG e coupon
(buy 2, use paper coupon and e coupon makes both FREE)
Herbal Essences Hair Care $1.99 ea
-$1 off Herbal Essences Hair Care PG 7/05
-Free Styler wyb any Shampoo or Conditioner RP 7/26
-$1 off Herbal Essences PG e coupon
(buy styler and other item use both paper coupons and e coupon makes both FREE)
Gillette Fusion Razor $6.99
-$4 off Gillette Fusion PG 6/07
-$2 off any Gillette Fusion Razor $120 Savings Rebate Booklet
-$1 off Gillette Fusion PG e coupon
Gillette Venus Razor $7.69
-$2 off Venus Embrace PG 7/05, 6/07
-$3 off Venus Embrace or Breeze PG 6/28
-$2 off Venus Embrace PG e coupon
Santa Cruz Juices $1.25 ea
-.75/1 Santa Cruz Juice printable
Bic Crystal Pens, 10ct .89¢ ea
-$1/2 Bic Stationary products printable
Close Out Deals
International Delight 32oz Irish or Cinnamon Creme $2.54
-$1 off International Delight printable
-$1/2 International Delight Quarts SS 6/21
Monday, July 20, 2009
TRIPLE Coupons at Ingles!
The local Ingles is having a TRIPLE coupon event this week! This is the first time any store around me has done a triple coupon week, so I'm pretty excited. Still..... It's Ingles. Ingles has a rule of not doubling more than 3 coupons for every $10 you spend and that same rule applies to tripling, I'm sure. Of course, that $10 is before any other coupons, so as long as you're careful, deals are doable.
Jennifer at Coupon Mommie has a selection of matchups already and I'm already copying a few down for my list! Go here to check them out. Also, Saving Your Cents should have a list of matchups coming as well but it probably won't be for another couple of days. I'm not sure if there will be a lot of unadvertised deals like Kroger normally has, but I'm hoping so. The ad in the paper looked good, but not fantastic.
Speaking of Kroger, they are continuing their MegaSale through this week so if there are any deals you didn't get in on, there's still time. I'll probably be focusing on Ingles this week myself. Now that I'm doing CVS on a regular basis I can only handle one other store at a time!
Speaking of Kroger, they are continuing their MegaSale through this week so if there are any deals you didn't get in on, there's still time. I'll probably be focusing on Ingles this week myself. Now that I'm doing CVS on a regular basis I can only handle one other store at a time!
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Kroger success! $133 in Groceries... for $37
Okay, so while it may not be well-known except maybe to my patient spouse, one of my couponing frustrations as a newbie has been what I call "The 50% WALL." The 50% Wall exists primarily at Kroger and often Walmart. It it is not an issue if one intends to go in for a relatively SMALL run of items consisting mostly of snagging the stuff that is free or close to it. But go in to purchase a larger number? It's tough. For me it's tough because I'm usually adding meats or frozen dinner/lunch items to mix. And I'm just NOT the kind of couponer who feels the need to go buy TEN of anything. (I don't have that kind of stash anyway.)
But today, the wall came down. :-)
A big part of it was Kroger's Mega Buy 10 Get $5 Off Sale. But I also made sure to make a very specific list of the items I needed/wanted to buy and I stuck to it. Mostly. Well, until the 2nd store on the way home.
I bought 38 items at Kroger, 30 of which qualified for the Mega Sale. Here are the numbers:
Here's a list of what I snagged (some free treats/some staple items and supplies/other stuff I got for other people because it was $0.25 or less!):
But today, the wall came down. :-)
A big part of it was Kroger's Mega Buy 10 Get $5 Off Sale. But I also made sure to make a very specific list of the items I needed/wanted to buy and I stuck to it. Mostly. Well, until the 2nd store on the way home.
I bought 38 items at Kroger, 30 of which qualified for the Mega Sale. Here are the numbers:
BEFORE Sale/Coupons: $86.86
AFTER Kroger Sale: $67.28 (not bad, but not great!)
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AFTER Kroger Sale: $67.28 (not bad, but not great!)
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AFTER Sale and Coupons: $16.20
I saved 81%! I've normally only ever done that at CVS!
Okay, so after that I was riding a small high so I stopped by Food City. Usually? I don't really care for Food City for regular groceries. They're priced high to start with and they don't double coupons at all. But they had Cottonelle Toilet Tissue on sale for $5.99, we were low, and with my $1 coupon it made for a good price for 12 double rolls. I also had a $5 Giftcard to use up.
