Kroger, Albertson's & Wal-Mart

I noticed after I started uploading my photos that I had done it backwards. Oops! :) You will see Wal-mart first, but it was actually my last stop. LOL - oh well!

When I started unloading groceries and deals I noticed most of my stuff went either right to the stockpile or out to the extra fridge/freezer - so I didn't necessarily put it all in the pictures.

Here are my wal-mart deals.

I got more free cat food using the Purina One Beyond coupons. I also got free degree deodorants +.03 cents money maker on each. I also picked up 2 packs of Colgate Wisps for .47 cents using a $1/1 manufacturer's coupon.

I printed a couple of $1/1 Toaster Strudel coupons from coupons.com (awesome) so the Toaster studel's were .98 cents each. I also used $1/1 manufacturer's coupons and picked up six pouches of Uncle Ben's for .50 cents each. I also picked up 2 string cheese - Free + .07 cents money maker on each! :) I used .75 cents/2 Starkist pouches - so they were .40 cents each. I got ketchup for .99 cents a bottle using an ad from Minyard.

We were out of yogurt again so I was excited to see an ad at Minyard for .50 cents each. I used my "Free Cup" coupon I got in the mail to get one free plus I used two .40 cents/6 cups. So I actually saved 10 cents a cup and paid .40 cents each in the end. Plus I got ALL thick and creamy - the best of all! Yum-O! Cherry Cobbler is so awesome! :)

The grapes and apples were more ad matching deals. I matched another Minyard ad for .79 cent a pound. That's .35 cents savings per pound!

The grapes were an ad match from Save-a-lot - .99 cents a pound which was a savings of .87 cents a pound - Yeah!

More ad matches here. Bluebonnet tubs were on sale for $2.19 at El Rancho so I grabbed two for the freezer. Imperial sticks were on sale at Save-a-lot for .50 cents each so I stocked up for cookie baking! El Rod's had Jimmy Dean sausage and Bar S bacon on sale for $2.18 - I used a $1.50/2 Jimmy Dean coupon and got a great deal at $1.43 a roll - that is less than 1/2 the regular wal-mart price! Woo-Hoo! I used a $5.00 off any Bar S product coupon, so I paid .51 cents a pack for the bacon. (I got this coupon in the mail from the company - sign up on their website!)

I matched an ad at Minyard on coffee - $2.50 each minus printable coupons from coupons.com - $2/1, and three $1/1. So for 4 canisters I paid $5 or $1.25 each. Not bad!

Okay on to Albertsons. They have had the best apples the past few weeks - we've been buying the Fugi apples, but this week the Fugi's didn't look as great as the Pink Ladies. I am hoping they taste as good! We go through a lot of apples around here. It's one of the few fruit's Bug will eat - so I always try to keep them on hand! .99 cents a pound - yummy deal!

Albertson's is doing a Mega sale this week (Buy 10 of a certain product get $5 off at the register). The catch is you can only do one of these deals at a time. So we ended up doing 2 transactions, but that's not anything new - we usually end up doing more than one in at least one store. We picked up Dial 3 packs in the mega sale - $1.29 each B10G$5O = .99 each - .35 cent manufacturer's coupons (4 of these tripled) = final price .36 cents a 3 pack or .12 cents a bar. Awesome!

K.C. Masterpiece BBQ sauce was another Mega sale deal so we did this one in a separate transaction - B10G$5O - they end up being .79 cents each - plus I used .50 cent

manufacturer's coupons (4 which doubled) so they ended up being .09 cents each.

Pedigree cans were on sale for .79 cents so I used some of those B1G1F manufacturer's coupons and got it for .40 cents a can.

At Kroger I snagged several good deals. They had wish bone dressing on sale for $1.74 and I used a couple of .75 cent printables from coupons.com so it was .99 cents each.

Broccoli crowns were on sale for $1 a pound. Oh I love this sale - broccoli is one of the (very) few veggies that I will eat and the kids eat it too so I always love to see a sale!

Kroger also had the smaller cans of Grands and Pillsbury sweet rolls on sale for $1. I used a .30/3 grands coupon (which tripled) and got them for .70 cents each. I used a .30/1 sweet rolls coupon (which tripled) and got them for .10 cents! Yummy!

Free Yakisoba's - .50 cent coupon (doubled).

I used a .50/1 coupon for rice (which doubled) so the rice was .19 cents a bag.

