Reader Trips - My Publix Score - Made Overage

I did well!
*I got my Baby Club coupons this past weekend and matched them to previous receipts and ended up getting $19 back before I even started shopping! *Both my husband and me have accounts and receive almost the same coupons each time.

**I also bought 3 $50 Gas cards for $40 each, the savings was credited to my overall savings, but the gas was NOT credited to the totals at the end of this. Gas is one of those inevitable things we will be paying for, the savings happens today. That's my logic at least :)


2 - Huggies Wipes - $2.99
Baby Club coupon

Total - FREE

2 - Pampers wipes -$7.99
Baby Club coupon

Total - Free

2 Beechnut Rice cereals - $1.99
Baby Club coupon

Total - Free

2 - Publix Alcohol - 1.05
Baby Club coupon

Total - Free 

2 - Publix Cocoa Butter Lotion - 3.49
Baby Club coupon

Total - Free 

2 - Publix 2oz Sanitizer - .99
Baby Club coupon

Total - Free 

4 - Mrs. Paul’s Fish 7.2-11.4 oz BOGO $4.49 (includes Parchment Bakes)
-BOGO Mrs. Paul’s or Van de Kamp’s Parchment Bake coupon
Total - Free


8 - Hellman's Olive Oil Mayo - 4.17
-House Party coupons
Total - Free

10 - Dole Fruit Smoothie Shakers, 4 oz, $1.99
-$1/2 Dole fruit smoothie shakers printable
-.50/1, .50/2, $1/2 Dole fruit smoothie shaker, SS 4/15
-.65/2 Dole Fruit Smoothie shakers printable
-$1/2 Dole frozen fruit single-serve cup fruit smoothie shakers printable
-$1.25/2 Dole Fruit Smoothie shakers printable
STACK with 
-$1.99/2 Dole Fruit Smoothie Shakers, 4 oz, (Publix Coupon), Yellow Advantage Flyer
Total - $.49 - Free

8 - Zephyrhills Water, 6 pk, BOGO $2.49 (Deer Park in some areas)
-$1 off Deer Park Sparkling four 1-liters or six .5-liter multipack 6/3 RP (if included)
-$1/2 Zephyrhills Brand 100% natural Spring Water, .5L, 24 pack 11/03/2011


4 - Hunt’s Ketchup, 24 oz, BOGO $1.75
-eligible for ConAgra Rebate
-$1/2 Hunt’s Ketchup, PUBLIX COUPON Publix Booklet, Stock Up for Summer Savings (exp 06/23/2012)


6 - Voskos Greek Yogurt, 4.6 to 5.3 oz, 10/$10
-$1/3 Voskos Greek Yogurt 5.3 oz or Voskos Crunch 4.6 oz Publix coupon Yellow Adv Buy flyer
STACK with 
-$1/3 Voskos Greek Yogurt or Voskos Crunch 
-$1/3 Voskos Greek Yogurt 03/18/2012 SS Insert (exp 06/30/2012)
-$1/3 Voskos Greek Yogurt + Crunch Publix GreeWise Market Magazine (exp 06/30/2012)(your store can determine if MQ or PQ)
-$1/3 Voskos Greek Yogurt Publix GreeWise Market Magazine (exp 06/30/2012) (your store can determine if MQ or PQ)


6 - Smart Balance Low Fat Milk, half gallon, 2/$5
-$1/1 Smart Balance Enhanced Milk 06/03/2012 SS 
 
6 - International Delight Coffee Creamer, 32 oz, $2.50
-.55/1 International Delight product printable
-.55/1 International Delight creamer item, RP 6/10
-$1/2 International Delight creamer item, RP 6/10

6 - Smart Balance Milk, 64 oz, $2.50
-$1, $1.50, .55/1, .75/1 Smart Balance enhanced milk, SS 6/03
*Freezes well!

Publix OJ - 3.99
Strawberries - 2.50
Mangos - 3/3.00
Grapes - 4.16
Bananas - 4.78 (I am making a ton of smoothies these days)
Carrots - .99
Green beans - 1.28
Kale - 2.99 (smoothies!!!)

