2013 Florida Baseball Spring Training Schedule

When the 2013 Florida Grapefruit League season begins in late-February, it will be the 125th Anniversary of Major League Baseball Spring Training in the State of Florida. The annual tradition has evolved from a time when players got into shape from the off season at fields around the Sunshine State.
Fast forward to 2013 and players prepare themselves for the long-season in state-of-the-art facilities that attract thousands of fans for a preview of the season. During this time, every team has the possibility of playing in the World Series and anticipations are high.

All 15 teams have now posted their 2013 Florida Spring Training schedules.

 

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2013 Florida Spring Training Master Schedule of Games
(Schedule is tentative and subject to change. All times are local.)

Thursday, February 21
Northeastern University vs. Boston Red Sox @ Jet Blue Park 1:35 P.M.
Boston College vs. Boston Red Sox @ Jet Blue Park TBD
Friday, February 22
Pirates Intersquad Game @ Bradenton Noon
Detroit Tigers vs. Atlanta Braves @ Lake Buena Vista 1:05 P.M.

Saturday, Feberuary 23
New York Yankees vs. Atlanta Braves @ Lake Buena Vista 1:05 P.M.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Tampa Bay Rays @ Port Charlotte 1:05 P.M.
Minnesota Twins vs. Baltimore Orioles @ Sarasota 1:05 P.M.
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Detroit Tigers @ Lakeland 1:05 P.M.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Miami Marlins @ Jupiter 1:05 P.M.
Houston Astros vs. Philadelphia Phillies @ Clearwater 1:05 P.M.
Washington Nationals vs New York Mets @ Port St. Lucie 1:10 P.M.
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox @ Jet Blue Park 1:35 P.M.
Sunday, February 24
Univ Of Michigan vs New York Mets @ Port St. Lucie 12:10 P.M.
Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees @ Tampa 1:05 P.M.
Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays @ Dunedin 1:05 P.M.
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Detroit Tigers @ Lakeland 1:05 P.M.
New York Mets vs. Houston Astros @ Kissimmee 1:05 P.M.
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Minnesota Twins @ Fort Myers 1:05 P.M.
Atlanta Braves vs. Pittsburgh Pirates @ Bradenton 1:05 P.M.
Boston Red Sox vs. St. Louis Cardinals @ Jupiter 1:05 P.M.
Miami Marlins vs. Washington Nationals @ Viera TBA
Monday, February 25
Miami Marlins vs. Atlanta Braves @ Lake Buena Vista 1:05 P.M.
Boston Red Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays @ Port Charlotte 1:05 P.M.
Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays @ Dunedin TBA
New York Yankees vs. Baltimore Orioles @ Sarasota 1:05 P.M.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Minnesota Twins @ Ft. Myers 1:05 P.M.
Detroit Tigers vs. Philadelphia Phillies @ Clearwater 1:05 P.M.
Houston Astros vs. St. Louis Cardinals @ Jupiter 1:05 P.M.
Washington Nationals vs New York Mets @ Port St. Lucie 6:10 P.M.
Tuesday, February 26
Washington Nationals vs. Atlanta Braves @ Lake Buena Vista 1:05 P.M.
Houston Astros vs. Tampa Bay Rays @ Port Charlotte 1:05 P.M.
Minnesota Twins vs Toronto Blue Jays @ Dunedin 1:05 P.M.
Detroit Tigers (Ss) vs. Houston Astros @ Kissimmee 1:05 P.M.
New York Mets vs. Miami Marlins @ Jupiter 1:05 P.M.
New York Yankees vs. Philadelphia Phillies @ Clearwater 1:05 P.M.
Baltimore Orioles vs. Pittsburgh Pirates @ Bradenton 1:05 P.M.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Boston Red Sox @ Jet Blue Park 1:35 P.M.
Wednesday, February 27
Baltimore Orioles vs New York Yankees @ Tampa 1:05 P.M.
Houston Astros vs Toronto Blue Jays @ Dunedin 1:05 P.M.
St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets @ Port St. Lucie 1:10 P.M.
Atlanta Braves vs. Detroit Tigers @ Lakeland 1:05 P.M.
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Minnesota Twins @ Fort Myers 1:05 P.M.
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Pittsburgh Pirates @ Bradenton 1:05 P.M.
Boston Red Sox vs. Baltimore Orioles @ Sarasota 7:05 P.M.
Miami Marlins vs. Washington Nationals @ Viera TBA
Thursday, February 28
Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees @ Tampa 1:05 P.M.
Detroit Tigers vs. Tampa Bay Rays @ Port Charlotte 1:05 P.M.
New York Yankees vs. Houston Astros @ Kissimmee 1:05 P.M.
Baltimore Orioles vs. Minnesota Twins @ Fort Myers 1:05 P.M.
Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies @ Clearwater 1:05 P.M.
Boston Red Sox vs. Pittsburgh Pirates @ Bradenton 1:05 P.M.
Miami Marlins vs. St. Louis Cardinals @ Jupiter 1:05 P.M.
New York Mets vs. Washington Nationals @ Viera TBA
Friday, March 1
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Baltimore Orioles @ Sarasota 1:05 P.M.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Houston Astros @ Kissimmee 1:05 P.M.
Minnesota Twins vs. Miami Marlins @ Jupiter 1:05 P.M.
Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Yankees @ Tampa 1:05 P.M.
Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays @ Dunedin 1:05 P.M.
Detroit Tigers vs New York Mets @ Port St. Lucie 1:10 P.M.
Washington Nationals vs. Atlanta Braves @ Lake Buena Vista 6:05 P.M.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Boston Red Sox @ Jet Blue Park 7:05 P.M.
Saturday, March 2
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Detroit Tigers @ Lakeland 1:05 P.M.
Atlanta Braves vs. Houston Astros @ Kissimmee 1:05 P.M.
Boston Red Sox vs. Minnesota Twins @ Fort Myers 1:05 P.M.
Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees @ Tampa 1:05 P.M
Washington Nationals vs. St. Louis Cardinals @ Jupiter 1:05 P.M.
Baltimore Orioles vs. Tampa Bay Rays @ Port Charlotte 1:05 P.M.
Philadelphia Phillies vs Toronto Blue Jays @ Dunedin 1:05 P.M.
Miami Marlins vs New York Mets @ Port St. Lucie 1:10 P.M.
Sunday, March 3
Detroit Tigers vs. Atlanta Braves @ Lake Buena Vista 1:05 P.M.
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Baltimore Orioles @ Sarasota 1:05 P.M.
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Philadelphia Phillies @ Clearwater 1:05 P.M.
Houston Astros vs. Pittsburgh Pirates @ Bradenton 1:05 P.M.
Minnesota Twins vs. Tampa Bay Rays @ Port Charlotte 1:05 P.M.
New York Mets vs. Miami Marlins @ Jupiter 1:10 P.M.
New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox @ Jet Blue Park 1:35 P.M.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Washington Nationals @ Viera TBA
Monday, March 4Houston Astros vs. Detroit Tigers @ Lakeland 1:05 P.M.
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Pittsburgh Pirates @ Bradenton 1:05 P.M.
Minnesota Twins vs. St. Louis Cardinals @ Jupiter 1:05 P.M.
Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets @ Port St. Lucie 1:10 P.M.
