What a week!  It was a busy week in our household.  I ran the Iron Girl Half Marathon this past Sunday and so started the week a bit more achy and tired than usual.  And then mentally – goodness – what a week.  While blogging here on Monday morning, I watched the Boston Marathon  live online.  I love track & field and wanted to see who won and how Shalane Flanagan and Kara Goucher did.  So I watched for about 2 and a half hours until the top male & finishers completed their marathons.  I was also tracking one of my friends from high school as she was running Boston for the second time.  In the afternoon, I left my computer for about an hour and when I returned, the bombing had just occurred.  This bombing has rocked me as I know it has rocked all of the US. To know that just the day before I had crossed the finish line of a local half marathon (where my husband was cheering me on) and then within a little over 24 hours later to see such a horrific event at a race that I hope to someday run in. What a week.

Publix sales don’t stop for bad weeks though and there were some deals we wanted to take advantage of. I desperately need Extra Virgin Olive so we took advantage of the BOGO sale. And hubby was thrilled to be able to stock up on his favorite food – pizza.  On Wednesday, I posted the picture below on Addicted to Saving’s Instagram page of my refrigerator. Last week, we had two days (Sunday after my half marathon and Monday) where I didn’t cook as “fresh and clean” as I usually do.  Because of this, when we picked up our produce bin at our coop this Wednesday, I realized our fridge was literally overflowing with produce. Let’s just say that we are juicing A LOT and eating a lot of fresh produce right now! (Tomorrow I’m planning on making a huge pot of soup and using as many of my veggies as possible.)

Back to this week’s shopping trip!  How did you do this week? Leave a comment on this post letting me know – I would love to hear how much you spent, saved and what deals you took advantage of! 🙂

Below is what I bought and the coupons we used.

3 Sunlight Dish Detergent on sale $0.69
Minus one $1.00/1 any Sunlight Dish Item coupon
Minus two $1.25/1 Sunlight Dish Detergent Coupon (Coupons.com Savings Club)
Total Due: FREE plus $1.43 overage
4 Palermo’s Frozen Pizza on sale BOGO $5.99 for two
Minus four $1.00/1 Palermo’s® Flatbread, or Primo Thin™ Pizza (Available at Publix) coupon (zip 30296)
Total Due: $7.98 or $1.99 each
1 Eggland’s Best Large Brown Cage Free Dozen Eggs, $3.99
Minus one $0.50/1 Eggland’s Best Cage Free or Organic, exp. 6/3/13 (SS 03/03/13 R)
Total Due: $3.49
2 Fresh Express Spinach priced at $2.69 each **Don’t make the same mistake as me! Salad blends are on sale BOGO but spinach is not. I didn’t realize this until I got home.
Minus two $1.00/1 Fresh Express Coupons (print limit reached). **There is an available $0.75/1 Fresh Express Caesar Salad Kit coupon HERE
Total Due: $3.38 or $1.69 each
2 Pillsbury Toaster Scrambles on sale BOGO $2.45 for two
Minus one $0.50/2 Pillsbury Toaster Strudel, Toaster Scrambles Pastries or Pancakes, exp. 4/27/13 (SS 02/03/13 R)
Total Due: $1.95 or $0.98 each
1 Organic Valley Half & Half reg price $3.49
Total Due: $3.49
2 Quaker Chewy Yogurt Bars on sale BOGO $2.95 for two
Minus two $0.75/1 Quaker Big Chewy, Chewy Yogurt Granola or Soft Baked Bars, exp. 5/18/13 (RP 04/14/13 R)
Minus one $1/2 Quaker Products Target Store Coupon
Total Due: $0.45 or $0.23 each
2 Tidy Cats Kitty Litter on sale BOGO $7.79 for two
Minus two $1/1 Purina Tidy Cats Litter @Target, exp. 6/15/13 (RP 04/07/13)(coupons state “limit 4 coupons per customer)
Minus two $1/1 Purina Tidy Cats, exp. 4/27/13 (RP 01/27/13 #2)
Total Due: $3.79 or $1.90 each
3 Lemons on sale 3/$1.99
Total Due: $1.99
2 Muir Glen Tomato Sauce reg price $0.89 each
Minus two $0.75/1 Muir Glen Organic Products coupon
Total Due: $0.28 or $0.14 each
2 Knorr Sides on sale BOGO $1.17 for two
Minus one $0.50/2 Knorr Rice and Pasta Sides, exp. 4/21/13 (RP 03/24/13 R)
Minus one $0.50/2 Knorr Sides Target Store Coupon
Total Due: $0.17 or $0.09 each
2 Pompeian Olive Oil on sale bOGO $10.99 for two
Minus two $1/1 Pompeian Oil printable
Total Due: $8.99 or $4.49 each

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

Total Spent: $30.53 Total Saved: $67.88  Percentage Saved: 69%

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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.

