Have you ever had one of those days where nothing went right? Well, I have had one of those days. I finally made it out to do some shopping and forgot that CVS near my house closes at 6:00 pm on Sundays. So I went ahead and ran down to Kroger and got a few things. P.S. My son is turning into a coupon king. He set everything up for me to take the picture and did a great job. Here they are…

ONE ORVIL POPCORN - on sale $2.49 (regular price $2.99)
Get $5 back instantly when you buy 10 participating products Mega Event – deducted $.50
loaded one $0.50/1 Orville Ready to Eat Popcorn SavingStar 
used one $0.50/1 Orville Redenbacher’s Gourmet Popped Corn printable - doubled
Net Price: $.49

ONE SMART BALANCE BUTTERY SPREAD – on sale $2.29 (regular price $2.59)
Get $5 back instantly when you buy 10 participating products Mega Event – deducted $.50
used one $1.60/1 Smart Balance Spreadable Butter printable
Net Price: $.19

TWO NAKED COCONUT WATER – on sale $1.25 (regular price $1.98)
Get $5 back instantly when you buy 10 participating products Mega Event – deducted $1.00
used two $1/1 Naked Coconut Water Product Facebook printable
Net Price: $.50 MONEYMAKER – this is rare because my store usually deducts the coupon down to the price of the item and I even told her that they were $.75 and she chose to still ring the coupons for $1.00

SIX MENTOS 15PC GUM – on sale $1.00 (regular price $1.59)
Get $5 back instantly when you buy 10 participating products Mega Event – deducted $3.00
used two $1/3 Mentos Bottles, 15ct+ SS 06/03
Net Price: $.17 each

TWO BEECHNUT FRUITIES – regular price $.99
used two $1/1 Beechnut Stage 4 or Stage 5 Product
Net Price: $.02 MONEYMAKER

Total Retail Value of All Merchandise: $20.76
Net Price Paid for Everything: $1.18
Savings Rate (excluding tax): 94.3%

I dropped into Kroger today too to get a full list of inclusions for the Mega Event, unfortunately they didn’t get any cards in. So I had to put this run together in the store just to get my 10 items. Dean’s French Onion dip is my favorite snack and I was so hungry so that was one of the things that was already on the list to get. (I am sitting here eating the chips and dip as I type this up, and I’m in Heaven). Here is how it went…

FOUR WISK  – on sale $4.49 (regular price $6.99)
Get $5 off instantly when you buy 10 participating products – $2.00 deducted)
used four $2/1 Wisk Laundry Detergent, 45 oz+ RP 06/10
and loaded $5/$15 Wisk products, SavingStar eCoupon
Net Price: $2.96 ($.74 each)

ONE RUFFLES CHIPS – on sale $2.99 (regular price $4.29)
Get $5 off instantly when you buy 10 participating products – $.50 deducted)
used no coupons
Net Price: $2.49

TWO DEANS DIP – on sale $1.49 (regular price $2.09)
Get $5 off instantly when you buy 10 participating products – $1.00 deducted)
used one $1/2 Dean’s Dip, 12 oz+ RP 06/24
and loaded $1/2 Dean’s Dips, 12 oz+ SavingStar
Net price: $.02 MONEYMAKER

THREE MENTOS GUM – on sale $1.00 (regular price $1.59)
Get $5 off instantly when you buy 10 participating products – $1.50 deducted)
used one $1/3 Mentos Bottles, 15ct+ SS 06/03
Net price: $.50 ($.17 each)

Total Retail Value of All Merchandise: $41.20
Net Price Paid for Everything: $5.93
Savings Rate (excluding tax): 85.6%

This is definately a cereal stock up week for us. I made a quick run to Kroger and only picked up a few things, just enough to qualify for the Daytona Mega Event.  Here’s what I got…

THREE CHEERIOS – on sale $2.29 (regular price $2.99)
TWO TRIX – on sale $2.29 (regular price $3.39)
FIVE GATORADE – on sale $.99 (regular price $1.00)
Get $3 off instantly at checkout when you buy 10 participating items in the Daytona Mega Event
Get $2 Catalina towards your next purchase when you buy 10 participating items in the Daytona Mega Event
Get $.50/1 Cheerios Savingstar deposit
Get $.50/1 Trix Savingstar deposit
used three $.50/1  Cheerios original (yellow box) printable (no longer available)
used two $.50/1 Trix cereal printable
Price at register: $8.40, but received $2 Catalina, $.50/1 Savingstar deposit (Cheerios), $.50/1 Savingstar deposit (Trix)