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox @ Jet Blue Park 1:35 P.M.
Tuesday, March 5
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Minnesota Twins @ Fort Myers 1:05 P.M.
Brazil (Wbc) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates @ Bradenton 1:05 P.M.
Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays @ Dunedin 1:05 P.M.
Dominican Republic vs. Philadelphia Phillies @ Clearwater 1:05 P.M.
Team Puerto Rico vs. Boston Red Sox @ Jet Blue Park 7:05 P.M.
Atlanta Braves vs New York Yankees @ Tampa 7:05 P.M.
Venezuela (Wbc) vs. Miami Marlins @ Jupiter TBA
Houston Astros vs. Washington Nationals @ Viera TBA
Wednesday, March 6
Spain (Wbc) vs. Baltimore Orioles @ Sarasota 1:05 P.M.
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Detroit Tigers @ Lakeland 1:05 P.M.
Puerto Rico (Wbc) vs. Minnesota Twins @ Fort Myers 1:05 P.M.
Dominican Republic (Wbc) vs New York Yankees @ Tampa 1:05 P.M.
Washington Nationals vs. Philadelphia Phillies @ Clearwater 1:05 P.M.
Miami Marlins vs. St. Louis Cardinals @ Jupiter 1:05 P.M.
Venezuela - Wbc vs New York Mets @ Port St. Lucie 1:10 P.M
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Boston Red Sox @ Jet Blue Park 1:35 P.M.
Thursday, March 7
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Baltimore Orioles @ Sarasota 1:05 P.M.
Washington Nationals vs. Houston Astros @ Kissimmee 1:05 P.M.
Boston Red Sox vs. Minnesota Twins @ Fort Myers 1:05 P.M.
Minnesota Twins vs. Philadelphia Phillies @ Clearwater 1:05 P.M.
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Pittsburgh Pirates @ Bradenton 1:05 P.M.
New York Yankees vs. St. Louis Cardinals @ Jupiter 1:05 P.M.
Miami Marlins vs New York Mets @ Port St. Lucie 1:10 P.M.
Detroit Tigers vs. Atlanta Braves @ Lake Buena Vista 6:05 P.M.
Friday, March 8
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Atlanta Braves @ Lake Buena Vista 1:05 P.M.
Atlanta Braves vs. Houston Astros @ Kissimmee 1:05 P.M.
New York Yankees vs. Miami Marlins @ Jupiter 1:05 P.M
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Washington Nationals @ Viera 1:05 P.M.
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Tampa Bay Rays @ Port Charlotte 1:05 P.M.
New York Mets vs. Detroit Tigers @ Lakeland 1:10 P.M.
Minnesota Twins vs. Boston Red Sox @ Jet Blue Park 7:05 P.M.
Baltimore Orioles vs. Pittsburgh Pirates @ Bradenton 7:05 P.M.
Saturday, March 9
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Miami Marlins @ Jupiter 1:05 P.M.
Atlanta Braves vs New York Yankees @ Tampa 1:05 P.M.
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Philadelphia Phillies @ Clearwater 1:05 P.M.
Minnesota Twins vs. Pittsburgh Pirates @ Bradenton 1:05 P.M.
Detroit Tigers vs Toronto Blue Jays @ Dunedin 1:05 P.M.
Houston Astros vs New York Mets @ Port St. Lucie 1:10 P.M.
Baltimore Orioles vs. Boston Red Sox @ Jet Blue Park 7:05 P.M.
Miami Marlins vs. Washington Nationals @ Viera TBA
Sunday, March 10
Miami Marlins vs. Atlanta Braves @ Lake Buena Vista 1:05 P.M.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Baltimore Orioles @ Sarasota 1:05 P.M.
Washington Nationals vs. Detroit Tigers @ Lakeland 1:05 P.M.
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Houston Astros @ Kissimmee 1:05 P.M.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Minnesota Twins @ Fort Myers 1:05 P.M.
New York Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals @ Jupiter 1:05 P.M.
Boston Red Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays @ Port Charlotte 1:05 P.M.
New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays @ Dunedin 1:05 P.M.
Monday, March 11
New York Mets vs. Detroit Tigers @ Lakeland 1:05 P.M.
Boston Red Sox vs. Miami Marlins @ Jupiter 1:05 P.M.
St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Yankees @ Tampa 1:05 P.M.
Baltimore Orioles vs. Pittsburgh Pirates @ Bradenton 1:05 P.M.
Minnesota Twins vs. Tampa Bay Rays @ Port Charlotte 7:05 P.M.
Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals @ Viera TBA
Tuesday, March 12
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Atlanta Braves @ Lake Buena Vista 1:05 P.M.
Detroit Tigers vs. Philadelphia Phillies @ Clearwater 1:05 P.M.
New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays @ Port Charlotte 1:05 P.M.
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Boston Red Sox @ Jet Blue Park 1:35 P.M.
Houston Astros vs. Miami Marlins @ Jupiter 7:05 P.M.
Wednesday, March 13
Florida Southern vs. Detroit Tigers @ Lakeland 1:05 P.M.
Washington Nationals vs. Houston Astros @ Kissimmee 1:05 P.M.
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Pittsburgh Pirates @ Bradenton 1:05 P.M.
Baltimore Orioles vs. Minnesota Twins @ Fort Myers 1:05 P.M.
Atlanta Braves vs. Miami Marlins @ Jupiter 7:05 P.M.
Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Yankees @ Tampa 7:05 P.M.
New York Mets vs. Washington Nationals @ Viera TBA
Thursday, March 14
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Baltimore Orioles @ Sarasota 1:05 P.M.
Boston Red Sox vs. Minnesota Twins @ Fort Myers 1:05 P.M.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Philadelphia Phillies @ Clearwater 1:05 P.M.
Atlanta Braves vs. St. Louis Cardinals @ Jupiter 1:05 P.M.
New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays @ Dunedin 1:05 P.M.
Detroit Tigers vs New York Mets @ Port St. Lucie 1:10 P.M.
Houston Astros vs. Washington Nationals @ Viera TBA
Friday, March 15
New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves @ Lake Buena Vista 1:05 P.M.
Boston Red Sox vs. Baltimore Orioles @ Sarasota 1:05 P.M.
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Detroit Tigers @ Lakeland 1:05 P.M.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Houston Astros @ Kissimmee 1:05 P.M.
Miami Marlins vs New York Yankees @ Tampa 1:05 P.M.
Washington Nationals vs. St. Louis Cardinals @ Jupiter 1:05 P.M.
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Tampa Bay Rays @ Port Charlotte 1:05 P.M.
Minnesota Twins vs. Boston Red Sox @ Jet Blue Park 7:05 P.M.
Saturday, March 16
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Minnesota Twins @ Fort Myers 1:05 P.M.
Philadelphia Philles vs New York Yankees @ Tampa 1:05 P.M.
Detroit Tigers vs. St. Louis Cardinals @ Jupiter 1:05 P.M.
Boston Red Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays @ Port Charlotte 1:05 P.M.
Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays @ Dunedin 1:05 P.M.
Miami Marlins vs New York Mets @ Port St. Lucie 1:10 P.M.
New York Yankees vs. Atlanta Braves @ Lake Buena Vista 6:05 P.M.
Houston Astros vs. Washington Nationals @ Viera TBA
Sunday, March 17
Minnesota Twins vs. Baltimore Orioles @ Sarasota 1:05 P.M.
