New name - New blogspot address...

So here's the deal - when I started this blog I tried so hard (way past my bedtime one night) to figure out a name so that the name and blogspot address would match. I was tired & couldn't think, my hubby was helping me; for some reason it never occurred to us to just make it match my e-mail address...LOL. Fast-forward a couple of months of trying to come up with a catchy name and it hits me - DUH - make it match your e-mail address which is - westkycouponlady(at)gmail(dot)com.

So, click here to go to my new blogspot address where my new posts will be. I'm also looking at the possibility of switching to a dotcom and dropping the blogspot part altogether but that's in the distant future.

Thanks for reading!

Kroger Sweepstakes - Free Gas & Groceries

Go here to enter to win Kroger's Year of Free Gas & Groceries Sweepstakes. If you don't have a Kroger.com account, create one to log-in and enter. Make sure you enter your Kroger Plus Card number for an additional entry. In addition to the Year of Free Gas & Groceries, there are more than 5,000 instant prizes up for grabs!

Home Made Simple Coupon Booklet - Another Offer

Just went to this link and was able to sign up again even though it's not been very long since I signed up. Usually if it's not been very long I'll get a message that says I've already signed up, so I hope I'll actually get another one. Thanks Money Saving Mom! Oh yeah - Penny if you try the link and it doesn't work, I signed you up already...LOL

Only Saved 68% at Kroger....

So a friend and I are wondering what we've come to. I ran in Kroger on Park Avenue Thursday, to get ground beef for spaghetti (really need to catch some good sales to restock the freezer) and do the Aussie/ Herbal Essence Hair Deal. Ended up spending $16.80 including $1.?? in tax but only saved 68% - like somehow that's just not enough savings. I can't find my receipt to double-check all the amounts - still haven't found my good CVS one from Tuesday either - what can I say? My son went back to school this week and it apparently just messed me up completely...LOL

Here's the breakdown:

4.2 lbs bananas, 39¢/lb because they were ripe - but not too ripe for us :-)
2.21 lbs apples, 89¢/lb
1.69 lbs ground chuck, $1.78 lb Manager's Special
1 box New York Brand Frozen Garlic Toast, $2.50, used a 50¢ q which doubled to $1.00
1 candy bar (100 Grand), 33¢ on clearance
3 printer ink cartridges, $2.09/ea on clearance, sometimes it's good to have an older printer
1 Scotch Brand Mailroom Supplies Paper Cutter, $1.50 on clearance, used a 50¢ q which doubled to $1.00
1 box Bounce Pure Essentials Dryer Sheets 105 ct, clearance $1.69, used a 50¢ q which doubled to $1.00 and had 50¢ PG esaver coupon on card
1 Bottle Aussie Shampoo, $2.99
1 Bottle Aussie Conditioner, $2.99, used $2/2 Aussie Products, and $2.00 Aussie PG esaver coupon on card
1 Bottle Herbal Essence Shampoo, $2.99
1 Can Herbal Essence Hairspray, $2.99, used buy 1 Herbal Essence Shampoo or Conditioner get 1 Herbal Essence Styling Product Free (scanned at $3.69) and had $1 Herbal Essence PG esaver coupon on card
-$4.00 P & G buy 4 get $4 off promotion

So, I'm looking at my receipt which has my savings listed and see Total Savings 68% and think "That's all?" Seriously? I think I need a reality check!

**Aussie/ Herbal Essence Deal**
buy 2 Aussie @ $2.99/ea
buy 1 Herbal Essence shampoo or conditioner @$2.99
buy 1 Herbal Essence styling product @ $2.99
Total 11.96 plus 72¢ tax = $12.68
- $4 P & G promotion = $8.68
-$2/2 Aussie = 6.68
-$2 Aussie PG esaver = $4.68
-$2.99 or $3.69 depending on how the cashier rings free styling product q = $1.69 or 99¢
-$1 Herbal Essence PG esaver = 69¢ OOP or 1¢ overage

I See Pork Chops (or Roast) in My Future...

If you still have some of the Gather Round the Grill coupons for $6.00 off pork wyb Kingsford Charcoal & another participating product, there are some great printables to go with them. Go here to print 3 new coupons:

$2.00 off any one 13.5 lb bag or greater of Kingsford Matchlight, Kingsford Mesquite, or Kingsford Hickory Charcoal

Get 1 Free 18 oz KC Masterpiece Barbecue (up to $2.50 value) with the purchase of any 13.5 lb bag or larger Kingsford Charcoal

Save 75¢ on any one (1) Hidden Valley Salad Dressing, KC Masterpiece Barbecue Sauce, or Glad Product

CVS Today

I was going to blog about my fun trip to CVS today and I will - as soon as I find my receipt...LOL

More Coupons to Print

Go here to print 60¢ on 2 jars of Ragu Pasta Sauce, $1.00¢/2 Hellman's or Best Foods Product (22 oz or larger), 75/2 I Can't Believe It's Not Butter and 50¢/1 Lipton Tea Bags, Lipton to Go or any Lipton Iced Tea Mix. Sorry Penny - it's a SmartSource printer :-( ...I'll try to print some for you if you want any of them.

Free BareEscentuals Samples

Go here to get your free BareEscentuals samples (pay $1.00 shipping + tax on the $1.00). There were 6 colors available; however, Light (which is probably what I need) is sold out. I went a shade lighter (Fairly Light) and a shade darker (Medium Beige) so I might be able to mix them for the right shade - I've done this before with other foundations. I've wanted to try this makeup for a while so I'm pretty happy right now - two samples for $1.06 total.

