Publix, 2/12 -- 71% savings

Just a little trip today. That's a good thing, since I've gone over budget the last three weeks in a row, and last week was WAY over budget -- like $20 or so over!
I also got a raincheck for the $10 off $50 AmEx gift card, since my store was out of them. I'm glad for that because I didn't get a paper this week to get a $5/$50 Apple Market coupon. I can save that raincheck and get the gift card when I have the coupon to off-set the cost even more.


I got all my coupon matchups from http://www.iheartpublix.com/. I don't know how I ever functioned without this website.


Here's what we got:

1 pkg. Publix hamburger buns -- $1.23

2 Lysol antibacterial kitchen cleaner -- BOGO -- 2 for $2.69

Used $1 coupon from

Paid: $1.69 for both, or just $.85 each!

2 Emerald trail mix -- 2 for $3 (Yellow Advantage Deal)

Used 2 $1 coupons from 1/30 SS

Paid: $.50 for both, or just $.25 each!

1 Pedigree dentastix -- $3 (Yellow Advantage Deal)

Used $2/1 coupon from 1/30 RP

Paid: $1!

2 Hefty trashbags -- BOGO -- 2 for $6.89

Used 2 $.55/1 coupons from

Paid: $5.79 for both, or just $2.90 each!

(I'm not a brand-snob, generally speaking, but I refuse to buy cheap trash bags. It's not worth the little savings when I have to clean up garbage juice off the kitchen floor because the bag tore. Yuck. I am happy to pay this price for 76 trash bags!)

1 3-pk Scotch Brite sponges -- $2

1 Publix multivitamin, 100 pk -- $4.39

2 Vivarin -- $3.19 each

Used 2 $2 printables

Used $5/2 from the Green Advantage flier

Paid: FREE, plus $2.62 overage!

2 Phazyme -- $3.49 each

Used 2 $2 printables

Used $5/2 from the Green Advantage flier

Paid: FREE, plus $2.02 overage!

10 Mentos rolls -- $.50 each (Yellow Advantage deal)

Used 10 $.50/1 from 2/6 SS

Paid: FREE for all 10!

1 Silk soymilk -- $3.39

Used $.75 coupon from

Used $.75 coupon from Yellow Advantage flier

Paid: $1.89!

Paid: $19.82

Saved: $48.74

Percent saved: 71.1%

Plus, I had a quick trip yesterday to Publix to pick up one item: Hebrew National hot dogs. I bought 4 packs (BOGO -- $4.99 for 2), plus a $2 package of smoked sausage. I used 4 $1/1 coupons from the Yellow Advantage flier that expired yesterday. I paid $7.98, I think. I don't have the receipt, so I don't know if that's exactly right, but it should be. I will get 3 - 5 meals out of this!