This time of year it is always good to use any means to get deals b/c even if you can't use items like large bags of flour and sugar, if you can pick up a few things at great prices (budget permitting), there are so many food drives for Thanksgiving and Christmas at church, work, and school. These kinds of deals and programs sure make it easier to be generous when food budgets are so tight these days. I don't know how average income families with teenagers (especially BOYS) are managing!
I don't have the Kroger Boost (yet), but I do have the Walmart + and Sams Plus memberships which gives prices that are different than in the stores in my area, also with free delivery. In addition, the Walmart + membership has free TV streaming to two different services and fuel deductions. We do have a Kroger, so I am thinking about adding this. The difference for us is that we are only 2, so we don't need near the amount of food that a family would eat.
I just love watching you enthusiasm, but am slightly surprised that you try and respond to EVERY comment. Some of us are just sounding off - so don't feel obliged :-) I've already told several people who have families to feed about Boost. OTOH, it's food pantry season at Sams right now and I've been saving my points all year - got loads of stuff today for the holiday sharing. it's so fun to shop with the final bill is 0! And Sams "scan n go" is SOOOOOOOOOOO easy now.
I began as a blogger over 10 years ago, and have also wanted to build a community with my audience - which is why I try to respond to every comment. I don't know how long I can keep it up but for now, I enjoy it and do my best! Smart idea to save your rewards for holiday shopping!
Amazing deals I don’t know if I’m going out tomorrow (4x fuel points ) with the storm, I may have to get the monthly boost I too like going in store and seeing what I can find. I have found so much going in early morning and seeing the markdowns.
Stay safe with the storm coming! Even though I like going into the store, I can see how it would be handy for delivery - especially when there are storms and the like!
One update to everyone regarding grocery pricing. Most of the larger grocery stores are currently experimenting with "dynamic pricing," particularly for perishables like produce. This is too long to explain here, but in short it means using electronic labeling and changing prices even throughout the day as well as offering different prices to different consumers depending on their shopping habits and time(s) they are in the store. It is designed to move product and also prevent food waste for perishables, but the downside is that a price that one person gets in a store may not be the same price another person pays on the same day. We'll see if that actually works, or if customers become turned off when prices vary between customers in the same shopping week b/c they are used to the "deal" price being the same for everyone using the same apps and digital coupons for that particular number of days.
@@Cursed_cass I think that's what's going to happen with grocery stores, too. Everyone likes to have at least the chance to have the same price as everyone else. We all know people with memberships, like Boost and Walmart +, will have different prices, but everyone can join those. I don't think we'll be quite so enthusiastic about someone buying the same item with the same membership or coupon getting a different price just because they shopped at a different time of the same day or because they've bought that item X number of times. We'll see.
Yay! After reading all about the Boost program, I wasn't sure if the coupons would apply under a free membership so you'll have to let me know how it goes!
I live in Metro Detroit and I signed up for Boost last month. I grabbed most items and even first thing this morning, there wasn't much flour or sugar but I got them. Not sure if I will keep Boost but I've had a Plus card for years and I always use it for gas but I rarely shop at Kroger. I've been running in the last few weeks for the loss leaders so more savings and more gas points just from watching your videos.
So glad my videos have been helping you! And yes, the boat is still out as to whether I will keep my Boost membership either. We shall see! Glad you were able to get some flour and sugar - and more fuel points! 🙌
I wanted to test it for you all to see if it would work. 😁 There is still time if you want to grab a Boost membership before the sale ends! 😉 I am curious if this will be a monthly thing or a yearly thing. I am guessing yearly but it was really nice while it happened!
@@joyfullythriving My guess is it may well be both - Walmart + is available weekly or monthly, as are many other memberships, and that seems to be the model.
@@Trustbutverify2651 Yes...but I meant the big sales like this with Kroger Boost. I have never seen a appreciation sale like this since Boost launched which is why I was wondering if it would be a yearly sale.
Yes! Might just join Boost 1 month too. Our Boost deals are the same as yours but our reg Smiths sales/deals are chuck roast $3.27lb(so excited) 5# potatoes $1.47 grapes $.87 lb and cheese 2# 4.99lb also. Stocking up especially on chuck roast and cheese.
What?!?! That is an incredible price on Chuck roast! 😲 And love that your potatoes and grapes are even cheaper! Have fun stocking up on all the good deals. It was definitely worth it for me to join Boost this month. We'll see how long I stay a member, but for now, I am enjoying it!
