I had a fun but yet interesting trip at Publix yesterday. I am not finding this week’s Publix sale to be extraordinary but I had some coupons that scored me good deals and I was able to buy some veggies which I am in desperate need of. (I also need squash and broccoli but I wasn’t thrilled with Publix’s prices this week.) It was fun in the sense that I scored free Dove deororant, free Carefree pantiliners, free Olay Regenerist and free Hidden Valley dressing. I also bought a ton of Ziploc Bags but they are not pictured. My trip, however, was an interesting trip because first of all, I read a coupon incorrectly. This very seldom happens, but it does happen. So, my encouragement to you is to read each coupon and make sure you are buying the correct item with the coupon! The second reason this trip was interesting is because I had THE WORST experience with my cashier. WORST. He missed scanning $5.00 in Publix store coupons and $3.50 in manufacturer coupons – this is a total of EIGHT COUPONS he missed. I brought my receipt back to customer service and I am STILL waiting on Publix to fix the issue! The pricing below is based on the assumption that Publix fixes their errors. I spent $14.17 (including tax) on $169.87 worth of groceries! 🙂
The items I purchased today coincide with this week’s Publix Weekly ad. To see this week’s ad & coupon matchups, go HERE.
If you are new to saving money at Publix, read my Intro to Publix post!
Here’s the rundown and how to do what I did for today’s Publix stop:
2 Celery on sale B1G1 $1.49 for two Total: $1.49 or $0.75 each! 4 Oscar Mayer Deli Creations Cracker Trays priced at 2/$5.00 Minus four $1.00/1 Oscar Mayer Deli Creations Publix store coupons printable (print limit reached) Minus four $1.00/1 Oscar Mayer Deli Creations manufacturer printable Total: $2.00 or $0.50 each! 12 Ziploc Bags priced at $2.09 each Minus six B1G1 Ziploc Slider Bags, Any – 04-11-10 SS Minus three $1.00/2 Ziploc Bags, Any – 03-21-10 SSMinus six $1.00/2 Ziploc Brand Bags, Any (Publix Store Coupon) – There’s Value in the Family Total: $3.54 or $0.29 each! 2 Chowmein Thai Peanut on sale B1G1 $0.89 for two Minus ZERO Coupons!! This looked enjoyable so I bought it w/o coupons! 🙂 Total: $0.89 or $0.45 each! 10 Yakisoba priced at $0.79 each Minus five $1.00/2 Yakisoba Noodles 03-14-10 SS Total: $2.90 or $0.29 each! 1 Olay Regenerist Daily Cleanser, on sale $3.00 off, $3.99 each 1 Olay Regenerist Daily Cleanser cloths, on sale $3.00 off, $3.99 each Minus two $2.00/1 Olay Facial Moisturizer or Cleanser Product Publix store Coupon from Live Well Feel BEautiful Minus two $2.00/1 Olay Regenerist manufacturer coupon 05-02-10 PG Total: FREE! 6 Hidden Valley Farmhouse Dressings on sale B1G1 $3.45 for two Minus six $2.00/1 Hidden Valley Farmhouse Originals Dressing, Any 16 Oz. – 03-14-10 SS Total: FREE plus $1.65 overage! 8 Eight O’Clock Original Coffee on sale B1G1 $4.93 for two Minus four $2.00/2 Eight O’ Clock printables Total: $11.72 or $1.46 each! 4 Yellow Corn on sale 8/$2.00 Total: $1.00 or $0.25 each! 0.79 lbs Green Bell Peppers on sale $1.29/lb Total: $1.02 1 Bag of Dole Hearts of Romaine Lettuce on sale 2/$5.00 Minus one $1.00/1 Publix Store coupon from mid-week Red Plum in mail Minus one $0.75/1 Dole manufacturer from blinkies Total: $0.75 1 Carton Tomato Grapes on sale 2/$3.00 Total: $1.50 1 Bag Red Potatoes on sale $2.99 Total: $2.99 6 Carefree Pantiliners on sale $0.99 each Minus six $1.00 Carefree Product, Any – 04-25-10 SS Total: FREE 6 Dove Deodorant on sale B1G1 $2.29 for two Minus six $1.50/1 Dove Deodorant printables (Print limit reached) Total: FREE plus $2.13 overage!
Minus one $10.00/$50.00 Winn Dixie Baby Club Coupon (go HERE for more info)
Minus one $5.00/$30.00 Sweetbay Coupon from this week’s flyer (Go HERE to read about this)
Total Spent Including Tax: $14.17, Total Saved: $155.70, Percentage Saved: 91.7%
**Don’t forget to register for my Cascadian Farm Gift Pack Giveaway (Go HERE) and my $25.00 Walmart Gift Card Giveaway (Go HERE)
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My name is Liza and I began my money-saving journey in the Spring of 2009 as a way to stretch a limited household income. I had lost my job and my hubby was self-employed. I launched Addicted to Saving in November of 2009 and it has grown by leaps and bounds. Since then, my hubby and I have struggled with the ups and downs of two failed adoptions and are now LOVING being parents to our little man Asher who we brought home from Ethiopia in August of 2013. I feel incredibly blessed to be able to help you save money. My goal is that you will have FUN and become empowered to save more and more money each week..
Where is your $5 off of $50 from the Publix BOGO flyer?? Mine comes in the mail on Wed or Thurs!I am so excited to use 3 of these types this week for a total of $20 off! My husband is in disbelief!
Vicki – I didn’t get the $5/$50 Publix coupon 🙁 Where I live, we do not receive Publix mailers 🙁
This happened with me once with the coupons. I explained it to my customer service lady and they refunded the amount I explained without a problem! It was $11 worth of coupons, and since the cashier had taken them but didn’t apply them, I didn’t have anything to prove it!
Darn! I was at 46% off 2 weeks ago and then last weekend we decided to have friends over for a cookout, so I didn’t make my goal of over 50%…..hoping to be over 50% this weekend!
I had that happen once at my Publix and thankfully because of the way that I prepare for my shopping trips, I was saved and I got my cash back immediately. When I make my shopping list I write the item and quantity that I plan to buy, then next to it I write every coupon that I have for the ‘deal’ and where I got it from. I sat there with the Store Manager and went through my list and the grocery receipt and he marked off each coupon as we went along and found that I had $4.50 in missed coupons. I am very greatful for that store manager and, as a result, I’ve become loyal to his store because he treats his customers very well. He values the ‘couponers’ and finds it just as fun and interesting as we do when we check out!!
Liza I am so sorry you had a bad time shopping.
Liza,
I’ve found that if I’m going to coupon, I’m going to have bad deals every once in a while. I really don’t “get” the cashiers not knowing policies and not scanning the coupons…it’s crazy sometimes. I had a bad experience yesterday at Walgreens…but all is good because I had a good one today. Anyhow, I am so thankful for your photo show and tells because I always see something that I missed and can’t wait to go get. This week it’s the Olay deals. Thanks for all of your hard work.
I think that I heard on the radio this morning that the Romaine Lettuce was found to have salmonella??? Not sure but you might want to check it out!!
I always count exactly how many coupons i have before I give them to cashier. I even write it on my shopping list in case i get sidetracked. If i give them 20 coupons I make sure as they are scanning them, that 20 coupons come off. I actually count the beeps and look at the screen. sometimes the printed coupons don’t scan and they bunch them into one. (4-1.00 coupons=1- 4.00 coupon)I always double check BEFORE i walk away from the line.
bought 27.00 worth of stuff and only paid 3.19 including tax. Woo Hoo