Target and Kroger 5/14

Here are my deals and steals for the day. I hope I am finished shopping for the week!

Kroger:
2 Healthy Choice Pizza Breads 1.88 each, 1.00/2 MC
5 Kraft BBQ Sauce 1.09 each, 5 - 1.00 MC earned 2.50 on my next trip
2 Kroger hashbrowns 1.25 each
Finish Orange dishwasher tabs 2.99, 2.50 MC
SoftSoap Hand Soap 1.09, .35 MC tripled to 1.05
Ken's Light Honey Dijon dressing 1.49, 1.00 MC
Samy Shampoo/Conditioner 7.99 each, B1G1, Try Me Free Rebate
organic carrots 1lb .97
Horizon Organic FF Milk (markdown) 2.99
Total OOP: 20.97; got $2.50 to spend on my next purchase, will get 7.99 back on the shampoo rebate! I'm excited to have gotten $8 a bottle shampoo and conditioner for free!

Target:
Scrubbing Bubbles Foaming Cleaner 1.68, .75 MC
2 Ball Park White Turkey Franks 2.64 each, 1.00/2 MC
3 Annie's Mac N Cheese 1.00 each
Natures Own 100% Whole Wheat bread 2.59
Gold Medal Whole Wheat flour 2.79
fuji apples 1.42lbs 2.40, 1.00 TQ
2 Gold n Plump 20oz pkgs chicken 3.49 each, 2 - 1.00TQ
2 Kraft Dressings 2.14 each, 1.50 MC, 1.00 MC, 1.00/2 TQ
2 Kraft Cheddar Cheese blocks 1.52 each, 1.00/2 MC, 1.00/2 TQ
Total OOP: 21.79
That didn't seem like that great of a trip for some reason. :(

Weekly Shopping: Kroger and Target

It's been a bit since I had posted a picture of my weekly shopping, so I figured why not? I wasn't able to get a clear shot of everything, but that's the gist of it. Here is a breakdown of my trips:

Target:
Glade Fabric Spray 2.50, 2.00 TQ attached to product
Lysol Mildew Remover 2.25, .75 MQ
2 Lysol Toliet Bowl Cleaner 1.69 each, 1.00/2 MC
Arm & Hammer Cleaner (clearance) 1.78, 1.00 MC
Garbage Disposal Care 2.49, .55 MC
Celery 1.49
Welch's Reduced Sugar Jelly 1.69, .55 MC
Kraft BBQ Sauce .99, .75 MC
Stove Top 1.69
2 Pastorelli Pizza Sauce 1.59 each
Market Pantry Parmesan Cheese 2.69
Kangroo Pitas 1.99
Beef Roast 8.61, 3.00 TQ
Beef Stew Meat 5.18, 2.50 TQ
Fuji Apples 2.30, 1.00 TQ
2 Kashi Waffles 1.99, Free Product Coupon, 1.50 MC
2 Kraft Naturals Cheddar Blocks 1.52 each, 1.00/2 TQ
2 Fiber One Honey Clusters cereal 2.39 each, .75 MC and .50 MC
Fiber One Poptarts 1.79, .50 MC
Fiber One Yogurt 1.88, 1.00 MC
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Used 5 gift card from Glade candle deal
Total OOP: 32.58, got a $5 gift card for Fiber One deal
saved 31.18

Kroger:
2 Kelloggs Raisin Bran 1.99 each, 1.00 MC
Angel Soft bath tissue 1.22, .50 MC
3 Blue Bell ice cream 3.33 each
Stokes Green Chile Sauce (for chili recipe) 1.97
4 Community Tea Bags 1.50 each, .55 peelies on each
1 lb Boars Head ham 7.79
Softsoap hand soap .99, .35 MC
1.12 lb Laura's lean ground beef (markdown) 3.88, 1.00 MC
Horizon Organic FF Milk (markdown) 2.99
Suave Deodorant .99, .50 MC
Total OOP: 31.63
saved 25.49, or 44% (doesn't include original price of markdowns so actually higher)

Total for the Day: $64.21, earned $5 gift card!

