Kroger Trip - May 12, 2011

I made a trip to Kroger today to take advantage of some of the items on sale with the Mega Sale going on now. I also had a few things to pick up. Here is the breakdown:

Before Coupons and Kroger Savings: $83.24
Kroger Plus Savings: $36.72
Coupon Savings: $20.62
Total Saved: $57.34
Total Paid: $25.90

I saved over 65%!!

Here is what I got:

Diet Dr. Pepper 6 @ $1.25 each
-Buy 4 get 2 free (Kroger Promotion)
=$0.84 each

Captain Crunch Cereal $2.49
-$0.50 Mega Sale
-$0.50 coupon 4/17 paper (doubled to $1.00)
=$0.99

Motts Apple Juice $2.49
-$0.50 Mega Sale
=$1.99 (which was cheaper than the Kroger brand)

Blue Diamond Almonds $2.49
-$0.50 Mega Sale
-$0.50 printable coupon (doubled to $1.00)
=$0.99

Ronzoni Pasta 10 @ $0.99 each
-$5.00 Mega Sale ($0.50 for each item)
-$1.00/2 printable coupon or HERE or HERE
=10 for FREE

Boulder Canyon Potato Chips 5 @ $1.49 each
-$2.50 Mega Sale ($0.50 for each item)
-$1.00 printable coupon (use zip code 90210) or
$1.00/2 printable coupon
=1 for FREE and 4 @ $0.49 each

Mom's Best Natural Cereal $1.49
-$0.50 Mega Sale
-$0.75 printable coupon
=$0.24

Capri Sun $1.99
-$0.50 Mega Sale
=$1.49

Kroger Milk $3.35

Kroger Cashews $2.79

Kroger Non Dairy Creamer $3.25

Kroger Moist Wipes $0.79 (on clearance)

Crunch Candy Bars 2 @ $0.50 each
-$0.50 coupon 5/1 paper (doubled to $1.00)
=2 for FREE

International Delight Creamer $2.29
-$2.29 Free product coupon received in the mail
=FREE

Suave Dry Shampoo $2.99
-$2.99 Free product coupon received in the mail
=FREE

Kraft Cheese $3.59
-$3.59 Free product coupon received in the mail
=FREE

Free Kool Aid

I just wanted to let you know that Kroger has Kool Aid packets on sale 10 for $1.00. There is a coupon at Coupons.com for $0.50 off 10 packets. You will have to scroll until you find the coupon. Our Kroger doubles coupons $0.50 or less, so it will double to $1.00.

You should be able to get 10 packets of Kool Aid for FREE.

Deal on Dishwasher Detergent

Electrasol is on sale at Kroger this week for $2.99. If you got the $2.50 coupon in your newspaper a few weeks ago, you can get them for only $0.49. If you did not get the coupon, you can still get some for for only $1.99. There is a $1.00 coupon located next to the dish washing detergent for Finish Quantum. This is still a pretty good deal.

Kellogg Cereal Coupons

There are new coupons to be printed at coupons.com. There are 8 different Kellogg's Cereal coupons worth $1.00 each. That can mean some inexpensive cereal. There are also Kellogg's coupons HERE.

Right now, Kroger has some Kellogg cereal for $2.18 and if you use a coupon, you can get it for $1.18 for a box.

Also next week, CVS is going to have Kellogg's Frosted Flakes, Smart Start, Frosted Mini-Wheats, and Special K (12-18 oz) cereals on sale for 3 for $10 and if you buy 3, you get $5 Extra Care Bucks. So if you buy 3 and use 3 coupons, you will pay $7 out of pocket and get $5 ECB to spend on something else you want or need.

If you print these coupons today, you will have until the end of the month to use them. You should be able to print each coupon 2 times from each website.

Free Kroger Reusable Bag

Kroger is offering a free reusable bag just for submitting a design for a reusable bag. A credit is added to your Kroger card and will make your bag free (the $0.99 bags). Go HERE to create your own bag.

Free Deals - Week of 2/15/09

There are times I feel like I spend more than I should considering we don't NEED the stuff right now. I have decided to try to find the free things I can buy each week. I am going to post the deals here.

