My Publix Trip - Scenario for $10 GC wyb $100

I know I recommended against trying to get the $10 GC wyb $100 at Publix, but it is a good challenge for you advanced couponers. It definitely was something we could plan for with using rainchecks on GM cereal or salad dressing, saving Method dish soap coupons, using overage items like sominex and phazyme, saving the Speed stick and Kotex liner Kimberly Clark PQs from the recent booklet or a few other scenarios.

The problem is we're all looking for the same items and its more than likely that unless the truck just got unloaded, you're going to find your planned shop may not happen. I recommend saving the gift card scan for the end of your order to make sure you have $100 and then let the cashier do the card. If you're not close, then just don't get the gift card. Remember tax is your friend here. There are a lot of items this week that are very cheap after coupons which can help bring up your total - if you saved your coupons. I used Reach floss, Rondele, Steamfresh veggies, Purina One, Beechnut baby food. You could also use Kikkoman sauce mix, Samboazan juice (starting Sat).

On my shop, I asked at CS if I could use a Wags RR. I mentioned it was a MQ and that it scanned. They brought it to the manager and he approved it. Either answer would have been okay, but it was a yes - so I used it. This is very YMMV. Always get approval on unknown coupons before you get to the register.

This is my regular shop day where I get all our salad stuff and fruit. There were only 2 lonely sominex on the shelf, and no phazyme. Everything else was well stocked so for freebies and slight overage I got some of the unadvertised Rondele  Pub Cheese using coupons I printed a while ago (not sure if they're still available - check a coupon database), I got steamfresh veggies and some baby food to donate. I had not planned on using as many speedstick coupons but needed the overage, so I got six. Using the RR was a bonus to help me get the total down, plus a sweetbay $5/$50 and a Publix $5/$30 from the papers this week. So my savings were $135, and I paid $5.32 with a gift card, plus I received the $10 gift card for spending $100.81 - so it was a profit of almost $5.

In case you're wondering how I calculate my cart while I'm shopping when your list goes out the window, I use the Grocery Tracker app on my smartphone. Its a free app from Android market. I enter my list in it before I shop but its easy to add or subtract items or change quantities and coupon amounts so you know how close to zero you are (Isn't that the goal of shopping - to get to zero all the time??). Anyway, I would never shop without it.

2-Feb	57		127.35	19.40	104.85	tax	5.32	43	-95.82%
Product	qty	price	subtl	B1G1	-Q	2.86	total	Q#	Q details
Romaine	1	1.99	1.99				1.99
iceburg lettuce	1	1.49	1.49				1.49
bananas	1	0.72	0.72				0.72
green onions	1	0.60	0.60				0.60
Hass avocado BOGO	2	1.29	2.58	1.29			1.29
mushrooms	1	1.99	1.99				1.99
French Hambrg Buns	1	1.50	1.50				1.50
cucumber	1	0.70	0.70				0.70
drinking water 2.5 gal	2	1.99	3.98				3.98
cucumber	1	0.75	0.75				0.75
strawberries	1	2.50	2.50				2.50
canteloupe	1	3.29	3.29				3.29
Rondele Pub Cheese BOGO	2	4.49	8.98	4.49	5.00		-0.51	2	$2.50/1 MQ print
Purina One Dog Food 5lb	2	7.99	15.98		14.00	1.20	3.18	4	$5/1 MQ + $2/1 WD
Stmfresh froz veg 50% off	8	0.97	7.76		8.00		-0.24	8	$1/1 PQ gd health bklt + $0.50/1 1-8ss
Lady Speed Stick deo	6	2.65	15.90		23.85	1.19	-6.76	9	free wyb kotex PQ + BOGO mq 1-29ss
Kotex Liners 16ct	6	1.49	8.94		6.00	0.67	3.61	6	$1/1 PQ KC bklt
Beechnut baby food BOGO	6	0.57	3.42	1.65	2.00		-0.23	2	$1/3 MQ print
TGIF Snacks BOGO	6	3.99	23.94	11.97	5.00		6.97	1	$5/6 TQ print
Reach Floss GAB	4	0.99	3.96		4.00	0.30	0.26	4	$1/1 print
Sominx GAB	2	3.19	6.38		9.00		-2.62	3	$5/2 PQ GAB + $2/1 MQ print
$10 Publix Gift Card	1	10.00	10.00		10.00		0.00	1	Get $10 Pblx GC wyb $100 PQ in ad
Walgreens RR		0.00	0.00		8.00		-8.00	1	$8 Walgreens Register Reward MQ
$/$$ coupon		0.00	0.00		5.00		-5.00	1	$5/$30 PQ 1-29 newspaper
$/$$ coupon		0.00	0.00		5.00		-5.00	1	$5/$50 Sweetbay 2-1 newspaper
total excluding BOGOs-->			$110.81

