Kroger Mega Event, final tally for giveaway!

I had to run to Kroger to pick up a couple items for my kiddos birthday party, so I decided to go ahead and snag some deals from the mega event while there. I did one large transaction and thought for sure I would spend my $29.50 remaining on my gift card. Boy was I WRONG! Even with non-mega items, I saved a bundle! I will mark non-mega event items with a * in my tally
Here we go:
1 Pillsbury frozen cinnamon rolls $2.49 - free home mailer
2 Fiber One yogurt $2.49 each - $1 IP or insert 8-9 SS, 7-12 SS
1 Wanchai Ferry frozen meal $5.99 - free home mailer
1 Pillsbury Savorings $2.99 - $1 IP or insert 8-9 SS
6 Sobe Lifewater .99 each - bogo IP (entered with max value of $1.59 each)
5 Nature Valley bars $2.49 each - .40 loadable - .70/2 insert 8-9SS - .40/1 IP -2 .50/1 IP doubled
2 Country Bob sauce* $3.39 each - free home mailer
3 Pillsbury Grands biscuits $1.49 each - .35 insert 7-12 SS tripled
2 Pillsbury Crescent rolls $1.49 each -.50 shortcuts loadable -.50/2 IP

3 Horizon milk singles* $1 each - .25 insert tripled 8-2 SS
1 Pilgrims Pride chicken breast* $2.56 - $3 winetag
1 Tyson breasts* $3.74 - $3 winetag
1 Kroger chicken breast* $6.08 - $3 winetag
1 Betty Crocker Warm Delight $1.99 -.50 shortcuts loadable - .50 IP or .50 insert 8-9SS
3 Beech-Nut baby food* .66 each - free insert 8-2 SS
1 Bic disposable razors* $4.29 - free Kroger home mailer
1 Red potatoes* $1.82 - $1 winetag
1 bag Russet potatoes* $.99 - $1 winetag
2 J&J floss* $1 each - $1 insert 8-2 SS
5 BC fruit snacks $1.99 each -$1.99 free wyb 3 cereals peelie - 2 .50/2 shortcuts loadables - .40 shortcuts loadable - 2 .50/2 insert 8-9SS
1 Total cereal $1.99 - .75 shortcuts loadable - .75 IP or -.75 8-2 SS
2 Trix cereal $1.99 each - 2 .55 cellfire loadables
-$15 Mega deal promo
-$1.82 tax
Total oop $14.03( I had two .55/1 IP for Trix but either I forgot to give them to the cashier, or somehow they did not get rung up????)
Also earned $3.50 oynso catalina for buying 5 fruit snacks and another $3.50 oynso for purchasing 5 Nature Valley granola bars.



I thought Saturday I would be done shopping, but I was wrong! Kroger had such good deals and prices with this event, I still had over half my gift card left in addition to $7 in catalinas from the mega event items. I did the following on Sunday as I thought for my final transaction:
3 Wanchai Ferry frozen meals $5.99 each - $2 insert 8-9SS - 2 $1.50 IP
2 Cheerios $1.99 each - $1/2 IP
1 Macaroni Grill Dinner Kit $3.49 - $1 shortcuts - $1 IP or 8-9SS insert
2 Wanchai Ferry Dinner Kits $3.49 each - $1.10 IP - $1 8-9 insert SS
2 Pillsbury Toaster Strudels $1.99 each - .55/2 shortcuts loadable - 1 .35 insert tripled 8-9SS
1 Yakisoba noodles* .89 -.50 insert 8-23 SS doubled
1 Fruit 2 O water* $1 - $1 insert 8-23 SS
3 Beech-Nut foods* .66 each - free insert 8-2 SS
3 Horizon milk singles* $1 each - .25 insert tripled 8-2 SS
6 Sobe Lifewater .99 each - bogo IP (entered with max value of $1.59 each)
3 Pillsbury Grands biscuits $1.49 each - .35 insert 7-12 SS tripled
1 Betty Crocker potatoes -.40 loadable
1 Chef Michael 1 lb dog food* $1 - free coupon 8-23 SS insert
1 Chef Michael 1.8 lb dog food* $3.89 - $3 insert 8-23 SS
-$3.50 oynso from fruit snacks
-$3.50 oynso from NV granola bars
-$10 mega promo
Tax -.81
Total oop $12.11

I could not believe I had over 3 dollars still on my gift card so I went back and did one final transaction!
3 Pillsbury Grands biscuits $1.49 each - .35 insert 7-12 SS tripled
7 Quaker Quakes or Tortillaz .99 each
3 Beech-Nut foods* .66 each - free insert 8-2 SS
-$5 mega promo
Tax 0
Total oop $3.25

I hate to admit it, but I didn't actually finish spending the $30! I still have $0.11 LEFT on the gift card! WOW!!!!!!

So taking my tally from this post and today:

Total number of items purchased: 115
Total OOP spent: $29.89 (just .11 shy of the gift card)
Total cost without coupons (Kroger card price-value used for contest winnings!) = $203.32
85% savings
So the winner will be the person who guessed the closest to $203 without going over!

Winner is Lori Sifuentes with a guess of $202. You have 24 hours to contact me or else a new winner will be selected.

This was such a fun challenge and I want to again send a HUGE Thank You to General Mills, Pepsico and MyBlogSpark for this Wonderful giveaway.
Not only did I get enough food to feed my family for over a week, but I got several items(fruit snacks and granola bars) with bonus Box Tops for Education on them! I have not counted how much I earned in BTFE alone, but I know they are everywhere on these products! I am very excited too that I was able to get several more Wanchai Ferry dinners, YUM!