I’m trying to eat Whole30, so the Boost deals don’t really make sense for me (other than the good price on carrots.) But I was excited to see that my Kettle and Fire bone broth is part of the “buy 5” sale. And we have spare ribs for .99 a pound…which does fit on my eating plan!
Having done the Whole 30 myself, you are definite right. Good luck completing your challenge. It takes a lot of prep but the results are good, and I am glad I did it when I did.
Before you know every store will have a membership to get the loss leaders. I refuse to even shop at Kroger this week at all. It’s not a good thing in the long run.
@@Shopgirl1 At Kroger? I haven't seen anything about a ground beef sale at Kroger in the coming week yet from the previews I have seen. But of all the sales, meat is the one to vary the most around the country. Meat and dairy.
Hadn’t been to Kroger in years, but because of your channel, went tonight to see if I could snag the digital coupon sales on the 2lb cheese blocks, the 18ct eggs, and the green or red grapes. Honestly, I didn’t think they would even have any in stock on a busy weekend shopping day (Sunday afternoon), but to my surprise, they had all three items in stock! Bought my limit of 5 cheese blocks, 5 cartons of eggs, plus 3 bags of the grapes. Only paid $40.23 for those 13 items, and saved 51% or $43.03!!!!! Wooowwwwww!!!!!! I’m amazed at the savings clipping these digital coupons can bring! Thank you so much for teaching us on RU-vid the tips and tricks you’ve learned!!! Much appreciation from a fellow Texan who is trying to make every penny count for my family!
Yay! I am so excited for you! Even if you don't go to Kroger every week, shopping their sales occasionally will really help.you save money! I am happy to help with my tips and tricks - as we all work at saving money together! 🥰
A word of caution - it the Longshoreman Strike actually comes to pass, people are going to wish they had stocked up on non-food items from the grocery store like detergent and paper products. That could cause a several months' backup on those items. Make sure you are following the news about this and stockpile some extras.
I’m so excited! We don’t have a Kroger close to us ,but we have a chain of stores called Gerbes. It’s in the same town that Sam’s club is so we can visit both at the same time. I joined the boost today and did the free trail. They carry the Kroger brand. I clipped those coupons and I’m going tomorrow. Thanks for the heads up.
Yay! Have so much fun grabbing those deals - and hitting up Sam's Club too! I seem to be grabbing chocolate chips every time I go to Sam's Club as I am just waiting for the price to jump up there! 🙄
You are so welcome! It shocked me as well - in a good way, because I will take whatever savings I can get! Just got a free Boost coupon for 6 free glazed donuts. Lily will love that!
Have you compared these prices to Aldi to get another perspective on how much you saved? No Kroger here . My parents gave me plastic grocery sacks since we primarily shop at Aldi.
Good idea! I know I saved a lot as sugar is over $3 at our Aldi now and flour is over $2.50. Sigh. And chips are over $2 there as well. I will have to see if I can do a better breakdown video sometime soon comparing Kroger sales to Aldi every day prices!
How are sugar and flour prices at Sam's? We rarely shop at hyvee, just a couple of times a year if they have an exceptional sale but I never regard how much the receipt says I saved because they're every day prices are ridiculous.
There is NO comparison to Aldi this week! Eggs at our Aldi are over $4/doz for 18 eggs at Kroger for $1.99! Same with flour, sugar, spaghetti sauce ($1.89 @ Aldi), etc. There's nothing reason to compare!!! This is a no-brainer for Kroger this week!
Sally, it doesn't appear that you understood my intent. If Aldi sells a product regularly for less than Kroger regular price than I would count Kroger sale price difference between Aldi price to calculate savings. If I buy 'product A' at generally high store, I don't care how much they say I saved . their regular price is higher than I'd ever pay.
Wowza!! Those deals are awesome! I never heard about boost, thanks for mentioning it and the breakdown! How do you store your potatoes so they don't spoil??
Boost made for an amazing week of deals! As for potatoes, I just filmed a video for you - and all the others who have asked about storing potatoes. It's easy and it really works! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YKVPuDw9IKw.html
That’s great for families like yours. It’s great for bakers. Good deals. I’m diabetic, so I can’t have all that starch & sugar. The only thing I could use is the cheese. But, I don’t need lg quantities of cheese.
If I still had kids at home, and not just hubby and me, I'd do the Boost thing also!!! We had all the same deals as you this week -- EXCEPT for the eggs. No deals on eggs here.... I think it's because we have new rules about the hens needing to be "cage-free" that our eggs are so expensive now.
