Publix Italian Days - part 4

I think I've finished up my shopping for the 1st week of Publix's Italian Days.
I spent $68.78 and brought home $480.61 in groceries.  I saved 85.69%

48 cans Progresso soup
44 cans Green Giant vegies (corn, creamed corn and peas)
20 boxes frozen Green Giant vegies (other asst vegies)
30 cans Hunts tomato sauce
8 cans Muir Glen tomato paste
12 jars Bertolli pasta sauce
8 bags Sargento shredded sharp cheddar cheese
16 bags Sargento shredded pepper jack cheese
12  bottles WishBone Italian dressing-16 oz (use this with my free pasta- pasta salad- yum)
5 boxes Betty Crocker cookie brownies
3 boxes Betty Crocker brownies
7 jars Mt. Olive pickle relish

Publix Italian Days - part 3

My trip this morning.  I brought home alot and paid very little.

Rite Aid

Right Guard Men's Body Wash (Limit 2)
$3.99 - Receive $3 +UP
I've seen $1 peelies on them = FREE

Sucrets
$2.00 - $1.50 MQ (SS 1/23) = $ .50
Receive $2 +UP

J&J Baby Product
-14-15 oz Baby Care products
-500 ct Cotton swabs
-2 oz Desitin
$2.99 - $1 MQ (SS 1/9) = $1.99
Receive $2 +UP

Dial Nutriskin Lotion
$3.99 - $2 MQ (RP 2/20) = $1.99
Receive $1 +UP

Weekly "Dont Miss" Deals

Purex 3-in-1 sheets
Rite Aid 2/$7.99 - (2)$3 MQ (RP 2/20) = 2/$1.99 
CVS $3.99 -$3 MQ (RP 2/20) = $.99 (possible limit 1)
Walgrens 2/$7.99 - (2) $3 MA (RP 2/20) = 2/$1.99
(Wal-mart will price match)

Finish
CVS $2.99 - $2.25 MQ (expires 2/21)
(Wal-mart will price match)

Colgate Total Advanced
CVS $2.99 - $1 or $.75 MQ (SS 2/13) = $2.00/$2.25  Receive $2 ECB  (limit 2)

Dove or Degree Deoderant 
Walgrens  $1.99 - $2 MQ (RP 1/30) = FREE

Publix Italian Days - part 2

Possible purchases at Publix

  $22.90     20 Progresso soups
-$  5.00     (5) $1/4 Progresso MQ
-$  5.00     (5) $1/4 Progresso PublixQ (Italian days coupon)
-$  5.00     (1)  $5/20 Italian Days PublixQ
+$  .00     tax (there will be some amount of food tax)
  $ 7.90    Total out of pocket + tax

Publix Italian Days

Anyone that says using Coupons is easy.....isn't using coupons to their full potential!!! 

Everything in this picture cost me $3.38

  $20.00     (20) Green Giant frozen vegies
-$20.00     (20) $.50/1 Green Giant MQ (greengiant.com)
  $ 7.67     ( 7)  Mt. Olive Sweet Relish
 -$ 7.00    ( 7)  $.50/1 Mt. Olive MQ
  $15.41    ( 8) Wishbone Italian Dressing (to go with my pasta)
 -$ 8.00    ( 8)  $1/1 Wishbone dressing MQ
 $ 1.99     ( 1) Supreme cookie bar mix
-$ 1.00    ( 1)  $1/1 BC brownie PublixQ   (Italian days coupon)
-$ 1.00    ( 1)  $.50/1 BC brownie MQ
-$ 5.00    ( 1)  $5/20 Italian Days PublixQ
+$  .30    tax
 $ 3.38    Total out of pocket

--one of the bottles of dressing is leaking,  needs to be returned.
--notice the tall bottles of dressing in the back...I got 2 of the wrong size.  I usually watch them ring everything up..but I was busy unloading my other orders and didn't pay any attention.....FAIL...Those 2 were larger and cost $3.79 instead of $1.31.   I'm sure your asking why I didn't question it while I was paying.  I had enough coupons to make the vegies free, so I made $5 by buying the frozen vegies.  I didn't do my math very well or I would have know that I needed to buy something else.  I'll see if I can exchange those 2 bottles for 6 of the bottles that are on sale  :-)
--I replaced the leaking bottle of dressing this morning, no problem.  Publix is such a friendly store.
--I asked the CS desk at Publix if I could exchange the larger bottles of dressing for the bogo bottles.  They were fine with that.  The bottles I wanted were just a few ounces smaller.  Because of the price difference I was able to get 6 of the smaller bottles of dressing and only had to pay an additional $.25. 