Washington Nationals vs. Detroit Tigers @ Lakeland 1:05 P.M.
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Houston Astros @ Kissimmee 1:05 P.M.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Miami Marlins @ Jupiter 1:05 P.M.
Baltimore Orioles vs. Philadelphia Phillies @ Clearwater 1:05 P.M.
New York Yankees vs. Pittsburgh Pirates @ Bradenton 1:05 P.M.
Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets @ Port St. Lucie 1:10 P.M.
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox @ Jet Blue Park 1:35 P.M.
Monday, March 18
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves @ Lake Buena Vista 1:05 P.M.
Miami Marlins vs. Minnesota Twins @ Fort Myers 1:05 P.M.
Boston Red Sox vs. Pittsburgh Pirates @ Bradenton 1:05 P.M.
New York Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals @ Jupiter 1:05 P.M.
Detroit Tigers vs. Washington Nationals @ Viera TBA
Tuesday, March 19
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Detroit Tigers @ Lakeland 1:05 P.M.
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Houston Astros @ Kissimmee 1:05 P.M.
New York Yankees vs. Philadelphia Phillies @ Clearwater 1:05 P.M.
Miami Marlins vs. St. Louis Cardinals @ Jupiter 1:05 P.M.
Houston Astros vs Toronto Blue Jays @ Dunedin 1:05 P.M.
Baltimore Orioles vs. Boston Red Sox @ Jet Blue Park 1:35 P.M.
Wednesday, March 20
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Atlanta Braves @ Lake Buena Vista 1:05 P.M.
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Baltimore Orioles @ Sarasota 1:05 P.M.
Washington Nationals vs. Miami Marlins @ Jupiter 1:05 P.M.
Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees @ Tampa 1:05 P.M.
New York Mets vs. Houston Astros @ Kissimmee 6:05 P.M.
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Minnesota Twins @ Fort Myers 7:05 P.M.
Thursday, March 21
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Tampa Bay Rays @ Port Charlotte 1:05 P.M.
St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets @ Port St. Lucie 1:10 P.M.
Washington Nationals vs. Atlanta Braves @ Lake Buena Vista 6:05 P.M.
Houston Astros vs. Detroit Tigers @ Lakeland 6:05 P.M.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Baltimore Orioles @ Sarasota 7:05 P.M.
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Boston Red Sox @ Jet Blue Park 7:05 P.M.
Minnesota Twins vs New York Yankees @ Tampa 7:05 P.M.
Friday, March 22
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Houston Astros @ Kissimmee 1:05 P.M.
New York Yankees vs. Minnesota Twins @ Fort Myers 1:05 P.M.
Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies @ Clearwater 1:05 P.M.
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Pittsburgh Pirates @ Bradenton 1:05 P.M.
Baltimore Orioles vs. Tampa Bay Rays @ Port Charlotte 1:05 P.M.
Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays @ Dunedin 1:05 P.M.
New York Mets vs. Miami Marlins @ Jupiter 7:05 P.M.
Detroit Tigers vs. Washington Nationals @ Viera TBA
Saturday, March 23
Houston Astros vs. Atlanta Braves @ Lake Buena Vista 1:05 P.M.
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Baltimore Orioles @ Sarasota 1:05 P.M.
New York Yankees vs. Detroit Tigers @ Lakeland 1:05 P.M
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Miami Marlins @ Jupiter 1:05 P.M.
Minnesota Twins vs. Tampa Bay Rays @ Port Charlotte 1:05 P.M.
Atlanta Braves vs Toronto Blue Jays @ Dunedin 1:05 P.M.
Washington Nationals vs New York Mets @ Port St. Lucie 1:10 P.M.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Boston Red Sox @ Jet Blue Park 1:35 P.M.
Sunday, March 24
Miami Marlins vs. Houston Astros @ Kissimmee 1:05 P.M.
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Minnesota Twins @ Fort Myers 1:05 P.M.
Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees @ Tampa 1:05 P.M.
Boston Red Sox vs. Philadelphia Phillies @ Clearwater 1:05 P.M.
Baltimore Orioles vs. Pittsburgh Pirates @ Bradenton 1:05 P.M.
New York Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals @ Jupiter 1:05 P.M.
Detroit Tigers vs New York Mets @ Port St. Lucie 1:10 P.M.
Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals @ Viera TBA
Monday, March 25
New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves @ Lake Buena Vista 1:05 P.M.
Boston Red Sox vs. Baltimore Orioles @ Sarasota 1:05 P.M.
Detroit Tigers vs. Miami Marlins @ Jupiter 1:05 P.M.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Minnesota Twins @ Fort Myers 1:05 P.M.
Philadelphia Phillies vs Toronto Blue Jays @ Dunedin 1:05 P.M.
Washington Nationals vs. Houston Astros @ Kissimmee 6:05 P.M.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Tampa Bay Rays @ Port Charlotte 7:05 P.M.
Tuesday, March 26
Atlanta Braves vs. Detroit Tigers @ Lakeland 1:05 P.M.
Washington Nationals Miami Marlins @ Jupiter 1:05 P.M.
Baltimore Orioles vs. Minnesota Twins @ Fort Myers 1:05 P.M.
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Philadelphia Phillies @ Clearwater 1:05 P.M.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs Toronto Blue Jays @ Dunedin 1:05 P.M.
St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets @ Port St. Lucie 1:10 P.M.
Houston Astros vs New York Yankees @ Tampa 7:05 P.M.
Wednesday, March 27
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Detroit Tigers @ Lakeland 1:05 P.M.
Minnesota Twins vs. Pittsburgh Pirates @ Bradenton 1:05 P.M.
Washington Nationals vs. St. Louis Cardinals @ Jupiter 1:05 P.M.
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Tampa Bay Rays @ Port Charlotte 1:05 P.M.
Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals @ Viera 1:05 P.M.
Miami Marlins vs. Boston Red Sox @ Jet Blue Park 1:35 P.M.
Houston Astros vs New York Mets @ Port St. Lucie 6:10 P.M.
New York Yankees vs. Baltimore Orioles @ Sarasota 7:05 P.M.
Thursday, March 28
Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Yankees @ Tampa 1:05 P.M.
Houston Astros vs. Atlanta Braves @ Lake Buena Vista 1:05 P.M.
Detroit Tigers vs. Houston Astros @ Kissimmee 1:05 P.M.
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Philadelphia Phillies @ Clearwater 1:05 P.M.
Miami Marlins vs. St. Louis Cardinals @ Jupiter 1:05 P.M.
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Baltimore Orioles @ Sarasota 7:05 P.M. @
Minnesota Twins vs. Boston Red Sox @ Jet Blue Park 7:05 P.M.
New York Mets vs. Washington Nationals @ Viera TBA
Friday, March 29
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Detroit Tigers @ Lakeland 1:05 P.M.
Boston Red Sox vs. Minnesota Twins @ Fort Myers 1:05 P.M.
Saturday, March 30
Detroit Tigers vs. Tampa Bay Rays @ Tropicana Field 1:10 P.M.
New York Mets vs. Baltimore Orioles @ Sarasota 12:05 P.M.
Minnesota Twins vs. Boston Red Sox @ Jet Blue Park 1:35 P.M.

