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Great Deals at Kroger today!

**Prices are still good on most of these deals from 7/6-7/12 - check your circular!
Today I went to Kroger to take advantage of the week's sales before the new prices start tomorrow.  I used a lot of coupons and got some good prices.  The total savings on my receipt was $57.86 - 62%!  Here are some of the highlights:

These are on sale for $1.00

-$0.50/1 Minute Maid Frozen Novelty Product 6/26/2011 RP Insert (exp 8/27/2011)
= FREE!

(2) V-8 Fusion $2.99 each/(1) V-8 fusion+Tea $3.99 each

- (2) $1.50/1 V8 V-Fusion Juice Variety 6/26/2011 SS Insert (exp 7/31/2011)

- B2G1 V8 V-Fusion + Tea WYB V8 V-Fusion Juice 6/26/2011 SS Insert (exp 7/31/2011)

= $0.99 each!

These items are included in the Daytona 500 promotion - Buy 10, get $3 off

Possible scenario:

Buy 6 Chef Boyardee Pasta $0.99 each

Buy 4 Totino's Pizza Rolls 1.29

- (2) $0.50/3 Chef Boyardee Products (Chef Boyardee Products, Code 63829897)

-(2) $0.40/2 Totinos Rolls Snacks 4/17/2011 SS Insert (exp 7/9/2011)

-$3.00 Daytona Savings

Final Price: Pasta $0.35 / Pizza Rolls $0.59 each!

These items are also included in the Daytona promotion

Possible Scenario:

Buy 6 Hefty Storage bags $1.49 each

Buy 3 Pillbury Grands $1.29 each

Buy 1 Cheerios $$2.49 each

- (3) $1/2 Hefty One Zip Bags 7/10/2011 RP Insert (exp 10/31/2011)

- (1)  .40/3 Pillsbury Grands! Biscuits 4/17/2011 SS Insert (exp 7/9/2011)

- (1) $0.50/1 General Mills Original Cheerios Cereal 6/26/2011 SS Insert (exp 8/6/2011) 

- $3.00 Daytona Savings

Final Price: Hefty $0.69 each / PiIlsbury $0.72 each / Cheerios $1.19 each!

Price match you items using the handy COUPON DATABASE.

Happy Shopping!

Vegan Blueberry Pie via Paula Deen

Paula Deen's VEGAN Blueberry Pie

Click HERE for recipe

I dragged my kids to Kroger today with my very specific shopping list and coupons all organized in an envelope.  I told them to go look at magazines while I got the things on the list. I was thinking that if they tagged along with me a few "extras" might get thrown in the cart and mess up my well-planned shopping trip.  Suddenly, my 17 year old runs up with Paula Deen's latest magazine opened up to a glorious-looking blueberry pie (we're suckers for blueberry pie at our house).  Surprisingly, there was no butter in the recipe, but it did call for sour cream. My daughter is a vegan, but she wanted to try the recipe using Tofutti Milk-Free Sour Cream.  Who am I to stop my daughter from making one of my favorite desserts?  So she set about gathering up the ingredients...and messing up my 75% savings plan...but all was forgiven after I took my first bite...it was so light and refreshing - not too heavy or sweet...just good! For the recipe click HERE!

Did you know...Students eat FREE at IKEA?

Today while we were in Frisco, we visited the IKEA Store.

My family loves this store, but we don't get to Frisco very often, so it was a special treat to go there today.
Another special treat was this:

The kids presented their school student i.d. and THIS COUPON and they ate for FREE.  Our bill was so much lower than when we usually eat out - we even had a friend with us!  Hurry!  Offer expires 7/2/11!

The Swedish Meatballs were AWESOME!

Another Great Deal at CVS!

I just received this e-mail!  CVS really wants me to shop there!
If you are not on the mailing list, you might want to sign up. I believe the previous deal for $0.99 Pepsi was only for email subscribers. Is this true or were some of you able to get the coupon without having received the e-mail?

*HOT* Pepsi deal at CVS - Wednesday 6/15 only!

Just scan you Extra Care card at the coupon center for your coupon!

Sprouts produce and coupon matchups for 6/15-6/22

Sprouts has a great way of luring you in with their great produce prices, but you can also get good deals on some of their other products too! I found some coupons for some of their grocery items just by searching the coupon database.  I just typed in the brand name and hit search.  In some cases a printable coupon showed up, but when I hit the link, it was no longer available. Below I have listed the deals I found for Sprouts this week.  I checked all of the links and at the time of publishing, all of the coupons were available.

