Kroger GC Winner purchases

I'm a tad behind on my email reading but I wanted to pass on the link Laura sent with pictures of all the items she purchased with the $30 Kroger gift card she won right here at On Our Way.


Stop by Laura's Life and congratulate her on the great deals.

Kroger Mega Savings Event Shopping trip

So after an exciting week I was finally able to make it to Kroger this afternoon to participate in the Mega Savings event. Remember you can still enter to win your own $30 gift card to use during this event - HERE


I shopped at the Kroger located on Holmes Rd in Lansing, Michigan because they always double coupons (some local stores only double when the ads states it). The whole thing was going great, the store was well stocked and I was able to grab everything we wanted. When we were finished our cashier (Christy) was really friendly; at least until she asked me if I had any coupons, the conversation went south from there.

She immediately took out all my internet printed coupons and said they didn’t accept them. After I objected to whether or not the store would take these legitimate coupons, she called a manager who took the coupons to “inspect them”. Once the manager returned she approved all the coupons except my Sobe buy one get one free which was printed from the same site as all the other coupons (coupons.com) so I’m not sure why that one was forbidden but I let it go. All was well afterward and I was able to save a ton.

Items included in the buy 10 get $5
Item prices DO NOT reflect the $5 discount – I took it off at the end

Betty Crocker Scalloped Potatoes $1.69
- Used $ .40 off one – shortcuts.com
2 Betty Crocker Fruit Shapes (2.49) $4.98
- Used (2) $ .40 off one (doubled)
- Used $ .40 off one – shortcuts.com
2 Sobe Life Water (.99) $1.98
- Coupon not accepted
Wanchai Ferry Frozen Entrée $6.49
- Coupon not scanned
Pillsbury Simply Cookie dough $3.49
- Used Free coupon $3.49
2 Nature Valley Nut Clusters (2.99) $5.98
- Used (2) $1 off one
- Used $1 off one – shortcuts.com
- Used $.40 off one – shortcuts.com
Grands Biscuit $1.49
- Used $ .35 off one (doubled)
3 Warm Delights (2.39) $7.17
- Used (3) $.50 off one coupons (doubled)
- Used $ .50 off one – shortcuts.com
3 Hamburger Helper (1.49) $4.47
- Used $ .75 off 3
- Used $.75 off 3 – shortcuts.com
2 Trix Cereals (1.99) $3.98
- Used (2) $.55 off one
- Used $ .55 off one – shortcuts.com
2 Cheerios (1.99) $3.98
- Used $1 off 2

Other Purchases

Rice Krispies $3.39
- Used Free Coupon $3.39
2 Speed Stick deodorants (2.38) $4.76
- Used (2) $1.50 off one
Mighty Dog food $. 89
- Used Free coupon $.89
Starbucks ice Cream $3.59
- Used Free coupon (facebook) $3.59
Yoplait Yogurt $.60
- Used Free Coupon $ .60
4 M &M packets (.79) $3.16
- Used (2) Free coupons $1.58


Total before coupons: $62.09
Kroger Mega Event discounts: $10
Shortcut coupons: $4
Paper coupons and doubles: $26.69

Total after coupons: $21.40

So I ended up saving 65% for a total of $40.69

After I returned home and started doing my work up I realized she charged me for FOUR packs of M&M’s and did not scan my $2 off for the stir fry. Had these things been done correctly and my Sobe coupon taken I would have saved an additional $4.57. This is what I get for not paying enough attention at the check out.

Kroger coupon match up

Late last night I posted about the current giveaway going on for a $30 Kroger gift card to celebrate their Mega Savings Event.

If you head on over to MoneySavingMom.com she has posted a great coupon match up for some General Mills cereal and Nature Valley Granola Bars which will allow you to walk out with them for practically free.


It's a great match up to get you started if you're slacking a little like me.

Anyone else have a coupon match up posted or found a helpful one in blogland? Feel free to leave it in the comments (just make sure to link where you found it if the info was on another blog).

