Reader Success: Tanya shares her score this week

I have a new reader who did an amazing job saving money this week and wanted to share her success. 

I’ll have to quote her since she totally made me laugh!

Wanted to show you what I got for $34 from Kroger, Food Lion and CVS this AM.

The Cottonelle, 20 double rolls was on clearance for $5.99 plus I had $5 ECB as well as a q.

There are 8 lbs of chicken boobies there too! LOL

Take Care,
Tanya H

Amazing job Tanya, and thanks for making me laugh!  Too cute!

Kroger Shopping: Spent $53.49 & saved 66%

Reminder for anyone in the Knoxville TN area that wants to meet at the Fountain City library for money saving tips on Saving Money at the Grocery Store then click here to read more about the when and where!

My total was $159.43 and I paid $53.49 after coupons and catalinas.  Overall savings of 66%.  Not bad!

This is a little high but I had my son with me and he slipped in 1/2 dozen peaches which came to $5 alone!  He’s been sick lately so I caved and bought the peaches and the Chips for him since he’s been so good.  My family should be stocked up pretty good on Hot Dogs, Pizza and Popsicles for the summer, LOL!

You can find the matchups for my purchase here but remember that the sale on most stuff ends Saturday.

Buying meat on clearance saves big $$! $64 to be exact.

I am usually a night shopper but since hubby is trucking over the road I’ve had to start lurking into the stores during the day.  Oh my gosh!  I almost fell over my buggy at the meat markdowns that I saw before my eyes! 

My goal for meat purchases is less than $2/lb and this purchase averaged out to $1.53/lb.  Pretty cool deal. :)

Now I have 30lbs of meat.  The tags totaled up to $99.24.  Dum, de, dum.  I only paid $46.04.  So, 54% saved!

Let’s just say that I’ll be cooking all morning to get this stuff in the freezer.  I always cook meat I buy on clearance before freezing it so that it doesn’t spoil while it thaws out in the fridge.  Plus it saves time cooking dinners which I really love.

Some groceries and freebies from Kroger ~ saved 74%

I stopped into my Kroger this morning to grab a few freebies for the Coupon Workshop in Knoxville, TN that I will be attending this weekend and while I was there I was happy to score a few freebies and essentials.

Here was the plan.  I needed a pizza and milk for supper and ended up with all of these great deals.

Here is the breakdown of what was spent but forgive me if I don’t look up what insert the coupons were from.

My total was $112.01.  I paid $29.02 total and saved $82.99.  So, my overall savings was 74%!  Rockin cool!

	Brut Deodorant $1.00 Use $1/1 Final Price = FREE after Q
	Suave Deodorant $1.00 Use $.50/1 Final Price = FREE after Q
	Betty Crocker Cake Icing $.97 clearance Use $.50/1 Final Price = FREE after Q
	Duncan Hines Cake Mix $.77 Use $.35/1 Final Price = $.07 after Q
	Hunt’s Tomatoes $.64 (was on an end cap in a bin) Use $.40/2 (from a coupon booklet near chip aisle) Final Price = $.25 after Q
	Betty Crocker Warm Delights $1.37 clearance Chocolate Raspberry Decadence was the only one on clearance at my store Use $1/1 (not sure where I got these q’s) Final Price = $.37 after Q
	Capri Sun Sunrise $1.84 Use $1/1 Final Price = $.84 after Q
	Stouffer’s Cookies $1.39 clearance
	Kroger Value Sugar $1.89 Was the cheapest per oz.
	Kroger Whole Milk $2.19
	Kroger Pizza $3.34
	Used $6/$60 coupon from Kroger mailer

Free Wacky Mac at Kroger – McCormick & Wisps too!

I stirred up some coupons to get some more FREE Colgate Wisps and McCormick that I told you about here. 

Well, for some reason my Wacky Mac coupons were calling my name so I decided to stock up on them too.  (I had accidentally let one coupon expire on 3/31 so…)

Anyways, I just checked my receipt after getting home and the Wacky Mac must be on sale or clearance down to $.90 cents!

Grab a printable on Smartsource.com and you have FREE veggie spiral noodles!  {heart}

Kroger Shopping: 3/29/09 with a few freebies

You’re Good at Couponing When Your Balance is ZERO! Right?

I think I am officially good at my couponing hobby! 