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Frito-Lay Snacks, Simply Natural or Baked, 8 to 11.5 oz bag or SunChips, 9 or 10.5 oz bag, 2/$6
Nabisco Snack Crackers, Wheat Thins, Stix, Triscuit, or Crackerfuls, 5.5 to 9.1 oz box, 2/$5
Gatorade Thirst Quencher, G2 Perform 02 or G2 Low Calorie, 8 pk, 20 oz bottles, 2/$10
Rold Gold Pretzels, 7 to 16 oz bag, 2/$5
Pepsi Products, 8 pk, 12 oz bottles, 3/$10
Free 12 pk of Pepsi 12 oz cans with each purchase of Tostitos Tortilla Chips Family or Party Size, 14.5 to 20 oz bag AND Tostitos Salsa or Dip, 9.9 to 24 oz pkg (not a coupon)

Health & Beauty/Baby:
Olay Regenerist Facial Products, Total Effects or Definity, 0.2 to 6.78 oz pkg or 30 ct or each, 2.50 off
Olay Body Wash, 23.6 oz bottle, or Bar Soap, 4 to 8 ct, 4.25 oz box, 4.99
Clairol Nice 'N Easy Hair Color, Root Touch-Up or Natural Instincts, (excluding foam), 5.99
Aveeno Facial Products, Body Lotion, or Shave Gel, 0.5 to 12 oz pkg, or 1 to 5 ct pkg, 20% off
Gillette Fusion Shave Gel, 7 oz can, 2.99
Listerine Mouthwash, 1L or Smart Rinse, 500 ml bottle (excluding Total Care or Ultra Clean), 3.99
Centrum Supplement or ProNutrients, 14 to 222 ct, 25% off
Kellogg's Special K Protein Shake, 4 pk 10 oz bottle, or Meal Bar, 6 pk, 1.59 oz box, 2/$10
Aleve Pain Reliever, 100 ct, 8.99
MiraLax Powder for Solution, 8.3 oz bottle, 7.99
Old Spice Fresh Collection Deodorant or Red Zone, 2.6, 3 or 4 oz pkg, or Secret Outlast, Scent Expressions or Fresh Effects, 2.6 or 2.7 oz pkg (excluding Clinical), 3.99
Herbal Essences Hair Care Product, 1.7 to 13.5 oz pkg or Aussie Hair Care, 1.7 to 14 oz pkg, 2/$5
Herbal Essences, 23.7 oz bottle, or Aussie, 29.2 oz bottle, 4.99
Huggies Wipes, 3 pk, or 184 ct, 5.99
Gerber Graduates Baby Food, 4.5 or 6 oz pkg, 3/$4