Ohhhh. Interesting. Someone else said they didn't have the egg deal either. That is a disappointment. And yes, I get it! Shopping for 2 looks different than shopping for a family! 👍
The "customer appreciation week" Boost deals were very, very good. They aren't always that phenomenal. The pasta & sauce were part of a deal where you get that price if you but 10-20 items in the mix and match category. I don't shop there for the fuel points, and wish they would adopt Safeway/Albertson's model of redeeming the points for products.
I ran into Kroger on Wednesday afternoon for 5 containers of the eggs. I am sure they will sellout and I didn't want to mess with a rain check. I did think about getting the membership for the deals, but since I didnt want to grocery shop today, I didn't mess with it. Any idea if I can send my grocery order to an address that is not my house?
Yay! So glad you got the eggs. We had soo many at our Kroger too! As for delivery, I would think you could enter a different address - if that is the address you always want to use. BUT I don't know for sure. You enter the address when you are signing up for the membership so you could try there and see what happens.
I am do jealous because I live on the east coast outside of a metro area. Forget about deals. Coupons on milk? Unheard of! We have nowhere near the deals you have.
👌 wow totally worth $7.99 to get 5 items each of those prices. 👏 deals! Good job! Wish we had a Kroger. Hyvee had a few good sales this past couple weeks. I had to go each day after work & used hubby's card and then mine in 2 separate transactions. But that was ok since it's right by my Panera Sip Club 😅 Free 8oz shredded cheese with $10 purchase I got 4xs 😊 *Ground beef 1.99/lb I got 10lbs *Ice cream $1.99 *Oreos family size 1.99 *Eggs 99cents *gallon Milk 1.99 that I turned into greek yogurt in my instant pot *8ozcheese 99cents Limit 2 *Tortilla chips 99cents *Potato chips 99cents *Can beans limit 4 @29cents *Cereal 99cents *5lb Potatoes 99cents Honeycrisp apples 77cents lb
Those are amazing $0.99 deals at Hyvee this week too! 🙌 And yay for Panera Sip Club. Our Kroger is right across the street from my main Panera Sip Club place too! 😁
The free trial does not work on coupons, at least it didn’t for me. It says in the questions. From their website: Your benefits include free delivery and 2x Fuel Points during the free trial. Exclusive Boost coupons will be available for members only after their free trial.
You will have to let me know if it works, but from what I read, the coupons don't apply during a free trial which was why I went ahead and paid to make sure I could use the coupons.
I just signed up for the boost deals! I get to try boost for 30 days too so I didn't have to pay for it yet and can cancel if I want. Thanks for the info 😊
There is an option on the app or on the website where it says "Boost Membership". Click there and follow the prompts! It's on the hamburger type drop down menu.
You will cringe when I tell you what my Ralphs(Kroger)/Los Angeles county store Ad showed on DIGITAL for 18ct Kroger cage free Eggs? $4.49!!!!!!!!!!!! I had been excited since seeing ad preview from GA last Sunday that their price was 1.99 😊 I was thinking it will be typically .49 higher to purchase in CA and freeze for my holiday baking, but then 2.50 higher? 😢 I did pick up digitals on Haagen Daz @ 2.99 and Softsoap hand soap @ .99 😊 Thanks for sharing about Boost. I will have to check into this since I missed out on those bags of share M&Ms for all of my grandkids 😮 Oh, at my Ralphs I do see cars waiting in special parking spots where their purchases are brought out to them, would that include Boost? So not going inside the store and picking up the items yourself and getting that price at the self check out in a Boost membership?
@@sharynmuzik2368 WHAT?!? That was the SALE price on eggs? Ridiculous. Ugh. So frustrating! The Softsoap was a great deal that I almost grabbed too. As for Boost, yes! You can actually get free pick up anytime you spend over $35 in the store at Kroger - with or without a Boost membership. Boost allows you FREE home delivery when you spend $35 or more - so they will bring the groceries to your door. No tip needed or required. Membership covers that all, plus you get extra fuel points.
INCREDIBLE DEALS! THANK YOU, I'M GIDDY WITH EXCITEMENT! I'm going to stock up for sure! Its potato soup season too! Thanks again!🎉😊 Shared ro my FB page! ❤
Thank you for your wonderful videos. I am boost member last July Krogers ran a promotion for getting boost membership for half off ($29.95 for a year). I havent had anything delivered yet I like going in the store to get my groceries, however, I live in Michigan and winters can get very intense here so I know I will be using the delivery often. Today I went to get my boost groceries wow what a savings on sugar, salsa, carrots and flour. I noticed the shelves were getting empty. I bet everyone is stocking up. All I can say Thank you Krogers for your savings!!!
