How to "LIKE" on Facebook, But Avoid Updates

We are constantly inundated with advertising and ads, and emails, and texts, and messages - all day long. Therefore, it's important to filter out electronic messages that we don't need to see everyday. Many times you'll want to sign up for something on Facebook and it requires you to click the LIKE button to see the deal. But, you may want to keep your facebook news feed clean of non friend posts, so you don't click the LIKE button and your favorite vendor or FB page doesn't get the LIKE which increases their chances of getting promoted and distributed according to Facebooks weird popularity alogarithm.

 

You may not know that you can still LIKE your favorite FB page and avoid the updates by simply hovering over the LIKE button to get a small popup window, just click to remove the check mark in front of "Show in news feed" (see photo). This way you can support your FB page with out frequent updates, and you can check on your own when you want to see new stuff on their page.

It's Freezing Outside, but Not in My Freezer

This morning in the car on the way to work, it was 32F. Brr. Now it's in the 60's like it should be. Tonight, we came home from the #Publix with a few boxes of frozen fish fillets that needed to fit in the freezer. Our two full size refrigerator/freezers were full so DH went to see if our little freezer had any room. But it was full. And melty. Apparently, in the recent past the little freezer decided to quit working. The majority of the frozen stuff was soft and had to be tossed - a dozen pints of Hagen Daz ice cream, a dozen bags of Ore-Ida potato Grillers, over a dozen Buitoni pastas, Sea Pak breaded shrimp, Marie Callendars Chicken Alfredo, and Rudi's Gluten Free Bread. But we did manage to save the boneless chicken breasts, frozen veggies and Egg Beaters. We ate the thawed TGIF chicken wings and Sea Pack Shrimp snacks for dinner along with some Grillers.

 

It's really a drag to throw out two garbage bags of food. Food that I like and wanted to eat some day. Especially the ice cream. Pistachio is really good, so is Strawberry. And Rocky Road. All of it melted.

 

I think the problem is we didn't defrost when we should have. It's defrosted now, but it doesn't work. The overload protection probably blew a fuse. So now we have to trouble shoot and see if we can repair it, otherwise we're out a little freezer. Which won't be the end of the world, but I do have 40 lbs of boneless chicken breasts coming at the end of March from Zaycon. We'll need to find room, so that means lots of fish fillets and steamfresh veggies in our dinner plans for the next month. And ice cream bars - we managed to save the Magnum bars.

 

Goodbye diet. For a month anyway.

Publix Weekly Ad Sneak Peek 2/21-2/27/13

Some good deals to be had this week! I'm getting Skippy PB, Buitoni pasta, Free 7up, and Dannon Light & Fit yogurt. How about you?

 

BOGOs:
DiGiorno Cheese, 5 or 6 oz pkg, save up to 4.99

Classico Pasta Sauce or Sauce & Spread, 8.1 to 24 oz jar, save up to 2.79

Ronzoni Pasta, Original, Healthy Harvest or Garden Delight, 9 to 16 oz pkg (excluding Lasagna, Jumbo Shells, Manicotti and SmartTaste), save up to 1.69

Bantry Bay Mussels, 16 oz pkg, save up to 5.99

Buitoni Pasta, Fettuccine, 9 oz pkg, save up to 2.29

Trans Ocean Surimi, 8 oz bag, save up to 2.99

Cumberland Gap Ham Chunks, Regular or Diced, 8 oz pkg, save up to 3.29

Kraft Fresh Take Cheese and Breadcrumb Mix, 6 oz pkg, save up to 2.99

Fresh Express Salad Blends or Kit, 5 to 12 oz bag, save up to 3.99

Concord Strawberry Smoothie, 2 oz pkg, no price given

Small Fruit Pies, bakery, 11 or 12 oz pkg, save up to 5.69

Biscotti, bakery, 7 oz pkg, save up to 3.99

Progresso 100% Natural Broth, 32 oz carton, save up to 2.59

Green Giant Vegetables, 14.5 to 15.25 oz can (excluding Three Bean Salad and Asparagus), save up to 1.29

Progresso Soup or Recipe Starters Cooking Sauce, 18 or 19 oz can, save up to 2.09

General Mills Fiber One Cereal, 11.75 to 17.25 oz box, save up to 3.84

General Mills Fiber One Bars or Brownies, 4.1 to 7 oz box, save up to 3.69

Post Cereal, Pebbles, Alpha-Bits, Honey-Comb, Golden Crisp, or Churros, 11 to 14.75 oz box, save up to 2.99