The lady behind me at Target was amazed and was asking lots of questions! :o) I think everything is fairly healthy, so I'm glad I am able to coupon shop and buy things that are good for us.

Kroger Trip

We have decided to start eating better, so I have been trying to use my coupons and knowledge to buy healthier options! While organic milk is in no way cheap, we love it so much better that we have decided to go back to buying it. Here was my Kroger trip yesterday:

1 Kroger reusable bag (free)
2 Barilla Pastas 1.39 each (2 - .50 MC doubled to 1.00)
4 Center-cut all natural bacon 2.69 each
2.75 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts 8.28*
1.25 lbs lean pork for stir fry 2.65
Centrum Vitamins 130 count 4.19
2 Lawrys Marinades .99 (1.00/2 MC)
1 Welch's Reduced Sugar grape jelly 2.29 (.55 MC)
1 McCormick Garlic/Onion Grill Mates .99 (.25 MC tripled to .75)
3 Green Giant Corn .99 each (1.00/3 MC) + 2 - .50 shortcuts.com coupons
3 Hormel Natural Honey Ham pkgs 2.49 each
1 Dole Mixed Greens salad mix 1.79
1 Borden Organic Milk 4.99 (1.00 MC)
1 Nature's Own 100% Whole Wheat Bread 2.00
Total OOP: 45.76
*the pkg was supposed to be 5.51, so I will be going back to get my money back!

I know it doesn't look like I can make meals from this trip, but that's what my stockpile is used for; I can add this and pull from things I already have and put together a lot of meals!

Kroger 2/17

I got a few good deals at Kroger today. Instead of typing it out as usual, I'll do the item, cost, and my coupon amount in ( ).

1 gallon Border Milk 3.99 (.75)
Country Bobs All Purpose Sauce 3.39 (3.39)
3 Chef Boyardee Pastas .88 each (.35/3 tripled)* donate
Lean Pockets 1.59 (.40 doubled)
4 Pillsbury Grands Biscuits 1.27 each (.40/2 doubled x 2)*
---a cellfire coupon for .50 also come off for these
Country Crock 2.44 (.25 tripled)*
3 Maruch Noodles 1.00 (.35, adjusted to 1.00 x 3) FREE donate
1.25lbs 90/10 ground beef for chili 3.51
2 Multigrain CHeerios 1.67 (.75 x 2)
Cinnamon Toast Crunch 2.49 (1.00)*
Blue Bell Ice Cream gallon 3.99 (1.00)
Sure Clinical Deodorant 5.99 (2.00) has rebate to send in and get free
5lbs Russet Potatoes 1.99
Nivea Lip Balm 1.99 (1.00)
Cheerios Banana Nut 2.49 (.75)*
Blistex 1.09 (.35 tripled)
Mrs Bairds Bread 2.00 (1.00)
2 Hershey's candy bars .50 each (B1G1 .89)
10 Starkist Tuna pouches 1.00 each (B2G1 1.49 x 3)
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*Dayton Event Product, buy 10, get $3 off, so I got an additonal .30 off each of those items.
Total OOP: 32.21 Saved 51.18 (61%)
I only bought 9 of the tunas, so I will see if they will fix that when I go back.
I also got (2) 1.00 off my next order coupons, as well as several catalinas to use later! I will also get 5.99 back when I send in the rebate for the Sure.

I love Kroger!

One thing I have noticed is that buy 1 get one coupons give you the non-sale amount at Kroger, so even if it is on sale, you get a break. The Hershey's candy is a good example of that... they were 2/1.00, I used a B1G1 coupon, which took .89 off. The same thing happened with the tuna; they were on sale for 1.00 each, but the B2G1 coupon gave me 1.49 off.

Kroger 2/5

Kroger has another deal this week that if you buy 10 of the select items, you get $3 off. The number of participating products aren't nearly as good as the Mega Sale, so I did one set of these and will stop at that. I marked my participating items with an *.

