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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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..
Not sure why i cant print anymore of those coupon sheets from click mail call…i login and gives me a blank screen…i am really needing the green giant coupons… do you know if you print off then log out it then wont let you print anymore?
Hey Teresa! To my knowledge there isn’t a print limit but I am not sure… Does your Publix have the coupons hanging on a display? Mine has the sheets hanging on a cardboard display by the Italian Days sales items… Maybe you could ask your customer service if they have the coupons?
That was actually going to be my suggestion. When I called my old store to see if they would take the printed version I was told that they had those sheets sitting on the managers desk so there would be no reason to print them out. They didn’t have them on display anywhere so I had idea that they even had them. She told me to go to customer service to ask for them.
Liza, thank you so much for your weekly Photo Show and Tell! This post is so helpful to me in planning my shopping. You always give me ideas of great deals to add to my Publix list. I really appreciate the time you take to type it all out!
I always shop the later part of the sale and look forward to seeing your deals early in the sale so I can plan my trip! Wow, that is some AMAZING savings!!!
It was great bumping into you at Publix today Liza! We really got some great deals! I’m loving the fact they let us combine the $1 off fresh beef coupons together. I also chose the ground chuck and used my produce coupon for fresh peppers, so I’ll be making stuffed peppers tomorrow….my favorite!
I must say….I am officially out of room! I stocked up on all the Italian Days deals so my pantry is full for a while!
My total in 2 transactions at Publix….spent $20.84 total with tax included and saved $220.28!!
I did take some pics before putting it all away but needed to do 3 seperate ones due to getting SO much!
Thanks again for all you do Liza…you’re a gem 🙂
It was fun to see you too! Thanks for giving me the tip on the beef coupons! You taught me today 🙂 Please email me the pics – I will be posting quite a few next week. My email is addictedtosaving at hotmail dot com (all one word ;))
Great job and have a great weekend!
I emailed them to liza at addictedtosaving(all one word) 🙂
Lisa,
Which store do you shop at?
Awesome job! I love shopping Publix and seeing what all everyone else gets on their shopping trips!!!
I noticed you used the $1.50 off Publix Bakery Bread coupons on your purchase of canned tomatoes not sauce or paste as specified on the coupons. How did you manage that?
Hey Steve! I asked my store if I could use that coupon and they allowed it because one of the $1/4 Hunt’s Publix Italian Days coupons showed diced/canned tomatoes in the picture.. This is definitely one of those coupons I would ask your customer service to see how they would handle it.. Great question!
Hey Liza, How were you able to use the 1.50 off bread wyb 6 hunt’s tomato sauces or pastes when you bought tomatoes?
Thank you!
Hey Amy! I asked my store if I could use that coupon and they allowed it because one of the $1/4 Hunt’s Publix Italian Days coupons showed diced/canned tomatoes in the picture.. This is definitely one of those coupons I would ask your customer service to see how they would handle it.. Great question!
Hey Liza, Wish my Publix had a coupon policy like your store! Looks like they let you use manufacturer coupons and 3 store coupons on each can of Hunt’s tomatoes ($1/4, $1.50/Bread and $5/20). Still don’t understand why they allowed the $1.50/Bread coupon since it says sauce and paste and shows pictures of sauce and paste cans (not tomatoes).
Hey Steve – I do shop at a generous Publix.. Oddly enough, though, my store will not let me use the $1/4 Hunt’s AND the $5/20 together. So, the Hunt’s I was able to use the manufacturer and the $1/4 store and then the $1.50 off coupon they took off the price of the bread.. But they will let me use the $1/4 Green Giants and $1/4 Progresso along with the $5/20.. They allowed this because of the wording on the coupons.. Totally confusing and I told my store’s manager that. And, I did tell him they were letting me double up on store coupons but as long as they allow it and realize they are allowing it, I will take advantage of the deal 😉
Lisa,
I just had to drop you a quick note…your deal on Hartz Dog Bisquits caught my eye even though you said you had a rain check. So I decided to check them out. Well, they were no longer on sale as BOGO, but they were still $2.99. I had my $2/1 coupon, plus there was a peelie on the box for $1 off, so I got the box for free.
I’m going to see if my dog likes them, and then go back for more! Thanks for the tip!!
Jennifer
THanks so much for the couponing bible you’ve created! 🙂 I started on your blog about a year or so ago through the recommendation of a friend and since have attended your workshop and became officially ‘addicted’. My husband laughs because I have my coupon box seat belted in my back seat. 🙂 I never knew I could save so much and it helped us through a very difficult time. Thanks to you, I started my first blog! 🙂 Thanks for everything you’ve done for so many of us!
I have to say that I love Italian days. I had so much fun grocery shopping! Sounds kind of funny till you walk out with 412.26 worth for 52.03 in three trips. Thanks Liza for all the tips