Week 2 - Shopping List

This week I doubt I'll be keeping within the $40 limit. I have absolutely no meat in the house so i have to stock up on that and I needed about a bagillion (yes that's a word) other things. So today I shopped at Kroger. They double coupons up to and including a $1.00. When I say I had a $2.00 off coupon it likely means it was a $1.00 coupon that doubled.... it's just WAY too much typing to put it all in there.

So here's what I got:

$5.99 Coppertone SPF 50 spray sunscreen - Minus $2.00 coupon = $3.99
$3.28 Kellogs Corn Pops - bought 2 - Minus 2 $1.40 coupons = $1.88 each
$3.09 Juicy Juice 8 pk - bought 2 - MInus 2 $1.10 coupons = $1.99 each
$1.99 Nabisco Wheat Thins Stix - MInus $1.98 coupon = FREE
$1.99 Huggies Wipes - Minus $1.00 coupon = $.99
$2.18 Vans Gluten Free Blueberry Waffles
$.99 Sunny Delight 16 oz - Minus $.50 coupon - $.49
$2.59 Danimals Yogurt - Minus $2.00 coupon = $.59
$2.49 V8 V-Fusion Tea- Minus 2 $2.00 coupon = $.49 each
$1.25 Parkay Margerine - MInus $1.00 coupon = $.25
$.99 Pepsi Max 20 oz - bought 2 - Minus 2 $.99 coupons = FREE
$1.25 Turkey Hill Diet Tea - bought 4 - Minus 2 $2.00 coupons = $.25 each
$2.99 All Detergent - Minus $2.00 coupon = $.99
$1.99 So Delicious Vanilla Coconut Milk 1/2 gallon - bought 2 - Minus 2 $1.99 coupons - FREE
$1.66 Kroger Eggs
$2.50 Cascadian Farms Organic Frozen Potatoes - bought 2 - Minus 2 $2.00 coupons = $.49 each
$6.53 Center Cut Boneless Porkchops - bought 2 - buy one get one free sale total $6.53 for two packages
$3.00 Jimmy Dean Sausage Crumbles - bought 2 - Minus 2 $2.00 coupons = $1.00 each
$1.67 Kroger brand shredded cabbage
$.88 Hershey bars - bought 6 - on sale buy 2 get one free. Used 2 $.88 coupons = $1.76 for 6

Okay my total was $33.83 (I used a $2.30 bottle deposit). But I didn't realize until I got home that I was charged $6.66 too much. First I bought 5 items in the Mega sale promo so I was supposed to get $5.00 off my order which would have made the juicy juice $.99, the Corn Pops $.88 and the Huggies Wipes FREE. But they didn't take the $5.00 off my order. Plus there is a promo that if you buy 2 Jimmy Dean Sausages you got a dozen eggs free, that also didn't come off my order. So my total should have been $27.17.

I am considering going to the Kroger near my house to see if they will issue a refund of the difference. I shop at a Kroger about 20 minutes away because they double coupons and I'm not sure if it's worth driving out there for that if the Kroger down the street will not do the refund. I'm annoyed that I didn't catch it while I was there. But as anyone who has shopped with smaller children knows it's nearly impossible to watch the register and your child at the same time.... especially when you're child is trying to climb in and out of the basket themselves or begging for the toys they so nicely put in the aisles to tempt young children and distract their mothers....

I still need chicken from Meijer and I have a somewhat long list of produce I'd like to get. So I doubt I'll be coming in under $40. At this point I'd be happy for $50.00... but even that might be a long shot!