Good Luck!
Remember to check back next week for another $25 Publix GC Giveaway....

My Publix Trip - Paid $8.94

Since it was the last day of the month I wanted to use up any expiring coupons. I saw the deal about the febreeze auto fabric refresher spray and picked up some of those to use the expiring febreeze PQ from the Olympic donation sheet. This has been a great week for overage and I've been stocking up on gift cards with the overage, but we have been getting lax about what goes in the cart. DH always wants his drinking water jugs and we splurged on some shrimp for stir fry with the Eat Smart Veggies we got earlier in the week. I found some more Kimberly Clark booklets so I was able to stack those PQ's with the new speed stick BOGO MQs that were in the 1/29ss this past weekend. There was also a $5 rebate when you buy $10 of products, so 4 deodorants ($10.60) is all you need to get that rebate.

So, this trip we spent over eight dollars, but got our $15 GC, plus another $5 GC for the rebate. So it was a moneymaker trip. There was $151 in savings.

 

I urge everyone to carefully plan your trips if you're trying to get the $10 GC wyb $100 (new in ad coupon for new sale). In my opinion, you may be better off just keeping your trips small using your $5/$30 coupons. Three small trips of $30 will earn you $15 off, whereas you can only use one $5/30 per order even if its $100 order. The optimum combination is to use a $5/30, plus a competitor $5/50 (Sweetbay coupon is in today's paper, back of local Tampa Bay section) or $5/25 and get your order to $100 to also get the $10 GC. I'm planning on buying the Purina One Beyond Dog food to bring my total up ($7.99 cost w $7 coupons). If you were a genius and got rain checks for the GM Cereal and approval to use your expired in ad coupons that will bring up your total as well.

 

31-Jan	49		140.80	29.23	106.56	tax	8.94	55	-93.65%
Product	qty	price	subtl	B1G1	-Q	3.93	total	Q#	Q details
Sour cream	2	0.99	1.98				1.98
bananas	3	0.35	1.05				1.05
water 2.5 gal	1	1.99	1.99				1.99
Shrimp 1/2 lb	1	4.67	4.67				4.67
Purina One Dog Food 5lb	1	7.99	7.99		7.00	0.60	1.59	2	$5/1 MQ + $2/1 WD
GM Fiber One Caramel Delite	8	2.50	20.00		23.00		-3.00	12	$2/1 PQ + $1.75/2 MQ print
Febreeze auto Fab Refrsher	6	3.99	23.94	11.97	9.00	1.80	4.77	12	3 BOGO 1-29PG + 3 $1/1 MQ gather bklt + 6 $1/1 PQ olympic
Lady Speed Stick deod	4	2.65	10.60	5.30	10.60	0.80	-4.51	6	4 free wyb kotex PQ (KC big svgs bklt) + 2 BOGO MQ 1-29ss
Kotex Liners 16ct	4	1.49	5.96		4.00	0.45	2.41	4	4 $1/1 PQ (KC big svgs bklt)
Ocean Spray Cran juice BOGO	8	2.99	23.92	11.96	11.96		0.00	4	4 BOGO MQ print
Reach Floss GAB	4	0.99	3.96		4.00	0.30	0.26	4	4 $1/1 print
Sominx GAB	4	3.19	12.76		18.00		-5.24	6	2 $5/2 PQ GAB + 4 $2/1 MQ print
Phayzyme GAB	2	3.49	6.98		9.00		-2.02	3	$5/2 PQ GAB + 2 $2/1 MQ print
Publix Gift Card	1	15.00	15.00				15.00
$/$$ coupon		0.00	0.00		5.00		-5.00	1	$5/$30 PQ 1-29 Tampa paper
$/$$ coupon		0.00	0.00		5.00		-5.00	1	$5/$25 SAL