CVS

Neutrogena Transparent Facial Bar $2.99
Buy 2 Neutrogena get $10 ECBs (limit 1)
Better than FREE after ECBs

Colgate Total Advanced Toothpaste $2.99
Get $2.99 ECBs (limit 2)
$0.75/1 Colgate Toothpaste (SS 2/1/09)
$1/1 Colgate printable
$1.50/1 March '09 All You Magazine
Better than FREE after coupon and ECBs

Gillette Fusion Gamer $7.99
Get $4 ECBs (limit 1)
$4/1 Gillette Fusion Razor (P&G 2/8/09)
FREE after coupon and ECBs

Pringles Minis $1.00
$1/1 Pringles Minis (P&G 2/8/09)
FREE after coupon

There are also many free after ECBs deals for the month. Check out the monthly booklet that can be picked up in the store.


Walgreens

Yes to Carrots 25% off
Lip Balm is regular $3.69, on sale for $2.76
$1/1 Walgreens Internet Coupon
$2/1 Yes to Carrots printable
FREE after coupons
UPDATE: I went to Walgreens this morning and I could not use the Walgreens Internet Coupon. They said it was not in their system. If you buy the Yes to Carrots Lip Balm and use the $2 coupon, you will only have to pay $0.76.

Revlon Creme Lip Gloss B1G1 free ($9.99)
$1/1 Revlon Color Cosmetic Product (SS 11/16/08)
$1/1 Revlon Color Cosmetic Product (SS 12/7/08)
$2/1 Revlon Color Cosmetic Product (SS 1/11/09)
Use 2 coupons if you can
Submit EasySaver rebate for $9.99 (ESR #4)
Better than FREE after coupons and rebate

Glade Sense and Spray $8.99
Buy 2 and use the B1G1 coupon and
$4/1 Glade coupon (SS 2/8/09)
Submit EasySaver rebate for $3 for each one (ESR #28)
FREE after coupons and rebate

There are also more free after rebate deals that can be found in the rebate catalog in the store.


Kroger

Cottonelle Toilet Paper (4 pack) $0.99
Use $0.50/1 HERE, HERE, and HERE
You can print 2 from each site
Your coupon will double to $0.99 for free toilet paper
FREE after coupon


I compiled this list with the help of:
Deal Seeking Mom
The Thrifty Mama
The "Cent"sible Sawyer
Stretching a Buck
Money Saving Mom

Kroger Mega Event

Kroger is having a mega event this week. If you buy 10 participating items, then you get $5 off you order instantly (which equals $0.50 for each item). You can get some pretty good deals this week. You can check out The Thrifty Mama for some of the deals. Here is what I got:
I went today, my total for everything in the picture was over $95 without my coupons and Kroger savings. I saved $38.19 with my Kroger Plus Card and $37.80 with coupons, so I only paid $21.12 for everything.

I used paper coupons and coupons loaded to my Kroger Card. You can load coupons using P&G eSaver, Shortcuts, and Cellfire. This is the first time I every used Cellfire, but it worked perfectly.

Fabreze @ Kroger

I thought I would share one of the deals at Kroger this week. The Fabreze Noticeables are priced at $7.75 each. There was a $5 coupon in a recent newspaper and you can load a $5 coupon to your Kroger Card HERE.

I went tonight and was able to use both coupons. The one loaded to your Kroger card automatically comes off and then the cashier scans your paper coupon.

Here is how it should work:
$7.75 - $5.00 (from Kroger card) - $5.00 (paper coupon) = -$2.25

Just make sure you have enough to cover any overage.

NOTE: You can also find the Fabreze Noticeables at Wal-Mart for $5.97 making it only $0.97 with the $5 coupon.

Kroger Trip 9/16/08

I made a quick trip to Kroger yesterday. I needed some cheese for the lasagna I was making. I also wanted to use a few of my coupons that were going to be expiring.

Here is what I got:

10 Cottonelle Toilet Paper @ $0.99 each
7 Neutra Air Kit @ $5.99 each on sale
1 Kroger Cheese @ $2.39
2 Glade Warmers @ $1.89 each
1 20oz Coke @ $1.49

Coupons Used:
1 Free Coke $1.49
BOGO Free Glade Warmer $1.89
10 Cottonelle $0.50 doubled to $0.99 each
7 Neutra Air $5.00 each
Took in my own bags $0.04 (x7)

After looking at my receipt, I noticed I got an extra $1.00 took off my total.

Total Before Coupons: $63.94
Total After Coupons: $13.94
Total Coupons Savings: $50.00

The bottom of my receipt says:

• Mfg coupon savings $43.88
• Bonus coupons savings $5.40
• Kroger plus savings $42.28
• Total Savings (90%) $91.56

This was a great trip.

