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Over on one of our Facebook pages we had a little shopping challenge… we gave 6 people $20 to go shopping at Kroger this past week. You can check out there hauls below.

The challenge is not over yet! You get to vote and choose your favorite haul, and who ever gets the most votes, get’s a $50 Kroger Gift Card just in time for Thanksgiving! Voting ends Thursday night at 10pm. Winner announced Friday morning.

Please leave a comment in the comments below giving us either the name or number of the haul that you think should win!

* The goal of this challenge was to see how much you could get for $20! It doesn’t have anything to do with making a meal, or eating for the week, it is just for fun! 

* If you want to shop the Kroger mega event or learn how, here are some links to posts that might help you:

• Check out all the Kroger Mega Event Matchups HERE
• You can watch the “How To Shop A Mega Event Video” HERE 
• See the unadvertised list of deals HERE
• Don’t forget to use the Coupon Database and print Coupons HERE
• List of ALL the printable coupons you will need for this Mega Event HERE
• Finally, check out ALL the posted Kroger deals HERE

:: #1 Cynthia ::

My mini haul with my $20.00 I won. You can look for coupons HERE

My total was $21.98

11 / 2 liters…10 for 10 and mega saving .50 off each and I had .25 coupon off each.
3 Pringles for 1.49 mega saving .50 and no coupon.
2 packages of Oreo’s $2.98 with .50 mega savings and I had .50 coupon .
1 bottle of Ms. Butter w. Syrup for 2.99 kroger saving .80 and had a .55 coupon.
10 cans of green giant veggie .99 kroger saving .60 no coupon.
2 boxes of Orville r. Popcorn kroger saving .19 and mega savings .50 and coupon for 1 off each.
2 boxes of minute rice for 1.99 and .50 mega savings with .50 off each.

I appreciate everyone for picking me and I enjoyed it

:: #2 Matt ::

In lieu of my past hauls of stocking up on only a few items, I decided to make my $20 Kroger trip into an example of how you can get many items on a budget for your daily needs. There was a post from a lady who was in need recently, and I wanted to show her there’s hope in providing meals for the family at a reasonable price. Here’s what I got:

Gillette Razor used $3/1 HC Q
Skippy PB used $1/1 HC Q
OxiClean Dish Tabs used $2/1 Peelie, $.50/1 Store Q
Febreze SNR
Febreze SNR $1.49 clearance used B1G1 HC Q and $1.50/2 HC Q
2ea Pine Sol used $.75/1 HC Q
2ea Clorox used $1/2 HC Q
2ea Clorox Wipes used $1/2 HC Q $1/1 Kroger Q
Barilla Sauce
Braille Pasta used $1/when you buy sauce and pasta. HC Q
2 x Reynolds Baking Cups used $1.29 $1/2 printed q
3 x Trix used 2 x $.75 printed q, 1 x $.75 printed Q
2 x Carnation Evaporated Milk used $.55/2 HC Q
4 x Pillsbury Cake Mix used 1 x $.35/1 printed q and 3 HC Q
Cheerios used Free Cheerios from Kroger App
Lady Speed Stick Deodorant used $2.00/1 Kroger Store Q
Eggs $2.79
3 x Skinner Pasta Shells
Kroger Snack bags Free with Store Coupon.

Used $5.00 off from a past Catalina

SubTotal $71.71
MFG Savings $29.69
Kroger Savings $22.64
Total savings $52.33
Total Savings 73%
Total OOP $19.38

:: #3 Tara ::

Trans # 1:
2 – Orville RB Popcorn – 1.49/ea – $1/2 (Newspaper q)
1 – Domino Sugar – 1.99/ea – .40/1 q (Newspaper q)
3 – Scrubbing Bubbles Drop – 1.69/ea – (3) $1/1 (Printed q)
4 – Dole mandarin Oranges – .79/ea – (4) .40/1 (Printed q)
(None mega) 1 – 220 ct Centrum Womens – mgr spc – 9.69 (1) $2/1 (Newspaper q)
-also used $5/25 (digital q)
Rec’d 1 – .75 cat and 1 – $3 cat

Trans #2:
6 – Chunky Soups – .99/ea (2) $1/3 (Newspaper q)
3 – Aveno Shave gel – 2.79/ea (1) $3/2 (newspaper q) and (1) $1/1 (printed q)
1 – Domino Sugar – 1.99/ea – (1) .40/1q (newspaper q)
(Non Mega) 1- Pedigree Stacker – 2.50 (free – digital q)
Rolled .75 cat + 3.00 cat
Rec’d 5.00 cat
(2.00 cat didn’t print for Chunky soup, but was able to submit a claim. Received email – my 2.00 Catalina is in the mail.)

