I wanted to sit down today and lay out a few transaction scenarios for those of you who are having trouble figuring out exactly how to do this General Mills Catalina deal at Kroger this week. I have already outlined the specifics on this deal in THIS POST, so if you’re just joining us and have no idea what I’m talking about…please read through that in it’s entirety before going any further. My deal scenarios below are based on a limit of 2 “like” printable coupons and 5 “like” insert coupons. If your store allows more or less than that, then you might want to tweak it to fit your store’s policy. I also understand that doubling policies vary as well as pricing on these items. In order to make this as SIMPLE as possible, I am going to base this on MY store policies (double up to $0.50) and prices. The master list has price ranges, additional coupons and a 2nd final cost if your store is a high doubler.

Buy (5) Participating Products = $5.00 OYNO (limit 4 rewards per transaction)

Transaction #1:

Buy (2) Chex Mix Snack Mix – $2.00 each Buy (2) Green Giant Veggie Snack Chips – $2.00 each Buy (6) Hamburger, Tuna or Chicken Helper – $1.50 each Buy (2) General Mills Original Cheerios Cereal (14 oz) – $2.50 each Buy (2) General Mills Multi-Grain Cheerios (9 oz) – $2.50 each Buy (6) Totino’s Party Pizza (9.8-10.9 oz) – $1.33 each (these are $1 for many!) >>> Total before coupons: $34.98 Use (2) $0.50/1 Chex Mix printable (doubles to $1.00) Use (2) $0.50/1 Green Giant Veggie Snack Chips printable (doubles to $1.00) Use (2) $0.75/3 Hamburger Helper, Tuna Helper or Chicken Helper Home Cooked Skillet Dishes from 4/21 SS (exp 6/15) or 6/2 SS (exp 7/27) Use (2) $0.50/1 Original Cheerios cereal printable (doubles to $1.00) Use (2) $0.75/1 Multi Grain Cheerios cereal printable Use (2) $1/3 Totino’s Crisp Crust Party Pizza printable Pay $23.98, get back (4) $5.00 OYNO Catalinas

Transaction #2:

Buy (2) Betty Crocker Super Moist Cake Mixes – $1.50 each Buy (2) Betty Crocker Ready to Spread Frosting – $1.50 each Buy (4) Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks – $2.50 each (these are $2 for many!) Buy (2) Betty Crocker Suddenly Salad (6.2-7.25 oz) – $1.99 each (these are $1.50 for many!) Buy (4) General Mills Cocoa Puffs Cereal (11.8 oz) – $2.50 each Buy (2) General Mills Fiber One 80 Calories Cereal (11.75 oz) – $2.50 each Buy (2) General Mills Golden Grahams Cereal (12 oz) – $2.50 each Buy (2) General Mills Honey Nut Cheerios Medley Crunch Cereal (13.1 oz) – $2.50 each >>> Total before coupons: $44.98 Use (2) $0.75/2 Betty Crocker Ready to Spread Frosting, Supreme Brownie Mix, Dessert Bar Mix, Box Muffin Mix, or Cookie Mix printable Use (2) $0.50/2 Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks printable (doubles to $1.00) Use (1) $0.50/2 Betty Crocker Suddenly Salad printable (doubles to $1.00) Use (2) $1/2 General Mills kid cereals printable (for the Cocoa Puffs) Use (2) $0.75/1 Fiber One cereal printable Use (2) $0.85/1 Golden Grahams printable Use (2) $0.85/1 Honey Nut Cheerios Medley Crunch Cereal printable >>> Total AFTER coupons: $33.58 Hand over (4) $5 OYNO Catalinas from Transaction #1 above (-$20) Pay $13.58, get back (4) $5 OYNO Catalinas Final cost is all of the above is ONLY $17.56!!