Honey Nut Cheerios Sample & Coupon

Go here to sign up for a free sample of Honey Nut Cheerios and a $1 coupon. FYI to Penny - you've already signed up :-)

Old Navy $75 off $100 Giveaway

Can't believe I just found this and it ends this morning :( Go here to enter for a chance to win one of 10 $75 off $100 coupons STL Mommy is giving away this morning.

My Kroger Trip(s) 7/28

The Last of the Mega 10 Sale

Took the last of my printable Soft-soap, Speedstick, SoBe and Purina to take advantage of the freebies & moneymakers for this sale. Also used the new coupons.com milk printables - so happy with these! At the Kroger on Park Avenue a lot of the "Free" coupons end up being money-makers because there's a dollar limit on them that apparently comes up and if the cashier doesn't override it with the actual price.... For instance, the coupon for a free gallon of white milk rang up $4.00 and the one for the free half-gallon of chocolate milk rang up $3.75; the SoBe rang up $1.79 and she only overrode 2 of the 7 that I used.

I came out several dollars less than I was expecting so I looked at my receipt when I got in the car after I loaded the groceries in and made this discovery. What an wonderful surprise. I took advantage of the $7 or so that I didn't spend there and the extra $10 hubby handed me that I wasn't expecting to have (self-employment - sometimes you just don't know when the check is really going to get there...lol) and went to the Kroger at Hannan Plaza to get meat.

**My Park Avenue Trip**

1 gallon 2% milk, $2.59
1 gallon 1% milk, $1.79 (love those manager's specials)
1/2 gallon chocolate milk, $2.18
-$4.00, free gallon white milk with grocery order over $100, here
-$3.75, free 1/2 gallon chocolate milk wyb 1 gallon white milk, here
-$1.10, (55¢ doubled) off milk wyb Welch's squeezable jelly, SS 7/26

Welch's squeezable grape jelly, $1.99
Mega 10 item

Shout Wipes, $1.67 clearance
-1.10 (55¢ doubled) any Shout Stain Remover

Betty Crocker frosting, $1.67 sale
-1.00 (5o¢ doubled) here
-50¢ cellfire (didn't even remember I had this)

Glade Scented Oil Candle Refill, $2.49
Mega 10 item
-$1.50 coupon from previous Scented Oil Candle Tin purchase

Dole Pineapple Juice, $2.00 sale
-1.00 (50¢ doubled) not sure which insert, bought these from thecouponclippers.com

(4) Sweet Sue Chicken & Dumplings, $1.11 ea clearance

Pace Salsa, $2.29
-$4.00 coupon, printable from instant win game, here

(2) Jif Peanut Butter, $1.99
Mega 10 item

(4) Bumblebee Tuna, 75¢ each sale
-$2.00 (2 printable coupons, my husband & I both became fans on Facebook)

Chef Boyardee Pasta, $1.00
-$1.00, printable

(2) Zatarains Red Beans & Rice, $1.99 ea
Mega 10 item
-75¢ RP 6/7

(14) SoBe Water, 99¢ ea
Mega 10 item
used 7 B1G1 coupons, 2 rang at 99¢ each, 5 rang at $1.79 each

(12) Softsoap, $1.50 ea
Mega 10 item
used (12) $1.00 printable here

(12) Speedstick & Lady Speedstick, $1.50 ea
Mega 10 item
used (12) $1.50 printable here

OB Tampons, $2.09 clearance
did not realize these were a Mega 10 item, so my Mega 10 item total was 51 instead of 50 (I just can't count to 10 that many times...LOL)
-$1.50 SS 6/28

Bananas, $1.17 (1.99 lbs @ 59¢/lb)

Ripe Bananas, 54¢ (2.84 lbs @ 19¢/lb)

Red Delicious Apples 3 lb bag, $2.99

(4) Purina Dog Chow, $3.99 ea
Mega 10 item
used (4) $3.50 coupons, here

Russet Potatoes 10 lb bag, $3.79

(2) Fudge Shoppe Cookies, $1.99 ea
Mega 10 item
used (2) $1.00 here

Tax $4.38

-$25.00 (50 Mega 10 items)

Total $14.20

Mfg Cpn Savings $103.53
Bonus Cpn Savings $2.60
Kroger Plus Savings $53.53
Total Savings (94%) $159.66


**My Hannan Plaza Trip**

(4) pkg Tyson fresh boneless skinless chicken breast, $14.08 manager's special
used (4) $1.00 Tyson Fresh Chicken Product, SS 7/12 expiring today

(2) pouches Bumblebee Tuna, $1.09 ea, sale
used (2) $1.00 off Bumblebee Tuna pouch

Bag of Baby Ruth Miniatures, $1.29 clearance
-$1.00 printable (no idea where I printed it, good on Nestle Crunch, Butterfinger or Baby Ruth)

Ground Chuck, $5.62 Manager's Special

(2) pkg Ground Beef Patties, total $2.38 Manager's Special (burgers for supper tonight)

(2) 3 Musketeers Mint, 29¢ ea clearance
-$1.00 off 2 Snickers brand, Twix brand, 3 Musketeers brand, or Milky Way singles bars

Tax 11¢

Total $18.24

Mfg Cpn Savings $8.00
Kroger Plus Savings $.60
Total Savings (32%) $8.60

Only 32% savings, but since I just went for meat, that's okay with me.

**The reasons I went to Hannan Plaza were that Park Avenue didn't have much meat marked down when I went, my hubby gave me an extra $10 when I saw him after I'd already made the Park Avenue trip, and I knew I had Tyson coupons expiring today & Hannan Plaza is the only Kroger that has the fresh Tyson.

