I had a Chill Out at Home $10 catalina (coupon) that expired on April 28, so I quickly pulled together a $30 scenario to take advantage of the Living Well catalina promotion (buy $30 worth of qualifying products, get a $10 catalina for your next purchase) and ran to Tom Thumb last night. I did two transactions.

First Transaction: Electrasol

I purchased eight boxes of Electrasol at $3.99 each and used eight $2.50/1 Electrasol coupons from the 4/19 SS insert. After coupons, the price was $12.90 and I received a $10 catalina coupon to use on my next purchase.

I then did transaction #2 at a second Tom Thumb to use the catalinas:

Sun Chips – $0.99
Price: $3.00
Coupons: $1.01/1 Living Well Ad Coupon (if you didn’t get it in the newspaper, you can find it at the front of the store. The coupon actually reads ‘$1.99 with card and coupon’) AND $1.00/1 Sun Chips coupon from April All You Magazine.

Planters Cashews – $3.99

Goodlife Cat Food (2) – $1.49 each
Price: $4.49
Coupon: Two $3.00/1 printable coupons (you can also use the $2.00/1 coupon – 3/8 RP)

Bright Green Facial Tissue (1) – $0.49
Price: $1.49
Coupon: $1.00/1 – Living Well In-Ad store coupon

Newman’s Own Pizzas (2) – $3.99 each
Price: $4.99 each
Coupon: Two $1.00/1 printable coupons

Eat Right Spaghetti – $2.00
Price: $2.00

Trop50 Orange Juice (1) – $2.50
Price: $2.50
Coupon: $1.00/1 – 3/15 RP

Reynolds Wrap Recycled – $1.29 (will be free after rebate that I mentioned here – no longer available)
Price: $2.29
Coupon: $1.00/1 – Reynolds Booklet that I got at Kroger several months ago. You can also print a $0.50/1 coupon here. I think the printable only works if you didn’t get the rebate on Earth Day. I will submit my receipt and rebate to get the Reynolds Wrap for free.

Skim Milk (1) – $1.99

Nature’s Own Wheat Bread (1) – $2.00

Everything except the Reynolds Wrap, milk and bread are part of the Living Well promotion.

I used the $10 catalina from the Chill Out at Home promo, plus the $10 catalina from the Living Well promo (from the Electrasol purchase), plus a $1.50 catalina from purchasing Starbucks coffee. I also planned to use a free Planter’s snack product coupon (up to $5.00), but the cashier was very confused about printable coupons, frees, etc. and the line was backing up, so I paid $3.75 out of pocket, saved $50.88 (93% savings!) and received a $10 catalina from the Living Well promotion to use on my next transaction. With the Reynolds Wrap rebate, my entire second transaction will almost be free.

I’ll use the Planter’s free coupon on my next Tom Thumb Living Well promotion purchase.

You can get other scenarios and coupon match-ups at Moneywise Moms.

PetSmart is holding a party on Tuesday, April 21 from 6-8 PM where they’re giving away a free goodie bag and a free digital photo with frame, while supplies last. Bring your pet!

Based on the contest rules, it appears to be mostly geared toward dogs, but I may still try to stop in to see if there are any goodies for cats.

Visit the PetSmart site to learn more and find a location near you.

More cat food (see my Walmart post)!

Iams Kitten Food (3) – $0.99 each
Price: $5.99 each
Coupon: $5.00 – 3/1 PG

Still looking for the free Whisker Lickin’s Cat Treats. The sale ends on 3/17 and every store I’ve been to is out of stock!

I went to Walmart to look for the free Iams kitten food that I’ve seen people write about on various blogs. But it was $7.98 a bag at both Walmarts I visited… nearly $2.00/bag more than Kroger’s every day price! So much for low prices at Walmart. As with every store, it pays to shop around.

I did get some free cat treats, cheap wet cat food and a free Rimmel mascara. Total cost: $1.98!

Rimmel Sexy Curves Mascara – FREE
Price: $6.47
Coupon: Free coupon from April 2009 All You Magazine – good at Walmart

If you don’t already subscribe to All You Magazine and you want some free mascara, this is a great time to pick up a copy at Walmart. Then be sure to subscribe. I noticed Amazon.com is running a special: 1-year subscription to All You Magazine between now and March 31 for $19.95 and get a $5 Amazon.com gift card good toward a future purchase. Or get a 2-year subscription to All You Magazine for $39.84 and get a $10 Amazon.com gift certificate.