Okay that is my deals for the day! It was a good shopping trip and a good time with the boys. They really helped shop today and helped count the items, find the right stuff and at the self-checkout Bug helped check and Red helped bag - what a team we were! Life skills in action! :)

Until next time...clip clip clip and don't forget to check those receipts!

Wendy

Don't Let Those Coupons Expire!!!

Hello All - I am finally getting around to posting the stupendous deals I got last week! Yeah - it never seems to slow down around here. I actually made two trips to Wal-Mart last weekend. After ECCHO classes on Friday we stopped in at the Ennis Wal-Mart. I have to say the Wal-Mat down there is awesome! So much more friendly than the one here in Wax. I will definitely be shopping after ECCHO classes! I had quite a few coupons that were expiring and wanted to make sure I scored the deals before the end of March so I did quite a bit of stockpiling with this round of shopping! I also shopped Albertsons, Kroger. Here are my deals!

Kroger was my first stop while I was out on Saturday - I grabbed some Smart One's for Hubby's lunches - they were on sale and part of the B10G$5 off sale - plus I used a $2/4 coupon so I actually paid $1.24 each. I snagged Kraft cheese for $1.25 using a $1/2 coupon and Kroger's B1G1F sale!

Blistex was $1.39 minus a tripled .35 cent MC = .34 cents each. The Pert was free with a $1/1 coupon and the Dial was $1.19 minus a tripled .35 cent MC = .14 cents each two pack.

FrEe Yakisoba - .88 cents each minus a .50 MC which Kroger doubles (.38 cents off) = FREE!

I also grabbed apples and broccoli crowns for $1 a pound.

Rice-a-roni was on sale for $1.29 minus $5 as part of the B10G$5 off sale - which made them .79 cents each - I used 5 MC for Buy 3 Rice-a-roni get a free Pasta Roni and got an extra $10 off. The MC scanned at $2 off each (the max. amount) - so I actually paid .29 cents each! Score!

I got a great deal on dog food too! Also part of the B10G$5 off sale - I bought 40 so I was awarded $20 off at the register, plus I used 20 B1G1F MC so I paid $0 for all 40 cans! Woo-Hoo! Score a big one for me (and Lady)!

French's Mustard was also part of the B10G$5 off sale so I decided to use up some more expiring soon coupons - It started out at $1.99 each - after the $5 off it went to $1.49 - I used a .35 cent off MC (which triples) so my final price was .44 cents each! Stockpile! I also grabbed the Frenches Spicy Brown Mustard - it started out at $1.59 minus the $5 on 10 - then minus .50 cents MC (which doubles) so it ended up being .09 cents a bottle! Rice was another good deal using a doubled coupon - $1.19 minus .50 cent MC (which doubled) = .19 cents each.

Albertson's was my second stop of kid free shopping on Saturday afternoon. I grabbed some $1.99 ground beef - I see spaghetti in our near future!

My Hubby was super duper excited about the Tangelo's - 99 cents a pound. These are his all-time favorite fruit and I was stoked to find them for such a great price! The boys have been all about the Fugi apples the past few weeks so I grabbed another bag - 99 cents a pound here too! Yeah!

Purex was on sale for $1.99 minus a $1/1 MC. Blistex - $1.49 minus .35 cent MC (tripled) = .44 cents each. Fiber One and Nature Valley bars

were on special - $2.50 (B4G$4off) - $1.50 each

minus .40 cents/1 Fiber One Coupons (doubled)

= .70 cents a box for the Fiber One bars and .50 cent/1 Nature Valley coupons (doubled) = .50 cent for the Nature Valley Bars! Good Deal! I also grabbed some Peter Pan peanut butter for 99 cents each. (I am a HuGeMoNgOuS fan of Jif - but 99 cents a jar - oh you can't beat that!) I also grabbed a Caribbean steak Perfect Pinch seasoning pack for my Hubby - I used a .50 cent Albertson's coupon (from the Monopoly game) and a .75 cent off MC so it was only .25 cents!!!

Quaker Bars - ad match from Tom Thumb $2.22 minus a $1/2 MC. Pop Tarts - ad match from Tom Thumb $1.99 minus a $1/2 MC. Starkist Tuna pouches .78 cents minus .75 cents on 2 MC = .81 cents for two. Uncle Ben's $1.50 minus $1 MC = 50 cents each.

I priced match an ad from El Rancho and picked up Libby's corn and green beans for just 25 cents a can! Stockpile!!!!

