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I went shopping at Publix today and got some great savings!  Here is a breakdown of the items I purchased.

Wheat Thins/Triscuits BOGO $4.49
Use (2) $1/1 Facebook printables “PRINT”

TGIFRIDAY’s Skillet Meals 2 Bags $5.99 (makes each bag $1.99)
Use (2) peelies from TGIFRIDAY’s appetizers $2/1
Use (2) Toss-4-Cash $2/1

Quaker Granola Bars BOGO $2.99
Use  1/$.75 7/25 RP (exp 9/18)

Juicy Juice Boxes BOGO $2.99
Use  $1/2 from “PRINT”

Stouffers Family Dinner – $3.99 each
Use $1/1 Stouffers from “PRINT”

Quaker Oats Oatmeal BOGO $2.63 ( paid 33 cents per canister)
Used $1/1 MFRC (9/12 RP)

Kraft Mayo BOGO $4.89
Use (2) $1.50 tear pad coupons found at Publix

Kellogg’s Eggo Waffles BOGO $2.50
Use $1/2   MFRC 7/25 RP (exp 9/19)

All Small and Mighty Laundry Detergent  BOGO $5.99
Use $1/2 Publix Family Favorites Booklet PUBLIX Coupon
Use $1/1 MFRC “PRINT”
Use $1/1 All Laundry Detergent 8/1 RP (exp 9/19)

Pepsi Products B2G1 $1.79 – Bought 2 Diet Dr. Peppers and one Diet Orange
Use Hang Tag B1G1 Dr. Pepper

Bulls Eye BBQ Sauce BOGO $2.19
Use (2) $0.75/1  tear pad found at Publix

Peter Pan Peanut Butter BOGO $2.59 (4 jars for 30 cents each)
Use (4) $1.00/1 from Publix coupon booklet The Home Tailgate Playbook

Kraft Mac and Cheese Deluxe BOGO $2.99 (makes each bag 50 cents)
Use (2) $1.00/1 tear pad found at Publix

Ore Ida Steam and Mash Potatoes 3 Bags BOGO $ 3.99
Use $1/1 manf coupon found at Publix
Use B2G1 Ore Ida frozen potatoes up to $3.39 Toss for Cash coupon Booklet

Caprisun Juice Boxes $2.69 each
Use $1/2 tear pad found at Publix

Hungry Jack pancake Mix $2 and Hungry Jack Lite Syrup
B1 syrup get 1 pancake  mix free tear pad found at Publix

Total spent $41.60, total savings $76.51.  I used $10.39 in store coupons, $23.54 in vendor coupons, and saved $42.58 in special price savings.

Another quick stop because I was out of dairy creamer — and you all know how much I love my Coffee-Mate! While there, I found some great blinkies that combined with current Publix sales made it a great deal. The new Publix sales start tomorrow in Florida so these products may not be on sale tomorrow unless they are monthly advantage buys (can’t remember offhand!), but here’s what I picked up:

1 Coffee-Mate pint, on sale 2 for $4 (paid $1.45)
Used $.55/1 MFRC from September All You (magazine available from Walmart only, or by subscription)

Also there is a $.75/1 Coffee-Mate printable coupon, if you haven’t already printed it

2 International Delight Coffee House creamers, sale 2 for $3 (paid $.50 each)
Used 2 $1/1 MFRC blinkie

Dannon Greek Yogurt, sale 10 for $10 (paid $.45)
Used $1/1 MFRC blinkie

3 Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers, sale 4 for $10 (paid $6.50 or about $2.16 each) (These are also on sale at Target for same price through Saturday.)
Used $1/3 MFRC blinkie

2 Ruffies Color Scents
Used 2 $.50/1 MFRC, expired today

Paid $13.18 oop, saved $5.10 in vendor coupons and $3.96 in special-price savings.

Haven’t been doing much shopping lately as you know. I was in a need of doggie pads so decided to stop at CVS yesterday and use a $10 ECB so I didn’t have to spend the cash. Here’s what I picked up:

Hartz training pads, $9.99
Used $1/1 MFRC, Hartz printable coupon

2 Milano cookies, $1 each
Used 2 $1/1 MFRC, Pepperidge Farm printable coupon

Brach’s candy corn, $.99 (get back $.99 ECB ended yesterday)

With the coupons and the $10 ECB, everything from free, I only paid tax. I got back the $.99 Brach’s ECB and still have a $1 green tag ECB from a previous trip.

As you know I haven’t had much shopping to do lately, but I had to stop by CVS to pick up a few bags of my favorite M&M’s, the new pretzel variety. I picked up 3 9.9 oz. bags on sale 2 for $5 or $2.50 each. I used 3 $1/1 MFRC 07-25-10 RP (exp. 9/5/10) and $2 Planters ECB.

Subtotal: $2.50 or about 83 cents per bag.

Part of being a good couponer is sharing our knowledge. So some weeks back Bethy told her sister about all the money she’s been saving and how she did it – and her sister learned quickly. Here are the details of her shopping trip from Publix today.