Household:
Gain Detergent, 100 oz bottle, 9.99
Clorox Disinfecting Wipes, 75 ct canister, 2/$7
Dawn Dishwashing Liquid, 20 or 24 oz bottle, 2.49
Windex Cleaner, 26 oz bottle, or Glass & Surface Wipes, 2.49
Bounce Fabric Softener Sheets, or Downy, 105 or 120 ct box, or Bounce Dryer Bar 1 ct, 4.99
Glade PlugIns Scented Oil Refills, 1.34 oz box, B2G1F
Duracell Alkaline Batteries, Coppertop or Ultra Power or Hearing Aid, 6 to 20 pk pkg, 25% off
Swiffer Disposable Dusters 3 or 5 ct box, or Swiffer Sweeper Cloths Refills, 12 or 16 ct box, or WetJet Cleaner, 42.2 oz bottle, 2/$8
Brita Pitcher Replacement Filters, 3 ct box, 13.99
Publix Ultra Absorbent Towels, white or print, 8 roll, 5.49
Bounty Quilted Napkins, 200 ct, 2.99
Publix Unscented Bathroom Tissue, Double Rolls, 12 roll pkg, 5.49
Kleenex Tissues, 68 to 184 ct box (excluding Cool Touch), 4/$5
Hefty Tall Kitchen Bags, Trash Bags, Lawn & Leaf or Refuse Liner, 18 to 45 ct, 2/$11
Dixie PerfecTouch Grab'N Go Cups with Lids, 12 oz, 25 ct, or Soak Proof Shield Plates: 8 1/2" or Ultra 10 1/16" value pack, 40 or 95 ct, 2/$7
Bounty Giant Paper Towels, 8 roll pkg, 9.99
Charmin Bathroom Tissue, Mega or Double Roll, 9 or 18 roll pkg, 9.99