I do love Food City for their meats, especially the marinated stuff, and so of course I went straight to the Manager's Special section. Feeling like we deserved a treat, and since it's grilling season, I managed to score 5 nice NY Strip Steaks for only $15! They were originally $30! I also snagged some Tyson chicken strips for the spouse to snack on (coupon). And the TP. :-)
Adding those in to be fair....
I saved 81%! I've normally only ever done that at CVS!
Okay, so after that I was riding a small high so I stopped by Food City. Usually? I don't really care for Food City for regular groceries. They're priced high to start with and they don't double coupons at all. But they had Cottonelle Toilet Tissue on sale for $5.99, we were low, and with my $1 coupon it made for a good price for 12 double rolls. I also had a $5 Giftcard to use up.
I do love Food City for their meats, especially the marinated stuff, and so of course I went straight to the Manager's Special section. Feeling like we deserved a treat, and since it's grilling season, I managed to score 5 nice NY Strip Steaks for only $15! They were originally $30! I also snagged some Tyson chicken strips for the spouse to snack on (coupon). And the TP. :-)
Adding those in to be fair....
BEFORE Sale/Coupons: $133.43
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AFTER Sale and Coupons: $37.30 (keeping in mind $15 of that is STEAK.. yum)
Total Savings: 72 %
And here's what I got! I know, it's lame to be so proud of a decent haul, but I am!
AFTER Sale and Coupons: $37.30 (keeping in mind $15 of that is STEAK.. yum)
Total Savings: 72 %
And here's what I got! I know, it's lame to be so proud of a decent haul, but I am!
Here's a list of what I snagged (some free treats/some staple items and supplies/other stuff I got for other people because it was $0.25 or less!):
(5) NY Strip Steaks
(2) Tyson Chicken Breast Tenders
(2) Sunny D Smoothie
(2) Temptations Cat Treats
(2) Zatarains Rice & Beans
(4) Healthy Choice Complete Entrees
(4) Kraft Mac & Cheese
(2) Fiber One Yogurt 4-packs
(2) Smart Balance Butter Spreads
(2) A-1 Steak Sauce
(1) Cheezits
(1) Quaker Quakes
(1) Chex Mix Snack Mix
(2) Chiquita Single-Serve Apple Bites w/ Caramel Dip
(2) Peaches
(1) Mango
(1) Duracell 4-pk AAA Batteries
(1) Rolaids Antacids
(1) Motrin Ibuprofen Caplets
(1) Colgate Max White Toothpaste
(2) Softsoap Hand Soap
(2) Playtex Hand-Saver Kitchen Gloves
(2) Speed Stick Deodorants
(1) Hartz Crunch 'n Clean Dog Biscuits
Monday, July 13, 2009
Kroger Mega-Sale starting this week 7/12
WOW. It's a pretty good week at Kroger with their Buy 10 / Get $5 off mega-sale going on! Go see Jenny at Southern Savers for the FULL and complete listing of deals and sales; she got to go shopping on Sunday and managed to find an additional 20 unadvertised deals (some part of the Mega Sale, some just good deals).
Also, see Hip2Save’s post on some new high dollar IPs on Coupons.com! A couple of these will make for more FREE items. A few of the things I'll be buying will be just to get the freebie or overage and I'll then donate them. Here's what I'm looking to possibly pick up:
Buy 10 get $5 off - Buy 10 participating products get $5 off instantly - really .50¢ per item
Price listed is AFTER discount!
