Re-discovered Kroger

I haven't been to Kroger in a very long time because there isn't one very close to me, but someone gave me a gift card so I thought I'd check it out.

First of all, I'd like to report that Kroger has the best organic produce section of any regular grocery store in my area. The prices were great as was the quality and the selection.

Secondly, this week Oikos Organic Greek yogurt is on sale 10/$10 (but you don't have to buy 10, it rings up at $1 each). There is a coupon for $1/1 in 1/10 SS, which makes the yogurt free. But, even better, is when you buy one a catalina prints for $1/1! So, my first time through I didn't know this and got 4 with my coupons. The catalina printed so I ran back over to the natural foods section and grabbed another one. The total was $0.02 (for tax) and it printed another catalina! So, I got another one, $0.02 total, and it printed another one! Thankfully it was about 8:30am and the store wasn't busy at all. The cashier told me it was probably going to just keep printing them. So, I stopped after getting 6 and decided to leave some for the rest of you all! I came home with another catalina, but it doesn't expire till March 17, so I'll go back another time to use it.

Also, I have one of these catalinas for the same product from Harris Teeter (but didn't have it with me) and the cashier told me I can use that one at Kroger, too!

What a wonderful shopping trip! I will definitely be watching the Kroger ads more closely from now on.

Happy Saving!

Harris Teeter Super Doubles

Went back to Harris Teeter again today and got $50 worth of groceries for $5! I just love saving money!

Harris Teeter Super Doubles Jan 6-12

Great deals at Harris Teeter this week cause they are doubling manufacturer's coupons up to $1.98 face value. That means your $1 off coupons are now worth $2 off and your $1.50's are $3!

On my first trip (I'm going back tomorrow) I paid $23 for $90 worth of groceries! The best deal is on Special K. I got cereal, but the promotion is for any Special K product. The cereal is $2/5 and there is a coupon for $1/2 in the January 3 issue of Red Plum, which makes the cereal $1.5o per box. There is a promotion right now where you get $5 off your order wheny ou purchase 4 Special K items in the same transacation. If you have two coupons you can get 4 boxes of cereail for $1.00 plus tax (for me the total was $1.16), making it a whopping $0.29 per box!

Check out the posts on hot coupon world here for a list of all the great deals and coupon matchups.

Happy Saving!

Happy New Year!

My first year of tracking my grocery savings has come to an end. My goal for 2009 was a bit ambitious at $3650 ($10 a day), especially since it was my first year being intentional about saving with coupons and sales, but I ended the year with savings of $3073, which works out to $8.42 a day!

Today I am resetting my ticker to $0 to start tracking my savings for 2010. This year I have the same goal of $3650, and I think now that I'm getting better at saving I'll be able to make it!

So, Happy New Year to all of my readers, and as always, Happy Saving!