First Green Edition (Kroger)

Welcome fellow frugalist! I am on a mission to save some serious cash while shopping for groceries. Each week will be a challenge and hopefully I will save tons of money as time progresses. Right off of the bat, things will be a little slow as I am learning how to save some serious green.

With this first edition, I would like to share some Kroger deals (ending today). I went to my local Kroger's last night and saved 45.6% on my groceries. Here is a breakdown of what I got (only listing the rock bottom sales price and coupon price):

3 packages of shredded cheese ($1.25 ea x 3 = $3.75)
4 bottles of Sweet Baby Rays BBQ sauce ($1 ea x 4 = $4)
1 pack of hot dog buns
2 (3) pack bars of Dial soap (.35 ea x 2 =.70)
1 Purex HE Detergent ($1.25)
2 peaches
1 lemon
1 Purity French Onion Dip
1 Lays Wavy Chips ($1.99)
1 Hefty fresh extend zipper bags (.25)
1 can Kroger baked beans
1 can Mighty Dog dog food (free)
1 can Kroger biscuits ($1)
1 box Duncan Hines Brownie Mix ($1)
1 bag of walnuts

Total Before Coupons and Sale Price: $45.43
Total: $24.71
Saved: $20.72 (45.6%)

I am especially proud of my Purex deal. Anyone that has an HE washer knows that detergent can come with a hefty price and until recently, most stores excluded it from sales. $1.25 for laundry detergent suits me just fine!

Here is a list of scorable goodies from Kroger, remember that the sale ends today. I plan on posting the new week's deals by Monday.

Produce::
Jumbo Cantaloupe $1.29 ea
Cucumbers or Green Bell Peppers .49¢ ea
Jumbo Sweet Onions .99¢ lb
Kroger Mini Peeled Carrots or Red Radishes, 16 oz, $1 ea

Meat::
Fresh Whole Fryer .79¢ lbFresh Mixed Pork Chops $1.99 lbFresh Ground Chuck $2.49 lbFresh Organic Chicken Drumsticks $1.99 lb
Tyson Fresh Split Chicken Breast .99¢ lb-.50/1 Tyson Fresh Chicken Product SS 6/14 (exp 9/6)
Carolina Pride entire line B1G1 Free-$1.50/2 Carolina Pride Smokies SS 6/21, 6/07, 4/19
Eckrich Meat Franks, $2 ea-$1/2 Eckrich Smoked Sausage or Frank SS 8/16

Refrigerated::
Kroger Gallon Milk $2.18 ea
Kroger Cheese Bar, Shredded, Sliced or Singles 6-12 oz $1.25
Kroger 18 ct. Large Eggs $1.50 ea
Kroger Orange Juice 1 gallon $2.48 ea
Minute Maid Orange Juice 64 oz or 128 oz Juice Drinks $2.50 ea
Simply Potatoes, 20 oz, .99¢ ea

Frozen::
Breyers Ice Cream 48 oz $2.27 ea-$1 off Breyer’s Ice Cream “Raise your Hand for Savings” booklet or RP 7/12-.25/1 off Breyers Unilever eCoupon(use $1 off with eCoupon makes it $1.02)

Klondike Frozen Treats 6-8 ct $2.27 ea-$1 off Klondike printable-$1/2 Klondike Unilever eCoupon(buy 2, use 2 coupons and eCoupon makes it .77 ea)

Kroger Frozen Vegetables,9-12 oz, $1 ea

Banquet or Michelina’s Entrees $1 ea-$1/5 Michelina’s Lean Entrees printable (IE) or printable (FF) (makes it .80¢ ea)-$1/5 Michelina’s Traditional or Authentico Entree printable-$1/6 Banquet Meals September All You Magazine

Kroger Deluxe Ice Cream 16 oz $1 ea-.75/1 Kroger Deluxe Ice Cream Shortcuts eCoupon (makes it .25¢ ea)

Aunt Jemima Breakfasts or Kroger Breakfast Sausage Links $1 ea-$1/2 Aunt Jemima Breakfasts “Toss for Cash” booklet-$1/2 Aunt Jemima Frozen Pancake items SS 8/16 (makes it .50¢ ea)

Healthy Choice or Marie Callender’s Entrees, 6-17 oz, $2.20 ea-$1/2 Healthy Choice Meals September All You Magazine or printable-$1 off Healthy Choice Steamers ConAgra Home Mailer-.75/1 Marie Callender’s Al Dente printable or printable-$1 off Marie Callender’s Al Dente ConAgra home mailer or June All You Mag.-$1/2 Marie Callender Al Dente September All You Mag.

