Sunday Coupon Preview

Head on over to www.sundaycouponpreview.com see what coupons will are due this weekend. There is a new P&G coming out that should go very nicely with the current P&G sale at Kroger :)

4 Day Back-to-School Sale 7/31-8/3

I must warn you that the following post is going to seem very vague. But...starting this Friday July 31st and running through Tuesday August 3rd there is a special 50% off sale at Kroger on General Mills and Quaker products. I can tell you that:

Captain Crunch cereal will be 1.29 - .50q = .29

My advice: make sure you have all of your General Mills and Quaker qs cut and ready. Also check the loadable links in this blog for any loadable qs. There was a CAT going on for some General Mills products but I think it ends Saturday (which is the first day of this sale).

See I told you it was going to be vague, and no I am not copping out I just don't have a list of prices so I don't know what they will be at 50% off. Again, like the P&G sale since time is short if you wait for me to find all the deals and post them it may be over. So get clipping, loading and be ready to shop!

Kroger P&G Sale - HURRY

KROGER:
I did a quick shopping trip tonight. This post will tell you some of the things I see initially, but is not likely an exhaustive list. There is a "mega event" type sale on Proctor and Gamble products this week. Buy 4 participating items receive $4 off. (prices listed reflect P&G discounted price)

2 Gillette mens body wash 1.99 - 2q 7/4 P&G + B1G1 6/6 P&G = FREE (possibly get overage, depends if your cashier takes off the sale price or the reg price as the free one if you have BOGOs)
OR
1 Gillette body wash 1.99 - 2q 7/4 P&G = FREE (I used my BOGO qs on the BOGO sale several weeks ago)

8 Old Spice body washes = $2.99 x 8 = $23.92
4 Fresh ap/deo = $3.99 x 4 = $15.96
total, $39.88
use these coupons: (all qs are from the 6/6 & 7/4 P&G) there are also loadables here
(4) BOGO free body wash = $2.99 x 4 = $11.96
(4) BOGO free Fresh deod = $3.99 x 4 = $15.96
(2) $1/2 any OldSpice item= $1.00 x 2 = $2.00
total coupon value, $29.92
since you've bought 12 Old Spice items, you get 3 $4 promotion deductions for a total of $12 off your transaction  $39.88 - $29.92 - $12 = $2.04 OVERAGE (When I did this transaction the cashier took off 3.50 for the deodorant instead of 4.69 so I did not get overage but I got it free. It all depends on the way the cashier puts the qs through) **thanks to a poster on HCW for the Old Spice scenario. It was a bit confusing and there has been a lot of  discussion of it being a legit usage of the qs but it was verified to be a legit deal**

Charmin mega roll 5.99 - .25q 7/4 P&G - $3 Loadable = 2.24
Downy liq fab softener 3.99 - .25q 7/4 P&G - $2 Loadable = 1.24
Tide Stain release 9.99 - 3q 7/4 P&G - $3 Loadable = 3.99

These are a few scenarios. My advice is to go here and load all P&G qs to your Kroger card and then print your list of loadables. Then, take all the qs from the 6/6 and 7/4 P&G and go to the store and match up your items, there are probably lots of good deals that are in the store that are not in the sale paper and because our qs expire soon you may want to hurry over. If you wait for me to find the deals and post them it may be too late.

Remember that the above items can be mixed and matched but they must be in lots of 4. You can do multiples in one transaction; I did 68 P&G items in one transaction and received $4 off 17 times)

HURRY the above mentioned P&G qs expire 7-31

Cheese, cheese, cheese and more cheese

Well....The cheese deal has gotten better. Here is the breakdown:
Found a blinkie machine in the Kraft cheese section that is spitting out $1/2qs (shredded and bars). Additionally you can receive multiple $5 CATs in one transaction. (for every 5 you buy you receive a $5 CAT)
30 bags Kraft shredded cheese $1.88*ea - 15 $1/2 qs = 41.40 (receive 6 $5 CATS) = 11.40 = .38ea
30 bars Kraft cheese  $1.88*ea - 15 $1/2 qs =41.40 (receive 6 $5 CATS) = 11.40 = .38ea
 **the price of 1.88 is only when you buy in lots of 10 and receive the mega event discount**
Now...I bought 30 of each but you could do 10, 20, and so on as long as it is in lots of 10. I don't know if there is a limit. To be on the safe side I would do multiple transactions in lots of 10. Another beauty of multiple transactions would be to roll the CATs. What that means is you use the CAT from the previous transaction to off set the price of the current transaction.

The Kraft single 16 slice 1.79. There is no q available as far as I know and it is not part of the mega event but for every 5 you buy receive a $5 CAT. My transaction looked like this:
20 Kraft single 1.79 = 35.80 (receive 4 $5 Cats) =15.80 = .79 each

Remember that cheese freezes very well. I am not sure about the singles as I have never tried to freeze them but I may try freezing a package and then report back to you.

Don't forget we got Softsoap qs and speedstick qs today. They are FREE after q and are part of the mega event.

Sunday Coupon Preview

Check out the www.sundaycouponpreview.com . Some of the qs I am looking forward to:
softsoap .35 = FREE
speedstick .50 = FREE
and rare Post cereal qs

Coupon Lingo

If you are new to couponing please see "Coupon Lingo" in the right hand sidebar in order to help you better understand my posts. Come to my class on the 17th and I will explain even further...

Reminder...Coupon class

I will be teaching a class on:
Tuesday, August 17th
6-9pm
Living Way Church
2080 Longmire, Conroe, TX 77304
The cost of admission is $15 per person
(childcare is available for children 4 and under for an additional $3 per child)
all proceeds will go to support foreign and local missions.