CVS Advisor Panel

Go here to sign up for the CVS Advisor Panel.

I signed up a month or two ago; last Monday I received an email from them asking if I would be interested in completing a survey today (providing I qualified). I clicked on the link and answered the questions to see if I qualified, at the end of the questions it said I qualified, gave me instructions so I would be ready when I received the email today. The survey today probably took around 15 minutes, now my account will be credited 10 EB on August 13th (works out well since that's my birthday).

I don't know how they determine who to select for the surveys since I got this one but a friend of mine who is signed up with them didn't (sorry Penny), but I'm really glad that I signed up!

Kroger Trip 7/25

I finally did it - my Mega Sale items came out to a multiple of 10 - no extras!

Mega-Sale items (total of 50)

(4) bottles Sobe Water, 99¢ each
used 2 B1G1 printables here

(14) Softsoap - assorted, $1.50 each
used 14 $1.00 printables here

(12) Purina Dog Food - assorted, $3.99 each
used 12 $3.50 printables here

(20) Speedstick & Lady Speedstick, $1.50 each
used 20 $1.50 printables here

Other (non-Mega Sale items)

(2) Palmolive Dishwashing Detergent, $1.49 each (clearance)
used 2 $1.00 printables here

(2) dozen cookies, $1.00/doz, bakery clearance

(2) packages cake slices, 45¢ each, bakery clearance

(2) boxes Tyson Chicken Patties, $3.50 each
used (2) 55¢ coupons, SS 5/10

(1) package Tyson Refrigerated Entree - Beef Roast, $3.99
used (1) 55¢ coupon, SS 5/10 (I think)

(1) package Breathsavers, 99¢
no coupon, no sale but my husband needed them for church today :-)

receipt reads ***Your Kroger Savings Today***
Mfg Cpn Savings $115.13
Bonus Cpn Savings $1.65
Kroger Plus Savings $58.00
Total Savings (97%) $174.78

Total (including $1.10 tax) = $5.02

**I almost didn't post this trip because of the exceptionally large number of printables I used. At a print limit of 2 per computer, this is a large number to have. I have traded for some, had people who didn't need them print some and printed some at the local library. For those who view this as crossing an ethical line, I'm sorry it bothered you. It may seem like an excessive amount of soap and deodorant, but it will all be used and since I was making money on the deodorant to offset the cost of other items I bought a lot these past couple of weeks and it has helped!

Print Coupons at Hormel.com

Go here to print coupons for Hormel products. I don't remember how much the Hormel Refrigerated Entrees are, but I'm hoping $2.00 off will make them cheap enough to try.

My Very Small CVS Trip Today

I had a much larger one that involved a $10 off $50 coupon, $2.94 ECB and $1.70 cash, but I'm too tired tonight to pull out the receipt or remember the details - Maybe tomorrow. Meanwhile, my small stop at the Hannan Plaza CVS today went as follows:

(7) J&J First Aid Kits 99¢ each - $6.93
(7) J&J Red Cross $1.00 q's - 6.93 (CVS adjusted down to avoid overage)
42¢ OOP (cash - what can I say I just went crazy...LOL)

This brought me to a total of 10 kits = $9.90 so I was thinking I would have to stop at the CVS in Lone Oak & see if they had any kits left so I could go ahead and get my $5 ECB. Even my receipt from this trip says - Total spent toward this ECB $9.90, total needed to earn this ECB $0.10.

So imagine my surprise when the $5 ECB printed on this receipt! Don't know why since the receipt shows the correct total spent; don't think I really care why, I'm just thankful for what I received.

Free Sample of Gain with Febreeze Freshness

Go here to fill out the form to request a free sample which should arrive in 4 - 6 weeks. Thanks Who Said Nothing In Life Is Free!

Today's Kroger Trips

I went to the Kroger on Park Ave but shortly into the trip discovered they didn't have the Sunny D Smoothies I had coupons for so I just picked up a few items (as usual I didn't keep my Mega 10 items to multiples of 10 - I had 11); seems like I'm always losing count.

2 Cottonelle Wipe 84 ct refill packs - clearance $1.79 each
used (2) 50¢ q's - doubled to $1.00 each
also - nice surprise! (2) 25¢ cellfire electronic q's

1 box Shout Wipes 12 ct - clearance $1.67
used 55¢ q - doubled to $1.10

8 Speed Stick Deodorant - $1.50 each
used (8) $1.50 Speed Stick
Mega 10 item

1 (4.4 lb.) bag Purina Dog Chow - $3.99
used $3.50 any Dog Chow
Mega 10 item

3 cans Mighty Dog Beef Dinner - 82¢ each
used q for free can or $1.00 off multi-pack (cashier ran each q through for $1.00)

2 Jars JIF Peanut Butter - $1.99
Mega 10 item

-$5.00 for Mega 10 sale

Total (including $1.42 tax) = $2.00 for 17 items

receipt reads ***Your Kroger Savings Today***
Mfg Cpn Savings $25.55
Bonus Cpn Savings $1.55
Kroger Plus Savings $14.74
Total Savings (98%) $41.84

A little while later I went to the Southside Kroger (shopped with my good couponing friend Penny for a little while - thanks for going with me!). No matter how hard I try I keep losing count of my Mega 10 items. Three of the items were clearance Edwards Singles items & I was afraid that the clearance ones might not count in the Mega 10 sale, so I didn't count them. Of course, excluding those 3 items I still had 41 instead of 40 Mega 10 items - go figure...LOL. Here's that breakdown:

