Publix Sneak Peek 7/22-7/28

BOGO'sPeter Pan Peanut Butter 40oz jar BOGO $4.49
Chef Boyardee Beef Ravioli In Tomato And Meat Sauce 15oz can BOGO $1.49
Ocean Spray Juice Cocktail 101oz bottle BOGO $5.39
Kellogg's Special K Cereal 11.4 to 19.5oz box BOGO $3.99
Ken's Steal House Marinade & Sauce 16oz bottle BOGO 2.79
Kraft Real Mayo 30oz jar BOGO $3.99
Del Monte Diced Tomatoes 14.5oz BOGO $1.49
General Mills Cereal 10.7 to 14oz box BOGO $3.49
Ruffles Potato Chips 10oz bag BOGO $3.99
Nabisco Honey Maid Grahams 14.1 oz box BOGO $3.99
Arnold Select Sandwich Thins 8ct pkg BOGO $2.99
Quaker Quakes Rice Snacks 6.06-7.04oz bag BOGO $2.97
Lysol Disinfectant All purpose Cleaner 22-32oz bottle BOGO $2.69
Glade Essential Oils Candle 4oz jar BOGO $3.49
Meow Mix Dry Cat Food 3-3.5lb bag BOGO $4.89
Smucker's Preserves BOGO $3.19
Campbell's Chucky Soup BOGO $2.39
Kellogg's Nurti Grain Cereal Bars 7.8-10.8oz box BOGO $3.49
Betty Crocker Hamburger Helper 4.4-7.5oz box BOGO $1.59
Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Cake Mix 18.25oz box BOGO $1.69
Duncan Hines Creamy Homestyle frosting 16.2oz tub $1.49
Zephyrhills Natural Spring Water 12pack BOGO $3.79
Publix Peanuts 16oz jar BOGO $2.37
Blue Bird Donuts 10-11.5oz bag BOGO $2.59
Keebler 100 Calorie Right Bite Cookies BOGO $3.19
Wrigley's Eclipse Gum 60ct bottle BOGO $3.29
Spray 'N Wash Laundry Stain Remover 12-22oz bottle BOGO $2.99
Right Guard Sport 3D Odor Defense BOGO $2.79
Publix HydroCortisone 1% Cream BOGO $3.99
Popsicle Ice Pops 21.6-39.6oz box BOGO $2.99
Tombstone Pizza 18.1-29.5oz pkg BOGO $5.49
Pillsbury Pancakes 12ct 14.5-16.4oz box BOGO $2.19
Crayola Colored Pencils BOGO $2.39
Crayola Markers BOGO $3.69
Krazy Glue BOGO $2.79

Back To School Time!
Fiskars Kids Scissors BOGO $2.49
Crayola markers 8ct box BOGO $3.69
Master Lock 1ct BOGO $4.99
Sharpie Permanent Markers BOGO $6.99
Pilot G2 Retractable Gel pen 2pk BOGO $2.99
Pilot Frixion Bal Gel Pen 2pk BOGO $3.99
Poly 2 pocket 3 Tang folder 1ea BOGO $.79
BIC Mechanical Pencils 10pk 3/$3
$1/2 Bic Stationery Products, Any – 08-09-09 SS
Arizona BackPacks 25%off (Priced from $7.99-14.99)
ZAK lunch kits 25% off Priced around $9.99
Crayola Crayons 24ct box 3/$1
PaperMate Pens Flexgrip elite 2ct pkg or PaperMate Ball point pens 10ct pkg 2/$1
Dixon no. 2 Pencils 10ct pkg 3/$1
Top Flight notebooks 1ct 3/$1

Un-Advertised Specials
Lawry's Seasoned Salt 11-16oz bottle BOGO $3.45
Entenmann's Loaf Cakes 11.5-14oz box BOGO $4.29
Borden Grade A Milk 32oz carton 2/$5
Oral-B Toothbrush 1ct 2/$3

