Monday Indianapolis Star With FREE State Fair Tickets - Still Available

I just stopped in at Kroger (Shadeland and 10th street) and there were still papers available from the Monday Indianapolis Star. So, if you forgot to get your papers yesterday - you may be able to still grab one.

The ticket will get you free admission on either Wednesday or Thursday of this week.

If you would like to see more State Fair deals go here.


By-the-way, if you go to Kroger buy some Jazz apples - on sale for 1.28. Not the best price in the world - but I just got some and they are some of the best apples I have ever tried! YUMMY! Crisp, juicy and sweet - and I'm not being paid to tell you that! =)

High Value Printable Coupons -$3.00 off Huggies and Comforts Diapers

Go here to the Kroger website to print some high value coupons. Including $3.00 off Kroger Comforts Diapers, $3.00 off Huggies Naturals diapers. I also got several other high value coupons.

Make sure you go back and see what else has come up after you print. There are several you can print a few times and then some new ones came up for me too.

Kroger Closing at 38th and Post - Last Day

If you live near this Kroger today is the last day. There was a little left there this morning. If you wear contacts there was a lot of contact solution. Canned Pumpkin was only 5 cents. I got 6 Covergirl Outlast lipsticks for free with $2.00 mc. If you are in the area before 5pm today you might want to stop by they were taking deep discounts on what was left!

Kroger Closing at 38th and Post- My Shopping Trip $221.55 for $43.55

So thanks to Dawn ( a reader) I learned about the Kroger Store that is closing at 38th and post.

Today I went over and did a little shopping. You can see a photo of the things I got for $43.55!

The Grocery, Frozen and Pet items are now 50% off and Candy, Hair and Drug items are 75% off!

The pickings are getting slim but there are still some good deals to be had.

I did receive double coupons (up to .50) today and also some overages! I was told that they would only double 2 coupons and any over that would not be doubled.


Here are a few of my highlights:

Kroger Chocolate chips 24 oz bag 1.74

Kroger Canned tomatoes .35

Shout Gel 1.49 - .55 mc = .94 ea.

Libby Pumpkin - .25/can

Starbucks Chocolate Bars - Money Maker with $1.00 mc = +.25 ea (sorry I got the last 4)

Starbucks Chocolates - .37 ea with 1.00 mc

Ziplock Steam Bags $1.17

Kroger Salad mix .34

Loreal Hair Color - Money Maker of +.93 ea if you have the $3.00 mc (only dark colors left)

Kroger Icecream cones .74

Croutons .92

Turkey Hill Ice cream 1.54 with -1.00 mc

Herbal Essence shampoo, conditioner, gel - Money Maker of .07 ea if you have .50 mc

Sara Lee Pie .82 ea with 1.00 mc

Tylenol Cold .50 with $1.00 mc

Fels Napa Bar .64 ea (I got the last 4)

Celestial Seasonings tea .18 with .45 mc

Blistex .35 - no coupon used

French Onions

Nyquil .35 with $1.00 mc

Energizer AAA $1.00 with 1.00 mc

Formula - Money Maker - 2.71 ea with formula check sent from Enfamil.

Cat Litter 3.58 and 3.95 - no coupons used

The last day for the store is Saturday June 27th. they did not know if anymore markdown would be taken.

When I was there at 1pm today - there was:

plenty of ice cream and frozen veggies, some baking items, pickles, 1/2 pallet of the pumpkin 1-2 aisles of grocery items, pet items, some cleaners and laundry items, hair care, light bulbs and some miscellaneous item. If you live near there it may be worth a trip to check out. There were no diapers or wipes or any fresh food.

If you go let us know if the discounts go higher!

Kroger Closing at 38th and Post - Coupons Match-ups

Here is a great list of some coupon match-ups and deals for the Kroger at 38th and Post - thanks again Dawn! I can't wait to go and hopefully stock up on cat litter!

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If you have them, bring these coupons:
1) John Frieda Root Awakening ($3, from last weeks paper)--that will be free. Actually, she only took 1 coupon because the $3 coupon was more than the 2 products cost. I had several coupons, but I wasn't sure how much they were to begin with, so I only got one set.