Kraft Velveeta Cheesy Skillets Dinner Kit, 11.3 to 15.66 oz box, save up to 2.99

Krusteaz Cookie Mix, 15.5 to 18 oz box, save up to 2.39

Skippy Peanut Butter, 15 or 16.3 oz jar, save up to 3.79

Pam Cooking Spray No-Stick: Original, For the Grill, For Baking with Flour, Olive Oil or Butter Flavor, 5 or 6 oz can (excluding Organic), save up to 3.21

Kraft Barbecue Sauce, 16.25 to 18 oz bottle, save up to 1.35

Canada Dry, 7-Up, A&W or Diet Rite Cola, 2L bottle, save up to 1.79

Deer Park Spring Water, 6 pk, 0.5L bottles, save up to 2.00

Nabisco Belvita Breakfast Biscuits, 5 ct, 8.8 oz box, save up to 3.69

Pepperidge Farm Chunk Cookies or Soft Baked, 7.2 to 8.6 oz bag, save up to 3.49

Nabisco Chips Ahoy! or Oreo Cookies, Family Size, 18.2 to 20 oz pkg, save up to 4.79

Arnold Bread, 24 oz loaf (excluding Dutch Country Breads), save up to 4.29

Thomas' Bagel Thins, 8 ct, 13 oz pkg, save up to 3.89

Keebler Town House or Club Crackers, 9.5 to 16 oz box, save up to 3.59

M&M's Chocolate Candies, 15.4 to 19.2 oz bag, save up to 4.89

Atkins Entrees, 7 or 9 oz box, frozen, save up to 3.99

Dannon Light & Fit Yogurt or All Natural Coffee Yogurt, 4 pk, 6 oz pkg, save up to 2.19

Luigi's Real Italian Ice or Premium Italian Ice Swirls, 6 oz cup, 24 or 36 oz box, save up to 3.59

Bagel-Fuls Filled Bagels, 10 oz box, save up to 2.23

Green Giant Vegetables, Valley Fresh or Seasoned Steamers, 11 to 12 oz bag, save up to 2.59

Mona's Pasta Cafe Five Cheese Ravioli, 48 oz bag, or Three Cheese Tortellini, 42 oz bag, save up to 5.99

Pepperidge Farm Garlic or Cheese Texas Toast or Premium Roasted Garlic Toast, 9.5 to 12.7 oz box, save up to 2.89

Sea Cuisine Gourmet Crusted Fish, 8.5 or 10 oz box, save up to 6.69

Arm & Hammer Toothpaste, 4.5, 6 or 6.3 oz box, save up ot 3.39

Lysol Bathroom Cleaner, Complete Clean Island Breeze Scent or Power & Free, or Disinfectant Mildew Remover with Bleach, 22 or 32 oz pkg, save up to 3.99

Village Candle, Maple Butter, Cinnamon Stick, Cranberry Orange, Sweet Buttercream, Apple Orchard, or Vanilla Pear, 14.5 oz jar, save up to 12.99

Hunt's 100% Natural Tomatoes, 14.5 oz can, save up to 1.27

Wish-Bone Dressing, 16 oz bottle, save up to 2.63

Crisco 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 16.9 oz bottle, save up to 5.99

Arnold Premium Italian Bread, 20 oz loaf, save up to 2.99

Ronzoni Lasagna Pasta, Curly Edge, Oven Ready or Healthy Harvest Whole Wheat Blend Lasagna, 8 to 16 oz box, save up to 2.19

Lawry's Garlic Salt or Seasoned Salt, 11 or 16 oz bottle, save up to 3.99

Bakery:
Tuscan Roasted Garlic Loaf, 16 oz pkg, select locations, 3.99
Toasted Coconut Cream Pie, 34 oz pkg, 6.99
Sourdough Round Bread or Five Grain, 16 oz pkg, 2.99
Italian Five Grain Baguette, 8 oz, 1.79
Bread Dip Seasoning, 3.5 or 4.2 oz pkg, 3.79
Puff Pastry Bites, 10 oz pkg, 4.79
Cannoli, 2 ct, 3.49, 1 ct, 1.79
Tiramisu, 10 oz pkg, 4.99
Assorted Donuts, 4 ct, 7 to 14 oz pkg, 2.49

