Let's Go Krogering - Week of 2/01

Another store with great deals is Kroger. Once you combine weekly sales with coupons (both paper & electronic), most items will cost you less at Kroger.

Here are some "rules" to remember about Kroger:

1. The Kroger stores here in Southern Ohio (and most in the country) double all coupons up to $1.00 (for example, a .35 coupon is worth .70 and a .55 coupon is worth $1.00) - This includes printable coupons, like the ones you can print from my site!
2. These are unlimited - in other words, you can have 1 or 100 coupons for the same item...all will double (buy one for each coupon used)
3. Kroger gives you a credit for using your own bags - cloth, plastic, whatever - bring your own bags from home and reminder the cashier about the credit...you'll get from .03 to .05 per bag off your total bill. Trust me, it adds up.
4. There are electronic coupons available, too! These are often for items that don't have coupons in the Sunday paper. These electronic coupons come off your total before you pay - just check your receipt for a pleasant surprise! Two really great programs include:

• http://www.shortcuts.com/ (just register your Kroger Plus card and select your coupons)
  http://www.p&gesaver.com/ (only for Proctor & Gamble products, register your card and select your coupons)
  

Each week, I'll be posting the best deals I see at Kroger, including what I bought, how much I spent and how much money I saved! I'll also be posting the info over at The New Frugal Mom. Marianne has a new savings meme up in Let's Go Krogering! scenario each week.

******WEEK OF 2/01/09******

This wasn't my best week, but I got some great stuff for free or for very cheap. Some notable highlights include:

• 3 - four packs of Cottonelle toilet paper = FREE (these are .99 in our area and I printed some .50 coupons from the coupons.com link at the top of my site, which doubled)


• 2 - boxes of MultiGrain Cheerios = .30/box (On sale for $1.67 this week with two .75 coupons (worth $1 each) and .75 off of one from Cellfire (an electronic coupon program)


• 21 pound Honeysuckle turkey for .69/lb ($13.86) - we'll get LOTS of meals and broth from this, so this is really an investment for us


• 1 - Package of Huggies = $5.99 plus another .75 rebate that will come later from Caregivers Marketplace ($1.50 paper coupon, $1.00 Cellfire coupon, $1.50 Upromise coupon credit)
• I also picked up some special "gluten-free" pasta for my son, who has food allergies, strawberries ($1.50 each - great winter price) and some other misc. items (see photo above).


• Total Value of groceries = $76.48


• Total Kroger Plus savings & coupons = $36.69


• Total Out of Pocket (OOP) paid today = $33.08