Organic::
Cascadian Farm Organic Cereal or Granola Bars $2.99 ea-$1 off Cascadian Farms product printable-$1 off Cascadian Farms product printable (IE) or printable (FF)

Annie’s Pasta & Cheese $1 eaFree Calender wyb any Annie’s product

Pure Protein Bars $1 eaB1G1 Pure Protein Bars RP 8/23 or printable (limit reached) (makes it .50¢ ea)

Genisoy Snacks $2 eaB1G1 Genisoy products tearpad

Kettle Brand Chips $2 ea

Cederlane Frozen Entrees B1G1 at $2.9-$4.89

Knudsen Simply Nutritious Juice, 32 oz, B1G1 at $3.29-$1 off Knudsen Juices printable or Mambo Sprouts Spring or Summer booklets (makes it .79¢ ea)

Bear Naked Granola $3.99 ea-$1 off any Bear Naked product printable (IE) or printable (FF)
-$1 off any Bear Naked product coupon on granola bags

Garden of Eatin’ Tortilla Chips or Multi Grain Tortilla Chips 7.5-9 oz, $1.66 ea$5 rebate wyb $15 of select products mail in rebate

Earth’s Best Waffles $2.59 ea$5 rebate wyb $15 of select products mail in rebate

Earth’s Best Toddler Snacks $2.50 ea-$1/2 Earth’s Best Snacks printable$5 rebate wyb $15 of select products mail in rebate

Alexia Frozen Potatoes $2.50 ea-.75/1 Alexia Sweet Potato Fries printable

Amy’s Burritos or Pocket Sandwiches $1.66 ea

Seventh Generation Diapers $10.99 ea-$1.50 off Seventh Generation Diapers SS 7/12-$2 off Seventh Generation Diapers printable

Grocery::

Fritos or Cheetos $1.99 ea

7-Up or Diet Rite 2 Liters .99¢ ea

Quaker Cereal, 14-16 oz, $1.99 ea

Kroger Sandwich Bread White or Wheat $1 ea

Cattleman’s or Sweet Baby Rays BBQ Sauce, 18 oz, $1 ea

French’s Yellow Mustard 14 oz or Spicy Brown or Honey 12 oz $1.25-$1/2 French’s Mustard SS 6/21-.50/1 French’s Mustard printable-.50/1 French’s Mustard SS 6/21 (makes it .25¢ ea)

Kroger Bread $1 ea

Kraft Mayonnaise or Miracle Whip $2.50 ea-$1/2 Kraft Mayo Mayo or Miracle Whip 18 oz. + Kraft Food Food & Family, Sept 2009-$2/2 Kraft Mayo, 24oz+ SS 8/09

Hunt’s Ketchup, 24 oz, $1 ea-$1/2 Hunt’s Ketchup September All You Magazine-$1/2 Hunt’s Tomato Ketchup SS 6/21-.20/1 Hunt’s Tomato Ketchup SS 6/21 (makes it .60¢ ea)

Arnold Bread B1G1 at $3.69 ea-$1 off Arnold Sandwich Thins September All You Magazine

Starkist Tuna Pouches $1 ea-.50/1 Starkist Pouch product printable (sign up for sweepstakes) (makes it FREE)-$1.50/3 Starkist Pouches tearpad or in store dispenser

Dole Mandarin Oranges or Tropical Fruit, 15-15.25 oz, $1 ea-.55/2 Dole Tropical Fruit Cans SS 7/19-$1/3 Dole Tropical Fruit Cans SS 7/19

Big K 12 Pack Soft Drinks, 12 oz cans, $1.99 ea-.50/1 Big K 12 pk Shortcuts eCoupon

Kroger Salad Dressing 16 oz, or Marinades 12 oz, $1 ea-.60/1 Kroger Salad Dressing Shortcuts eCoupon

Vitaminwater or Vitaminwater 10 20 oz, $1 eaMinute Maid Fruit Drinks, 64 oz, $1 ea

Betty Crocker Cake Mix $1 ea-.50/2 Betty Crocker Cake Mix and Frosting Shortcuts eCoupon-.50/2 Betty Crocker Cake Mix & Frosting printable(frosting is $1.69 ea)(buy both makes it $1.19 for both)

Duncan Hines Brownies $1 ea-$1/2 Duncan Hines products “Toss for Cash” booklet

Fuze Drinks 18.5 oz, or Snapple Tea 16-20 oz $1 ea-.55/1 Fuze Drinks Red Plum Wednesday mailer Kroger logo on coupon

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups 8pk $1.25 eaBuy 4 Get 1 Free with Card-.55/1 Reese’s Peanut
Butter Cups product SS 8/23 (use 5 makes it .45¢ ea)

Baby::

Gerber Baby 2nd Foods 2pk, .89¢ ea-.75/4 Gerber 2nd foods home mailer-.50/4 Gerber 2nd foods Kroger Catalina

