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Photo Show and Tell – Publix 2/25/11

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I am definitely loving Publix’s Italian Days sales!  Today is the first time I bought Progresso Soup with their sale.  Last week I focused on Green Giant and Progresso Beans.. Well, today I diverted my attention to the soup and Hunt’s tomatoes.  Remember that if you are going to do the Italian Days scenarios you need to find out how your Publix handles the Italian Days coupons.  Each store has different policies so find out your store’s policy first before you start shopping.

There are a lot of great coupon scenarios for this week’s Publix sales.  For example, buy Doritos – save money on Pepsi, buy Pepperidge Farm Bread – save money on produce, buy Uncle Ben’s Brown Rice – save money on beef.  LOVE IT.  The Pepperidge Farm deal was my favorite – if you are going to buy produce then buy the bread and use the coupon to save $1.50 off produce!

What deals are you liking this week?  Did you find any steals that I missed?

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!   

**Disclaimer**
1)  My Publix allows us to use more than one of the samePublix store coupon and/or competitor coupon.  Not all Publix locations allow this.  You should ask customer service if they allow this before loading up your cart.  
2) Not all Publix locations allow overage.  If your Publix does not allow overage, they will usually adjust the value of the coupon down so that you receive the item for free.

What I bought this week – I did this in two transactions to use each of my store coupons but I combined everything to one list for ease:

4 Pepperidge Farm Whole Grain Bread on sale BOGO $3.89 for two
Minus two $0.75/2 Pepperidge Farm Breads or Bagels 2/13/2011 SS Insert (exp 4/10/2011)
Total Due: $6.28 or $1.57 each
1 bag Green Beans, 1 package Yellow Squash, 1 package Zucchini on sale $1.49/lb
Minus three $1.50 on Publix produce when you buy any Pepperidge Farm Whole Grain Bread Publix Store Coupon Healthy Beginnings Booklet
Total Due: FREE plus $0.38 overage
1 pkg Strawberries on sale 3/$5.00
Minus one $1.50 on Publix produce when you buy any Pepperidge Farm Whole Grain Bread Publix Store Coupon Healthy Beginnings Booklet
Total Due: $0.17
4 Uncle Ben’s Whole Grain Brown Ready Rice on sale BOGO $1.97 for two (I bought the plain brown rice so that I could use the $1/1 fresh beef coupon)
2 packages Ground Chuck (totaling $4.51)
Minus two $1/2 Uncle Ben’s Ready Rice Product 2/20/2011 RP Insert (exp 4/17/2011)
Minus four $1/1 Fresh Beef WYB Uncle Ben’s Product 2/13/2011 RP Insert (exp 4/10/2011) **my customer service let me use more than one beef coupon on one item – definitely ask before trying this transaction)
Total Due: $2.45 (makes the beef only $0.45)
2 bags Publix Cotton Balls on sale $0.99
Total Due: $1.98
2 packages Kotex pads on sale $1.99 each
Minus one $2/2 Kotex Pads 1/16/2011 SS Insert (exp 2/28/2011)
Minus two $2/1 Kotex products Publix Store Coupon Gasparilla Challenge Booklet
Total Due: FREE plus $2.02 overage
8 Hartz Dog Biscuits **USED A RAINCHECK** BOGO $2.99 for two
Minus eight $2/1 Hartz Crunch ‘n Clean Dog Biscuits any size 1/9/11 SS (expires 2/28/11)
Total Due: FREE plus $4.04 overage
2 Dorito on sale BOGO $3.99 for two
4 Pepsi Max on Sale BOGO $1.89 for two
Minus two B1G1 Doritos Get Pepsi Max (subtracted $2.00 at register)
Total Due: $3.77 or $0.63 each
12 Hunts Tomatoes on sale BOGO $1.29 for two
2 Half Publix Bakery Bread (one was $1.80, one was $1.35)
Minus one $1/3 Hunt’s Diced Tomatoes All You Jan 2011 (exp 3/27/2011)
Minus three $0.45/3 Hunt’s Canned Tomatoes 1/23/2011 SS Insert (exp 3/13/2011)
Minus three $1/4 Hunts Tomatoes 14.5 oz Publix Store Coupon Italian Days Sheet
Minus two $1.50 off Publix Bakery Bread wyb 6 Hunt’s Tomato Sauces or Pastes Publix Store Coupon
Total Due: $2.54 makes everything $0.18 each
12 Progresso Soup on sale BOGO $2.29 for two
Minus three $1/4 Progresso Soup Cans 2/13/2011, 1/16/2011 SS Insert, 1/2/2011 GM Insert
Minus three $1/4 Progresso Products Publix Store Coupon Italian Days Sheet
Total Due: $7.74 makes them $0.65 each
8 Green Giant Canned Veggies on sale BOGO $1.25 for two
Minus two $1/4 Green Giant Products Publix Italian Days Sheet
Total Due: $3.00 or $0.37 each

Minus one $5 off wyb 20 Publix Italian Days Products

Minus one $5 off when you spend $30 Winn Dixie Store Coupon (was given to me by a friend)

Minus one $10 off when you spend $40 Sweetbay Coupon

Total Spent: $3.71 (including tax)   Total Saved: $130.13   Percentage Saved: 97.2%

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Also –Attention Bloggers -at the bottom of this post is a place for you to link up your deals! So, make sure you leave a link to your shopping trip successes this week. I am looking for your personal deals not a list of store sales/coupon matchups! And, 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!