Multi-Grain Cheerios (6 boxes) 1.67 each
Yo-Plus Yogurt 2.00
Pepperidge Farm Garlic Bread (2 pkgs) 1.47 each
Pepperidge Farm Cheese Bread 1.87
Ball Park Turkey Franks (4 pkgs) 2.50 each
Ground Chuck (1lb) 2.69
93% Lean Ground Beef (1.16lbs) 3.61
80% Lean Ground Beef (1.01lbs) 2.63
*Pillsbury Honey Wheat Grands biscuits (3 cans) 1.27 each
*Ragu Pasta Sauce (4 jars) 1.53 each
*Betty Crocker Cinnamon Swirl Muffin Mix 1.99
Ocean Spray Cran-grape juice 1.99
*Gatorade G2 drinks (2 bottles) .89 each
5lb bag potatoes 1.99
Health Ones Honey Ham (4 pkgs) markdown 1.19 each
Lysol Wipes 2pk markdown 2.74
Clorox Wipes (105 count) markdown 3.49
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Total OOP 38.89 saved 52.06, 57%

Kroger 1/25

Yeah, I know.... 3 trips, but this one was more to hang out with a friend. I just took my coupon binder along and got a few more deals too.

Fiber One Granola Bars (2 boxes) 2.69 each
Cheerios Snack mix 2.19
Hormel Bone-In Spiral Ham (markdown) 8.19
Hormel Turkey Chili (2 cans) 1.00
Yo Plus Yogurt 4 pk 2.59
Sargento Cheese Sticks (2 pkgs) 3.99 each
Blueberries 1 pnt .99
Nature Valley granola bars (2 boxes) 2.69 each
Kroger Sour Cream 8 oz .99
Nabisco Wheat Thins (2 boxes) 2.39
Nestle TollHouse Brownies 2.50
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23.88 OOP, saved 27.06 or 52%
13.90 in MC savings

Kroger 1/24

I tend to hit the mega deal sale several times, so here was my second visit. I bought a few items on special or markdown in addition to the mega deal items.
Prices are before the $5 off:

Captain Crunch Cereal (3 boxes) 2.49 each
2 pk GE Energy Smart light bulbs (8 packages) 4.70 each
Glade Aerosol Spray (6 bottles) .96 each
Orville Redenbacher Natural Popcorn (3 boxes) 2.19 each
Kraft Cheese (5 packages) 1.99 each
Pace Picante Sauce/Salsa (2 bottles) 1.76 each
Kens Salad Dressing (2 bottles) 1.99 each
French's Mustard (1 bottle) 1.49
Nature's Bounty Melatonin 9.09
Nature's Bounty Biotin FREE (B1G1)
Quaker Simple Harvest Oatmeal (2 boxes) 2.69 each
Tostino's Pizza Rolls 40 ct (2 bags) 2.99 each
Green Giant Valley Fresh Steamers (4 bags) 1.49 each
Loreal Men's Facial Cleanser (markdown) 3.49
Quaker Mini Rice Cakes (2 bags) 1.00 each
Pork Chops (managers special) 3.61
Dove Shampoo (markdown) 2.45
Coffeemate Peppermint Mocha creamer 1.00
Starbucks dark chocolate grahams (2 packs) .65 each
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Total OOP 66.03 saved 96.31 0r 59%
I had $38.00 in MC savings!

Kroger 1/22

I love the Kroger Mega Events!
I'll try to list all that we tonight, as well as a website where you can get the coupon match-ups.