GROCERY
Bush's Baked Beans 16oz can $0.89
Chicken of the Sea Tuna in water 4pack 2/$4
Crisco Oil Pure Canola 48oz bottle 2/$5
Pepsi 12pack cans 3/$12
Pepsi 2 liters Buy 2 Get 1 Free ($1.69)
Gatorade Thirst Quencher 8pack 2/$10
Smart Balance Milk ½ Gal Carton 2/$5
Dannon Yogurt 6oz cup 20/$10
Pillsbury Cookies Ready to Bake! 2/$5
International Delight Coffee Creamer 2/$5
7UP 12pack cans Buy 3 for $10 get 1 Free
Maxwell House (31.5 oz can) or Seattle's Best (12oz bag) Coffee $5.99
Maxwell House Decaf or 100% Colombian $6.99

HOUSEHOLD
Publix Greenwise Market Charcoal 8.8lb bag $4.99
Publix Ultra Fabric Softener $2.99
Soft Scrub Cleansers (includes Total Bath & Bowl cleaner) with bleach 24-28oz bottle 2/$5
Glad Zipper Bags 30-50ct pkg 2/$5
Bounty Quilted napkins 200ct pkg $2.99
Duracell Batteries 24ct pkg $10/99
Kleenex Viva Paper Towels 4-8roll pkg $6.99
Purex Ultra Laundry Detergent $4.99
Kleenex Cottonelle bath tissue 12roll pkg $5.99
Dixie Cups Plastic Party pack 40-100ct pkg 2/$7
9' Wood or Aluminum Umbrella $39.99

HEALTH & BEAUTY
Crest Toothpaste 6.4oz tube 10/$10
Centrum Multivitamin's 25% off
Dove Hair Products 7oz bottle 2/$6
Publix Disposable Razors 4ct pkg 2/$7
Olay Various Body Washes and Bars $5.49
L'Oreal Revitalift Wet Cleansing Towelettes $5.99
Muscle Milk Nutritional Shake 4pack $6.49

FROZEN
Green Giant Frozen Vegetables 7oz box or bag 10/$10
Edy's Grand Ice Cream 1.5qt carton 2/$7
Amy's Pizza 6-14.5oz box 2/$10
Stouffer's Homestyle Entrees 6-20oz box 4/$10
Hot Pockets stuffed sandwiches 6.5-9oz box 6/$10

PET
Iams dog food 15.5-20lb bag $16.99

BABY
Publix In-Ad Q $3 off Huggies Snug & Dry Diapers 48-156 ct box $19.99
Huggies Baby Wipes Mega Pack (184-213ct pkg) $5.99

PRODUCE
Fresh Express Salad Blends BOGO
California White Seedless Grapes $1.29/lb
CA Peaches and Nectarines $1.99/lb (FL stores only)
GA and SC Peaches $0.89/lb (Outside FL Stores)
Western Grown Cantaloupes 2/$5
CA Grown Strawberries 2/$5
Russet Potatoes 5 lb bag $2.99
Tropical Mangoes BOGO
Northwest Grown Cherries $2.49/lb
Apio Eat Smart Veggies 2/$4
Grape Tomatoes 2/$4
CA Red Black or Purple Plums $1.29/lb
Sliced Seedless Watermelon $0.45/lb
Publix Reco Juice 1 Gal $2.99
Tropicana Orange Juices 2/$6
Egg Plant $1.29/lb
Red Delicious Apples $1.29/lb
Publix Carrot Sticks $1.69ea
Cucumbers 2/$1.19
Okra $1.99lb
Yellow Squash $1.29/lb
Zucchini Squash $1.49/lb
Red Bell peppers $3.49/lb
Green Skin Avocados $1.69
Rainer Cherries 16oz pkg $4.99
Eat Smart Asian or Broccoli Salad kit 2/$5
Publix or Fresh Express Spinach 2/$4
Thanks to www.truecouponing.com and Slickdeals for the Sneak Peek.

$1.82

We went for a motorcycle ride to run to Publix and Albertsons to get a few items. Luckily we had the T-Bag to hold all our boxes of cereal and toilet paper because as it happened, the Albertsons in Valrico is still stocked with the Marcal Small Steps TP and paper towels.  We spent $1.82 for all this stuff, saving 98%, or $76.86.

Publix Yellow Advantage Buy 7/17-8/6

The new Publix Yellow Advantage Buy Flyer is valid starting Saturday July 17 through August 6. You should be able to find it in your store tomorrow, if not already.
Here are the coupons in the flyer, all Publix except the magazine coupon is MQ.
 