Or for an even better deal, you can get a 2-year subscription for only $20 at Cherrydale.

Meow Mix Cat Treats – $0.03 overage per bag
Price: $0.97/bag
Coupon: $1.00/1 – 3/1 RP

Meow Mix Market Select Cat Food – $0.15/cup
Price: $0.48/cup
Coupon: $1.00/3 – 3/1 RP

In case anyone is wondering why I buy so much cat food, it’s because I have 4+ cat mouths to feed. I have two 11 year old indoor cats that I adopted about six years ago from Operation Kindness, two feral 15 month old cats that I trapped and fixed when they were less than 12 weeks old (they now call my backyard “home”) and the occasional visit from daddy and mommy feral cat.

Here are my feral kitties a year ago:

Aren’t they cute? I contacted Feral Friends to see if they could place them in a foster home, but unfortunately they didn’t have room and the vet thought they were past the point of being domesticated (typically by 12 weeks at the latest and they were 12 weeks when they were fixed). So I got the mom and two babies fixed so they couldn’t reproduce any more. I couldn’t catch the dad. He couldn’t be swayed by tuna.

And here they are now (photo taken through the window with the flash scaring the black kitty)…

The female was very skittish as a baby, but now lets me pet her. The male is a lot more skittish than he was as a baby, but loves to play with me through the window (along with his sister).

And my indoor cats…

Even though they have lived together their entire lives, they can’t stand each other!

Here’s a summary of the freebies and other good deals I read about today:

Free Aquafresh Sample
Get a free Aquafresh sample by clicking on the Savings & Special Offers navigation button at the top of the page and then click on the “Get a free sample of Extreme Clean” graphic to print the coupon. Click back and print a second one. Thanks to Lea Ann at Mommy’s Wish List for this one.

$1.19 domain name for 1 year
If you need a domain name, get it for $1.19 for 12 months at GoDaddy.com. Enter LOVE99 as the promo code when you check out. This offer is valid on new domain registrations only and is limited to one domain name at this price per person.

Free Huggies Wipes Sample
Sign up here for a free sample from Walmart.

Free Viva Paper Towels Sample
Sign up here for a free sample from Walmart.

Some Target Deals
Get free or cheap Kashi bars (free with Target coupon + printable Kashi coupons), Pepperidge Farms Goldfish crackers ($0.66 each), broccoli heads ($0.50 each) and cheap Tropicana Orange Juice. Print target coupons here. I think Target coupons now state only one can be used per transaction, but I haven’t printed mine yet. If they do, you’ll need to do separate transactions to get more than one of any product.


Thanks to My Good Cents for these:

Get a $20 Vet Voucher!
Bayer HealthCare Animal Division is giving away approximately 83 vouchers each hour from 9AM-9PM EST through February 28. It would be best to try to snag one in the first few minutes of every hour. Learn more about how you can get one and how the voucher can be used.

$5 Dillycard at Dillyeo
Dillyeo is like Woot.com. I have not used this site before, but I got the $5 gift card code just in case there’s something interesting to buy in the next week before the ode expires on 2/22.

$5 off $5 Halo Pet Products
Register for the Halo newsletter and get a $5 off $5 printable coupon for Halo Pet Products. Halo products are sold at Petco and other stores in Dallas. Check where Halo products are sold in your area or Sign up here. Once you print the coupon, it must be used within two weeks.

I saved 80% at Kroger today. I paid $10.80 and saved $45.63 on these items:

Kroger Tomato Sauce (7) – 4/$1 – Paid $1.75

Red Seedless Grapes @ $0.99/lb. – Paid $4.39

Kiwi – Paid $1 for 4

Mini peeled carrots 16 oz. – 2 @ $0.99 each – Paid $1.98

Totinos 15 count pizza rolls – 3 @ $1.25 each – Paid $0.25 each after three coupons
Coupons: 35¢/1 – triples (1/11, 1/18 or 1/25 SS)
If you buy three of these as part of the Daytona 500 promo (10 items total), you will get $3 back and these would be free.

Cottonelle 4pk Toilet Paper – 2 @ $1.19 each – Paid $0.13 for two after coupons
Coupons: Two $1 internet printables & Cellfire loadable coupon on my Kroger Card for $0.25 (I forgot this was there).

