Let's Go Krogering! Week of January 26

This new feature will be posted every Tuesday by 5:00 AM EST. I'll have a Mr. Linky at the bottom if you'd like to add your link to your own post about what deals you found at your local Kroger. Please click here to read the rules and please feel free to grab the html code for the 149x149 button from my sidebar.

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Feel free to link up to this all week and share the good deals you find at your local Kroger or Kroger-affiliated store!

A special thanks to these fine bloggers who participated in the "Inaugural" Let's Go Krogering! post last Tuesday:

$5 Dinners

At The Creek

Starting to Save

Mommy Snacks

The Frugal House

A Stitch of Faith

Thank you for participating in the first Let's Go Krogering! (and for making sure my Mr. Linky box didn't get lonely!)

My trip to Kroger Marketplace, January 25, 2009



Spent: $9.81
Saved: $17.84, or 64%

Once I received the new weekly Kroger ad on Saturday and confirmed that both the Mega Sale deal would continue through this week and that the sale price on Kroger half-gallons of milk ($1.20) and orange juice and B1G1Free Sara Lee Bread would not, I decided to to a split trip to Kroger this week.

By that I simply mean that I ran out for the items above on *Sunday* night at the tail end of the old week's sale then hit Kroger again on *Monday* morning after school drop off at the beginning of the new week's sale.

I only do this when the deals are worth it as it means *one* more trip out to the store; I try not to waste time and would rather go Krogering only once a week - but when I can load up on milk for pennies, I'm SO there!

My matchups:

(6) Sara Lee Soft and Smooth bread
~ on sale this week, B1G1Free $2.18 ea

(6) 1/2 gallons of 2% Milk, $1.20 ea (sale price)
~ used (6) Buy 1 Sara Lee Soft and Smooth Bread, get $1.00 off ANY size milk
(These coupons were located on (2) tearpads at my local Save-A-Lot -- I stopped in for some yeast and bananas a week ago and lucked into finding them. Last week, I froze a bunch of bread and gave a couple loaves to my parents; this week, I froze three loaves and gave the other three to a dear friend of mine...just because I could!)

I threw in an extra Sunday newspaper for more coupons to use in the future.

My trip to Kroger Marketplace, January 26, 2009



Spent: $33.39
Saved: $35.77, or 51%

I only needed a few things to round out the stash in my freezer and pantry; I'm also trying my very best to stay firmly on budget this month so my available funds were lower than previous weeks.

I'm already sure that next week will be a split trip too so that I can load up on the last of the Mega Saver items on Sunday evening before the sale is over.

My matchups:

(1) Kraft Mayo (Mega Event Item), $2.99
$0.75/1, SS 1/18

(2) Hormel Chili, $1.00 ea
$0.55/2, SS 1/18

(1) Kraft Shredded Cheese, $1.99
$0.75/1, blinkie above product (and boy, were those EMPTY!)

(4) Rotel Diced Tomatoes, $0.87
$0.30/1, SS 1/18

(1) Cattleman's BBQ Sauce, $1.69
$1.00/1 printable available here

(1) French's Mustard, $1.69
$1.00/1 printable available here

(2) Campbell's Soup to Go, $1.99 ea
$1.00/2 printable available here {dead link}

(1) Mt Olive Jalapenos, $2.19
$0.55/any Mt Olive blinkie located next to the products

(1) Fresh Express Romaine Salad, $2.00
$1.00/1 Kroger Home Mailer

Other Sale Items:

Kroger Sandwich Bags, $1.24
John Morrel Bacon, B1G1Free, $3.99/2
Tyson Chicken Breast, $1.77/lb ($2.85)
Hot Dog Buns, $1.00
(3) Blueberries, $1.00 ea
(10) Gala Apples, $0.25 ea

Items Not on Sale But on My List:

(1) Doz. Eggs, $1.32
Bananas, $1.07
Imperial Margarine, $0.92
Roma Tomato, $0.46
Kroger Raisins 6 pk, $1.99
Kroger Yeast, $1.49
Kroger Flour, $1.99
Krober Valu Corn, $0.54
Kroger Valu Cream of Mushroom Soup, $0.63
Kroger Pinto Beans, $0.57
Kroger Valu Mushroom piece, $0.54

Don't forget to take your reusable shopping bags with you when you get your Krogering on! My Kroger discounts my total bill by $0.03/reusable bag.

Final Krogering Total:

Spent: $43.20
Saved: $53.61, or 55%

For the full list of coupon matchups for this week's sale at Kroger, go visit my friend Andrea and read her Snack Summary on this week's Kroger deals right here.

And, for my menu plan for this week (built around these deals + what I had in my freezer and pantry), click here.

And, just because I love to save you time, click here for the full grocery list of items needed for my menu plan this week. It's a GoogleDoc and you should easily be able to print it right from your browser. Let me know if I missed any ingredients so I can revise it as soon as possible!

I *heart* going Krogering! I hope you'll share how much you saved when you went Krogering this week! Leave your link below and be sure to come back next Tuesday, 02/03/07, to see what I find next week and to link up your own Kroger deals!