$.55/1 JIF Peanut Butter
$2/1 Wanchai Ferry Frozen Meal or Macaroni Grill Frozen Meal 24 ozFREE Skinny Cow Frozen Treats Multipack wyb 4 Lean Cuisine Frozen Entrees
$1/1 TGI Friday's Complete Skillet Meals 24 oz
FREE Pint Fresh Blueberries wyb 2 Ocean Spray Blueberry Juice 64 0z$1/1 Sorrento Ricotta 32 ozB1G1 Cole's Garlic Mini-Loaf
FREE (5) 20 oz bottles vitaminwater or vitaminwater zero wyb (10) 20 oz bottles vitaminwater or vitaminwater zero$2/1 smartwater 1L 6-pack
$1/1 Southern Living Magazine (exp 10/31)
 
Here's a good deal on canned dog food - Get 6 Cesar Cusines, stacking use two B2G1 TQs and three B1G1 MQs.
You end up paying $0.70 for one, the other 5 are free.
 
Cesar Canine Cuisine dog food, 10/$7
-B2G1 Cesar Canine Cuisine Entree printable
-B1G1 Free Cesar Canine Cuisine Entree printable
-B2G1 Cesar Canine Cuisine Entrees (Target coupon) 05-23 RP

My Coupon Holder

I've evolved over the year from a paper envelope to my latest coupon holder that I carry with me to the store.  The envelopes worked okay but I didn't like the crinkly window plastic making noise. Plus the paper envelope only lasted about a month before the sides were ripping and the window was pooping out. So, I got this clear sturdy plastic poly envelope from the Florida State Lottery. They gave them out free for some promotion when you bought tickets at the State Fair or some other promotion.
 
I love this carrier because it is see through and I can just slip my list in the front with the coupons I'll need for sure right near the front to. Then I use a hair binder to keep it closed. I keep all my store cards and my Publix gift cards in there too, so it needs to be secure. This way I can lay it in the basket of the shopping cart and read my list, and not have to juggle the coupons too. I just pull them out at the end of the shop and verify quantities.
 
I do carry extra coupons for moneymakers items or free stuff in case I want to get them, or need a filler. I also have my rain checks and competitor coupons that I carry, so it sometimes gets a little fat. But then I know its time to clean out, usually when the Advantage Buys end and I need to restock with the new deals coupons.
 
I also put a return address sticker on the inside in case I ever lose it and someone decides they want to be nice and return it. I would recommend labeling your coupon holder with at least a phone number so if you misplace it in the store, someone who finds it could just call and you might actually still be in the area. Good luck with that, but at least you've made an effort to help the finder find you.
 
So here's my latest shop from Publix. Not the greatest (81% saved), but I'm getting a little burned out and I'm totally on budget with spending less than $100 a month this year. We used to spend $5000 a year on groceries, which now amazes me now. I'm glad we have all the tools to make couponing so profitable with our store ad match ups and sneak peeks, coupon databases, forums and blogs and of course our wonderful grocery store coupons booklets and flyers that allow stacking.
 
15-Jul 19   46.93 12.27 26.49 tax 8.84 19 -81.17%
Product qty price subtl -B1G1 -Q   total Q# Q details
lettuce 1 1.49 1.49       1.49    
carrots 1 1.69 1.69       1.69    
banana 1 0.32 0.32       0.32    
mushrooms 1 2.69 2.69       2.69    
cucumber 1 0.65 0.65       0.65    
cantalope 1 2.50 2.50       2.50    
tomato 1 0.50 0.50       0.50    
english muffins 1 1.49 1.49       1.49    
Bulls Eye BBQ sauce 1 1.50 1.50   1.50   0.00 1 free coupon
Kellogs Fiber Plus cereal BOGO 4 3.99 15.96 7.98 7.00   0.98 8 $1/1 MQ+ 0.75/1 TQ
Cereal GM Total BOGO 2 4.29 8.58 4.29 3.00   1.29 2 $1.50/1 peelie
reusable bag 1 0.99 0.99   0.99 0.07 0.07 1 free wyb 2 GM products
Cover Girl nail polish 2 1.29 2.58   6.00 0.18 -3.24 4 $2/1 MQ+ $1/1 TQ 6-27pg
Cover Girl lip outlast 1 5.99 5.99   3.00 0.42 3.41 2 $2/1 MQ+ $1/1 TQ 6-27pg
$/$$ coupon   0.00 0.00   5.00   -5.00 1 $5/$25 competitor exp 7/15

$2 off Smart Balance Milk Coupon

Coupons.com has a coupon available for $2 off Smart Balance Milk. I just stocked up on this last week with my raincheck at Publix. It goes BOGO every so often. Its $3.59 for a 1/2 gallon so if you have it BOGO and use two of the $2 coupons, its a moneymaker!  You can print 2 times per PC. I used zip code 14075.
 

