Friday, October 10, 2008

Kroger Catalina Promotions

I have two great Catalina offers to share with you. The first is from Sundown Vitamins and the second is from Fleishman's Yeast.

Get Paid To Take Your Vitamins!

In reality it is get paid to take vitamins off of the shelf. These are great items to donate if you don't use them. I know that my regular readers remember the Powerade Deal. This time the promotion comes from Sundown Vitamins.

Buy 2 bottles of Sundown Vitamins that are on sale BOGO this week.
Prices vary depending on the type of vitamin, but the Folic Acid and Vitamin D 400 are less than $3 for two bottles. You can mix and match the types to meet your needs and since Kroger BOGO items ring up 1/2 price there is no need to worry about items being of equal value.
Use one coupon for each bottle and use the appropriate coupon value depending on the price of the bottle.
$1/1 (7/27 S or 10/5 RP) OR $3/1 (9/28 RP)
As you are checking out you will receive a $2.00 coupon off anything during a future shopping order (expires 2 weeks after purchase).
When I did this the Catalina machine also printed a coupon for $2/2 Sundown Vitamins that can be used to repeat the deal.

Example:
Buy:
Folic Acid $1.34/1
Folic Acid $1.34/1
Pay Out of Pocket:
.68/2 after 2 $1/1 coupons or 1 $2/2 coupon
Receive:
$2 coupon for future visit AND
$2/2 coupon to repeat deal
Unrealized Profit (You shouldn't claim the profit until you actually use the Catalina coupon.):
$1.32 - tax (.19 for me)
$1.13

There were no promotional dates listed for this Catalina offer. At HCW it was reported to have ended on October 4, but as of October 9 it was still working. I expect that it will continue working at least through the weekend, but I can't guarantee it.

Fleischmann's Yeast

Just this past weekend I was saying it was cheaper to buy yeast in bulk, but apparently that may not always be the case.

Strip of 3 packets shelf price $1.99
Pay $1.09 after .45/1 doubled (10/5 S1) - This is not a good deal, but you also receive a
.50 Catalina good on any item (not just yeast) in a future visit. Which .60/strip is still not a deal; however, the Catalina is a manufacturer's coupon and since Kroger doubles manufacturer's coupons with a face value of .50 or less the Catalina should double. So after you use the Catalina it is like paying .10/1 strip which is a good deal especially if you do not use yeast on a regular basis.

If you are looking for an even better deal wait until the yeast goes on sale. Since the Catalina offer is not scheduled to expire until December 31, the yeast is likely to go on sale before this offer ends. Even with just a 10 cent discount in the price, the yeast would be FREE after the coupon and Catalina so be sure to periodically check for an unadvertised price reduction.

Like I have said previously, various types of traditional promotions including Catalina offers are where the real deals are often found. Please visit my blog again for information about future promotions as I hope to make this a regular feature. You can find more current Metro Atlanta (Southeast Region) Kroger deals that I have posted here.

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