Cheez-It Crackers 7.5-10 oz $1.49 ea
Quaker Quakes .49 ea
Sunny D Drink 64 oz 79¢ ea
-.25/1 Sunny D Original Or SunnyD Smoothies Product SS 6/28, 6/14
-.25/1 Sunny D Smoothies July All You (makes it $.29 ea)
-.55/1 Sunny D product SS 5/31 (makes it .24¢ ea)
Smart Balance Spread or Butter Blend 12-16 oz $1.49 ea
-$1/2 Smart Balance Buttery Spreads RP 6/21
-$1/2 Smart Balance Buttery Spread printable
-$1/1 Smart Balance Spread (mfr peelie) (makes it $.49 ea)
Free Smart Balance Milk wyb Smart Balance Spread RP 6/28
Free Smart Balance Peanut Butter 16 oz wyb Smart Balance Spread RP 6/28
Simply Potatoes .99 ea
International Delight 32 oz $2.89
-$1 off International Delight printable
-$1/2 International Delights SS 6/21
FiberOne Yogurt 4 pk $1.99
-$1 off Fiber One Yogurt SS 7/12 or printable
-$1 off Fiber One Cellfire e coupon (use both together makes it FREE)
Kozy Shack Pudding $1.99 ea
-.35/1 off any Kozy Shack product SS 3/29
-.35/1 off Kozy Shack “Nothing Goes to Waist” booklet at Publix
-$1 off Kozy Shack SimplyWell SS 4/26
Healthy Choice or Marie Callender’s Entrees Frozen, 6-17 oz $1.67 ea
-$1/2 Healthy Choice Frozen Meals printable (makes it $1.17 ea)
-$1 off Marie Callender’s Pasta Al Dente Frozen Meal SS 5/17
Tyson Chicken 22-32 oz Bag Frozen $6.27 ea
-$1 off Tyson Bagged item June All You Mag. (makes it $5.27 ea)
Betty Crocker Brownie Mix or Kroger Cake Mix 18.25-20.5 oz 88¢ ea
A.1. Steak Sauce 10 oz $2.49 ea
-$2 off A.1. Sauce SS 6/14 (makes it .49¢ ea) (NOTE: This expires 7/14!!!)
Zatarain’s Rice 6-8 oz 99¢ ea
-.75/2 Zatarain’s Rice Mixes or Pasta Mixes RP 6/07 (makes it .61¢ ea)
-$1.25/3 Zatarain’s Rice Mixes or Pasta Mixes RP 6/07
Deer Park Water 3 Liters or SoBe Life Water 20 oz 49¢ ea
-$1/2 Deer Park Water 6 pk or larger in store dispenser
B1G1 Sobe Lifewater printable (FF) or printable(IE) (makes it .24¢ ea)
Chex Mix Snacks 7-8.75 oz $1.29 ea
-.50/1 Chex Mix printable or printable (makes it .29¢ ea)
-.50/2 Chex Mix Or Chex 100 Calorie Snack Mix SS 6/7
-$1/2 Chex Mix Or Chex 100 Calorie Snack Mix SS 6/7
-.50/1 Chex Mix ShortCuts eCoupon (use with .50/1 printable makes it FREE plus overage)
Wrigley’s, Eclipse or Extra Gum 3 ct Multipack $1.50 ea
B1G1 Eclipse Gum June All You
Temptations Cat Treats .99 ea
-.50/1 Temptations Treats RP 6/07 (makes it FREE)
-$1/2 Temptations Treats RP 6/07 or printable
Hartz Crunch & Clean Biscuits $1.99
-$2 off Crunch & Clean printable (makes it FREE)
Purina Dog Chow 3-5lb bag $3.49 ea
-$3.50 off any Purina Dog Food printable (makes it FREE)
Advil or Tylenol Pain Relief 20-24 ct $2.50 ea
-$2 off Advil PM RP 7/12
-$1 off Advil RP 6/21
-$2 off Tylenol PM Product SS 6/21
-$2 off Tylenol Arthritis RP 5/17, SS 6/21
-$1 off Tylenol RP 6/07 or printable
Irish Spring Soap or Speed Stick Deodorant 2.3-3.25 oz Deodorant, 3 bar Soap $1 ea
-.75/1 Speed Stick Mens 24/7 Cellfire e coupon
-$1.50 off any Speed Stick or Lady Speed Stick deodorant (see Hip2Save’s post on new IPs on Coupons.com!) (makes it FREE)
Rolaids 30ct $1 ea
-$1 off Rolaids RP 6/07 (makes it FREE)
Colgate Toothpaste 4-6 oz $2 ea
-.75/1 Colgate Total Advance Toothpaste Cellfire coupon
-$1 off Colgate Total, Sensitive, Max Fresh, Max White Or Kids Toothpaste SS 6/28
-.75/1 Colgate Total, Sensitive, Max Fresh, Max White Or Kids Toothpaste SS 6/28
-$1 off Colgate Max White Toothpaste printable
Duracell Batteries Sizes AA or AAA 4 ct, D2 or C2 2 ct, or 9V 1 ct $2.50 ea