Kroger Trip 8/19/08

I went to Kroger this morning. We needed several things and I wanted to take advantage of the sale they had on the Nestle products. I spent $77.80 and saved $89.23 with coupons and sales. I am not going to list everything out, but there were a few things worth noting.

Cheerios $2.00 each - $1.00 coupon HERE and HERE


Buy $20 in Nestle participating products and save $5.00 instantly.
Here are a few notable products:

Juicy Juice $2.50 each - $1.00 coupon HERE and HERE
Carnation Instant Breakfast $4.99 & $5.99 - $2.00 coupon HERE
Nestle Cookie Dough $2.50 - $1.00 coupon HERE and HERE
Lean Cuisine $2.00 - $1.00 coupon HERE

Deals from the Past Few Weeks

K-Mart

I went to K-Mart on 8/4/08 and bought some more Pert Shampoo. It was priced at $2.99 each and I had coupons for $3.00 off. I also found a toy for the girls. I would have loved to save it until Christmas, but they were with me. I got the baby and her accessories for only $3.00 it was originally $30.00. For everything in the picture, I spent $4.56 and of that $1.62 was tax. I think it was a pretty good trip.

Kroger

I went to Kroger on 8/8/08 and bought everything in the bag for only $6.13 (including tax). I got 19 Pillsbury items that were on sale for $1.00 each. I had 16 coupons for $0.35 off which were doubled to $0.70 and I had 3 coupons for $0.30 off which were doubled to $0.60.

Walgreens

My total out of pocket for everything in the picture was $3.19. I used a $7.00 Register Reward from an Olay deal a few weeks ago and 2 - $5.00 Register Rewards from the Kellogg's purchase I posted about. I also used my gift card from last month which was $13.19. I am not going to go through the details since most of these deals are no longer available.

In addition to the picture above I went and bought at least 8 more packages of diapers and training pants. I got a total of 10 packages last week. It may take us a while, but we will go through them and at about $1.50 a pack, how could I pass them up.

Kroger Trip

Kroger is having some good deals this week. It is their Mega Event Sale. If you buy any 10 of the participating items and get $5 off. There are coupons for many of the items in the Mega Event Sale making them an even better deal.

When you buy the 10 items, it will take $5 off your order, that will equal $0.50 off each item. The prices below reflect how much it would be if you bought 10 items. I went on Tuesday and here is what I got:

2 - Betty Crocker Cookie Mix @ $1.00 - $0.50 (doubled to $1.00) = FREE
1 - Daisy Sour Cream @ $1.00 - $0.50 (doubled to $1.00) = FREE
2 - Warm Delights @ $1.50 - $0.50 (doubled to $1.00) = $0.50 each
3 - Kroger Apple Juice @ $1.50 each
4 - Edward/Mrs. Smith Frozen desserts @ $1.50 - $1.00 off 2 = $1.00 each
2 - Tyson Boxed Chicken @ $2.00 - $1.00 off 2 = $1.50 each
1 - Raisin Bran @ $1.50
1 - Lysol @ $1.50 - $0.50 (doubled to $1.00) = $0.50
1 - Skintimate Shaving Cream @ $1.50 - $0.55 = $0.95
1 - Pledge $2.50 - $1.00 = $1.50
2 - Ball Park Franks $1.50 - $1.00 off 2 = $1.00 each
1 - Kroger Cinnamon Rolls @ $1.83
1 - Kroger Frozen Pancake @ $1.67

My total was $24.68


You can look HERE to find more coupon match ups for the sale this week.

Kroger Savings

I went to Kroger today after lunch. Ryan took Cassidy for some special time together and I took Callie and Chloe with me to Kroger. Callie was happy to sit in the cart today, so the trip went smoothly. Here is what I got:

7 - Cottonelle Toilet Paper

• $0.99 each - $0.25 (doubled to $0.50) = $0.49 each

1 - Bounty Basics Paper Towel

• $1.00 - $0.50 (on Kroger card) - $0.25 (doubled to $0.50) = FREE

2 - Rice a Roni or Pasta Roni

• $1.00 each - $0.50 (doubled to $1.00) = FREE
  

4 - Duncan Hines Brownie Mix

• $1.00 each - $1.00 off 2 = $0.50 each

1 - Warm Delights

• $1.99 - $0.55 (on Kroger card) - $0.50 (doubled to $1.00) = $0.44

Everything in the picture totaled $6.40 including tax.