My receipt showed an awesome ZERO DOLLAR balance due!  Whoot!

I ran to Walgreens last night to grab the Glade deal before the new week started.  I always scour the clearance and I found two boxes of hair dye marked way below my coupon value.  Score!

I was in a hurry and Mimi needed sippy cups so I just grabbed them since I’d have overage.  But guess what, I was still negative when my favorite Manager was ringing me out so I had to throw some Twix on the table!

And dum de dum…ZERO balance!  What!  Can you see the receipt?  Zero dollars with a total savings of $36.56!  Har har!

This is about the only Walgreens I never have coupon problems at unlike some of the grumps I run into.  And why is she my favorite manager?  She loves seeing me cash out my deals.  She and I hit it off one night and I told her about my secrets and got her interested in couponing. 

It had been awhile since I’ve been there on her shift and we had the chance to get caught up last night.  She’s been doing a little couponing in her own store but hasn’t ventured into the next door Kroger. What? 

Girl, we’re gonna have to take a coupon field trip!  You need to email me your schedule so I can work something out and we’ll go Wag’n and Krogering.

I Have To Share This…Shopping With My Girlfriends

I just spent the day with two of my girlfriends I’ve known since high school and we had so much fun!  What did us three girls do when we got together?  Went shopping of course!

And I’m not talking about walking around the mall shopping like high school  girlfriends would do together…we went Krogering!  LOL!  Boy how things have changed since high school.

I’ve been answering questions for my coupon newbie girlfriends and helping them out as much as I could but my girlies needed groceries and I got to be the coupon teacher in the grocery store.

In other words, they were seeing me in action getting stuff they actually needed.  We did pretty good, around 60-70% savings between the two.  Success I think - hook, line and sinker!

I can’t wait to do some more grocery shopping with my buddies that we may make this a weekly shopping adventure!  And it’s not because one of them has a Durango that puts my little Saturn to shame.  That wouldn’t be the reason at all.  ~SMILE~

Food City vs. Kroger – MY Store Preference

I have three of the major grocery chains near me to do my grocery shopping: Food Lion, Food City and Kroger. 

We have one Food Lion and it is out of my way so it doesn’t appeal to me logistically.  As far as Food City and Kroger they are practically around the corner from each other in each end of town that I drive so those are both would be easy for me to get to. 

There are other bloggers out there that have ad matchups for Kroger and Food Lion but I noticed I never saw anything for Food City.  I checked the forums at BeCentsAble, HotCouponWorld, and AFullCup and there wasn’t much being said about Food City if anything at all.  Hmm…

I used to shop at Food City years ago and my mom still shops Food City.  So, here’s what I did.

I decided I was going to Food City to scout some deals so I could be the one to blog about them.  Yeah right!  I even drove to the big New store on the edge of town.  Disappointment.  OK, maybe I’ve lived in the Kroger land of doubles for too long or maybe it just wasn’t a good sale week.  Maybe it was just all the RED!  I don’t know but I didn’t find much.

I was even excited about going in because it had been so long…and boy had things had changed.  Apparently Food City has this new See Red, Save Green marketing campaign – Everywhere in the store!  You know what I mean?  Red, Red, Red!

There are all these RED sale tags stuck everywhere then a few white ones…it was so visually distracting.  This wasn’t the way I remembered Food City and it made me hurry to get out of the store.  I wanted something clean.  Not the opposite of dirty clean but the easy on my eyes clean.  Exit – front door.

So, I left the store with nothing.  No deals, no groceries, nothing.

Now, I’m not trying to say Food City isn’t a great store.  My mom shops there and she loves it.  Maybe Food City is the best chain you have in your town.  Whatever.  I’m just saying that I love my beloved Kroger even more now!  Back to Krogering for me!

How about you?  What’s your favorite store?  What store do you avoid?

Walgreens freebie shopping: 2/25

I picked up my freebies today at Walgreens, have you grabbed yours?

I did this in two separate transactions for myself and my mom.  I love my WAGS!