-$1 off Duracell CopperTop 4 pk + AA or AAA or any size C, D or 9V RP 6/28
-.50/1 Duracell CopperTop 4pk + AA or AAA or any size C, D or 9V RP 6/28
SoftSoap Liquid Soap 7.5 oz $1.00 ea
-.40/1 Softsoap printable (makes it .20¢ ea)
-$1 off any Softsoap printable (see Hip2Save’s post on new IPs on Coupons.com!) (makes it FREE)
Dixie Paper Plates or Bowls $1.49 ea
-.50/1 Dixie Ultra RP 5/10
-$1/2 Dixie Ultra RP 5/10
Scotch-Brite Nail Saver sponge 1 ct $1 ea
-.75/2 Nail Saver sponges RP 6/07
Other Deals
Avocados or Mangoes $1 ea
Southern Grown Peaches 79¢ lb
Fresh Silverbrite Salmon Fillets $3.99 lb
Chiquita Pineapple and Apple Bites 2.2-2.8 oz pkg. $1 ea
-Free Chiquita Bites printable
Tyson Fresh Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast $1.99 lb
-$1 off Tyson Fresh Chicken product SS 6/28
Aussie or Herbal Essence Hair Care 6-14 oz $2.99 ea
-$1 off Herbal Essences Shampoo, Conditioner, Styler PG 7/05
-$1 off Herbal Essences Shampoo, Conditioner, Styler PG e coupon
-$2 off Aussie Product PG e coupon (I'll have to use a couple of my current PG e coups to make room to load this one again)
Secret or Old Spice High Endurance Deodorant 2.25-3.25 oz $2.33 ea
-$1/2 Secret Anti-Perspirant or Deodorant PG 6/07
-$1 off Secret Clinical Strength PG 6/07
-$1 off Secret PG 7/05
-$1 off Old Spice Antiperspirant/Deodorant PG 6/07
-$1/2 Old Spice Deodorants PG e coupon(buy 2 old Spice, use e coupon and 2 paper coupons makes it .83¢ ea)
Also, see Hip2Save’s post on some new high dollar IPs on Coupons.com! A couple of these will make for more FREE items. A few of the things I'll be buying will be just to get the freebie or overage and I'll then donate them. Here's what I'm looking to possibly pick up:
Buy 10 get $5 off - Buy 10 participating products get $5 off instantly - really .50¢ per item
Price listed is AFTER discount!
Cheez-It Crackers 7.5-10 oz $1.49 ea
Quaker Quakes .49 ea
Sunny D Drink 64 oz 79¢ ea
-.25/1 Sunny D Original Or SunnyD Smoothies Product SS 6/28, 6/14
-.25/1 Sunny D Smoothies July All You (makes it $.29 ea)
-.55/1 Sunny D product SS 5/31 (makes it .24¢ ea)
Smart Balance Spread or Butter Blend 12-16 oz $1.49 ea
-$1/2 Smart Balance Buttery Spreads RP 6/21
-$1/2 Smart Balance Buttery Spread printable
-$1/1 Smart Balance Spread (mfr peelie) (makes it $.49 ea)
Free Smart Balance Milk wyb Smart Balance Spread RP 6/28
Free Smart Balance Peanut Butter 16 oz wyb Smart Balance Spread RP 6/28
Simply Potatoes .99 ea
International Delight 32 oz $2.89
-$1 off International Delight printable
-$1/2 International Delights SS 6/21
FiberOne Yogurt 4 pk $1.99
-$1 off Fiber One Yogurt SS 7/12 or printable
-$1 off Fiber One Cellfire e coupon (use both together makes it FREE)
Kozy Shack Pudding $1.99 ea
-.35/1 off any Kozy Shack product SS 3/29
-.35/1 off Kozy Shack “Nothing Goes to Waist” booklet at Publix
-$1 off Kozy Shack SimplyWell SS 4/26
Healthy Choice or Marie Callender’s Entrees Frozen, 6-17 oz $1.67 ea
-$1/2 Healthy Choice Frozen Meals printable (makes it $1.17 ea)
-$1 off Marie Callender’s Pasta Al Dente Frozen Meal SS 5/17
Tyson Chicken 22-32 oz Bag Frozen $6.27 ea
-$1 off Tyson Bagged item June All You Mag. (makes it $5.27 ea)
Betty Crocker Brownie Mix or Kroger Cake Mix 18.25-20.5 oz 88¢ ea
A.1. Steak Sauce 10 oz $2.49 ea
-$2 off A.1. Sauce SS 6/14 (makes it .49¢ ea) (NOTE: This expires 7/14!!!)
