Today was a great day for us at Publix! The roommate loves her LaCroix water and she just had the last one yesterday…what perfect timing for a BOGO sale! We also wanted to try the Atkins Shakes which were on BOGO, plus we were happy to see the Kraft Blue Cheese Dressing on BOGO, even though it wasn’t a real stock-up price. The French’s Mustard BOGO came in handy too, as we are on our last bottle of it too! I also love Potato Bread, so I decided to stash a few loaves for some days when I’m taking off the diet.
We did a total of three transactions today. Here’s what we bought and the coupons used:
SIXTEEN BOXES OF FIBER ONE CEREAL, on sale $2.50
*** Note that not all varieties of Fiber One are a size match with the Publix coupon
Used sixteen $2/1 General Mills Cereal 15.6-17.25 oz., Publix in-ad store coupon
and used sixteen $0.75/1 Fiber One Cereal manufacturer coupon, 1/1 SS newspaper insert
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $4.00 MONEYMAKER!
TWO ATKINS ADVANTAGE SHAKES, on sale BOGO $6.91
Used two $1/1 Atkins Shakes manufacturer coupon, Publix Green Advantage Flyer (exp 1/27)
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $4.91 (or $2.45 each!)
TWO PUBLIX BAGGED SALADS, on sale $2.00
Used two $2/1 Publix Produce Department Purchase of $2 or more, 1/22 Various Newspapers
NET PRICE FOR ALL: FREE!
ONE HEAD OF CAULIFLOWER, on sale $2.50
Used one $2/1 Publix Produce Department Purchase of $2 or more, 1/22 Various Newspapers
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $0.50
FOUR CANS OF ROTEL DICED TOMATOES, on sale BOGO $1.37
TWO CANS OF ROTEL SAUCE, regular price $0.79
Used one $1.50/3 Rotel Diced Tomatoes, Publix/Conagra Tailgating Rewards Booklet
and used two B2G1 Buy two Rotel Diced Tomatoes, Get One Rotel Sauce Free, 1/22 SS insert
*** The free Rotel sauce coupon had a max value of $0.70 each, so $1.40 total deducted
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $1.42 (or 24 cents per item!)
ONE FRANK’S ORIGINAL REDHOT SAUCE, regular price $2.49
Used one $0.75/1 Frank’s RedHot manufacturer coupon, 1/22 SS newspaper insert
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $1.74
TWO FRENCH’S CLASSIC MUSTARD, on sale BOGO $1.77
Used two $0.30/1 French’s Classic Yellow or Spicy Brown, 1/22 SS newspaper insert
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $1.17 (or 58 cents each!)
TWO KRAFT BLUE CHEESE DRESSING, on sale BOGO $3.19
Used one $0.75/2 Kraft Dressing, 1/22 SS newspaper insert
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $2.44 (or $1.22 each!)
ONE GAS-X 10 CT., regular price $2.49
ONE GAS-X 27 CT. BONUS PACK, regular price $4.59
*** I found one 10 ct., so I added a more expensive item so I could use the store coupon.
Used one $5/2 Gas-X, Maalox, etc., Publix Green Advantage Flyer store coupon (exp 1/27)
and used two $1.50/1 Gas-X Product, 12/4 SS newspaper insert
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $0.92 MONEYMAKER!
TWO SUNDOWN NATURALS VITAMIN B6, regular price $3.59
Used one $5/2 Sundown Naturals, Osteo Bi-Flex, etc., Publix Green Advantage Flyer store coupon (exp 1/27)
and used two $2/1 Sundown Naturals 120 ct. or larger, 1/1 RP newspaper insert
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $1.82 MONEYMAKER!
TWO LOAVES ARNOLD POTATO BREAD, on sale BOGO $2.99
No coupons used
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $2.99 (or $1.49 each!)
EIGHT LACROIX SPARKLING WATER 12-PK., on sale BOGO $4.49
Used eight $1/1 LaCroix Sparkling Water Facebook printable coupon
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $9.96 (or $1.24 each!)
We also used three $5/$30 Winn-Dixie Enjoy the City competitor coupons
Total Retail Value of All Merchandise: $161.45
Special Price Savings (Sales & BOGOs): $61.10
Coupon Savings (Store & Competitor): $97.00
Net Price for Everything: $3.35 (plus $1.26 sales tax)
Savings Rate (excluding tax): 97.9%
Savings Rate (including tax): 97.2%
Umm, that is a lot of fiber one…
Oh…we aren’t eating it. I gave away 30 boxes to the St. Pete Free Clinic Food Bank in December. They will be getting a lot more very soon!