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Photo Show and Tell – Target Frozen Food Galore

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I hurt myself yesterday and I’ve been spending a lot of time in bed.  I was going to go to Target last night but that wasn’t an option.  So, today when I gathered up the gumption, I went to Target and oh my word, I had a blast!  I was shocked that my Target was so stocked with Weight Watchers Smart Ones Dinners and Desserts!  It is almost as if none of you are taking advantage of their awesome frozen food deal that they have going on right now!  If you live in Florida, print your Weight Watchers coupons and RUN to Target.

I do have to give you a HUGE disclaimer – this deal is regional.  Some areas do not have this deal available.  Check your local ad and see if it lists the deal “Buy any 7 Frozen Foods, Get a $5.00 Target Gift Card.”  If you see this deal in your ad, you need to go to Target.  Every single frozen food at Target applies towards this deal – as long as you purchase seven frozen food items that equal $5.00 or more. 

To see this week’s Target Weekly Ad & Coupon Matchups, go HERE

I will give you a rundown on what I did.  I made four transactions.  Each transaction I purchased 14 frozen foods.  So, after each transaction, I received two $5.00 Target gift cards to use on my next transaction.  I could have bought everything in one transaction but I would have had to come out of pocket $30.00 more than I did.

I bought a total of 42 boxes of Weight Watchers Smart Ones Dinners and/or Desserts (priced at $1.80 each), 12 bags of Birds Eye Steamfresh Veggies (priced at $1.02 each) and 2 California Pizza Kitchen Single Serve Pizzas (priced at $2.54 each)

Transaction One

 11 Weight Watchers Smart Ones, $1.80 each
Minus one $5/10 Weight Watchers or Smart Ones Frozen TARGET Target.com (print limit looks to have been reached)
Minus one $4/10 Weight Watchers Smart Ones Products
3 Birds Eye Steamfresh, $1.02 each
Minus one $1/3 Birds Eye Steamfresh 1/23/2011 SS Insert (exp 3/31/2011)
Minus one $5.00 Target Gift Card, Minus $1.81 on a second Target Gift Card (I had this from a Target Deal I did months ago!)
Total Spent: $7.90
Received two $5.00 Target Gift Cards

Transaction Two

11 Weight Watchers Smart Ones, $1.80 each
Minus one $5/10 Weight Watchers or Smart Ones Frozen TARGET Target.com  (print limit looks to have been reached)
Minus one $4/10 Weight Watchers Smart Ones Products
3 Birds Eye Steamfresh, $1.02 each
Minus one $1/3 Birds Eye Steamfresh 1/23/2011 SS Insert (exp 3/31/2011)
Minus two $5.00 Target Gift Cards from Transaction One
Total Due: $2.86
Received two $5.00 Target Gift Cards

Transaction Three

10 Weight Watchers Smart Ones, $1.80 each
Minus one $5/10 Weight Watchers or Smart Ones Frozen TARGET Target.com (print limit looks to have been reached)
Minus one $4/10 Weight Watchers Smart Ones Products
3 Birds Eye Steamfresh, $1.02 each
Minus one $1/3 Birds Eye Steamfresh 1/23/2011 SS Insert (exp 3/31/2011)
1 California Pizza Kitchen Single Serve, $2.54
Minus one $1.25/1 California Pizza Kitchen Facebook Coupon
Minus two $5.00 Target Gift Cards from Transaction Two
Total Due: $2.35
Received two $5.00 Target Gift Cards

Transaction Four

10 Weight Watchers Smart Ones, $1.80 each
Minus one $5/10 Weight Watchers or Smart Ones Frozen TARGET Target.com (print limit looks to have been reached)
Minus one $4/10 Weight Watchers Smart Ones Products
3 Birds Eye Steamfresh, $1.02 each
Minus one $1/3 Birds Eye Steamfresh 1/23/2011 SS Insert (exp 3/31/2011)
1 California Pizza Kitchen Single Serve, $2.54
Minus one $1.25/1 California Pizza Kitchen Facebook Coupon
Minus two $5.00 Target Gift Cards from Transaction Three
Total Due: $2.35
Received two $5.00 Target Gift Cards

Total Spent:$15.46, Still have TWO $5.00 Target Gift Cards to Use Next Time making my OOP only $5.46 when you factor in the GCs!
Total Value of Purchases: $92.92
Cost Per Item: $0.10!

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Photo Show and Tell – Publix 2/18/11

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So, I’m loving Publix Italian Days!  What about you guys?  I know so many of you asked me to go shopping yesterday because you wanted to see my Photo Show and Tell yesterday and while I didn’t shop yesterday, I did shop first thing this morning.  I started off my shopping trip asking customer service how they would accept the Publix Italian Days coupons.  I highly recommend you do the same thing.  DO NOT go by my shopping trip and coupon usage since every Publix has a different policy.  I actually think my store is too lenient with the coupons and I told my manager that.  But, I also told him I would take advantage of the leniency.  😉  I did have a great trip today.  As you can see, I really took advantage of the Progresso Canned Beans!  They are a staple in my house.  I make black bean soup, white chicken chili, regular chili, plain black beans, black beans on salads, and many more recipes with beans.  I may even type up an awesome recipe for black bean soup for you all – it goes perfectly with this week’s sales.  I bought a lot of Green Giant veggies and most of them are for my favorite 18 month old friend.  She likes corn and green beans so she is getting most of my canned veggies.  I will keep a few cans of corn to use in Shepard’s Pie.  YUM.  I also took advantage of the awesome Sargento Cheese deal!  I wasn’t able to score the cheese for free since my inserts didn’t have the $1.00/2 manufacturer coupon, but I was able to score them for $0.25 each which is perfectly fine by me!  Oh – and the last deal I have to point out is the California Sun Dried Tomatoes and Pesto.  It is hard to tell in the picture but I bought four jars of them.  They are pricey and there are no coupons for them, but they are on sale BOGO which they never are.  So, if that is something you would use, even without a coupon I am telling you it is okay to buy a few jars of them.  🙂

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!   

