New Publix Coupon Policy!!

So, the word on the street is that Publix is changing thier coupon policy.  Currently,  I am able to save 70-100% using the wonderful policy they have in place now and am NOT looking forward to a change.  Right now, they accept competitor coupons (Winn Dixie, Sweetbay, Save-A-Lot, Albertson's, Whole Foods, Target, BJs, and some even take Walgreens and CVS, etc.)  They also allow overage of any amount and take multiple $5 or $10 off of $25 or $30 coupons in one single transaction.  With their generous coupon policy, there have been many times where I have walked out of Publix with over $200 worth of groceries and not paid a single dime!  But, all that may change.

Keep your ears and eyes open for your local Publix to post their new coupon policy.  Here are some changes that are buzzing around.....

1.  Only competitor coupons for stores that are within 5 miles
2.  They may stop accepting Target coupons....AHHHHH!!!
3.  Maybe limit the BOGO deals to 5 per person (trying to limit the stockpiling)
4.  Not accepting CVS and Walgreens (my store never did this anyway)
5.  NO MORE OVERAGE!!  I'd like to see how they catch this.

Remember, this is just the buzz, continue to check with your local Publix for the real coupon policy, which should be out within the next couple of weeks. 

Publix Sneak Peek 5/5-5/11

Ok Couponers....here is the ad for next week.  It's only the items that will be BOGO.  Currently, there are no matchup, but it will give you a chance to start getting your coupons ready if you already know what you want.  Be sure to check True Couponing or I Heart Publix next Monday for a complete list of the sales ad.

BOGOs
Ragu Pasta Sauce, Assorted Varieties, 16-26.3oz jar BOGO $2.19

Barilla Pasta, Selected Varieties, 13.25-16 oz box (excluding Barilla Plus & Lasagna) BOGO $1.39

Hebrew National Kosher All Beef Franks, Original, Reduced Fat, 97% Fat Free, Jumbo, or Knockwurst, 11 or 12 oz pkg, BOGO $4.99

Phillips Crab Cakes, Regular or Mini, 6 oz pkg, BOGO $8.99

Tyson Chicken Breast Fillets or Strips or Tenderloins, Breaded, Fully Cooked , Assorted Varieties, 22 or 25 oz pkg, BOGO $8.99

Florida Celery, BOGO $1.49

Kellogg’s Special K Cereal, Assorted Varieties, 11.4 to 14 oz or Low Fat Granola, 19.5 box BOGO $3.99

Gereral Mills Cereal, Cheerios, Multigrain Cheerios, Cocoa Puff, Trix, Golden Grahams, or Cinnamon Toast Crunch, 8.9 to 12.8 oz box, BOGO $3.69

Betty Crocker SuperMoist Cake Mix, Assorted Varieties, 18-19.5oz (Excluding Angel Food and Pound Cake) BOGO Surprisingly Low Price

Post Honey bunches of Oats Cereal, Assorted Varieties, 13 or 14 oz box or Vanilla Clusters, 18 oz box or Just Bunches, 17oz box, BOGO $3.99

Kellogg’s Pop Tarts, Assorted Varieties, 13.5 to 15.2 oz box, BOGO $2.39

Progresso Soup, Assorted Varieties, 18.5-19 oz can BOGO $2.29

V8 Splash Beverage or Diet V8 Splash, Assorted Varieties 64 oz bot. BOGO $2.99

Nissin Chow Mein Noodles, Assorted Varieties, 3.51-4oz bowl BOGO .89¢

Hellmanns Mayo, Assorted Varieties, 30oz jar BOGO $4.93

Eight O’Clock Coffee, Assorted Varieties, 11-12oz bag BOGO $4.99

Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing or Farmhouse Originals, 16oz bot (excluding Organic Ranch) BOGO $3.45

Ken’s Steak House Marinade or Sweet Baby Rays, Assorted Varieties, 16oz bot BOGO $2.79

Peter Pan Peanut Butter, Assorted Varieties, 13 or 16.3oz jar BOGO $2.47

Pop-Secret Premium Popcorn, Assorted Varieties, 6 or 10 ct, 11.2 to 21 oz box, BOGO $4.69