That delivery will definitely come in handy during the winter! And that is one of the reasons I am considering hanging onto my Boost membership as well. 😁 So glad my videos have been helpful to you! 🥰
You were definitely beaming with excitement! I must say that I’m jealous because there’s no Kroger near me but I’m happy that you got these savings for your family. Most grocery stores have their perks. My Giant Eagle has walnuts for $2.49 per pound and I have a $1 digital coupon on one pound so that’s my deal this week! They also have fuel perks too. Yes, I get excited over grocery deals too!
It's so nice to have others who get the excitement of a good grocery deal! 🥰 $1.49lb walnuts is an amazing price! And yay for fuel rewards there too. I agree that every grocery store has their perks, and am thankful for that!
@@joyfullythriving have you ever had any problems using the coupon multiple times but in separate transactions? I had a problem a couple of times and was wondering why even thought it states up to five in a single transaction.
That's because it is a single use coupon. You can use the coupon one time to buy 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 times but after you use the coupon once, you can't use it again. That is what it means by 5x in a single transaction. Does that make sense?
I did the $59 one year membership. The fuel points really add up and I work 30 minutes from my house. Also free pickup even it’s a small order (stops impulse buying) is worth it for me. A couple months ago there was a ton of free items for Boost members. Free $8.99 Kroger Trail Mix was one.
Yay! Fuel points definitely add up and yes, the free pick up and delivery is a great way to limit impulse buys! Good to know about random free coupons too. I am still debating it I convert to a yearly or not...
You saved a fantastic amount of money! Since we don’t have Krogers I’m definitely living vicariously through you, I’m excited you were able to get such wonderful deals! It will be interesting to see what next months deals are🙂
Happy to let you live vicariously through all my deals anytime! 🥰😂 And yes, I am very curious about next months deals. October is generally a lull before the good sales of November and December but we shall see what happens!
You are positively giddy!!!!!! Its so great to snag deals like that. Mine deals of the week were good but nothing like yours: Purdue chicken nuggets and short cuts bogo free Baby carrots .69 Chili beans .99 a can Red gold tomato .99 a can Manwich sauce .99 a can Best deal organic broccoli .99 a pound
We cut them up, blanch them for five minutes, drain them, put in ice cold water a few minutes, put on tray to freeze them, pat them dry and put in the freezer. Then we throw them in a bowl with very little amount of olive oil, throw in spices, and air fry them. So good.
My method is simple. Take them out of the plastic bags (this is key) and dry them out for a couple hours or overnight. Then put them in a cardboard box and line with newspaper in between layers. Store in a dark place until ready to use. My potatoes last a couple months this way...but with the way my girls eat baked potatoes, we will use them before then! 😂
I followed your layering tip last year one time and I still have a good bit of them go bad. I don't remember setting them out to dry though, so maybe I missed that step when you explained it in a video.
@@heatherduling197 I don't always do it but it's a good extra percaution, especially if some of your bags seem to have moisture in them. The last bags I got from Meijer definitely did and my potatoes didn't last quite as long. We still ate them all, but I reminded me that drying out is an important step for me now.
Thank you for another great video! They are always so helpful Do you have a video or blog post of the meals that you like to cycle through? And also what kind of lunches does your family enjoy on the weekends when you're all together at home
I need to make a video about our easy budget friendly meals. We don't eat fancy but with 4 youngish kids, it works for us. Saturday lunches if often mac and cheese or sandwiches or leftovers. I will plan a Saturday meal, and our bigger Sunday meal is lunch. Sunday dinner is relaxed. It used to always be popcorn until 2 of our kids got braces / expander so now Sunday dinner is often nachos or charcuterie. I will try to get a video up in the coning month or two. But for now, many of our favorite recipes are on my blog in the recipe archives found here - joyfullythriving.com/category/food/
Once you sign up for Boost, the coupons should appear in your app within a couple hours - if not right away. You may have to log out and log back in. If you are already a Boost member, scroll through the coupons and mine where mixed in with the others.
Yes! You can find them together in a section of the ad, or if you are looking to clip them, the coupons will be mixed in with the digital coupons. You can search for the specific deal, say sugar or flour, if you are trying to quickly clip the coupons.