Reynolds Wrap--$0.89 after in-ad coupon
Use $1/1 coupon from 2/8 insert
Free after coupons

Hershey's Single Bars--on sale B1G1 after in-ad coupon
UseB1G1 coupon from 11/9 and 1/25 inserts
Free after coupons

Buy 1 Excedrin 20 or 24 count at $1.99, Get $1 Register Reward
Use $1/1 coupon from 1/4 inserts or -$2 off PRINTABLE
Free after coupon and Register Reward

Buy 1 Gillette Fusion Gamer Razor at $8.99, Get $6 Register Rewards
Use $4/1 coupon from 2/8 P&G inserts
Free plus $1.01 in overage after coupon and Register Reward

Buy 5 Nature Valley Granola Bars, Get $3.50 Register Rewards
Buy 5 of the small boxes in candy/snack aisle priced at $1.19.
Use (5) $.50 coupon from 1/4 GM insert
Free plus $.05 in overage after coupon and Register Reward
I read about this deal & I tried it and it didn’t work so I returned them.

Buy Irish Spring Body Wash at $4.49, Get $4.49 Register Reward
Use $.75 coupon from mailer insert 
Free after coupon and Register Reward
I read about this deal too and it didn’t work so I returned it also.

Thanks to the following: Moms by Heart, Good or Free Deals, Coupon Divas, and We Use Coupons

Kroger Shopping: 2/22 Freebies

Cost Breakdown: 25 items for $61.07 retail and ALL of this was $5.52!   

Breakdown...

Cottonelle TP - (Reg. .99)
- $0.50 IP doubles to $1.00
= $-0.01 or 102% savings

Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls - (Reg. 1.69) on sale $1.00
- $1.00 Mailer Q doubles to $1.00
= $-0.00 or 100% savings

Starkist Tuna - (Reg. 1.49) on sale $1.00
- $1.00 Mailer
= $-0.00 or 100% savings

Goody’s - (Reg. 1.39) on sale $1.00
- $1.00 MQ
= $-0.00 or 100% savings

Renuzit - (Reg. 9.99 & $7.99) on clearance $3.99
- $4.00 MQ
= $-0.00 or 100% savings

Carolina Pride Sausages - (Reg. 2.88) on sale BOGO or $1.44
- $1.50/2 MQ
= $0.69 or 75% savings
OK, it just dawned on me these weren’t FREE but I had them in the picture on accident.

These are just a few of the things I picked up tonight.  I’ll see if I can post the rest after a few zzz’s.  LOL.

Kroger Shopping: 2/2

Cost Breakdown: 55 items for $108.17 retail at $49.63 after saving or 54%

OK, so I’m running out of room for Free Toilet paper and .50cent snacks.  Oh well, I have plenty of other healthy items stockpiled that I can spend our grocery money stockpiling and donation items.

I had my daughter in tow with my mother today as I’m having car troubles so I didn’t scout any deals and just picked up some of the Daytona 500 sale items.

Here is a quick look at what I bought (price reflects after sales & coupons):

18 Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks @ .41/box (After coupon, sale, & catalina I received)

10 Chef Boyardee @ .35/ea (I thought this price rocked!)

4 Manwich @ .20/ea (Great price but we don’t cook alot of it)

4 Ragu @ .78/ea (Should have got these at Wags the other day but no car)

2 Country Crock @ 1.69/ea (That’s half off and it freezes)

1 Kroger Salad Dressing @ .29 (Mimi’s favorite that we needed)

1 Bread Flour @ 2.69 (For my new bread maker the kids are lovin’)

6 Cottonelle @ 0.00 (For you can never have too much TP for FREE)

Then, since I had my daughter in tow here is what she bought for us:

2 Minute Maid Ojs (I want my oranggeeee juice.  Ok, Mimi)

1 box Chocolate Chip Granola Bars (Bubba wants these, OK.  Sure Mimi)

2 boxes of Ice cream (Ice-eee Cream!  I want, I want.  Well, OK Mimi)

So, you see, my daughter shopping with me doesn’t help the budget. 

And love her heart I let her dress herself so she strutted through Kroger like this.  With her black dress shoes and pink dress to her ankles and her snow white costume on top…with her heart sunglasses and dora snow hat.  Yeah, she was styling.  Didn’t have the camera and she left with my mom after I was dropped off so, just imagine it.

I have a Bread Machine! YEA!

I’m so excited!  I have a Bread Machine!

Yeah, me. The one who can barely cook.

Everyone talks about their homemade bread on their blogs and it sounds so yum so I decided to search for one.

