Kroger 2/6

I hit the last day of the Kroger Mega-sale last night. I saved 57%! (Spent $81, saved $106!)

I'm not going to detail my shopping trip b/c the deals are no longer valid today since almost everything I bought was part of the mega-sale which is now over...

Kroger 1/6

Pen and I had to make a quick trip to Kroger today b/c we needed a few things for dinner, etc. I let her use one of those little kid carts and people were just freaking out over how cute she looked pushing the thing. haha. I wish I'd had my camera on me. She was so helpful and sweet the whole time.
Anywho, here's what we got:

3 Hunt's Snack packs @ $1 ea. - used .60/3 MFQ (from All You) and it dbls to $1 = .67 ea.
4 Kashi Crisp cereal @ $1.99 ea. (after the $4 off if you buy 4) - used (1) $3/1 MFQ and (3) $1/1 MFQs from Vocal Point = .49 ea.
1 Chocolate Silk 1/2 gallon (not pictured) @ $2.99 - used $2/1 MFQ (from ebay) = .99
1 clove garlic @ .34
bananas @ .65
organic apples @ $2.99/bag - used $3 off produce wyb 3 Kashi products (peelie) = FREE
mushrooms @ $1.95
2 cans Kroger spinach @ .65 ea.
1 Horizons organic box of Tuberz yogurt @ $1.69 (clearance)
2 Softsoap @ .88 ea. - used (2) .35/1 MFQs = .18 ea.
Buitoni parmesan @ $3.69
Watermelon cup @ $2.63 (this was Penny's "impulse buy" haha)

OOP = $18.92

Saved $26.62 aka 58%!!

Kroger trip 12/5

I just had an amazing trip to Kroger! I love mega-sales!! *denotes items in mega-sale, prices listed after discount

My best deals:

Silk chocolate mint quart $2.49 - used .55/1 MFQ (dbl to $1) and $1/1 eCpn = .49
Nature Valley Granola bars @ $2.89 - used FREE kroger Q from mailer and .50/1 eCpn = .50 profit!
Applegate farms chicken nuggets @ $4.34 (on sale from $5.79) - used $1/1 MFQs (mailed to me from company) = $3.34 ea. (these are really fancy organic, no hormone, etc.)
*Chex mix @ $1.49 used .75/2 MFQ from MyGathering and (1) .50/1 eCpn = $.73 ea.
Nature Made vitamin B @ $7.59 B1G1 - used (1) $1/1 MFQ = $3.29 ea.
Pillsbury crescent rolls @ $1.49 ea. - used .40/2 MFQs (dbls to .80) and (1) .50/1 eCpn = $1.68 for 2
Pillsbury sweet rolls @ $1.69 ea. - used (2) .50/1 MFQs and .40/1 eCpn = .99 ea.
Softsoap @ .69 - used .50/1 MFQ from All You (dbls to $1) = FREE
Suave deoderant @ .88- used .50/1 MFQs = FREE
*Private Selection sorbet @ $3.49 - used .75/1 Cat = $2.49
Organic private selection spinach @ $2.50 - used $1/1 Kroger Q from mailer = $1.50
Organice private selection basil @ $3.99 - used .40/1 Kroger Q from mailer = $3.19
Minute brown rice singles @ $1.79 - used $1/1 MFQ = .79
*Mom's Naturals cereal @ .99 (I bought 8 of these b/c we love this brand)
Alexia frozen fries @ $2 - used $1/1 MFQ from All You = $1
Silk chocolate @ $2.99 - used $2/1 printable (bought from ebay) = .99
*Kashi crackers @ $2.49 - used $1/1 MFQ from mailed free sample = $1.49
+ bought 2 Kashi protein bars at $1.59 ea. - used $3 off produced wyb 3 Kashi products!
Ronzoni pasta @ $1 - used .75/1 = FREE
*Barilla pasta @ $1.49 - used (3) B1G1 MFQs from Vocalpoint = $5.97 profit (because it took off the price before mega-sale discount which was $1.99)
P&J's frozen burrito (organic) @ $2.39 - used $1.25/1 Kroger Q from mailer = $1.14
*Kleenex @ .99 - used (2) .50/3 MFQs (dbls to $1) = .66 ea. (I bought 6 b/c I use tissues like it's my job)
*Hunt's diced tomatoes (giant cans!) @ .99 - used $1.25/3 Kroger Q from mailer = .57 ea.
Hansen Naturals apple juice @ $1.49 (50% off sale! - I bought 5 and wished I had room for more b/c I love this stuff and won't pay $3 for it)

