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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

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.

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!

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!

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.

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

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

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.