Ball Park Franks – BOGO
Use  B1G2 Albertons coupon
Use $.75/2 MFRC 8/1/2010 RP
Use $.75/1 MFRC 8/1/2010 RP
Use $.75/1 Jumbo Beef Franks peelie (found on product at Publix)

Jiffy Peanut Butter (each jar ended up as $.50 each)
Use $.99 Albertsons coupon, limit 2
Use $1/2 coupon exp. 9/3/2010 (PRINT)

Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks – BOGO
Use $.50/2 MFRC 8/8/2010 GM

Aunt Jemima Pancakes – BOGO

Hellmann’s Mayo – BOGO (paid 25 cents for each jar)
Use $1.99 Albertsons coupon $1.99
Use $1.50/2 MFRC (exp. 9/3/2010) (PRINT)

Lays Potato Chips – BOGO
Used $1.99 Target Q (home mailer)

Eggs 1 carton
Used Target Q (home mailer)

Loaf of Publix white bread
Used Target  Q (home mailer), free loaf of bread

Kraft Dressing – BOGO
Use 2 $.55/1 MFRC 8/29/2010 SS

Bulls Eye BBQ sauce(paid 25 cents each)
Use Albertsons coupon to make them $.99 each, limit 3
Use 2 $.75/1 MFRC 8/29/2010 SS

Publix Hot Dog Rolls – 2 Packages $.89

Publix Iced Tea – BOGO

4 16 oz. Breakstone’s Sour Cream
Use $5 coupon from Kraft combined with additional 6 Kraft products below,  each container is $1 so they are all FREE

1 Philadelphia cream cheese, 2 Kraft shredded cheese, 2 Kraft chunk cheese, 1 Kraft singles used – $5 off Kraft Coupon

Newman’s Pasta Sauce – BOGO
Use $.50/1 MFRC 08-15-10 RP
Use MFRC (PRINT)

3 packages of split chicken breast
Use B1G2 Albertson’s coupon – 6 breasts for highest weighted price.  (Publix only accepts competitor meat product coupons for chicken).

Use Albertsons $5 off $50 (remember to give this coupon first)

Total spent $23.79, total savings $90.78. She used $15.85 in vendor coupons, $35.33 in store coupons and saved $39.60 in special price savings.

3 lbs of ground chuck, $1.89 lb. sale

Two Freshcetta Pizzas, Tyson Any’Tizers, Winn Dixie Garlic Bread sticks, 2-liter Coca Cola, Breyer’s Ice Cream

$13.98 for all of the above plus:

(2) $1 off Freschetta Pizza (printable)

$1 off Tyson Any’Tizers in 8/15 SS

Winn Dixie Extra Sharp Cheddar, BOGO

Crystal Light Iced Tea, BOGO

$.50/2 tearpad (found at Walgreens about a month ago)

2 Oral B Indicator Manual toothbrushes, BOGO

BOGO coupon in 8/15 RP — FREE

Colgate Total Advanced White 10/$10

$1/1 8/8 SS — FREE

(3) Gatorade 32 oz., 10/$10

Subtotal: $26.51, saved $33.45 in special price savings ($9.49 in MFRC coupons)

Stopped at Publix for a few last-minute deals. Not a huge save today, but still spent about half what I would have had I not taken advantage of weekly store sales. Here’s what I picked up:

A little over 2 1/2 lbs. of ground turkey, $2.99 lb. sale

A pound of medium cooked shrimp, $5.99 lb. sale

Breyers Yo Crunch 100 calorie, $2.50 sale
Used $.75/1 MFRC 08-01-10 SS (Kicking myself, there is a Breyers Yo Crunch printable coupon, couldn’t saved another 25 cents!)

Freschetta Pizza, 2 for $10 sale
Used 2 $1/1 MFRC (Freschetta Pizza  printable coupon)

Red Baron Pizza, $2.99 sale

Wanchai Ferry frozen entree, BOGO
Used 2 $1.50/1 MFRC 08-08-10 GM or 07-18-10 SS (Wanchai Ferry printable coupon)

Pepperidge Farm Baked Naturals, BOGO
Used 2 $1/1 MFRC (Pepperidge Farm printable coupon)

Sweetriot dark chocolate, $1.99 splurge!

Subtotal: $33.65, saved $31.82 in special price savings ($7.75 in MFRC coupons)

When I realized this morning the $5 off $15 was going expire today, I knew I had to work up a quick scenario so that coupon didn’t go to waste! Here’s my scenario:

Glade Sense & Spray Starter Kit, $5 on sale
Used $3/1 MFRC (PRINT. Click Glade Savings Center on the left-hand side.)

Glade Lasting Impressions Starter Kit, $5 on sale
Used $3/1 MFRC (PRINT. Click Glade Savings Center on the left-hand side.)

2 Listerine Zero, $3.99 each on sale
Used 2 $2/1 MFRC (PRINT)

Blink gel tears, $7.99 on sale
Used $1.50/1 MFRC (PRINT)

2 Bumblebee, $1 each on sale (part of 10 for $10)

Subtotal: $.48, used $5 off $15 CVS Q, $9.99 ECB and $1 ECB, saved $43.95; got back $14.99 in ECBs. It’s like making $3.52.

I plan to stop at CVS again this week to roll those ECBs on the Get $10 ECB wyb $25 in P&G.

Made a quick trip to Target today. Here’s what I got:

4 SoBe, $1 each
Used 2 BOGO MFRC (PLAY GAME)
Used 4 BOGO Target coupons (PRINT)

2 Coffeemate, $2.69 each
Used 2 $.75/1 MFRC (PRINT)

Softsoap, $.99 each
Used $.50 MFRC (printable no longer available)

One-a-Day VitaCraves, $7.84
Used $3/1 MFRC (PRINT)
Used $2/1 Target mobile coupon (SIGN UP)

Also picked up a large bag of Timothy hay for $5 (on sale 2 for $10)

Subtotal: $11.66, saved  $14.30

Transaction 1:

1 Biore, 2 John Frieda, $16
- Used $2.50/1 MFRC
- Used $2/1 MFRC
- Used $2/1 Biore MFRC PRINT (sign up for e-mail)

Subtotal: $3.50, used $5 and $1 ECB, got back $5 ECB

Transaction 2:

Dulcolax, $9.99
- Used $5/1 May All You (magazine, available at Walmart only)

Subtotal: $0, used $5 ECB, got back $9.99 ECB and $1 Green Bag ECB