I searched craigslist and found three.  One was like $60 – no.  The other was $40 – maybe.  Then, B had a bread machine included in a lot of stuff she was selling for $120.  I asked how much for just for the bread machine hoping she would sell separately and she did!  For $20.  I was sold!   Thanks B!

So, as you can tell from the pic (behind Mimi flashing her tongue) I am in the process of making some Honey Oat Bread! 

I can’t wait for it to finish!  I’m so excited! 

Check back later to see if I bomb something that I’m told is absolutely simple or if I’ll be turning into a Homemade Bread Mommie from now on. 

Kroger Shopping: 1/18

Edit:  I forgot to highlight the MEGA EVENT that Kroger is having this week.  Silly me!

Mega Savings Event: Buy any combination of (10) participating items, and you'll save $5 instantly at checkout. There is a limit of (3) rewards per transaction. So, assuming that you've purchased (10) of the participating items, you would deduct $5 from your order (or $0.50 from each item): This calculation is already included in my breakdown after the coupon as “– $.50 Mega10”. 

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I’ve listed a combination of what I feel are decent prices along with my shopping today.  The number of items I bought are listed at the beginning of the breakdown.  Alot of my shopping are based on my needs and what I want to stockpile or submit rebates for.  Hope you enjoy!

I saved 75% off my bill and only paid $53.03 out of pocket! 

The retail price for all of this was $164.69 and my savings were $123.21.

(1) Chef Boyardee - (Reg. 1.17) on sale $1
- $0.50 MQ – doubles to $1.00 – $.50 Mega10 promo
= $-0.50 or 143% savings 
Moneymaker ! (Coupon from home mailer)

(6) Sobe Water - (Reg. 1.49) on sale $1
- $0.50 MQ – doubles to $1.00 – $.50 Mega10 promo
= $-0.50 or 134% savings 
Moneymaker ! (Found a few coupons at Target)

(3) Rotel Tomato - (Reg. 1.00) on sale $1
- $0.30 MQ – doubles to $0.60 – $.50 Mega10 promo
= $-0.10 or 110% savings 
Moneymaker ! 

(2) Cottonelle Toilet Paper - (Reg. 0.99) on sale $0.99
- $0.50 MQ – doubles to $1.00
= $-0.01 or 102% savings
Always love FREE TP

(10) Green Giant Valley Fresh Steamers - (Reg. 2.29) on sale $1.50
- $0.50 MQ/IP – doubles to $1.00  – $.50 Mega10 promo
= $0 or 100% savings 
This includes 6 different sauce varieties however I stick to just corn or broccoli & rice. 

(2) Kleenex Facial Tissue - (Reg. 2.19) on sale $1.49
- $0.40 MQ – doubles to $0.80 – $.50 Mega10 promo
= $0.19 or 92% savings 
Less than a quarter is OK in my book. 

(0) Glade Air Freshener Spray - (Reg. 0.90) on sale $0.67
– $.50 Mega10 promo
= $0.17 or 82% savings 
No way I need more Glade after the last catalina deal but ok savings 

(3) Cheerios Snack Mix - (Reg. 2.48) on sale $1.99
- $1 IP or - $0.50 MQ – doubles to $1.00  – $.50 Mega10 promo
= $0.49 or 81% savings 
The little one just loves these some much! 

(4) Kraft Shredded Cheese  - (Reg. 3.69) on sale $1.99
- $0.75 MQ  – $.50 Mega10 promo
= $0.74 or 80% savings 
Best Kraft Cheese deal I’ve seen in awhile 

(0) Atkins Single Bars - (Reg. 2.29) on sale $1.00
- $1/2 MQ
= $0.50 or 79% savings 
Not sure if this is good or not, I don’t buy these. 

(6) Chex Mix - (Reg. 2.18) on sale $1.99
-$1 IP or - $0.50 MQ – doubles to $1.00  – $.50 Mega10 promo
= $0.49 or 78% savings
I’ve gotten these Free at Wags before but the school needs some snacks donated

(1) A1 Marinade - (Reg. 2.99) on sale $1.79 closeout 
- $1.00 MQ
= $0.79 or 74% savings 
Need some marinade for some steaks someone is giving me soon!

