Some of the great deals at Kroger this week

Kroger week of 6/19 - 6/25  all prices reflect Kroger Plus Card Savings

Ball Park Beef Franks 2 for $5. with Kroger Plus Card
-$1/2 Ball Park product, RP 6/05
-.55/1 Ball Park buns, RP 6/05
-.75/1 Ball Park new deli style beef franks, RP 6/05
-.75/2 Ball Park product, RP 6/05


Best deal:  Use two.75/1 on Deli Style Beef Franks (if included).  Pay $1.75 per pack.


Powerade or Powerade Zero 32oz bottles. on sale for .69 each

Huggies Diapers or Pull-ups on Sale $7.99 
-$1.50 off Huggies Pullups, SS 6/12
-$1.50 off Pull-Ups training pants , jumbo pk +, SS 6/12
-$2 off Huggies Pull-Ups training pants, jumbo pk, Kimberly Clark home mailer


With $2 off coupon, $5.99 a pack.

Cottonelle Bathroom Tissue on sale $4.99 each when you buy 5 ( or any 5 items marked with the Mega Event Tag Buy 5 save $5)

2 Liter Pepsi Products on Sale for 10 for $10 (can be mixed and matched with any other 10 for $10 sale items)

Check out Couponmom.com or Iheartkroger for a complete list of all the deals and coupon matchups this week at Kroger.

Stacie (The Boss Lady)

Sonicare Toothbrush!

I snagged one for $11 plus tax!

I really wish I had discovered this sooner so that I could have shared it with you.  My husband and I were kid free this weekend and while he was studying to teach the Sunday nigh Adult Bible class I went grocery shopping at Publix.  While I was out I decided I would stop by Walgreens.

I had planned to get another Colgate 360 toothbrush with the $1 coupon  from my July All You Magazine.    Remember this was on sale for $2.99 with a $2 RR.  With my 15% discount I paid $2.54 before RR.  I also purchased another Bayer Advanced Aspirin 20 ct for $2.55 (that's with the 15% off discount) I used a $2 off coupon and scored a $2 RR making this item a $1.45 Money Maker!
  Next on my list was a Schick Hydro 3 Razor on sale for $8.99 ( with discount I paid $7.64).  I had a $4 off coupon and this one got me a $4 RR making this one a .36 MM for me.
I found a Jet Dry on sale for $3.99 ( with discount I paid %3.39) .  It had a bonus Finish Quantum Tab attached!  I had a Walgreen's coupon for this item for $1.50 off and it had a $1.50 RR making this only .39 OOP after RR.

Last but not least I had to pick up a last minute Father's Day card.  No deals on this one but I did get my 15% off discount making the card.$3.82.

My total OOP for this transaction was $13.38 after tax and I saved $15.25 as well as earning $8.50 in RR.

Now here comes the big deal of the day!  Walgreen's had an $79.99 Sonicare Essence toothbrush on sale for $39.99.  Not such a great deal you say that's only half off.  Well I get the 15% off discount because of my husbands job.  That takes it down to $33.99.  Then I had a MFR coupon for $15.00 off.  Making it $18.99 then I applied all $8.50 of my previously earned RR!  Now this would have made the toothbrush $10.49 but remember at Walgreens you can't have more coupons then you have items so I had to purchase 5 of those yummy Caramels they keep at the checkout in order to use all my coupons and Register Rewards.  This made my total after tax $15.34.

Now that is what I call a great deal on one VERY expensive toothbrush!

What great finds did you have this week?  Any great deals come your way???  I want to know about it!

Tip of the Day!

A great place to find coupons, the paper kind, is All You Magazine.  It's available by subscription but otherwise you can only pick it up at Wal-mart.  Besides having tons of coupons it has great tips on saving money and savvy shopping.

I received my July issue in the mail today.  It contains %56.76 worth of coupons. (This is a low number, it is normally around $70 - $85.00)

Here are some of the highlights of the July issue.

$1.00 off any Coppertone Product

$1.00 off any Reach toothbrush  exp. 12/31/11  (this will probably make for a FREE toothbrush at some point.)
$4.00 off a 30 dose MiraLAX  exp 10/31/11
$2.00 off any One Smithfield Spiral Ham exp 9/10/11

This particular issue also  issue also has a page of online coupon codes in the back.  (don't forget to check Shopathome.com or ebates before making your purchases)
Not only does All You have a great magazine, but they also have exclusive printable coupons through their website, tons of giveaways to enter and Freebies everyday. 

I hope you enjoy the magazine and it's website as much as I do.

Have a great weekend!  Make the best of it!

Sincerely
~The Boss Lady~

Walgreens!

So I had a wonderful visit with my family in Alabama but it is always good to be back home.  The kids and I missed Derek greatly despite all the fun we were having down south.

