Reader Trips - I made $11.82 at Publix

I did 2 transactions because I am going ot submit for 2 Kimberly Clark rebates :-) (Thanks Mom for letting me use your address!)


First, the rebate details:
Spend $35 in select products, get $10 back.
I did this 2 times - 
3 Pull ups - $10.69
3 colgate kid toothbrushes - $2.69

Total - $40.14

USE:

3 - $2 Pullups Publix in-ad coupons (-$6)

3 - $2 Pullups maufacturer coupons 1/15 SS (-$6)

3 - FREE Colgate kids toothbrushes wyb Pullups - KC rebate pamphlet - for some reason this automatically takes off $3.29 and Publix does not readjust it since they are honest AND reimbursed full value. (-$9.87)

TOTAL - $18.27

Get $10 back.

Final Total - $8.27 for 3 packs of pull ups and 3 kid toothbrushes!

Now onto both transactions combined:
6 - Pull ups - $10.69
6 - Colgate kid toothbrushes - $2.69
(coupons from above)


Sambazon - $2.99
- up to $2.99 printable coupon - 5 coupons to choose from HERE


8 - Sundown Vitamin A - $3.29
4 - $5/2 Publix green advantage flier
8 - $1/1 manufacturer coupons (had they been over 120 in each, then I could have used the $2/1 coupons)
Total - $.21 OVERAGE each



12 - Starkist tuna pouches - $2/2
12 - $0.50/1 Starkist Tuna coupons 1/1 RP
6 - $1/2 Publix printable HERE - enter your zip code, the click on the hyper link on the left that says "coupons"
Total - FREE



12 - Crest White strips - $5.99
12 - $7 off coupon from an old Crest toothpaste box
Total - $1.01 OVERAGE (minus tax)


2 - Gas cards - $50 (wyb $25+ in groceries)
-$10/$50 Gas Card in ad coupon
Total - $40 each for $50 in gas that I will use anyhow!

Store coupon - 89.86

Vendor coupon - 104.87

Special price savings - 4.68

TOTAL Spent - 108.18

TOTAL Saved - 199.41

After rebate and gas total PROFIT - ($108.18 - $100 in gas - $20 in rebates) $11.82!!!

I was able to get more than the 10 item limit on some things because I did 2 different transactions.

Reader Trips - My nearly couponless Publix run

I really didnt have many coupons, but the ones I had made a difference. When I go I generally have 1-2 coupons PER item! Today I had a few items with coupons... it was weird.

Mom's Homemade Hot Chocolate:
Publix Powdered sugar - 1.09
Publix instant milk - 10 qts (use 8qts) - 10.69
Publix powder coffee creamer - 32 oz - 3.59
Nesquik - 3.99 (gave mom all of my $1/1 coupons)
*mix all together in 2 gallon sized ziplocs or another ginormous container. Use several spoonfuls and heat up water! omghhhhha to die for! And then I also add milk chocolate chips. Yeahhhh I'm planning on a 14 lb baby at birth.


Maxwell house decaf - 3.99

16 - Crest white strips - 5.99
-$7 off manufacturer coupons from Crest toothpaste boxes
*More info on using those coupons - YMMV


Twining Chai tea - 3.39 (hubby requested and couldnt find a coupon)

3 - Kikkoman seasoning packets - $.89
3 - $1.00/1 printables


2 - Coffee Mate creamer - 32 oz - 3.27
2 - FREE coupons from facebook - NLA


Muir Glen Tomato Paste - .89
$.75 printable (some areas got $1)

11 - UP2U Gum - $1.09
-$1 off coupons



Natures Own bread - BOGO 2.99
Publix Pretzels - 3.19


2 Mushrooms - 2/$5
2 Strawberries - 2/$5
2 Cantaloupe - 2/$4

Lettuce - 1.69
Bananas - 1.56

Publix Mahi -  7.99
3 BP Gas cards - $50
-$10 off Publix coupon wyb $25 in groceries

Vendor coupon - 125.54

Store coupon - 30.00

Special Price Savings - 17.83

Total Saved - 173.37

Total Spent - 169.18*

*That includes $150 in gas cards
*Spent $19.18 on the groceries! (I'm not including the gas/gas savings, because we would have spent that on gas anyhow!)

Reader Trips - My Publix Trip after 2 weeks off!

I hate it when you get back from vacation and you don't have milk, bread, eggs, veggies, fruit, etc... we still dont have bread, as you can see I forgot it.


6 - Welch’s 100% Grape Juice, 64 oz, (excluding Welch’s Drinks & Cocktails), BOGO $3.91
3 - Welch's Grape Jelly $2.39
-$0.75/1 Welch’s Refrigerated Juice Cocktail or Healthy Start 100% Juice
-$1/1 Welch’s Grape Juice, 64 oz 09/25/2011 SS
-$0.75/1 Welch’s Refrigerated Juice Cocktail or Healthy Start 100% Juice 09/25/2011 SS
-$1/1 Welch’s 100% Juice, 64 oz, 10 oz, 6pk 09/25/2011 SS
-$0.75/1 Welch’s Refrigerated Fruit Juice Cocktail, 64 oz or Healthy Start 100% Juice 10/16/2011 SS 
-Free Welch’s 22 oz Grape Jelly or Jam wyb 2 Welch’s 100% Juices (64 oz+) Yellow Adv Buy Flyer “Happy New year”


2 - Pampers Cruisers Size 3 (90ct!) - Clearly for the new baby, not Atlas - $25.99
2 -$2.50 off (from previous packages - look for the boxes that say "Save $5" I got 4 more!)
2 - $5 off Publix coupon from Stocking Spree booklet

2 - Free Covergirl Lip color (baby club coupons) wyb Pampers (??what?!?)

2 - Covergirl Lip color - $5.99

2 - Post Great Grains, 13 to 16 oz, BOGO $4.35
-$1/1 box of POST GREAT GRAINS Cereal
*Not exactly stockpile price, but my hubby reallyreally likes this brand and the flavor I got!


2 - Publix white rice - BOGO 1.89
*Hubby wants brown rice and we have been out of rice for a while... but I really really have been wanting good ole white rice with soy sauce on it!


26 - TGIF anytizers - BOGO 3.99
-$5/2 Target coupon from recent SS? I think
Total - $.50 overage each


2 Mushrooms - 1.69
Squash - 1.26
Zuccini - 1.13
Bananas - 1.48
Lettuce - 1.69 (omg and they only had 6 heads to choose from)
Carrots - 5 lbs - 3.99
Onions - 2.99
Milk - 3.79

Tilapia - 4.75
Strawberries - 2.50
*Which Atlas proceeded to eat all of at dinner... refusing to eat ANYTHING but strawberries... at least they are healthy, right?

Fosters Oil Can - 1.89
*Hubby requested - smh,,,


10 - Crest White Strips - $5.99
- $7 off coupons from Crest toothpaste boxes (exp 2013)
**They had to split this into 2 transactions since 4 of my coupons specifically said only 4 like coupons per transaction.
***I also forgot there is a 10 like item/per day limit at Publix.. otherwise I would have gotten 16.
****Huge thanks to Cassie, the MOD and Marsha for being so patient with me. They had to call Marsha (the big boss) at home to confirm that she has allowed me to use these coupons.


Before coupons - 242.38

Vendor coupon - 94.57

Store coupon - 86.98

Special price savings - 75.62

Total Savings - 257.17

Total OOP - 60.83

*I think this is somewhere around the 80% savings mark... not my best, but milk is expensive! :-) And I did buy $50 worth of diapers :-))



*I miss my $3/$30 coupons that expired yesterday! booohooo