Publix Purchase – 83% Savings!!!!

If you got the Publix coupons in Sunday’s SS insert, there is a terrific deal for Cheerios and bananas! I wanted to hurry and post about this deal, because Cheerios are only on sale B1G1 at Publix until Tuesday (6/16 – Wednesday for some areas). Here is what I bought today:



Cheerios @ $2.15
Bananas @ $0.80
Used Buy Cheerios, Get $1.00 off bananas Publix coupon from 6/14 SS
Used $1.00/1 Cheerios MC from here
Total for Cheerios and bananas = $0.95!

Hellman’s mayo @ $2.19
Used $1.00/1 MC from the “Family is its own Reward” Unilever coupon booklet
Total = $1.19

Gulden’s mustard @ $1.29
Hunt’s ketchup @ $1.75
Used Free Hunt’s ketchup MC
Used $1.00 off of Hunt’s ketchup and Gulden’s mustard Publix coupon
Total for both = $0.29!

Oscar Mayer beef franks @ $3.99
Used Free Oscar Mayer beef franks MC
Total = FREE

Milk @ $2.89
2 – Carnation Instant Breakfast @ $8.98
Used $3.00 off milk when you buy 2 Carnation Instant breakfast multi-packs Publix coupon (located in Advantage Buy sale paper)
Used $1.50/2 Carnation Instant Breakfast MC (from blinkie located near Carnation products)
Total for all = $7.37

Kraft Deluxe Mac & Cheese @ $1.49
Used $1.00/1 MC from here
Total = $0.49

Publix Greenwise toilet paper @ $0.01 (Penny Item)

Total before sales, coupons, and tax = $31.56
*Used a $5/$25 Piggly Wiggly coupon
Total after sales, coupons, and tax = $6.94…I saved 83%!!!

Happy couponing!!!

Weekly Grocery Shopping

The deals this week were not that terrific; however, I was able to get everything that we needed and stay within budget – and that is the ultimate goal of couponing! This week I shopped at Publix and CVS…here is what I got:





Publix dog food @ $3.59

Lender’s bagels @ $1.05

Steaks @ $3.43

4 – Playtex tampons @ $10.86
Used 3 $1.00/1 MC from May All You
Used 1 $1.00/1 MC from Playtex sample
Total for 4 = $6.86; $1.72 each

Strawberries @ $2.00

2 – Lay’s potato chips @ $3.99
Used $1.00/2 MC from June All You
Total for 2 = $2.99; $1.50 each

2 – Bounty paper towel rolls @ $2.50
Used 2 $0.25/1 MC from 6/7 P&G
Total for 2 = $1.50; $0.75 each

Tomato @ $0.82

Lettuce @ $1.49

4 – Glad Plug-Ins @ $7.96
Used 4 Free Glad Plug-In coupons (ordered from here)
Total = FREE

Raspberries @ $2.00

Grapes @ $3.48

Bananas @ $1.37

Sara Lee bread @ $1.99

Baby cut carrots @ $0.85

Hot dog buns @ $1.15

2 – Huggies baby wash @ $6.58
Used Buy One, Get One Free Publix coupon from Baby Club home mailer
Used 2 $1.00/1 MC from recent newspaper insert
Total for 2 = $1.29; $0.65 each

3 – Newspapers @ $6.00

Publix toilet paper @ $0.01 (Penny Item)

Milk @ $2.89

Total before sales, coupons, and tax = $92.46
*Used $5/$30 Publix coupon
Total after sales, coupons, and tax = $43.96…I saved 57%!

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Here is what I bought at CVS:



Total for all = $2.11 (I did this in 2 transactions and used $12 ECBs)…I saved 90%!!!

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So, all in all, I spent $46.07 this week…not too shabby if I say so myself! I hope that you were able to find some great deals this week that maximized your savings while minimizing your spending! Happy couponing!!!

Publix Purchase – 79% Savings!!!

The deals at Publix have been so awesome this week!!! I already purchased tons of stuff earlier this week, but I went back to Publix for the second half of my grocery shopping and to get the penny item. Here is what I bought:





6 Diet Dr. Pepper 12 pks
2 Diet Mountain Dew 12 pks
2 Diet Pepsi 12 pks
2 Dixie plates
1 Dixie napkins
1 Publix pasta sauce (penny item)
2 KC Masterpiece barbecue sauce
4 Reach floss
2 18 lb bags of Kingsford charcoal
1 cantaloupe
bananas
pork sirloin cutlets
4 Johnson & Johnson gauze
tomato
2 gallons of milk
5 Glad Clingwrap
2 ears of corn
6 boxes of Kellogg’s cereal
2 32 oz Gatorade (penny item)
pork roast
1 Hormel bacon
1 Buddig ham
1 Hillshire Farm turkey polish kielbasa
2 packages broccoli
2 Pedigree Dentastix
green onions
1 Fleishmann’s yeast
red onion
cucumber
lettuce
1 Lipton onion mix
apples
1 Aunt Jemima syrup

*I purchased these items in 3 different transactions in 2 different stores, which is why I have 2 different penny items.