**Disclaimer**
1)  My Publix allows us to use more than one of the samePublix store coupon and/or competitor coupon.  Not all Publix locations allow this.  You should ask customer service if they allow this before loading up your cart.  
2) Not all Publix locations allow overage.  If your Publix does not allow overage, they will usually adjust the value of the coupon down so that you receive the item for free.

Here’s What I Bought:

4 Sargento Shredded Pepper Jack Cheese on sale 2/$4.00
Minus two $0.50/2 Sargento Shredded Cheese Products 1/30/2011 SS Insert (exp 3/5/2011)
Minus four $1.50/1 Sargento Shredded Pepper Jack Cheese Publix Store Printable
Total Due: $1.00 or $0.25 each
6 Sargento Extra Sharp Shredded Cheese on sale 2/$4.00
Minus three $0.50/2 Sargento Shredded Cheese Products 1/30/2011 SS Insert (exp 3/5/2011)
Minus six$1.50/1 Sargento Shredded Extra Sharp Cheese Publix Store Printable
Total Due: $1.50 or $0.25 each
2 Athenos Yogurt on sale 10/$10
Minus two $1/1 Athenos Feta, Hummus, Pita Chip or Yogurt
Total Due: FREE
2 Publix Green Bell Peppers on sale $1.49/lb
Total Due: $2.16
1 Bag White Grapes on sale $1.69/lb
Total Due: $1.69
1 Red Pepper on sale $2.49/lb
Total Due: $1.39
1 Yellow Pepper on sale $2.49/lb
Total Due: $1.57
1 Cantaloupe on sale 2/$3.00
Total Due: $1.50
4 California Sun Dried Tomatoes and/or Pesto on sale BOGO $4.29 for two
Total Due: $8.58
2 Dozen Publix Eggs on sale $1.39 each
Minus one $0.55/2 Eggs
Total Due: $2.22 or $1.11/dozen
6 Buitoni Fettucini Pasta on sale BOGO $2.19 for two
Minus six $1/1 Buitoni Pasta or Sauce 1/2/2011 SS Insert (exp 3/31/2011)
Total Due: $0.57 or $0.10 each
2 Betty Crocker Supreme Brownie Mix on sale $1.99 each
Minus two $0.50/1 Betty Crocker Brownie or Dessert Mixes 2/13/2011 GM Insert (exp 3/26/2011)
Minus two $1.00 off one box of Betty Crocker Supreme Brownie or Dessert Bar Mix (Assorted varieties 15.3-19.5 oz) Publix Store Coupons
Total Due: $0.98 or $0.49 each
6 Hunt’s Tomato Sauce on sale 6/$2.00
1 half loaf Publix Bakery Bread reg price $1.35
$1.50 off Publix Bakery Bread wyb 6 Hunt’s Tomato Sauces or Paste Italian Days Sheet
Total Due: $1.85
6 Dentyne Gum Bottles on sale BOGO $3.29 for two
Minus six $1/1 Dentyne 3-Pack or Bottle 2/13/2011 SS Insert (exp 4/10/2011)
Total Due: $3.87 or $0.65 each
2 Kotex Pads reg price $2.95 each
Minus one $2/2 Kotex Pads 1/16/2011 SS Insert (exp 2/28/2011)
Minus two $2.00/1 Kotex or U by Kotex Product Publix Store Coupon
Total Due: FREE plus $0.10 overage
4 Egg Beaters on sale 3/$5.00
Minus two $0.55/1 Egg Beaters peelies
Minus one $1/2 Egg Beaters All You Jan 2011 (exp 3/27/2011)
Minus four$0.75/1 Egg Beaters any Publix Store Coupons
Total Due: $1.56 or $0.39 each
4 Dove Deodorant regular price $2.99 each
Minus four $2/1 Dove Deodorant or Body Mist 1/30/2011 RP Insert (exp 2/27/2011)
Minus four $1/1 Dove Deodorant Publix Green Advantage Flyer (expires 2/18/11)
Total Due: FREE
2 Vivarin, 4 Sominex reg price $3.19 each
Minus four $2/1 Sominex
Minus two $1.50/1 Advantage Brands: Sominex 1/30/11 RP Insert (exp 3/31/11)
Minus three $5.00/Any 2 Mix or Match: Os-Cal, Citrucel, Ecotrin, Feosol, Geritol, Tagamet, Debrox, Vivarin, Gaviscon, Phazyme, Sominex, Gly-Oxide or Contac Publix Green Advantage Flyer (expires 2/18)
Total Due: FREE plus $6.86 overage
20 Progresso Canned Beans on sale 3 for $2.00
Minus five $1.00/4 Progresso Products Publix Coupon Italian Days Sheet
Minus $5.00/20 participating General Mills or Hunt’s Products Publix Coupon
Total Due: $3.33 or $0.17 each
16 Green Giant Canned Vegetables on sale BOGO $1.25 for two
4 Muir Glen Tomatoes on sale 3/$4.00
Minus four $0.75/1 Muir Glen Tomatoes
Minus four $1.00/4 Green Giant Publix Coupon Italian Days Sheet
Minus two $1.00/2 Muir Glen Products Italian Days Sheet
Minus $5.00/20 participating General Mills or Hunt’s Products Publix Coupon
Total Due: $1.33 or $0.07 each

Total Spent: $31.09   Total Saved: $177.74   Percentage Saved: 85.2%

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Also –Attention Bloggers -at the bottom of this post is a place for you to link up your deals! So, make sure you leave a link to your shopping trip successes this week. I am looking for your personal deals not a list of store sales/coupon matchups! And, 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!