Believe it or not, these are only the BEST deals. I got lots of other great deals as well!

Spent OOP: $109. 83
Saved:$109.99!!!

I saved $38.53 in MFQs
$71.46 in store coupon and Kroger plus savings ($15 of that was from mega-sale)

I think this might have been the first time I saved more than I spent at Kroger!

Saved 47% at Kroger

Let me first just say that I LOVE to grocery shop on Friday nights. That makes me lame, okay. But the best mark-downs are at this time, and there is absolutely no one else in the store, so I can shop leisurely and no traffic jams. The one cashier that is working isn't too please when I pull up with my cart full of food and a fistful of coupons, but she copes.

Tonight I spent $84.56 and saved $75.37!!

I am not going to break down every single thing I bought b/c I'm tired, but I will tell you some of my favorite deals...

Barbara's Cereals @ $4.49 ea. - I bought 4 and used 2 B1G1 printables and 2 $1/1 printables = $6.98 total ($1.75 ea. for fancy organic cereal!)

Mirra bath pillow and poofy @ $4.99 and $1.49 = $6.48 - used $5/2 MFQ (from entertainment book) = $1.48 for both. I am psyched about the bath pillow b/c I can use it for my birth tub!

Barilla Plus pasta @ $2.29 ea. - bought 5 - used (2) B1G1 and (1) FREE MFQ from Vocal Point = $4.58 for all 5 (.92 per box)

4 Dole jarred fruit in real juice (new product) @ $1 - used (2) $1/2 MFQs = .50 ea. (and I got a .75/2 catalina at check-out!)

Better Oats oatmeal @ $1 ea. - bought 4, used 2 B1G1 printables = $2 for all ($.50 ea.)

2 Kettle Chips giant bags on sale for $3 ea. - used $1/2 printable = $2.50 ea.

Tombstone pizza FREE - used coupon I got in a Kroger mailer

3 Kashi protein bars @ $1.59 ea. - used peelie for $3 off produce wyb 3 Kashi products! = $4.77 for 3 bars and $3 worth of produce

Kroger shredded cheddar @ $1.67 ea. - used $1/2 from kroger mailer = $1.17 ea.

Alexia frozen french fries @ $2 - used $1/1 MFQ = $1

Hansen's natural apple juice @ $1.49 - no coupons but this is 50% off the normal price and this is the best apple juice ever! I bought 4.

2 Airwick Candles @ $3.99 ea. - used (2) $3/1 MFQs = .99 ea. (these are supposedly free after Q at target, but I didn't find them there)

Renuzit air freshener @ $1 - used $1/1 printable from FB = FREE

Plus quite a few other good deals!

Saved 54% at Kroger

I just spent $87.86, saved $103.40 at Kroger!
I have been off my coupon horse for a while just from being so busy with school and other things, but I finally got all my Qs organized again and was able to do a little planning this week for a trip to the mega sale. I think I did really well for being so rusty. I'll go ahead and give the details just b/c it has been so long. Asterisks denote items from the mega sale, and all prices reflected are after discount:

2 Cascadian Farms cereals @ $2.99 ea. - used $1/2 peelie = $3.98 for both
1 Cascadian Farms bars @ $2.99 - used FREE wyb 2 cereals = FREE
2 Barilla Plus pasta @ $2.29 - used $1/2 MFQ = $3.58 for both
2 Chocolate Silk soymilk @ $2.99 ea. - used (2) $2/1 printables (from ebay) = .99 ea.
1 Nutella @ $3.59 - used $1/1 MFQ = $2.59
5 Stonyfield yogurts @ .79 ea. - used B4G1 free = .63 ea. (and I get stonyfield pts from these!)
1 Earth's Best frozen meal @ $3.29
1 Goodlife cat food @ $5.79
*1 Colgate toothbrush @ $1 - used .75/1 printable = FREE
*8 Carnation evaporated milk @ .69 ea. - used (4) .50/1 MFQs = .19 ea.
*5 Annies Mac n Cheese @ .49 ea.
*1 Blue Diamond Almond Breeze @ $1.99 - used .55/1 blinkie and .55 eCoupon = .44
*2 Propel @ .49 - used B1G1 = FREE (because it takes off the pre-discount price of .99)
*1 Imagine organic chicken broth = $1.99
*2 Finish dishwashing gelpacs @ $2.99 ea. - used (2) $1.50/1 MFQs = $1.49 ea.
*3 cans Campbell's cream soups @ .49 ea.
1 can Campbell's condensed soup @ $1.50 - used .25/4 MFQ and $1.50/1 eCoupon = .97 for all 4 soups
*5 Swanson broths @ .49 ea. - used $1/5 MFQ = $1.45 for all 5
1 big Kroger apple juice @ $2.69
1 Kroger orange juice half gal. @ $1.99
1 Mom's naturals cereal @ $2.29
1 organic pear @ $1.49/lb. = .97
3# organic gala apples = $2.29
1 big bag Reese's pieces @ $2.50 - used $1/1 MFQ = $1.50 (today's craving!)
1 Kroger raisin bran @ $2
2 Food Should Taste Good chips @ $2 ea. - used (2) $1/1 MFQs = $1 ea.
Bananas @ .38/lb. = .73
Organic bananas @ .49/lb. = $1.14
Brussel's sprouts @ $1.99
Country Crock margarine @ $3.09
Kroger bread @ $1
2 Mirra bamboo back scratchers @ $1.49 ea. - used (2) $1/1 MFQs = .49 ea.
1 Crayola fingerpaints @ $5.99 (splurge.)
1 clearance halloween wreath @ $1.99 (saved $7.49)
1 clearance Halloween apron @ $4.25 (saved 12.74)
1 clearance Halloween costume @ $3.75 (saved $11.24)
2 newspapers @ $1.75 ea.

MFQ coupon savings = $27.32
Store savings = $76.08
Total coupons = $103.40

OOP = $87.86

The only things I bought that weren't on sale were Nutella, cat food, Mom's cereal, margarine, and some of the produce. But I had a coupon for the Nutella ;D

My last big Kroger trip

I had a request to post what a basic trip to the grocery store for the necessary things looks like for me. I plan and match my Qs with sales the best I can, but sometimes you just need bread and broccoli asap and there's not much you can do about prices, so I just try to balance it out with getting some things free/cheap and paying extra for some other things that I want natural/organic/etc.

This was my trip from July 18. There was a Mega Sale going on at the time. Mega Sale items denoted by * - prices listed before .50 discount.

