Coupon Mom: Save big on personal care, stack savings at Kroger

Stack savings at Kroger

Cereal, vitamins, cookies, yogurt: Kroger has large boxes of select varieties of Kellogg's cereal (17-24 ounces) on sale for $3.50 each. Use the $1-off-two coupon from the Aug. 2 RedPlum to pay $3 per box. Large boxes of select General Mills cereal (14-21.6 ounces) are also on sale for $3.50 each. Use the $1-off-three coupon from the Aug. 2 SmartSource to pay $3.17 per box. Nature Made and Nature's Bounty vitamins are on sale "buy one, get one free." Use the $2-off-two Nature Made coupon from the July 26 SmartSource or the $1-off-one Nature's Bounty coupon from the Aug. 9 RedPlum to save more than 50 percent (check store for specific prices). Nabisco Chips Ahoy cookies (9.5-14 ounces) are on sale for $2.50. Use the 75-cents-off-two coupon from the Aug. 9 SmartSource to pay $2.13 each. Yoplait Greek yogurts are on sale for $1 each. Use the $1-off-10 coupon from the Aug. 2 SmartSource to pay 90 cents each.

Save big on personal care items

Colgate: Walgreens has select varieties of Colgate toothpaste on sale for $3 each. Use the 50-cent coupon from the Aug. 16 SmartSource to pay $2.50 at the register. You will get a $2.50 Register Rewards coupon so your net cost will be free. Rite Aid also has selected varieties of Colgate toothpaste on sale for $3.50 each. Use the 50-cent coupon from the Aug. 16 SmartSource to pay $3 at the register. You will get 300 Plenti points worth $3, so your net cost will be free.

Clearasil: Walgreens has Clearasil Ultra Skin Care products on sale for $6.99. Use the $1 coupon from the Aug. 16 AJC coupons to pay $5.99 at the register. Use the $5.99 mail-in rebate form in the same circular to get the item free.

Almay: Walgreens has Almay cosmetics on sale "buy one, get one 50 percent off." Use two of the $4 Almay coupons from the Aug. 9 SmartSource to save $8 on two items. You will also get 1,000 Balance Rewards points worth $1.25 when you buy two Almay items, so you may get free items. Check the store for specific prices by variety.

Garnier, Tresemmé: Publix has Garnier hair care products on sale for $3 each. Use the $3-off-two coupon from the Aug. 9 RedPlum to pay $1.50 each. Tresemmé shampoo or conditioner (9-25 ounces) is on sale for $5 each. Use the $1.50-off-two Publix store coupon in the "Over $42 in Coupon Savings" flier with two of the $2-off-one coupons from the July 26 RedPlum to pay $2.25 each.