Zatarain’s Rice 6-8 oz 99¢ ea
-.75/2 Zatarain’s Rice Mixes or Pasta Mixes RP 6/07 (makes it .61¢ ea)
-$1.25/3 Zatarain’s Rice Mixes or Pasta Mixes RP 6/07
Deer Park Water 3 Liters or SoBe Life Water 20 oz 49¢ ea
-$1/2 Deer Park Water 6 pk or larger in store dispenser
B1G1 Sobe Lifewater printable (FF) or printable(IE) (makes it .24¢ ea)
Chex Mix Snacks 7-8.75 oz $1.29 ea
-.50/1 Chex Mix printable or printable (makes it .29¢ ea)
-.50/2 Chex Mix Or Chex 100 Calorie Snack Mix SS 6/7
-$1/2 Chex Mix Or Chex 100 Calorie Snack Mix SS 6/7
-.50/1 Chex Mix ShortCuts eCoupon (use with .50/1 printable makes it FREE plus overage)
Wrigley’s, Eclipse or Extra Gum 3 ct Multipack $1.50 ea
B1G1 Eclipse Gum June All You
Temptations Cat Treats .99 ea
-.50/1 Temptations Treats RP 6/07 (makes it FREE)
-$1/2 Temptations Treats RP 6/07 or printable
Hartz Crunch & Clean Biscuits $1.99
-$2 off Crunch & Clean printable (makes it FREE)
Purina Dog Chow 3-5lb bag $3.49 ea
-$3.50 off any Purina Dog Food printable (makes it FREE)
Advil or Tylenol Pain Relief 20-24 ct $2.50 ea
-$2 off Advil PM RP 7/12
-$1 off Advil RP 6/21
-$2 off Tylenol PM Product SS 6/21
-$2 off Tylenol Arthritis RP 5/17, SS 6/21
-$1 off Tylenol RP 6/07 or printable
Irish Spring Soap or Speed Stick Deodorant 2.3-3.25 oz Deodorant, 3 bar Soap $1 ea
-.75/1 Speed Stick Mens 24/7 Cellfire e coupon
-$1.50 off any Speed Stick or Lady Speed Stick deodorant (see Hip2Save’s post on new IPs on Coupons.com!) (makes it FREE)
Rolaids 30ct $1 ea
-$1 off Rolaids RP 6/07 (makes it FREE)
Colgate Toothpaste 4-6 oz $2 ea
-.75/1 Colgate Total Advance Toothpaste Cellfire coupon
-$1 off Colgate Total, Sensitive, Max Fresh, Max White Or Kids Toothpaste SS 6/28
-.75/1 Colgate Total, Sensitive, Max Fresh, Max White Or Kids Toothpaste SS 6/28
-$1 off Colgate Max White Toothpaste printable
Duracell Batteries Sizes AA or AAA 4 ct, D2 or C2 2 ct, or 9V 1 ct $2.50 ea
-$1 off Duracell CopperTop 4 pk + AA or AAA or any size C, D or 9V RP 6/28
-.50/1 Duracell CopperTop 4pk + AA or AAA or any size C, D or 9V RP 6/28
SoftSoap Liquid Soap 7.5 oz $1.00 ea
-.40/1 Softsoap printable (makes it .20¢ ea)
-$1 off any Softsoap printable (see Hip2Save’s post on new IPs on Coupons.com!) (makes it FREE)
Dixie Paper Plates or Bowls $1.49 ea
-.50/1 Dixie Ultra RP 5/10
-$1/2 Dixie Ultra RP 5/10
Scotch-Brite Nail Saver sponge 1 ct $1 ea
-.75/2 Nail Saver sponges RP 6/07
Other Deals
Avocados or Mangoes $1 ea
Southern Grown Peaches 79¢ lb
Fresh Silverbrite Salmon Fillets $3.99 lb
Chiquita Pineapple and Apple Bites 2.2-2.8 oz pkg. $1 ea
-Free Chiquita Bites printable
Tyson Fresh Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast $1.99 lb
-$1 off Tyson Fresh Chicken product SS 6/28
Aussie or Herbal Essence Hair Care 6-14 oz $2.99 ea
-$1 off Herbal Essences Shampoo, Conditioner, Styler PG 7/05
-$1 off Herbal Essences Shampoo, Conditioner, Styler PG e coupon
-$2 off Aussie Product PG e coupon (I'll have to use a couple of my current PG e coups to make room to load this one again)
Secret or Old Spice High Endurance Deodorant 2.25-3.25 oz $2.33 ea
-$1/2 Secret Anti-Perspirant or Deodorant PG 6/07
-$1 off Secret Clinical Strength PG 6/07
-$1 off Secret PG 7/05
-$1 off Old Spice Antiperspirant/Deodorant PG 6/07
-$1/2 Old Spice Deodorants PG e coupon(buy 2 old Spice, use e coupon and 2 paper coupons makes it .83¢ ea)
Monday, July 6, 2009
Kroger (Sort of) Deals - Week of 7/5
You'll hear me say this a lot but I LOVE Jenny at Southern Savers for her sense of coupon humor. Her matchups for Kroger were one of the first things that REALLY got me into couponing b/c it took all the confusion out of it for me; once I started stockpiling my coupons it was SO easy to just follow down her list and pull the coupons I'd clipped or print the ones I hadn't.
