Let's Go Krogering - 10/28/09

I did awesome at Kroger this week with my new hobby, couponing! (don't laugh, it's a hobby, I had a good, unbiased friend verify - thank you Christie) Here's my loot for the week... all for a grand total of $45! But wait, there's more... I got $7 in rebates, so that's really $38! Wow!

Here's the rundown:

The big bucks were spent on five pounds of ground beef ($9.76), but using Kroger's new "meal deal," this purchase got me free diced onions, free taco mix, free tomato sauce, a free box of rice and a free baguette. My other large ticket item was the six bags of Steamfresh meals. Normally priced at $7.65, I scooped these up for $2.50 each ($15 total). These are great to have on-hand for the nights when you forget to defrost your meat.

The rest of my purchase was: four boxes of Ziplock bags (two quart, two gallon), a box of Taquitos, two bags of frozen veggies, Kotex pads, nine cans of chili, Hormel natural turkey slices, two containers of fresh-made salsa, a box of fruit snacks (Scooby Doo if you must know), turkey peperoni, Dole fruit cups, Carnation evaporated milk, a can of pineapple, a bag of Chex mix and a pouch of Albacore tuna. If you take out the bigger ticket items, that means all of the above was purchased for less than $14. Good days at Kroger!

My Walgreens and CVS lists for this week aren't panning out to be great, but I'm still going to make a run to Walgreens tomorrow to purchase a few good deals and use my register rewards before they expire. You can find your lists too, just go here and scroll through to find the stores that interest you, then start collecting your coupons. Even if you don't plan to use them, collect your coupons... and hand them to me!