Kroger Mega Savings Event & $30 giveaway

Starting this week until September 2nd Kroger is running their Mega Savings Event again.

The event allows customers to buy 10 participating brands and receive $5 off your total when you use your shopper card at the checkout. My favorite part is this time around there is no limit on the number of times you can run the deal in a single transaction. (In the past my stores have limited it to three).

You can figure out which products qualify by their double yellow tags or your local paper. My paper didn’t have a huge amount of products listed so I need to get to a store before I can give you a total run down.

Check out Kroger.com for a complete listing of participating stores, dates and local flyers for your sale.

The best part for you the reader; thanks to myblogspark.com, General Mills and PepsiCo I’ve been given a $30 gift card to give away so you can hit the stores up and receive some good deals made great when they’re FREE!

Since the sale ends September 2nd I want to give you plenty of time to get out there and spend your gift card so this giveaway will end this Sunday, August 23rd at midnight. I’ll pick a winner Monday morning.

You can enter up to four times by completing each of the following:


1. Leave a comment stating if you win the card how much do you think you’ll be able to save with just coupon matches and the instant $5 savings? (not including the $30 of FREE groceries)

2. Follow Onourway on Twitter and tweet the following message (or something similar)
Just entered a great giveaway for $30 Kroger GC from @Onourway visit: http://blog.onourwayonline.com/

3. Follow my RSS or email feeds.

4. Blog about this giveaway on your blog or other social outlet. Make sure to include a link back to Onourwayonline.com and leave me your perma link in the comment form.


Just make sure to leave a new comment with your contact information for each entry.

Good Luck!

Side Note: I haven’t been able to sit down and do my coupon matches yet but will post a picture of my great buy once I make it to the store – hopefully Thursday night.

I'm not shopping today...

but you still can.

Check out the following blogs to get updates on the great deals found around town today. I'll be at the thrift store doing a little retail therapy rather than the grocery store.


CVS Deals at The "Cent"sible Sawyer

Coupon matches at Walmart

Walgreens deals at The "Cent"sible Sawyer

Aldi Deals

Deals at Kroger

and as soon as the Meijer deals are posted I'll make sure to update this post and if you're looking for another store Frugal in Virginia does great coupon match up throughout the week.

Great web finds for the day

Does writing a post saying I have no post for the day count as a post?

I hope so.

Currently I'm working on some great post including;
~ How to reduce your water heating bill
~ A great Friday Find post
~ Christmas savings
~ And our 2009 budget and goals for the year

if only work would stop getting in the way.

Until then there are some great articles on other blogs you should check out

~ A new sweep from Gain - find out more at Freebies 4 Mom
~ Learn how to save lots of money on eating out at I will teach you to be rich
~ Why cash is better than layaway at Northern Cheapskate

Two great givaways
~ Jane 4 Girls is giving away a Yoplait Kids pack (3 winners)
~ Win a $50 Walmart gift card from Coupon Cravings

You can also get some more free food from Kroger this week

Green Giant Steamers 10/$10
Use the coupon in a recent insert for $1 or $.50 off (doubled)
and a $.50 off from shortcuts.com

Cottonelle toilet paper 4 pack $.99
use $.25 or $.50 off coupon from insert (doubled)
and a $.50 off shortcut.com coupon

Kroger Mega Event

Let me start this post by declaring… I LOVE Kroger.
Especially when they have their Mega Item events (buy ten items get $5 off). This deal has been going on for two weeks now but with all the excitement around here I hadn’t had a chance to shop yet. I was really nervous that by waiting till the second Friday of the deal most of their items would be out of stock but they had everything I was looking for, it was great. And such a change compared to what CVS has been like for me lately.

We ended up getting all of these items for $22.70 that’s $.63 an item for a total savings of 75%!