Dairy:
Publix Deluxe Sliced American Cheese, 12 oz pkg, 3.99
Nestle Coffee-mate Flavored Creamers, 32 oz bottle, (excluding Original, Low Fat Original and Fat Free Original), 2/$5
Nestle Toll House Cookie Dough, 16 or 16.5 oz pkg, 2/$5
Shedd's Spread Country Crock, 50% Vegetable Oil, Light or Plus Calcium, 45 oz tub, 2/$5
Egg Beaters, 15 or 16 oz carton, 3/$5
Blue Diamond Almonds Almond Breeze Almond milk, 64 oz carton, 2/$5
Publix American Singles, Regular, Extra Thick or Sharp, 12 oz pkg, 2/$5
Kraft Shredded Cheese or Chunk, 7 or 8 oz pkg, 2/$6
Dannon Oikos Greek Yogurt, 5.3 oz cup (excluding Stonyfield Oikos), 10/$10
Sorrento Mozzarella Cheese, Whole Milk or Part Skim, 16 oz pkg, 2/$7
Pillsbury Rolls, Breadsticks, Crusty French Loaf or Pizza Crust, 8 to 13.9 oz can, 3/$6
Sorrento Deli Style Ricotta Cheese, Whole or Part Skim, or Fat Free, 32 oz tub, 2/$7

Deli:
Publix Parmesan Shredded Cheese, 6 oz pkg, 3.49 (could be located in dairy)
Boar's Head Italian Half Sub Combo, 5.59
Publix Deli Cooked Top Round Roast Beef, 8.99/lb
Mixed Fried Chicken 8 piece, 6.49
Publix Deli Roast Beef and Swiss Sandwich, premade, 3.49
Publix Deli New York Style Potato Salad, 32 oz pkg, 3.99
Boar's Head Tavern Ham, 8.59/lb
Boar's Head 3-Pepper Colby Jack Cheese or Chipotle Gouda, 8.69/lb
Publix Deli Parmigiano Reggiano Imported Cheese, 16.99/lb
Publix Deli Italian Gorgonzola Cheese, 7.05 oz pkg, 5.49
Publix Deli Pecorino Romano Imported Cheese, 8.99/lb
Publix Deli Gran Padano Wedge Cheese, 14.99/lb

Frozen:
Ore-Ida Potatoes or Onion Rings, 16 to 32 oz pkg, 2/$5
Breyers Ice Cream or Blasts! Frozen Dairy Dessert, 48 oz carton, 2/$6
Talenti Gelato or Sorbetto, 16 oz cup, 2/$7

Grocery:
Folgers Fresh Breaks Coffee, 8 oz pkg, 2/$7
Kellogg's Pop-Tarts, 8 ct, 13.5 to 15.2 oz box, 3/$5
Starbucks VIA Refreshers Instant Beverage, 6 ct box, 5.99
Keurig Barista Prima Coffeehouse K-Cups Coffee, 12 ct box, 6.99
Gatorade Thirst Quencher 128 oz bottle, or Gatorade All Stars, g@ or G2 Low Calorie, 6 pk, 12 oz bottle, 2/$6
Mott's 100% Apple Juice, Mott's for Tots, Plus Juice or Medleys, 64 oz bottle, 3/$6
Hawaiian Punch, 128 oz bottle, 3/$5
Idahoan Mashed Potatoes or Homestyle Casserole, 1.5 to 4.1 oz pkg, 10/$10
Dunkin' Donuts Coffee, 11 or 12 oz bag or Keurig Folgers Gourmet Selections K-Cups, 12 ct box, 6.99
StarKist Solid White Albacore Tuna in Water, 4 pk, 5 oz can, 4.99
Coca-Cola Products, 12 pk, 12 oz can, B2G1F
Pepsi Products, 2L bottles, B2G1F
Pepsi Products, 8 pk, 12 oz bottles, 3/$11
Cheetos Cheese Flavored Snacks, or Snack Mix; Fritos Corn Chips or Snacks, or Rold Gold Pretzels, 7 to 16 oz pkg, (excluding Baked and Natural), 2/$5
Glaceau Vitaminwater or Vitaminwater Zero, 20 oz bottle or Smartwater, 1L bottle, 10/$10
Chef Boyardee Pasta, 14.5 to 15 oz can, 10/$10
Knorr Sides, 3.8 to 5.8 oz pouch, 10/$10
Kraft Grated Cheese, Parmesan, Reduced Fat Parmesan Style, Romano, Parmesan & Romano or Three Cheese Blend, 8 oz canister, 2/$6

