RVA Deals

Find out what deal in town saved our bargain hunter over $60 on groceries, and see this week’s best deals on meat, produce, sweets, and more.

October 28, 2009; 6:00 AM • by Alison Brown

Kroger is having a huge “$5 off 10 Participating Items” Mega Event sale this week and next. A lot of the sale items are included in the weekly circular, but there are even more in-store. The best way to find them all is to pick up a Shopping List from a display at the front of the store, which lists all the products. (Some Krogers don’t seem to offer these shopping lists; you could always inquire at Customer Service if you don’t see any)

Almost every product included in the promotion is at a “stock up” sale price, and there are some huge steals if you have the coupons to match.

Here is my loot so far:

30 items for $22.48, saved $64.08, and I still have more shopping to do.

In this week’s top picks, I’m using the abbreviation “wyb 10” for Mega Event items, and the price I’ve listed includes the extra savings for buying 10 items.

Meat Top Pick

Get Ball Park meat franks for $2 (wyb 10) at Kroger.

Veggie Top Pick

3-lb bags of Naturally Preferred organic russet potatoes $2 at Kroger.

Fruit Top Pick

Want to be one of “those” houses on Halloween? 14-pack bags of mini Sunmaid raisin boxes are $1 at Kroger.

Dairy Top Pick

Butter bargains: Mega Event items include Land O Lakes & I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter for $.99, Smart Balance for $1.49 (all wyb 10). You can get the Land O Lakes spreadable butter for $.19 with the $.40 coupon from 10-18 Red Plum insert. That insert also had a “$1 off 2 Smart Balance.”

Staples Top Pick

Del Monte canned tomatoes & Dole mandarin oranges $.49 (wyb 10). (There was a “$1 off 5” coupon for Del Monte in the 9-20 Red Plum insert)

Snacks & Sweets Top Pick

Keebler Fudge Shoppe Cookies are $.99 (wyb 10) at Kroger; use Coupons.com printable coupon for “$1.50 off 2” to make final price $.24 each.

Beverage Top Pick

This is being expanded this week because I can’t pick just one:

• Canada Dry and 7-Up 12-pack cans $2 at Ukrop’s
• Coke or Dr Pepper products 12-packs cans $2.50 at Walgreen’s, limit 4
• Coke 2-liters $.79 at Kroger (wyb 10)
• Pepsi 2-liters $.99 at Ukrop’s
• Swiss Miss Hot Cocoa $.49 at Kroger (wyb 10)
• Nestle Hot Cocoa Mix $.69 at Ukrop’s, w/Savings Spot coupon, limit 5
• Gatorade & Propel fitness water $.49 at Kroger (wyb 10)
• Capri Sun 10-packs $1.67 at Ukrop’s

Household Top Pick

Ukrop’s has Sylvania 4-pack soft white light bulbs priced $.50.

I’ll cover more of the Mega Event deals next week, including Chex Mix, Halls, and Carnation evaporated milk.

Find more deals by accessing the stores’ weekly ads online:

• Prices valid 10/25-10/31: Kroger, Ukrop’s, Target, Walgreen’s, CVS
• Prices valid 10/28-11/3: Tom Leonard’s, Whole Foods, Fresh Market

Check out more of Alison’s stellar cost-cutting tricks and tips over at Richmond Bargains or follow her on Twitter. Your wallet is sure to thank you.

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