Kroger Trip 7/17

Sorry, the pictures is not the best b/c Penny insisted on helping me "organize" the stuff.

Just a disclaimer; I will not always do these posts so extensively, but for now I just wanted anyone who is new at this stuff to get a good idea of what all goes into the deals. Coupons for Dummies, and whathaveyou. So, sorry if so much detail is too much for you, just skip to the statistics at the end if you want.

Keep in mind that I do my necessity shopping at Kroger, meaning that I will buy things there that are needed even if they aren't on sale or I don't have Qs for them b/c sometimes you just can't get around it, so you will see that my Kroger trips are a lot bigger than at other places. For example, when I go to Meijer I pretty much only go for certain things that are on sale and match my Qs.

What I bought and how I saved:
*When you see "overage" that means that I got an item free and actually made money for buying it, which then applied as a discount to the rest of my order. This is why the mega sale is magic!

2 Chex Mix @ 1.99 - used .50/2 MFQ (doubles to $1) and a .50/1 Shortcuts Q = $1.24 ea.
2 Sargento sliced cheese @ 1.99 - used .40/1 MFQs (dbls to .80) = $1.19 ea.
2 Sargento shredded chz @ 1.99 - used .40/1 MFQs (dbls to .80) = $1.19 ea.
1 Playtex rubber gloves @ 1.00 - used $1/1 MFQ = FREE + .50 overage
2 Glade oil tin candles @ 2.70 - used $1.50/1 MFQs found under lids = $1.20 ea.
1 Glade oil tin refill @ 2.79 - used free wyb Glade candle MFQ = FREE
3 Kroger 3 minute pizzas @ $1.00 ea.
2 Hunt's pudding 12 pk. @ $1.99 ea.
1 Kraft dressing @ $1.19 (was going to use $1/1 MFQ but I left it at home!)
1 Daisie sour cream @ 1.99 - used $1/1 MFQ = .99
1 Febreze fabric deoderizor @ 4.49 (closeout price) - used $1/1 P&G eSaver Q = $3.49
1 Febreze air spray @ 2.79 - used free wyb fabric deod. MFQ = FREE + .50 overage
1 Aveeno hair conditioner @ 3.49 (clearance price) - used $2/1 MFQ = $1.49
1 Duracell 4 pk. @ 3.00 - used $.75/1 MFQ (dbls to $1) = $2.00
2 Tombstone pizzas @ $3.27
1 Minute Maid juicebox 10 pk. @ $3.71
1 DiGiornio flatbread pizza @ $3.19 - free MFQ (mailer request) = FREE
2 Tyson boneless skinless chkn breast pkgs. @ $5.04 and $4.79 - used $1/1 MFQs = $7.83
1 24 oz. Kroger cottage chz @$1.77
2 Chocoloate Silk soy milks @ 2.99 - $2/1 MFQs (purchased on eBay) = .99 ea.
1 Kroger garbage bags @ $5.35
1 Kroger bagels @ $1.99
1 Bunch bananas @ .48/lb. = .94
4 Nectarines @ 1.48/lb. = $2.63
1 Zucchini @ .99/lb. = .55
1 Bag Dole salad @ .98
1 Pack Lance pnut butter crackrs @ $2.62

- $10.00 (I bought 20 items that were part of the Mega Sale, so I got $5 off for each 10)

Total before sales and Qs = $119.53
MF coupon savings = $37.87
Kroger plus & promo savings = $23.06

Total out of pocket = $58.60
Total savings = $60.93 aka 51%!!

This wasn't a perfect trip b/c I forgot my Kraft coupon at home and I was expecting a P&G eSaver Q on the batteries, but I got an unexpected one on the Febreze ( I always forget about those loadable Qs after a while), so that kind of made up for that. I also forgot to buy grapes...
But I'm not too upset b/c my goal is to save more than I spend, and I did it!