How to Shop : at Kroger

I got into couponing around the same time that kroger decided to stop doubling and tripling Coupons in the Houston market. This was pretty dissapoinging for me but I have managed to find some great deals by pairing great sales with coupons. Below are a few things that you must do to shop at Kroger.

Weekly Ad

 Look at your weekly ad and plan your trip. I get my Kroger at in the mail on Wednesday. My sales date are Weds - Tues. I look for the items on Sale and match them with Coupons to get an even bigger discount.

Kroger Plus Card

When making purchases at Kroger it is important to get a Kroger Plus Card. You can do so by stopping by customer service, getting one from the cashier and visiting HERE. Fill out the information required. Your address will allow them to mail you coupons. Your phone number will allow you to access your Plus Card when your card is not present.

Loadable Coupons

There are Coupons that you can load directly to your Kroger Plus Card from Kroger Website and Cellfire. You will have to register your Kroger Plus Card membership number. These Digital Coupons will replace paper ones. Please remember that you can not stack these coupons, meaning that you can not use a Digital Coupon and a Paper Coupon on any item. Since they are both Manufacture Coupons. 

Houston Market

Houston does NOT double or triple coupons anymore.

They will take coupons at face value.

Make sure to contact your local Kroger to find out if they have a limit on like coupons.

Other Markets

 Outside of the Houston Market, Kroger continues to double and triple coupons. They Double coupons ($0.40 - $0.50) and Triple Coupons (up to $0.39).

Please Check with you local Kroger to be sure of their policy, since it does seem to vary in some Markets.

 Sales

There are different Sales that Kroger has, the following are some of the best to pair with coupons!

Buy 10, Save $ X :  This sale requires you to purchase 10 items to save $ X, usually is either $10 or $5. With these sale you MUST  have 10 items or it will not work. If you have 1 more or less it will not work and not give you the discount.

10 / $10 Sale:  These sales do NOT require you to purchase 10 items. You can purchase as many items and they will be sales price of $1.

* Make sure that you pay attention to the ad.

Some of the best deals I have made have been at Kroger, they don't happen very often but I have shopped there and only spend a few dollars on a cart full of groceries. The best transaction I've made was a savings of 101% , it was also my first Coupon transaction ever!

Can Something be Truly Free??

I know that I've been posting a lot of deals where you get a free sample or a coupon for a free item. It does require you to give up some personal information or in this Social Media Age it does require you to LIKE them on Facebook. Here are some tips about how to receive Free Items without putting yourself or your family in any risk.

 Create an New Email Address:
 This is important because you don't want your inbox to be filled with offers, junk mail or emails sent to you be a manufacture. You can go to Google, Yahoo, Hotmail etc. and sign up for a Free email address which you can use for your coupons or spam mail. This is the best way to separate a Personal email from the Junk email.

Too much Personal Information:
When you sign up for a freebie, sample, coupon offer they will ask you for your information. Information such as your Name, Address, Email Address and sometime Phone number are commonly asked when you fill out the forms.
 *only give your phone number if you want to be contacted by phone, if its required on a form I always "happen to mix up my numbers" .

Some companies ask for more information than what I mentioned before. Information such as how many people live in your household, how many kids do you have and what are your birth dates are asked  because they want to know your demographics and who is purchasing their product.
*If I am asked this information I tend to give the household number, I never give the exact date of my child or husbands birthday. I always use the Year, that way the company can get the correct age of the people in my household. They don't need to know my child or Husband's name.

NEVER EVER give out your Social Security Number. No one needs to know your Credit Card Information or Bank Information. A free sample of detergent does not And SHOULD NOT require any of this information.

Please also read the fine print! Some offers may require you to sign up for monthly offers. That means that you are obligated to purchase something every month for a particular time.
* When you see an offer only posted by a Blogger make sure that they are reputable and you trust what they say!

Please don't let this information scare you out of getting free coupons or samples. Just be Careful and if you don't feel right about something, then don't do it!
 * Feel free to ask me any questions!!