Transaction #1: (prices before the $5 off)
2 40 count bags Tostinos Pizza Rolls 2.99 each
1 Gordons Fish Fillets 2.99
1 Pace Picante Sauce 1.76
1 Kleenex w/ lotion 1.59
2 Glade Warmers 1.49 each
1 Glade gel refills 2.09
2 bags Farm Rich Mozz cheese sticks 4.99 each
12.21 OOP; saved 25.39 (67%)

Transaction #2:
1 Quilted Northern tissue pk 6.99
2 Kleenex w/ lotion 1.59 each
1 Fructis wax (closeout) 1.79
1 Cottonelle 4 pk 1.19
2 Bounty Basic paper towels (closeout) 1.03 each
2 Suave shampoos (closeout) .77 each
4 Juicy Juice 2.53 each
2 Betty Crocker boxed potatoes 1.67 each
2 Orville Redenbacher popcorn 2.19 each
1 French's Worcheschire sauce (closeout) .79
2 Ro*tel tomatoes .90 each
3 Fiber One granola bars 2.69 each
3 Nature Valley granola bars 2.69 each
2 Quaker Simple Harvest oatmeal 2.69 each
2 Powerade singles 1.00 each
2 Tropicana Orange Juice 2.69 each
1 Borden's FF organic milk 5.49
2 French's mustard 14oz 1.49 each
1 Kraft Miracle Whip Light 2.99
4 Kraft 2% Singles 1.99 each
1 Hillshire Farms lunchmeat (markdown) 2.09
2 Chex Mix snacks 2.19 each
2 Quaker Quakes 1.00 each
1 Nestle cookie dough 2.46
1 Horizon Chocolate milk single 1.00
Total OOP 46.85 saved 75.54 or 61%

There is an awesome printable list here if you need coupon match-ups! I love this sale!

Kroger 1/19

I didn't really have a good plan in mind for Kroger today. I had a few things on my list that we could use at home, plus I wanted to pick up some items for the local food pantry.

3 BC Hamburger Helper meals $1 each
2 Rice-a-Roni $1 each
2 Pasta Roni $1 each
1 Cottonelle bath tissue 4 pk $1.19
3 ACT II popcorn (3pk) $1 each
1 Horizon Organic Milk single $1
3 Dial bar soap 3pk $1 each

Coupons:
$1/3 Hamburger Helper IP
$1/4 Rice-a-Roni or Pasta Roni 1/4 RP
3 - .40 ACT II 3 pk or larger 12/14 SS
.50 Cottonelle 4-pk (not sure of insert)
.25 Horizon Organic milk single 1/11 SS
3 - .35 Dial 1/4 SS
$3 credit from P&G for ecoupon that didn't work a few months ago

Total OOP: 5.71 saved 18.87, or 77%

Kroger 12/16

I had not been by Kroger this week, so I decided to run by there yesterday to see if they had any deals that I didn't want to miss out on. I still find it strange that the new sales start on Wednesdays down here, but I'm used to after 8 years! I'm glad I did go since I was able to get more cereal for $1 a box. :)

Here's what I bought:
4 boxes General Mills Cereals 3.00 each
1 box Hamburger Helper 1.50
1 pkg Lipton family size tea bags 2.39
3 boxes Betty Crocker boxed potatoes 1.67 each
2 Pillsbury Crescent Rolls 1.50 each
5 strips Fleischmann's Dry Yeast bonus packs 1.00 each
1 container baking powder 1.89
1 Cottonelle toliet paper
1 Coffeemate creamer 1.04 (closeout price)
1 Borden's Organic milk 96oz 4.99

coupons:
Buy 3 BC potatoes, get free Hamburger Helper peelie 1.50
Save $4 instantly with 4 boxes GM cereals
2 - .40 off and 3 - .45 off Fleischmann's Yeast MC
1.00 Borden Organic milk MC
3 - .35 BC boxed potatoes MC
2 - .25 Pillsbury Crescent roll MC
.50 Cottonelle 4 pk MC
.50 Coffeemate liquid creamer MC
.50 Lipton tea MC
.55 GM Trix printable coupon (see teal coupons.com sidebar)
3.00 off 3 GM cereals peelie
.55 Trix shortcuts.com coupon
.40 BC potatoes shortcuts.com coupon
.50 Pillsbury crescent roll shortcuts.com coupon

Total OOP 14.46, plus got back 5 - .50 off next order coupons for buying the yeast
Savings: 31.90, or 68%

Kroger 12/10

I got a few free items at Kroger today, so I thought I'd pass those along...