More Good Kroger Deals

Orbit gum BOGO - BOGO q tearpad (I found this tearpad on a cardboard display) = FREE
*Mentos gum .50 - .55q 4-25, 5-23SS = -.05 MM (there is also a 1/2q 7-18 SS = FREE)
*Motrin PM 2.50 - 3q 4-18 RP = -.50 MM
Oral B toothbrushes 1 - 2/2q 7-4 P&G = FREE
Crest toothpaste 1 - .50q 6-6 P&G = FREE
*DelMonte Fruit Chillers 1.49 -1.25/2q 4-18 RP = .86

*Denote items that are part of the Mega Event sale. Prices shown reflect price after discount)

Kroger Mega Sale

I had an interesting trip to Kroger. In the following breakdown you will see I made lots of mistakes. But I like to post those types of things to remind us all that we are in fact human and no matter how long you have been couponing you are still going to have good days and bad.

The current sale (which runs until 7/27) is called a Mega event sale. There are certain items in the store that if purchased in lots of 10 (they can be mixed and matched) give you an additional $5 (or .50 per item) savings for each group of 10. (The prices listed below for Mega event items are after the additional discount)
Mega Event Items:
3 QTips 1.50 - .30q 5-23 RP = .60
5 Kraft shredded cheese 1.88 - 1/2 homemailer = 7.40 (earned $5 CAT for purchasing 5)
2 Sargento shredded cheese 1.88 -.40 & .50 homemailer = 1.08 & .88
2 Pizza roll 2.49 - .35q 5-30 GM = 1.44
3 Pilsbury toaster strudel 1.49 - .35q 5-16 SS = .44
6 Kraft Mayo 1.69- 1.50/2 = .94
2 Dixie plates 1.49 - .50q 5.23 RP = .49
1 Dixie napkins 2.49 -Free WYB 2  pkgs plates (peelie on plates) = FREE  (cashier took off 2.99 which is the price before mega event ) = -.51 MM
3 suave deodorants 1 - .50q  7-11 RP = FREE
2 Aquafresh kids 1 - .50q IP = FREE
1 Softsoap 1 - .50q IP = FREE
1 Palmolive dish soap 1.49 - .50q homemailer = .49
4 Spaghettios .50 - .50/2 IP = FREE
4 Dannon yogurts 1.79 - 1.50q (now expired) = .29  (there is a 1q plus if you buy 4 Danon-nino earn $4 CAT ) I bought the wrong kind to get the CAT :(
2 Nilla Wafers1.99 -1q tearpad = .99
++++++++++++++++++
Non-Mega Event Items:
22 Benadryl 2.19(closeout) - $5/2q 4-11 RP = -6.82 MM
10 Sudafed PE 2.09(closeout)- $5/2q 4-11 RP = -4.10 MM
1 Similasan eye drops 2 (managers special) - 2q 4-25 SS = FREE
4 Nivea lip care B1G1 - B1G1q All You Mag June = FREE
1 Schick Hydro 5 Razor  8.99 - Ecoupon & Ecoupon  = FREE
4 Smart Balance Milk 2.99 - 2q 6-13 & 7-11 RP = .99 (there is also an Ecoupon , but I have already used mine)
1 Febreeze noticeable 3.99 (mgrs special) - 3q catalina = .99
1 Eagle brand milk 1.19 (mgrs special) - .35q tearpad = .14
2 A&W & Dr Pepper  ice cream topping 2.99 - 1/2q 6-13 SS - .75 Cellfire -.75 Cellfire = 1.74ea (earn 2.50 CAT on each bottle which makes it -.76MM, can purchase multiple bottles in a single transaction and receive CAT for each one. I am not sure if the loadable is still available on cellfire)
2 Right Guard 2.49 - 3/2 IP = .99 (for some reason thought I had an Ecoupon for this too, I was wrong. Ugh!)
2 Olay body was 5.99 -4q 7-4 P&G = 1.99****
1 Ivory body was 1.99 -FREEWYB Olay body wash q 7-4 P&G = FREE****

Total OOP = $25.15
Earned $10 in CATS

****I really messed up on these body washes. I thought I had loaded a q  Ecoupon for both body washes and apparently didn't. To make matters worse I should have gotten 2 Ivory body washes and instead only got one, therefore cheating myself out of a free body wash.

Kroger 7/7 - 7/12

Hunts ketchup 1 - .20q 6-20 SS = .40
Oscar Mayer bologna/salami 1 - 1/2q 5-16 SS = .50 Earn $2 CAT WYB 3 turns out to be MM (I have not personally tried this but heard about it)
Listerine pocket paks 1 - .50q (various inserts) = FREE
Reach flosser 1 -1q (various inserts) = FREE
Reach tooth brushes 1 - 1q (various inserts) = FREE
Smart Balance 1/2 gallon milk 2.99 -2q 7-11 RP = .99 There is also a $2 loadable HERE (I noticed the shelf life on this milk is longer) this price and the q will be good until the 28th :)

Couponing Class!!!!

Mark your calendars....Tuesday August 17, 2010...I will be teaching a class on couponing. All proceeds will go to Sheaves for Christ which supports foreign and local missions. Stayed tuned for more details!

Did you think I fell off the planet?

In a way I did. I have been working at church camp with my kids for the past three weeks. Luckily for me it coincided with three weeks of poor sales. So my grocery money has been   piling up. I am anxious to see what tomorrows sales will bring. I will be gone again next week for vacation so stayed tuned.

I did go by Wal-Mart today and picked up the following items:
Pampers wipes 1.97 - 2q 6-6 P&G = -.03
Pull ups flushable wipes 1.64 -1q 6-13 SS = .64
Noxema bikini razors 1.97 -2q 5.23 RP = -.03
Kraft sandwich shop mayo 1.50 -1q 6-13SS = .50