2 Boca products @ 2.69* - used $1/2 MFQ = $2.19 ea.
2 Quaker Quakes @ 1.49* - used (1) $1/1 Cat = .49 and 1.49
Arizona Tea gallon @ 2.99 (sale) - for Jon ;D
2 Welch's 100% grape juice @ 2.99* - used (2) $1/1 MFQs = $1.99 ea.
2 Boulder Canyon chips @ $1.49* - used $1/2 Print Q = $1 ea.
2 large Kroger cottage cheese @ 1.99
Kroger half&half @ $1.09
Horizon organic milk gallon @ $3.09 (clearance 50% off b/c it was near expiration date, but was good for at least a week)
Degree deoderant @ $2* - used $1/1 MFQ = $1 (yeah I still can't find a natural deodorant that I like)
3 Rold Gold can tomatos @ .99* ea. - used $1/3 MFQ = .33 ea. (did you know there is more lycopene in canned toms?)
1 Sargento cheese @ 2.38* - used .55/1 MFQ = $1.38* (after dbl Q)
Horizon organic vanilla milk singles 3 pk. @ 2.49* - used $1/1 peelie found on Cascadian Farms cereal = $1.49
Kroger organic raisins (giant bag!) @ 3.99
Digiornio deep dish pizza @ 3.19 - used FREE Q from request mailer = FREE
4 Breyer's ice cream @ 2.47* - used (2) $1/2 MFQs = 1.97 ea.
16 oz. Kroger shredded cheddar @ 2.99 (sale from 4.99)
Asparagus @ 2.49/lb. = 1.87
fresh Portabello mushrooms @ 1.50 (clearance 50% off)
2 Tombstone pizza @ 2.99* - used (2) $2/1 print Qs from Facebook = .99 ea.
Lime juice @ .99
Bag organic gala apples @ 3.99
Organic bananas @ .59/lb. = 1.29
Roma tomatoes @ .98/lb. = .61
2 Organic Lundberg brown rice bag @ 2.49 B1G1
Barilla pasta plus (w/DHA, etc.) @ 1.59
Bag of chips @ $2 (I'm not sure what kind these were b/c the receipt says "fstg chips" and I can't recall what that could be
Kroger pie shell @ 1.89
Pack of 7th Generation diapers @ 9.99 - used FREE Q from mailer request = FREE
Chocolate Silk soymilk @ 2.99 - had a $2/1 Q I ordered from ebay, but I forgot to use it! = 2.99
32 oz. Horizon organic vanilla yogurt @ 3.59
Hanson's natural apple juice @ 2.99
1 lb. (ish) Laura's lean ground beef @ 4.58
Mott's apple sauce 6 pk. @ 1.85 (the harvest apple flavor with calcium does not have HFCS in it!)
2 Organic Lundberg Risotto @ 2.69 B1G1 = 2.69 for both
half gallon Odwalla super food juice @ 5.99 (sale from 7.99!)
Suave Shampoo @ 2.09 - used a FREE Q from a mailer request but the cashier didn't scan it. I have to go back for my refund still.

-$10 total for my 20 mega sale items

Coupon savings = $33.43
Kroger plus savings = $44.00

Total savings = $77.43 aka 49%!!!!!!!!

OOP = 78.34

I will also post another smaller trip that involved less planning and was more typical next, so you can get a real idea of what my Kroger shopping looks like.

Kroger Organic and Natural Clearance

I stopped into Kroger today to pick up an Rx. I told Penny I would get her some bananas and strawberries if she went to the grocery store with me. As I was wondering in the produce area, I noticed a ton of markdowns in the natural dairy case. This is actually a huge part of the reason I make it a point to go to this particular Kroger location. They always seem to have markdowns on organic and natural foods. Good for me!

Today I got:

6 bags of Horizon Organic mozzarella cheese @ $1.49 (reg price $3.99!)
1 jug Uncle Matt's orange juce @ $2.89 (reg price $5.69!)
1 pack Franklin Farms mushroom veg burgers @ $1.49 (reg $3.99!)
1 box crunch pack apple slices @ $1.49

Of course this stuff is marked down b/c it is close to expiration date, but that is usually not a very good measure of when things go bad. Besides, I put the cheese and the burgers in the freezer and the OJ and apples will be consumed within this week.

Praise Aldi

I haven't been doing too much food shopping lately b/c we had plenty in the stockpile, and then we were out of town for 4 days, so I have been a little behind on things. The only things I bought were produce, and we all know that is something that is hard to find coupons for!
But I finally needed to get some necessities and went to Aldi b/c I know it is an easy place to shop and get great deals without having to organize very much beforehand.
I just want to take a moment to praise all that is Aldi. That place is fan friggin tastic! I can go in there and wander around without a list and buy all kinds of stuff I didn't plan on, and still come out basically unscathed in the wallet department.