Pampers Jumbo Diapers or Easy Up Training Pants $8.99 ea-$1 off Pampers PG 8/30-$2 off Pampers PG 8/30-$1.50 off Pampers Easy Ups PG 8/30-$1 off Pampers Diapers or Pants PG eCoupon

Pet::

Purina One Dog Food 13 oz $1 ea

Fancy Feast Appetizer Cat Food 2 oz Can $1 eaB1G1 Fancy Feast Appetizers RP 8/09
Personal Care::

Kroger Hydrocortisone Cream 1 oz, $1 ea

Nexcare Bandages B1G1 starting at $2.69-.50/1 Nexcare Waterproof products printable-$1/2 Nexcare Bandages printable

Revlon or Almay Cosmetics Entire Line Sale 40% Off-$1 off Almay Cosmetics SS 8/02-$1 off Revlon Cosmetics SS 8/16-$2 off Revlon Cosmetics August Glamour Magazine-$1 off Revlon Beauty Tool SS 8/16

Revlon Tweezers $1.08 ea

Colgate Total Advanced Enamel Toothpaste, 4 oz, $2.50 ea-$1 off Colgate Enamel Toothpaste printable

Colgate Toothpaste or Toothbrush, 6.4 oz Paste or 1 ct Wave or Total Pro Toothbrush $1.50 ea-$1/2 Colgate Toothbrush SS 8/30-.40/1 Colgate Toothbrush SS 8/30

Cover Girl or Queen Latifah Cosmetics Entire Line 33% Off-$2.50/2 Covergirl Products PG 8/02-$1 off Covergirl Product PG 8/30Free CoverGirl Facial product wyb CoverGirl Foundation
CoverGirl Eye Makeup starting at $2CoverGirl Concealer starting at $2.02

Nature’s Made or Sundown Vitamins B1G1 starting at $4.29-$1 Nature Made SS 8/10-$1 Nature Made cholestoff, tripleflex or samE SS 8/10-$3 Nature Made SamE complete SS 6/29 or printable (IE) or printable (FF)-$1 Nature Made RP 6/14-$1.50 Nature Made liquid softgel RP 6/14-$3/2 off Sundown Vitamins printable-$1 off Sundown Vitamins SS 8/30

Kotex Pads 14-24ct, Liners 33-64ct, or Tampons 18 ct $2.50 ea-$1/2 Kotex Pantiliners or Kotex Security tampons SS 8/23-$1 off Kotex Pads SS 8/23-.75/1 Kotex Pantiliners or Kotex Security tampons SS 8/23-$1 off Kotex Products printable (FF) or printable (IE)-$1 off Kotex Brand product Cellfire eCoupon(use eCoupon with paper coupon makes it .50¢ ea)

Arrid or Brut Deodorant, 2-2.8 oz, $1 ea-.55/1 Brut Deodorant August All You Magazine
VO5 or White Rain Hair Care $1 ea

Household::
Hefty OneZip Storage Bags, 13-22 ct or Hefty Zoo Pals,Plates, bowls or utensils $1 ea-$1 off

Hefty OneZip Fresh Extend Bags RP 6/07-$1 off Hefty one zip printable (limit reached)

Hefty Zoo Pals Plates, Bowls, Cups or Utensils $1 ea-$1 off any Hefty Zoo Pals tearpad (tearpad found in May)

Bounty Paper Towels, Single Roll, $1 ea-$1/2 Bounty PG 8/02-.25/1 Bounty Towels Or Napkins PG 8/30-.25/1 Bounty PG eCoupon

Softsoap or Kroger Liquid Soap, 7.5 oz, $1 ea

Dial Antibacterial or SoftSoap Liquid Soap, 7.5-11.25 oz, $1 ea-$1/3 Dial Foaming Hand Wash,
Liquid Hand Soap Or Multibar Pack SS 8/16-.35/1 Dial Foaming Hand Wash, Liquid Hand Soap Or Multibar Pack SS 8/16-.55/1 Dial Foaming Hand Wash or Liquid Hand Soap printable

Purex Liquid Laundry Detergent 24-32 Ld., or 52 ld Liquid Fabric Softener $2.50 ea-.35/1 Purex Laundry Detergent Liquid Or Powder SS 8/16-.50/1 Purex Natural Elements printableBuy 2 Purex Detergents get Free Bleach tearpad

Cottonelle Bath Tissue 20 Double Rolls $9.99 ea-.25/1 Cottonelle Cellfire eCoupon-$1/2 Cottonelle 4pk or larger SS 7/26, 8/23-.50/1 Cottonelle 4pk or larger SS 7/26, 8/23 or printable(makes it $8.74 or .43¢ per roll)

Charmin 12 rolls $7.99-$1 off Charmin PG eCoupon