KMart has been conquered!

Like General McArthur said....."I have returned."
Returned from KMart, that is.
Loaded down with bags from the Super Double Coupon Sale.

I'll try to get pics and the rundown of what I brought home later today.
But first, I need to feed the family.
Oh, and unload the car too.
Somebody want to come help me with that second item on my To Do List?lol

Later 'Gators....
Sluggy-firing up the grill

KMart DOUBLE COUPONS coming April 19th to PA

KMart is at it again!
Yet another Double Coupons Event is coming to a neighborhood Kmart near you.
A whole bushel of stores here in PA are slated to participate in this promotion. Basically, any coupon you use during this promotion is doubled in value. The response didn't mention what the limit on the dollar value of coupons that they will double this time, but generally it's up to $2 ones that are doubled.

Here is the response I received earlier today to my inquiry. It is from KMart's Customer Relations Dept.

Dear XXXXXX,
Thank you for contacting Kmart regarding the Kmart Double Coupon Event. We appreciate you interest in this promotion. Our next double coupon event starts on 4/19/09 and will run until 4/25/09.

The following PA stores are participating:
ALTOONA
BEAVER FALLS
BELLEVERNON
BENSALEM
BERWICK
BRIDGEVILLE
BROOKHAVEN
BURNHAM
BUTLER
CARLISLE
CHAMBERSBURG
CLARION
CLIFTONHEIGHTS
COLUMBIA
CORAOPOLIS
DOYLESTOWN
DUBOIS
EAGLEVILLE
EASTSTROUDSBURG
ELIZABETHTOWN
ENOLA
EPHRATA
ERIE
EXTON
FEASTERVILLE
FRACKVILLE
FRANKLIN
HARRISBURG
HAZLETON
HERMITAGE
HOLMES
HONESDALE
HUMMELSTOWN
INDIANA
KINGSTON
LANCASTER
LANGHORNEL
ATROBE
LEBANON
LEECHBURG
MATAMORAS
MCMURRAY
MEADVILLE
MECHANICSBURG
MILL HALL
MONROEVILLE
MOON TOWNSHIP
MOOSICMT PLEASANT
MT POCONO
NEW CASTLE
NEW KENSINGTON
NORRISTOWN
NORTHVERSAILLES
PHILADELPHIA
PHOENIXVILLE
PITTSBURGH
PITTSTON
PLEASANTHILLS
POTTSTOWN
READING
ROCHESTER
SAYRE
SCRANTON
SHAMOKIN DAM
SHILLINGTON
SHIPPENSBURG
STRAFFORD WAYNE
THORNDALE
TOWANDA
UNIONTOWN
WARMINSTER
WARREN
WAYNESBORO
WEST CHESTER
WILKES BARRE
WILLIAMSPORT
WILLOW GROVE
WILLOW STREET
YORK

Once again, thank you for your interest in our double coupon promotions.We appreciate your business and value you as a Sears Holdings customer. We certainly hope you will continue to make Sears Holdings your choice for quality and value.
Sincerely,
XXXXX
National Customer Relations Sears Holdings Corporation

DEAL SEEKING MOM has lists of stores in other states that are participating HERE.
Check it out.

And get those high value coupons ready to use April 19-25!

Sluggy

KMART Super Doubles March 22nd Eh...

I saw that my local Kmart was participating in the Super Doubles Sale this week. The last SD Sale, I went up to Kmart, on a spur of the moment, on the last day of the sale. The shelves were picked clean then & I missed out on alot of the items I wanted to get. For a better chance at some of the goodies, I showed up Sunday afternoon for this SD Sale.

I printed out a $5/$50 Kmart Q, & had gotten a $10 Gift Card offer to transfer a perscription to Kmart's pharmacy in the mail. I took both Qs and 1 of my meds that needed refilling with me. I stopped at the pharmacy first thing, then shopped until the rx was ready and picked up my FREE Gift Card before heading to the check-out.

Here is what I bought....
2 Vaseline Lotions @ $3.89 ea. 2Q x $1.25 doubled= -$5.00
4 Secrest Flawless Deodorants @ $4.49 ea. 4Q x $2 doubled= -$16.00
2 Satincare Shaving Cream @ $2.69 ea. 2Q x $1 doubled= -$4.00
2 Toothbrushes on sale @ $2.50 ea. 2Q x $1 doubled= -$4.00
1 Twin Pak Toothbrushes on sale @ $4.99 1Q x $2 doubled= -$4.00
4 Sure Deodorants on sale @ $1.99 ea. 4Q x $1 doubled/adjust= -$7.96
2 Cat Food @ $5.49 ea. 2Q x $2 doubled= -$8.00
4 Bonz Dog Treats on sale @ $2.99 ea. 2Q x $1.50/2 doubled= -$6.00
1 Lipton Dry Soup Mix @ $1.79 ea. 1Q x $1/2 doubled= -$2.00
2 Quaker Rice Snacks @ $2.99 ea. 2Q x $1 doubled= -$4.00
2 Sobe Waters on sale @ $1.00 ea. (#2 son loves this flavor.) no Qs
1 Little Debbie Snacks on sale @ $3.00 no Qs
SUBTOTAL....$86.57 COUPONS....-$60.96

That's what the coupons should have totaled, but....the cashier misread the Lipton Q, instead of my full $2 off 2 boxes, she gave me $1.79 off 1 box. Each box was $1.79 and she adjusted the Q down erroneously, so I paid $.895 for each box. Not a great price. I might have to return those.

Anyway, the actual Q total was $60.75.
Tax was $2.10.

SUBTOTAL....$86.57+$2.10=$88.67-$60.75=$27.92.
Subtract the $5/$50 Kmart Q.....$27.92-$5=$22.92.
Subtract the FREE $10 Kmart Pharmacy Gift Card....
$22.92-$10=$12.92 OOP

Savings of $73.65(before tax).

That's 83%....I'll take it!lol

I think I did fairly well. Nothing was FREE, except the Sure Deodorant. Most things were 50¢-$1 & the cat/dog food was $1.49. I also got some things without Qs that we just wanted, and the Vaseline was mismarked on the shelf. Had I known that, I wouldn't have purchased it here for what it cost me.

Considering that we don't have a Super Kmart, just a Big Kmart it was an ok total. The entire grocery dept. is 2 aisles long and 1 entire aisle is just chips & sodas. And the toiletries dept. is larger BUT I find that their reg. retail price on items is quite high! And very little was on sale in the toiletries this week. You KNOW they don't put stuff on sale when they are planning on a Super Doubles Coupon Sale!lol

I don't do alot of cleaning products and the paper product deals were nothing to write home about. Add that to the lack of 'real' food & there wasn't that much left for me to choose from to buy.

I am dumbfounded to think that when I look at this little bit of products I purchased, if I had just bought it all without using Qs, I would have had to pay almost $90!

Insane prices.

Seriously.

Insane.

I was happy I could use some of my pet food Qs before they expired. I've got a new donation started already for April to the Animal Shelter.

While shopping this sale, I passed a couple of women going down different aisles who had coupon binders opened up in the seat area of their carts. It was nice to see some kindred spirits in there working the sale alongside of me. We gave each other a knowing nod of the head when we recognized a Serious Couponin' Sistah....

Sluggy