 

$25 Publix GC Giveaway Winner

Thank you to everyone who entered the The Best Meals Happen at Home $25 Publix Gift Card Giveaway sponsered by General Mills thru MyBlogSpark. I used the rafflecopter widget and it randomly selected Julie H. as the winner. The winner has been notified via email and has 48 hours to respond (by Fri morning), otherwise a new winner will be selected.

 

If you didn't win, don't despair! There will be a couple more $25 GC Giveaways this month and the next one will be announced in the next week. Check back and enter that one too.

2/5 Coupon Insert Previews - SS, RP, GM

There should be 3 inserts this coming Sunday in your newspaper.

Smartsource 2/5/12

Almay $1/1 cosmetic product (3/17/12)
Bayer $1/1 Aspirin tablets 50ct+ TARGET coupon (3/31/12)

Betty Crocker $3/2 decorating items (5/31/12)

Campbell's $.50/2 Healthy Request Chunky or Select Harvest soups (3/18/12)

Campbell's $.50/3 Healthy Request condensed soups (3/18/12)

Campbell's $1/2 Slow Kettle style soup (3/18/12)

Claritin $4/1 24ct+ (3/4/12)

Claritin $4/1 D 15ct+(3/4/12)

Claritin $6/1 45ct+(2/12/12)

Contac $1/1 24ct+(3/26/12)

Curel $1/1 moisturizer3.5oz+ (3/3/12)

Dryel $1/1 cleaning kitor refills dnd (5/31/12)

Duncan Hines $.35/1 cake mixes(4/30/12)

Duncan Hines $1/1 Comstock Fillings & Toppings (4/30/12)

Hills Bros $.35/1 12oz+cappuccino (3/31/12)

Hydroxycut $5/1 product(4/5/12)

Infusium 23 $1/1 shampoo,conditioner or leave in treatment ets (3/4/12)

Instead $2/1 Softcup 14 or24 count (9/30/12)

Jergens $2/1 moisturizer8oz+ excluding all Natural Glow (2/26/12)

Johnsonville $.75/1 Breakfast Sausage Links or Patties dnd (5/31/12)

K-Y $2/1 product ets(4/30/12)

K-Y $5/1 Date Nightpack, Intense Intrigue, Yours + Mine Couple Lubricants or Yours + Mine Kissable Sensations ets (4/30/12)

Lysol $1/1 disinfectant spray 12oz+ (3/6/12)

Lysol $1/1 Neutra Air Fabric Mist or Neutra Air Aerosol Can (3/6/12)

Lysol $1/2 bathroom, all purpose or kitchen cleaners (3/6/12)

Lysol $1/2 disinfecting wipes (3/6/12)

Lysol $1/2 Toilet Bowl Cleaners or No Mess Automatic Toilet Bowl Cleaners (3/6/12)

Lysol $3/1 No-Touch Hand Soap System starter kit only (3/6/12)

Mentos $.55/1 15pc+ bottle dnd (3/31/12)

New York Brand $.50/1 frozen product (4/30/12)

Pepcid/Lactaid/Tucks$4/2 products ets (5/31/12)

Pepperidge Farm $.50/1 3-layer cake(4/15/12)

Pert Plus $1/1 3-in-1 or2-in-1 product ets (3/4/12)

Purina $1/1 ONE brand dry cat food (5/2/12)

Purina B2G1 free cans of ONE wet cat food up to $.85 (5/2/12)

