Kroger Mega Savings Event $30 Gift Card Giveaway

Good morning everyone. Do I have a deal for you! Who doesn't love deeply discounted groceries? In this economy, moms and dads are always looking for a way to save money on the brands they use everyday.

Guess what, friends? The Mega Savings Event is taking place at The Kroger Company Family of Stores Aug. 16-Sept. 2 (Click here to see a list of participating stores and also see stores or website for exact dates since the sales dates may vary by area).

If you are a regular Kroger shopper, you are probably super excited that the Mega Savings Event is going on, but if you aren't a regular Kroger shopper, you may be wondering what the deal is.

Here is how it works according to Kroger:

When you buy 10 participating brands (see list below) and use your Shopper Card at check out you instantly save $5. And there is no limit on the number of rewards per transaction! Look for the double yellow tags in-store.

Participating brands include: AMP Energy, Aquafina, Betty Crocker Baking Mixes, Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks, Cascadian Farms Cereals and Bars, Cap'n Crunch, Cheerios, Cheetos, Chex Mix, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cocoa Puffs, Dole Juices and Juice Drinks, Fiber One, Fritos, Gatorade, Golden Grahams, Green Giant, Hamburger Helper, Life , Lipton Tea, Nature Valley, Old El Paso, Pepsi family of 2 Liters, Pillsbury, Progresso, Propel, Quaker Instant Oatmeal, Quaker Chewy Bars, Starbucks, Sobe Life Water, Totino's, Trix, Tropicana, Yoplait and MORE!

Here are some great examples of different product combinations for breakfast, lunch, dinner or anytime that are at a great price point:
• Breakfast: Cheerios, Quaker Instant Oatmeal, Pillsbury Toaster Strudel, Tropicana Orange Juice and Yoplait
• Lunch: Nature Valley Granola Bars, Cheetos, Fritos, Progresso Soup, and Gatorade
• Anytime: Betty Crocker Baking Mixes, Tostito's Chips & Salsa, Totino's Hot Snacks, Pepsi 2 Liters
• Dinner: Hamburger Helper, Green Giant, Pillsbury, and Lipton Ready-To-Drink Tea

Thanks to General Mills, PepsiCo and MyBlogSpark, I received a gift card to go shopping at Kroger and find some bargains then share my experience with my readers. The Mega Savings Event doesn't start until later this week in my region so I am gathering my coupons now and making a tentative list and will post my experience and deals when I go shopping. I do have a great deal for one Potamus Prefers reader!

Win! Win! Win!

Update: We have our winner. Congratulations to A Frugal Friend who said, "I learned that you can sign up for a great sweepstakes right now on the Kroger website!" She has been emailed and claimed almost immediately. Thanks to everyone for playing.

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Would you like to win a $30 Kroger Family of Stores Gift Card to use during the Mega Savings Event? Now THAT'S savings! I will be doing this giveaway a little differently in order to get the winner their card ASAP. This will be a three day contest and will end Thursday, Aug. 20 at noon central time and the winner will have 24 hours to claim their prize.

For the first required entry, tell me how much you think you can save on your next trip with the Mega Savings Event going on.

If you'd like extra entries (after the required entry is completed), please leave a comment on this post for each entry:

1. Subscribe to our feed by email for one extra entry.

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2. Go to the Kroger website and tell me which store you plan to shop at.
3. List a fact you found on your store's website that wasn't mentioned here (click on the logo to your store from the link above).
4. Follow Potamus Prefers on Blogger for one extra entry.
5. Follow Potamus Prefers on Twitter and Tweet this post. You can do this once per day for one extra entry per tweet.
6. Add the Potamus Prefers button to your blog for one extra entry.
7. Enter another giveaway at Potamus Prefers and tell me which one you entered in the comments below (can enter more than one).

This giveaway is open to addresses in the U.S. only and will end August 20, 2009 at 12 p.m. Central Time. Winner will be posted on this blog (in this post) and will be e-mailed (please be sure to leave an e-mail address if you aren't a blogger or if it isn't part of your profile). You will have 24 hours to reply.