Aunt Abbey!

There's a party going on at our house--Aunt Abbey is here! And she brought a friend:)

Otto is pretty much beside himself with joy. My Mom and Abbey arrived after he was already in bed so Otto didn't see Abbey until the next morning. He RAN across the room to give her a hug, he was so happy to see her!

Stay tuned for all the fun we're having!

Oatmeal at Albertson's!

Great deal on oatmeal at Albertson's this week! Here's how it works.

5 Quaker Instant Oatmeal 5/10.00 (sale price)
-(5) 1.00 off coupon 1/2/2011 RP or printable coupon (no longer avaliable)
Total price: 1.00 a box + when you buy five in a transaction you get a bottle of Tropicana orange juice free!

Not bad, but it gets better! After paying a 3.00 catalina prints to use on your next order. Like paying .40 cents a box for the oatmeal and free orange juice. (This catalina just started today.)

Also a great deal this week:
Ground turkey: 1.00 each (just a great deal, this is generally priced at 3.99. And I got to try a delicious turkey lasagna this week so I was really excited to see this sale!)

Fresh express garden salad: 1.00
-.55/1 coupon
Total price: .45 cents

Free toothpaste and floss (Every hygienist's dream!)

Walmart: (Silly picture is all wonky.)

1 Excedrin: free! (coupon from coupons.com, no longer avaliable)

1 Ken's Balsamic dressing: 1.38
-1.00/1 SS 1/9/2011
Final price: .38 cents

4 Reach floss: .97 (regular price)
- (4) 1.00/1 coupon
Final price: free!

2 Scotch Brite sponges: .84 (regular price)
-1.00/2 coupon
Final price: .34 cents each

1 Tom's toothpaste: 4.18 (Sadly, I didn't have a coupon for this one...)

I found these coupon match-ups at Iheartthemart.com--This site is run by a guy who lives in Houston, so the deals he posts should work pretty well in DFW.  Check out his site; lots of great deals!

Kroger:

Transaction One:

(2) Nature Valley granola bars (1) Fiber One bars 2.49 each
-.50 ecoupon Fiber One bars
-.50 ecoupon Nature Valley bars
- (2) .50 coupon Nature Valley bars
-.50 coupon Fiber One bars

Cinnamon Burst Cheerios (Free with purchase of 3 boxes of bars)
-.75 coupon Cinnamon Burst Cheerios

Total: 2.64 and a 1.50 catalina printed!


Transaction Two:

(Things we needed...)
5 pounds ground beef 7.85 (1.57 a pound)
Onions 1.37
Jalapenos .22
Eggs 1.69
Honey 2.50
Brown sugar 1.50

2 Best Life Olive Oil Spread 1.00
- (2) 1.00/1 1/9/2011 SS

4 Horizon Organic milk singles
- (4) 1.00 off  printable coupon

2 Tabasco 1.58
- (2) .50 printable coupon (store will double)

3 Colgate toothpaste 1.00 (sale price)
- (3) .50 12/12/2011 SS (store will double)

2 Kikkoman Soy Sauce 1.99
- (2) 1.00/1 printable coupon

1 Ponzu Sauce 2.49
- Buy soy sauce get ponzu sauce free

I also used the 1.50 catalina that printed from the first transaction.

Total for both transactions: 18.76, saving 35.28!

Great deal on cereal!

Target:

Reveal light bulbs: 2.54 (Prices may vary store to store)
-1.00 Reveal light bulbs (SS 1/9/2011)
-1.50 Target coupon

Johnson's Safety Swabs: 1.37
-1.00 any Johnson's baby product (SS 1/9/2011)

Fantastic by Scrubbing Bubbles: 2.89
-.50 Target coupon
-.75 Scrubbing Bubbles coupon (SS 1/9/2011)

Flameless candles: These were a seasonal item that was marked down from 13.00 all the way to 1.00!

Total: 4.04, saved 11.89!

Kroger:

 

(4) Yakisoba Noddles: .88

-.50 coupon (1/2/2011 SS) (Store will double)

Final price: free!

(2) Krusteaz Pancake mix: 1.99

-1.00 coupon (12/5/2010 SS)

Final price: .99 cents each!