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Photo Show and Tell – Publix 2/11/11

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Okay so today’s grocery shopping was a HUGE success because of an email I received from JB.  JB emailed me to let me know that there are $1.00/1 Emerald Nuts coupons that would go with this week’s sale (my matchups showed $1.50/2).  So, I was able to score great deals on the Emerald Nuts which made me really happy!  And, my favorite purchase was the Steamfresh and Bird’s Eye vegetables.  We eat a lot of vegetables in this house and one of the ways I try to save money on produce is to buy frozen veggies (hence my purchasing 9 bags today ;)).  So, for all of you out there that eat healthy and email me telling me there are never good deals on healthy foods, this is perhaps a good deal for you!  If you purchase the Steamfresh or Bird’s Eye veggies without (key word is without) sauce then you are buying frozen veggies with only one ingredient – the veggies!  There are no preservatives, no fattening sauces, nothing besides veggies (check out the list of ingredients and you will see this).  🙂 

And – for all of you who read last week’s Photo Show and Tell, I did end up getting a phone call from my store’s head manager and he and I had an awesome conversation.  Publix works really hard to provide excellent customer service and I saw this as I spent a good 20 minutes talking to him.  It seems he and I are on the same page, so I was extremely pleased.  And, supposedly Publix is in the works to put together some sort of written coupon policy which in my opinion would be awesome.  If all of the stores could be on the same page and have the same policies there would be so much less confusion over the “gray” couponing areas.  And, as you all have probably realized, Publix is starting to tighten their couponing policies – not because they want to be strict but because of the people that abuse the policies.  I have heard some horrible examples of people photocopying coupons, using fake coupons, returning items they paid next to nothing on to get the cash, etc etc.  It is the “bad seeds” out there that ruin it for all of us.  SO – remember that Publix has awesome sales.  They give us awesome store coupons.  There is no reason that we should take advantage of them.  And – as a side note, if any of you have any questions as to what is allowed versus what is fraudulent, please do not hesitate to email me at addictedtosaving at hotmail dot com.

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!   

**Disclaimer**
1)  My Publix allows us to use more than one of the samePublix store coupon and/or competitor coupon.  Not all Publix locations allow this.  You should ask customer service if they allow this before loading up your cart.  
2) Not all Publix locations allow overage.  If your Publix does not allow overage, they will usually adjust the value of the coupon down so that you receive the item for free. 

Here is what I bought – I made two different trips because I had one $3 off $30 Publix coupon and one $10 off $50 Winn Dixie coupon and I wanted to use both.:

2 Betty Crocker Cookie Mix on sale BOGO $2.35 for two
Minus two $0.40/1 Betty Crocker Cookie Mix
Total Due: $1.55 or $0.78 each
2 Athenos Yogurt on sale 5/$6.00
Minus two $1/1 Athenos Feta, Hummus, Pita Chip or Yogurt
Total Due: $0.40 or $0.20 each
2 Polly-O Mozzarella reg price $2.69 each
Minus two $1/1 Polly- O Products (zipcode 34655)
Minus two $1.00/Any 1 Polly-O mozzarella chunk, 8-16 oz or Ricotta, 32 oz Publix Yellow Advantage Flyer
Total Due: $1.38 or $0.69 each
9 Bird’s Eye Frozen Vegetables and Steamfresh on sale 50% off
Minus three $1/3 Birds Eye Steamfresh 1/23/2011 SS Insert (exp 3/31/2011) or $1/3 Birds-Eye or Steamfresh Varieties (IE)  Printable (FF)
Total Due: $5.01 or $0.56 each
8 Emerald Peanuts on sale BOGO $3.19 for two
Minus eight $1.00/1 Emerald Nuts Product 1/30/2011 RP Insert (exp 3/13/2011)
Total Due: $4.76 or $0.59 each
1 Cantaloupe on sale $1.50
Total Due: $1.50
1 Broccoli on sale $2.00
Total Due: $2.00
4 Scott Paper Towels on sale 2/$5.00
Minus four $1.50/1 Scott Towels, Long Lasting Roll Publix Store Coupons Start Your Year Out with Big Savings
Total Due: $4.00 or $1.00 each
4 Rachael Ray Just6 Dog Treats on sale BOGO $2.50 for two
Minus four $1.50/1 Rachael Ray Nutrish Dog Treats
Total Due: FREE plus $1.00 overage
8 Healthy Choice Fresh Mixers on sale BOGO $2.99 for two
Minus four $1.00/2 Healthy Choice or Marie Callender’s Fresh Mixers Publix Store Coupon Gasparilla Distance Classic Booklet
Minus four $1/2 Healthy Choice Fresh Mixers
Total Due: $3.96 or $0.49 each
4 Sominex reg price $3.19 each
Minus four $1.50/1 Advantage Brands: Sominex 1/30/11 RP Insert (exp 3/31/11)
Minus two Minus two $5.00/Any 2 Mix or Match: Os-Cal, Citrucel, Ecotrin, Feosol, Geritol, Tagamet, Debrox, Vivarin, Gaviscon, Phazyme, Sominex, Gly-Oxide or Contac Publix Green Advantage Flyer
Total Due: FREE plus $3.27 overage

Minus one $3 off of $30 Publix Store Coupon
Minus one $10 off of $50 Winn Dixie Coupon

Total Spent: $8.37   Total Saved: $111.91   Percentage Saved: 93.1%

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Also –Attention Bloggers -at the bottom of this post is a place for you to link up your deals! So, make sure you leave a link to your shopping trip successes this week. I am looking for your personal deals not a list of store sales/coupon matchups! And, 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!