Vendor coupons - 62.64

Store coupons - 100.95

Special Price Savings - 43.18

Total Savings - 206.77

Total Spent - 12.50

Total OOP (inc $150 in gas cards) - 162.50

*This is a 94.3% savings... BUT, I got $19 in returned coupons before shopping! So technically I MADE 3% of total sales in the end :)

Reader Trips - My Publix haul - 6/7/12

I didnt think I had this big of haul... but Huggies were on sale $8.99... stack with manufacturer and Target store coupons and then a manufacturer FREE wipes coupon... and I was getting $15 worth of diapering items for $4.50... PLUS I got a bunch of $5/$30 (before coupon) coupons in my paper!!!

7 Transactions to use 7 $5/$30 coupons


2 - Nature Made Potassium - $4.29
-$2 off Nature Made product printable
-$2 off Nature Made product printable
-$6/2 Nature Made vitamins (Publix coupon), Green Advantage flyer

Total - OVERAGE

6 - Dole frozen blueberries - BOGO 3.99
-.75/1 Dole frozen fruit, SS 4/15
-$1/2 Dole frozen fruit, SS 4/15


6 - Huggies - 8.99 (reg. 10.99)
6 - Huggies Wipes - 2.99
2 - Target $2.50 coupons
6 - Huggies $2 manufacturer coupons
6 - Huggies wipes (FREE up to 2.99) wyb diapers
Total - who knows but it was good!

12 - Jack Daniel’s Barbecue Sauce, 19 oz, BOGO $2.29
-$1/2 Jack Daniel’s BBQ, 19 oz+, RP 5/20

12 - Tyson Grilled Chicken or Beef Strips, 8 oz, BOGO $3.99
-$1.10 off Tyson Grilled & Ready frozen product printable
Total - $.90 each!

14 - Monterery Ravioli, 8 oz, BOGO $3.99
-$1 off Montery Gourmet Foods product, RP 4/29
-$1 off Monterey Gourmet Foods product printable
Total - $1 each!
 
8 - Simply Potatoes, 20 oz, BOGO $2.59
-$1/2 Simply Potatoes product, RP 6/03

milk - 3.49
OJ - 3.99
-$1 baby club coupon
3 Mangos - $1 each
cheese singles - 2.50
Romaine hearts - 2.89
bananas - 2.73
Pork chops - 5.32
pretzels - 3.19
Icehouse - 12.49
Mushrooms - 2.50

Store coupons - 44.50

Vendor coupons - 71.14

Special price savings - 101.19

TOTAL savings - 216.83

TOTAL spent - 96.37*

*Had hubby bought his own beer it would have been $82.53 and also $83.88 would have been what I someone else would have spent on diapers and wipes had I not gotten such a great deal!
**Total savings 74%

Publix - My quick trip - 6/6/12

I made a quick trip bc I REALLY wanted to get some more BOGO bread!!! Also I had heard about the peanut butter and craving it bad!!!

4 - Natures Own bread - BOGO $2.99
-$0.55/1 any Nature’s Own Product
Total - $.95 each 

12 - Peter Pan peanut butter - BOGO $2.17
*There is a coupon in the Summer Savings booklet and as soon as I find it I will take my reciept back and get my money back for the coupons - My manager said that was OK. She was out of coupons today

20 - Buddig lunch meat - 2oz - 5/$3
$1/4 manufacturer coupons
Total - $.35 for every 2oz!

Meow Mix - .65

Free coupon

RiceWorks - 2.89
Free coupon

Spinach - 2.49
Kale - 2.99
Grapes - 4.76
Bananas - 2.08

Used - $5/$30 (Thanks Jenni!!)

Vendor coupon - 12.49

Store coupon - 5.00

Special price savings - 27.21

TOTAL SAVINGS - 44.70

TOTAL SPENT - 29.42

(used 2 - $10 gift cards so I spent $9.42 OOP)