Meat:
Ribeye Steaks, 8.99/lb, Boneless, 9.99/lb
Bob Evan's Side Dishes, 12 to 24 oz pkg (excluding Oven Baked), 2/$6
Boneless Pork Loin Chops, 3.99/lb, Thin-Sliced, 4.29/lb
Boston Butt Roast, 1.99/lb
Pork Shoulder Country Style Ribs, 2.29/lb
Split Chicken Breast, 1.99/lb
Chicken Leg Quarters, 0.99/lb
Perdue Ground Chicken, 16 oz, 2.99
Perdue Ground Chicken Breast, 16 oz pkg, 3.99
Ground Chuck, 3.49/lb
Meatballs or Oven Ready Meatloaf, 3.99/lb
Stuffed Flank Steaks with Mozzarella or Provolone Cheese, 6.99/lb
Publix Extra Thin Sliced Lunchmeats Ham: Cooked or Honey; Turkey Breast: Roasted, Smoked, Smoked Honey or Mesquite; Rotisserie Chicken Breast, or Roast Beef, 7 or 9 oz tub, 3/$10
Johnsonville Brats, Stadium, Smoked, Beef, Beer Brats or Sausage: New Orleans Smoked Bratwurst or Beddar Cheddar, 14 oz pkg, 2/$6
Boneless Shoulder Roast, 3.99/lb, cut into Steaks, 4.29/lb
Publix GreenWise Porterhouse Steaks or T-Bone, 9.99/lb
Publix GreenWise Split Chicken Breast, 3.49/lb
Oscar Mayer Lunchables, 8.5 to 11.1 oz pkg, 2/$5
Publix Boneless Chicken Breasts with Rib Meat or Tenderloins or Thin-Sliced Cutlets, 32 oz pkg, frozen, 2/$10
Publix Fully Cooked Entrees, 17 oz pkg, 5.49
Smithfield Naturally Hickory Smoked Bacon, Regular, Lower Sodium or Thick Sliced, 16 oz pkg, 3/$10
Publix Homestyle Beef Meatballs, fully cooked, 16 oz pkg, frozen, 3.29

Pet:
Purina ONE Adult Dog Food or Senior, 16.5 lb bag, 18.99
Purina ONE SmartBlend Premium Cat Food, Adult or Kitten or Special Care, 3.5 lb bag, 2/$13

Produce:
Baby Portabella Mushrooms, Whole or Sliced, 8 oz pkg, 1.79
Cantaloupe, 2/$4
Peaches or Nectarines, 2.99/lb
Clementines, 5 lb box, 4.99
Strawberries, 16 oz pkg, 2.99
Red Seedless Grapes, 2.99/lb
Fuji Apples, 1.49/lb, 3 lb bag, 3.29
Tasti-Lee Tomatoes, 1.99/lb
Asparagus, 2.99/lb
Broccoli or Cauliflower, each, 2/$3
Gold Potatoes, 5 lb bag, 2.99
Tropicana Pure Premium Orange Juice, Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice, or Trop50 Beverage, 59 oz bottle, 2/$6
Yellow or Zucchini Squash or Green Beans, 1.49/lb
Celery Sticks, 8 oz pkg,2/$3

Seafood:
Large Florida Pink Shrimp, 6.99/lb
Fresh Salmon Fillets, 5.99/lb
Patagonian Scallops, 7.99/lb
Publix Tilapia Fillets, 24 oz pkg, 7.99
Medium Cooked Shrimp, 7.99/lb
Medium Lobster Tails, 4.75 oz minimum, 9.99

In Ad Qs:
Free 5 lb bag of Fresh Red Grapefruit wyb two Ocean Spray Grapefruit Juice or Grapefruit Juice Drinks, 64 oz bottle
5.00 off the purchase of two Gerber Good Start Infant Powder Formula with Iron, 22 to 25.7 oz canister
3.00 off the purchase of one Huggies Diapers, GoodNites or Pull-Ups, 27 to 156 ct pkg