RevitaLens OcuTec $2/1 multi-purpose disinfecting solution (3/12/12)

Schick $1/1 disposable razor pack not valid on 2 count (3/18/12)

Schiff $2/1 Mega Red product (5/31/12)

Scotch-Brite $.75/2 scrub sponge3-packs (3/31/12)

Scotch-Brite $1/2 lint rollers(3/31/12)

Seattle's Best $1.50/1 coffee bag12oz+ (3/31/12)

Snackwell's $.75/1 bars dnd(5/31/12)

Trojan $1/1 condom product 10ct+ (4/29/12)

Trojan $1/1 Vibrations product (4/29/12)

UP2U $1/1 multipack dnd(3/31/12)

UP2U $1/1 pack dnd(3/31/12)

V8 $1/2 Splash 46oz+(3/18/12)

Woolite $1/1 carpet or upholstery product (4/15/12)

Woolite $1/1 detergent 50oz+ (3/18/12)

Woolite $1/1 Pet Urine Eliminator or Pet+Oxygen Carpet Stain & Odor Remover (4/15/12)

General Mills 2/5/12

Betty Crocker $.50/1 Funda-middles cupcake mix (3/31/12)
Betty Crocker $.40/1 17.5oz+cookie mix pouch (3/31/12)

Betty Crocker $.50/2 boxed potatoes except Potato Buds and Pouch (3/31/12)

Betty Crocker $.50/2 Fruit Shapes, Fruit by the Foot, Fruit Gushers or Fruit Roll-Ups (3/31/12)

Betty Crocker $.75/2 Supreme Brownie or Dessert Bar Mixes (3/31/12)

Bisquick $.50/1 20oz+Original or Heart Smart or 10.6oz Shake 'n Pour (3/31/12)

Cereal $1/3 all varieties (3/17/12)

Fiber One $.50/2 Chewy Bars,90 Calorie Chewy Bars or 90 Calorie Brownies (3/31/12)

Hamburger/Tuna/ChickenHelper $.75/3 Home Cooked Skillet Meals (3/31/12)

Nature Valley $.50/2 Granola Bars 6ct+, Granola Nut Clusters or Granola Thins (3/31/12)

Ocean Spray $.50/1 Fruit Flavored Snacks (3/31/12)

Pillsbury $.30/1 Sweet Rolls or Grands! Sweet Rolls (4/28/12)

Pillsbury $.30/2 Refrigerated Grands! Biscuits (4/28/12)

Pillsbury $.50/2 Toaster Strudel, Toaster Scrambles or Pancakes (4/28/12)

Progresso $1/4 soup cans(3/31/12)

Yoplait $.40/6 yogurt cups(3/31/12)

Yoplait $.50/2 Greek yogurt(3/31/12)

Yoplait $.75/1 Frozen Smoothie (3/31/12)

Yoplait $.75/1 Light Yogurt with Granola (3/31/12)

Yoplait $.75/2 Go-GURT,Kids Cup, Trix multipack or Splitz (3/31/12)

Mail In Rebate:Valid only for purchases at Safeway's family of stores. All of the following areeligible and all can be checked once.

MultiGrain Cheerios Peanut Butter up to $4.79

Dulcede Leche Cheerios up to $4.79

Nature Valley Protein Bars up to $4.67

Ocean Spray Fruit Flavored Snacks up to $2.87

Betty Crocker Fun da-middles up to $3.35

Progresso Rich & Hearty Soups up to $2.79

Pillsbury Grands! Biscuit Sandwiches or Egg Scrambles up to $3.51

Totinos Pizza Stuffers up to $4.35

Yoplait Greek 4pk up to $3.50

Yoplait Greek with Granola up to $3.50

Red Plum 2/5/12

Baskin Robbins $1/1 medium or large frozen beverage (3/4/12)
Baskin Robbins $2/1 cake, minimum$12 cake (3/4/12)

Baskin Robbins B1 cone, G1 for$.99 of equal or lesser value excluding waffle (3/4/12)