Sure deodorant $1
$1 IP Sure coupon
*look for specially marked ones that have a TRY IT FREE sticker on them. You can fill out a rebate and get your $1 back, which makes it more than free!

Lifesavers mints, candy, and gummies $1
$1 MC from 10/19 SS

Other possible deals are free Daisy Sour Cream (11-16 SS) and Fleishmann's Yeast (12-7 SS)

Check out other deals over at The Thrifty Mama.

Sunday Shopping CVS 11/16 & Kroger 11/16

CVS: (plus 4 boxes of Kleenex, not pictured)

Well, I ended up with a weird deal at CVS. I wanted to do the Glade Buy $10, get $5 ECB back and the Soft & Dri/Right Guard $2.99 get 2 ECB deals. In the ad, CVS had listed Glade candles, scented oil refills, and glass scents. I had coupons for a free scented oil holder when you buy a refill, so I decided to use those... When I looked at my receipt, those also counted in the deal... I could have gotten off much, much cheaper, but I had no idea until AFTER the transaction. SO, here's what I did....

Transaction #1:

2 Glade Glass Scents 2.50 each

1 Right Guard Extreme 2.99

2 Glade twin scented oil refills 3.99 each

2 Kleenex, 1.49 B1G1

2 Glade Scented Oil Holders 7.99 each

used 3/15 coupon

.40 MC Kleenex

1.59 ECB + 2 ECB from last week

B1G1 glass scents MC ($2.50)

2- Free scented oil holder with refill MC (7.99 x 2)

Total: 7.84OOP, earned 12 ECB

Transaction #2:

2 Right Guard Extreme 2.99 each

2 Soft & Dri 2.99 each

1 Dove Day Moisturizer, clearance 3.50

2 Kleenex 1.49 B1G1

used 3/15 coupon

2 - .55 peelies from Soft & Dri

12 ECB from previous transaction

Total: .85 OOP, earned 9 ECB

On my first receipt I noticed my Glade total was $27.96, so I stopped and bought a candle for 2.50 and got another 5 ECB. (this was because of the holders counting)

They also have another great deal going on with batteries. If you buy $20 of Duracell batteries, you get 15 ECB. The batteries are three prices, 5.29, 5.99, and 9.99. I didn't really have any good coupons for those, but I went ahead and did the deal twice. With a little one in the house, we use tons of batteries! I ended up spending about $21 OPP for an assortment of C, D, AA, and AAA batteries and have 15 ECB left. I need about $13 more dollars to earn another 15, so I'm going to go ahead and use my 15 ECB to buy those and get another 15 ECB back. We can always use batteries!

I didn't take a picture of my Kroger trip, but here's what I got for $26.53 (I saved 33.80, or 55%) They are still doing the Mega Sale here, so I got 10 participating items* and saved $5.

2 Crisco vegetable oils

2 PAM sprays

1 Cottonelle 4 pk toliet paper

1 Colgate Total toothpaste

1 Scotch Brite sponge

1lb Boar's Head ham

1 pk Hormel turkey pepperoni

4 boxes of Quaker granola bars

1 Colgate Advantage toothpaste

1 Active Instant Oatmeal

1 Kroger tomato paste

2 cans Progresso soup

1 gallon skim milk

1 Nature's Own wheat bread

1 Nature's Own White Wheat buns

more Kroger 11/5 deals!

I made another Kroger run today while the awesome sale was still going on. I saved 72% today; I paid 18.95 and saved 49.56! (coupons up to .39 tripled, .40 - .50 doubled)
Here's what I got:
1 Lucky Charms
1 Cocoa Puffs $1/2 MC
2 Cinnamon Toast Crunch 2 - .55 MC
1 Betty Crocker Muffin Mix .75 MC
1 Betty Crocker Cookie Mix .75 MC
1 Pillsbury Crescent rolls .35 MC
2 Swiss Miss Cocoas .50 shortcuts.com coupon
1 BC Roasted Garlic potatoes .40 MC
1 Orville Redenbacher Smart Pop popcorn 1.00 MC
1 Active Oatmeal 1.89 cellfire.com coupon (free!)
2 Pledge 2 - 1.50 MC
1 Pledge floor cleaner 1.50 MC
2 Coffeemate liquid creamers 1.50/2 MC
2 Hunts tomato products .40/2 MC
1 Land o Lakes butter .55 MC
1 Activia yogurt .50 MC
1 Johnson and Johnson baby wash
2 J&J baby lotion $3/3 MC