I love bargain shopping!

Ryan's 1st Couponing Experience

Check out Ryan's post. He was very proud of his first use of coupons. I am proud of him also.

Cheap Deodorant

Our Kroger had Secret Deodorant on sale this week for $2.49 each and they are part of the Proctor & Gamble promotion going on now. If you buy 3, the you get $3 off you total. That would put them down to $1.49 each. I also had coupons for $0.50 off each one that Kroger doubles. That gave me 3 Secret deodorants for $0.49 each plus tax.

More Cheap Baby Wipes

With the Proctor & Gamble promotion going on this week at Kroger, I decided to get a few more packages of baby wipes. The wipes were on sale for $2.61 each. When you buy 3 products, then you get $3 off your order. That put them down to $1.61 each. Then I had 3 coupons for $0.50 off and Kroger doubles the coupons, that was another $1.00 off each package. So I got 3 packages for $0.61 each.

Cheap Shampoo & a Pedicure?

Herbal Essences Shampoo has a promotion going on right now, if you buy 2 bottles of shampoo and/or conditioner, then you get a certificate for a free manicure or pedicure. I have been looking for the bottles of shampoo with the green sticker on it for a while. (You have to buy the ones with the promotion listed.)

Kroger has Herbal Essences shampoo on sale this week 2 for $5.00. I had a coupon for $3.00 off 2.

So I got 2 bottles of shampoo, 2 bottles of conditioner, and 2 manicures or pedicures for only $4.78.

Wow, what a deal!

Update: I found out that the Herbal Essence Shampoo is a part of the Proctor & Gamble promotion. If you buy 3 in one order, then you get $3 off. If I would have bought 3, then my total before coupons would have been $7.50. Then I would have got the $3.00 off for the promotion and I could have still used my $3.00 off 2. My total then would have been $1.50 before tax. You would only need 2 with the Manicure/Pedicure label, the third one could be anything. You could do this 2 times if you want 2 free manicure or pedicures. You have to send in the original receipt, so you would need to to 2 transactions.

UPDATE #2: Someone in our local area tried to get the $3.00 off when they bought 3 Herbal Essences Shampoos, but it did not work. I guess it was not a tagged item.

Diaper Deal

Our Kroger has Pampers on sale this week for $8.88, regular price is $9.99. They also have a Proctor & Gamble promotion going on this week. When you buy 3 participating items, you get $3.00 off your total instantly, making each package only $7.88. Of course, I also had coupons. I had 2 - $2.00 coupons, 3 - $1.50 coupons, and 1 - $1.00 coupon.

Here is what the diapers cost:

• 2 packages were $5.88 each
  
• 3 packages were $6.38 each
• 1 package was $6.88

Total price before sales and coupons: $59.94
Total price after sales and coupons: $37.78
Total savings: $22.16 (37%)

Great Customer Service

Today I went to Kroger with my mom. I was helping her get a couple of deals. She wanted to make sure she bought the right things. She was buying the 4 bags of Hershey's candies to get the free movie voucher. It did not print. I asked the cashier and he said it would print at the end. It did not. He basically said that without the promotion details in front of him, he could not do anything about it. I told him I would find the details and take it to the service desk. I was not upset, just a little annoyed that it didn't work.

I looked up the promotion when I got home. I made sure she bought the right sizes of bags of candy. She bought everything correctly. I decided to call Kroger. I talked to a very nice lady who said she would look into it and call me back. When she called back, she said she printed a voucher out for me and it was waiting at the service desk or she could put it in the mail.

WOW!! That is great customer service. I was prepared for a little bit of a fight, but just having the information I needed and calling Kroger was all I needed to do.

Amy's Life was found by Google

I was looking for details about the free movie promotion that Kroger and Hershey has going on now. My mom bought the candy and the movie voucher did not print, so I wanted to make sure she bought the right bags of candy.

Imagine my surprise when I saw my blog on the Google search page. I was so excited, I had Ryan look at it. Then I thought I would share it with everyone who reads my blog. It is at the bottom of the picture.

You still have time to get your free movie ticket from Kroger and Hershey. You have to buy 4 bags of Hershey candy. They have to be 10.5 oz to 17.25 oz and it has to be done in one transaction.