Reader Trips - My Publix Stockpile Trip

What do you think I saved? What do you think I spent?   8 - Lysol Toilet Bowl Cleaner, 24 oz, at $2.29 ($1.14) -$1/2 Lysol toilet bowl cleaners or no-mess automatic toilet bowl cleaners, SS 4/15 Total - 64¢ 12 - Lysol Disinfecting Wipes, 56-80 ct., at $4.99 ($2.49) -.50/1 Lysol disinfecting or dual action wipes printable -Free Mail in Rebate WYB Lysol Dual Action Wipes by 4/30, 35 or 80 ct., max $5 printable -$1/2 Lysol disinfecting wipes, SS 4/15 Total - $1.49each (+ get back $4.99 rebate) = $12.89 or $1.07 each for the 80-count! 6 - Lysol All Purpose Cleaner, 22-32 oz, at $2.69 ($1.34) -.25/1 Lysol All Purpose cleaner pourable or trigger, or Antibacterial Kitchen or Bathroom cleaner printable -$1/2 Lysol bathroom, all purpose, or kitchen cleaners, SS 4/15 Total - 84¢ 6 - El Monterey Flour Taquitos, 16-20 ct., at $6.49 ($3.24) -.75/1 El Monterey Mexican snacks, SS 1/29 -.50/1 El Monterey Mexican snacks, SS 1/29 -$1 off El Monterey taquitos, tamales, mini chimis or quesadillas, RP 3/04 Total - $2.24 4 - Smart Balance Milk, 64 oz, $2.50 -$1 off Smart Balance enhanced milk, SS 4/01 Total - $1.50 each - we dont normally drink this, but for $3 a gallon as opposed to $3.69, I figured it was worth a shot, I bought 2 to freeze! 4 - Coffee-Mate Creamers, 32 oz, $2.50-.55/1 Nestle Coffee-Mate liquid or powder, 15 oz +, excl Bliss printable - FREE coupon from Smiley360 

Total - $1.25

2 - Land O’Frost Sliced Ham or Turkey Breast, 16 oz, $4 -.55/1 Land O’Frost Premium, 1 lb, RP 2/19

Total - $3.45 - This is a MUCH better deal than the Hillshire Farm Deli Select Lunch Meats, 8-9 oz, $3.33

Huggies - $19.99 -$3 PUBLIX in-ad coupon -$2 off Huggies Little Movers, Little Snugglers, or Overnites diapers, jumbo pk.+, SS 4/15 Publix Baby wash - I FORGOT!!! Will be returning for it! -Free Publix baby wash 15 oz WYB Huggies box diapers 44-156 ct. or Little Movers slip-ons 50-66 ct. (Publix coupon), March of Dimes booklet Strawberries - $4.98 Green beans - $1.32 Bananas - $1.37 Pears - $1.76 USED - $5/$30 from the Sunday paper a few weeks ago USED - $5 Publix Gift card from a Pull-Ups rebate in January

Store coupons - $8.00

Vendor coupons - $52.60

Special price savings - $85.24

Total Saved - $145.84

Total Spent - $65.32 Diapers alone were $20... then I got 26 cleaning items! Plus all the other stuff! Not bad!

Reader Trips - My Publix trip - 6 more Gas Cards + FREE Groceries

Times up!

What do you think I spent?
What do you think I saved?
HINT: I got 6 Gas Cards!

4 - Crystal Light Drink Mix, 7-10 ct. or 8 qt canister, BOGO at $2.99
  -$1/2 Crystal Light drink mix printable
  -$1/2 Crystal Light drink mix product, 8, 10, or 12 ct., tearpad
  -$1/2 Crystal Light product, SS 3/18
- BOGO facebook coupon - Different coupon and time each day
- $.75/1 from the Stocking Spree booklet that was snail mailed
Total - FREE

Tena - $14.99
Facebook FREE coupon offer - NLA


4 - Coffee Mate - 32 oz - $3.27
Free coupons from BzzAgent


Kraft cheese is on sale 50% off... the following Kraft prices reflect the 50% off already -
2 - Kraft Singles 16oz $2.25 (Kraft Singles 8oz $1.49, Kraft Singles 12oz $1.84)
-$1/2 Kraft Singles, Natural Cheese Slices, or Deli Deluxe Process Cheese Slices Kroger Booklet, basketball MADNESS (exp 05/13/2012)
Total -$3.50 for 32 oz of singles (about 11¢ per ounce!) You can pay less out of pocket but it is a higher price per ounce.