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Photo Show and Tell – Publix 2/4/11

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So this has been a busy week for me!   Getting out of the house today and doing my weekly Publix shopping trip was a nice break from working on the website. 🙂  I did actually have a coupon issue today at my Publix.  To the point where I talked to the manager who said that while they would put the coupons through, they shouldn’t…  The crazy thing is that I have done this type of transaction multiple times.  When I was leaving Publix today I talked to one of the customer service staff that I always talk to and she said it was a “gray area” of couponing.. Of course I know all about gray areas – especially since Publix doesn’t have a written coupon policy.. All of you email me about “gray” areas of Publix policies on a daily, sometimes hourly basis.  But, I always want to err on the side of caution.  I don’t want to break rules or even remotely get close to breaking the rules.  So I am not going to include the specific coupons (yes there were two gray area issues) in question in this scenarios below.  I have put a call into corporate because I want to see what they say about it.  Corporate has already called me back and I am now waiting to hear from the District Manager.  I know that other reputable websites (emphasis on reputable) say that this specific type of transaction is acceptable.  So, either my store is “stricter” than others or my store is misinformed.  Either way, I am starting to reevaluate how I run Addicted to Saving.  Because here is the thing, my Publix allows certain things that other Publix locations do not allow.  And vice versa.  And, I don’t want any of you to think that because I am able to do certain things at my Publix it should be allowed everywhere….  SO – all this to say – going forward, I will continue to post my Photo Show and Tell and tell you what I spent and saved and what coupons I used.  But, for the matchups, I am going to be a bit less specific for the “gray area” deals.  I don’t want you to confuse a specific deal with being 100% acceptable when in actuality it is only acceptable at certain stores with certain managers..  Does that make sense?  Did I lose all of you? 🙂

Back to my deals though.. I was so excited to score Athenos Greek Yogurt for $0.20 each and Polly-O Mozzarella for $0.69.  AND – I did awesome on the U by Kotex and Kleenex!  The best part is I purchased $35.00 worth of Kimberly-Clark or Mead Johnson products per the Start Your Year Out with Big Savings booklet so I will get a $10.00 Publix Gift Card in the mail!  (After I send in the Publix Gift Card rebate form).

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!   

**NOTE**
1)  My Publix allows us to use more than one of the samePublix store coupon and/or competitor coupon.  Not all Publix locations allow this.  You should ask customer service if they allow this before loading up your cart.  
2) Not all Publix locations allow overage.  If your Publix does not allow overage, they will usually adjust the value of the coupon down so that you receive the item for free. 

Here is what I bought – I made two different trips because I had one $5 off $30 Winn Dixie coupon and one $10 off $50 Winn Dixie coupon and I wanted to use both.:

1 Polly-O Ricotta Cheese 32 oz reg price $3.99
Minus one $1.00/Any 1 Polly-O mozzarella chunk, 8-16 oz or Ricotta, 32 oz Publix Yellow Advantage Flyer
Minus one $1.00/1 Polly-O Mozzarella or Ricotta Cheese Products
Total Due: $1.99
1 Polly-O Mozarella 8 oz reg price $2.69
Minus one $1.00/Any 1 Polly-O mozzarella chunk, 8-16 oz or Ricotta, 32 oz Publix Yellow Advantage Flyer
Minus one $1.00/1 Polly-O Mozzarella or Ricotta Cheese Products
Total Due: $0.69
2 Athenos Yogurt on sale 5/$6.00
Minus two $1/1 Athenos Feta, Hummus, Pita Chip or Yogurt
Total Due: $0.40 or $0.20 each
4 Kleenex Facial Tissues on sale $1.97 each
Minus one $0.50/3 Kleenex Facial Tissue 1/2/2011 SS Insert (exp 2/27/2011)
Minus two $2.00/2 packages of Kleenex facial tissues (72-260 ct.)Publix Store Coupon Start Your Year Out with Savings
Total Due: $3.38 or $0.84 each
4 U by Kotex Tampons on sale 2/$7.00
Minus two $2.50/2 U by Kotex Tampons
Minus four $2.00/1 Kotex Product or U By Kotex Product Publix Store Coupon – Start Your Year Out with Big Savings booklet OR Green Advantage Flyer OR Gasparilla Booklet
Total Due: $1.00 or $0.25 each
4 U by Kotex Pads on sale 2/$7.00
Minus two $2.50/2 U by Kotex Pads
Minus four $2.00/1 Kotex Product or U By Kotex Product Publix Store Coupon – Start Your Year Out with Big Savings booklet OR Green Advantage Flyer OR Gasparilla Booklet
Total Due: $1.00 or $0.25 each
4 State Fair Corn Dogs on sale BOGO $3.29 for two
Minus four $1.00/1 State Fair Products
Total Due: $2.58 or $0.65 each
2 Margaritaville Shrimp on sale BOGO $7.99 for two
Minus two $1.00/1 Margaritaville seafood products
Total Due: $5.99 or $2.99 each
2 packages Ground Turkey
Total Due: $6.47
1 Bag Red Grapes on sale $1.69/lb
Total Due: $3.58
2 Breakstone Sour Cream on sale BOGO $1.50 for two
Minus two $0.55/1 Breakstone’s Sour Cream 1/23/2011 SS Insert (exp 2/28/2011)
Total Due: $0.40 or $0.20 each
2 Mount Olive Pickles on sale BOGO $2.47 for two
Minus two $0.50/1 M. Olive Pickles, Peppers or Relish 1/30/2011 SS Insert (exp 4/2/2011)
Total Due: $1.47 or $0.74 each
4 Krusteax Muffin Mix on sale BOGO $2.59 for two
Minus four $0.50/1 Krusteaz Muffin Mix 12/5/2010 SS Insert (exp 2/28/2011)
Total Due: $3.18 or $0.80 each
4 Knorr Rice Sides on sale BOGO $1.49 for two
Minus two $0.50/2 Knorr Rice and Pasta Sides 1/30/2011 RP Insert (exp 2/27/2011)
Total Due: $1.98 or $0.50 each
2 Kikkoman Soy Sauce reg price $1.39
Minus one B1G1 Kikkoman Naturally Brewed Soy Sauce
Total Due: $1.39 or $0.70 each
6 Rotel Tomatos on sale BOGO $1.39 for two
Minus two .75¢/Any 3 Ro-Tel diced tomatoes, 10 oz Publix Store CouponYellow Advantage Flyer
Minus six $0.25/1 Rotel Diced Tomatoes 1/23/2011 SS Insert (exp 3/13/2011)
Total Due: $1.17 or $0.19 each
4 Sominex regular price $3.19 each
Minus four $2/1 Sominex
Minus two $5.00/Any 2 Mix or Match: Os-Cal, Citrucel, Ecotrin, Feosol, Geritol, Tagamet, Debrox, Vivarin, Gaviscon, Phazyme, Sominex, Gly-Oxide or Contac Publix Green Advantage Flyer
Total Due: FREE plus $5.24 overage
4 Maalox reg price $4.99 each
Minus four $5/1 Maalox 1/9/2011 SS Insert (exp 3/1/2011)
Total Due: FREE