Total Retail Value of All Merchandise: $20.75
Net Price Paid for Everything: $5.40
Savings Rate (excluding tax): 73.9%

I decided to do a Kroger and Walgreens run tonight when my son’s summer camp bus was running 2 hours behind in getting back from a field trip to Chattanooga.  Yes, I was a little panicked at first but one of the other parents had the cell phone number of the director, so at least we were able to find out they were fine just stuck in traffic. Since I live on the opposite end of town I had to make the best of my time. Here is how Kroger went…

FOUR JUICY JUICE 8CT – on sale $2.79 (regular price $3.59) – Mega Event Item
ONE BENEFUL PREPARED MEAL - on sale $1.88 (regular price $1.99) – Mega Event Item
TWO PURE PROTEIN BARS – on sale $1.00 (regular price $1.25)
FOUR NABISCO GO CUPS – regular price $1.00
EIGHT YOPLAIT YOGURT CUPS – on sale $.50 (regular price $.60)
FIVE DIAL HAND SOAP – on sale $1.00 (regular price $1.49)
Get $5 off your order instantly at checkout when you purchase 5 participating items in the Mega Event
Get $2.50 Catalina when you purchase 4 Juicy Juice
used one 10% off your total purchase Kroger coupon – home mailer ($2.60 deducted)
used two $1/2 Nestle Juicy Juice Products
used two $1/1 Pure Protein Product
used two $1/2 NABISCO Cookies or Crackers (Except Single Serve)
used one $0.50/8 Yoplait Yogurt Cups, Void in LA, NV, NJ, ND, and TN
used five $0.35/1 Dial Bar, 3 pk or Liquid Hand Soap 06/17 RP
Price at register: $9.94, but received $2.50 Catalina, $.35/1 Savingstar deposit for Dial, $.40/6 Savingstar deposit for Yoplait

Total Retail Value of All Merchandise: $35.10
Net Price Paid for Everything: $6.69
Savings Rate: 80.9%

I usually don’t purchase this much at Kroger but they had some pretty decent deals going on this week with the Mega Event sale and catalina combined. You will notice that I purchased some Magnum Ice Cream and it was a hard decision since I knew that I could get them free at Publix but Publix didn’t have the flavors that I purchased today. So I had to pay a little out of pocket but it was worth it. I made these purchases in two seperate transactions to maximize my catalinas for the Juicy Juice. I will note the items that are included in the Mega Event sale with an “*”. Here is the breakdown…

Transaction #1

TWO REYNOLDS BAKING CUPS – regular price $1.29
THREE JUICY JUICE* – on sale $2.79 (regular price $3.59)
FOUR GLADE HOLDERS - on sale $1.29 (regular price $1.49)
TWO MAGNUM ICE CREAM – regular price $4.69
FIVE MARUCHAN YAKISOBA NOODLES – on sale $1.00 (regular price $1.19)
TWO CRUNCHY NUT CEREALS* – on sale $2.88 (regular price $3.99)
Get $5 off instantly at checkout when you purchase 5 participating products in the Mega Event Sale
Get $2 Catalina towards your next purchase when you buy 2 Magnum ice creams
Get $2 Catalina towards your next purchase when you buy 3 Juicy Juice products
used two $.35/1 Reynolds Baking Cups Facebook printable
used one $1/3 Juicy Juice Products printable
used four $1.25/1 Glade Scented Oil Holder printable
used two $2/1 Magnum Multipack Facebook Printable 
used five $0.50/1 Maruchan Yakisoba Product 05/20 SS
and used two $0.50/1 Kellogg’s Crunchy Nut Caramel Nut

Transaction #2

THREE JUICY JUICE* – on sale $2.79 (regular price $3.59)
TWO CRUNCHY NUT CEREALS* – on sale $2.88 (regular price $3.99)
Get $5 off instantly at checkout when you purchase 5 participating products in the Mega Event Sale
Get $2 Catalina towards your next purchase when you buy 3 Juicy Juice products
used one $1/3 Juicy Juice Products printable
used two $0.50/1 Kellogg’s Crunchy Nut Caramel Nut
and used both $2 Catalinas from Transaction #1

Total Retail Value of All Merchandise: $61.37
Net Price Paid for Everything: $12.98
Savings Rate: 78.8%