MY PUBLIX SAVINGS 8/19/09

So I took last week off--and boy, I was ready to go today!!! :) This is a really GREAT ad. I think that I have stressed that enough now.

My best savings trip! Spent a little more--saved even more. :)
I bought A LOT of food!

I have tried to go back and add most of the coupons that I used on my trip. I use newspaper coupons, Publix publication coupons, printable coupons, mailings, etc...I used 1-$5/50 Publix and 1-$5/25 CVS. It has always been my understanding that 2 is the max amount of $5 offs that you are able to use. I have a link for $5 off coupons in the right side bar or HERE. You can find the printable links at I HEART PUBLIX.

Order total $27.79
Sales Tax $9.73 (that's a lot of tax!!!)
Grand Total $37.52 (I was able to pay some of that balance with a $10 ConAgra Publix Rebate gift card!)

TOTAL SAVINGS $209.10
Saved 85%! $246.62 in groceries for $37.52!

WHAT'S IN THE BUGGY?
6 Taco Bell Dinners* (5-.75 peelies on boxes and 1-printable)
6 boxes of Eggo Waffles, 16 pk.** (6-$1/1 coupons that I won)
6 boxes of Uncle Ben's Rice (1- $1/2 coupons from paper and printable)
4 boxes of Honey Nut Cheerios (4-.55 printable, 4-Target $1/1 General Mills printable)
4 jars of Ragu sauce (4-.55 Raise Your Hand Unilever book)
4 bottles of Shout (2-B1G1, 2- .55 paper man. coupon)
4 boxes of Lipton tea( these are very small) ($1/1 Raise Your Hand Unliever book)
3 packages of Yoplait Fiber One, 4 pk. (3-$1.35 mailing coupons)
3 boxes of Kraft Mac & Cheese (B3G1 Free)
2 Edwards Single Pie Slices (2-$1/1 printable)
2 boxes of Cheez-its (Whole Grain is included) (2-.75/1 printable)
2 bags of Beggin Dog Treats (2-$1.50 printable)
2 bags of fresh Eat Smart veggies (2-.50 from mailing)
1 bag of Kingsford charcoal, 18lb (2.00 off charcoal printable)
4 loaves of Cole's Garlic Toast (4-.50/1 printable)
1 Kraft Velvetta Cheese (1-$1/1 out of area newspaper)
1 McCormick Pepper (1-$1/1 Nothing Goes to Waist)
1 5 lb bag of baking potatoes (allowed to use Target Green Giant $1 coupon to buy Publix brand since they did not carry GG brand-ASK permission!)
1 container of Kozy Shack Pudding (.55/1 June All You)
1 Glad Straws (.75/1 off Glad product printable)
1 box of Knox Gelatin (printable)
1 dozen large eggs(.99) (no coupons)
2 pears, 2 apples, 1 bunch of bananas, 1 orange (2-Target coupons for apples and bananas)
6 Sundown vitamins (Advantage coupons)
1 pack of Pork loin chops(little over $6.00) ($6 pork printable WYB charcoal and qualifying product)
1 pack of ground turkey($2.99)(no coupons)
1 whole turkey(on sale for .99 lb, no coupons-bought $7.13 turkey)

*HINT: Buy the Taco Bell dinners that include soft shells, hard shells, seasoning, salsa and Kool Aid for an even better deal! I use the hard shells/seasonings for taco night dinner...and the soft shells to make sandwiches for the girls. So a couple meals out of that one box!!! There are also .75 peelies on some of the boxes.

**NOTE: Thanks to a sweet follower who spotted the Eggo waffles in my buggy(I was about to buy the wrong ones!) The 2/$4 Eggo waffles are the large 16 pk box!!!

I did not split up my trip into a bunch of different transactions...it is just too much trouble on everyone's part. But if I would have I would have saved a little more because I could have used a bunch of $5/$20 coupons. On this trip, I used one Publix $5/50 and one CVS $5/25.

I keep looking back at my receipt--thinking gosh it seems high(compared to my $10-$20 trips)--BUT I keep reminding myself that I DID buy a turkey($7.13), charcoal($4.99) and ground turkey($2.99 with no coupons)...and I paid $9.73 in tax!!! So it makes sense.

It was fun running into some of my readers!!! Looks like they were having as much fun saving as me!!! Nice to meet you!!!