Everything in this picture cost me $1.76

 

 $ 6.67     20 smalls cans of tomato sauce (no coupons needed)

 $ 3.98       2 Supreme cookie bar mixes

-$ 2.00    ( 2)  $1/1 BC brownie PublixQ   (Italian days coupon)
-$ 2.00    ( 2)  $.50/1 BC brownie MQ

 $ 5.97       3 Walnut Chocolate Chunk Brownie mixes

-$ 3.00    ( 3)  $1/1 BC brownie PublixQ   (Italian days coupon)
-$ 3.00    ( 3)  $.50/1 BC brownie MQ
-$ 5.00    ( 1)  $5/20 Italian Days PublixQ
+$  .14     tax
 $ 1.76     Total out of pocket

Everything in this picture cost me $1.78

 $ 6.67     20 smalls cans of tomato sauce (no coupons needed)

 $ 1.99       1 Supreme cookie bar mixes

-$ 1.00    ( 1)  $1/1 BC brownie PublixQ   (Italian days coupon)
-$ 1.00    ( 1)  $.50/1 BC brownie MQ
 $  1.49      1 Baguette
-$ 1.50    ( 1)  Buy 3 tomato sauce save $1.50 on Publix bread (Italian days coupon)
-$ 5.00    ( 1)  $5/20 Italian Days PublixQ
+$  .10     tax
 $ 1.78     Total out of pocket

Everything in this picture cost me $8.51

 

 $13.34     20 smalls cans Hunts tomato paste (no coupons)

 $ 1.99       1 Supreme cookie bar mixes

-$ 1.00    ( 1)  $1/1 BC brownie PublixQ   (Italian days coupon)
-$ 1.00    ( 1)  $.50/1 BC brownie MQ
 $  1.49      1 Baguette
-$ 1.50    ( 1)  Buy 3 tomato sauce save $1.50 on Publix bread (Italian days coupon)
-$ 5.00    ( 1)  $5/20 Italian Days PublixQ
+$  .19     tax
  $ 8.51    Total out of pocket

Everything in this picture cost me $2.85

 $ 4.58     4 cans Progresso soup
-$ 1.00    (1) $1/4 Progresso MQ
-$ 1.00    (1) $1/4 Progresso PublixQ  (Italian days coupon)
 $ 4.38      4 cans Muir Glen tomato paste
-$ 2.00     (2) $1/2  Muir Glen MQ 
-$ 2.00     (2) $1/2  Muir Glen PublixQ  (Italian days coupon)
  $ 7.74    12 cans Green giant vegies  (no MQ's used)
-$ 4.00     (3) $1/4 Green Giant PublixQ  (Italian days coupon)

 $ 1.99       1 Supreme cookie bar mixes

-$ 1.00    ( 1)  $1/1 BC brownie PublixQ   (Italian days coupon)
-$ 1.00    ( 1)  $.50/1 BC brownie MQ
-$ 5.00    ( 1)  $5/20 Italian Days PublixQ
+$  .18     tax
  $ 2.85    Total out of pocket

Everything in this picture cost me $2.85

 

 $ 4.58     4 cans Progresso soup
-$ 1.00    (1) $1/4 Progresso MQ
-$ 1.00    (1) $1/4 Progresso PublixQ  (Italian days coupon)
 $ 4.38      4 cans Muir Glen tomato paste
-$ 2.00     (2) $1/2  Muir Glen MQ 
-$ 2.00     (2) $1/2  Muir Glen PublixQ  (Italian days coupon)
  $ 7.74    12 cans Green giant vegies  (no MQ's used)
-$ 4.00     (3) $1/4 Green Giant PublixQ  (Italian days coupon)

 $ 1.99       1 Supreme cookie bar mixes

-$ 1.00    ( 1)  $1/1 BC brownie PublixQ   (Italian days coupon)
-$ 1.00    ( 1)  $.50/1 BC brownie MQ
-$ 5.00    ( 1)  $5/20 Italian Days PublixQ
+$  .18     tax
  $ 2.85    Total out of pocket

I stopped at Bi-Lo and bought 10 dozen eggs.  They are on sale 4/$5 this week.  I used 5 $.55/2 coupons I got from Jennie's Bilo post .  The date on the eggs is the end of March.  Between making free cookies, free mini muffins, egg salad and boiled eggs we'll use those eggs up no problem.

