Kroger Cart Buster Savings Event & $25 GC Giveaway!

Instead of breaking your piggy bank, shop and save with the Cart Buster Savings Event exclusively at Kroger and the Kroger Family of Stores. You’ll see Big Savings Storewide! 

From February 27th through March 12th (some markets start on March 2nd - like here in North Texas), shop Kroger’s biggest-ever promotion and find the hottest prices around on more than 35 brands, across more than 60 categories from General Mills, P & G, Nestle, Pepsi and Kroger Banner Brands. During the Cart Buster Savings Event, you’ll find great savings in almost every department at the Kroger Family of Stores, which includes Kroger, Ralph’s, King Soopers, City Market, Dillons, Smith’s, Fry’s, QFC, Baker’s, Owen’s, Jay C Food Stores, Hilander, Gerbes, Food4Less, Pay Less Super Markets and Scott’s Food & Pharmacy. 

Here are just a handful of the great brands participating in the event: Multigrain Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Hamburger Helper, Yoplait, Progresso, Totino’s, Green Giant, Cascadian Farm, Tide, Charmin, Bounty, Pampers, Pantene, Crest, Iams, Febreze, Old Spice, Bounce, DiGiorno’s, Nestle Toll House, Juicy Juice, Coffee-Mate, Edy’s, Stouffer’s, Lean Cuisine, Hot Pockets, Nestle Candy, Purina and many more! 

Looking for even more ways to add money to your pocket? Visit Kroger.com/CartBuster to participate in their “Deal of the Day” promotion! During each day of Kroger’s Cart Buster Savings Event, be one of the first 1000 people to click on the deal link and receive a free load-to-card coupon for the featured daily item. 

Visit Kroger.com/CartBuster to learn more!

Make sure to also channel your inner superstar and break out the video camera to “Show Us Your Deals!” Post an original video on YouTube letting the YouTube universe know about your saving tips and which “Deal of the Day” you loved.  


Wondering how we save money shopping at Kroger in North Texas, check out Grocery Shop for Free!  Dian and her Penny Pinching Bargain Bunch will really help you stretch your budget!  Don't worry...they cover nationwide, but there are only a few blogs that cover North Texas and our ads are typically different than everywhere else! 



If you love shopping at Kroger as much as we do, you'll be happy to know that Kroger Family of Stores and General Mills/Nestle/P&G would like to send a $25 gift card for use at the Kroger Family of Stores to one lucky winner (giveaway through MyBlogSpark)!  Yeah for groceries!

Win It - Giveaway Details!

One winner will receive a $25 gift card from the Kroger Family of Stores!  This giveaway is open to US only and will end on March 12th at 10:00PM Central.  I'll email the winner who will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen!

Mandatory Entry!

Visit the Cart Buster savings event page and let me know what the deal of the day is for that day!  (Keep your fingers crossed that you are in the first 1000, these look to be pretty amazing items, you can see the deals grayed out at the bottom of the page if they have been redeemed or if you are not logged in)!

Extra Entries!

(If it states 2 extra entries, please leave 2 comments)

Follow me on Google Friend Connect (see right hand side bar) (+1 extra entry)

Like Two Monkeys & a Washtub on Facebook (+3 extra entries)
Subscribe to Two Monkeys & a Washtub by e-mail/RSS feed (+2 extra entries, you can do both)

Follow monkeyswashtub on Twitter (+1 extra entry)
Post your Savings Hints on YouTube (+5 extra entries - must leave link to video)
Enter this giveaway in a giveaway linky (+3 extra entries/linky entered) 
(come back and leave me a link with the ~#)
Tweet up to 3x daily, must be 1hr apart, leave one comment with the link to your tweet (up to 3 extra entries daily): 

Win a $25 Kroger GC during the CartBuster Savings Event @monkeyswashtub! http://goo.gl/fb/BvQX0 US- Ends 3/12!