Health & Beauty/Baby:
Gillette Fusion ProGlide Razor or Venus & Olay, 1 ct pkg (excluding Fusion ProGlide Styler or Disposable Razors), 2.00 off
Garnier Fructis Shampoo or Conditioner, 13 oz bottle, 2/$6
Garnier Nutrisse Hair Color, each, 4.99
Garnier Facial Products, 0.5 to 2.5 oz pkg or 24 ct pkg, 25% off
Dial Body Wash or Right Guard Body Wash, 16 oz bottle, 2/$6
Depend Underwear, for men or women, 10 to 18 ct, Guards for Men 52 ct, Poise Pads, 27 to 66 ct pkg, 11.99
Gold Bond Ultimate Lotion, 13 to 14.5 oz pkg (20% more free on select pkgs), 5.69
Advil Pain Medicine, 80 or 100 ct bottle, (excluding Advil PM), 7.99
One A Day Multivitamin/Multimineral Supplements, 30 to 200 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
Advil Congestion Relief, Non-Drowsy or Allergy & Congestion Relief, Tablets, 10 ct box, 4.99
Prevacid Acid Reducer, 15 ct box, 8.99
Carefree Pantiliners, Acti-Fresh Body Shape: Regular to Go Original Unscented, Regular or Thin, or Original Regular to Go Fresh Scent, 20 or 22 ct pkg 10/$10
Gerber Graduates Yogurt Melts, Bars, Twists, Snacks, Juice Treats or Biscuits, 1 ot 6 ct pkg or Yogurt Blends Snack, 4 pk, 2/$5
Beech-Nut Stage 2 Baby Food, 4 oz jar, 10/$4

Household:
Purex Laundry Detergent, 83 or 100 oz bottle or UltraPacks, 36 ct pkg, 4.99
Pine-Sol Cleaner, All-Purpose, 40 or 48 oz bottle, 2/$5
Glade PlugIns Scented Oil Refills, 1.34 oz box, B2G1F
Tide Detergent, 150 oz bottle, 17.99
Soft Scrub Cleanser, 24 to 28.6 oz bottle, 2/$5
Pyrex Bakeware or Storage Container, Glass, each 50% off
Pledge Multi Surface Duster Starter Kit 1 ct pkg or Refill 6 ct pkg or Grab-It Unscented Dry Cloths, 16 ct pkg, 2/$5
Publix Charcoal Briquets, 16.6 lb bag, 6.19
Vanity Fair Premium Napkins, Everyday 200 ct pkg or Elegant Dining 80 ct or Hand Towels, 30 ct pkg, 2.99
Publix Decorated Paper Plates, 7, 8 1/2, 10 1/4 inch, 24 to 55 ct pkg or Paper Bowls, 20 oz, 25 ct pkg, 2/$4
Kleenex Cottonelle Toilet Paper, Double Roll, 12 roll pkg, 6.49
Kleenex Viva Paper Towels, Choose-A-Size Big Rolls or White, 6 roll pkg, 6.99
Hefty Tall Kitchen Bags, Trash or Lawn & Leaf or Refuse Liner, 18 to 45 ct pkg, 2/$11

Meat:
Publix Mild or Hot Italian Sausage, 3.99/lb
Top Round London Broil, 4.49/lb
Simply Potatoes Mashed Potatoes, Traditional, Country Style, Garlic, Sweet Potato, or Sour Cream & Chive, 24 oz pkg, 2/$6
Publix GreenWise New York Strip Steaks, 9.99/lb
Publix GreenWise Top Round London Broil, 4.99/lb
Perdue Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts, Thin Sliced or Tenderloins, 3.99/lb
Steakhouse Elite Burgers, Kobe Blend Ground Beef, 24 oz pkg, or Maverick Ranch Ground Buffalo, 12 oz pkg, 8.99
Porterhouse or T-Bone Steaks, 7.99/lb
Ground Chuck, 3.59/lb
Meatballs, made with Ground Chuck, 4.09/lb
Publix Thin Sliced Cooked or Honey Ham or Turkey Breast: Roasted or Smoked Honey or Rotisserie Chicken, 16 oz pkg, 2/$9
Hebrew National All Beef Franks or Knockwurst, 11 or 12 oz pkg, 2/$6
Oscar Mayer Selects Beef Franks, 15 or 16 oz pkg, 3.99
Perdue Chicken Breasts, Boneless, Skinless, Individually Wrapped, 32 oz pkg, frozen, 6.99
Center-Cut Pork Rib Chops, 3.69/lb
Thin Sliced Pork Loin, 3.99/lb
Boston Butt Roast, 1.99/lb, Boneless, 2.29/lb
Applegate Farms Lunchmeats, 4 or 7 oz pkg, 2/$7
Johnsonville Sausage or Brats, 12 or 14 oz pkg, 2/$6
Tyson Chicken Breast, Strips, Chunks, Fillets, or Diced or Beef Strips, 16 to 24 oz pkg, 6.99
Split Chicken Breast with Ribs, 1.79/lb
Chicken Drumsticks or Thighs, 1.49/lb
Oscar Mayer Sliced Bacon, Original, Lower Sodium, Thick or Maple, 16 oz pkg or Center Cut: Regular or Thick-Cut, 12 oz pkg, 2/$9
Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage or Polska Kielbasa, 13 or 14 oz pkg, 2/$6