Here's what I got:
Hot dog buns .79
Bag of mini bagels 1.89
Fudge stripe cookies 1.09
Bag of frozen salmon patties (4 filets, wild-caught) 3.99
2 bags of deli-sliced cheese (muenster and colby) 1.49 ea.
Real fruit frozen bars (box of 4) 1.99
Multi-grain frozen waffles (box of 8) 1.29
Red grapes (a damn lot of them, and really good ones too!) 2.29
4 pears (pre-packaged) .99
Broccoli crowns (pre-pack) 1.29
3 Zucchinis (pre-pack) 1.29
Bananas (pre-pack) 1.00
64oz 100% apple juice 1.29
Welch's aqua juice 1.99
Gallon skim milk 1.44
100% juice fruit punch 2.19
1 plum .33

Total: $28.12

And also I want to give props to them for an extremely readable receipt!
Seriously folks, if you don't have time/energy/desire/organization skills/etc. to put up with the coupon game, just go to Aldi. You will still get a bag of quality groceries without feeling cheated!

That same day I also stopped in at Kmart and took advantage of double coupons to get Huggies wipes for 1.99, Pampers for 7.99, and a tub of Oxiclean for 4.50. Not the best deals on the planet, but still pretty alright.

Tomorrow I will be making my way to Bigg's for my 2nd try at the Kraft rebate (it ends tomorrow btw!), and maybe heading over to Kroger for a quick tap into the mega-sale b/c I haven't even touched it yet...

Kroger Trip 8/9

8 bags of Goldfish @ .99 ea. (this is the best price I ever see, so I stock up)
3 bags of Puffs to go @ 1.79 ea. - used .25/3 eSaver Q and .25/3 MFQ = $1.62 ea.
3 Playtex Handsaver gloves @ 1.99 ea. - used rain check, making them .99 ea. and $1/1 MFQs = FREE
2 Chiquita apple bites @ .79 ea. - used $1/1 IPs = FREE
2 Chiquita pineapple bites @ .79 ea. - used B1G1 peelies = FREE
1 Tide in-wash stain release gel packs @ 5.88 - used 1.50/1 mailer MFQ and $.50/1 eSaver Q = $3.88
4 Covergirl nailpolish @ 2.77 ea. - used 2.50/2 MFQs = $1.01 ea.
1 Oscar Meyer weiners @ 3.19
1 Kroger muenster cheese slices @ 1.99
1 Suddenly pasta salad @ 2.15 (forgot my MFQ!)
2 Lance cracker boxes @ 2.89 ea. (these were cheaper at my old Kroger!)
1 broccoli stalk @ 1.48
1 Buitoni parm cheese @ 3.69 (one of my expensive guilty pleasures)
1 Kroger milk 1/2 gallon @ 1.25
1 bag of red potatoes @ 3.99
1 bag of clementines @ 3.88
1 bag of grapes @ .87/lb = 1.44
1 nectarine @ 1.48 lb. = .78
1 green pepper @ .68
1 bananas @ .48/lb. = 1.30
1 Kroger tortillas @ 1.49

-$4 P&G promo (for Covergirl nailpolish)
-$4 P&G promo (for Puffs and Tide)

Q savings of $16.33
Kroger plus savings of $24.91
OOP = $48.55
Total savings of $41.14 aka 46%!!!!

Not bad for not having many Qs with me.

Kroger Trip 7/21

Yes, I have spent way too much time in Kroger this week, but that's what the mega-sale will do to a QQ like moi!

Once, again, no picture, sorry.

I bought:
24 Yoplait yogurt cups @ .44 ea. - used three .40/6 MFQs (dbls to .80) and one .50/6 IP (dbls to $1) = .30 ea.
10 Kraft dressings @ 1.69 ea. - used ten $1/1 MFQs (bought on ebay) = .69 ea.
1 Mott's apple sauce 6 pk. @ 1.85
2 Mentos gum @ $1 ea. - used two .55/1 MFQs = FREE
3 Bananas @ .48/lb. = .66

-$5 mega sale promo (for Kraft)

Total before Qs = $33.22
Total saved w/Qs = $21.90
Total saved w/plus card = $1.18 (for some reason they file the $5 promo under MFQ savings on their receipts)

Total OOP = $10.14
aka 69% savings!
AND I got a $2 off my next order catalina for buying 20 Yoplaits, so my net total was actually $8.14!