10 Sobe Water - 99¢ each
used (5) b1g1 q's
Mega 10 item

1 can Campbell's Chunky Soup - $2.00
no q, not Mega 10, I just really wanted it

1 can Campbell's Vegetable Beef Soup - $2.79
once again, no q, not Mega 10, but my husband really likes it
(when I told him it wasn't on sale & I didn't have a coupon, he told me to "take it back" LOL

Mission Life Tortilla - $2.79

2 Zatarains - $1.49 each
used 75¢/2 q
Mega 10 item

1 jar Pace Salsa - $2.99
used $4.00 q from Pace Instant Win Game

1 box Luzianne Decaf Tea Bags - $3.99
used 60¢ q - doubled to $1.20

2 Dole Peach Cups - $1.99 each
used $1.00/2 q
Mega 10 item

1 box Quaker Fiber Granola Bars - clearance $1.79
used 60¢ q - doubled t0 $1.20

2 pkg Knorr Sides Alfredo - clearance 99¢ each
used 60¢/2 - doubled to $1.20

Glade Scented Oil Candle Tin - $2.49
used $1.50 q
Mega 10 item

2 blocks Philly Cream Cheese - $1.29 each
used $1.00/2 q
Mega 10 item

3 (7.5 oz) Softsoap Hand Soap - $1.50 each
used (3) $1.00 q's
Mega 10 item

10 Speed Stick/Lady's Speed - $1.50 each
used (2) b1g1 q's
used (8) $1.50 q's
Mega 10 item

1 Reese's Cup - 50¢
no q, just knew I'd want a chocolate fix tomorrow...LOL

8 Sunny D Smoothies - $1.29 each
used (8) 55¢ q's - doubled to $1.10 each
Mega 10 item

1 (2-liter) Coca-cola - $1.29
Mega 10 item

3 Edwards Pie Singles - clearance 99¢ each
used (3) 75¢ q's
Mega 10 item (I just wasn't sure since they were clearance)

8 Assorted Hot Pockets/Lean Pockets - 3/$5.00
used (8) 50¢ q's - doubled to $1.00 each

2 bags Doritos - $2.49 each
Mega 10 item

2 bags Tyson Refrigerated Steak Strips - $2.99
used (2) 55¢ q's - doubled to $1.10 each

-$20.00 for Mega 10 sale

Total (including 37¢ tax) = $21.91 for 63 items

receipt reads ***Your Kroger Savings Today***
Mfg Cpn Savings $65.76
Bonus Cpn Savings $11.80
Kroger Plus Savings $40.75
Total Savings (84%) $118.31

I see other bloggers out there with much better savings percentages and I could be so jealous sometimes. Our selection here just isn't what it is in some areas (of course, I realize we have it better than some...so I am grateful for what we do have.)

When you consider our limited selection of stores, Kroger is by far the winner - for me - in our area since they double q's up to 60¢ and usually have pretty good sales along with a better selection than some of our other grocery options. Overall, I can't do this well most places around here. I will stop by the other grocery stores to catch a few items when they have something priced really well; and, of course I shop CVS (and sometimes Walgreens and Wal-Mart.) But for now - I'm going Krogering!

Lean Cuisine Free Lunch Fridays

Go here to enter for a chance to win. Every Friday, 125 winners get a week of free Lean Cuisine entrees; plus, the Grand Prize is a year's worth of free Lean Cuisine entrees!

I Stand Corrected on the Kroger Sale...

I just looked at the ad online - Yeah - Kraft & Sargento Cheese $1.99 - I guess they just didn't have the stickers up in dairy last night b/c I didn't see any of the other dairy items either.

Philly Cream Cheese 8 oz, $1.29

Daisy Sour Cream 16 oz, $1.99

Sunny D Assorted Varieties, $1.29

Oscar Mayer Lunchmeat Selected Varieties, $2.99

Kroger 7/15 - 7/21

I went to Kroger (Park Ave in Paducah) this afternoon to get some things that were going off sale today. Of course, they had already tagged many of the items that will be in the Mega 10 sale starting tomorrow. Here are the ones I found and wrote down.

These prices are before the $5.00/10 or 50¢/item. Many of them are listed on Southern Savers Kroger match-ups, but there will be some differences. One of the most notable differences is that once again, Kraft & Sargento cheese do not appear to be included in our sale.

Kroger Microwave Pizzas, 99¢

Edward Pie Singles, $1.99
-75¢/one
-$1.00/2
(I'm not sure what inserts these came out of - I can't find them on my lists right now)

Healthy Choice Frozen Entrees, $2.17 and $2.75 (the $2.75 are regular price, the $2.17 are the ones that are normally more than $2.75)

Marie Callender Frozen Entrees $2.17

Birdseye Frozen Vegetables, $1.99

Tyson Any'tizers (bags) $6.99
-$1.00 on 1 bag of Any'tizers snacks

Starbucks Frappucino 4/9.5 oz carton, $4.99
-$1.00 off Starbucks bottled Frappucino coffee drink or Doubleshot espresso drink (SS 6/21)

Welch's Juice 64 oz., $2.99

Juicy Juice 64 oz., $2.49
-$1.00/2 (June - All You)

Jif Peanut Butter 17.3 - 18 oz, $1.99

Welch's Grape Jam or Jelly, $1.99

Kraft Salad Dressing 16 oz, $1.99
-$1.00 off Kraft Salad Dressing (SS 6/21)

Keebler Fudge Shoppe Cookies, $1.99
-$1.00/2 (printable here)
-$1.00/1 (printable here {IE} or here {FF} also prints 55¢ off any Keebler cookie)