Pet:
Purina Beneful Dog Food, 15.5 lb bag, 14.99
Pedigree Dentastix Snack Food for Dogs or Jumbone, 5 to 7.05 oz pkg, 2/$6
Purina Friskies Cat Food, 5.5 oz can, 10/$5

Produce:
Green Bell Peppers, 1.49/lb
Red Bell Peppers, 2.49/lb
Grape Tomatoes, pint, 2/$4
Green Beans, 0.99/lb
Vine-Ripened Round or Plum Tomatoes, 1.49/lb
Red Potatoes, 5 lb bag, 2.99
Celery, 1.29
Red Radishes, 16 oz pkg, 0.99
Marzetti Dressing 12 or 15 oz jar, 2/$4
Eat Smart Vegetables, 10 or 12 oz pkg, 3/$5
Zucchini or Yellow Squash, 1.69/lb
Fuji or Braeburn Apples, 1.29/lb
Cantaloupe, 2/$4
Blueberries, pint, 2.99
Florida Strawberries, 3/$5
Peaches or Nectarines, 2.49/lb
Premium Red or Black Plums, 1.69/lb
Florida Oranges or Pink Grapefruit, 4 or 5 lb bag, 2/$5
White or Red Seedless Grapes, 2.99/lb
Tropicana Pure Premium Orange Juice or Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice, or Trop50, 59 oz bottle, 2/$6
Navel Oranges, 10 lbs/$10

Seafood:
Fresh Salmon Fillets, 6.99/lb
Publix Tilapia Fillets, 24 oz pkg, 7.99
Patagonian Scallops, 100 to 150 per pound, 7.99
Extra Large White Shrimp, 21 to 25 per pound, 7.99/lb
Jumbo Peeled and Deveined Shrimp. 21 to 30 per pound, 8.99
Fresh Yellowfin Tuna Select Cuts, 5.6 oz minimum, each, 9.99

In Ad Qs:
3.00 off the purchase of one Gerber Good Start Infant Powder Formula with Iron, 22 to 25.7 oz canister
2.00 off the purchase of one Huggies Diapers, GoodNites, Pull-Ups, or Little Swimmers, 10 to 156 ct pkg

Thanks to tn_native on Slickdeals Publix Forum (check back there for matchups)

My Publix Trip & George Jenkins Award

I'm sure striking out with deals this week. I missed the Poise last Saturday and haven't seen it all week. When I checked back on my special order from a nearby store, someone had put the product onto the shelf and it was sold, and now there are the dreaded green tags on the shelf meaning the warehouse is out. I may just go to Sweetbay and see if I can get some there since they'll accept Publix, SaveALot coupons and the MQ. I also missed the Nutri Grain Crunch deal, but eventually I'll get it because they will issue rainchecks for that. In my opinion that's just as good. Both stores I checked were out of the Nutri Crunch bars but had plenty of the fruit cereal bars. And of course all the Alka Seltzer, Sundown Vitamins and Nivea deals are out of stock too.

 

I did manage to get some of the last Mueller noodles and also some Yakisoba noodles. To get my order up to $25 I threw in some of the Old Wisconsin Beef Summer Sausage 6 oz packets that were marked at $3.69, but they rang up at $3.99. So, I got one free for the Publix Promise so that actually put my order negative, which totally freaked out the young man who was my cashier this time.

