The coupon is only half the savings. Layer these every trip:

1. Store app first

   • Kroger: clip Weekly Digital Deals and Super Saver coupons. Store coupons can be used up to 5 times in one transaction.

   • Giant Eagle: clip digital coupons + fuelperks+.

   • Meijer: load mPerks before you shop.

   • Target: Circle offers (and Circle 360 monthly freebie if you have it).

1. Ibotta

Add offers before you walk in, then scan the receipt. This week Kroger has had extra back on creamer, Annie's, and some snacks. Offers vary by account, so check yours.

1. Fetch

Snap every grocery receipt. Points add up to gift cards. No clipping required.

1. Paper manufacturer coupons

These stack on top of Kroger and Giant Eagle store digital coupons. They do not stack with manufacturer digital coupons for the same item. If the coupon in the app says manufacturer, skip the paper one.

Ohio weekly rhythm that works

• Tuesday night: clip Kroger and Giant Eagle for the new ads.

• Wednesday or Thursday morning: do the stock-up trip before loss leaders sell out.

• Same night: scan Ibotta + Fetch.

That is how a $5 produce coupon plus BOGO chicken plus a $1 Mega Sale threshold turns into a real grocery cut, not just a "sale" price.

Join the chat for $1 if you want the drops as they land, not after they sell out.

These are actually free or nearly free right now. Grab the ones that match your city.

Today (Sunday Sep 13)

• Cleveland Museum of Natural History: Mandel Community Days. Free Saturday and Sunday for residents of Cleveland, East Cleveland, Brooklyn, Euclid, Garfield Heights, Maple Heights, and Warrensville Heights. Reserve tickets and bring proof of address (license, utility bill, or lease).

• Cincinnati Zoo: Last day of free admission for first responders and military (through Sep 13). Fire, police, EMTs, 911 dispatchers, and active or retired military. Photo ID at the gate. Up to 6 family tickets at 50% off. Zoo closes at 5 pm.

All of September

• Akron Zoo: Free for Summit County residents Sep 1-30. Reserve online, limit 4 tickets per household, parking is free. Reserve here before they run out.

• LEGOLAND Discovery Center Columbus: Healthcare workers get free entry all September plus 30% off for up to 6 friends/family. Must buy the friends ticket to unlock the free one. Bring employer ID or pay stub. Adults need a child 17 or under.

Always-on Ohio freebies

• Columbus library Culture Passes: Check out free admission to Columbus Zoo, Franklin Park Conservatory, Columbus Museum of Art, and more with your library card, same as a book.

• Museums for All: Show a SNAP card at COSI, CMA, Franklin Park Conservatory, Ohio History Center, and others for about $4 or less per person.

If you know a free day we missed, drop it in the comments.

Updated Sunday, Sep 13. Clip these before they expire. Prices can vary by store, so confirm in the app at your ZIP.

Kroger (ad through Tue Sep 15)

Clip digital coupons in the Kroger app before you shop. Store digital coupons can be used up to 5 times in one transaction.

• $5 off $20 produce digital coupon. Limit 1 per account. The $20 is after other discounts. Floral does not count. Clip it here.

• BOGO Simple Truth natural chicken (full line).

• Mega Sale: $1 off each when you buy 5 or more participating items (through Sep 22). Mix and match.

• Barilla pasta ~$0.99 with the weekly digital coupon.

• Ragu pasta sauce ~$1.29 with $1 off clipped. Pasta night for about $2.28.

• International Delight creamer $3.99, then clip $1 off. Stack Ibotta if the offer is in your account.

• Arm & Hammer detergent BOGO.

• Haagen-Dazs ice cream or bars BOGO.

• Dove body wash or 8-ct bar soap $12.99, then $4 off Super Saver coupon.

How to stack at Kroger: clip store coupons in the app, add manufacturer coupons when they are not digital manufacturer (those do not stack with paper), then scan Ibotta and Fetch after.

Giant Eagle (ad through Wed Sep 16)

Load coupons in the Giant Eagle app and use your fuelperks+ card.

• Blueberries pint or Market District Autumn Crisp grapes: BOGO

• Center cut pork loin chops: $2.99/lb

• Giant Eagle family pack Italian sausage: BOGO

• Nature's Basket chicken: 25% off

• Avocados: 99 cents each

• Oikos / Light + Fit yogurt: 5 for $5

• Barilla pasta or Ragu: 2 for $4

• Campbell's soup: 4 for $5

• Charmin 6 Mega XL or Bounty 6 Double: 2 for $20

How to actually save

1. Open the store app the night before.

2. Clip every coupon you might use. Unused clips do not cost you anything.

3. Hit the 5-item Mega Sale threshold at Kroger if you are buying event items.

4. Scan the receipt into Ibotta and Fetch the same night.

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