Kellogg's Cereals, $2.49
Apple Jacks, 17 oz.
Frosted Flakes, 23 oz.
Corn Pops, 17.2 oz
Froot Loops, 17 oz.
Frosted Mini-Wheats, 14.5 - 18 oz.
-$1.00 off Kellogg's Cereals (RP 6/07)

Betty Crocker Brownie Mix (not Supreme) $1.38

Pepperidge Farm, $2.49
Snack Sticks
Wheat Crisps
Pretzel Thins
Cookies (bags)

A-1 10 oz., $2.99
-$2.00 off A1 (SS 6/14)
-$1.00 off A1 (printable - no longer available)

Propel Water 24 oz., $1.00

Ozarka Water 3 liter, 99¢

Sobe Lifewater, 99¢
B1G1 (printable here {IE} or here {FF})

Coca-Cola Products 2-liter, $1.29

Softsoap Hand Soap 7.5 oz, $1.50
-$1.00 (printable here, use zip code 45435)

Irish Spring Bar Soap 3-bar pkg, $1.50

Glade, $2.49
Candles
Scented Oil Candle Tin
Scented Oil Candle Refills

Febreeze Air Effects, $2.49

O'Cello Scrub Sponge 4-pk, $3.99
-$1/2 (RP 5/03)

Scotch Brite Scouring Pads, $2.00

Gain 100 oz liquid or 128 oz powder, $9.99

Cheer 100 oz liquid or 141 oz powder, $9.99

I don't remember if this one was in the Mega 10 sale or not (didn't write it down if it is). Even if it's not in the Mega 10, it's still a good price at 50¢ for a 3-pack.
Wrigley’s or Extra Gum 3 ct Multipack $1.50 ea
-$1.00 off any one 3-pack of Extra or Wrigley's Brand Gum (7/12 - don't remember which insert & don't have my list from this Sunday in front of me right now)

I'm sure I missed many deals and I don't know everything that will be in the ad tomorrow. Hopefully I will be able to add to this by tomorrow night. Feel free to comment with any deals that you see.

Just a reminder...

New cellfire e-coupons are available today

Pace Instant Win Game

Just wanted to let you know that I won this again yesterday. Three times so far! When I told my mother about it last week, she mentioned that my dad like salsa - hmm... think that might have been a hint to pick some up for him? See my original post here for the link to play.

Soaftsoap Printables

Coupons.com has $2.00 off any Softsoap Brand Body Wash or Irish Spring Body Wash 15 oz or larger and $1.00 off any Softsoap Brand Liquid Hand Soap (excludes Softsoap Brand Elements) - if you don't see them, try zip code 45435. Thanks, Who Said Nothing in Life is Free!

Free Mocha Mondays at McDonalds

Now through August 3rd, McDonalds is giving away sample iced (7 oz) and hot (8 oz) mochas every Monday between 7 am and 7 pm. Go here for details. Thanks, Saving Your Cents!

Trident Gum Printable Coupon

Go here to print a coupon for $1.00 off 2 single packs of Trident Gum.

Is Your CVS Receipt Too Long? (I Didn't Think So!!)

Just found this link (to a post from Washington City Paper from last November) on Saving Our Cents. Wonder if we can still e-mail this guy comments and tell him to be quiet - Just because he doesn't need his q's, doesn't mean we don't need ours...LOL

Go here for 50¢ off any 1(one) bottle of Heinz Distilled White Vinegar or Heinz Apple Cider Vinegar (thanks A Lot of Savings)

Thanks to Coupon Clippin' Mama for the following
$2.00 Clean & Clear, here
$1.00/2 Bar-S, here
Sign up here with Home Solutions News to print Q's for Airwick, Electrasol, Lysol, Rid-X, d-con, Easy-off, Glass Plus, Old English, Resolve, Spray N Wash, Woolite, Veet, French's, Frank's Red Hot, & Cattlemen's BBQ Sauce.

Walgreens & CVS Deals

I keep thinking that I'm going to go through and work out the deals myself, but until that happens...maybe I'll manage a few highlights and you can always go to Southern Savers. Click here for CVS, here for Walgreens and here for Rite Aid (even though I am rarely able to make it to Rite Aid, if you're closer to Murray than I am you might want to check it out.) I think Jenny and her helpers do such a great job!

Speedstick Printable - $1.50

While reading through comments on Southern Savers, I found a comment someone left stating that there is a 1.50 Q from coupons.com for Speed Stick, just enter zip code 33907. I went to coupons.com, found it on page one and printed 2. I tried with several other zip codes, but this was the only one I tried that brought up this Q.

Coupons to Print

Go here to print out a $1.00 coupon for Tyson Skillet Creations and a rebate for to "try it free" worth up to $4.99.

Go here (Firefox) or here (Internet Explorer) t0 print $1.00 off Honey Nut Cheerios (prints 2 q's, $1.00/1 and $1.00/2)

Go here to print $1.00 Mission Tortillas Plus

Go here for Johnson's Baby Coupons

Thanks Money Saving Mom

Want a Laugh? - Read This...

I found this about the life of a "coupon widower" on Little Miss Know It All's (LMKIA) website. I laughed so hard.... : )

http://littlemissknowitall.net/whats-it-like-being-married-to-a-coupon-queen/

A Coupon to Print

Found this on another blog (thanks, Mom to Monkeys). Click to print in IE or Firefox, $2.00 wyb one (1) pkg Angel Soft AND one (1) pkg Sparkle Paper Towels (does not specify package size, so should work with a small pack of Angel Soft and single roll of Sparkle if you can find them.)

Another Instant Win Game

On hip2save's blog, I found another instant win game that I've won twice since I first played last Friday (6/26). It's for a free Pace product up to $4! Go here to register or log-in to play. There is a link below the sign-in field you can click on to get a free code to use.