Produce
Yellow or White Peaches $0.49 lb
Red or Yellow Mangos $0.49 each
Red Bell Peppers $0.49 each
Bunch Radishes, Green Onions, or Cucumbers $0.49 each
Celery or Bunch Spinach $0.88 each
Hot house tomatoes or Sweet Poatatoes $0.88 lb
Green Leaf, Red Leaf, Romaine or Iceberg Lettuce $0.99 each


Organic 
Valencia Oranges $0.99 lb
Fuji apples $1.29 lb
Gala Apples $1.29 lb
Yellow onions $1.99 3 lb bag
Blueberries 6 oz $1.99 each
Yellow Peaches $1.99 lb


Other Deals:


All Sprout's sliced breads 16-24 oz 30% off


Fage Greek Yogurt 5 for $5
-$2/5 Fage Total Yogurt with Fruit or Honey 
= 5 for $3


Hansen's Soda 6pk 2 for $5.00
-$0.50/1 Hansen's Natural Cane Sugar or Diet Soda 6/19/2011 SS Insert (exp 8/19/2011)
=$2.00 each


Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream 2 for $6 (pints)
-$1/2 Ben and Jerry's Pints 6/12/2011 RP Insert (exp 7/10/2011) or
-$1/1 Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream 6/12/2011 RP Insert (exp 7/10/2011)
= $2.00-$2.50 each


Shamrock Cottage Cheese 2 for $7.00
-$0.50/2 Shamrock Farms Products
= $3.25 each


California Olive Ranch Extra Virgin Olive Oil $9.99
-$1/1 California Olive Ranch Extra Virgin Olive Oil 12/5/2010 SS Insert (exp 6/30/2011)
= $8.99 each


Natrol Easy C 500 mg with bioflavonoids $9.99
-$1/1 Natrol Product 5/22/2011 RP Insert (exp 7/3/2011)
= $8.99 each


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Coupon Cat Says...

Go and get these great deals at Albertson's!

Abbey the Coupon Cat likes to pounce on good deals before they get away!

Look at the Good Deals I Found at Albertson's!

KC Masterpiece Barbecue Sauce .88

-$1/1 KC Masterpiece Barbecue Sauce or Marinade 5/15/2011 SS Insert (exp 7/17/2011)

=FREE!

Heinz Ketchup $1.88

-$0.50/1 Heinz Tomato Ketchup 5/22/2011 SS Insert (exp 6/19/2011)

= .88!

Knorr Rice Sides $1.00 each

-$0.50/2 Knorr Pasta and Rice Sides 5/22/2011 RP Insert (exp 7/30/2011)

= .50 each!

Smuckers Strawberry Preserves $2.89

-$0.55/1 Smucker's Jam, Jelly, Preserves or Fruit Spread Product, exp. 7-30-11 (RP 05/22/11)

-$0.50 Monopoly coupon

=$1.84 each!

Del Monte Green Beans .88 

-$0.50 Monopoly coupon

=.38 each!

Lance Cracker Creations $1.49

$1/1 Lance Cracker Creations Sandwich Crackers (printable)

= .49 each!

SoyJoy Bars $1.49 each

-B2G1 SoyJoy Single Bars 4/17/2011 SS Insert (exp 5/31/2011)

=$1.00 each!

Fuze or Fuze Slenderize $1.00 

-$1/2 Fuze or Fuze Slenderize 4/10/2011 SS Insert (exp 7/10/2011)

= .50 each!

Hefty Plates and Cups .99

-$0.55/2 Hefty Plates or Cups 5/22/2011 RP Insert (exp 9/30/2011)

= .72 each!

Cutter Bug Repellent  $2.74

-$1.50/1 Cutter Any Product 5/22/2011 RP Insert (exp 8/31/2011)

=$1.24 each!

No Coupons on Sunday

There will be no coupons in Sunday's newspaper due to Memorial Day.  This is a great time to check out PRINTABLE COUPONS:  Coupons.com, SmartSource.com, RedPlum.com, CouponMountain.com, or check out my Coupon Database if you are looking for something specific!  

Have a great weekend!

Do You Groupon?

To Sign up click HERE!

I love Groupon! Every day I get an email informing me of the daily deal. Some of my latest deals include:

• $10 for $20 worth of spices and teas at the Spice and Tea Exchange located in the Ft. Worth Stockyards
• $10 for $20 at Nothing Bundt Cakes located on Camp Bowie Blvd
• $5 for $10 at Frogberry located in the TCU area
• $10 for $20 at Hot Tubs Grotto on Trail Lake Dr.

Meet Super Shoppers Marie and Cheri!

Check out the Super Shoppers page and meet two awesome ladies with mad couponing skills!

Stack Albertson's Monopoly Coupons with Manufacturers Coupons and SAVE!

If you have been playing the Monopoly game at Albertson's, then you probably have a bunch of the coupons that are inside the game piece cards you receive every time you shop there.

Did you know that these are considered in-store coupons and can be stacked with manufacturers coupons?  Here are a few sample matchups I had in my own collection (In some cases the mfg coupon will double or triple):

 $1.05 off Smuckers!

 $1.50 off Heinz Ketchup!

 Use 1 Monopoly coupon and get $1.50 off 2 boxes Fiber Plus Bars or

use 2 Monopoly coupons and get $2.00 off 2 boxes!

 $1.25 off Hershey's candy!

 $1.20 off Fiber Plus Cereal!