**Newspaper subscription deal of the week! If you live in Orlando, score a Friday – Sunday Orlando Sentinel subscription for just $0.13/paper!

This week is an eclectic shopping week at Publix.  There are some sales I have never seen before (Reser’s Au Gratin and Reser’s Entrees) and some great stockpile priced deals on household staples like Finish Quantum and 2000 Flushes.  (Although, to be honest, I bought 2000 Flushes for the first time today.. do you all like this product?)  Hubby found an awesome deal on Duncan Hines Frosting Creations by combining the Publix coupon with manufacturer coupons.  And I was able to continue to replenish our dwindled canned tomatoes stockpile!  We went into Publix armed with a $25.00 gift card and so that made today’s shopping trip even more fun for us! 🙂

How did you do this week?  Leave a comment on this post letting me know – I would love to hear how much you spent, saved and what deals you took advantage of! 🙂

Below is what I bought and the coupons we used. We did two transactions and used one $5/$30 Winn Dixie Enjoy the City coupon in each transaction. For convenience, below I have combined both transactions into one.

Check: Publix Weekly Ad and Kroger Weekly Ad.

4 Hunts Tomatoes on sale BOGO $1.45 for two
Minus two $0.55/2 Hunt’s Canned Tomatoes printable
Total Due: $1.80 or $0.45 each
2 Reser’s Au Gratin Potatoes on sale BOGO $4.49 for two
Minus two $1/1 Main Street Bistro Baked Sides
Total Due: $2.49 or $1.25 each
2 Resers’s Dinners on sale BOGO $5.49 for two
Minus two $1/1 Main St Bistro Baked Dinner 20oz item
Total Due: $3.49 or $1.75 each
2 Sweet Onions on sale $1.29/lb
Total Due: $2.43
1 Half Gallon Milk, $2.59
Total Due: $2.59
1 Gallon Milk, $3.69
Total Due: $3.69
1 Quart Organic Valley Half & Half, $3.49
Total Due: $3.49
2 State Fair Corn Dogs on sale bOGO $3.49 for two
Minus one $1/2 State Fair Corn Dogs Facebook Coupon
Total Due: $2.49 or $1.25 each
2 Kraft Fresh Take on sale BOGO $2.99 for two
Minus two $1/1 Kraft Fresh Take Cheese & Breadcrumbs Mix printable
Total Due: $0.99 or $0.49 each
2 Finish Quantum on sale BOGO $6.99 for two
Minus two $1.25/1 Finish Quantum Powerball Tabs or Gelpacs, exp. 4/20/13 (SS 03/17/13)
Total Due: $4.49 or $2.25 each
2 Duncan Hines Frosting Creations Flavor Mix $0.99 each
2 Duncan Hines Frosting Creations $1.67 each
Minus two FREE Duncan Hines Frosting Creations Flavor Mix, exp. 6/30/13 (SS 03/17/13)
Minus two $0.50/1 Duncan Hines Frosting Creations Product printable
Minus two $1/1 Duncan Hines Frosting Creations Frosting Starter and Flavor Mix, exp. 4/21/13 (Publix, Basket of Savings)
Total Due: $0.34 or $0.09 each
2 Velveeta Casserole on sale BOGO $3.39 for two
Minus two $1/1 Velveeta Cheesy Skillets or Casseroles Dinner Kit printable
Total Due: $1.39 or $0.70 each
2 Knorr Side Dishes on sale BOGO $1.17 for two
Minus one $0.50/2 Knorr Rice and Pasta Sides, exp. 4/21/13 (RP 03/24/13 R)
Minus one $0.50/2 Knorr Sides Target Store Coupon
Total Due: $0.17 or $0.09
2 Kellogg’s Frosted Mini Wheats Crunch on sale BOGO $3.69 for two
Minus one $1/2 Kellogg’s Cinnamon Jacks, Frosted Mini Wheats Crunch, Scooby Doo or Special K, Chocolately Strawberry Cereals
Total Due: $2.69 or $1.35 each
2 Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ Sauce on sale BOGO $3.39 for two
Minus one $1.00/2 Sweet Baby Ray’s Products
Total Due: $2.39 or $1.20 each
2000 Flushes on sale BOGO $3.49 for two
Minus two $1/1 2000 Flushes Automatic Toilet Bowl Cleaner printable
Total Due: $1.49 or $0.75 each

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

Total Spent: $29.34  Total Saved: $115.95  Percentage Saved: 74.7%

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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.