IMPORTANT UPDATE: I won the coffee and the next night won the $5 off my shopping order. Tonight, I again won the $5 credit. But it would not load to my card. I read the official rules and they state: “Once a participant has won two Instant Win prizes, no further Instant Win prizes will be awarded to that Participant. However, additional log ins will result in additional Sweepstakes Grand Prize drawing entries.” This sucks, in my opinion, I played the game and won again. I get dinged ’cause of my loyalty? Oh well, just wanted to make sure you all knew.

This is one cool, easy-to-win contest! If you go to Ralphs.com or Kroger.com, you can enter its March to Savings promotion. But this is no bogus “one person wins a lot and the rest get screwed” waste of time. There are a slew of instant prizes — I just won a $6 can of Maxwell House or Yuban coffee!

The cool part is the coupon loads directly onto my card so I just pick it up next time I’m in the store (was planning on going anyway to hit the 67 cents chicken special). And you can enter every day through April 6! Guess where I am going to log onto every day?

To play the game was nothing more than signing into my Ralphs.com account (you will need your club card number if you haven’t registered before), and then clicking the March to Savings banner to go to the game (it scrolls on the top, left side in the large box).

To play, all you do is press a button, and get ready to win! My pal Traci at Southern CouponBelle (who tipped me off on the promotion) won a free 4-pack of Reeses. Other prizes include California Pizza Kitchen merchandise, deli trays, and products from Oscar Mayer, Kraft, etc. Most are high value, including one for $5 off your grocery order.

There will also be winners of bigger prizes, but I already feel like a winner, with free groceries!

For those who have Kroger in their areas, you will need to go to Kroger.com. I’m sure they own other affiliates, so let me know what the ones are in your area.

Remember, you can enter every day through April 6, so plan on making this a daily stop on your ‘net surfing rounds, and get ready for the free stuff. I’m anxious to see if I get something every time, but anyway it’s worth the minute of time.

Let me know what you win!