 

14-Feb	27		38.96	15.42	26.25	tax	-2.71	32	-106.96%
Product	qty	price	subtl	B1G1	-Q	0.00	total	Q#	Q details
cucumber	1	0.75	0.75				0.75
bananas	2	0.35	0.70				0.70
green pepper	1	1.09	1.09				1.09	2
carrots matchsticks	1	1.89	1.89				1.89	10
Muellers spaghetti BOGO	10	1.57	15.70	7.85	7.85		0.00	5	BOGO MQ 2-10ss
Yakisoba noodles BOGO	8	0.97	7.76	3.88	4.40		-0.52	8	0.55/1 MQ 2-3ss
Old Wisc Beef sumr sausg	3	3.69	11.07	3.69	9.00		-1.62	6	$2/1 PQ 1-27RP + $1/1 12-9ss
Save A lot FB	1	0.00	0.00		5.00	0.00	-5.00	1	$5/30 print

 

Anyway, I also wanted to mention that despite my occasional frustration with shopping at Publix, I do love my neighborhood store. In fact, so do a lot of people since the Store manager, David Tapia was awarded the George Jenkins Award. I also have had the pleasure of meeting and successfully resolving a customer issue with the District Manager John Campbell. Both of these men really enjoy their jobs and will do the customer right. 

David Tapia, the manager of the Terrace Ridge Plaza store in Temple Terrace, was one of five managers to earn the 2012 George W. Jenkins Award, named after Publix's founder. John Campbell, district manager of 10 stores in Lutz, Tampa and Temple Terrace, received a President's Award.Tapia joined Publix in 1990 as a part-time front-desk clerk in Tampa and was promoted to store manager in 2004. He has led the Temple Terrace store since 2010.

"It makes me proud to hear so many customers say, 'That's my Publix,' " he said. "I have a great group of supportive associates, and we're the face of Publix. It's up to us to make sure every customer enjoys their shopping experience."

Campbell began his Publix career in 1976 as a part-time grocery clerk in St. Petersburg. He became store manager in 1988 and a district manager in 1993. Publix president Todd Jones described him as consistent and dedicated to helping store associates be successful.
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2/17 Sunday Coupon Inserts - RP PG

Red Plum

Allegra $10/1 70ct or 2 30ct excludes D (2/23/13)
Allegra $2/1 Children's (3/16/13)

Allegra $3/1 24hr 5 or 15ct, 12hr 12ct or any D Allergy & Congestion excludes 2ct (3/16/13)

Cheer $2/1 detergent ets (3/31/13)

Covergirl $2/1 lip product excluding Outlast and trial (3/31/13)

DermaSilk $5/1 full size product (3/9/13)

Dial $1/1 12oz+ lotion product (3/10/13)

Ester-C $2/1 To go (4/2/13)

Ester-C $3/1 tablet (4/2/13)

Gain/Era $.40/1 Gain detergent or fabric enhancer or Era detergent ets (3/31/13)

Gain/Era $2/2 Gain detergent or fabric enhancer or Era detergent ets (3/31/13)

Gillette $.75/1 shave prep ets (3/31/13)

Gillette $2/1 disposable razor ets (3/31/13)

Gillette $3/1 Fusion ProGlide razor ets (3/31/13)

Gillette $4/1 8ct+ cartridge ets (3/31/13)

Head & Shoulders $1/2 products excluding 1.7oz and trial (3/31/13)

Iams $1/1 biscuit or shakeable treat ets (3/31/13)

Iams $1/1 dry dog or cat food (3/31/13)

Iams $1/3 canned dog or cat food (3/31/13)

L'Oreal $.75/1 Kids product (4/13/13)

L'Oreal $.75/1 Studio Line styling product (4/13/13)

L'Oreal $1/1 Advanced Haircare shampoo or conditioner (4/13/13)

L'Oreal $1/1 Paris skincare item ets (4/13/13)

L'Oreal $2/1 Advanced Haircare treatment (4/13/13)

L'Oreal $2/1 Age Perfect product ets (4/13/13)

L'Oreal $2/1 Paris cosmetic face product excludes Magic Perfecting Base .17oz (4/13/13)

L'Oreal $2/1 Paris haircolor product (4/13/13)

L'Oreal $3/1 Revitalift CR10, Triple Power or Miracle Blur ets (4/13/13)

L'Oreal $3/1 Visible Lift Repair Absolute Foundation (4/13/13)