Albertson's had Purex on for $1.99 so I matched

the ad then used a $1 MC = .99 cents each. Secret clinical strength trial size $2.47 minus a $2 MC = .47 cents. Nivea face balm $5.54 minus $1 MC -= $4.54. My hubby uses this stuff since his skin is sensitive and I plan to use all my coupons b4 they expire! Carefree liners are .94 cents minus .50 cent MC (another expiring coupon). I am excited to say I bought some new clippers! I recently broke my clippers and had to steal the set I keep by the recliner (grrr). But I printed the $2 MC coupon and wah-lah! .24 cent clippers and they even have the fancy little clipping holder on the

back! Cool! I had 2 parchment paper coupons for

.75 cents off and there was no way I was gonna let these expire! LOL - have you priced this stuff! It's over $3 a roll - but it was less of a stab with the coupons. It's sad how I love this stuff!

I matched a Minyards ad for VO5 and Fabuloso 99 cents each. I matched an ad for Del Monte Ketchup 99 cents too!

I used up my P&G Gain coupons - $3.00/1 - the 40 count sheet is $1.87 so I made $1.13 per box! The purina one beyond was FREE with MC and the Always liners were .93 cents and I used a $1 MC so I made .07 cents each. The coffee is probably my favorite deal. I love flavored coffee - Yum-O! I used twenty-nine $2 off coupons which made the coffee FREE plus I made $10.44! Awesome!!!!

The Ennis Wal-Mart had milk for $1.19 - yeah! I matched an ad from Minyards for the Hot Pockets - $1.69 each minus a $1/3 MC. I used up my Bar S coupons before they expired and took 25 cents off each pack of hot dogs. I matched an Super Providencia ad for the Dan-a-nino $1.67 minus a $1 MC. I match a foodland ad for Jimmy Dean sausage - $2.18 each minus a $1.50/2 MC.

I had some Dole Fruit Bite coupons that were

going to expire so I snagged some for Hubby's lunches - these are $2.49 at Wal-Mart minus a $1 MC.

I used all of my Purina One Beyond coupons and got 16 boxes FREE!

More fabuloso for 99 cents and more secret for 47 cents. Kotex U - I finished up my coupons $2.50/2 and got these for FREE plus made .18 cents! I got the MarroBones for .97 cents each using a $2 MC! I also got Free Breathe Right strips and made .53 cents!

I picked up 8 clorox in all - I matched an ad and got if for 99 cents each minus a .25 cent MC! Can't beat that!

Here you can see more Libby's and DelMonte Ketchup. I matched an ad and picked up 18 count eggs for 99 cents! I also matched an ad from Fiesta for Nabisco saltines (our favorite) for $1.89 (a great price in it's own right) but I lucked out and found peelies on the box for .55 cents off - score! so the final price was $1.39! (That's $2.59 off the regular Wal-Mart price!) I matched an ad for Kool-aid for .10 cents each minus three B10Get5 free (which scan for $1.25 off each) and two .50/5 coupons = .25 cents for 50 packets! Yeah!

Well that is the end of the deals...whew, I am tired just blogging about it. LOL!

Remember be nice to the cashiers, pass along your extra coupons and check those receipts!

Target, AT&T, Albertson's, & Throw-up...not a good combo!

So over the weekend my oldest kiddo has some sort of fever virus. He was fever from Saturday afternoon till Monday so I thought we'd head out and do a little grocery shopping before the ads went off...not to mention we were out of milk and bread. Staying home 4 days in a row had completely tapped our resources.

Well our day started at Target...we went up to Super Target hoping to find some good deals!

I picked up soft scrub using a $1.50/1 manufacturers coupon and $1/1 Target coupon =

99 cents. I also grabbed some Up & Up children's pepto on clearance

for $1.67. (I was thinking for future use - I just didn't know how soon the "future" would be). The puffs were also 99 cents - used a 50 cents/1 manufacturer's coupon & a 50 cents/1 Target coupon. I

forgot to put the Benefiber in the pic - but I picked up a bottle for 94 cents. I used a $3/1 manufacturer's coupon along with a $3/1 Target coupon - great deal!