A few Kroger hints: got to the Kroger website before you go shopping and check out the links to the P&G eSaver coupons and the shortcuts.com coupons. You can load these onto your Kroger card and then use MCs on top of them! Cellfire.com also has coupons you can load onto your card, which is how I got a free box of oatmeal on this shopping trip! I also noticed that one of our Kroger stores has higher prices than the other that is 5 minutes away! It didn't matter on these deals, but produce and other products were different prices! I noticed that diapers were on sale for $1 cheaper one week and have since been careful about which one I go to!

Kroger 11/5

Can you believe all of this was only $28.55?? I saved $71.53, or 71%! I'll try to list all I bought and the coupons, but I will probably miss some of 'em. They were running the Mega Deal special, so if you bought 10 participating items, you got another $5 off. You could do up to 3 of these per transaction. My Kroger triples coupons up to .39, and doubles up to .50.

2 Betty Crocker Potatoes 2 .40 coupons
1 Betty Crocker Muffin Mix .45 coupon
1 Quaker Chewy granola bars
1 Orville Redenbacher Smart Pop .40 coupon
2 Cinnamon Toast Crunch 2 .55 coupons
1 2-liter of 7-UP
1 Welch's Grape juice $1 coupon
2 Nestle Morsels 2 .50 coupons
1 Domino 4lb sugar .35 coupon
2 Better Crocker Sugar Cookie mixes 2 .75 coupons
1 Carefree pantyliner .50 coupon
1 Dial 3 pk soap .30 coupon
1 Palmolive dish washing liquid .25 coupon
1 Shout stain remover .75 coupon
1 Pillsbury Toaster Strudel 1.00 coupon
1 Breyers Ice Cream .50 coupon
1 Cottonelle 4 pk toliet paper .25 coupon
2 Tostinos Pizza Rolls 2 .35 coupons
6 Carnation Evaporated milk 3 .50/2 coupons (FREE)
1 Activia yogurt .50 coupon
1 Land O Lakes butter .50 coupon
1 Better Crocker frosting .55 coupon
1 Borden Gallon milk
1.09lbs broccoli
4 navel oranges
2.5lbs grapes

Not bad, eh? :)

Kroger 10-29 Deals

Here are my Kroger deals for the week (at least on the 1st trip). I spent 15.09 and saved 22.78, or 61%! Kroger doubles coupons up to .50, triples up to .30 I believe?

Huggies Supreme 10.69 used 1.50 coupons from shortcuts.com and a 1.50 MC $7.69

Purex Laundry Detergent 1.99 used .50 MC coupon $.99

Herbal Essences 2/$5 used $2 coupon from P&G Esaver, $3 MC FREE

Crest Toothpaste $1 used $1 coupon from P&G Esaver FREE

OralB toothbrush $1

Lean Pockets 2/$3 used .50 MC $.50

Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls used .50 coupon from shortcuts.com, .30 MC $.12

Campbells Soup $1 each.... bought 2, used .40/2 MC $1.20 for two cans

Hunts Tomato sauce 2/$1 used $1/2 FREE

Martha White Muffin Mix .99 each used .55/2 MC

Internation Delights Coffee Creamer $1.99 used .55 MC

I didn't think this was too bad of a trip for the first time around. I thought I had a .75 coupon for the toothbrush but it didn't work for some reason. For all of your with a Kroger Plus card, be sure to visit the Kroger website and load up the coupons from Proctor & Gamble and from shortcuts.com. You can used those on top of the manufacture's coupons, which can help make some items free! UPromise also offers some coupons to add to your CVS or Kroger cards to help save money for your little ones' college funds!

Happy Shopping!