 $2.00 off Energizer batteries!

Use 1 Monopoly coupon and get $2.50 off 2 pkg Special K Bars or

Use 2 Monopoly coupons and get $3.00 off 2!

Quick Trip to Walgreen's

I haven't been to Walgreen's for a few weeks so I decided to do a quick trip to add to my stockpile. I only spent $4!

Cottonelle 12 pk Bathroom tissue $5.00
-$1/1 Walgreen's May Savings Book
Final Cost: $4.00
Carefree Pantiliners .99
$1/1 Carefree Product 5/8/2011 SS Insert (exp 6/30/2011)
Final Cost: Free!

Total spent: $4.00
Total saved: $6.00

Check out some great Walgreen's scenarios for the week of 5/22 at Passion For Savings or Keeping the Kingdom First.

Got $1 flip flops and some other good deals at Old Navy!

My daughter and I got out early this morning to take advantage of the $1 flip flop deal at Old Navy. They were also handing out water bottles and cereal bars PLUS this coupon:

She picked up 2 ribbed tanks for $5 each and 2 cute cotton dresses for $10 each!

Coupon Sleeve Pages for Binders

Looking for coupon sleeves?  This is where I got mine!:

I like these because they hold large coupons and printable coupons.  I also have the pages with 9 pockets for the smaller coupons.  Need more info on organizing your coupons?  Click on my "Get Organized!" page.

My friend, Cheri the Super Shopper, has an awesome binder.  She gave me a few different kinds of pages:  Some hold 3 long coupons (like store Catalinas and those really long, obnoxious coupons).  Some hold 4 big square coupons (like the big pull out ones from magazines or the kind you get in the mail). She found hers on E-Bay.  She is so organized!

This binder of Cheri's is just for her Health and Beauty products! She has a separate binder for  food!
She is my epic hero!

*I am an Amazon Affiliate and receive a small commission for items sold.  No compensation was received for this post and all opinions are my own.

See what Coupon Cat has to Say

Coupon Cat Says.....

There are just weeks like these....

Does it seem like some weeks all you do is shop and get awesome deals, and other weeks you barely go into a store?  The latter is one of those weeks for me.  It has been so crazy around here lately that sitting down and planning out a good shopping trip has been out of the question. I'm getting the "itch" to get out there though...I think I'm going through Walgreen's withdrawal - I haven't been there for TWO WEEKS and I know there are some good deals waiting for me there. I'll keep you posted.  In the meantime, be watching my recipes page for a great punch recipe and my Countdown page to see how I'm doing in my classroom this week! Have a wonderful day!

Check out my new page...Coupon Cat Says....

My feline friend Abbey is never too far away when I work on couponing.  She loves to be right where the action is.  See what kind of advice she has to offer on my new page:  Coupon Cat Says...

I Planned, I Shopped, I Saved!

Last night I spent some time planning today's trip to the grocery store.  I wanted to stock up on some chicken, but I also wanted to take advantage of some coupons that were expiring on 4/30.  By carefully planning, I quickly got through the 3 stores I visited. I stuck to my list and didn't spend time looking for other deals...although I did stumble upon a great deal on turkey bacon while I was in the Albertson's meat department ;-)

• I matched my coupons with the sales in the store circulars
• I checked my favorite coupon sites for deals I might have missed
• I made a list for each store
• I placed the coupons in envelopes for each store
• I got to the store early

 

Here are the results:

Kroger: 

4 packs MentosGum - Free

2 pkg Goldfish Grahams - Free

10 Tony's Crispy Crust Pizzas - .50 each

2 bags Kroger tortilla chips $1.00 each

Total out of Pocket:  $7.88 (72% savings)

Albertsons:

2 Archway Cookies .99 each (my plan for stacking coupons failed)

3 Puffs Tissues .63 each

2 Homelife double roll 6 roll $1.99 each

3 New York Texas Toast Croutons .75 each 

2 pkg Allen Frozen Peas .33 each

2 Cool Whip $1.25 each

1 Pantene Shampoo $1.33

3 Whole Fryer Chickens .49 per pound

1 pkg Chicken thighs .88 per pound

5 pkg Oscar Mayer Turkey Bacon $1.00 each

4 Mangos $2.00

5 limes $1.00

2 jalepeno peppers .15

1 bunch cilantro .25

3 bags Fresh Express Salad .99 each

Total Out of Pocket  $36.73 (Total savings $52.51)
Aldi
2 loaves of wheat bread .99 each
2 gallons of milk $1.69 each
1 bag of sweet onions $1.29
Total out of pocket:  $6.65 (total savings approx. $3-$4)
Grand Total Out of Pocket:  $51.26


I would not call this extreme couponing, but I'm very happy with the results.  I can't believe I used to buy all of this stuff without coupons! Actually, I would have never bought Pantene Shampoo, 5 pounds of bacon, or 10 pizzas at one time because these would have busted the weekly grocery budget.  Couponing allows us to buy higher quality products and stock up on items we used to buy every week!!!