L'Oreal $5/2 Paris haircolor products (4/13/13)

Mars $1/2 Easter products; M&M's 2oz+, M&M's Minis 2oz+, Minis Mix variety bags 10.5oz+, 3 Musketeers Minis, Twix Minis, Snickers Minis, Snickers Peanut Butter Squared Minis, Milky Way Minis, Snickers Bunny, Snickers Peanut Butter Bunny, Dove Chocolate Silky Smooth Eggs & Bunnies 4.5oz+, Snickers Eggs 6pk, Twix Eggs 6pk or Milky Way Simply Caramel Bunnies 6pk dnd (3/31/13)

Neilmed $5/1 Nasaflo Neti Pot (3/31/13)

Neilmed/ClearCanal $5/1 item (3/31/13)

Nestle $.50/1 Nesquick powder or syrup (4/14/13)

Old Spice Buy anti-perspirant/deodorant, get $2 off body spray ets (3/31/13)

Renuzit $.50/1 Tempting Indulgences adjustable air freshener (3/3/13)

Renuzit $.55/3 adjustable air fresheners (3/3/13)

Secret Buy 2 Clinical, get 1 body spray free excludes .5oz and trial up to $5.99 (3/31/13)

Smuckers $.55/1 sugar free jam, jelly, preserves or fruit spread (3/10/13)

Sunlight $1/1 dish detergent (3/31/13)

Superpretzel $1/2 products (3/24/13)

Venus $3/1 razor excludes disposables and trial (3/31/13)

Venus/Satin Care Buy Venus refill, get Satin Care shave gel free ets up to $4.99 (3/31/13)

Windex $1/1 touch-up cleaner product (3/30/13)

 

Proctor & Gamble single sheet (exp 3/31/13)

Pantene Buy shampoo, get conditioner or styler free up to $4.99 ets

Vidal Sassoon $3/1 hair color ets

Vidal Sassoon $1/1 styling aid ets

Vidal Sassoon $1/1 shampoo or conditioner ets

 

Thanks to www.couponpreviews.info for sneak peek!

Introducing "Our Lyme Life"

This weekend we launched a new Facebook Page and Website for Scotts daughter Rachel and her family who are suffering from #Lyme Disease. Our goal is to gain followers and spread awareness of their situation.

 

Their family story will be posted on the blog in the next couple days and is now outlined on the FB page. One of the most important things you can do to help right now is to follow and share clicks and if you personally know Rachel and Tim, leave a comment too.

 

How to follow (Its free - how about that!!)

 

Facebook - Our Lyme Life

 

Twitter - @OurLymeLife

 

Blog - OurLyme.blogspot.com

 

Thanks for your support!

My Publix Trip - Paid $1.52, Saved 94%

I waited this week til the new Green Advantage Flyer came out with the deals for Poise, Sunlight and Alka Seltzer. I knew it would be important to get to the store early on Saturday, but alas we didn't make it in time to get the MM Poise product. In fact we went to four different stores in four different towns during our travels of the day, and all stores were out. I suspect that every single store in the state was out of Poise cooling wipes ($3.49).

 

The stocker guy at the store near my house, offered to order some for me to come in on the Wednesday truck. I would recommend if you want to take advantage of the deal ($3/1 MQ 2-10 SS + $3/1 PQ GAB) you get your store to order some before the warehouse runs out. Otherwise you might not ever find this product for the next 3 weeks. No rainchecks since its a GAB deal, except maybe at the end of the sale around March 1, 2013.

 

I did get a couple other items and will have to go back later this week.

 

9-Feb	19		26.70	1.83	24.00	tax	1.52	18	-94.31%
Product	qty	price	subtl	B1G1	-Q	0.65	total	Q#	Q details
cantaloupe	1	2.50	2.50				2.50
bananas	2	0.35	0.70				0.70
Dunc. Hines cake mix BOGO	2	1.83	3.66	1.83	2.00		-0.17	2
Sunlight dish soap 10oz	10	1.00	10.00		11.00	0.65	-0.35	10	$1/1 or $1.25 MQ print
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Be A Trendsetter with Small, frequent Shops

An interesting study was conducted by Nielson that correlated the number of trips to the store with the economic woes. They categorized shopping into 4 types

• Immediate: low-value, instant -need driven baskets with an average basket ring of $15 per trip
• Fill-In: slightly higher value baskets averaging $51 per trip
• Routine: weekly, high-value shopping trips averaging $98 per trip
• Stock-up: large trips averaging $242 per trip

Not surprisingly, 82% of trips are the short "fillup" or "immediate needs" trips. I guess I'm part of the trend because I can tell you before couponing you would not catch me in the grocery more than once a week. I hated shopping, in part because of the large totals at the register. Anyway, the trends say more people are making more frequent smaller trips so they have more cash on hand and just get what they need to get by. 

