Today I went to the new Kroger in Fountain City with our daughter for the opening. It was so exciting to be there on the first day and to see all of our favorite Kroger employees so happy and proud of their new store. The mood in the store was elated, and there were many extra Kroger staff available to help the customers.
When I told our daughter about the new store months ago, her first question was, “Will there be car carts like they have at Aunt Mary’s Kroger?” For weeks she has been looking forward to riding around in one of those carts. Alas, there weren’t any left when we arrived at the door. She was so deflated. I was pleased she didn’t act out, but she was so sad about it. We checked back a couple of times and didn’t find any. Mid way through shopping, an employee asked us if he could help us. I asked about a cart, and he said, “Let me see what I can do.” About 5 minutes later, he returned triumphant with a cart for my daughter. She was THRILLED! You would have thought someone gave her a new toy, and she was grinning ear to ear for the rest of the trip.
The store is very bright, very big, and full of colors and new foods. With all of the hustle and bustle of more people in the store, it was almost the casino experience—lights, colors, sounds all geared towards distracting you so that you will buy more. I don’t think that every trip will feel that way. When I saw a reader at Chick-fil-a today getting her coupons and shopping list ready, though, I suggested she try to stick with her list to avoid impulse buying. I only picked up a handful of impulse buys and those were FANTASTIC deals specially priced for the opening. I’m glad I had a plan to keep me from going crazy, though!
I left my receipt in the store. We had to walk a ways to our car, and the entire time I was kicking myself about not having my receipt. I saw Katie as I was driving out and visited with her for a quick minute. Seeing a fellow couponer convinced me that I should bite the bullet and go back inside for my receipt. She was so sweet and said that she would have done the same thing. Only a fellow couponer and Dave fan would have understood!
We had a great time at the new store today! We enjoyed wonderful snacks, scored some great deals, and saw many of our friends at the store. Congratulations Mr. Cavalaris on the new place!
This is what I bought on our ticket. I used a $5/$45 and a $6/$60 coupons to help reduce the amount.
I spent $35.59. I saved $52.79. I saved 59.83%.
| Item Bought | Coupons used |
| We donated the following items to the church pantry. These were part of the Mega Sale--3 cans Hormel chili, 4 cans evaporated milk, 2 boxes Betty Crocker potatoes, 1 Krusteaz pancake mix | $2/3 Hormel coupon Two 50cts/2 Carnation coupon (doubled) Two 40ct/1 Betty Crocker coupon Two Cellfire 40ct/1 coupons $1/1 Krusteaz coupon |
| Kroger butter | Kroger mailer free butter |
| Starkist Tuna pouch $1 | free after 50ct/1 printable coupon |
| 4 Domino Sugars (Hubby is making soda this weekend for gifts for family and friends) | Two 50ct/2 Domino coupons |
| 3 bags frozen peas, Kroger brand 88ct sale | |
| 2 Moms Best Natural Cereals | Two 75ct/1 coupons One 75ct/1 Shortcuts coupon |
| 2 cans of corn (50cts each—cheaper than I’ve seen in a while) | Impulse buy |
| 2 cans of green beans (50cts each—cheaper than I’ve seen in a while) The corn and green beans were impulse buys. I have frozen corn and home canned green beans, but I thought they’d be nice to add to the stockpile | Impulse buy |
| 1 organic chicken drumsticks | $1/1 Kroger mailer coupon |
| 1 organic chicken thighs | $1/1 Kroger mailer coupon |
| 6 twelve packs of citrus drops, on sale 3/$5 (yes, I know these are horrible) | |
| Naturally Preferred Organic Fat Free milk $2.50 | |
| lentils, 1 lb $1 | Impulse buy |
| 2 cans organic garbanzo beans, 89cts each | Two 35ct Kroger mailer coupon |
| 2 bunches bananas, specially priced 39ct/lb | |
| Bag of organic carrots, $2.11 | $1/1 Kroger mailer coupon |
| 1 pound Gulf Shrimp16/20 count (I didn’t need these, but they were American shrimp, fresh and would have normally cost at least $12/lb. They were $4.99/lb today through Saturday. They were delicious!) | Impulse buy |
1 comments:
Great job! I went myself, spent $35.12 and saved $68.07! I got 20 items from the mega-sale, meats, and a few other things for holiday baking and for my mom's pantry. Most of the meat were "impulse" buys but packages of tenderloins for $1.49? $1.29/lb spareribs? No question!
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