2) Chi-Chi Salsa will be $1.00, not the greatest deal, but okay.
3) Cat litter--great deal. They were 50% off, less $2.00 peelies, I got 2-14 lb boxes for $4.
4) dog treats galore-if you have a coupon, they probably still have it. For example, Busy Bones were $.50 I think.
5) CF bulbs were less than $1 each! (no coupon)
6) Crest floss ($3.99) less 75% less $.75 manny =.25. These were on an end cap.
7) Edy's ice cream, if you have a coupon. I didn't :(
8) Turkey Hill(?) Duo coupon for ice cream
9) Lots of hair stuff left (shampoo, conditioner, mousse) in various brands.
10) Baby Orajel was 75% off, less any coupons you might have.
11) Kashi Go Lean (by front entrance). I only had an Internet coupon so bah on that.
12) Lots of odd first aid stuff (ie waterproof band-aids the size of a book!)

My fave deal was the Infant acetaminophen for $1.10. With two teething toddlers, we've been going thru this quite a bit.

It sounds like there are some great deals to be had! I'll let you know if I find anymore!

Kroger Closing at 38th and Post - Update 6/24/09

I have been told that, as of today, the Kroger at 38th and Post was not doubling coupons or accepting internet printable coupons. I really hope to get over there and check things out tomorrow. If I do, I will give you an update! Thanks Dawn for keeping us up to date!

Kroger Closing at 38th and Post - Update

Here's an update I received from a reader on the Kroger that's closing at 38th an Post - thanks Dawn!


Hi, I stopped by the Kroger at 38th and Post on the way home, figuring there wouldn't be much left. I was wrong--the markdowns on food has been increased to 50%, and on health/beauty/candy the markdown is 75%. The cashier did note that it is day-to-day on whether they will also accept manufacturers coupons (today they did, she wasn't sure about tomorrow). The best buy that I saw was Libby canned pumpkin (15 oz can) for $.25 each. There was a pallet of it left. If anyone likes Morningstar brand frozen products, there was a whole cooler full.

This might be worth a trip to check it out! If you get some of the canned pumpkin Money Saving Mom just posted a yummy recipe for Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins!

What's Free This Week?

Did you know that there are often many free things each week? If you just know where to look you can often stock your pantry and personal care shelves for just about nothing!

These are some great deals that I have gleaned from the Internet. It is not necessary for you to spend hours going through grocery store sales papers - there are many good sites that you can read to get deals from.

Below are some of the deals that I got from these blogs/websites. Make sure you check them out for a full list of the good deals!

Bargain Briana

Money Saving Mom

In Good Cents

For a great list of blogs with Grocery Deals go to BeCentsAble

The Coupon Inserts are listed as SS = Smart Source and RP = Red Plum.



Target - Deals good for 6/21 - 17/09

Degree for Men Deodorant (Artic Edge or Intense Sport) $2.49
$1.50/1 Target Here or Here
Stack w/ $0.75/1 (from RP insert 5/17/09)
OR Stack w/ $1/1 (from RP insert 5/17/09)
FREE -$.24 each after coupons

Pace Specialty Salsa $2.09
$0.50/1 Target Here or Here
Stack w/ $2/1 (from SS insert 4/26/09)
OR Stack w/ $0.50/1 (from SS insert 6/21/09)
Free - $1.09 each after coupons

Ziploc Bags $2.49
BOGO (from SS insert 5/3/09)
$0.40/1 (from SS insert 5/10/09)
Stack both w/ 2- $1/1 Target Here or Here
$.05 each when you buy 2 after coupons

Joint Juice - $1.00
$1/1 (from SS insert 4/26/09)
$1/1 HERE
Free after coupon

Meijer

Deals good through 6/24/09

Malt O Meal Cereal 11-16 oz. (Select varieties) $1.33
.50/1 Honey Graham Squares, Honey & Oat Blenders, or Blueberry Muffin Tops printable
Buy 2, Get 1 Free Meijer Mealbox Printable
Final Price: Possibly FREE with (3) manufacturer’s coupons & (1) Meijer Mealbox Coupon!