Lay’s potato Chips, Assorted Varieties, 10.5 to 13.25 oz bag (Excluding Baked!, Light and Natural) BOGO $3.99

Nabisco Munch Packs or Variety or Single Serve Tray; or Kraft Handi Snacks, Assorted Varieties, 12 or 15 ct, 9.45 to 25.2 oz pkg, BOGO $5.99

Sara Lee Premium Bread, Soft & Smooth, Wholegrain White, 20 oz loaf, BOGO $2.59

Emerald Deluxe Mixed Nuts or Almonds or Cashews, Assorted Varieties, 10 or 11 oz cnstr, BOGO $2.59

Dove Chocolate Prmoises, Assorted Varieties, 8.5 or 9.5 oz bag, BOGO $4.29

Thomas’ English Muffins, The Original, Plain, 12 oz pkg, BOGO $2.99

Pillsbury Ready To Bake! Cookies or Simply Cookies, Assorted Varieties, 14 to 16 oz pkg, BOGO $2.89

Fat Boy Ice Cream Sandwich or Fat Boy Jr, Assorted Varieties, 6 to 9 ct BOGO $3.99

Birds Eye Voila! Meals, Assorted Varieties, 21-23 oz bag BOGO $3.89

Pepperidge Farm Three Layer Cake, Assorted Varieties, 19 or 19.6 oz box, BOGO $3.99

Jimmy Dean Sandwiches, Assorted Varieties, Croissant, Biscuit, or Muffin, 4 ct, 13.6 to 18.4 oz box (Excluding D-lights) BOGO $4.99

Gorton’s Shrimp Temptations or Grilled Shrimp or Premium Fish Fillets or Fish Sticks, Assorted Varieties, 8 to 17.2 oz pkg BOGO $7.49

Willow Lane Candle, Assorted Varieties, 19oz jar BOGO $9.99

9Lives Cat Food, Assorted Varieties, 3.15 to 3.5 lb bag, BOGO $3.99

X-14 Mildew Stain Remover With Bleach, 32oz bot, BOGO $3.99

Dove Anti-Perspirant Deodorant, Assorted Varieties, Invisible Solid 2.6 z pkg (Excluding Dove Ultimate) BOGO $2.29

Beech Nut Stage 2 Baby Food, Assorted Varieties, BOGO .53¢



Thanks Reaping Your Harvest !!!

6 FREE Mother's Day Gifts

If you are short on cash and wondering what to get your mother, worry no more!  Check out the link below for some great FREE ideas.

Vistaprint

Thanks Priscilla!!

Check your mailbox!!

In my mailbox today, there was a $5/30 coupon.  This will work great with the Publix deals this week and next. 

FREE RAZORS!!

Starting tomorrow, BIC razors will be included in the BOGO sale.  They are priced at $5.49.  There is a 3/1 coupon in the SS 4/10/11 ad.  Using (2) of these coupons will make both packs of razors (men or women) FREE with an overage of .51!

To all my new couponers, I must warn you, if you do not go pick them up tomorrow...prepare to get a raincheck.  Couponers all over NEVER sleep on a free-money maker deal and they will be out in full force tomorrow morning!

FREE FREE!!!

Today ONLY, at CVS use the 1/1 coupon from the 3/26 RP.  It's only sale for .99 so, that will make them free.  THE COUPON EXPIRES TODAY! 

No Coupons this Week!!

Kick back, take a break, and leave those newspapers in the store!!!  NO COUPONS WILL BE IN THE PAPER THIS SUNDAY, IT'S EASTER. 

HAPPY EASTER COUPONERS!

New Coupon Book!!!

Keep your eyes open for this book.  I found it at the Publix on Bloomingdale.  They are chalked full of manufacture General Mills coupons.  Remember to have a coupon buddy.  If you come across these books before your buddy, grab some for him/her.   That's what coupon buddies are for!

