Hopefully you had a great July 4th!  We had a relaxed 4th.  We had family over and I went all out making corn on the cob and opening a can of baked beans. I was going to make some fun pasta & potato salads but frankly, I was tired.  So we had a very laid back meal 🙂 We did grill burgers, hot dogs and shrimp and I did make my Cilantro & Honey Dressing to dip the shrimp in.  My dogs barely survived all of last night’s fireworks.  Particularly my dog Louie.  He shook and shook all night last night (pictured below). Next year, I’m going to try giving him Benadryl with the hopes of calming him a bit.

I was hesitant to go shopping this week.  There was nothing that I really needed (except fresh jalapenos and I forgot to get them :/ ).  But then I reviewed this week’s Publix Weekly Ad and saw that there were some great sales on ice cream and frozen desserts and frankly, I couldn’t resist taking advantage of the rock bottom pricing and adding to our freezer stockpile.  I made up a grocery list and gathered our coupons quickly and today’s shopping trip was a quick one.

As a reminder, you don’t see me purchasing much (if any) meat and produce because we have a freezer stocked with meats courtesy of Zaycon Foods and because we belong to a weekly fruit and veggie coop.  We get our meats and produce heavily discounted this way.  So when I go grocery shopping, I am really purchasing the filler items that I need each week.

Below is what I bought and the coupons we used.

6 Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream on sale BOGO $3.85 for two
Minus one $2.00/$2.00 Frozen Foods Publix Store Coupon
Minus two $2.50/3 Ben & Jerry’s Pint printable
Total Due: $4.55 or $0.76 each
4 Barilla Pasta on sale BOGO $1.39 for two
Minus two $0.55/1 Barilla Whole Grain Pasta, exp. 8/24/13 (SS 06/30/13 R)
Minus one $0.75/2 Barilla Pasta printable
Total Due: $0.93 or $0.23 each
4 Cheerios Medley Crunch on sale BOGO $3.99 for two
4 Bananas priced at $0.69/lb
Minus two $0.75/1 Honey Nut Cheerios Medley Crunch Cereal printable or 06/30/13 SS Insert
Minus one $1.00 off TWO BOXES Cheerios cereals
Minus two $2 off Bananas, Strawberries or Blueberries when you buy any 2 Cheerios 10.9 oz. or larger Grocery Advantage Buy Flyer In-Ad Publix Coupon
Total Due: $2.56  or $0.64 per box of Cheerios plus FREE Bananas
4 Barilla Pasta Sauce on sale BOGO $2.29 for two
Minus four $0.75/1 Barilla Pasta Sauce (Zip Code 33033) (print limit reached – check your binders/folders)
Total Due: $1.58 or $0.40 each
2 I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter on sale BOGO $2.75 for two
Minus two $1/1 I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, exp. 7/18/13 (Publix Best Meals Happen At Home Flyer)
Total Due: $0.75 or $0.38
2 Phillyswirl Italian Ice 6 pk on sale BOGO $3.49 for two
Minus two $1/1 PhillySwirl Frozen Treats, any – 05/19/13 SS Insert
Total Due: $1.49 or $0.75 each
2 Yasso Yogurt Bars on sale BOGO $4.69 for two
Minus two $1/1 Yasso Frozen Greek Yogurt printable
Total Due: $2.69 or $1.35 each
3 Diet Pepsi on sale B2G1
Minus three $1/1 Diet Pepsi Product, exp. 7/12/13 (Publix Grocery Flyer)
Total Due: $0.98 or $0.33 each

Minus one $5 off $30 Winn Dixie Enjoy the City coupon 

Total Spent: $12.15 Total Saved: $71.66  Percentage Saved: 85.6%

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Go HERE to see this week’s Publix Weekly Ad & Coupon Matchups

Go HERE to see all Publix deals on Addicted to Saving

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!