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Marcal Small Steps $1

Well we waited a long time for this, and its finally going to happen. According to www.whosaysnothinginlifeisfree.com, the new Alberstons ad for 7/14-7/20, has a $5/$50 coupon, plus Marcal Small Steps paper products are on sale for $1.00.
 
This means its time to use the coupon we've all been saving: Marcal Small Steps FREE single roll towel, bath tissue or facial tissue, to $1 OR $1 off any Marcal Small Steps Towel, Bath Tissue, Napkins or Facial Tissue, coupon states "limit one coupon per person" - 06-13-10 SS - valid up to $1.00 (expires 07/25/10).
 
Yeah for free TP and paper towels!

Fisher Fusion Nut Snacks

These are one of my favorite snacks, and it is a bummer that Publix will no longer carry that product. According to Shopping Addict on slickdeals the spaces and product are no longer on the shelves. Gee, now what can I do with my remaining coupons? Does anyone know where to get a good deal on this with the $1/1 coupon?

$10 off $20 Kohls Coupon in Todays Paper

The front of this morning's Tampa  & St Pete newspapers has a "peelie" coupon good for a $10 off $20 purchase at Kohl's.  The coupon is valid July 14th through July 24th in stores only. It is good on everything - regular, sale, and clearance items and can be combined with % off coupons.

Should Unemployment Benefits Be Extended?

The 2009 Stimulus packaged passed last year authorized up to 99 weeks of unemployment benefits to those who have lost their jobs. Now almost 2 years later, some people are still unemployed, collecting at least $250/wk to stay out of work. That in my opinion is not a bad deal. These people have time to pursue new training, educating themselves for a different, more needed job, or to begin a business on their own. But do they want to do that? I'm not so sure.
 
Before you cast stones and say I'm being mean and I don't know what its like to be unemployed, you're wrong. I worked for fifteen years in the food industry and in the beginning of the decade I was laid off from 4 different jobs within 2 years. The companies eliminated my research and development position, or closed the facility to move operations to another state, or cut back on quality control since it was an expense. I was on unemployment briefly for a month before finding another position. But now I make 25% less money than I did in the food industry. But I have a job. Luckily its a stable job. But I certainly didn't take it for the money, or for the stimulation. I make the same amount of money now that I made just a few years out of college. But I know better than to quit in hopes of making more money, or getting more personal satisfaction from a job - its too risky for me. So I hang out in a terribly boring job.
 
I don't think Congress should extend the unemployment compensation past 26 weeks for people. There are jobs out there and they need staff. I have other part time jobs doing security for concerts and sporting events, and secret shops at restaurants. Its not much money, just over minimum wage - but I do it for the event, not the money. But my part time employers are contacting us weekly because they need more people to work.
 
Most people on unemployment don't want to lose their full benefits to work and only earn half as much. I can understand that. The government is demotivating people from working, when they can stay home and not work - but bring home more money.  So the incentive to not work needs to go away. Unemployment compensation needs to stop after a reasonable amount of time. I think 26 weeks is reasonable.
 
By the time Congress returns from its July 4 recess this week, more than 2.1 million unemployed people will have missed checks. The House passed a bill to reauthorize the benefits last week; a similar bill did not pass in the upper chamber due to a Republican filibuster. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said that as soon as there is a replacement for the late Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.), Democrats will have the 60 votes they need and the bill will pass. If Reid is correct, layoff victims will be paid retroactively for any missed checks. Without a reauthorization, 3.2 million long-term unemployed will have found themselves ineligible for extended benefits by the end of the month.
 
Maybe when the unemployment gravy runs out, people will get back to work.
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