Dinner with Tony

Now before you go raising your eyebrows at me over the title of this post let me clarify by saying that I had a dinner date with Tony’s Pizza this evening thanks to the gift of some free coupons from the company itself.  I’m pretty sure they contacted me because they know the extreme power and influence I carry amongst shoppers who know a good deal when they see one.  But I digress, so let me tell you a little about this dinner date.

Let me start by saying that I have never been a fan of frozen pizza so I was really not sure I was going to be able to take more than a bite or two of the Tony’s Cheese Pizza I tried.  Since I couldn’t personally try Tony’s Pepperoni, I had Barry try that one while I added some turkey pepperoni slices I had in the fridge to the cheese pizza.  We popped them in the oven for a few minutes and voila!  Dinner is served.

You know the first sign of a disgusting frozen pizza?  For me it is when I go to cut the pizza.  If I don’t hear that distinctive crunch sound I know things are only going to go downhill from here.  Tony’s passed the crunch test with flying colors – on both the cheese and the pepperoni pies. 

Then comes the real test – how does this thing taste?  I am happy to report that for the first time in more than 20 years I ate several slices of frozen pizza and actually enjoyed them!  Don’t get me wrong, they aren’t really a substitute for homemade pizza by any stretch.  What they are though is inexpensive, tasty, fast and simple to prepare.

Don’t take my word for it though, check them out for yourself.  They are so sure you’ll love it, they want me to give some away!  The first five (5) people to respond to this post either on the website or the Facebook page will receive a coupon for a free Tony’s Pizza of your own! 

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Tony’s Pizza. All opinions are 100% mine.

Kroger Shopping Trip 3/17/10

I had a few coupons that combined with the fantastic Mega Sale going on at the Kroger family of stores right now, so I braved the rain to save big bucks.  Let’s take a look at what I got:

In this shopping trip I purchased every item you see in the photo above to include:

• (5) Bumble Bee Tuna Pouch
• (4) Kraft Shredded Cheese
• (3) Tony’s Frozen Pizza
• (1) Reynolds Wrap 100% Recycled Foil
• 7.25 lbs Tyson Split Chicken Breasts

At regular price, these items would have come out to $45.73 before tax.  By combining coupons and sales I saved an amazing 80% (well actually it was 79.64%) and paid just $9.31 before tax.  Just in case you doubt me, here is a scan of my register receipt:

Once again folks, here’s proof that with just a little effort you really can save a ton on your grocery bill.  I don’t pretend that I’m able to save 80% on every shopping trip but even saving just 20% on this bill would have kept more than $9 in my pocket.

Coupons are your friends.  They are free money.  I can’t repeat this enough!