I checked my receipt log and discovered that I made 253 trips to stores in 2010. Thats pretty frequent. I averaged my cost for each visit and its $5.53 per trip average since I spent about $1400 last year. But, my small trips were made for entirely different reasons than most people, and they were not due to economic trends. Maybe the studies got it wrong.

My small, frequent trips were calculated to maximize my coupon savings. Since I almost always have a $5 off $25 or $30 store coupon, I try to keep my trips before coupons close to that amount. If I made trips closer to $100 which fall into the "routine" category, I probably wouldn't be allowed to use 4 of the $5 off coupons since they are competitor coupons. But by splitting my $100 order into 4 smaller ones, I can save at least $5 on each transaction using the $5 off $25 coupon. Duh. Thats why I wonder sometimes when I see couponers in the store with their binders spread out across the baby seat area and their cart is overflowing and also filled on the bottom rack. They probably don't have tons of the $ off $$ coupons for that large order, so they are essentially wasting money. 

I also like to just get reasonable quantities of the items, to leave some product behind for the next shopper. Another reason for my small trips is that we tend go shopping on our motorcycles to far away stores in the country on the weekends. We are limited in what is shelf stable and what we can carry in saddlebags, so heavy things like soda and ice cream are off the list on weekend trips. Plus small orders allow for easier calculating in the aisle - you know, counting your coupons, counting your items, and then adding up the value of the cart vs adding up the value of the coupons. These 4 little calculations have saved me from big boo boos at the checkout with overage. I like to keep my totals between about $2 and $4, this gives me wiggle room for errors doing all that high math in my head.

 

Anyway, if you're using coupons and make frequent small trips, consider yourself a trendsetter!

 Graphic via Nielson

This is a repost from 2011.

How To Change Your Thinking To Become Richer

 

If you're struggling to make ends meet and don't have the financial stability you would like then often you simply need a new plan or budget in order to make the difference. Sticking to this new budget though is a lot like sticking to a new diet - it's a matter of psychology and of using the right mental attitude to make the difference. Here we will look at a few ways you can change your thinking and as a result start to keep more of your salary and enjoy a wealthier lifestyle without the stress.

Learn What You Don’t Need

What many of us aren't aware of is just how much of our salary goes on things we don't need due to emotional factors. While we will purchase things often because we genuinely want them or need them, on other occasions we buy simply due to impulse and the psyche nudges of advertising and marketing.

One of the best ways to prevent this is to stop impulse buys altogether by making the rule that you can't buy anything non-essential unless it's been written down for 24 hours. In other words then, if you find a game, ornament or DVD you want in a shop then you need to write it down and come back tomorrow in order to buy it. Often by this time you'll find you don't need it.

Other strategies that can help to stop these impulse buys include thinking about all the things you have that you haven't used yet - books you haven't read and films you haven't watched. Finally, think about how much better it is to have a few things you really like rather than lots of things you don't have space for. Limiting your possessions will improve your 'average' quality while at the same time meaning that each item you do have gets more focus and your room looks less cluttered. Stop valuing your collections in terms of their quantity, but instead think about them in terms of their quality.

Staying On Top of It

One of the bigger problems that many of us have is that we're simply not aware of what's in our bank account at any given time - which of course makes it difficult to budget and to spot areas that could be improved. To prevent this problem consider keeping a cashbook, look into setting up a spreadsheet but most of all - put aside the time you need to manage these and actually keep them up to date. This is the financial equivalent of biofeedback in dieting.

 

 

Learn to Value Money

Something I find odd is that the more money I earn the more stringent I notice myself becoming. The reason for this is that I'm proud of the work I did to raise the money and I want my cash to reflect my recent success. While you should never place too much emphasis on the importance of your cash, you should nevertheless make sure that you don't waste it, and it can help to this end to think about some of the things you want to save for and to set yourself some goals.

Author Byline :

This article is authored by John Lowrie, a financial journalist at Payday Angels. If you find this article interesting, you can visit his website to read more of his posts. You can also follow him on Twitter.

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