And I think I am done w/Kroger for the week. It's a shame because I have 10 $1/1Playtex glove coupons which would be a moneymaker if I could use them, but I have checked 2 stores already and they are cleaned out. I did get a rain-check, so I will still get them for free after Qs once they are re-stocked, but if this happens after the mega-sale is over, there will be no overage on them. Oh well...

Kroger Trip 7/20

I hit up Kroger again today for a few more things:

8 Santa Cruz organic lemonades @ 1.25 ea. - used .75/1 printable MFQs (dbls to $1) = .25 ea.
3 Oral-B toothbrushes @ $1 ea. - used $1/1 MFQs from 7/5 P&G insert = FREE
3 Crest toothpaste @ $1 ea. - used .75/1 MFQs from 7/5 P&G (and another .75 came off from a loadable Q that I didn't know I had, and still don't know where it was from) = FREE + .75 overage
4 Kraft dressing @ 1.69 ea. - used $1/1 MFQs = .69 ea.
2 Eclipse gum @ 1.29 BOGO - used BOGO MFQ from 6/28 Smart Source = FREE
1 Pampers wipes @ 2.59 - used 1.50/1 Catalina and .25/1 MFQ from eSaver = .84
3 Buitoni pasta @ 4.29, 3.79, and 3.79 - used $1/1 MFQs = 8.87
1 ChiChi tortillas @ 1.61 (they were out of Kroger brand again!)
1 Bag of grapes @ .97/lb. = 2.03
2 Half gallon Kroger milks @ .79 ea. = 1.58
5 Kroger 3 minute pizzas @ .99 ea. = 4.95
1 Duracell batteries @ 3.00 - used .75/1 MFQ (dbls to $1) = 2.00

-$5 mega sale promo (for buying pizzas, batteries, and Kraft)

Total before Qs = $86.89
Total saved with Qs = $30.79
Total saved with plus card = $33.67

Total savings = $64.46
OOP = $22.43

That's 75% savings people!
That's my best percentage yet at Kroger!

Also, my Duracell $1/1 P&G eSaver Q didn't come off again, so I am going to be emailing them and hoping for a credit for next time. (ETA: I just looked at the website again and realized that the Q is for a 6 pack and I bought 4 packs b/c those are the ones on sale, so it actually makes sense now!)

Sorry, no picture this time. Half the stuff is still in the trunk and the other half is already put away...

.25 Organic Lemonade

Santa Cruz lemonade is on sale at Kroger this week 4/$5. Use the .75/1 coupon here to get it for .25 per bottle (as the coupon doubles to $1). A great thing about this coupon is that it is in PDF format, so you can print it as many times as you want! This is an excellent deal on a delicious product (personally, I'm obsessed with the strawberry lemonade)!

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!

Kroger Mega Sale List

There is finally a list up of every single item in the Kroger Mega Sale this week (and next week I hear). In these sales, there are always a lot of unadvertised items, which makes it hard to prepare your shopping list ahead of time. For me, it is next to impossible to bring my coupon binder into the store with me because I always have to shop with my 1 year old who LOVES to much on coupons! So I make my list before I go and put my needed Qs in an envelope, that way those are the only ones I have to deal with and things are a lot simpler. I do end up missing unexpected deals b/c of this, or sometimes making a second trip later, but there is just no other way to go about it at the moment. So you can see how a master list of sale items being made available to me at home is such an asset! It's always good to plan ahead (although we all know what happens to the best laid plans, so there is almost always a bit of improvising going on in my shopping trips too!)

If you want the scoop, go to Nickel-n-Dime's post here!

PS If you don't know what a coupon binder is, you shall soon find out!

Kroger sale starting 7/12

There are some great deals to be had at Kroger this coming week. Check out mommysnack's list for the best of the best.
I'll post what I get when I go Krogering.