So todays mission is to tell you all about Walgreen's and how you can save a ton of money there!  Yes I said SAVE money at a Drugstore!  Who would've thought you could?  I promise it is entirely possible and actually fun.

So here's the way it works.  Walgreen's has what are called Register Rewards.  This is Walgreens dollars that you get back when you purchase a specific product.  For example this week:

When you buy a 45 ct Healthy Woman Soy Supplement for $8 you will receive an $8 Register Reward (RR) after you checkout.  What does this mean?  It means that you will pay the full price for the product but receive the RR basically Walgreen's dollars after you check out.

Now here's the thing about Register Rewards (RR) they don't have a long shelf life.  Meaning they usually expire within a couple of weeks.  The best way to cure this problem is to complete multiple transactions while you are in the store.  First acquiring the RR and the using them to pay for items in your next transaction.

The next thing you need to know about RR.  You can only get one RR per deal (per product) on a transaction.  For example if you wanted to get two of the above products you would need to complete two separate transactions to get both RR's.  If you purchased two of the same product in one transaction you will only get one RR.

A great way to really save mega bucks and sometimes get money off of your total bill is to stack coupons with  RR deals.  You should always try to do this if you can.

One other thing to note about Walgreens  you cannot have more coupons than you have items.  Coupons include RR's  So sometimes you will need small filler items such as caramels that are very cheap in order to use all your coupons and RR's in a transaction.

Last thing.  Walgreen's always has a coupon booklet out each month.  It is available when you walk in where the Weekly Ads are displayed.  These are great for stacking with manufacturer coupons and RR's.  They also put coupon's in their ad each week which can be stacked with manufacturer coupons.

I hope this helps!  I generally save over 60% when shopping at Walgreens.  I hope you can too!

If you have any questions or comments please let me know :)

Have a great Monday!
~The Boss Lady~

Coupon Mom site Explored!!!

So let me just say I am VERY excited to be sharing this site with all of you!  If you already knew about it then I'm happy for you.  I must say I knew about it but I had been put off by the amount of ads on the pages.  Now after exploring it I have found that it will be a very useful resource and guess what it's FREE!!!!

So here's what I would like to share with you:

1. The first tab on the page  is PRINTABLE COUPONS:  This is a link to all of the sites that always have coupons available to print.   Add TARGET.com to this list.  They always have manufacturer and store coupons available to print.

Making your list and checkin' it twice :)

So far we've covered where to find coupons, how to file your coupons, understanding coupon jargon and well as how to stack your coupons and sale cycles.  Believe it or not you now have all the information you need to get started saving $$$ on your grocery bill!  One thing I want everyone to keep in mind.  The big savings really comes from buying your items at rock bottom prices.

Sale Cycles and Stacking Coupons

Sale Cycles:

Now that we've covered where to get your coupons and what all the coupon lingo stands for let's get into more of the nitty gritty.  The best way to truly save money is to buy when the price of an item is at it's lowest.  Most sale cylces run in 4 to 6 week intervals.  Meaning  If Cheerios are normally $4.00 a box there price will fluctuate over a six week period but only one week during that period will they be at their lowest.  Our job is to find out when they are at their lowest and take advantage of that by using as many coupon as we can!

High Value Printable Coupons

Right now there are two Huggies coupons available on coupons.com.  One is for $3.00 off and the other is for $2.00 off.  Go print them now before they are all snatched up.  Then I would suggest you hold onto them until you fid a great sale and or store coupon you can stack them with!

Couponing Lingo

If you're going to use coupons you need to understand what is meant by all the lingo or jargon.

For example if I told you:

Mott's Apple Sauce BOGO $1.99
use .50/1 from SS 5/1

Couponing - Getting Started - Day 1

Although I've been couponing for over a year now I realize that not all my readers have. Some of you may be very new to the couponing world. Since this may be the case I thought I would give you a run down on the basics of couponing.

First of all to answer the question: Where can I find coupons?

Well number one you won't just find them in the newspaper although that is an excellent source. Here is a list coupon sources:

Day 2 of Couponing Tips!!!

Day two of Couponing tips! Sorry I haven't kept up with this. It will probably never be a "daily" contribution, but we've been fighting sickness for the past three weeks as well as soccer practice and games for two kids on the days we were well. There were many other things going on but that's two major contributors :) Day2 of couponing tips below!

Use your resources! We have the internet and most of us are on it quite a bit. Why not use it to our advantage? Let it help us save money. Can it do that for us? Oh yes it can and not just the occasional FB page coupon either. There are many ways the internet can help you save $.

Savvy Shopper Assistant

Yep, That's it the name, at least on a trial basis, of my new product! I'm very excited about it, but hey I love couponing.

Here's some pictures and descriptions:

When open the Savvy Shopper Assistant has ten slots, with tabs, for dividing your coupons up by store, aisle or both. It also comes with a 100 page 5x7 notepad for writing your shopping list with coupon matchups!