Photo Show and Tell – Publix 8/3/12

I can not believe that it is already August. This summer has come and gone so quickly! This week, we had the pleasure of watching a four month old Golden Retriever Puppy. She was the absolute sweetest thing. While she definitely added more work to our daily routines, she was a fun addition and she made the week absolutely fly by.

Today I went to Publix thinking that they would be out of Smucker’s Uncrustables.  You all know that I have been posting about this deal for a week now so I assumed you all would have beat me to them.  Well, I was pleasantly surprised to see that I was able to use all 8 of my coupons!  We will probably go through one box in our house but we have friends with 5 kids so I have a good home to send the remaining seven boxes to 🙂  Beyond that, today wasn’t a very exciting trip.  Although, I was very excited about the green grapes I bought – they are super firm and perhaps the largest grapes I’ve ever bought.  I was also happy with the fact that the cherries were again on sale for $1.99/lb.  The asparagus was a last minute decision – it looked good and I thought it would be a great addition to the meal I’m preparing for dinner tonight.

I should note that hubby and I went shopping together so I split my purchase into two transactions so that he could use a $5/$30 Winn Dixie coupon and I could use a $5/$25 Save-a-Lot coupon.

How did you do this week shopping? Please leave a comment letting everyone know how you did!

Below is what I bought and the coupons I used:

Transaction One

2 Ragu Pasta Sauce on sale BOGO $2.27 for two
Minus one $0.40/2 Ragu Pasta Sauce, exp. 8/26/12 (RP 07/29/12 R)
Total Due: $1.87 or $0.95 each
4 Smuckers Uncrustables (regular) on sale BOGO $3.15 for two
4 Smucker’s Uncrustables Low Sugar and Whole Wheat on sale BOGO $3.15 for two
Minus four $1/1 Smuckers Uncrustables Any (print limit reached – check your binders/folders)
Minus four $1/1 Smuckers Uncrustables Reduced Sugar on Whole Wheat Sandwiches printable
Total Due: $4.60 or $0.58 each
6 Birds Eye Steamfresh on sale 50% off (reg price $1.97 each)
Minus two $1.00/3 Bird’s Eye Steamfresh (sort by “All You Exclusive” to find quickly)
Total Due: $3.91 or $0.65 each
2 Country Crock Spread on sale BOGO $2.15 for two
Minus two $0.50/1 Country Crock Product, exp. 8/26/12 (RP 07/29/12 R)
Total Due: $1.15 or $0.58 each
4 BIC Mechanical Pencils on sale 10/$10
Minus two $1.00/2 BIC Stationery Products
Total Due: $2.00 or $0.50 each
1 Green Bell Pepper on sale $1.89/lb
Total Due: $1.10
2 Lance Crackers Pack on sale BOGO $2.89 for two
Minus two $0.55/1 Lance Home Pack Sandwich Crackers printable
Total Due: $1.79 or $0.90 each

Minus one $5.00 off $30.00 Winn Dixie Enjoy the City Coupon

Total Spent: $11.43   Total Saved: $56.14   Percentage Saved: 83.1%

Transaction 2

4 Progresso Minestrone on sale 4/$6.00
Minus four $1.00/1 Progresso Soup Publix Store Running Out Run In coupons
Minus one $1/4 Progresso Soup (print limit reached) or 07-15-12 SS Insert (exp 9/8/2012)
Total Due: $1.00 or $0.25 each
2 Barilla Pasta on sale BOGO $1.29 for two
Minus one $0.55/2 Barilla Blue Box Pasta, exp. 8/19/12 (SS 06/24/12)
Total Due: $0.74 or $0.37 each
1 gallon Distilled Water reg price $1.19
Total Due: $1.19
1 bag White Seedless Grapes on sale $1.99/lb
Total Due: $4.30
1 bag Cherries on sale $1.99/lb
Total Due: $4.48
1 container Driscoll Blackberries reg price $3.99
Minus one $5.00/1 Driscoll Berries ANY coupon (given to me as a promotion last year)
Total Due: FREE plus $1.01 overage
1 Asparagus on sale $2.99/lb
Total Due: $2.66
1 Pantene Shampoo $3.49
1 Pantene Conditioner $3.49
1 Pantene Styler $3.49
Minus one FREE Pantene Styler wyb Pantene Shampoo or Conditioner, exp. 8/31/12 (Publix Stocking Spree, August)
Minus one $3/2 Pantene Product, exp. 8/31/12 (P&G 07/29/12)
Total Due: $3.98 or $1.33 each **if you want to make this deal even better, buy 2 shampoo, 2 conditioner and 2 stylers. Use three $3/2 manufacturer coupons and use two FREE Pantene Styler coupons. This would make each bottle $0.83

Minus one $5.00 off $25.00 Save-A-Lot FAcebook Coupon

Total Spent: $13.08 Total Saved: $33.87 Percentage Saved: 72.2%

Total Spent Transaction 1&2: $24.51 Total Saved Trans 1 & 2: $90.01 Percentage Saved Trans 1 & 2 78.6%

My friend Kelly emailed me the picture above of the groceries she scored at Publix yesterday!  She and I have been talking about how it is challenging to save money at Publix lately.  Don’t get me wrong, the sales are still awesome.  The problem is that the coupon matchups for the sales are sub par lately.  Nonetheless, Kelly was able to spend just $15.23 on everything pictured and she saved $63.48!  That is savings of 80.7%!

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Also –Attention Bloggers –at the bottom of this post is a place for you to show your own brag worthy purchases! I ask that you make sure this is a direct link to your deals post – I will remove links that go directly to your home page. If you don’t have a blog, feel free to leave a comment on this post letting us know how you did shopping this week.