Spring Break Schedule

As always, I like to plan activities.  I'm posting my Spring Break Schedule and if anyone wants to join me and my beautiful kids, please feel free to let me know.

Monday
Florida Aquarium 9am
Fritzy Brother One Man Circus 7pm (@ SouthShore Library)

Tuesday
Toys R Us 11am
CiCi's Pizza 12pm
The Reluctant Dragon 2pm (@ SouthShore Library)
Bloomingdale Rd. Park 4pm
Movie Night (@ home)

Wednesday
Bowling @ The Alley 12pm

Thursday
Busch Gardens 10am

Friday
Adventure Island 10am
Movie Night (@ home)

Publix's next week's ad!!

You have plenty of time to get your coupons together.  The Publix weekly sneak peek ad is available at the following link!  Check out some great deals.

http://www.iheartpublix.com/

No New Publix Weekly Ad

This week's Publix ad will RUN UNTIL SAT. 4/23/2011.  So, don't look for a new sales ad this Thursday.  Publix is closed this Sunday for Easter, so a new ad will start next Monday.  But, don't fret if you have a lot of those $5/30 coupons from yesterday's paper.  Remember that Sweetbay takes competitor coupons.  There sales ad starts Wednesday 4/20.  So, you can use that Publix $5/30 at Sweetbay if they have any deals that your family needs.

Drum Roll Please.....................

Couponers, I've gone high tech!  Ever need to run out quickly to pick up something and don't have a lot of time to search through all your coupons or not sure if there is a coupon for the item at all?  Well, no worries....just scroll to the bottom of my blog and type the item you need and instantly, you'll be able to see if the coupon is available and where to find it!

My Publix Total today

So, normally I wouldn't search through coupons on Sunday, but there were a lot of really good deals.  Here is my outcome......

2 Alexia Ciabata Rolls 8ct. BOGO 3.39
Used (2) 1/1 Printable coupons
paid .70 each

12 Birdseye Steamfresh Vegetables 50% off
Used (4) 1/3 coupons
Used (6) Publix coupons
paid .22  each

1 Huggies Pull Ups
Used (1) 2.50/1 Publix coupon
Used (1) 1.50/1 Manufacture coupon
Paid 7.59

1 Pull ups flushable wipes
Used (1) free wyb Huggies Pull Ups
Paid 0

I also used a 5/30 coupon from this Sunday's paper.
My total was 45.59, but after savings I paid 5.31

Great Deal Today!

Today, I applied my Advanced coupon senerio at Walgreens that I posted last night .  Here was my outcome.

2-Colgate Total Advance toothpaste
1-Reach Total Care toothbursh
2-Always Pads
2-Russell Stovers Peanut Butter Eggs
1-Naso Gel Nasal Spray
1-Goody Ouchless Hair Accessories
7-newspapers

Total spent around $4!  Keep in mind, I was going to buy newspapers anyway, so I used the advance deal to get something for free instead of buying my papers and only getting the papers. 

Happy Sunday!

So, I went outside and there was a beautiful $5/30 coupon attached to my newspaper!  I'm so excited.  In addition, there are a lot of super coupons this week.  So, grab your papers and check out these deals....




Nabisco Ritz Crackerfuls are included in the BOGO.  In the SS today, there is a 1.50 off 1.  They are $2.49 each.

Deal Senerio:
Buy (2) Crackerfuls @ 2.49
Use (2)  $1.50
Pay: Nothing and get .50 overage (money to use to pay for something else)!!!!




Carefree Anti Fresh Item has a Target coupon that makes them .01 (cent) each with the coupon!!

Deal Senerio:
Buy (1) Carefree Anti Fresh Item (price unknown)
Use (1) Target .01 coupon
Use (1) .50/1 MQ (manufacture coupon) (3/27 RP)
Pay nothing, b/c the Target coupon makes the product .01 and the MQ, gives you overage of .49!!



There is also a GREAT deal on Kotex products if you have today's paper and the Publix "Do a Bundle of Good" or Publix "One Stop" coupon books.  You will be able to stack coupons for FREE Kotex plus Overage!!