  

2 - Kraft Big Slice 7 to 8 oz $1.50
-$1 off Publix® Produce when you buy KRAFT Natural Cheese Slices (7 oz. or larger) Publix Coupon
Total - 50¢

4 - Kraft Fresh Take, $1.50
2 -BOGO KRAFT FRESH TAKE Cheese and Breadcrumb Mix, 6 oz. (up to $2.99) (Publix coupon) - took off $2.99 each
STACK with
1 - FREE from KraftFirstTaste
1 - $1/1 from KraftFirstTaste
2 -$0.50/1 Kraft Fresh Take Cheese and Breadcrumb Mix (IE)
-$1/1 Kraft Fresh Take Cheese & Breadcrumb Mix Kroger Mailer, Quick & Clever Meal Ideas (exp 05/06/2012)
Total - $5 Overage



4 - Kraft Milkbites - $2.99
2 - $1.00 facebook coupons (NLA)
2 -$.75/1 KRAFT MILKBITE Milk & Granola Bar Products - zip codes 90210 and 55555 (RESET and you can print it twice per zip code!)
BOGO Milkbite Publix coupon at Cooking with Kraft (NLA)

Total - 75¢ per box if you have 2 BOGO coupons + 2 $.75 off coupons... I clearly did something wrong. I would NEVER pay $2.06 a box!!! oops.

12 - Carefree liners - $2.41
$2 - Stayfree Ultra Thin or Maxi Pads 14-18 ct., Carefree Pantiliners 16-60 ct. or O.B. Tampons 40 ct. (Publix Coupon) - Green Adv Buy Flyer "Spring Savings"
$1 - Carefree Product, any (No more than 4 coupons of any kind for the same product in the same transaction) - 03-18-12 SS *Just split them up between transactions*
Total - $.59 OVERAGE


2 - Covergirl Eye Shadow - $2.99
2 - $2 from the Stocking Spree booklet that was snail mailed
2 - $1 4/1 PG
Total - FREE


2 - Birds eye Viola! meals - BOGO $4.17
1 - $2/2 Facebook coupons (NLA?) I wish I had thought to sign in with my hubby's account on my laptop and print a second one!!!
Total - $1.08 each (One of these is a full meal for us!)

Pampers $25.99
$1.50 off ONE Pampers Cruisers or Baby Dry Diapers
-$5 from Stocking Spree booklet - Publix coupon
- I did not buy the wipes, but the wipes would have been $6.99 minus $3 in-ad coupon PLUS any of the following manufacturer coupons
$3 off Pampers Wipes Refills, 192-216 ct., WYB Pampers Cruiser or Swaddlers Diapers, 70-120 ct.
  -$2 off Pampers diapers box AND any Pampers wipes, 60 ct+, Booklet in Duracell Batteries Pack
  -$1.50 off Pampers Swaddlers Reg or Sensitive diapers, excl trial size printable
  -.50/1 Pampers Wipes, 60 ct. +, March Ebony magazine
  -$2 off Pampers Diapers or Pants, March Ebony magazine
  -$1.50 off Pampers Cruisers or Baby Dry diapers, excl trial size printable
  -.75/1 Pampers wipes, 60 ct. + printable
  -.50/1 Pampers wipes, 60 ct.+, PG 4/01
  -$1/2 Pampers diapers or pants, PG 4/01
Total - $19.49

Huggies - $10.99
-$1.50 from the new Kimberly Clark/March of Dimes coupon book - HERE
-$2.00 manufacturer coupon - 3/18 SS

Total - $5.99

Wipes - $2.99
- Free wipes wyb diapers - 3/18 SS
- $1.50 Baby club coupon
Total - $1.50 OVERAGE (on the wipes... or I could say that I spent $4.50 on diapers AND wipes)
2 - Oscar Mayer Lunch meat - $4.99 (16oz)
$1.00/1 printable cookingwithkraft

Total - $.25 per ounce

2 - Ole El Paso Enchilada sauces - $1.69
Bedia Curry powder - $2.49
4 - Leeks - $3.96
1 - Garlic clove - $.16
3 - Jalapenos - $.28
3 - Chickpeas - $1.21
2 - Coconut Milk - $1.89
Birds eye frozen peas - $1.99
Birds eye frozen corn - $1.99
2 - Sweet potatoes - $1.48
Lentil beans - $1.99
Fresh Salmon - $7.35
Strawberries - $4.98
Cantaloupe - $2

I did 6 transactions
I got 6 $50 Gas Cards, used 6 $10/$50 Gas Card (in-ad store coupon)
I used 3 $5/$30 from the Sunday paper 2 weeks ago
*Speaking of the Sunday Paper... you can get 52 weeks of papers (W/F/S) for $25 - HERE ($.16 per paper!)