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LOW Out Of Pocket Cost

If you want to keep your out of pocket expense LOW, do them in smaller increments. For example, you can start like this…and then use your Cats on your next transaction. Buy (2) Chex Mix Snack Mix – $2.00 each Buy (2) Green Giant Veggie Snack Chips – $2.00 each Buy (6) Totino’s Party Pizza (9.8-10.9 oz) – $1.33 each (these are $1 for many!) Use (2) $0.50/1 Chex Mix printable (doubles to $1.00) Use (2) $0.50/1 Green Giant Veggie Snack Chips printable (doubles to $1.00) Use (2) $1/3 Totino’s Crisp Crust Party Pizza printable Pay $9.98, get back (2) $5 OYNO Catalinas Final cost is all of the above for FREE!

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NO DOUBLES??

Now let’s talk about NO DOUBLING STORES…here’s a scenario that requires NO doubling at all!  Don’t let no doubles discourage you from getting these stockup deals on cereal and more! Buy (3) Hamburger, Tuna or Chicken Helper – $1.50 each Buy (2) General Mills Multi-Grain Cheerios (9 oz) – $2.50 each Buy (2) General Mills Golden Grahams Cereal (12 oz) – $2.50 each Buy (6) Totino’s Party Pizza (9.8-10.9 oz) – $1.33 each (these are $1 for many!) Buy (2) Betty Crocker Super Moist Cake Mixes – $1.50 each Buy (2) Betty Crocker Ready to Spread Frosting – $1.50 each Buy (1) Chex Mix Snack Mix – $2.00 Buy (1) Green Giant Veggie Snack Chips – $2.00 Buy (1) Betty Crocker Regular Brownie Mix – $1.50 >>> Total before coupons: $33.98 Use (1) $0.75/3 Hamburger Helper, Tuna Helper or Chicken Helper Home Cooked Skillet Dishes from 4/21 SS (exp 6/15) or 6/2 SS (exp 7/27) Use (2) $0.75/1 Multi Grain Cheerios cereal printable Use (2) $0.85/1 Golden Grahams printable Use (2) $1/3 Totino’s Crisp Crust Party Pizza printable Use (2) $0.75/2 Betty Crocker Ready to Spread Frosting, Supreme Brownie Mix, Dessert Bar Mix, Box Muffin Mix, or Cookie Mix printable Use (1) $0.50/1 Chex Mix printable Use (1) $0.50/1 Green Giant Veggie Snack Chips printable Pay $25.53, get back (4) $5 OYNO Catalinas Final cost is $5.53 for all of the above and NO DOULBES NEEDED!! 😀 Again you can view all of the participating GM Catalina items plus ALL of the information you need to know HERE.

I am so excited about this upcoming General Mills Catalina that I could NOT wait to let you know about it!! I also put together the deal scenarios for you based on what was in the ad, but there will for sure be more inclusions which I will of course update for you when my sale starts on Monday. MANY of these deals use printable coupons that may or may not be here tomorrow (1st of the month reset), so I highly suggest printing your share TONIGHT. Hopefully, they will stick around though. Ok, here is what I know so far:

• Sale runs with NEXT week’s sale cycle, so as early as Sunday for some regions. At this time I do not have an end date.
• Buy 5 participating General Mills items and receive a $5 OYNO Catalina at checkout (valid on almost anything in the store, like cash).
• Limit is 4 REWARDS per transaction, which means you can get 20 participating items each transaction.
• Kroger Catalinas almost ALWAYS roll – 99.9% of the time, but I will confirm this as soon as I test it. Roll = turn around and use the Catalina you just earned to pay for subsequent transactions, then another Catalina prints.
• Stores are allowed to set limits on how many transactions you do in one day, how many Catalinas you can redeem in one day, etc., so don’t be surprised to see that happen mid-week once they see the shelves start to empty. 😉

THE FULL INCLUSIONS LIST HAS BEEN MOVED HERE

This is already a great price on Gatorade this week, but be on the lookout for these hang tags.  This could help to score some great drinks for the summer months. Gatorade or G2 Thirst Quenches (32 oz) – $0.88 (thru 6/9) Buy 5, Use Buy any (4) 32 oz Gatorade or G2 Thirst Quencher, Get 1 FREE hang tag (exp 6/30) Final cost is $0.70 each! Many of you are finding $0.50/2 tearpads at gas stations as well! View all of this week’s advertised Kroger deals!   Check current kroger ad and other weekly ad.