There are alot of other great deals this week in the paper, so make sure you stock up on your papers today!!



CHECK OUT THE LINK BELOW FOR A PRINTABLE $2/25.  

http://bricks.coupons.com/Start.asp?bt=vi&tqnm=ydjmcxm12196593&o=84636&c=AS&p=OgFt8rqk

Advanced WAGS (Walgreens) Trip

Okay Fellow Couponers,

Here is an example of rolling those RR (register rewards) over on purchases made at Walgreens (same strategy used at CVS).  This week is a pretty good week at Walgreens.  So, I will head there sometime before the sale ends (4/23/2011) to pick up some freebies.  This particular shopping trip will allow me to get my money back and make some cash too!  I'll use the RR that I get back at the end on another purchase later. 

Transaction 1
Buy 1 Goody Ouchless Hair Accessories
Buy 1 Naso Gel Dry Noses
Pay 7.99oop
Get 7.99 RR

Transaction 2
Buy 2 Colgate Total Toothpaste
Buy 1 Reach Total Care Toothbrush
Buy 2 Always Pads (LeakGuard Plus)
Buy 2 Russell Stover Chocolate Eggs (or any filler items. WAGS' registers sometimes have problems when using more coupons than items purchased)
Use (2) 1/1 colgate toothpaste WAGS store coupons and (2) 1/1 Colgate toothpaste (4/10 SS)
Use (1) 1/1 Total care toothbrush (4/17 SS)
Use (2) 1/1 Always pads PG savings booklet
Total $8.77
Use RR 7.99
OPP $.78
Get back
$10 in RR
Not only do you get your $7.99 back from transaction #1 in RR, but there is a $1.23 MM (money maker!!) included in that $10
　
　　

Coupon Buddies

Okay, I mentioned that it's important to get a coupon buddy if you're serious about couponing.  Well, try to find someone who doesn't live close to you.  This will ensure that you're able to check stores in various areas for coupon books.  But, keep in mind, the rule of thumb is to never steal someone else's coupon buddy.  I'm not going to say any names, but I know someone who tried to steal mine!  But, I'll share my buddy.  Just in case you're not sure who my buddy is, it's Priscilla!!  So, anyone named Priscilla, don't become her buddy :-)


Also, keep in mind, that when you're getting coupon books for you and your buddy that you shouldn't take too many books.  That's why you need only one buddy so you don't feel obligated to get books for everyone who coupons in your circle.  I like to get at least 4-6 books for me and my buddy.  But, that's only if there are tons of books available. Ponder this and enjoy happy couponing!

Take Cheap Showers!!

Nivea bodywash will be supa cheap tomorrow!  There will be a $3/1 on Nivea bodywash coupon in tomorrow's paper.  Usually, they are under $4.  I plan on stocking up. 

Birds Eye Vegetables

This week Pubilx has Birds Eye Vegetables for 50% off.  Usually, that means around 1.00 or so per bag.  But, if you grabbed the "Spring Family Gatherings" coupon book that I mentioned, there is a store coupon for $1/2 inside that you can stack with the $1/3 (found in SS 3/20) and really see the savings.  If you buy 6 bags, they should be around .33 cent per bag!!!!  This is my stock up price.  I only have 3 books, so I'll only be stocking up with only 6.  But, I'm still thankful! 

Where to find coupons??

Top 5 places to find coupons....


1.  Newspapers (Sunday's Tampa Tribune & St. Pete Times)
2.  Magazines
3.  Store produced coupon books (found in the stores)
4.  Mailers (sent to your home)
5.  Printables (those that you can print from online, if you're serious about couponing, BUY A PRINTER!)

Say Cheese!!

If you're a cheese eater, this week, Publix has Kraft cheese on sale for 3/$5.  That makes each package of shredded cheese $1.66.  Well, there are blinkies right next to the cheese display that has $1/1 package of shredded cheese with a touch of Philly cream cheese.  That coupon will make each pack. .66 each!!   This is my stock up price on cheese!!