Vendor coupon - $68.05

Store coupon - $125.97

Special price savings - $30.94

TOTAL SAVINGS - $229.96 

($5 was from a coupon I forgot to turn in Monday)

TOTAL SPENT - $298.62

Keep in mind I got $300 in gas cards. We will buy the gas weather we have cards or not. So investing in our future, saved us money today!
TOTAL OVERAGE - $1.38

*I had a very short list this week, but I am making 2 meals completely from scratch with items we do not ever have in this house... did you know what a Leek was?! LOL. I do now... and they ain't cheap! LOL. At least not Dandelion-cheap.

Reader Trips - My Publix Trip (inc Gas Card MM!)

OKOK this was a GREAT week in my books.

2 - Crystal Light Drink Mix, 7-10 ct. or 8 qt canister, BOGO at $2.99
  -$1/2 Crystal Light drink mix printable
  -$1/2 Crystal Light drink mix product, 8, 10, or 12 ct., tearpad
  -$1/2 Crystal Light product, SS 3/18
- $1 off ONE Facebook (It is different each day, one of my buddies got 2 BOGO coupons)
- $.75/1 from the Stocking Spree booklet that was snail mailed
Total - $.50 Money Maker wyb 2 and use 2 facebook + 2 Stocking Spree coupons

4 - Nature’s Own 100% Whole Wheat Bread, 20 oz, BOGO at $2.99 (they marked it up $.40 at my store.. boooo)
  -.75/1 Nature’s Own whole grain bread printable
Total - .75¢

2 - International Delight Coffee Creamer, 32 oz, BOGO at $3.15
  -.55/1 International Delight product printable
  -$1/2 International Delight product, pint or quart, SS 3/25
Total - $1.02 each wyb 2

2 - Coffee-Mate Creamer, 32 oz, $3.27
- FREE Creamer coupon from BzzAgent
Total - 2 FREE

4 - Nestle Nesquik Powder, 40.7 oz can, $5.19
  -$1.50/2 Nestle Nesquik powder 10.9 oz +, printable

Total - $4.44 each (this is a good price)

2 - Glad Trash Bags, 25-80 ct., $5.99
  -$1 off Glad Odorshield trash bags, 40 ct. + (Publix coupon), One Stop, One Store booklet
STACK WITH
  -$2/2 Glad kitchen trash bags, 13 gal printable
  -$1 off Glad trash bags, 30 gal + printable
Total - $3.99 each (I did not find the $2/2 or $1/1 manufacturer coupons so I paid $4.99 each for the 40-45 count)


7 - Pepsi Next 12-packs - 3/$11 or $3.65 each = $25.62
- $10 in ad coupon for the gas card
-[7] $2 off ONE Pepsi Next in the Yellow Advantage Flier

Total - $1.66 each

Pampers $25.99
$1.50 off ONE Pampers Cruisers or Baby Dry Diapers
- I did not buy the wipes, but the wipes would have been $6.99 minus $3 in-ad coupon PLUS any of the following manufacturer coupons
$3 off Pampers Wipes Refills, 192-216 ct., WYB Pampers Cruiser or Swaddlers Diapers, 70-120 ct.
  -$2 off Pampers diapers box AND any Pampers wipes, 60 ct+, Booklet in Duracell Batteries Pack
  -$1.50 off Pampers Swaddlers Reg or Sensitive diapers, excl trial size printable
  -.50/1 Pampers Wipes, 60 ct. +, March Ebony magazine
 -$2 off Pampers Diapers or Pants, March Ebony magazine
  -$1.50 off Pampers Cruisers or Baby Dry diapers, excl trial size printable
  -.75/1 Pampers wipes, 60 ct. + printable
  -.50/1 Pampers wipes, 60 ct.+, PG 4/01
  -$1/2 Pampers diapers or pants, PG 4/01


Huggies - $10.99
-$3.00 Baby Club coupon
-$2.00 manufacturer coupon - 3/18 SS

Total - $5.99

Wipes - $2.99
- Free wipes wyb diapers - 3/18 SS
- $1.50 Baby club coupon
Total - $1.50 OVERAGE (on the wipes... or I could say that I spent $4.50 on diapers AND wipes)