1) Wholly salsa: 2.99

-Buy queso, get salsa free (left over from last week's trip)

Final price: free!

(8) SpecialK cereal: 2.99, 1.99 when you buy in groups of four

-(4) Buy one, get one coupons (The cashier had to manually enter the amount and keyed in the regular price, which was 3.40 a box.)

Final price: .29 a box! (Never pay more than a dollar a box for cereal, it goes on sale a lot!)

(2) MetRX Protein bars: 1.71

-2.00/2 ecoupon Kroger website

-Buy one get one (1/9/2011 RP)

Final Price: .29 overage!

Pure Protein bars: 4/5.00

-1.00 ecoupon Kroger website

- (2) 1.00/2 coupons (1/9/2011 RP)

- (2) Buy one get one

Final price: .50 overage!

Total spent: 3.63, saved 46.74! Woot!

*Don't laugh at how much cereal I buy, Chris loves the stuff and eats it several times a week as a snack or even a meal...and the boxes I bought today expire in November! Also, buying it this way guarantees I won't have to pay full price for it later.*

Chicken deal at Target!

Meat seems to be the item that eats most of my weekly grocery budget. That, and diapers. So anytime I can it on sale I try to buy enough to last until the next sale.

This week at Target boneless skinless chicken breasts (40 ounce bags) are on sale for 5.84. Pair that sale price with the 3.00/2 Market Pantry chicken items coupon found on the Target website, and that's a pretty thrifty price on chicken! Only 1.73 per pound. (Must buy two bags.)

When I paid a catalina (Target coupon, expires 2/21/11) printed for 1.50 off a bag of Tyson Grilled and Ready frozen chicken breasts. These are not on sale this week and are regularly priced 6.99 a bag. There is also a manufacturers coupon (1.00/1 1/2/2011 Smart Source) you could match with the Target coupon. Together they would bring the price down to 4.49. But with six weeks until these coupons expire you might find a better deal. I'm going to wait a few weeks:)

Target and Kroger

...again:) They seem to be the best (in my area) for scoring deals with coupons.

Kroger: Spent 15.01 on 62.49 worth of groceries!

Most of what we bought were necessities, but there are a few great deals that you should look for if you are headed to Kroger.

Bounty paper towels: (Regular price) 1.09
-.25 coupon from 12/16 Smart Source (store will triple)
Total: .34 cents a roll

Herbal Essence Shampoo/Conditioner/Styling products: Sale price 2.94 (buy two of each)
-(2) Buy one Herbal Essence Shampoo/Conditioner get a Styling product free (12/16 Smart Source)
-4.00 (Proctor and Gamble in store promotion when you buy four)
Total: 1.88 for all four or .47 cents each!

Charmin toilet paper 5.99 (price when you purchase 4 P&G items, pair this with other items you have coupons for, see the Kroger post below for more ideas! Those sales are still good this week!)
-3.00 ecoupon from Kroger.com
Total: 2.99 for double roll twelve pack

And the best deal of the day:)
Wholly queso and hot sauce (in the cold case of the produce department) are on sale buy one get one, which is terrific by itself. But, it gets better! Some of the containers have peelies on them for 'buy the hot sauce get the queso free' and vice versa. My store had both. Here's how the deal worked for me:

2 hot sauce for 3.69 each

2 queso for 4.99 each

Sub total: 17.36 (But because they are BOGO you only pay 8.68)

-2 peelies for free queso (4.99 each)

Total: 1.30 overage!

(If your store only has peelies for 'buy the queso get the hot sauce' it's still a great deal, only 1.30 for all four items!)

                                              
Target: 1.47! Saved 13.09

We needed batteries and I had a few Target coupons that were burning a hole in my pocket, so Otto and I stopped on our way home from Kroger. Check Target.com to find coupons for 1.50 off the light bulbs (on sale for 2.00), and for the shampoo (Regular price .94 and the coupon is for 1.00 a Suave product). The battery coupons came from the 12/12 Smart Source (1.00 off Energizer batteries), and many Targets have Everready batteries (Energizer brand) in the Dollar Spots.