Deals good 6/25-7/1/09

Lysol Neutra Air Sanitizing Spray 2/$3

$1.50/1 (from SS insert 5/3/09)

Stack 2 w/ $1/2 Meijer Here (for possible overage)

FREE when you buy 2 after coupons

Kroger

Deals good though 6/24/09

4 Roll Angel Soft Bath Tissue $1
.50/1 (from 4-19 RP insert) doubles to $1
Final Price FREE

McCormick Grill Mates $1
$1/2 or .50/1 (from 5-3 RP insert)
Final Price FREE to 50¢/each

Suave Deodorant 1.4 oz. $1
.50/1 (from 5-17 RP insert) doubles to $1
Final Price FREE

Walgreen's - Deals good for 6/21 - 17/09

Aquafresh Advanced Toothpaste $3.00

Get $3 RR when you buy 1

$1/1 HERE

FREE plus overage after coupon & RR

Rolaids Soft Chews 18 ct $2.99

Get $2 RR when you buy 1

$1/1 (from RP insert 6/7/09)

FREE after coupons & RR

CVS - Deals good for 6/21 - 17/09

Buy 1 Thermacare Neck or Arm Wrap (1 count) at $2.49

Get $2.49 ECBs (Limit 2)
Use $1/1 (from 3/29 or 4/19 RP insert)
Free plus $1 overage after coupon and ECBs

Buy 1 Mitchum Deodorant at $1.99, Get $1 ECBs (Limit 1)
Use $0.75/1 (from 6/21 SS insert)
$0.24 after coupon and ECBs

Franks Red Hot Sauce--on sale for $1
Use $1/1 (from 5/17 SS insert)
Free after coupon

Kraft BBQ Sauce--on sale for $1
Use $1/1 printable (no longer available) or the $0.50/1 (from 6/14 SS insert)
Free or $0.50 each after coupon

SoBe LifeWater--on sale Buy One, Get One Free
Buy 2 and use the B1G1 coupon here--IE or Firefox
Get 2 free after the sale and coupon

FreeStyle Glucose Monitor--on sale for $9.99
Use the $9.99/1 (from 5/17 SS insert)
Free after coupon

Soy Joy Bars $1
Buy 1 Get 1 Free (from 5-31 SS insert)
$2/10 (from 5-31 SS insert)
$1/5 printable
Earn $4 Extra Bucks when you buy 4 (Limit 5 offers)
Final Price after Extra Care Bucks: FREE

For More Grocery Deal go to The Grocery Get-Together

For ad dated 6/18-24/09 go here.

For ad dated 6/21-27/09 and 6/25-7/01/09 go here.

Kroger Closing at 38th and Post

From a Reader:

"As you've probably heard on the news, the Kroger at 38th and Post is closing next week. While pickings are slim, there are still some deals to be had. Most groceries are full price, but marked down 25% if that makes any sense. General merchandise is 40% off. You can also use mannies. As of 4 p.m. today, there was quite a lot of organic dairy stuff left. Also, the baby department stuff is all 40% off-some baby food (not much), pull-ups, and some specialty formulas (Neosure for $9 a can) were still available. However, better baby food deals can be found at the neighboring Big Lots ($.25/$.30 a jar). They had a great selection, including several organic products."

Thanks Dawn for letting us know!

Kroger Diaper Deal - Update

If you are planning to do the Kroger Diaper deal here - a heads up about a few things.

When I went to Kroger, the register would only accept 1 coupon for the diapers per transaction.

Also, when they scanned in the coupon it deleted the $3.00 rebate.

So.....

I had to go to the service desk and get the $3.00 refund in cash. Then I did another transaction to buy another 3 items to use my second coupon and get a second refund. They had to do several of my coupons after the sale and give me a cash refund. It seems like the register doesn't want to accept both the coupons and the $3.00 instant rebate.

So if you go - watch carefully! Go to the service desk and get it fixed if it does not ring correctly!

Also, if you get coupons mailed to you from Kroger, there are other items that are included in the deal, like Comfort Q-tips, wipes and other items and you may have coupons for these items!

It made more $ sense for me to buy 2 diapers at 6.49 each and one other item for at least 2.02. I Had several $1.00 off coupons for Comforts wipes and cereal bars so I paid very little OOP with the coupons and the instant rebate and now I am well stocked up on diapers!

They were very nice at the service desk, but it took a while to figure out what was happening!