Baskin Robbins B1 sundae, G1 for$.99 of equal or lesser value (3/4/12)

Crave B1G1 soft treats for cats up to $1.59 (3/17/12)

DermaSilk $5/1 full size products (2/28/12)

Disney/Marvel $1/1 gummy vitamin 60ct+ (3/21/12)

Ester-C $2/1 tablet, gummy or powder (3/21/12)

Folgers $.25/1 coffee product 3oz+ (3/5/12)

Garnier $1/1 skincare product (5/5/12)

Garnier Fructis $1/1 shampoo,conditioner or treatment ets (3/18/12)

Garnier Fructis $1/1 style productets (4/5/12)

Garnier Nutrisse $2/1 Nourishing Color Creme (4/5/12)

Gillette $.55/1 Shave prepets (3/31/12)

Gillette $3/1 Fusion ProGlide Styler ets (3/31/12)

Gillette $3/1 Mach3 disposables(excludes 1ct), Sensor3 or Custom Plus3 ets (3/31/12)

Greenies $3/1 canine dental chews 12oz+ (3/31/12)

Hoover MAIL IN REBATE $10off any upright less than $100. $20 off any upright $100+

Maybelline New York$1/1 eyeshadow or eye liner (4/5/12)

Maybelline New York$1/1 mascara (4/5/12)

Maybelline New York$1/1 powder, blush, concealer or primer (4/5/12)

Maybelline New York$2/1 foundation (4/5/12)

Maybelline New York$2/1 lip product (4/5/12)

Nature's Bounty $1/1 vitamin or supplement (3/21/12)

Nature's Bounty $2/1 fish oil or COQ-10 supplement (3/21/12)

Newman's Own $1/1 Complete Skillet Meal (3/17/12)

Paseo $1/1 12-roll bath tissue or 8-roll paper towel (3/31/12)

Paseo $1/2 facial tissue(3/31/12)

Sally Hansen $1/1 Complete Salon Manicure (3/5/12)

Sally Hansen $1/1 Salon Effects Real Nail Polish Strips (3/5/12)

Stash $1/2 boxes of tea(5/31/12)

Subway Buy any 16oz+ drink before 11am, get a regular 6-inch breakfast sub or flatbread free (3/31/12)

Subway Buy any 6-inch or flatbread sub with any 16oz+ drink, get a regular 6-inch sub of equal or less price free (2 coupons) (3/31/12)

Previews thanks to couponpreviews.info

Publix Sneak Peek Weekly Ad 2/1 - 2/8/12

Publix Sneak Peek, Feb 2-8 (or Feb 1-7 in some areas).

BOGOs:

Sweet Baby Ray's Barbeque Sauce, Original, Honey, Hot 'n Spicy, Honey Chipotle, Sweet Vidalia Onion or Raspberry Chipotle, 18 oz bottle, save up to 2.29

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

Publix Deli Tea, Gallon, save up to 2.59

Medium Shrimp Platter, 12 oz Shrimp, 6 oz Sauce, 18 oz pkg, save up to 13.99

Lay's Potato Chips, 10 or 10.5 oz bag (excluding Kettle Cooked, Baked, Light and Natural), save up to 4.29

Sau-Sea Cocktail Sauce, 8 oz, (no price given)

Oscar Mayer Beef Franks, Regular, Light, Bun Length, or XXL Deli Style, 16 oz pkg (excluding Selects Premium Beef), save up to 5.19

Lloyd's Meats in Original BBQ Sauce, Pork, Chicken, Beef or Shredded Pork in Honey Hickory BBQ Sauce, 18 oz tub, save up to 5.99

Sargento Shredded Cheese, 5 to 8 oz pkg, save up to 3.99

Tropicana Trop 50 Beverage, 59 oz bottle, (no price listed)

La Mexicana Salsa, Mild, Hot, Medium or Roasted Garlic, 16 oz pkg, (no price listed)