Super Valu This Week (6/29 - 7/5)

Since Super Valu doesn't double coupons, their sale prices aren't always competitive with Kroger, but they do have a few items of interest this week.

Kraft Singles 99¢ (pre-priced $2.29)
-$1.00/2 (printable - no longer available)

Lay's or Wavy Lay's chips $1.88
-$1.00/2 (July All You)

Bush's Baked Beans 2/$3.00
-$1.00/2 (printable here)

Kingsford Charcoal $5.99
-$6.00 on pork wyb Kingsford & other participating product (printable here)
Free KC Masterpiece (participating product) wyb Kingsford (RP 5/10)
-$2.00 off KC Masterpiece wyb Kingsford (RP 6/21)
-55¢ coupon on select bottles in stores

Wishbone Salad Dressing, Selected Varieties 2/$3.00
-$1.25/2 (RP 6/28)
-75¢ off one (RP 6/28)

Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce, 18 oz. 88¢
no coupons but hubby really likes this stuff and this is a good price :)

This Week at Kroger (7/1 - 7/7)

Kroger's Daytona 500 promotion - buy 10 get $3 - continues with many of the same items

Also this week, Kraft Miracle Whip & Mayo are $1.97
-$1.00 Miracle Whip (printable - no longer available)
-75¢ Kraft Mayo (SS 6/21)

Bush's Baked Beans 3/$5.00
-$1.00/2 (printable here)

Lay's or Wavy Lay's chips $1.99
-$1.00/2 (July All You)

Kingsford Charcoal $6.49
Boston Butt Pork Roast $1.17/lb
-$6.00 on pork wyb Kingsford & other participating product (printable here)
Free KC Masterpiece (participating product) wyb Kingsford (RP 5/10)
-$2.00 off KC Masterpiece wyb Kingsford (RP 6/21)
-55¢ coupon on select bottles in stores
KC Masterpiece regular price at our Kroger stores is $2.00 but may still be on sale for $1.50
So you buy Charcoal for $6.49, KC Masterpiece ranges from 50¢ overage to 90¢/bottle, and you get $6 worth of pork free. I just can't make myself buy $6 worth of pork without doing the other..LOL

Kraft Singles $1.47
-$1.00/2 (printable - no longer available)

Kroger Shredded or Bar Cheese - B1G1 (not sure about the prices)

Keebler Sandies, Chips Deluxe, Club or Town House Crackers
Sale Price $2.79 - Receive and extra $3.00 off wyb 3 in a single transaction
-$1.00 Pecan Sandies (printable on coupons.com - unsure if available)
-55¢ any Keebler cookies (printable on coupons.com - unsure if available)
-$1.00/2 Chips Deluxe (printable on coupons.com - unsure if available)

Kroger Grade A Eggs - Large or Extra Large 10/$10

Garnier Fructis Shampoo, Conditioner or Styling Aids $2.99
-$1 Garnier Fructis any Shampoo, conditioner or treatment
-$1 Garnier Fructis any Style product

There are still many other deals; these are just the ones that are the best for me!

A Lesson Learned...the hard way

During a trip to Kroger (in Murray) earlier this week, I noticed some of my 50¢ coupons weren't doubling. I asked the cashier why but he had no clue. After checking out, the hubby and I stopped by customer service where the lady tried to explain that only mfg coupons doubled so they were probably store coupons (this was interesting as her English was somewhat broken and hubby and I were both having a hard time understanding), and we tried to explain that they were in fact mfg coupons because we had others just like them in this transaction.

After a few minutes of finding out nothing, another cashier overheard and told us that they will only double 8 identical coupons per transaction, a lesson she learned the hard way herself. It would have been so nice if the customer service lady had known to tell us this when we asked about their coupon doubling policy... oh well, the coupons were expiring that day and it was still a good price without them doubling. It just would have been better if we had known so we could do separate transactions and saved that extra $6.00. Now I know! And, since the Murray store seems to have the same policies as the Paducah stores I'm going to check to see if their limit for doubling is also 8 identical coupons.

Today's Kroger Trip - Saved 74% (or so the receipt says)

Remember, our Kroger stores in Paducah double up to 60¢.

3 bottles Purex detergent, $2.49 ea
4 can Airwick air freshener, $1.00 ea
3 bottles A-1 Classic marinade, $2.00 ea
2 cans BBQ Vienna Sausage, 89¢
1 can Dole pineapple juice, $2.00
3 bottles Kraft BBQ sauce, 99¢ ea
6 boxes Pop-Tarts, $2.49/ea
1 box Crystal Light Strawberry/Banana, $2.50
1 box Lucky Charms cereal, $2.49
1 Betty Crocker Warm Delights, $1.99
5 bottles Propel water, $1.19/ea
1 McCormick Grinder, Garlic Salt, $1.00
1 McCormick Grill Seasoning, Garlic/Onion, $1.00
1 bottle KC Masterpiece BBQ sauce, $1.50
2 Kraft Easy Mac, $1.00/ea
1 Country Crock w/calcium, $1.99
1 Velveeta 2lb loaf, $4.29
3 pkg ground chuck, $2.11, $2.14, $2.26 (they were marking these down while I was going through the meat section - great timing!)
1 bag Banquet chix nuggets, $3.99
2 cartons Breyers ice cream, $2.29/ea
3 cans Mighty Dog, 82¢ ea
2 pkg pork chops, $3.10, $3.03
2 boxes Orville Redenbacher popcorn, $2.00/ea
1 can Planters cashew halves
1 bag Cheetos, $1.68
1 bag Fritos, $1.68
1 box Ritz, $2.49
1 box Wheat Thins, $2.00
1 bag Kingsford Charcoal (17 lb) 6.99