New Essentials:
Publix Premium Ice Cream, Frozen Yogurt or Publix GreenWise Ice Cream half gallon carton, 2/$7
Lean Cuisine Entrees, 5.25 to 12.5 oz pkg, 5/$10
Entenmann's Little Bites Muffins or Fudge Brownies, 8.25 to 8.75 oz box, BOGO save up to 4.49
Deer Park Natural Spring Water, 3L bottle, 10/$10
DiGiorno Pizza, 12.6 to 36.8 oz box, 4.99
CapriSun Juice Drink Blend, Lemonade or Roarin' Waters, 10 pk, 60 oz pkg (excluding 100% Juice and Super V, 10 pk), 1.97
Campbell's Chunky Soup, 18.6 to 19 oz can, or 15.25 oz bowl, 1.39
Wisk Laundry Detergent, 50 oz bottle, 4.49
Weight Watchers Snacks, Muffins, Cookies or Snack Cakes, 5.1 to 7.94 oz, located in the bakery, BOGO save up to 3.59
Publix Mozzarella String Cheese, Low-Moisture Part Skim or Reduced Fat, 12 oz pkg, 2/$7
Chef Boyardee Pasta, 14.5 to 15 oz can, 0.89
Dove Bar Soap, 2 ct, 4 or 4.25 oz box, 2.49

Thanks to tn_native at Slickdeals Publix Thread for the early ad (check back there for matchups)

Frugal Reading

In case you're interested in reading a bit more this year, here are a few great books I've read just this week.

• Bitter Brew - William Knoedelseder - a great non fiction personal story about the rise and fall of Anheuser Busch.
• The Painted Drum - Louise Erdrich - fiction story about an indian drum that heals sickness
• The Black Box - Michael Connelly - fiction, a Harry bosch mystery solving LA crime
• Presumed Guilty - Jose Baez - non fiction about the Casey Anthony trial as perceived by her lawyer

I love to read and read hundreds of books a year. But the only book I've purchased is an ebook called Moneyball for $0.25 from Amazon (which is a great nonfiction story). All my books are either hardcover or ebooks from the library. I also have gotten over 800 books this past year free from Amazon. This website publishes free ebooks every day, and I usually get one a day. I only pick books with a rating over 4.6 out of 5, and with over 20 reviews. The free ebooks I have read from these selections have all been excellent, including An Unproductive Woman and Butterfly Forest.

 

Did you know you can lend Amazon books to others as well? Its really simple to do, just select the book in your Kindle account, and send an email with the link to your friend and they get the book for 14 days before it is automatically returned to you.

 

My point is that reading is a very frugal worthwhile activity. It keeps your mind sharp, and provides entertainment where ever you are. My ebooks can be loaded onto my smartphone so they are with me all the time, or they can be transferred to my Kindle or Ipad if that's what I prefer.

 

If you haven't hooked up with your local library online, why not do it today?

In Tampa, the local site for the HIllsborough county library is HERE.

2012 Yearly Shopping Totals

This is complicated calculating yearly totals since there are so many factors that everyone uses differently. My yearly totals include all household products that are consumed, including gasoline for the vehicles. I pretty much only shop at Publix, I went to Sweetbay three times and Winn Dixie twice. I did not shop at CVS, Walgreens, or Target. Using manufacturer, store and competitor coupons matched with sales and occasional rainchecks we were able to get all our household products essentially free this past year.

• We had 444 transactions and purchased $32,729 worth of products and gift cards.
• Of that amount purchased; $3755 was gift cards ($1005 Publix, $2750 gas cards).
• Total spending was $2951, for a profit of $803 in gift cards plus all the product was essentially free. 
• On average, we spent $245 a month to purchase an average of $2727 worth of product.
• The largest transaction was $179 spent for $384 worth of product including $200 in gas cards.
• This does not include rebates and gift card offers received - I didn't track those.

You may notice we purchased a lot of product. We consume a normal amount of product and have stockpiles of paper goods and non expiring products to last years.  With food and products that expire, we determine our usage and purchase enough to have through expiration. If items are free or very cheap (less than $0.25 ea) we will buy to get our totals up to use a $/$$ coupon, or to use up the coupons I have. We donate a lot of product, and also have a yard sale to move any products that are extra and we cannot consume before they expire. The cash we earn from the sale goes into my coupon envelope and is used when we need to get gas cards, so the months with lots of cash spent - it is yard sale money. We are still learning how to manage a stockpile and determine what is appropriate amounts to keep. It is very frustrating to sell extra laundry detergent at a yard sale, and then the good deals disappear and we come perilously close to running out of a household item. 

TYD totals		JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN
$   1,925.47	cash spent	$ 546.48	$     (3.28)	$     (23.34)	$     438.88	$      (4.65)	$    219.26
$   1,025.82	GC spent	$   97.14	$   136.30	$      75.24	$     121.32	$     92.96	$      76.04
$   2,951.29	Total Spent	$ 643.62	$   133.02	$      51.90	$     560.20	$     88.31	$    295.30
32,729.70	Value of Goods	4,322.47	$2,729.67	$ 2,534.65	$  3,856.14	$ 2,458.57	$ 3,212.34
$3,755.00	GC purchased	890.00	270.00	145.00	910.00	65.00	520.00
$803.71	<---earnings	750 Gas	50 Gas		750 Gas		400 Gas

JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC	YEAR AVG
$     (42.62)	$      1.32	$     (5.04)	$   562.52	$      42.07	$   193.87	$   160.46
$      83.84	$     33.57	$     55.93	$     32.98	$    108.04	$   112.46	$     85.49
$      41.22	$     34.89	$     50.89	$   595.50	$    150.11	$   306.33	$   245.94
$  2,366.35	$1,308.27	$2,529.04	$ 3,323.63	$ 1,860.68	$2,227.89	$2,727.48
10.00	0.00	0.00	705.00	0.00	240.00	$1,005.00	Pulbix CG
			700 Gas		100 gas	2750	Gas CG

 

There were a lot of coupon policy changes in 2012 and a lot of the usual coupon offerings dried up - Publix booklets weren't as good, MQs are smaller value, and limits on usage make it tougher. I expect it to continue to be a challenge in the future. It does seem that empty shelves aren't a problem as much now and there are less opportunities for rainchecks. We have had to decrease the size of our orders and increase the number of transactions to take most advantage of the $/$$ coupons. My goal with every shop is to pay less than a dollar. I don't really like to have my orders go negative and have them pay me. It does happen occasionally, but I don't plan it that way. I spend my overage on non coupon items. One advantage of frequent transactions is that you are in the store almost every day and usually get the coupon booklets before they are gone, or you can ask CS each time you're in the store and get the amount you need.

 

My strategies for the upcoming year - continue multiple Sunday newspaper subscriptions, multiple computers to print coupons, frequent smaller transactions, review forums for deal ideas, use GroceryTracker app for planning each shop.

 

Hoping for good coupon karma in the upcoming year!

 

 

My Publix Trip - Paid $0.84, Saved 98%

It's the rush at the end of the year to use up all those coupons that will expire next Monday! I have some free product coupons, plus all the Publix booklets and the WD booklets expire soon. I'm waiting til I get the new Green Advantage Flyer on Saturday to get some vitamins to help with overage toward some Purina One Dog Food and use up those coupons.

 

This was a pretty good shop considering I got Tostitos with no coupons, it essentially used up my overage from the SAL coupon. Now we have plenty of soup after the deals the last couple weeks, and canned vegetables too.  I spent less than a dollar and saved 98%.

 

 

28-Dec	30		66.75	16.64	50.25	tax	0.84	45	-98.75%
Product	qty	price	subtl	B1G1	-Q	0.98	total	Q#	Q details
Temptations Cat treats	10	1.50	15.00		15.00	0.98	0.98	20	$1/1 PQ + $0.50/1 12-2SS
Kraft BBQ sauce BOGO	2	1.65	3.30	1.65			1.65
Milk Smart Balance 1/2 gal	2	3.25	6.50		5.25		1.25	3	$1/1 PQ + BOGO MQ FB print
Campbells Go Soup	10	2.00	20.00	10.00	10.00		0.00	15	$2/2 PQ + $1/1 MQ FB print
Tostitos chips BOGO	2	4.99	9.98	4.99			4.99
Nature Made MagOx	3	3.99	11.97		15.00		-3.03	6	$2/1 MQ print + $3/1 PQ GAB
Save A Lot $5 off $25	1	0.00	0.00		5.00		-5.00	1	$5/25 facebook print

 

Are You Locked In?

I am not delighted to tell you that we have renewed our cable and Internet package with Verizon. We now have less services, but it costs more. Go figure - less for more. Not exactly the way a frugal household likes to operate. We have had heated discussions with each other, and company representatives letting them know how undelighted we are. After the honeymoon of the being a new customer to FIOS a couple years ago, we now feel locked in. But we don't like it. And just so you know, before you get that big fancy HDTV - you're going to want to have the hundreds of cool HD channels that the big conglomerates offer for a high price. But when you get it, watch out.

In my opinion, Verizon just doesn't care about one little customer. They figure we're locked and that's that. When you believe your customers have no real choice, either because they've signed a long term contract, or the technology locks them in, or they're stranded in Okeechobee with no other options, you're likely to move away from delighting them.

This is the story of Verizon and Microsoft and Apple. When you believe that people are stuck with no options, it's not important to keep convincing them to stay there. And while you might be correct that this particular customer is locked in, it doesn't mean she doesn't have friends, colleagues or a blog. Word of mouth and recommendations don't come with a lock-in feature.

There are choices in all decisions, and it's essential to know what you're getting into when you buy that Windows computer, or HDTV, or Ipad. Getting locked in with a vendor that doesn't play well with others, or limits my choices is not going to sit well very long. Sometimes it is the low price that keeps you locked in, sometimes it is the cool, satisfying product you touch, and sometimes its because it "fits" in your system and communicates well with all your other stuff. I have found there are dissatisfiers with all my products and vendors, but usually it is not enough to seek alternatives. But sometimes it is.

So, before your contracts are up - investigate your options. Ask your neighbors and friends what service provider they utilize. Take their recommendations with a grain of salt though. Investigate reviews on the Internet, Google it and read some stuff. Find out the rules - how can you be considered a new customer again - how long do you need to stray? What will competitors offer you?
Be informed before you decided to get locked in, again.