Trans #3:
3- Frosted Flakes – 1.99/ea (1) $1/3 (digital q)
2- Carnation Milk – .88/ea (1) .55/2 (newspaper q)
3 – Skinner Elow Macaroni – .49/ea (no q used)
2 – Ronzoni Thin Spaghetti – .49/ea (no q used)
(Non Mega) 1 – Takis – 2.69 – (no q used) (I had to get them for my daughter for being a good sport and hanging out with her mom while I did my last transaction for the challenge.)
Rolled $5 cat

Total: 19.71 (this includes the Catalina coming)

It was fun!!!

:: #4 Marty ::

Total: $19.99

15 Reach Floss
2 Carnation Evaporated Milk – $0.35/1 Carnation Milk – 9-14-14 RP
10 Swanson Broth – $1.00/5 Swanson Broth Cans – 11-9-14 SS
12 Bags Chex Mix – $1.00/2 General Mills Chex Mix, 9-28-14 SS
3 Swiss Miss – $1.00/3 Swiss Miss Hot Cocoa – 11-9-14 SS
1 Brown Gravy Kroger Brand
2 Sweet Baby Rays – $1.00/2 Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ Sauce (exp 12/06/14)
1 Miracle Whip – $0.50/1 Kraft Mayo, or Miracle Whip Dressing 11-9-14 SS
100 Pillsbury Cake Mix – $0.50/1 tear pad coupon

:: #5 Linda ::

Total: $19.86

Used Printable, tear pad, and paper coupons.

3 Frosted Flakes – $1.00/3 Kellogg’s Cereal, 8.7 oz or Larger; Includes Krave, Frosted Flakes, Apple Jacks, Froot Loops, Corn Pops, Honey Smacks or Frosted Mini Wheats Cereal; Limit 4 Like Coupons In Same Shopping Trip
2 Golden Grahms
1 Glade Candle – $0.55/1 Glade Jar Candle, or Wax Melt Refill – 11-2 -14 SS (exp 12/06/14)
and used $0.50/1 Glade Jar Candle, Any variety; May vary by account – Checkout 51 Rebate
8 Powerade $1/2 Tear Pad
1 Palmolive – $0.25/1 Palmolive Liquid Dish Soap, 11-16-14 SS
3 Can Veggies Green Giant
2 Crescent Rolls – $0.75/2 Pillsbury Crescent Dinner Rolls or Grands! Crescent Dinner Rolls
1 Ronzoni Pasta – $1.00/2 Ronzoni Pasta – 10-19-14 SS
27 Hefty Bags – $1.50/2 Hefty Slider Bags, 12 ct or Larger – 8-10-14 RP

 :: #6 Jennifer :: 

Here is what I was able to do with $20:

3 Swiss miss hot chocolates- $0.40/1 Swiss Miss Simply Cocoa Product; Redeemable at Walmart
3 success boil in bag rice- $0.50/1 Success Rice Product
1 box Cheerios – free box of Cheerios for best customer
4 gerber lil crunches- $1.00/3 Gerber Graduates Puffs, Lil’ Crunchies, or Yogurt Melts Items
2 gerber puffs- $1.00/3 Gerber Graduates Puffs, Lil’ Crunchies, or Yogurt Melts Items
6 chex mix -$0.50/2 General Mills Chex Mix 9-28-14 SS (exp 11/22/14)
3 cake mix -$0.35/1 Pillsbury Baking Mix 11-2-14 RP
4 popcorn – $1.00/2 Orville Redenbacher’s Gourmet Popping Corn, 3 pk – 10-26-14 SS (exp 12/31/14)
1 stuffing- I didn’t have a coupon for
1 dog bag of dog treats- free download Friday

My total out of pocket for this transaction was $19.81.