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Friday, October 23, 2009

I Went Krogering! What Great Deals!

I stopped at Kroger twice today, once during my lunch hour to get non-perishables and once after work to get the refrigerated foods. My main goal was to take advantage of the 10 for $10 sales and the buy 10 items - get 1 free deal that's happening this week. They were out of the StarKist tuna pouches that would be free after the coupon HERE, but I did get a raincheck for those. They said that they would even give me the 11th item free deal. That's perfect, because I have a bunch of coupons!

Here's a picture of what I got on both stops today. (Click to enlarge.) Yeah... That's a snorkel and goggles set you see there. Emma's been pretending to snorkel in the bathtub, and I've been watching for a real set for her. I found this one on the clearance toy rack at Kroger for $2.10. I just couldn't pass that up! She's been wearing it around the house this evening.

Merchandise Value: $147.07
Total Out-of-Pocket: $50.74
Savings: $96.33 (65%)

Here are some of my favorite deals. A few of the coupons are no longer available for printing, but I'm going to include them in case you still have some copies.

Reach Dental Floss - $1.00
Use $1.00 off coupon from 10/18 Red Plum insert
Final Price: FREE

Kroger Brand Cheese (Shredded & Bars) - $1.25 each
I consider this a stock-up price, so I got a bunch.

4 FiberOne Bars - 4 for $10
Used $.50 off (doubled to $1.00) off from a sample I got in the mail.
Used 3 $.40 off coupons from 9/13 General Mills & 10/4 SmartSource inserts
(Doubled to $.80 off)
Used $.40 off Shortcuts.com e-coupon (HERE)
Received $4.00 off instantly at checkout
Final Price: $.55 per box

4 Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters - 4 for $10
Used 4 $1.60 off coupons (no longer available)
Used $1.00 and $.40 off Cellfire e-coupons (HERE)
Used $1.00 and $.40 off Shortcuts.com e-coupons (HERE)
Received $4.00 off instantly at checkout
Final Price: $3.20 PROFIT at checkout

Campbell's Chicken & Beef Broth - $1.00 each
Used $1.00 off 2 printable coupon HERE (HERE for Firefox)
Final Price: $.50 each (plus contributed to getting 11th item free)

Snapple Iced Tea - $1.00 each
Used 2 $.55 off printable coupons (HERE)
Used 2 Buy 1 - Get 1 FREE printable coupons (no longer available)
Final Price: $.23 each (plus contributed to getting 11th item free)

Sure for Men Deodorant - $1.99 each
Used $1.50 off coupon from 10/18 SmartSource insert
Final Price: $.49 each

4 Progresso Soups - $1.65 each
Used 2 $.50 off 2 coupons from 10/4 SmartSource insert (Doubled to $1 off)
Used $.50 off Cellfire e-coupon (HERE)
Used $.50 off Shortcuts e-coupon (HERE)
Final Price: $.90 each

Gold Medal Flour (5 pound bag) - $2.49
Used $.50 off printable coupon HERE (Doubled to $1 off)
Final Price: $1.49
This was less expensive than the Kroger brand flour.

The Lipton tea bags were free with a coupon I got in the mail.

Mott's Natural Applesauce - $1.66 each
This was less expensive than the Kroger brand, and the natural kind is YUMMY!

Kashi GoLean Crunch - $3.49
Used $3.00 off coupon from Vocalpoint home mailer
Final Price: $.49
If you're not a member of Voclapoint, you should really head over HERE and join. They send out the BEST coupons!

2 Bumblebee Tuna Pouches - $1.09 each
Used 2 $1.00 off printable coupons (no longer available)
Final Price: $.09 each

The rest of the items pictured were part of the 10 for $10 (get 11th free) deal. I was really impressed with the selection of $1 items this week!

Did you find any other great deals at Kroger this week?