Total before sales, coupons, and tax = $167.15
Total after sales, coupons, and tax = $42.25…That’s a total savings of 79%!!!

Happy couponing!!!

Publix Penny Item and Change in Coupon Policy

The Publix penny item for this week is a half gallon of Publix tea. I love tea, so I was excited about this one!

If you are new to shopping at Publix, here are the guidelines for receiving the penny item (penny items are only available on Sunday and Monday):

1. Purchase $10 worth of items – the $10 can be before coupons.
2. Find the penny item. It is usually located at the front of the store either on a shelf near the registers or in a bin with the other sale items. If you are not able to find the item, just ask an employee. They are always very helpful!
3. Some stores require you to use the penny item coupon which is located in the B1G1 sale ad in the Sunday paper.

*Publix has changed their coupon policy with regards to what kinds of competitor coupons they will accept. They are no longer accepting Target coupons or drugstore coupons. They will only accept grocery store coupons that are direct competitors to Publix (meaning they are in the area of your store). Some Publix stores may already have been enforcing this policy, but mine had been accepting these types of coupons. I was really disappointed to hear this, because I frequently use Target coupons. Oh well, there are still good deals to be had without using these types of coupons! ***Be sure to check with your store to see what your store’s coupon policy is. The policies are generally the same for each store, but it is up to each store to determine what types of coupons they accept.

Happy couponing!

Publix Deal – 2nd Penny Item – 71% Savings!!

I decided to make a second trip to Publix this week in order to get another penny item. Today when I went, the penny item was a Hefty aluminum pan – I was hoping for more bottled water, but I’ll take it! Here is what I bought today:

1 Johnson & Johnson gauze @ $1.79
1 Johnson & Johnson adhesive tape @ $1.79
Used $3.00/2 MC from in-store blinkie
Total = $0.58 (for 2); $0.29 each

1 Jose Ole Taquitos @ $2.75 (I haven’t eaten these since my undergraduate days, but we will give them a try!)
Used $1.00/1 MC from 4/26 SS
Total = $1.75

1 Kashi frozen entree @ $3.79
Used Free Kashi entree coupon (applied for online – to my knowledge, it is no longer available)
Total = Free

1 Karo Lite syrup @ $1.30 (B1G1 – in-store special)
Used $0.40/1 MC from recent insert
Total = $0.50

Bananas @ $1.64

1 Juicy Juice Brain Development @ $2.00
Used $1.00/1 MC from 4/26 SS
Total = $1.00

1 Hefty aluminum lasagna pan @ $1.00
Publix penny item
Total = $0.01

Total before sales and coupons = $22.09
Total after coupons, sales, and tax = $6.65…I saved 71%!!!

How much did you save this week? Leave me a comment and let me know…I’d love to hear from you!

Publix Penny Item – April 26-27

Today I am home with my son who is sick with a cold, so my husband picked up the penny item and several other items after church. The penny item this week is a 6-pack of Publix bottled water. Here is what he bought:

3 Sunday newspapers (not pictured) @ $6.00

4 Hunt’s ketchup @ $3.50
Used 2 $1.00/2 MC from May All You
Total = $1.50 (for 4); $0.38 each

1 Gallon milk @ $2.89

1 6-pack Publix bottled water @ $1.99
Publix penny item
Total = $0.01

Total before sales and coupons = $18.37
Total after sales, coupons, and tax = $10.91

If you are new to shopping at Publix, here are the guidelines for receiving the penny item (penny items are only available on Sunday and Monday):

1. Purchase $10 worth of items – the $10 can be before coupons.
2. Find the penny item. It is usually located at the front of the store either on a shelf near the registers or in a bin with the other sale items. If you are not able to find the item, just ask an employee. They are always very helpful!
3. Some stores require you to use the penny item coupon which is located in the B1G1 sale ad in the Sunday paper.

Happy couponing!!!

Free Publix Magazine and Penny Item

Go here to receive a free one-year subscription to Publix FamilyStyle magazine.

Also, the penny item this week is a 4-pack of Publix Greenwise toilet paper. Be sure to take advantage of this deal (through Monday) if you have at least $10.00 worth of grocery shopping to do!

Happy couponing!!!

Publix Penny Item

Don’t forget to pick up your penny item at Publix (through Monday). This week’s penny item is Publix white bread! I already had bread on my list, so I was excited to see that this was the penny item. In case you are not familiar with the penny item, each week Publix offers a mystery item for the price of 1 penny. All you have to do is spend $10 (this is before coupons), and you get the item for a penny. Some stores require you to use a coupon and some do not. The coupon is located in their weekly ad.

Happy couponing!