This week is really a very BLEH week at Kroger, especially following their Buy $10 / Get $3 Off sale from the last 2 weeks (though according to Jenny, many of their "sale" items really AREN'T). That's actually fine by me because I've been mostly chasing down CVS deals and I'm pretty stocked up from the last few weeks of shopping.
I buzzed by there late tonight b/c I needed bread and hair styling products and those were the only "deals" that really excited me. But, if I needed a few more grocery items I've highlighted some of the other stuff I'd go for, plus I've added a note or extra coupon that I'm aware of. See Jenny's site for the full list!
Sale Items
K Elbow Macaroni or Spaghetti, 16 oz, 88¢ ea
K Frozen Vegetables, 16 oz, 88¢ ea
K Deluxe Ice Cream, 16 oz, 88¢ ea
K Aluminum Foil 25 Sq Ft, 88¢ ea
Hormel Little Sizzlers, 12 oz 88¢ ea
Ready Pac Garden Salad or Fresh Express Shredded Lettuce $1.50 ea
Fresh Carrots, 1 lb Bag, 39¢ ea
Mini Peeled Carrots $1 ea
K White or Wheat Sandwich Bread $1 ea
Fresh Ground Beef $1.58 lb
Fresh Boneless Pork Loin $1.99 lb
Fresh Wild Caught Silverbrite Salmon Fillets $3.99 lb
Coupon Deals
Fresh Tyson Split Chicken Breast 99¢ lb
-$1 off Tyson Fresh Chicken product SS 6/28 (makes 1lb packages FREE)
Lean Cuisine or Stouffer’s Entrees $2 ea
-$1/4 Lean Cuisine SS 5/03
-B2G1 Lean Cuisine July All You Magazine
-$1/3 Lean Cuisine June All You Magazine
-$3/5 Lean Cuisine (this was in last week's local ad mailer that came with all the Papa Johns coupons; makes them $1.40 each!)
Dannon Actvia or Danactive 4pk $2 ea
-$1 off Activia or Danactive SS 5/10 (makes it $1 ea)
Santa Cruz Juice B1G1 at $2.99
-.75/1 off any Santa Cruz Juice “Go Organic” Booklet (makes it .74¢ ea)
-.75/1 off any Santa Cruz Juice PDF coupon (this was available via an internet link and could be saved to your PC; exp 12/31/09)
Aussie or Herbal Essences Hair Care $2.99 ea
-$1 off Herbal Essences Shampoo, Conditioner, Styler PG 7/05
-$1 off Herbal Essences Shampoo, Conditioner, Styler PG e coupon
-$2 off Aussie Product PG e coupon (makes Aussie or Herbal Essences .99¢ ea)
NOTE: Look for the cans of hairspray (or other) that have “Happy 30th Birthday” shrink wrap; these come with a little kangaroo toy AND a $1.00 off any Aussie Hair Care coupon inside.
