Free Kentucky "Host Kits"- at Kroger! (in KY only)

[HopelessinKY]

Just got this from a press release from the Kentucky tourism cabinet. It's their newest tourism promotion...

The Kentucky Department of Travel has created 500,000 “Kentucky. It’s That Friendly Host Kits” that will be distributed at 98 Kroger grocery stores throughout Kentucky beginning Sunday, Feb. 17. The kit includes a yearlong day planner that lists annual celebrations, festivals and special events happening throughout the state, a coupon book and important travel information to make it easier for Kentuckians to plan family members’ and friends’ visits to the Bluegrass State...

Kroger customers who purchase $40 in groceries receive a free kit. In it, there’s also the 24-page Kroger Plus Card Travel Values Book that is full of money-saving coupons and offers more than 100 different opportunities, valued at $1,500, to save money at hotels, museums, events and tourism businesses around the state...

To broaden the distribution as much as possible, only one kit can be given to each household.

Woo hoo! Think I know where I'll be grocery shopping next week! Maybe I'll borrow my mom's Kroger card for one trip... It's about time they gave us Kentuckians an incentive to visit all the neat places in our own state!

[mossie]

Although the Kroger Superstore in Danville is very nice with good selections, the items I routinely buy are about 25-40% cheaper at Walmart. I only buy items there that are on sale, or that I can't find at Walmart. I buy plate lunches there some, and if I just need a couple of items, I'll go there and use the self checkout. I haven't spent $40 at Kroger forever. I guess I won't be getting a travel guide.

[HopelessinKY]

mossie,
Do you live in Danville? Wow, it's a small world, huh?! I shop at Wal-Mart in Frankfort more than I do Kroger too, but I always keep an eye out for good sales there and just do my shopping there when they have one. It doesn't take much to spend $40 these days, especially on groceries!

[mossie]

Born in Harrodsburg, lived there til '95, then moved to Danville.

[msut14]

Preesh the post, Hopeless!!! I'm going for the "loss leaders" Kroger posts, they are way too expensive on soooo many other things...

[HopelessinKY]

I'm going for the "loss leaders" Kroger posts

I haven't heard of those, msut14... What are they, and how do you find out about them?

[hannahsmom]

thanks for post, hopeless! mossie, i'm surprised w/ the double coupons, kroger isn't cheaper. (or don't they do that in danville?) actually, i rarely spend $40 at once. i'm a "pop in on the way home" girl. i use the kroger "upons", and my produce man saves all the scratch and dent veggies for me, so i usually get out way cheap. anyway, loss leaders are the things advert'ed on front page. the really cheap things? kroger doesn't make any $$ on them, but they bring you in to shop. maybe i'll talk to my store mgr and convince him to give me a book.... paula.

[msut14]

Oops, sorry HopelessinKY, the term "loss leader" is the insider term for placing ads for items with really great prices, sometimes prices that they take a "loss" at, only to hopefully have you buy their profit-gorged items. This week milk here in NKY was $1.49/g at Kroger but $1.99/g and higher everywhere else near me. Also quasi-cheap Pampers (9.99/jumbo) and lotsa 2/1 things made it a good trip. Kentucky visit guide was OK, glad to see Kentucky is putting a good foot forward about tourism, im about tired of only hearing about the Rt. 127 longest yard sale...