Vote for me on the Fence (+2 extra entries daily)

Disclosure:  We received a gift card from Kroger Family of Stores and General Mills/Nestle/P&G through MyBlogSpark.  No additional compensation was received.  MyBlogSpark will send the winner their gift card as well!

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LabelDaddy.com - Save on labels for everything just in time for summer camp!

I know I've mentioned before, but now you can spend just a little and label all your kids clothing, cups, etc. before they head off to summer camps! Right now get 20 FREE extra small Label Daddy clothing labels! Get 50 labels total for $9.95!

Looking for more labels, the Label Daddy Camp Pack label pack is here! If you have more to purchase, you can also Get 10% off all Label Daddy products! Use promotion code SAZZE1 at checkout!

Click here to go to LabelDaddy.com and label the things you love!

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Great savings on gifts in time for Mother's Day at Kodak Gallery! (including 40% off photo books or 25% off purchase!)

40% OFF Medium Paperback Photo Books with coupon code: MAMABOOK

37% off 5x7 Professional Print Englargements - only 99c!

25% OFF with $25 purchase - coupon code: LOVE4MOM

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Even better Yankee Candle Coupon! $10 off your $25 purchase!

Go to this site to print your $10 off $25 purchase valid through May 9, 2010!  Online use code XF004Z1 - I have seen these disappear quickly, so if you are thinking of getting candles for end of school year gifts or just for stocking your gift closet - print a couple coupons out now!  It will let you print multiple copies, just don't try to use them all in one shopping trip!

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$15 off $45 at Yankee Candle in-store or online

Save $15 off $45 at Yankee Candle - Print your coupon here!  Valid now through May 9, 2010!  These make the perfect end of school year gifts!

If you're shopping online, enter code XF004A1 for identical savings.  They are also offering B1G1 large jars, and it appears that you can combine coupons!

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Toys 'R Us & Babies 'R Us - The Great Trade-In Event!

Toys"R"Us, Inc. unveiled a national program that provides customers the opportunity to trade-in used cribs, car seats and other baby products in exchange for savings on a new item. The "Great Trade-In" event is designed to call attention to the fact that, due to safety concerns, certain used baby products, such as car seats and cribs, are not the best candidates to be handed down or resold.

During the "Great Trade-In" event, which begins Friday, August 28 and continues through Sunday, September 20, all Babies"R"Us and Toys"R"Us locations nationwide will accept returns of any used cribs, car seats, bassinets, strollers, travel systems, play yards and high chairs in exchange for a 20% savings on the purchase of any new baby item, in any of these product categories, from select manufacturers.

Manufacturers participating in the "Great Trade-In" event include Baby Cache, Babi Italia, Baby Trend, Bertini, Britax, Chicco, Contours by Kolcraft, Cosco, Delta, Eddie Bauer, Evenflo, Graco, Jeep, Nature's Purest by Summer Infant, Safety 1st and Sorelle. Customers can save 20% on a new purchase, from any of the specified product categories and from any of the aforementioned manufacturers, in Babies"R"Us and Toys"R"Us stores nationwide on the day they trade in their used item.

Please note: Day care centers or other organizations who wish to exchange items in bulk are encouraged to contact their local Babies"R"Us or Toys"R"Us store prior to returning their used items to ensure adequate availability of new merchandise.

To read more about the program, visit this website!

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Somedays I just hate coupons!....and Target!

Sorry, I have to spend a little time venting! I attempted the Target deals on Johnson & Johnson and Aveeno Baby that Marcy talks about on her Stretching a Buck Blog but unfortunately the cash register didn't recognize that the coupon matched the products I had purchased (or so it said, "Item not recognized").