How is it that you get the $5/$30 winn-dixie city competitor coupons and were?
There are booklets you can buy called “Enjoy the City” for many cities. I wait until they go on sale and buy a ton of them
ok Steve, when that happens (they go on sale)…..send us an alert! I could really use those!
Will do
When do they go on sale?
You will see deals at 3/$20 later in the year, probably around August or September. Right now they periodically do deals at $10 each. I will write a post next time I see them at a great price.
In your opinion, how much is a good “buy-it-now” price? I remember seeing a groupon deal of some sort on them a while back but I can’t remember how much they were. I should’ve just got them!
If you are starving for competitor coupons, I think $10 each is worth picking up a few books to tide you over. You will save twice what you spend on them, assuming it is a free shipping deal.
Lilly, I bought them 5 books for $40 ($8 ea), through Living Social and Enjoy the City. This was around Christmas. Sign up for either site, and they will email when on sale.
When do they on sale & where can I buy them?
Thanks, Sheri
Hey Sheri, I think I answered your question on someone else’s comment, other than I didn’t mention their web site, http://www.enjoythecity.com
Thanks Steve!!
I can’t believe the great savings you guys get at Publix – wish we had that here in Michigan or at least omparable!! Great job!! By-the-way, how are the two of you doing on Atkins?? I’m planning on starting tomorrow.
Roommate does great at it. Me…not so much. She’s lost a ton of weight and one of my brothers did the diet and lost 100 lbs. that he’s kept off for almost 10 years.
That’s fantastic!! You’re a great motivation for saving money and losing weight
During my trip to Publix this morning, I found velveeta still had the BOGO sign on it so I paired it with the tearpad $1 on ground beef and rotel tomatoes (and sauce too). When it rang up as two seperate purchases, I took the receipt to the customer service desk and received a refund for one of them as Publix honors what the sales signs say as long as they are still up. I also bought three swanson broths (used coupons) and received three free Publix broths. Seems the store I shop at doesn’t have a limit on Buy theirs, Get ours free!
Great deal!
I’m so glad to have found your site on SouthernSavers. I have enjoyed many deals in Pinellas County thanks to you, so I’m hoping you left me some Fiber one to get tomorrow!
) Thanks again!
We left plenty behind. Just make sure you check the sizes and use the in-ad coupons, not the ones on the peg boards in the stores. The ones on the peg boards list specific brands and they don’t list Fiber One. The in-ad coupon says General Mills cereal with a size range.
So the ads in the front of the store will not have the same coupons?
The peg board coupons are nearly identical, but the coupon in the actual ad at the front of the store is less specific on the General Mills Cereal and you can use it on Fiber One. I think the size is 15.6 to 17.25, which includes the Raisin Bran Crunch and one other variety of Fiber One.
Gosh I wish we had a great grocery store like Publix out here in California. We are lucky to save at the most 50% on certain grocery items. Target has certain items you can get good deals with their coupon and mq. I love to see what all you can get at Publix! Happy shopping
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Wendi
Thanks
im also giving all my gasx and exlax this sunday including all the natures bounty vitamins..there’s a box for any donation at the back door in the church at sevilla street to be given to the nursing home and hospitals….
I am done using coupons I swear this time. I just got back from my publix and the shelves are cleared and there is nothing in the back. I could not be more disappointed in the people of this town or whoever over shops my publix. So sad. And, my cashier demanded all my coupons up-front. Then forgot to ring one of my 5.00 off charcoal coupons, I’m too sad to even go to Publix to ask for my coupon back!
That f’n sucks. I know you don’t want to hear this right now, but next time take a deep breath, collect yourself and get some rain checks!
And don’t pay full price for charcoal. If they didn’t scan a coupon on one item and you don’t want to grovel to get your coupon back, just return it.
And before you think about quitting, look in those full cupboards and see all the stuff you never want to pay full price for again.
I think you should go beat up my publix, or throw eggs at it.:(
LOL why me?
Why not you, is the question. lol
Ask your friend Dustin to do it.
Dustin, would rather give me $5. In fact, when I told everyone about my day, they looked at me like I dumpster dive for coupons, or something of that nature!
LOL I bet you do dumpster dive!
Actually, I will dumpster grab if I’m recycling anyways and there’s a P&G Brandsaver staring at me, but it must be within arm’s reach. I don’t go in there
See, you are worse than me:) I would not go in the dumpster. If you are into that kind of think check your local libraries, they have newspaper recycling. At least in Pasco I know they do.
lol
Perhaps call the store asap because the cashier’s draw / till would have checked out with a $5 overage in coupons and csr can make a note of that, so the next time you shop, they will give you the $5. Hope this helps.