Target has Campbell's chicken noodle on sale for 60 cents - take off a 40 cents/4 manufacturer's coupon and you get 50 cents a can. We love CN around here so I always snag a sale when I see it. The Jello puddings were a good deal too. I picked up two of those new temptations ones using $1/1 manufacturer's (on each) and a B2G1F Target coupon so I got a free 6 pack of Jello pudding (on which I used a 75 cent/1 manufacturer's coupon = 86 cents each. What a steal! Target has Nabisco crackers on sale for

$2 - take off a $1/2 manufacturer's coupon and $1/2 Target coupon and you get them for $1 a box. Kraft cheese is not on sale but I didn't want to let my Target coupon expire so I grabbed the deal using a $1.00/2 manufacturer's coupon with the $1.50/2 Target coupon = 79 cents a bag. I used a couple of B1G1F Target coupons f

or Reese's PB cups and paid 34 cents each on these.

I think my deal of the day at Target was the cat food. I found Goodlife on clearance for .53 cents - I used $1 coupons, bought 37 and made $17.39! Woo-Hoo!

I also scoured the clearance end caps and found some good deals. I got stickers for .37

cents and .38 cents each. We've been making birthday cars for our

home school swap buddies, so I was excited to find more stickers for cheap! I also picked up a stationary set for $1.48, 2 small notebooks for .98 cents, a Bead making set for $3.74 and a shadow box craft set for $3.74! Score! I love to put together "gift sets" for birthdays and Christmas of fun, crafty, creative things that the kids like to do...these items will be perfect!

My total Target savings was about 87% - $64.81 saved - spent $13.89.

After we went to Target I headed over to the AT&T store because my last phone had finally died. I had kept this old phone from probably 5-6 years ago (as a back-up) and when my phone died a few weeks back I started using it again. Well today it decided it had had enough of me I guess. My poor hubby was trying to call me to let me know he was coming home from work b/c he had been throwing up. Well my crazy phone decided to cut off after about 30 seconds and then wouldn't allow me to call out. I was able to text him so that held me over until the sweet man at the AT&T store fixed me up! I have to say he was so nice to me...here I came in exhausted from my crazy - sick kid filled weekend - tired from no sleep and frustrated with my phone. So I laid it out...my contract is not up for 4 months, I don't want to pay a fortune, I don't need any extra features - something simple that I can talk and text. He led me to the go phone section and said "What would you like". Really I said, but I have a monthly service - no problem he tells me, just put in your sim card and you are ready to rock! Well AWESOME! So Bug picked out a little flip phone for me - $14.99 - can you believe that??? For $16 I got a new working phone and the guy even transferred all my numbers and stuff. Cool! When my hubby feels better I know he will be happy for me!

After we finished getting a new phone I thought well we will run into Albertson's and get some groceries then get home to Daddy. Well that was my plan anyway.

I snagged apples for 99 cents a pound - yeah - we were out! Hamburger helper was on sale B1G1F so I bought six and used two 75 cent off manufacturer's coupons and got them for 59 cents each! I had a Albertson's coupon for 50 cents off McCormick black pepper (from the Monopoly game) - paired it with a $1.00 of Manufacturer's coupon and got a can of pepper for $1. 3 Muskateers were on sale B1G1F so I bought 6 and used 2 manufacturer's B2G1F coupons and got them for 17 cents each!

I also picked up pork chops for $1.49 a pound and ground beef for $1.99 a pound.

Eggo waffles were on sale B1G1F - I used two of my $2/3 coupons from the Tom Thumb Frozen Food booklet and got an extra $2 off (for buying 2 strawberry Eggos) so the final cost was 62 cents a box - Woo-Hoo!

Another good deal was the Fisher Boy products - they were B1G1F and I used $1/1 manufacturer's coupons so I picked up each box for $2.

I got an instant winner coupon last time I was at Albertson's for a free bag of Ore Ida Tater Tots! I love free stuff!

Well as we were finishing up picking out the Eggo's - Bug looks at me and says "Mommy my tummy is cramping". Uh-Oh! So I said, okay lets go pay and head home. (Thinking I need to grab milk and bread here b/c we won't make another stop.) Well on the way to the bread, Bug says "Mommy I need to go to the bathroom"...Uh-Oh! So we head to the front and into the bathroom; where he promptly loses his cookies in the toilet. Poor Bug was throwing up and feeling awful and Red was facing the corner with his hands over his ears gagging. What a mess we were. After rinsing his mouth and getting a cool towel for the back of his neck we headed back to our cart full of items. Bug said he felt better, but he looked a little pale. We paid and headed to the car. As you can guess I completely forgot the milk and the bread. But oh well...I suppose we will live. LOL

Last Weekends Shopping...a little late!