As you know, we have a Special K mini mega sale happening at Kroger this week…but I wanted to confirm that the Chocolately Strawberry variety of cereal IS included in the sale because it’s one of the better coupons we have for Special K cereal. They will be just $1.49, which isn’t necessarily my stockup price…but this cereal looks SOOO good I will definitely pick up a couple of them at this great price! Kellogg’s Special K Cereal (11-13.6 oz) – $1.99 (wyb 3 participating items) Buy 2, Use $1/2 Kellogg’s Cinnamon Jacks, Frosted Mini Wheats Crunch, Sccoby-Doo and/or Special K Chocolatey Strawberry (10.7 oz) printable – zip 43420 Or $1/3 Kellogg’s Special K Cereals printable $1/3 Kellogg’s Special K Cereals from 05/05 RP (exp 6/16) Final cost is as low as $1.49 each + get a FREE reusable shopping bag w/coupons! Remember you need to buy one more participating Special K mini mega sale item to get the $1.99 price. Don’t forget you can get a great deal on the Special K Bars with the new coupon we received yesterday!

We have several new ibotta offers today, including this one for $0.50/1 Kool-Aid Drink Mix Canister! As you are probably already familiar, these are just $1 THIS WEEK at Kroger, so ONLY $0.50 after the coupon! This sale ENDS TODAY (5/11) for some regions, so get there soon! Kool-Aid Drink Mix (10-12 ct or 6-8 qt) – $1.00 (thru 5/11) Receive $0.50/1 Kool-Aid Drink Mix Canister ibotta Deposit (limit 1) Final cost is $0.50! Just a little heads up…you may want to WAIT until tomorrow (5/12) to upload your receipt for this and you’ll earn a special $0.25 bonus!! (You will get this bonus for ANY offer redeemed) Don’t forget you can also get Country-Time Drink Mix for just $0.50 this week too! If you haven’t yet joined ibotta, you may want to take the time to do so and start earning!! Learn more HERE. (thanks Vicky!)

As you already know from the Kroger Ad Matchup, Kroger has Quaker cereal and bars on sale for $1.88 right now! I wanted to let you know exactly what varieties are included and remind you of these fantastic prices!! Quaker Whole Hearts (12.3 oz) or Oatmeal Squares (14.5 oz) Cereal – $1.88 (thru 5/4) Use $0.75/1 Quaker Whole Hearts or Oatmeal Squares from 04/14 RP (exp 5/18) Or $1.50/2 Quaker Whole Hearts or Oatmeal Squares from 04/14 RP (exp 5/18) $1/2 Quaker Product Feb ALL YOU (exp 6/30) Final cost is as low as $1.13! {or $0.38 if $0.75 coupon doubles} Quaker Cap’n Crunch or Life Cereal (10.3-14.5 oz) – $1.88 (thru 5/4) Buy 2, Use $1/2 Quaker Product Feb ALL YOU (exp 6/30) Final cost is as low as $1.38 each! Quaker Chewy, Chewy Dips, BIG Chewy or Chewy Yogurt Bars – $1.88 (thru 5/4) Use $0.75/1 Quaker Big Chewy, Chewy Yogurt Granola Bars or Soft Baked Bars from 04/14 RP (exp 5/18) Or $1.50/2 Quaker Big Chewy, Chewy Yogurt Granola Bars or Soft Baked Bars from 04/14 RP (exp 5/18) Or $1/2 Quaker Product from Feb ALL YOU (exp 6/30) Final cost is as low as $1.13! {or $0.38 if $0.75 coupon doubles!} Don’t forget this awesome price on Barbara’s All Natural Cereal we have at Kroger this week as well!! And remember to pick up your FREE Quaker Bars for Free for All Friday at Kroger this week!