I finished shopping tonight at 7:10PM and started the checkout process at 7:15PM. I didn't leave the store until after 8:10PM after trying to figure out what coupons were accepted, which were denied, and what products I was no longer buying since their registers are crap! So why do I have to vent? Well, I printed the coupons tonight - one of each, not even using the back button to grab a second coupon (eventhough I could have) and the manager had the gall to tell me that I was using fraudulent coupons! I'm sorry, your Target store coupons weren't even recognized by your system, so please tell me that those are fraudulent too! The manager was willing to override the Target coupons, or so they said. I began to review my receipt, and noted that after removing all the items that "were not recognized by the system" and the associated Target coupons, that they hadn't scanned the coupons for the other items I had purchased.

To top it off, Target wanted to keep the "fraudulent" coupons. I took them back and said, I will just go and spend my $75 bucks at Wal-mart or Kroger instead! After over an hour trying to deal with the stupid coupons, I returned $75 worth of merchandise (had coupons totaling about $40 for that merchandise - so I would have been well stocked on all baby bath items for the year for $35 - oh well), received $10 in cash for the coupons that hadn't been entered in the first place after the poor customer service girl had to go and pull all the coupons from the cash register and count up all the coupons on my receipt, verify the total amounts, and check for each and every item! (Not to mention that other's coupons were mixed in with mine) - ugh!

Despite the recent deals at Target, I think I am done shopping there for awhile! I am glad we are stocked up on wipes from Walgreens, and deodorant and toothpaste from CVS. I feel like I wasted over an hour of my life just trying to prove to them that I actually purchased the items, then removing all the items, and making sure all the coupons were accounted for...I think I am still out about $3, but I gave up at that point and headed home!

I missed putting my baby to sleep all because Target's computer system is messed up! Think twice before attempting to use Target coupons, and for some reason, they think all Internet printable coupons are fraudulent! What have your experiences been with Internet printables lately? It seems like stores are swaying back to the point that they are no longer accepting the Internet coupons...I thought we were past that point! I wish that those that are dishonest would stop, so that the rest of us could make an honest deal on items we need or are planning to donate to others!

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Review & coupon giveaway: Pillsbury simpy.... cookies!

My almost 3-yr old loves cookies, so after receiving an opportunity to try the new Pillsbury simply.... cookies, we were ecstatic! simply.... cookies are made with ingredients like flour, sugar, eggs, and vanilla.

They have 0g of trans fat, no high fructose corn syrup, and no artificial colors of flavors. We tried the simply.... cookies in chocolate chip, and they taste much more like homemade than typical refrigerator cookies! My kids loved them, and I think you will too!

If you would like to try them, I have 4 coupons for $1.25 off a package of simply.... refrigerated cookies so leave a comment and then send me an e-mail. If you are one of the first four to respond, then I will mail a coupon out to you! It's as easy as that. Don't want to wait for a coupon, then go here to print a $1 off coupon! If you've tried them, let me know your thoughts too!

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Label Daddy! Save 10% off your purchase

Label Daddy is offering 10% off your purchase of labels for just about everything! From shoes to sippy cups, and allergy labels, you can label everything for summer camp or in prep for back to school! These are great labels and so much better than a sharpie marker on that brand new pair of shoes! An added bonus - the labels are dishwasher safe and look so much cuter on a sippy cup than mom's handwriting!

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New e-Coupon site for Kroger shoppers!

Bringing Hope to the Table is a new e-coupon site for Kroger shoppers (and stores in the Kroger family). Please note that you are limited to 50 e-coupons on your card at one time (including PG&E, cellfire, and shortcuts), so with all the choices available for Kroger shoppers now you should be able to load the coupons you know you will use! For more info on how e-coupons work, see my original post here!

Examples of available coupons (there are many more, just wanted to name a few):
Save $1 on Aquafina 24-packs
Save 50cents on Sobe Life Water
Save $1 on Tyson strips
Save $1 on 10-Yoplait yogurt cups

There is also a link on the site for volunteer opportunities at food banks in your area! If you have time to help those less fortunate, please do so!

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$5 off $25 at Walgreens 5/20 & 5/21 only!