Saturday was a big shopping day for us and we grabbed a lot of good buys! Kroger was our first stop - we picked up Free Yakisobas and Hamburger Helper for 63 cents and Steamers for 75 cents each! Woo-Hoo! I had 3 ecoupons that rang up on those and that was a great little bonus!

Don't forget to sign up for those ecoupons!

Our next stop was Walgreens - I picked up Dawn for 74 cents and Hefty trash bags for $4.44. I also got Free protein bars and Coffee Mate for .49 cents each! Yummy! Walgreens had Epson

salt B1G1F so I picked up 2 bags for $4.99! I also picked up Jif (our favorite peanut butter) for $2. I grabbed 8 packages of knee highs for .25 cents each for the tomato plants and other tall plants in the garden. They provide a great tie-on for the stems and offers enough give that it doesn't damage the stem. The colgate was 75 cents. The razors were $5.99 minus $1 coupon and I got $3 register rewards = $1.99 for 12.

Our next stop was Tom Thumb - we picked up Marie Callender's meals

for Hubby's lunches for $1 using a coupon and sale of $2. Not bad! Eggos were on sale for $2 and I had a coupon for $2/3 so I picked them up for $1.33 a box. Red was very excited!!!

Gorton's was on sale B1G1F so I used my $1/1 coupons and picked these up for $1.74 - WoW!

I used a super coupon for the Welch's juice plus a $1 off c

oupon and picked it up for 77 cents

each! Yum! The Oscar Mayer was on sale B1G1F - I used 2 $1 coupons and picked this up for $1.49 - m

y hubby had declared the Roast Beef wonderful! He is rooting for another sale and more coupons! LOL! I grabbed a bag of Clementines for $2.99 and broccoli crowns for 88 cents lb. Kraft Cheese was on sale B1G1F and I used 2 .55 cent coupons and picked it up for $1.19 each. Of course...FREE Mentos pn sale for $1 - using a 50 cent coupon which doubled!

Albertsons had Campbell's Chicken Noodle on sale for 2 for $1 and I used a few coupons to get a great deal - 24 cents a can! I also grabbed a bag of salad for 99 cents and pringles for $1 - minus $1/2 so 50 cents a can! (BBQ - Bug and I's fav!) I grabbed some pasta at 2/$1 and Yogurt for 36 cents each. I stocked up on pizza's for 75 cents each.

CVS was our last stop of the day and we grab a goodie for each of us using the CVS coupons Hubby and I received via email! I chose a Pepsi and the boys chose a bag of Rootbeer barrels - FREE! We also snagged 6 boxes of popcorn for 85 cents a box! Yeah!

Last Sunday was the most exhausting Wal-Mart trip I have ever had. It was crazy and frustrating! But the deals were great, so later when I thought more about it I figured it worked out okay. I ended up going to two Wal-Marts before the day was out so I could use my ads and coupons before they expired/ended. Our local Wal-Mart gave me such a terrible time about using my coupons I ended up leaving most of my cart behind. The CSM actually told me that I could not complete another transaction on the same day. Funny! I've been banned from Wal-Mart. So the boys and I ended up traveling down the road to another Wal-mart to finish up (after confronting the store manager of the other store). Thank goodness for Nintendo DS - I don't think my boys would have been so agreeable with all the store hopping.

Anyway on to the deals - I matched an ad and picked up Jimmy Deal and Eckrich for $2.18 each - minus a .55 cent coupon on the Eckrich and a $1.50/2 coupon on the Jimmy Dean.

I matched an ad on tomato sauce and picked up 8/$1! The toothpaste, purex 3-n-1 sheets, tide and Kotex U and Secret deodorant were free plus money maker! The whiskas were 26 cents each and the tomato paste was 24 cents. The Bayer low dose was an ad match at $1.99 and a $1 off coupon. Great deal for Lady's aspirin (our dog). I used a $1.50/2 coupon to pick up a couple more medical tapes for the medicine cabinet.

The pasta was my hot deal of the day and the real reason I made the trip to another Wal-mart. I knew I wouldn't

make it before the sale ended on Tuesday and it

was just too hot to pass up! Albertsons had Ronzoni Smart Taste and Ronzoni Healthy Harvest on sale for 2/$1 - great deal except when I was there on Saturday they were sold out. Bummer right - nope - price match! I had a $1/2 coupon - well 50 to be exact, so I got 100 boxes of pasta for FREE! Woo-Hoo!

So that was my Wal-Mart trip...it started at $131 and after coupons I paid $8.16...the cashier's response was "Did your bill just go from $131 to $8.16? :) Love it!