(2) Ken's Dressing - (Reg. 3.49) on sale $1.96
- $1/2 MQ  – $.50 Mega10 promo
= $0.96 or 73% savings 
Needed this because my daughter discovered how to open fridge by herself 

(2) Tostito Dip - (Reg. 3.69) on sale $3
- $2 MQ hangtag for WYB 3 Frito Lay products 
= $1.00 or 73% savings 
I coupled these dips when I found the Q because of my Pepsi/Lays Rebate 

(1) Nuture Valley Granola Bar - (Reg. 3.49) on sale $2.49
- $0.50 MQ – doubles to $1.00  – $.50 Mega10 promo
= $0.99 or 72% savings 
Nice to have these onhand for quick snack 

(1) Cattleman's BBQ Sauce - (Reg. 2.49) on sale $2.00
- $0.75 IP – $.50 Mega10 promo
= $0.75 or 70% savings 
Was out of this & has Try Me Free rebate!  Moneymaker! 

(1) Quaker Instant Oatmeal - (Reg. 3.22) on sale $2.49
- $1.00 MQ or $1.00 IP or $1.00 IP or $1.00 IP – $.50 Mega10 promo
= $0.99 or 70% savings 
My daughter and I are the only oatmeal lovers here. 

(0) Keebler Cookies - (Reg. 3.17) on sale $2.5
- $1.00 IP – $.50 Mega10 promo
= $1 or 69% savings 
I’m good enough on chips that I don’t need cookies 

(0) Fiber One Granola Bar - (Reg. 2.99) on sale $2.49
- $0.50 MQ – doubles to $1.00  – $.50 Mega10 promo
= $0.99 or 67% savings 
I’ve never tried the Fiber One 

(2) Carnation Coffee-mate - (Reg. 3.49) on sale $3.29
- $1.50 IP – $.50 Mega10 promo
= $1.29 or 64% savings 
Hubby needed this but have gotten as low as .25 at Wags before 

(0) Pedigree Goodbites - (Reg. 3.99) on sale $2.99
- $1.00 MQ – $.50 Mega10 promo
= $1.49 or 63% savings 
No doggies in this house but the price caught my eye 

(0) Ken's Dressing Spritzer's - (Reg. 3.49) on sale $2.59
- $1.00 MQ
= $1.59 or 55% savings 
I wish they had Thousand Island in these things :-( 

(3) Marie Callendar's Chicken Pot Pie - (Reg. 2.05) on sale $1.02
= $1.02 or 51% savings 
These rang up at regular price so I got one FREE because of the scan-right guarantee!! 

(2) Sara Lee White Bread - (Reg. 2.39) on sale BOGO or $1.19
= $1.19 or 51% savings 
I vary with what brand I buy here  

(2) Pace Picante Salsa - (Reg. 2.18) on sale $1.99
- $0.40/2 MQ doubles to $.80/2  – $.50 Mega10 promo
= $1.09 or 50% savings 
We needed this and I like Pace 

(0) Kellogg's Gummies - (Reg. 2.99) on sale $2.00 
– $.50 Mega10 promo
= $1.5 or 50% savings 
Bummer, No coupons.  Last Mega event had Betty Crocker on sale darnit.

(3) Cheetos Puffs - (Reg. 2.7) on sale $1.99 
– $.50 Mega10 promo
= $1.49 or 45% savings 
Kiddos just love these things and using on Pepsi/Lays rebate.

(3) Lays Wavy - (Reg. 3.21) on sale $2.27 
– $.50 Mega10 promo
= $1.77 or 45% savings 
Got these for the Tostito dip and using on Pepsi/Lays rebate 

(2) Pepperidge Farm Goldfish - (Reg. 1.96) on sale $1.59
– $.50 Mega10 promo
= $1.09 or 45% savings 
I’ve been waiting for these to get close to $1.00 

(0) Hormel Chili - (Reg. 1.31) on sale $1.25 
– $.50 Mega10 promo
= $0.75 or 43% savings 
My dad likes this chili 

(0) Velvetta 32oz - (Reg. 5.98) on sale $4.99
- $1.00 IP  – $.50 Mega10 promo
= $3.49 or 42% savings 
I think this is good for someone who likes Velvetta. 