Used q's
3 - Purex 35¢
1 - Airwick b2g2
3 - A1 $2.00
3 - $1.00/beef wyb A1
1 - Dole juice 50¢
2 - Kraft BBQ sauce 50¢
1 - Kraft BBQ sauce 75¢
6 - Pop-Tarts 55¢
1 - Lucky Charms 50¢
1 - $2.00 wyb Crystal Light & Wheat Thins
1 - Free Wheat Thins wyb Ritz
1 - Ritz $1.00
5 - Propel water 50¢
2 - McCormick Garlic, Black Pepper or Onion 75¢
1 - KC Masterpiece $2.00 wyb Kingsford Charcoal
1 - $6.00 on pork wyb Kingsford & other participating product (KC Masterpiece)
1 - Easy Mac 55¢/2
1 - Country Crock w/calcium 50¢
1 - Velveeta $1.00
1 - Banquet Chix Nugget $1.00
1 - Breyers Ice Cream $1.00/2
3 - Mighty Dog Free Can
2 - Orville Redenbacher 50¢
1 - Planters $1.00

Electronic q's loaded on card
$1.00 Pop-tarts (bringing hope)
55¢ Lucky Charms (cellfire)
$1.19 Propel b4g1 (bringing hope)
50¢ Betty Crocker Warm Delights (cellfire)
$1.00 Easy Mac (cellfire)
$1.00 Velveeta (cellfire)
$1.00 Planters (cellfire)

$6.00 off order - purchased 23 of the Daytona 500 promotional items

receipt reads ***Your Kroger Savings Today***
Mfg Cpn Savings $57.44
Bonus Cpn Savings $11.43
Kroger Plus Savings $44.34
Total Savings (74%) $113.21

Total spent including $1.61 tax = $43.21 for 56 items (77¢/item) - I think I'm okay with that total :P

**Reality Check** I'm not sure I really am okay with the total - I keep thinking "What could I have done to make it less" - time to stop and look at this realistically. Two weeks since I last grocery shopped, enough meat to last at least a week, 77¢/item...I will be okay with this total!

This Week at Kroger (6/24 - 6/30)

I think I'm going to be able to get some good deals at Kroger this week with their buy 10, get $3 off promotion. The ad says no limit on rewards, so I'm hoping as long as you buy the items in multiples of 10 you can do them all in one transaction and not have to do separate transactions. Hopefully, I'll be able to find out today.

Daytona 500 buy 10 get $3 (prices reflect the 30¢ per item discount)

Pop-Tarts - 12 ct box $2.19
55¢ (RP 6/7) doubles to $1.10
$1.00/2 Bringing Hope to the Table
final price $1.20/2

Purex Detergent - $2.19
35¢ (SS 6/14) doubles to 70¢
final price $1.49

Breyers Ice Cream - $1.99
$1.00/2 (RP 5/17)
final price $2.98/2

Velveeta - $3.99
$1.00 printable
$1.00 cellfire
final price $1.00

Ritz Crackers $2.19
$1.00 printable
final price $1.19

Wheat Thins $3.00
free Wheat Thins wyb Ritz (SS 5/17)
final price - Free
(These aren't in the promotion, but since they're free I'm going to try to get them)

Kraft BBQ Sauce 69¢
50¢ (SS 6/14) doubles to $1.00
final price - 31¢ overage
(didn't double - bonus q 49¢ to make it 99¢...lol)
75¢ (SS 6/14)
final price - 06¢ overage

Betty Crocker Supreme Brownie Mix $1.69
50¢/2 - doubles to $1.00
75¢/2 - cellfire
final price - $1.63/2

Withdrawals....

Last week I was out of town at church camp with our youth group...no internet, no tv, very little phone service...

The week before, our church had VBS at night and my hubby had several doctors' appointments during the days...

All this contributed to my not going to the grocery store for 2 weeks! Oh, the deals I missed!!! :-( Thankfully, I'm getting back into a routine now, so hopefully I will be on top of the deals again!

A Sweepstakes Worth Entering.....

or maybe I just think so because I won something! Here's the scoop - no purchase necessary to win - honestly!

Go to mycoke.com (not mycokerewards.com, this is a different site)
Set up an account
Login to your account
Click on Twist txt get
Click on official rules
Scroll down to section 5b
Click where it say "once logged into your account, click here"
This will bring you to a name/address screen, make sure it is correct (no P.O. Boxes accepted)
Click on continue
The next screen will have a code to enter and a field in which to enter it - it IS case-sensitive
Enter your code (leave the keyword field blank - it is an optional field)
Click enter
It will tell you whether or not you've won this time

You can enter twice a day with no limits on how often you can win. Please be aware that this website may load slooowly sometimes so don't be impatient. You really can with this one - a couple of nights ago I won 2 free movie passes good until Feb 2010 and, wonder of wonders, the Paducah Cinemark is a participating theater. Yup - maybe that's why I think it's worth entering.

**Update...so I looked at it wrong - Paducah Cinemark is not a participating theater, but Cheri in Murray is - still works for me!

Kroger Ad 6/10 - 6/16

Several things are repeats from last week; I can't post everything - my coupon binder is in the car and my time is short this morning so I'm doing the repeats and the coupons that I am able to remember without looking. Hopefully I will be able to do an update later tonight or tomorrow.