Minus one $5 off when you spend $30+ Winn Dixie Coupon
Minus one $10 off when you spend $50+ Winn Dixie Coupon

Total Spent: $16.43 (incl tax)    Total Saved: $149.35    Percentage Saved: 90%
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Also –Attention Bloggers -at the bottom of this post is a place for you to link up your deals! So, make sure you leave a link to your shopping trip successes this week. I am looking for your personal deals not a list of store sales/coupon matchups! And, 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!

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Photo Show and Tell – Publix 1/28/11

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 Is anyone else as excited as I about the Eight O’ Clock Coffee sale?  We go through coffee like it is water in this house.  So, I bought 8 bags today and may even go back to get more!  🙂  I also have an awesome friend who gave me some great Winn Dixie coupons so I was able to get some great deals on the meat  I think I was a bit surprised by how much I spent but I have to remind me that the meat wasn’t free and I bought a lot of coffee!  I made two different shopping trips today and I’ve combined everything into one transaction below.  I made two different trips because I had one $5 off $30 Winn Dixie coupon and one $10 off $50 Winn Dixie coupon and I wanted to use both.

What deals are you taking advantage of this week?  What are your favorite stockpile items in this week’s sale?  I would love to hear how much you are spending and saving!  Please leave a comment on this post filling me in on your deals as well as how much you spent and saved!

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!   

**NOTE**
1)  My Publix allows us to use more than one of the same Publix store coupon and/or competitor coupon.  Not all Publix locations allow this.  You should ask customer service if they allow this before loading up your cart.  
2) Not all Publix locations allow overage.  If your Publix does not allow overage, they will adjust the value of the coupon down so that you receive the item for free. 

Here is what I bought:

2 Bags Tasteful Selections Potatoes on sale BOGO $3.99 for two
Minus two $2.00/1 Tasteful Selection Potatoes (print limit reached)
Total Due: FREE
2 LaCroix Sparkling Water on sale 2/$7.00
Minus two $1.25/1 LaCroix Sparkling Water
Total Due: $4.50 or $2.25 each
2 packages Lean Ground Beef (totaling 2.3 lbs) on sale $3.99/lb
Minus two $2.00 off Winn Dixie Ground Beef Coupon
Total Due: $5.34
1 package New York Strip Steaks 
Minus one $5.00 off Winn Dixie Steak Coupon
Total Due: $0.52
2 packages Thin Pork Chops
Minus two $1.00 off Winn Dixie Pork Coupon
Total Due: $4.37
1 Package Strawberries on sale $2.99
Total Due: $2.99
1 Smuckers Uncrustable regular price $2.99
Minus one FREE Uncrustables Coupon
Total Due: FREE
2 Kikkoman Soy Sauce regular price $1.39 each
Minus one B1G1 Kikkoman Naturally Brewed Soy Sauce
Minus one $1/1 Kikkoman Product
Total Due: $0.39 or $0.20 each
1 Dozen Eggs regular price $1.59
Minus one $0.55/1 Carton of Eggs WYB 1 Kikkoman Product 1/23/2011 RP Insert (exp 7/31/2011)
Total Due: $1.04
8 Eight O Clock Coffee on sale BOGO $5.89 for two
Minus four $2/2 Eight O’Clock Coffee or $2/2 Eight O’Clock Coffee 10/24/10 SS Insert
Total Due: $15.56 or $1.95 each
4 bags New York Style Snacks $3.39 each
Minus four up to $3.99/1 New York Style Snacks (print limit reached)
Total Due: FREE
4 Stayfree Ultra Plus Pads reg price $3.35 each
Minus four $1.00/any Stayfree product, 14-48 ct Publix Store Coupon Green Advantage Flyer (coupon expires after today)
Minus two B1G1 Stayfree Products 1/9/2011 SS Insert (exp 3/31/2011)
Minus two $1/1 Stayfree Product 11/7/2010 RP Insert (exp 1/31/2011)
Total Due: $0.70 or $0.17 each
2 Kotex Tampons reg price $2.95 each
Minus two $2/1 Kotex Reg or U product Publix Store coupon 1/16/11 SS Insert
Minus one $1.50/2 Kotex Security Tampons 1/16/2011 SS Insert (exp 2/28/2011)
Total Due: $0.40 or $0.20 each
2 Sundown Naturals Vitamin D reg price $2.99 each
Minus one $6.00/any 2 mix or match Sundown Naturals, Osteo Bi-Flex, Marvel Heroes Gummies, Disney MultiVitamin, 60 ct, Ester C, 60-90 ct of Flex-a-min, 80-120 ct Publix Store Coupon Green ADvantage Flyer (coupon expires after today)
Minus two $1/1 Sundown & Marvel Vitamins 1/2/2011 RP Insert (exp 2/12/2011)
Total Due: FREE plus $2.02 overage
4 Sun Drop 2 Liters on sale BOGO $1.79 for two
Minus two BOGO Sun Drop 2 Liters Publix Store Coupon Yellow Advantage Flyer
Total Due: FREE
2 Glad Force Flex Tall Kitchen Trash Bags on sale $3.99 each
Minus two $3.00/1 Glad Force Flex Trash Bags printable (print limit reached)
Total Due: $1.99 or $0.99 each
1 Advil Liqui-Gel reg price $4.79
Minus one FREE Advil coupon
Total Due: FREE
4 Maalox reg price $4.99 each
Minus four $5/1 Maalox 1/9/2011 SS Insert (exp 3/1/2011)
Total Due: FREE

