My Kroger Event

I went to Kroger on Tuesday of this week with the express purpose of having myself a bit of robbery fun. Here is what I purchased.

I purchased 10 cans of Carnation Evaporated Milk. These were on sale for $0.49 if you bought 10 of the participating items. I had 5 coupons that would give me a $0.50 savings on 2 cans of this milk. The coupon doubled to give me a $1.00 savings. The milk was all completely FREE.

I purchased 2 pouches of Starkist Tuna at $0.99. I had 2 coupons that would give me $0.50 off any pouch of Starkist Tuna. The coupon doubled to give me a $1.00 savings. The tuna was FREE.

I purchased one can of Armour Vienna Sausage at $0.45. I had a coupon to save $0.25 on one Vienna Sausage product. The can was FREE.

I purchased 2 bottles of Herbal Essence Shampoo at $2.99 per bottle. I had 2 special coupons to get this shampoo for free. The shampoo was FREE.

I purchased 1 bottle of Country Bob's sauce at $3.29. I had a special coupon to get this for free. The sauce was FREE.

Even with all these FREE products, I still had to pay taxes. Fortunately there was coupon overages that covered a portion of my tax responsibility.

My total out of pocket expense for this trip:

THIRTEEN CENTS!!!

Kroger Take

I had so much fun shopping at Kroger Monday. I bought several items that I might not normally purchase because the sales combined with my coupons made the prices just too good to pass up.

Smucker's Grape Jelly (largest) was on sale 2 / $3.00. I had 8 coupons for $0.25 off any Smucker's jelly. The coupon doubled to give me $0.50 off each jar of jelly. The sale combined with the coupon lowered the price of the jelly to $1.00 per jar.

Totino's Pizza Rolls (15 ct) were on sale for $0.99 a box. I had 1 electronic coupon for $0.55 off any size Pizza Rolls. I had 11 coupons for $0.35 off any size Pizza Rolls. The paper coupon doubled to give me $0.70 off each box. The sale combined with the electronic coupon AND the paper coupons lowered the price of the Pizza Rolls to $0.24 per box.

Entemann's Little Bites (5 ct) were on sale for $1.99 a box. I had 2 coupons for $0.99 off any Entemann's product. The sale combined with the coupon lowered the price of the Little Bites to $0.99 a box. (These are usually $2.50 a box or more.)

Bumble Bee Tune packets were only $0.99 each. I had 14 coupons for $0.55 off each pack of tuna. The coupons lowered the price of the tuna to $0.45 each.

I bought two Juicy Juice (one Immunity and one Brain Booster) because the company to receive one of each of these products for free. The price of the juice was $2.86 before the coupons. I received these coupons through Cafe Mom as a member of their opinions panel.

Delmonti Light fruit was on sale as a closeout special for $0.80 a can. I bought 5 cans of fruit and used a coupong to get $1.00 off 5. The coupon lowered the price to $0.60 per can.

My favorite savings for this trip, though, was the Campbell's Tomato Soup. The soup was on sale for 2/$1.00. I had 5 coupons to receive $0.25 off the purchase of 2 cans of soup. The coupon doubled to give me $0.50 off 2 cans of soup. I bought 10 cans of Campbell's Tomato Soup for $0.25 per can. If you use these soups very often then you know just how great that price is. (I have 2 coupons to get $1.00 off Campbell's Soup. I plan to visit Kroger again today to take advantage of their soup sale using those two coupons.)

There were other purchases, but these are the big savings.

My Receipt

Manufacturer's Coupons = $31.42
Bonus Coupon Savings (doubled coupons) = 10.65
Store Coupons and Kroger Plus Savings (electronic Qs and store specials) = $32.81

Total Savings = $74.88

What I paid = $53.77