I got tired of the empty shelves too, so I placed an order. It is so much easier.
I wish they were not doing away with curbside. I totally would use it in pasco county. I would pay 7 dollars and still be able to use my coupons. Wow, my life would be so much easier.
I’m going to miss the ability to price check so easily
http://shop.mywebgrocer.com/shop.aspx?strid=4666356
Has semi the same prices on SOME items. I searched through some of the other online grocery databases. This one is the closest. But, most of the items are off by .10-.20 and depending on the item, sometimes up to the .50 range. Hopefully Publix will keep this service, who knows.
Hi Steve,great job on finding that Gas-x .I think since the coupon came out we have searched every time we went Publix,and all the shelves were cleared in Pasco county.thanks for always posting the best deals.
Same here! It was so frustrating! I went to like 6 different stores and none of them had any!!! The worst part is that on the 1st day the Green Advantage flyer came out, I found 3 Nature Bounty vit. @$4.79 ea but the assistant manager REFUSED to let me use both coupons!!! claiming that the coupons are meant for whatever is listed on them and nothing else!! In other words: NO OVERAGE! I got sick to my stomach and left everything behind… It was senseless to even try to explain to her coz I’ve tried many times b4! Oh and u know what iced the cake? they were never put back on the shelf nor was it restocked and, ready for it… they changed the price to $5.19!!! what do u think Steve?
PS: I refuse to give up! I enjoy couponing too much to let such pple bring me down
I noticed the $5.19 price change too. I’d call or email corporate and ask them for an email you can take to the store stating that they are to honor the words on the coupons. The coupons in question say “ANY” and corporate will back you up that “any” means “any”
FYI – I did what I am suggesting you do and I no longer have issues at the store that previously gave me trouble in a similar situation.
I’ve tried before but all I got was a phone call from the manager of my store saying how sorry he was and how I’m more than welcome to address any issue I have with him!! Let me tell you it’s all BS!! kinda gave up on that. could u please give me corporate’s e-mail?
Anyways… I had a great day today! My favorite cashier was there and everything went super smooth_ Thank God! I have 4 kids and Fiber One Caramel delight happens to be one of their FAVORITE… I scored big time as I happened to have some $.85/1 that were available a couple of weeks back (I think it was from coupon network but I’m not sure!) Thank you Steve for all the wonderful posts!
You can send them a message here: http://www.publix.com/contact/SendUsAMessage.do
I think you’ll get a resolution quicker by calling them: 1-800-242-1227
@ Angela, either the first or second day of the sale I found 4 boxes of Ex-lax and I would not leave the store till they let me use my coupons. Haha, I really want that overage to buy my chicken! Basically, I knew I was right, and they were reading the coupons wrong.
I’ve held my ground before but she is just a lost soul and I didn’t want her ruining my whole day so I chose to walk away! I really feel like she targets me… like she would be somewhere else and as soon as she spots me at the register she finds some lame excuse to come over just to glance @ my coupons!! I don’t know if she’s jealous of my savings or what’s her deal!
I don’t I know if it was cleared or If the pasco stores chose to not restock them item. Good luck with the new moneymakers!
I don’t have the right coupons. I think I hit my print limit on Sominex and Phazyme last time. I have a handful of Breathe Right coupons that should help hold the bill down the next few weeks a little, but it’s not going to be crazy good unless we get some good stuff in the regular weekly ad.
Oh, I forgot to mention, I spotted a tearpad for $1.00 off produce when you buy two tostitos. The coupon doesn’t expire till march. Look by the chips!!
Hey all, it could be worse, up here in Lakeland, one of the biggest Publix stores closed on new years eve for remodeling (wont be open till August or September!) well everyone moved on to the next store down the road, which is smaller! They actually put signs up in front of the Edge and Skintimate shaving creams last week that each customer could only get 1 deal (BOGO) for ALL shaving cream. Not 1 male, 1 female, but 1 period! Its going to be a long 8 months!
ouch! ouch! ouch!
How did she lose weight?
The Atkins low-carb diet. Tofu, meat, eggs, bacon, cheese, broccoli, cauliflower, spinach, romaine lettuce, cucumbers (without skins), zucchini and squash (in moderation), Atkins bars, celery, mayo (lots of chicken/tuna/egg salad.) People have clamored about how unhealthy the diet is, but if you aren’t doing tons of red meat and bacon, it’s remarkably better than the average person’s diet.
Where can i find $2/1 GM cereal? Is it still available or it’s gone?
It is in the Publix weekly ad flyer that ends today in Florida (and ended yesterday in other states)