Minus one $5 off when you spend $30+ Winn Dixie Coupon
Minus one $10 off when you spend $50+ Winn Dixie Coupon

Total Spent: $23.38 (incl tax)    Total Saved: $160.39    Percentage Saved: 87.3%

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Also –Attention Bloggers -at the bottom of this post is a place for you to link up your deals! So, make sure you leave a link to your shopping trip successes this week. I am looking for your personal deals not a list of store sales/coupon matchups! And, 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!

 

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Photo Show and Tell – Publix 1/21/11

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 I had a crazy busy day today.  There are lots of fun things in store for Addicted to Saving and I can’t wait to fill you in on the new changes and fun surprises I have in store for you.  But in the meantime, I will leave you in suspense and tell you that today was crazy.  That said, I was able to make a quick trip into Publix and take advantage of a few of their sales.  Did any of you take advantage of the Amy’s Fresh Delivery Groupon deal I posted about last week?  I bought it and this Wednesday had fresh produce delivered to my doorstep.  Would love to hear your thoughts if you ordered this deal too.  Anyways, with all of the produce and all of my frozen meat stockpiled away I bought a few deals and had a productive shopping trip today.  I also stopped on my way home from Publix and picked up a Toffee-Mocha at Starbucks using a gift card I received from Swag Bucks which despite having 1,500 calories was heavenly.  I did forget to buy eggs which I am totally out of.  Guess that means I will have to go back tomorrow.  🙂  Also – random side note – I have had a really hard time finding any coupon booklets lately.  Have you all had this same problem?

What deals are you taking advantage of this week?  What are your favorite stockpile items in this week’s sale?  I would love to hear how much you are spending and saving!  Please leave a comment on this post filling me in on your deals as well as how much you spent and saved!

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!   

**NOTE** 1)  My Publix allows us to use more than one of the same Publix store coupon and/or competitor coupon.  Not all Publix locations allow this.  You should ask customer service if they allow this before loading up your cart.   2) Not all Publix locations allow overage.  If your Publix does not allow overage, they will adjust the value of the coupon down so that you receive the item for free. 

Here is what I bought:

6 Blue Diamond Almonds 6 oz cans on sale BOGO $2.95 for two (Wasabi Soy flavored almonds are our absolute favorite – a must try if you like Wasabi :))
Minus six $0.50/1 Blue Diamond Almonds printable
Total Due: $5.85 or $0.97 each
6 Yoplait Yoplus 4pks on sale BOGO $2.00 for two
Minus six $1/1 Yoplait YoPlus Yogurt
Total Due: FREE
6 Kraft Homestyle Mac & Cheese on sale BOGO $2.59 for two
Minus six $1/1 Kraft Homestyle Mac & Cheese 1/16/2011 SS Insert (exp 2/16/2011)
Total Due: $1.77 or $0.30 each
2 Stayfree Ultra Plus Pads reg price $3.35 each
Minus two $1.00/any Stayfree product, 14-48 ct Publix Store Coupon Green Advantage Flyer
Minus one B1G1 Stayfree Products 1/9/2011 SS Insert (exp 3/31/2011)
Minus one $1/1 Stayfree Product 11/7/2010 RP Insert (exp 1/31/2011)
Total Due: $0.35 or $0.17 each
2 Country Crock on sale BOGO $1.85 for two
Minus two $0.40/1 Shedd’s Spread Country Crock Product (IE)  Printable (FF)
Total Due: $1.05 or $0.53 each
8 Kotex Tampons reg price $2.95 each
Minus eight $2/1 Kotex Reg or U product Publix Store coupon 1/16/11 SS Insert
Minus four $1.50/2 Kotex Security Tampons 1/16/2011 SS Insert (exp 2/28/2011)
Total Due: $1.60 or $0.20 each
4 Sundown Naturals Vitamin D reg price $2.99 each
Minus two $6.00/any 2 mix or match Sundown Naturals, Osteo Bi-Flex, Marvel Heroes Gummies, Disney MultiVitamin, 60 ct, Ester C, 60-90 ct of Flex-a-min, 80-120 ct Publix Store Coupon Green ADvantage Flyer
Minus three $1/1 Sundown & Marvel Vitamins 1/2/2011 RP Insert (exp 2/12/2011)
Total Due: FREE plus $3.04 overage

Minus one $5.00 off of $30.00 Winn Dixie Baby Club Mailer Coupon

Total Spent: $4.71     Total Saved: $90.62     Percentage Saved: 95.1%

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Also –Attention Bloggers -at the bottom of this post is a place for you to link up your deals! So, make sure you leave a link to your shopping trip successes this week. I am looking for your personal deals not a list of store sales/coupon matchups! And, 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!