(2) Nestle Juicy Juice - (Reg. 2.75) on sale $2.75
- $1/2 MQ  – $.50 Mega10 promo
= $1.75 or 37% savings 
I don’t think the Regular shelf price was right.  Memory serves me that it closer to $4.00 but I used the store shelf pricing for here. 

(1) Sharpie Marker - (Reg. 2.19) on sale $1.69
= $1.69 or 23% savings 
Quick grab for the DVD’s I burn for the kids.  I learned that making copies for them to “get scratched up” was easier than buying a whole new DVD! 

(2) Kroger Tortilla Chips - (Reg. 1.09) on sale $1
= $1 or 9% savings

Just needed these.

You may need to look at the Slickdeals thread for any printable coupons you may need or that I may have missed.  I by no means claim to be the best at math and if I messed up I hope you’ll understand.

You may also visit Becky at Nickels-N-Dimes or Marcy at Stretching a Buck for more Kroger Mega Savings matchups.  I only listed most of what I bought but I think they matched up everything in the ad.

Kroger Shopping: 1/12

I’ve had problems off and on today with blogger – I’m finally getting this post up.  There are a few of my staple items listed here that was not in my Deals & Steals post.  Even though I only saved 60% this trip you’ll notice I came home with over a dozen Hot Dogs boxes and candy bars and quite a few other stockpile items.  Enjoy!

(3) Franks Hot Sauce - (Reg. 1.19) on sale $0.77
- $0.77 MQ
= FREE

(12) Reeses Whipp Candy Bar - (Reg. 0.79) on sale $0.50
- $0.50/2 MQ
= FREE

(3) Betty Crocker Hamburger Helper - (Reg. 1.61) on sale $1
- $0.75/3 MQ
= $0.75 or 53% savings

(2) Bounty Basic Roll - (Reg. 1.03) on sale $1.03
- $0.25 MQ – doubles to $0.50
= $0.58 or 73% savings

(3) Fuze Drink - (Reg. 1.59) on sale $1
- $0.55 MQ
= $0.45 or 72% savings

(6) Oscar Mayer Bologna - (Reg. 3.29) on sale $1
= $1 or 70% savings

(1) Quaker Rice Cake - (Reg. 3.29) on sale $1
= $1 or 70% savings

(6) Nestle Morsels - (Reg. 2.99) on sale $1
= $1 or 67% savings

(3) Smuckers Jelly - (Reg. 2.09) on sale $1.79
- $0.35 MQ – doubles to $0.70
= $0.74 or 65% savings

(1) Kroger Vinegar - (Reg. 3.58) on sale $1.29
= $1.29 or 64% savings

(13) Ball Park Hot Dogs - (Reg. 2.49) on sale $0.99
= $0.99 or 61% savings

(2) Reynolds Baking Cups - (Reg. 0.99) on sale $0.40
= $0.40 or 60% savings

(6) Mrs Kinsers Chicken Salad - (Reg. 2.19) on sale $1
= $1 or 55% savings

(1) Febreze Candle - (Reg. 7.99) on sale $6.99
- $3 MQ
= $3.99 or 51% savings 
Rang up at 7.99 so I asked for scan guarantee and they took off $6(max?)

(6) Lean Pockets - (Reg. 2.31) on sale $1.15
= $1.15 or 51% savings 

(3) Keebler Graham Crust - (Reg. 1.99) on sale $1
= $1 or 50% savings

(1) Kroger Carrots - (Reg. 1.99) on sale $1
= $1 or 50% savings

(2) Kroger Marshmallows - (Reg. 0.99) on sale $0.50
= $0.50 or 50% savings

(1) Kroger Tortilla Chips - (Reg. 2.79) on sale $1.89
= $1.89 or 33% savings

(3) Private Selection Pizza - (Reg. 4.89) on sale $3.33
= $3.33 or 32% savings

(1) Kroger Peanuts - (Reg. 2.69) on sale $2
= $2 or 26% savings

(1) Natures Own Bread - (Reg. 2.49) on sale $2
= $2 or 20% savings

(1) Hefty Trash Bags - (Reg. 5.49) on sale $5.49
- $1 MQ 
= $4.49 or 19% savings

(1) Kroger Pancakes - (Reg. 1.54) on sale $1.54
= $1.54 or 0% savings

(1) Kroger Salt - (Reg. 0.39) on sale $0.39
= $0.39 or 0% savings

(1) Roma Tomatoes - (Reg. 0.88) on sale $0.88
= $0.88 or 0% savings

TOTAL : $95.77 - $20.91 MQ’s = $74.86

Retail Total : $178.27 or 58% savings – Not too bad

Kroger Shopping Trip 1/12

Quick stop with my son to see if there were any meat on clearance.  There was!