Boudreaux Butt Paste - $7.63
- $2.00 Baby Club coupon
Total - $5.63


Craisins - 2.45
- FREE Facebook coupon (NLA)
Total - FREE

2 - Land O' Frost Turkey luchmeat -  $5.29
-$.55 manufacturer coupon recent SS (not sure which, exp 5/14/12)
Total - $4.74

Publix Milk - 3.55 (Wish my car ran on milk, right?)
Libman toilet brush - 3.79
Publix Powdered Cugar - $1.99
Fresh Green Beans - 1.28
Bananas - 1.76
Pears - 1.66


6 - BP Gas Cards - $50 each
1 - Toys-r-us Gift Card - $25

Used 5 - $5/$30 from this weekend's paper


Store coupon - 109.99
Vendor coupon - 23.09
Special Price Savings - 26.71

TOTAL SAVINGS - 159.79

TOTAL SPENT - 362.97

MINUS $300 in gas 
MINUS $25 TRU gift card
Total spent on groceries - $27.97
Plus... remember all the diapers and soda I bought? That is a great deal!

Reader Trips - My Healthy Publix run (under budget!)

When you are stocked up on meat (Sam's Club) and all the dried food you need for months (including enough to donate) it is nice to just go for the few items for REALLY cheap and then the items you don't normally need.

This weekend we have Atlas' 2nd birthday party so we needed EXTRA fruit and soda (we dont normally drink)

6 - Duncan Hines Moist Cake Mix, 16.5-18.25 oz, BOGO at $1.31
-.35/1 Duncan Hines cake mixes, SS 2/05
 
14 - Mentos Pure Fresh Gum, 45-50 ct, BOGO at $3.29
-$1/2 Mentos bottles, 45 ct.+, SS 3/25
-.55/1 Mentos bottle, 15 ct. +, SS 2/05 (EXP 03/31)

3 - Chickpeas - 1.21 (Hummus for this weekend)

2 - Dry Coffee Mate - 3.13*
B1G1 Coffee-Mate Creamer, printable (limit reached)
-.55/1 Nestle Coffee-Mate liquid or powder, 15 oz +, excl Bliss printable
FREE Coffee Mate coupon (Free Coffee Friday)
Total - FREE


4 - Nestle Coffee Mate Creamer, 16 oz, $1.66*
B1G1 Coffee-Mate Creamer, printable (limit reached)
-.55/1 Nestle Coffee-Mate liquid or powder, 15 oz +, excl Bliss printable
FREE Coffee Mate coupon (Free Coffee Friday) 

Total - Money Maker 

*Publix has a new Q&A section to their coupon policy, it includes that you can no longer use a second manufacturer coupon with a BOGO coupon, but I checked and my store has not implemented this rule yet. It will likely start 4/1/12 

Baby Card - $1.99

4 Pepsi products - BOGO 1.45

Raisins - 3.43 (Ants on a log for this weekend)
2 - Celery - .99 (Ants on a log for this weekend)
 
2 - Breakstone Sour Cream - BOGO 1.65
-.75/1 Breakstone’s or Knudsen’s sour cream, 16 oz +, Kraft 20 Top Seasonal Recipes for 2012 booklet (I DO NOT HAVE)


4 - Sundown B-Complex 100-ct - 3.99
-$5/2 Sundown Naturals product, Osteo Bi-Flex product or Marvel Heroes gummy vitamins (Publix coupon), Green Advantage flyer
-$1 off Sundown Naturals vitamin or supplement, RP 2/12 or RP 3/18
-$1 off Sundown Naturals vitamin or supplement printable


Sweet potatoes - .49/lb - 1.52
Strawberries - 2/$5 (not on sale like recently... very sad)
Bananas - .69/lb - 2.55 (b/c having 8 in the house is NEVER enough)
Red Grapes - 1.69/lb - 3.65
Yellow Squash - 1.72

Used - $10 Olay rebate wyb $30 (had to be submitted by 12/31/12... received in the past month)

Vendor coupon - 30.38

Store coupon - 14.00

Special Price Savings - 35.67

TOTAL SAVINGS - 80.05

TOTAL SPENT - 38.88

My weekly budget is $50. FINALLY a good week! It's not been so good lately. I love it when I am stocked up on most of the thigns we use and only have to get the bare minimum!