I am SUPER happy about this shopping trip!!
Reason #1: I was happy with the shopping experience... if you don't shop at Publix- you should!! The whole time I shopped, the employees were so nice and offered any help they could offer.
Reason #2: I saved a ton of money and stocked up on some things all the while earning a $10 giftcard to use next time (probably next week). I was so close to getting another $10 card too!
Okay, so on to my trip and how I did it:
Publix
12 Barilla Whole Grain Pasta $1.49 BOGO
-(6) $1.00/2 newspaper coupon
= $2.94
2 Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ $2.49 BOGO
-no coupons
=$2.49
2 Cheez-Its $4.19 BOGO
-$1.00/2 newspaper coupon
=$3.19
6 Bird's Eye Vegetables $2.49 50% off
-(6) $0.50/1 newspaper coupon
-(3) $1.00/2 Publix coupon from booklet
=$1.50
6 Publix soda 2/$1.00
=$3.00
6 Scott Paper Towels Long Lasting 2/$5.00
-$2.00/2 Publix coupon from Kimberly Clark booklet
=$9.00
4 Smithfield Bacon 3/$10.00
-(4) $1.00/1 newspaper coupon
-(2) $1.00/2 Publix coupon from newspaper
=$7.33
3 Lipton Green Tea $5.99 B2G1
-(2) $1.00/1
=$9.98
2 Gorton's Fish Sticks $5.99 BOGO
-no coupons
=$5.99
1 Popcorn Chicken Platter $19.99
-$10.00 wyb $15 of select items Publix in ad coupon
=$9.99
2 Gatorade 18-packs $8.99
-(2) $1.00/1 peelie
=$15.98
2 Hormel party tray $6.49
-(2)
$3.00/1 printable
=$6.98
2 Ocean Spray gummy snacks 2/$5.00
-(2) $0.50/1 printable
-(2) $1.00/1 peelie
=$2.00
2 Betty Crocker Brownie Mix $2.63 BOGO
-no coupons
=$2.63
Kedem Sparkling Juices clearance 2/$4.99
-$1.50/1 rebate from hangtag
=$1.99
12 Gas-X $2.49 (this was like a raincheck..I preordered these but they never came in until now, so I got to use my expired Publix coupon)
-(6) $5.00/2 Green flyer coupon (NLA)
-(6) $3.00/2 newspaper coupon
=free + $18.12
Bananas $2.25
Bread $1.89
Celery $0.99
Tomatoes $0.96
Total Before Coupons $185.87
Total After Coupons (with tax): $90.17
Total Saved: $174.57
And I have a $10 giftcard to use!!
Okay, Hubby said he needed deodorant, onto CVS and Target.
CVS
8 Speed Stick Deodorant $1.99
-(4) BOGO from newspaper
=$7.96 and got back $6.00 ecb
Target
1st Transaction:
3 Vick's VapoRub $4.14
-(3) $1.00/1 Target coupon
-(3) $1.00/1 newspaper coupon
= $6.73, $5 giftcard back
2nd Transaction:
3 Neutrogena Hand Cream $2.68
-(3) $1.50/1 newspaper coupon
=$3.54
2 Axe Deodorant $2.93
-(2) $1.00/1 Target coupon
=$3.86
4 Degree Deodorant $2.54
-(2) $1.50/2
=$7.16
2 Right Guard Deodorant $2.33
-$1.00/2
= $3.66
-$5.00 gc from trans. #1
Total OOP: $23.37
Total Saved: $21.50
Come to find out when cleaning under hubby's sink to put away all of his new deodorant--he had plenty under there already. I decided to line them all up so he could find them now :)