Two of the large 5lbs rolls of beef was on clearance for $4 from $8.99.

Now, I don’t like the consistency of the roll meat and avoid it if possible.

BUT…DID YOU KNOW KROGER WILL GRIND MEAT FOR YOU? ANYTHING!

Just think, they slice your cheese and ham and stuff.  Why not grind stuff for you too?

I bought 3 packs of 3ish/lbs of Ground Chuck at $2.49/lb and had them grind it together with the 10lbs of roll Ground Beef. 

Now I have Beef/Chuck hamburger meat at $1.25/lb which is well under my $2/lb limit so I am happy.  So, I will be spending tomorrow cooking, patting, rolling, and whatever else to freeze my behemoth amount of meat.

I got almost 20 lbs of hamburger meat for $25!  WOW!  That’s $1.25/lb.

We cooked some for dinner tonight and as I pulled it from the package it felt so nice.  OK, I’m not a dork but it really did have a slightly different feel – loose and airy.  I will be asking for this personal service alot more often. 

Deals & Scenarios for 10/26-11/1

I'm going to confess...I am a newbie so I peruse other sites.  I am getting better and scoring my own deals the best I can. 

Like the fact I can say "I" saw I could use my $2 Kaboom coupon to get a refill during Kmart Doubles for only .69 (regular $4.69).  So, see, I'm learning!

And, I am good with math so learning the CVS & Walgreens game wasn't a problem to figure out but...I'm still taking the lazy approach putting my deals together and give credit to those who have put hard work on their blogs already.

So, here is how my upcoming week looks:

A few things at CVS:

The Thrifty Mama has some great deal listed with coupon match-ups.

Deals I'm gonna grab:

• Soy Joy Bars $3/5 printable
• Advil PM Liqui-gels $2 printable coupon
• Medicine (if I can figure out a deal to get it under $1)

Nothing really at Walgreens

Kmart will be a separate post on Sunday when they start allowing double coupons here.

 

Hello to some people I met today

Just wanted to say a quick hello to a few people I met today. I hope you make it here to see how I get my deals and check the other blogs that I visit too. You'll get as addicted as me! Walmart: I met a nice woman in the pet aisle and helped her out with a few extra coupons that I had. I always like helping save people money. I also told her about the moneymaker Glade deal at Kroger which excited her a bit. Then I headed off to Kroger for my groceries. [They have way better prices than Walmart.] Anyways... Kroger Meat area: I asked the meat department guy what the best deals were for the week to stay under my $2/lb budget and hit the jackpot twice. He showed me the Tyson boneless chicken breast which is normally $4.79/lb was on sale for I think $1.89/lb. And, he stocked me up for Thanksgiving on two Honeysuckle turkeys for only $.99/lb! Awesome! He was so nice and I can't wait to see him next week when I go back to get my boneless porkchops for $1.99/lb that he told me about. Kroger Shopping Aisle: I also met a sweet lady that complemented my coupon binder. (Just so everyone knows I have the two sided three ring binder with baseball cards.) I said thanks and noticed she was coupon shopping too which I thought was great! I love seeing people save money with Q's. I told her about my site and encouraged her to also do CVS too if she likes saving money. I can't say enough about CVS other than you really need to do your research on them and start racking up on their deals. And I really mean racking up! Kroger Checkout: My cashier was so happy to scan all my coupons. I like it when I get the cashiers that don't huff as the two ladies behind me to my surprise didn't huff either but looked on curiously with smiles. After my fourtieth coupon the cashier holds up the coupons to put in her register and says "Now here is a lady who knows how to shop"! :)Thanks! ;) And as my bill went from $225 down to $107 the two women in the back said how awesome they thought it was. So, now I'm blushing about quadruple fold from all the compliments. Today was an amazing day and I not only saved alot of money but met some WONDERFUL people who shared the excitement of all my savings. OK, I feel better now that I shared that with everyone! I'll be back later to update on some steals I made at the stores.