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Okay, so well, I’m not very good at poetry. But if I was, I would definitely be writing one to sing my love to Kroger! These past two weeks at Kroger have been some of the best deals in a long, long time! Yesterday, after my conference was over, I rounded up all the coupons I had left for the Mega Deal and headed to my favorite Kroger–in Union. Before I left I separated all of my q’s into separate envelopes by transactions and total amounts. Imagine my surprise when I discovered I had enough q’s left for 10 transactions! 10 transactions of 30 items! I planned on heading to 3-4 stores to do that many, but when I got to Union, not only were they FULLY STOCKED on the last day of a sale (virtually unheard of!), but they encouraged me to stay and do all of my transactions there! There was no eye-rolling at my coupons, no huffing and puffing or insinuating that I was trying to pull one over on the store. No, every employee there was kind, friendly, and helpfull. I did eight transactions there–filling my cart twice before leaving. At one point I even noticed that they were moving the Steamfresh veggies to an endcap freezer, so I asked the mgr if they were going to be on sale this week. He not only told me Yes, but he went and pulled his book so that he could tell me the price! (10/10, BTW. making them .30 each after the recent .35/1 q!) I then headed over to Burlington, where again, the staff was very friendly. I did two more transactions. And these experiences yesterday were representative of every transaction I’ve had during these two weeks at Kroger. Early last week I was checking out, and the cashier–normally the Customer Service Mgr–felt my final total after coupons was too high. Before he handed me my receipt, he took it himself to double check he’d scanned my coupons properly and enough times! When I had more than two transactions, I approached the cashier mgr to find out where I should check out to avoid delaying other customers. They opened a separate line just for me, and were friendly and laughing with me–not treating me like a pain, as many other stores would do. Is it any wonder why I love Kroger? All in all, during the past two weeks’ sales I’ve easily stockpiled more than 600 items, and I’ve spent less than $30 doing it. My Vitamin Water coupons that I’d bought off Ebay a month ago and held onto for just the right sale–those helped immensely, giving me an extra $5 to use towards other items on each transaction. The same for the Powerade q’s. I walked out with $20 in gift cards at the end! I’m still getting caught up on deals after my weekend off–so I’ll be back later to post deals. I do know there are a few good ones over at CVS! Also, take a sec and vote for me over at a popularity contest, will ya? Its for a free Wii….something we’d really love to have around here, but I’m just too frugal to splurge on one! Click on the ‘vote’ box next to my name. Most votes wins…. (While you’re there, consider voting for my pal Andrea from Mommysnacks! You can vote for both of us!) Comments10 Comments so far |
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I went to vote for you and quite possibly got myself entered into the contest instead. That is a very confusing site, but good luck!
I am glad you did so well at Kroger. I really tried hard to get all the deals but I am rather new still and had a difficult time. I did get a few things but I also spent what I thought was a lot of money.. I really hope I get better at this coupon thing. My stock pile isn’t that great however I can say I have tons of tissue paper thanks to Kroger… :))
wow lmkia .. you are the wo’man’!! I hope I get as good at this as you! Hey, I wanted to let you know .. I spoke to someone at my Church about hosting one of your classes … he said it sounded like something they would love to do but would prefer to wait until the beginning of the year to get it set .. if you need to contact me about it, feel free to … i think you have access to my e-mail addy.
Hope your weekend was full of relaxation and inspiration like you hoped!
It was. God was very, very good to me. As He always is. I had a break from kids, from all the math involved with coupons, and just a rest from the stress of everyday life. I was still working, just in a ministry-way. I got to pray for lots of people, one of my favorite things to do, and be prayed for myself. It was nice!
Christy, it gets easier, and the deals get better! Remember that I’ve been at this for over a year so I’ve got many of the tricks down pat. I know how to balance bonuses and overages to get free items–which is what I did this time.
Thanks Battlestar!
I had great checkout experiences at the Kroger in Middletown too. I went twice and both cashiers were super friendly and joked with me about the coupons : ) It is a lot of fun getting great deals. I am not any where near as good at it as you are but I am learning and saving along the way.
Thanks for all the great tips!
Thought I did good with my 7 orders comming to under $200. I only got about a 110-120 items. I did figure my savings at about %60 so Im still ecstatic about that. My store in LaGrange KY didnt open a lane for me, but the cashier was friendly and eager to make sure I made the most of my savings, even pointing out when I was an item short of getting the bonus on one order! Cant wait for the next time around!
I had a wonderful 2 weeks at Kroger as well! I haven’t really had a bad experience there! They always gladly accept my coupons with a smile! These sales were pretty amazing and I don’t know if anything will compare to them anytime soon! Thanks for all of your deal scenarios these past couple weeks! They really helped out! I wish I had ordered more vitamin water coupons!!! Oh yes, and I voted for you and Andrea as well! I love both of your sites very much and you two are 2 very wonderful ladies! Thanks for doing what you do! By the way, I ran into some ladies at Kmart in Hillsboro, OH this past weekend who were talking about you and your coupon class, They were speaking wonderful things!
I was just telling my husband today how wonderful the customer service is at Kroger and Meijer. I had a bad experience at Walmart on Sunday, so I was even happier to be treated so well at these two stores today(like always!).
I really hate complaining, It makes me feel like a miserable grump! After I write my complaint email to Walmart I think I will be writing two more emails to Kroger and Meijer to counter balance the negative feelings.
Where do you buy coupons from? I’m trying very hard to “be like you”, LOL! I would love to save as much money as you do=) Thanks for posting all your deals. I can’t wait till you have another class that I might be able to attend. Thanks again. Kelley
Hey Ian! Everyone, wave hello to my little brother!! He lives an hour away but is learning to coupon too!
Kelley–I have another class this weekend, in downtown….don’t know if that helps…but you can register and find info over at LMKIA.blogspot.com!
Oh, and I buy coupons from Ebay or over at couponsnthingsbydede.com. If you reference me she’ll give me a referral bonus!