Go here to print your $5 off $25 coupon for Walgreens! It's only valid on 5/20 & 5/21, but there are some great items on sale this week! Check out Deal Seeking Mom's post to get some ideas on what the best items for you might be this week!

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Money Saving Mondays! e-Coupons - my lazy way to save money!

I thought I would start a series called Money Saving Mondays! I love to save money, post deals, and just in general make my dollar stretch a little further so keep up with me on Mondays for some easy ways to save money! This is the first in a series of many money saving tips - e-Coupons!

For me, coupons have become a shopping staple, but I have to admit that all that clipping and sorting can be a pain sometimes. Lately, I haven't even been keeping them sorted by week (I will have to change that, I think I just got overwhelmed and needed to take a break) (if you'll remember, I actually threw all my coupons away just a few weeks back). That’s why I’ve decided to dedicate this post to a few trusty (and free!) paperless coupon sources.

The process is simple: sign up online, load their coupons on your store’s shopping card, and they’ll automatically deduct when you scan your card at the checkout. The best part is that you can stack these coupons with paper coupons, so you can often get items for really cheap or even free! Most of these services are available at only select merchants, but they seem to keep adding more! If you read my previous blog ($20 Challenge for Charity), you've probably seen this post before but I wanted to revisit it because all of these sites keep adding more coupons each month and I've added a few more tidbits of information!


UPromise.com: Earn some extra money for college or pay off qualified student expenses with UPromise.com. The program has TONS of partners, including restaurants, grocery stores, drugstores, and online retailers. For a more detailed look at how this program works, click here!. Although the savings aren't immediate with UPromise.com, these e-coupons can be used with other e-coupons and paper coupons. Plus once you register your credit card too, you can save money for college at lots of places you might shop!


P&G e-Saver: Anyone who buys the Sunday paper for the coupons should be familiar with the monthly P&G Saver coupons for personal care and health products and a few food items. Did you know they also have the paperless version, P&G e-Saver? The paperless coupons are currently only available at Kroger stores, but anyone can sign up to receive e-newsletters featuring additional coupons and sample offers! All the sample and coupon offers are on the same page, so it makes it very easy to navigate! Like others, you can use the e-coupons along with the paper coupons from the Sunday insert!

Shortcuts: Shortcuts is easy to use, and they offer coupons for a variety of brand name items. You can save up to 50 coupons at a time on your grocery card, create a grocery list, and receive e-mail notifications based on how much you saved during a shopping trip or new coupons that are available. Right now, Shortcuts is only available at about a dozen or so partner stores, but they are always accepting requests for more stores. If you store isn't included, you should ask! Plus, shortcuts will send you reminders when your coupons are expiring or when they add new coupons!


Cellfire: With Cellfire, you have the option of loading coupons onto a store card or downloading them to your cell phone. In addition to grocery coupons, you can also get discounts for restaurants, movie rentals, and more! Sign up and enter your zip code to check out your local deals. One plus - no spam on your cell phone (at least I haven't gotten any in the three plus months I've been using cellfire). Previously, Cellfire only had e-coupons in my area for Kroger, but recently has added Randalls and Tom Thumb. In addition, you can have cellfire send your cellphone coupon codes that can be used at retailers such as Best Buy and Payless Shoes!

If anyone knows of any other good e-coupon sources, just let me know and I’ll feature them in a future post! Plus I would love to check them out! This is truly the easy way to save money, and since the savings are automatic at checkout, you don't have to worry about forgetting to hand over your coupons! Have questions about e-coupons? Leave me a comment, I will try my best to answer them!

Want to join in on Money Saving Mondays? Copy my button, post it on your blog, and leave me a comment with a link to your post (I will figure out the Mr. Linky thing soon)!

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30% Off March 12-15 at Gap, Old Navy, and Banana Republic!

Go here to print your coupon valid in stores only March 12-15, 2009 (Not valid online). You will save 30% off your purchase, and they'll give 5% of your purchase price to the World Wildlife Federation.

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