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Powerade - on sale for $.99. Use $1q. Buy four and get one free.
Crest toothpaste - $1. Use $.75 q.
Barilla pasta - $.99. I couldn’t find any coupons but that’s a good price.
Starkist Tuna - $.99. There are $1 blinkies in Food Lions that can be used at Kroger.
Electrasol - $2.69. $.35 q doubled is worth $.70 off. There were coupons for $2.25 but they may have expired.
Leave a comment and let me know the deals you’re finding this week at Kroger!
Last week, Kroger had their Mega Sale. I cannot even begin to tell you how much I love the Mega Sale! It’s a great opportunity to stock your pantry and deep freeze with some drastically reduced prices if you’re smart about how you shop.
The Mega Sale was held over for a second week of savings. Listed below are the Kroger deals for this week. Purchase 10 items in the Mega Sale categories and you get $5 off your total order. This $5 discount brings the price down to the prices listed below. You must purchase 10 items to get the rebate.
Using these sales prices combined with coupons, I was able to get $160 worth of groceries for $38. Yes, $38!!!
Cattlemen’s BBQ - $1.00 - $.75 IP coupon LINK
Betty Crocker Cookie Mix - $1.00 - $.60 IP coupon LINK
Stouffers or Lean Cuisine Meals - $1.50 - $1/5 IP coupon LINK
Soft Scrub - $2 - $.50 IP coupon LINK (which will be doubled so it’s $1 off)
Soft Scrub - $2 - $.50 mfg coupon LINK
Brawny paper towels - Single roll is $1. Q for $.50/2 LINK. Tiffany was able to use this coupon even though it’s for a double pack when she purchased two single rolls. This would bring the price down to $.75/roll.
Hebrew National hot dogs - $2.50 - $.75q LINK
Ballpark hotdogs - $1.50 - $1/2 q makes these $1/pack
Softsoap - $1 - $.35q doubled makes the hand soaps $.30 each.
Speedstick/Lady Speedstick/Teen Spirit deodorant - $1 - $.50/2 q LINK. Double, this is $.50 each. OR use the $.75q for Speedstick 24/7 and it’s a final price of $.25. (I checked tonight and the 24/7 is on sale as well.)
Palmolive - $1.50 - $.25 q LINK doubles to make this $1.
Daisy sour cream - $1 - $.50 q doubled makes this FREE.
Sometimes I feel like a broken record because I harp on and on about shopping for manager specials. Tonight simply reinforced that being willing to purchase soon-to-expire products can save you bundles! Typically, I’ll purchase manager specials, repackage them and stick them in the deep freeze.
Here’s how I did tonight:
Pistachios - reg $7.99; MS $1.99
Salsa - reg $4.99; MS $.99
Broc sprouts (organic) - reg about $3 or $4; MS $.89
Horizon 1 gal fat free - reg about $5min; MS $2.99
Pediasure - reg $10.99 min; MS $6.99
I hit the motherload of manager specials tonight!
I passed up the Horizon milk because we wouldn’t have been able to use it quickly enough. But I did purchase two packages of Pediasure.
My family LOVES pistachios. I love to snack on them but they’re a luxury item. I used to buy them as gifts for my dad because he loves them so much but can’t afford to anymore. But tonight, I bought *gasp* 15 bags for $29.85. If they were regular price, that would have been $119.85. Yes, a savings of NINETY DOLLARS.
Next week, the kids will help decorate a big jar and Grandpa will get some pistachios for Father’s Day. The rest will go into the freezer for special treats for me!
So keep an eye out for manager specials at your grocery store. Get brave and ask an employee when they typically pull items for manager specials and pattern your shopping schedule to match. You’ll be amazed at how much you can save!
One of my favorite savings opportunities is manager specials at my local Kroger. And don’t think that you can’t couple manager’s specials with coupons because you can!
This past week, I picked up 5 Fresh Express Gourmet Express prepared salads, normally about $4 or $5 each. I got them for $1.79 each. A month ago, I found these on manager’s special and there were $1 blinkies hanging on the shelf. That was a happy shopping trip!
Gallons of milk were on sale for $1.99 or less; even the whole milk was less than $2 a gallon.
Oscar Mayer Mini Hot Dogs for $.99 a bag. Now I have about half a dozen of these in the freezer for my daughter’s birthday party.
One of the best ways to save money is to do your meal planning based on sale items. I was challenged by a fellow RichmondMommies member, Anita, to create a weekly menu based on this week’s Kroger sales flyer. Here it is Anita… now go shopping and save some money! This should get you through your weeknights. There will probably be enough leftovers for you to eat on Saturday!
Adjust quantities for the number of people in your family. Not a lot of produce on sale this week so it was a little tough!
*This is based on the Kroger sales 4/27 - 5/3 in Richmond, VA
Shopping List:
2 Shadybrook Farms Turkey Breasts - $.99/lb
3 bags Kraft Sharp Cheddar - 2/$4
2 bottles KC Masterpiece BBQ Sauce - 2/$3
1 loaf Kroger white bread - 10/$10
Corn on the cob (1 per person + 1 extra) - 8/$2
2 bags Fresh Express salad mix - 10/$10
1 bottle Kroger salad dressing - $1.17ea
2 pork tenderloin - $5.99 ea
2 jars Old El Paso taco sauce - $.99
1 bag Tostito chips - $2.99
1 can Van Camp baked beans - 10/$10
1 package Tyson drumsticks - $.99/lb
1 bag red seedless grapes - 2lb/$3
1 bag Fritos - $1.18
1 package Kroger ground round - 2/$6
Monday
Roast both turkey breasts in the oven at the same time. Use the first one for dinner Monday night and serve w/ Fresh Express Salad & Kroger salad dressing. After dinner, cut the meat off the 2nd breast. Chop the meat and mix with cheddar cheese and bbq sauce. Refrigerate.