Iams Naturals Cat Food – 3 @ $5.29 each – Paid $0.87 after coupons
Coupons: Three $5 catalinas (printed at register after previous transaction)

Here’s what is cheap at Tom Thumb through Tuesday (unless otherwise indicated). I check multiple sources for grocery deals, but you can get a pretty comprehensive list for free at Couponmom.com if you want to see what else is on sale and get additional coupon match-ups. She missed the pork tenderloin coupon, which is why I check multiple sites and double check the ad against my coupons.

Powerade Zero 32 oz – $0.08 – until SUNDAY only
Sale Price: $0.88
Coupon: $0.40 – 1/4 SS (expires on 2/15)

Listerine Mouthwash 500 ml – $0.50-$0.99 – Limit 1
Sale Price: 1.99 w/coupon from 2/11 sales ad and $10 min purchase
Coupons: $0.50 – 2/8 RP OR $1.00 blinkie coupon found at Kroger

Kellogg’s Frosted Mini Wheats 16-18 oz (buy 2) and Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks (buy 2) – $3.50 – Limit 1
Sale Price: 4/$6
Coupons:
Kellogg’s Frost Mini Wheats – $1.50/2 – 1/18 RP
Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks – $0.50/2 – 1/4 SS, 2/8 GM
2/11 sales ad and $10 min purchase

Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks – $0.50 each after catalina and coupons
Price: 4/$6
Coupons:
Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks – $0.50/2 – 1/4 SS, 2/8 GM
2/11 sales ad and $10 min purchase
You should get a $2.50 catalina for purchasing four boxes. Look for boxes with cash cards in them. I won $5 last year in one of the boxes I purchased.

Betty Crocker Frosting (3) and Cookie Mix (2) – $0.38 total
Price: B2G3 Free (Supposed to be $1.79 each, but I haven’t checked yet)
Coupons:
Three $0.50 – 2/8 GM (one doubles)
Two $0.40 – 2/8 GM (one doubles)

Cara Mia Artichoke Hearts 6.5 oz – $0.99 – Limit 1
Coupon: 2/11 sales ad and $10 min purchase.

Mission Tortilla Chips 16 oz – $0.99 – Limit 1
Coupon: 2/11 sales ad and $10 min purchase.

Hormel Always Tender Pork Tenderloin 1.15 lb – $3.99 – Limit 1
Price: $4.99
Coupons:
$1.00 – 2/8 SS
2/11 sales ad and $10 min purchase

Purina Friskies Selects Indoor Cat Food 5.5 oz – Buy 2 – $0.45 each
Price: $0.89
Coupon: B1G1 Free – 2/8 RP

PRODUCE

Asparagus – $1.28/lb.
Gala Apples – $0.77/lb
Large Hass Avocados – $0.98 each

While at Tom Thumb, check the pharmacy for a coupon booklet. Thanks to Lea Ann at Mommy’s Wish List for this tip!

Today I had two great trips to Kroger. I saved 94% at the first stop and 97% at the second stop for a total out-of-pocket expense of $2.59!

STOP #1

What I bought:
Iams Naturals Cat Food (2)
Cottonelle Toilet Paper (3)
Reeses Whipps (6)
Yo-Plus Yogurt (1)
Yoplait Fiber One Yogurt (1)
Yoplait Kids yogurt (1)
Yoplait Kids drinkable yogurt (1)
Multigrain Cheerios (1) – Daytona 500 promo
Ritz Crackers (3) – Daytona 500 promo
Totinos Pizza Rolls (3) – Daytona 500 promo
Grands Biscuits (3) – Daytona 500 promo

Total Cost: $2.39
I saved: $57.62 (94%)

STOP #2

What I bought:
Multigrain Cheerios (2)
Reeses Whipps (8)
Peaches (3)
Yo-Plus Yogurt (1)
Fiber One Yoplait Yogurt (1)

Total Cost: $0.20
I saved: $20.50 (97%)

I used manufacturer coupons, catalinas, Cellfire and Shortcuts coupons loaded on my Kroger card and the free Nabisco product coupon I won in the Kraft instant win game. I also got $3 off for the Daytona 500 promo (buy 10 qualifying products, get $3 off instantly). If you have questions about where to find the coupons, please email me at susan {at} cravingthesavings {dot} com, check this post or check Couponmom.com’s grocery coupon database.

For those of you with pets, check out Animal Planet’s printable coupons. Click on the graphic in the center of the page that reads “Free! Coupons for pet adopters.” There is a coupon for a free cat or dog food starter kit and several others.

UPDATE: This offer is no longer available

Get your free sample of Meow Mix Wholesome Goodness cat food!