Kroger (Cincinnati) ~ Other: Roll Call...New Let's Introduce ourselves

[cecismom]

Originally Posted by newatthis Hello to everyone! I pop in and out of here. I'm in Scioto County OH so technically in the great lakes region. But, I like the Cinci area one too and alot of your ads are the same as mine. I like the people here:) Hope you don't care. I am the mom of one 22 mts old dd who is onery but loveable and the wife to one very hardworking dh and a boxer dog named Tucker, who is 7. Couponing is definitely a favorite, time consuming hobby that I love!! I also love to scrapbook but it is more expensive than couponing :) I use to be a kindg teacher but resigned to stay home with dd. I miss it but love being with her all day. Anyway, I'm off to bed so that when my dd gets up early in the morning, I'll be able to stay awake.

Anyone is welcome here! Glad to have you. I think we may have discussed this once, but my DH is from Portsmouth originally. His extended family still owns a floral shop in downtown Portsmouth, Kirby Florist.

[carseycritter]

Hi all, I'm Chris from Burlington (in northern Kentucky, for you non-locals. :)) I've always used coupons, on and off, but I've become very serious about it in the last few months, and now I have a HUGE binder. As my friend Jill says, "If she's got a binder, don't get behind her!" LOL
I'm lucky enough to have a job where, during downtime, I can cut coupons and browse the ads and websites. Otherwise, I'm not sure that I'd have time to keep up.
My husband has never cared about the money I spend or don't spend, but I make him listen to my deals anyway. :)
I have a 6 year old daughter who is the light of my life.

[BLESSED4Xs]

I am from Northern Brown cty,OH.My name is Christy, have been married to a very supportive and loving hubby Jim for 15 years! I am a SAHM to 4 kiddos, 14 y/o dd,4 y/o ds, 2 y/o ds, 1 y/o ds, and babysitter to 3 great boys!
I shop in Hillsboro,oh 17 miles away because they have all the stores I shop!, They have walgreens( great manager(E) SUPER helpful, cashiers are awesome(V)) cvs (The ladies there are AWESOME) walmart, kmart, and yes Kroger, and if it weren't for the other great stores I would never go to this Kroger(very coupon unfriendly ) I always say to my shopping buddy "we are going to Kroger now, get ready !the cashiers will have an eye-roll-a-thon when I hand over coupons!
I started couponing almost a year ago out of desperation, I had 3 in diapers and no where near enough income to diaper AND feed them! lol I started researching and found another site,which lead me to here!I have a super slow internet, so I never post, but I read this site all the time! It is so loaded with information, so I get some from here, but I read other blogs everyday, and with the 2 I really have learned alot and saved a ton!!
I love saving the extra money, and with the terrible economy , and everyday fearing my hubby may lose his job, I don't see me quitting couponing for a long time!
Thanks all you wonderful people who post on here and help so many of us out!!

[melb9707]

Hi there! First time poster, I am Sara, 27. Wife and mommy to two. I began couponing when I was pregnant with my son when my hubby and I decided that I would be a SAHM, I do work 1 day a week though as a Cert Pharm Tech. I was so excited to see other Army Wives in the area on the forum that I just had to post :) (My husband has been active duty for alomst 11 years). I just discovered HCW (I must have been living under a rock LOL!) and I love it! I have learned so much about couponing from you Coupon Queens (and Kings:)! Thanks!

[Mexi]

I just wanted to say welcome to all the newbies in our area! It's exciting to see the newbies posting to our Kroger forum!!

[cecismom]

I second that! Thanks for delurking, and keep posting! The more the merrier!

[lildsmom]

Hey ladies/gents! I'm Kristy, an almost 37 yo SAHM of 2 (4 yo DS/2 yoDD). I always used q but went hardcore a little over a year 1/2 ago. DH was constantly lamenting over our almost $1200 monthly grocery bills so I followed another site and other posters over here! LOL! I'm now down to a little over $600/month and he's a happy camper and my official blinkie, cat and rebate finder! I could go lower but I like to shop too much!

We have 2 feline fatties (my avatar is one) and live in the Eastgate area of Cincy.

[newatthis]

I forgot to tell you how old I am- I'm 27 and have been married for 6 yrs. There are more and more people in my area beginning to use q's so I have to be on the ball and get my deals quickly or they are gone!

[lakies]

Hi, I'm lakies...which is the nickname for Lakeland Terriers, the dogs that we have. I live in the NE Cincy area, and have been a couponer for years...off and on. I have some photo albums in the garage somewhere that I need to resurrect--they are from the Kroger Super Double coupon era and probably have some coupons in them that have no exp. date! Last summer I started ordering coupons from Ebay for the things we used most frequently and I liked that strategy.

Then I was in Walgreens in December; they handed me a RR just for spending a certain amount of $$, and I started researching to find out how to get more. I thought drug stores were expensive! Who would ever shop there? (lol)

I was on another site and found HCW from there. I have not found any other site like HCW! And now I am hooked on CVS, and maximizing Kroger even more than I was. Walgreens --I go there every so often but feel like it is a test each time I go to the register. Did I get enough items to cover the coupons? What filler do I need? Did I remember to use the Wags ESR coupons? And my RR from the last time I was there? And be sure to use the gift card for OOP. And did all my RR's print out? Whew!

CVS makes it so much easier. When I was able to use the Electrasol $2.50 coupons when they had it on sale for $2.99 to get a year's worth of detergent I was hooked.

My overall stockpile is puny but I think I can improve it with all the good tips from HCW. Thanks, everyone, for all the great info!

[niecey1996]

Hey, my name is Denise...I am a SAHM of 6 wonderful kids 18 yr. old DS USMarine, 16 yr. yr old DS, 12 yr old DD, 9 yr old DS, 8 yr old DD, and 3 yr old DD (my shopping sidekick and coupon collector!). Oh...and I have been married for over 13 yrs. to my wonderfully caring DH!!

I live in Camden, Ohio and shop in Eaton, Oh or Richmond, In mostly. Sometimes I get to the Hamilton, Oh area!!

I have my Dear sister to thank for explaining ecb's to me and introducing me to HCW, but a lot more of you to thank for all the great tips and scenarios!! THANKS TO ALL!!

Love this site and CVS and WAGS and am learning a lot about shopping Kroger from you guys. ;)