Tuesday
Put 1 pork tenderloin in the crockpot w/ 1 jar Old El Paso taco sauce. Cook till done, shred. Serve as nachos over Tostitos with shredded cheddar and corn cut from one cob.
Wednesday
Heat turkey/cheese/bbq sauce mix (from Monday) over med low heat. Heap onto Kroger sandwich bread for turkey sloppy joes. Serve w/ corn on the cob.
Thursday
Baked beans with grilled Tyson drumsticks & bbq sauce. Serve w/ grapes.
Friday
Taco salads - ground beef, taco sauce, cheddar cheese, Fresh Express salad mix, Fritos
Here are a few of the deals I’m working this week.
Kroger
Tyson whole chickens - $.49/lb (some stores in the Richmond, VA area have different prices. As low as $.29/lb!)
RiteAid
Jane Be Pure mineral makeup - $5.99 - $5.99 rebate - $2.00 coupon Money Maker!!
OralB toothbrushes - $3.19 - $3.19 rebate FREE
GUM toothbrushes - $2 - $1 rebate - $1 q FREE
CVS
I need to do some research on the CVS deals for this week but these two struck me right off the bat.
Raisin Bran - 2 for $3.99 - $1.50 q - $1.50 q Money Maker!! *The coupon on SmartSource.com sometimes prints as $1 and sometimes as $1.50. If you are able to print two of them at $1.50 or one of each, you make money.
Herbal Essence - BOGO
Purchase 10 (5 free). At $4.29 ea, your total is $21.45. Use a “$4 off of $20” coupon. Use five $3 off of 2 Herbal Essences coupons for an additional $15 off your total. You will pay $2.45 for 10 bottles of shampoo, or $.24/bottle.
Sources: $4/$20 @ I *heart* CVS, deal from HotCouponWorld.com
Many thanks to Lolly on Richmondmommies.com for this scoop!
http://www.thekrogerco.com/corpnews/corpnewsinfo_pressreleases_04162008.htm
ROGER STORES OFFER CUSTOMERS FREE GROCERIES
Beginning May 2, New Program Gives Kroger Customers an Extra $30, $60 or $120 When They Turn Their Tax Refund or Economic Stimulus Checks into Kroger Gift Cards
CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 16, 2008 – The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) said today that beginning May 2, 2008, customers can receive free groceries through a gift card program available exclusively in Kroger stores. The program allows Kroger customers to exchange their tax refund or economic stimulus checks for a Kroger gift card with an extra $30.00, $60.00 or $120.00 added to it. Gift card amounts correspond to the payment amounts outlined by the Internal Revenue Service for the federal economic stimulus program.
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| Load This Amount Onto A Kroger Gift Card: | Receive Kroger Gift Card(s) Valued At This Amount: |
| $300.00 | $330.00 |
| $600.00 | 660.00 (2 gift cards valued at $330.00 each) |
| $1,200.00 | $1,320.00 (4 gift cards valued at $330.00 each) |
“Grocery bills represent a significant expenditure for the average American family. In fact, the average family of four spends between $105 and $235 per week* on food purchased at a store and prepared at home,” said David B. Dillon, Kroger chairman and chief executive officer. “Kroger’s program allows our customers to stretch their grocery dollars further. We are excited about the opportunity to touch the lives of millions of families across the country by helping them extend their household budgets through this special program.”
The program will be available throughout Kroger stores nationwide – including Kroger, Baker’s, City Market, Dillons, Fred Meyer, Fry’s, Gerbes, Hilander, Jay C, King Soopers, Owen’s, Pay Less, Ralphs, Smith’s and QFC stores. Kroger customers who are interested in exchanging their refunds or economic stimulus checks should present their check and customer loyalty card at their local store’s Customer Service center from May 2, 2008 through July 31, 2008. The program is limited to one offer per household with a limit of $1,200.00.
Amounts that differ from those outlined above will be turned into gift cards in $300.00, $600.00 or $1,200.00 increments with the bonus amounts added on and the remainder returned to the customer. For example, if a customer has a tax refund or stimulus check of $415.50, the customer will receive a Kroger gift card valued at $330.00 and the remaining $115.50 will be returned to the customer.
Kroger, one of the nation’s largest retail grocery chains, is honored to celebrate its 125th anniversary in 2008. The Company’s more than 310,000 associates serve customers in 2,486 supermarkets and multi-department stores in 31 states under two dozen local banners including Kroger, Ralphs, Fred Meyer, Food 4 Less, Fry’s, King Soopers, Smith’s, Dillons, QFC and City Market. Kroger associates also serve customers in 782 convenience stores, 394 fine jewelry stores and 696 supermarket fuel centers the Company operates. In addition, the Company operates 42 food processing plants in the U.S. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Kroger focuses its charitable efforts on supporting hunger relief, health and wellness initiatives, and local schools and grassroots organizations in the communities it serves. For more information about the Company, please visit our web site at www.kroger.com
*Source: The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Sources of data include the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and many other Federal agencies and private organizations.
| Kroger Contacts: Media: Meghan Glynn (513) 762-1304 Investor: |
This week, Kroger is offering a free reusable shopping bag when you purchase any three Pepsi Co products. All items must be purchased in the same transaction. Offer excludes insulated bags. No limit. This includes 8pk 20oz Gatorade (which is on sale for $4.99)!
Submit a design (and register) for the reusable shopping bag contest and receive a free bag. Plus, the winning design will be sold in stores and the winner will receive $500!
http://www.designagreenbag.com/
Take a minute and vote for the bags I submitted!
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