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Photo Show and Tell – Publix 1/14/11

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My cat is going to be SO happy with me.  The one type of cat food she eats (the ONLY type of cat food she eats) is Purina Indoor Cat Food.  So, I was very excited about the bags of cat food being on sale BOGO!  I was also excited that I saved the $1.50/1 Smucker’s Jelly Coupons I posted about back on September 15th HERE.  I saved the coupon hoping there would be a good sale and my persistance paid off.  With my four $1.50/1 Smuckers coupons I was able to score Smuckers Jam for $0.09 each.  Marvelous.  The only major grocery item I needed today was cat food and Band-Aids.  Everything else I bought because they were excellent deals.  Oh – and to prove that I do in fact purchase produce, I took a picture of my grocery trip to Winn Dixie this morning.  With a $25.00 gift card I received over the fall from transferring a ______, I was able to score all of the produce below FREE.  Although – I should admit that I left my bag of grapes at Winn Dixie.  So, yes, I will be going back there to pick up the forgotten bag UGH.

What deals are you taking advantage of this week?  What are your favorite stockpile items in this week’s sale?  I would love to hear how much you are spending and saving!  Please leave a comment on this post filling me in on your deals as well as how much you spent and saved!

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! 

**NOTE** 1)  My Publix allows us to use more than one of the same Publix store coupon and/or competitor coupon.  Not all Publix locations allow this.  You should ask customer service if they allow this before loading up your cart.   2) Not all Publix locations allow overage.  If your Publix does not allow overage, they will adjust the value of the coupon down so that you receive the item for free.

Here is what I bought:

4 Blistex Lip Balms, on sale 10/$10.00
Minus two $1/2 Blistex 11/14/2010 SS Insert (exp 1/31/2011)
Total Due: $2.00 or $0.50 each
4 Jimmy Dean D-Lights Sandwiches or Chicken Biscuit, 4 ct, on sale BOGO $5.99 for two
Minus four $2.50/1 Jimmy Dean D-Lights printable
Total Due: $1.98 or $0.49 each
6 Jolly Time Microwave Popcorn on sale 10/$10
Minus six $0.50/1 Jolly Time Microwave Pop Corn 1/9/2011 SS Insert (exp 2/28/2011)
Total Due: $3.00 or $0.50 each
4 Smucker’s Jelly on sale BOGO $3.19 for two
Minus four $1.50/1 Smucker’s Jelly printables (print limit reached – I am so glad I saved these coupons for a sale!)
Total Due: $0.38 or $0.09 each
6 Lysol Neutra Air Sanitizing Spray, 10oz can, on sale BOGO $3.59 for two
Minus six $1.50/1 Lysol Neutra Air 1/9/2011 SS Insert
Total Due: $1.77 or $0.29 each
6 Coffee Mate Non-Dairy Creamers (make sure you note at the store that flavored creamers are not included in the sale) on sale BOGO $2.39 for two
Minus six $1.00/1 Coffee Mate
Total Due: $1.17 or $0.19 each
2 Uncle Ben Rice on sale BOGO $1.99 for two
Minus one $0.75/2 Uncle Ben printable
Total Due: $1.24 or $0.62 each
8 Purina Cat Chow Indoor Formula on sale BOGO $4.99 for two
Minus four $2/2 Purina Cat or Kitten Chow 12/5/2010 SS Insert (exp 2/28/2011)
Total Due: $11.96 or $1.49 each
2 Band-Aids on sale $2.39 each
Minus one $2.00/any 2 mix or match Band-Aid, Neosporin, Johnson & Johnson Red Cross Brand, Cortaid or Benadryl, excludes trial sizes Publix Store Coupon Green Advantage Flyer
Minus two $0.50/1 Neosporin OR Band-Aid Product 1/9/2011 SS Insert (exp 3/31/2011)
Total Due: $1.78 or $0.89 each
2 Maalox regular price $4.99
Minus two $5/1 Maalox 1/9/2011 SS Insert (exp 3/1/2011)
Total Due: FREE
2 Stayfree Pads reg price $3.35
Minus two $1.00/any Stayfree product, 14-48 ct Publix Store Coupon Green Advantage Flyer
Minus one B1G1 Stayfree Products 1/9/2011 SS Insert (exp 3/31/2011)
Minus one $1/1 Stayfree Product 11/7/2010 RP Insert (exp 1/31/2011)
Total Due: $0.35 or $0.17 each
4 Sundown Vitamin D reg price $2.99
2 Sundown Vitamin A? (I think?) reg price $3.29
Minus three $6.00/any 2 mix or match Sundown Naturals, Osteo Bi-Flex, Marvel Heroes Gummies, Disney MultiVitamin, 60 ct, Ester C, 60-90 ct of Flex-a-min, 80-120 ct Publix Store Coupon Green ADvantage Flyer
Minus six $1/1 Sundown & Marvel Vitamins 1/2/2011 RP Insert (exp 2/12/2011)
Total Due: FREE plus $5.46 overage

Total Spent: $20.15   Total Saved: $166.90    Percentage Saved: 89.3%

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Also –Attention Bloggers -at the bottom of this post is a place for you to link up your deals! So, make sure you leave a link to your shopping trip successes this week. I am looking for your personal deals not a list of store sales/coupon matchups! And, 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!

 

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