Crunch Pak Apple Slices, 14 oz bag, save up to 3.29

Haas Avocados, Each, save up to 1.29

Marzetti Dip, 13 to 15.5 oz container, save up to 3.69

Snack Factory Pretzel Crisps, 7.2 oz pkg (excluding Chocolate and White Chocolate varieties), save up to 3.29

Publix Deli Pre-Sliced Sweet Ham, 12 oz pkg, save up to 5.99

Mt. Olive Pickles, 16 to 46 oz jar or Pickle or Jalapeno Pepper Slices Pak, 4 pk, 3.7 oz container, save up to 2.99

Kraft Mayonnaise or Miracle Whip Dressing, 30 oz jar, save up to 4.59

Pompeian Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Regular or Organic, 16 oz bottle, save up to 6.99

Lawry's 30 Minute Marinade, 12 oz bottle, save up to 3.19

General Mills Trix Cereal, Cocoa Puffs, Kix, Reese's or Golden Grahams, 12 to 16.5 oz box, or Cookie Crisp, 11.25 oz box, surprisingly low price

Post Cereal, Selects or Great Grains, 13 to 16 oz box, save up to 3.46

Barilla Pasta, 13.25 to 16 oz box, (excluding Barilla Plus and Lasagna), save up to 1.17

Gia Russa Select Pasta Sauce, Tomato & Basil: Regular or Low Sodium or Hot Sicilian, Alla Vodka, Marinara, Cherry Tomato, or Alfredo, 15 or 24 oz jar, save up to 4.99

Betty Crocker Premium Brownie Mix, Supreme or Dessert Bar Mix, 16.5 to 19.5 oz box, save up to 3.09

Apple & Eve FruitSmarts Juice Beverage, Fruitables Fruits & Vegetables or 100% Apple Juice, 64 oz bottle, save up to 3.49

Del Monte Tomatoes, 14.5 oz can, save up to 1.49

Snickers Minis Candies, M&M's Chocolate Candies, Minis Mix, or M&M's, Snickers, Twix Fun Size Variety Bag, 30 to 42 oz bag, save up to 10.99

Nabisco Ritz, Ritz Bits Sandwiches, or Munchables Pretzel Crisps or Thins, 7.5 to 16 oz box, save up to 2.99

Planters Peanuts, Dry Roasted, 16 oz jar, or Cocktail Peanuts, 16 oz can, save up to 4.29

Keebler Chips Deluxe Cookes, or Country Style, Soft Batch, or Sandies Shortbread, 12.8 to 15 oz bag, save up to 3.69

Thomas' English Muffins or Hearty Muffins, 11 to 13 oz pkg, save up to 3.99

Cheez-It Baked Snack Crackers, or Snack Mix, 9.75 to 14 oz box, save up to 3.39

Pepperidge Farm Three Layer Cake, 10 or 19.6 oz box, save up to 4.49

T.G.I. Friday's Frozen Snacks, 7.6 to 11 oz box, save up to 2.99

Mayfield Ice Cream, 48 oz carton, save up to 5.99

Birds Eye Voila! Entrees or Meals, 21 to 23 oz bag, save up to 5.49

Aunt Jemima Waffles, 10 ct, 12.3 oz box, save up to 2.25

Gorton's Fish Fillets, Fish Sticks or Portions, or Classic Grill Shrimp, 8 or 14 oz pkg, save up to 5.99

Complete Multi-Purpose Solution, Easy Rub Formula, 12 oz pkg, save up to 899

Publix Hydro Cream or Hydro Plus, 1% Hydrocortisone, 1 oz box, save up to 3.99

Lysol Disinfectant All Purpose Cleaner, 40 oz bottle, save up to 3.19

No Nonsense Shoe Liners or Toe Covers, 1 ct pkg, save up to 3.29

Hefty EZ Foil Classic Crown Roaster Pan or Giant Pasta Pan, save up to 2.99

Dixie Plates or Bowls, Soak Proof Shield, 20 to 48 ct, save up to 2.63

Beech-Nut Stage 2 Baby Food, 4 oz jar, save up to 0.55