Kroger - Making Money on Crest!

I realize I've been out of the loop for awhile, but I got a nice surprise when I checked out at Kroger Thursday. Stopped in to get a few things we needed (like meat, veggies... LOL) and a few good deals since I had my 7/31 P&G (love that it comes out on Wednesday in the Mayfield Messenger).

One of the things I picked up was the free Crest toothpaste since it's on sale for $1.00 and there were 50¢ coupons in the 7/31 P&G which doubled to $1.00. What I didn't realize is that there's a catalina deal going on Crest. I'm still not sure what the specifics are, but I had 4 tubes of Crest in my order and was surprised with a $2.00 catalina from Crest when I checked out! I spent between $25 & $30 on that order, but when I saw the catalina I decided to use the other 4 coupons I had and make some more money. I'm not going to breakdown the 1st transaction (that receipt isn't with the other and I'm not digging for it LOL), but here's the breakdown of #2 and #3.

Transaction #2
2 bags Milky Way Fun-Size bars, $1.87 each
used $1.50/2 (found in-store dispenser a while back at Walgreens)
4 tubes Crest, $1.00 each
used (4) 50¢ coupons, 7/31 PG, doubled to $1.00
4 bottles Dawn dish detergent, $1.00 each
used (4) 50¢ coupons, 7/31 PG, doubled to $1.00

Total, including tax = $2.37

Got back $2.00 catalina for Crest & $1.00 catalina for Milky Way!

Transaction #3
2 bags Milky Way Fun-Size bars, $1.87 each
used $1.50/2
Boneless pork tenderloin, $1.97/lb, total $9.04 (had them slice into pork chops)
used (2) $1.00 & (2) $2.00 catalinas

Total OOP, including tax = $5.28

Got back $1.00 catalina for Milky Ways!