Kroger 11/13/10

I have gotten some great deals today. My first stop was Walgreens, where I purchased a two 2-packs of contact solution for $3.99 each and 4 sticks of deodorant on sale 2/$5, which I needed anyway. I received $12 in Register Rewards.  Not the best savings, but heck, I needed to buy it so why not! Maybe I didn't need to buy all of it, but my deodorant rarely goes on sale and I refuse to switch brands.  In any case, I can add it to my stockpile and watch it grow (and next time I run out, I won't be paying $3.99 for deodorant - I won't run out!)

Then, I hit up Kroger. I just love Kroger sometimes. I purchased a Colgate toothbrush, five cans of Del Monte tomatoes, two cans of Nestle Carnation condensed milk, two boxes of Krusteaze cookie mix and a pack of Starburst, for good measure. I had only brought along the coupons for items except Starburst, so my total was -$0.27. The cashier actually tried to give me 27 cents to take groceries home. I didn't take it, but I didn't pay anything for my basket of groceries either. I am so excited about free groceries. A few months ago, I wouldn't have believed that was possible! I had a 100% savings off of what would normally cost $19.27.

Meijer was next on my list. I purchased four boxes of my favorite Reeses' Puffs cereal, which was on sale for $2 each (normally $2.75) and a frozen Wanchai Ferry dinner for 2, on sale for $5.99 (normally $6.88) and a reusable bag for $0.99. After using my mperks, catalina coupon and mfg coupons, I paid $6.49.

 Without sales & coupons, my total would have been $61.09. All in all, after register rewards, store & manufacturer coupons and working the sales fliers, my shopping trip today came out to $12.47, a 79.5% savings and I have added several items to my charity bin!