Now for the break down

::Purchased::
Buy 10 get $5 – used 3 times

1 Breyer’s Ice Cream
~ $.50 off (Doubled)
2 Duncan Hines Cream Cheese Frosting
~ $.75/2 coupon
2 Betty Crocker Cookie Mixes
~ $.75 off Cookie Mix ~ $.40 off Cookie Mix (doubled)
1 Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal
~ $.55 off
1 Betty Crocker Boxed Potatoes
~ $.35 off (doubled)
~ $.35 off (from shortcuts.com)
6 Carnation Evaporated Milk
~ (3) $.50/2 coupon (doubled)
2 Tylenol PM
~ (2) $2 off Tylenol PM coupon
1 Tylenol Rapid Release
~ $2 off Tylenol Rapid Release
1 Fritos
1 Ice Mountain 3 liter water bottle
~ $.25 off (doubled)
1 Scotch-Brite lint roller
~ $1 off any lint roller
5 Scotch-Brite Nail Savers & Regular Sponges
~ (2) $1/2 Nail Saver
~ $1 off any Scotch-Brite Nail Saver
3 Tony’s Pizzas
1 Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate
2 Old El Paso Meals
~ $.50 off one (from shortcuts.com)

$15 coupon for Mega Event deal

Non buy $10 get $5 items
1 Bagel-fuls
~ $1 off Bagel-fuls
2 Cottonelle 4 packs
~ (2) $.25 off 4 pack (doubled) - $.12 a roll!
2 Progressive soups
~ (2) $1.10 off any
1 ½ Gallon Milk

Total Before Coupons: $88.89
Total After Coupons: $22.70

::Savings::
Manufacture Coupons: $34.60 (including $15 Mega Event)
Bonus Coupons (from doubling): $3.50
Store Coupons and card savings: $28.09
Total Savings: $66.19

Great Kroger Deals?

Have you heard about the great deals going on at Kroger this week?

If not stop by Frugal in Virginia for more details. They are having a buy 10 items get $5 where you can grab lots of free items.

I plan to go this weekend - has anyone had the chance to shop their yet?

Good Kroger Trip 10/24

I haven't done a ton of shopping lately, but I was able to stop by Kroger this week for their great 10/$10 sale.



I was able to get all of this for $21.36 saving $36.96. Anytime I save over 50% on groceries I'm happy.

Here's the break down

2 loaves of bread @$1
8 Green Giant Boxed Veggies @1
~ Used (4) $.50 off 2 (doubled to $1)
4 Can of Campbell's soup @ $1
~ Used $.40 off 4 (doubled)
4 Sunny D's @ $1
~ Used $.55 off 2
1 Turkey Hill Tea @$1 (b/c I'm now hooked after trying it for free - see coupons work)
1 Country Bob's All purpose Sauce @$3.99
~ Used FREE coupon after finally finding the product
6 Hamburger Helper @$1
~ Used $.75 off 3
6 Puffs Pluss
~ Used (2) $1 off 3

Total Before Coupons: $57.32
Coupon Savings: $ 12.39
Plus Card Savings: $23.57

Total: $21.36

That comes out to $.66 an item for a 58% total savings!

Kroger Savings

We finally made it to Kroger today and did ok. We spent a little more out of pocket than I would have liked, only because I think we can do better.
Our Kroger hasn’t had any great ads lately but this week they beat Meijer by a long shot.
We ended up with:

3 Minute Maid Lemonades $.99
6 Banquet Frozen Meals $.70 (after deal)
9 * 2 – Liters of Coke $.70 (after deal)
1 Kroger Ranch $.70 (after deal)
2 Pizza Rolls $.70 (ad)
2 Totino Pizzas $.70 (ad)
4 Blocks of Kroger Cheese $1.52
1 small package of turkey for lunches $.59

Coupons & Discounts
We bought 20 of the participating items and had $6 taken off the bill
I used a $.55 Pizza rolls coupon
I also used a $5 gift card I won during the Indiana Jones Sweeps
(who said playing sweeps doesn’t pay off?)

Total after $6 off and $5 gift card
$19.58

We saved $26.75 for just coupons and the other $5 for a total savings of $32.75. That’s around 62% savings.
Like I said I can handle that. Anything over 50% makes me happy.