Secret or Old Spice High Endurance Deodorant $2.33 ea
-$1/2 Secret Anti-Perspirant or Deodorant PG 6/07
-$1 off Secret Clinical Strength PG 6/07-$1 off Secret PG 7/05
-$1 off Old Spice Antiperspirant/Deodorant PG 6/07
-$1/2 Old Spice Deodorants PG e coupon (buy 2 old Spice, use e coupon and 2 paper coupons makes it .83¢ ea)
Puffs Facial Tissues 60 ct, $1 ea
-.25/3 Puffs Tissues Singles PG e coupon
Bounty Paper Towels Single Roll $1 ea
-.25/1 Bounty Napkins or paper Towels PG 7/05
-.25/1 Bounty PG e coupon(use together makes it .25¢ )
Denta-Stick Dog Bone $3.59 ea
-$2.50 off any Dentastick shortcuts e coupon
-$2.50 off any Dentastick printable (IE) or printable (FF)
-$1.50 off Dentastick RP 5/31 (use e coupon with paper coupon makes it FREE plus overage)
This week is really a very BLEH week at Kroger, especially following their Buy $10 / Get $3 Off sale from the last 2 weeks (though according to Jenny, many of their "sale" items really AREN'T). That's actually fine by me because I've been mostly chasing down CVS deals and I'm pretty stocked up from the last few weeks of shopping.
I buzzed by there late tonight b/c I needed bread and hair styling products and those were the only "deals" that really excited me. But, if I needed a few more grocery items I've highlighted some of the other stuff I'd go for, plus I've added a note or extra coupon that I'm aware of. See Jenny's site for the full list!
Sale Items
K Elbow Macaroni or Spaghetti, 16 oz, 88¢ ea
K Frozen Vegetables, 16 oz, 88¢ ea
K Deluxe Ice Cream, 16 oz, 88¢ ea
K Aluminum Foil 25 Sq Ft, 88¢ ea
Hormel Little Sizzlers, 12 oz 88¢ ea
Ready Pac Garden Salad or Fresh Express Shredded Lettuce $1.50 ea
Fresh Carrots, 1 lb Bag, 39¢ ea
Mini Peeled Carrots $1 ea
K White or Wheat Sandwich Bread $1 ea
Fresh Ground Beef $1.58 lb
Fresh Boneless Pork Loin $1.99 lb
Fresh Wild Caught Silverbrite Salmon Fillets $3.99 lb
Coupon Deals
Fresh Tyson Split Chicken Breast 99¢ lb
-$1 off Tyson Fresh Chicken product SS 6/28 (makes 1lb packages FREE)
Lean Cuisine or Stouffer’s Entrees $2 ea
-$1/4 Lean Cuisine SS 5/03
-B2G1 Lean Cuisine July All You Magazine
-$1/3 Lean Cuisine June All You Magazine
-$3/5 Lean Cuisine (this was in last week's local ad mailer that came with all the Papa Johns coupons; makes them $1.40 each!)
Dannon Actvia or Danactive 4pk $2 ea
-$1 off Activia or Danactive SS 5/10 (makes it $1 ea)
Santa Cruz Juice B1G1 at $2.99
-.75/1 off any Santa Cruz Juice “Go Organic” Booklet (makes it .74¢ ea)
-.75/1 off any Santa Cruz Juice PDF coupon (this was available via an internet link and could be saved to your PC; exp 12/31/09)
Aussie or Herbal Essences Hair Care $2.99 ea
-$1 off Herbal Essences Shampoo, Conditioner, Styler PG 7/05
-$1 off Herbal Essences Shampoo, Conditioner, Styler PG e coupon
-$2 off Aussie Product PG e coupon (makes Aussie or Herbal Essences .99¢ ea)
NOTE: Look for the cans of hairspray (or other) that have “Happy 30th Birthday” shrink wrap; these come with a little kangaroo toy AND a $1.00 off any Aussie Hair Care coupon inside.
Secret or Old Spice High Endurance Deodorant $2.33 ea
-$1/2 Secret Anti-Perspirant or Deodorant PG 6/07
-$1 off Secret Clinical Strength PG 6/07-$1 off Secret PG 7/05
-$1 off Old Spice Antiperspirant/Deodorant PG 6/07
-$1/2 Old Spice Deodorants PG e coupon (buy 2 old Spice, use e coupon and 2 paper coupons makes it .83¢ ea)
Puffs Facial Tissues 60 ct, $1 ea
-.25/3 Puffs Tissues Singles PG e coupon
Bounty Paper Towels Single Roll $1 ea
-.25/1 Bounty Napkins or paper Towels PG 7/05
-.25/1 Bounty PG e coupon(use together makes it .25¢ )
Denta-Stick Dog Bone $3.59 ea
-$2.50 off any Dentastick shortcuts e coupon
-$2.50 off any Dentastick printable (IE) or printable (FF)
-$1.50 off Dentastick RP 5/31 (use e coupon with paper coupon makes it FREE plus overage)
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