Kroger Diapers

If you use diapers, make sure you check out Money Saving Mom's post and link to get $3 off Kroger Comfort Brand Diapers.

If you would like to go directly to the coupon go here.


I was able to print 2 of the coupons.

If you would like to see more Kroger deals go here to The Grocery Get-Together.

Kmart and Kroger Shopping

Tonight I made what I thought would be a quick trip out to Kroger and then Kmart to snag a few items.

I went to Kroger first to get a few of the things in the Mega Deal sale.  

For $7.01 I was able to get:

1 Quaker Quakes

2 Mini Wheat Cereal

1 Shedds Country Crock

2 bags Armor Meatballs

3 boxes Betty Crocker Potatoes

1 Hamburger Helper Cheesy Enchilada (There was a coupon on one of the boxes of potatoes for free Hamburger Helper if you bought 3 BC potatoes)

1 Kroger baby cups

1 Colgate toothpaste

For those of you who might not be big fans of Hamburger Helper - the cheesy enchilada is great!  I make it up and then add a can of black beans, roll it up into tortillas and put some cheese on top and then brown in the oven.  Really good and really cheap! 

Sorry you can't see the stuff too well!  Molly was having a blast putting the groceries all back into the bag!

Next I stopped at Kmart,  I only picked up a few things but it took me awhile to check out.  I won't give you the whole loooong story but I do have good news for you!

Kmart is now accepting Internet Printable Coupons!  My friend Elizabeth gave me the heads up and so I went and gave it a test tonight.  There were clear signs in the store stating they would accept them - except for free items and for razors.

The Internet Printable Coupons also doubled for me!  Well - sort of.  I used 2/ $1.00 off 2 Progresso coupons I printed off Coupons.com,  I also had 2/ $2.00 off 4 Progresso coupons but they would only go up to $2.69 instead of $4.00, so I decided not to stock up on the extra cans of soup.  Also, the soup was clearly marked 2 for $3 on the counter, but was ringing up at $2.69, so that took awhile to get straightened out.

The little boxes of Lipton tea are $1.19 and there were some .50 and .60 coupons out recently, so I got the last 2 boxes of that - sorry if you'd like some too!  Maybe they'll restock next week?

The Kmart Double Coupon Sale is going on through Tuesday, March 17th.  If there are any good coupons this weekend, I will be going back again next week - and will be checking the IP's more thoroughly now that I know they double.

Here are the Coupon Rules for Kmart's Sale:

No Overages

Coupons will only double to the current price of 1 item (This is the reason my soup coupon only doubled to 2.69)

1 coupon per item

4 same items max (Just do multiple transactions if you want more than 4)

B1G1 coupons and Kmart coupons won't double.

75 coupons per day per customer.

Here are my totals for tonight:

Kmart 2.82

Kroger 7.01

Total =  $9.83

Kroger - Sale Ends Today

Kroger is having Turkeys at a great price.  They have Butterball or Honey Suckle frozen turkeys for only .88 cents a lb.  I will be going to pick up a few of these!   (If I have a choice, I'll pick the Honey Suckle, Butterball is not my favorite brand!)

Turkey is a great and one of the most frugal foods I've found.  From a 15-20 lb turkey I can get over 1 week of dinners and quite a few lunches also.  We usually eat hot turkey for a night or two and then I make, turkey pot pie, turkey croquettes, I use the turkey in casseroles instead of chicken and then there is the family favorite, the #1 meal for my crew, the most important reason I buy turkeys and fill up the freezer!!! Turkey Noodle Soup!

We don't necessarily eat the turkey every day for the entire week, I do use my freezer to freeze soup broth and packages of meat for casseroles - so we can spread out the turkey love!  

If you think that turkey is just for the holidays, I would challenge you to stop by Kroger TODAY and pick up a turkey - or 3.  They are easy and yummy.  Use a cooking bag for easy preparation and clean-up.  Plus, I've found that with the cooking bags the broth is incredible, and you don't lose any of it!

What is your favorite use of turkeys?  Let us know!

By-the-way, if you are outside of the Indianapolis area, your Kroger sale will most likely have already ended,  Our Kroger ads run Thursday to Thursday, where most areas run Sunday to Sunday.