If you don't have the $1/1 coupon, click on the following link and print out the $1/2, which will still make them a good deal...$1.06 per pack!

http://www.kraftbrands.com/naturalcheese/default.html

New Publix Coupon books!

Okay Couponers, next time you are in Publix, have your eyes open wide for some new coupon books!  Remember when you have a store coupon, you can use that coupon with a manufacture coupon.  It's called?  STACKING!!  Now, don't get too greedy.  I think it's best to get up to 6 books, but just make sure the books are in even numbers.  Also, it's best to have a coupon buddy (you can't have mine!)  You can grab books for each other. 

thanks iheartpublix!!

Publix Shopping Trip 4/13/11

Okay, I've gotten all my coupons together and am ready to go shopping tomorrow.  I must warn everyone that not every week, will you see HUGE savings!  Some weeks, you'll look in sales ads and notice that there is nothing that your family really needs.  For me, this week is one of those weeks.  Although, I am still going shopping this week, my list and savings is nothing to brag about.  When you are faced with slow shopping weeks, fear not, another big week is just around the corner.

Also, this week's ad had matchups with coupons from this past Sunday's paper (4/10/11).  So, if you got your paper this past Sunday...GOOD FOR YOU!

4/13/2011
Jones Dairy Farm Turkey	4	5.38	0	5.38
Alexia All Natural Fries	2	3.39	2	1.39
Pure Wesson Oil	2	4.29	1	3.29
Idahoan Mashed Potatoes	6	3.75	1.5	2.25
Publix Sweet Cream Butter	1	2.5	0	2.5
Kraft Shredded Cheese	7	11.62	7	4.62
Cantaloupe	1	2.5	0	2.5
Red Potatoes 5lb bag	1	2.99	0	2.99
Squash 2lbs	1	1.98	0	1.98
Zucchini 2lbs	1	1.98	0	1.98
Total		40.38		28.88

Last Weeks Shopping Trip

Last week during my Publix shopping trip, I kinda felt like a small celebrity.  After shopping for over  a year at Publix, I received my first applause for my savings.  I've saved even more before at Pubix, but this time, my savings was recognized.  I'd be lying if I said, it didn't make me feel a bit bubbly inside!  I actually did the "coupon dance" for the first time in the store.  You're probably wondering how much I saved....well, my total was $267 and some change and after subtracting my 2-$10 gift cards for use on my next purchase, my out of pocket was $11.01. 

Now, you might be thinking, "what on earth did you buy for $267?"  Well, here is a copy of my grocery list for that week.  I always do a spreadsheet (got the idea from my coupon buddy Priscilla).  My spreadsheet shows the item to purchase, the quantity, the total, the value of the coupon, and the cost of the items after the coupons. 

Mueller Pasta	6	3.57	3	0.57
Post Cereal Great Grains	2	3.99	2	1.99
Juicy Juice	4	6.5	2	4.5
Pompeian Olive Oil	2	11.99	2	9.99
Cascadian Organic Veggies (frozen packs)	10	20	13.5	6.5
Ocean Spray Craisins	6	5.97	3	2.97
Ken's Marinade	4	5.98	4	1.98
Starkist Tuna 4pk	2	3.95	1.5	2.45
Natural Valley Granola	2	5.49	2	3.49
Purnia Busy Toy	2	7.98	7.98	0
Aunt Jemima Pancakes	4	5.38	2	3.38
Sunkist Almonds	2	2.99	2	0.99
Crest Toothpaste	2	2.65	3	-0.35
Purina Beggin Strips	12	21	18	3
Oral B Toothrush	4	6	8	-2
Tofu	2	4.98	2	2.98
Fruit2Day 2pk	2	3	2	1
Pullups	1	10.59	3	7.59
Pull up flushables	1	4.19	4.19	0
Fruit Frozen Naturals	1	3.39	2	1.39
Always Liners	1	1.99	2	-0.01
Kraft Cooking Cream	2	4	6	-2
Pepperidge Farm Coolies	2	3.49	1	2.49
Silk Milk	1	2.5	2	0.5

Stay tuned for this week's shopping trip update.