Hot Pockets $1.77
50¢ (SS 5/17)
Makes them 77¢

Knorr Side Dishes 10/$10 (you don't have to buy 10 to get pricing)
60¢/2 or 50¢/2 (RP 5/10)
cellfire ecoupon 75¢/2
Makes them 25¢/2 or 5¢/2

Jello Desserts, 6 ct refrigerated cups $1.99
60¢/1 (printable from last month)
Makes them 79¢/6 ct

Kool-aid packets 10/$1.00
50¢/10 (printable from coupons.com)
Makes them FREE

Hope someone finds me here....

If you stumble across this blog - I think we need a catchy name but I've just been too brain dead lately to decide so I'm taking suggestions. Any ideas? (Penny - it's time to get your computer back, I need help.)

Special thanks goes to....

the lady at B-A-M I've talked to several Sunday mornings while we waited for papers. I'm so bad I keep forgetting to get your name, but thank you so much for sharing your discount card with me!

CVS This Week

Dawn Dish Detergent $2/2
$1 ECB wyb 2
$0.25 any size P&G 6/7

Gillette Fusion Razor $7.99
$4 ECB
$4 Gillette Fusion Manual or Power Razor P&G 6/7

Dove / Degree
$10 ECB wyb $20 participating products
Dove bar soap 6 pk, Dove body wash or lotion, 13.5 - 24 oz, $7
Dove shampoo or conditioner, 12 oz $4
Dove styler, 7 - 9.25 oz, $4
Degree or Dove invisible solid, 2.6 - 3 oz. 2/$5 (excludes Ultra Clear & Ultimate Clear)
various coupons RP 6/7 (noticed variations in the different papers I got today)

Keebler Sandies $2
$1 printable coupon

This Week at Walgreen's

I'm not extremely excited about this week at Walgreen's, but here are a few things that might work this week.

Dove products 25% off (not sure what their regular prices are)
get $10 RR wyb 8
get $6 RR wyb 6
get $2 RR wyb 4
With the Dove coupons in today's inserts you might be able to find a deal to work for you (especially if you're needing to stock up on deodorant).

Gillette Shampoo or Body Wash 2/$8 get $3 RR wyb 2
$1 Gillette Shampoo, Conditioner or Styler P&G 6/7
$1 Gillette Body Wash P&G 6/7
(I'm thinking I might do this with a couple of body wash)

Purex complete $5.99 get $2 RR
$1 printable for Purex complete
$2.99 after RR and coupon (I think I want to try these just to see if they really work - it seems so much easier)

Playtex 16 or 18 ct. Tampons 2/$8 get $2 RR wyb 2
$1 Playtex Gentle Glide Tampons RP 6/7
$1 Playtex Sport Plastic Applicator Tampons 18 ct RP 6/7
$2/2 Playtex Gentle Glide Tampons RP 6/7

New Site for ecoupons

Here's a new wesbite to load ecoupons for your Kroger card.
http://www.bringinghopetothetable.com

Kroger Ad 6/3 - 6/9

I haven't had much time yet to go through the Kroger ad for this week, but here are a few quick matchups. Remember, our Paducah Krogers are doubling coupons up to $0.60.

Hot Pockets $1.77
50¢ (SS 5/17)
Makes them 77¢

Knorr Side Dishes 10/$10 (you don't have to buy 10 to get pricing)
60¢/2 or 50¢/2 (RP 5/10)
cellfire ecoupon 75¢/2
Makes them 25¢ or 5¢ for two

Chips Ahoy $2.50
55¢ (SS 5/17)
Makes them $1.40

Tombstone Pizza 2/$5.00
$1.00/2 Printable from coupons.com or kraftfoods.com (unsure if still available)
Makes them 2/$4.00

I will try to post more later when I have time.

Walgreens Moneymaker Starting Tomorrow (5/31)

Starting tomorrow, Walgreens has Ecotrin for $2.00 with $2.00 Register Rewards. Go to Smart Source to print $2.25 coupons for Ecotrin. My experience has usually been that the coupons will adjust (or be adjusted) to the purchase price, but I have heard that sometimes you can get overage at Walgreens.

A friend told me last night that the last time she tried to buy a single item at the Paducah Southside Walgreens to get the RR and used a coupon the RR didn't print. The cashier told her it was b/c she used a coupon and that could keep the RR from printing. I have only tried this at the Hannan Plaza Walgreens and have never had a problem getting the RR.

If you print your 2 coupons from Smart Source and can get the Ecotrin free plus the RR it is a good way to start building your RR. One piece of advice - when Walgreens has these items on sale with RR for the purchase amount (most weeks they have at least one item) they tend to be gone early in the week, and you may not catch any in stock later in the week. Definitely check out the I Heart Wags link on the left of the screen to learn more about Walgreens and to look at sales and deals for upcoming weeks.

Brand New Blog

After my couponing encounters at stores and restaurants this week, and with encouragement from my hubby, I finally decided to try my hand at a blog. My thoughts on the matter are pretty much "What's the worst that can happen, nobody ever finds it or wants to read it? Then I keep going solely for my own amusement, or I don't - big deal."

I have recently re-entered the world of couponing and am constantly amazed by the savings I see from others. I can't believe by the number of stores out there that have incredible triple coupon deals going at the same time as awesome B1G1 sales. Unfortunately in this area our store selections are somewhat limited. My hope is to be able to work out some amazing deals in our area (McCracken, Graves, Marshall, Calloway) using the stores we do have.

I know this area is full of couponers - I see you in line with me at Books-a-Million on Sundays at 9 a.m. to buy newspapers. So if you happen across this blog, please leave a comment with any good deals, sales, coupons, freebies, etc. - any tips you have so we can all maximize our savings. If someone has or knows of an existing blog of this type in this area, please send me a link!

Thank you so much!