I also stopped at CVS.   I was hoping to use some of my RainChecks but they still didn't have the items in stock.  I bought 2-20oz Diet Cokes.  Used a CVS B1G1 coupon and use a $.75/2 MQ.  Not bad.

I stopped at Rite Aid to pick up a couple of rainchecks.  I got some more free Hormel Compleats, 3 bottles of Gain dish detergent, a gallon on milk and a loaf of bread.

Rite Aid

Rite Aid began their Wellness + program last year.  By purchasing $1,000+ in merchandise (very little out of pocket) I earned the Wellness+ discount of 20% off anything at Rite Aid.  If the 20% discount is better then the sale price, then I get 20% off. 

I'm currently trying to do this again this year so I can have the 20% discount next year.  It's a little tougher this year because their registers are not tracking the purchases very well this time. 

1st Transaction

 $18.70     (10)  Almay Pureblends Eye shadow (clearanced- was $7.49 now $1.87)
-$15.00     (5)    $3/2 RA Almay coupons
-$  3.00     Wellness +ups
+$ 1.31      tax
  $ 2.01       total out of pocket


2nd Transaction

  $ 6.00     (3) Tylenol Precise patches (used a rain check from several weeks ago-$2.00@)
  $ 4.00     (2) Tylenol Precise Pain Cream
  $ 5.50    (10) Jolly Time Blast O Butter microwave popcorn
                        shelf price $.60@ --  with the 20% discount they were $ .55@
-$10.00     (5) $2 Tylenol Precise MQ
-$ 5.00      (10) $.50 Jolly Time MQ
+$  .76       tax
  $ 1.26      Total out of pocket



3rd Transaction

 $ 7.92     (8) Hormel Compleats (used a rain check from several weeks ago - $.99@)
 $ 4.50     (3) Hormel Chili
-$ 4.40     (8) $.55 Hormel Compleats MQ
-$ 1.00     (1) $1/3 Hormel Chili MQ
-$ 7.00     Wellness +ups
+$  .12     tax
  $  .14     Total out of pocket

I earned $11 in +ups for buying the Compleats and Chili ($1@)



4th Transaction
I wasn't really planning on buying the Dove deoderant, but they had some and I knew it would help me earn my Wellness+ discount for next year.

 $16.00     (8) Dove deoderant (its only certain ones)
 $ 9.36      (4) Ziploc storange bags
                      on sale for $2.50@ --  with the 20% discount they were $2.39@
  $ 7.00      (2) Colgate toothpaste
-$16.00     (8) $2.00 Dove deoderant MQ
-$  2.00     (2) $1.2 Ziploc MQ
-$  1.75    (1) $1 Colgate MQ and (1) $.75 Colgate MQ
+$ 2.28     tax
  $ 2.09     Total out of pocket

I earned  $8 +Ups for the Dove deoderant ($2/2)
               $4 +Ups for the Ziplocs ($2/2)
               $7 +Ups for the Colgate ($3.50/1) limit 2 per Wellness+ card



5th Transaction

 $ 8.78     (2) BenGay - Vanishing Scent
                      shelf price $5.49@ --  with the 20% discount they were $4.39@
 $ 8.78     (3) BenGay - Greseless
                      shelf price $5.49@ --  with the 20% discount they were $4.39@
 $19.16    (4) BenGay - Ultra
                      shelf price $5.99@ --  with the 20% discount they were $4.79@
 $  1.27    (1) 20 oz Diet coke
-$27.00    (9) $3 coupons from the RA sale flyer
-$18.00    (9) $2 MQ
+$ 2.89    tax
  $   .27    Total out of pocket

          


6th Transaction

 $ 6.00     (4) Diet Dr Pepper 2 liters
 $ 7.83     (9) Gain Dish Detergent
 $ 7.00     (2) Colgate Toothpaste
 $   .72     (6) Andes mints
-$ 8.00     (8) $1 Gain Detergent MQ
-$ 1.50     (2) $.75 Colgate MQ
-$10.00    wellness +Ups
+$ 1.04     tax
  $ 1.22     Total out of pocket

I earned $7 +Ups for the Colgate ($3.50/1) limit 2 per Wellness+ card

January 2011 savings

I'm not keeping up with my Blog like I was hoping I would.  I am however keeping track of my spending for this year.  My January 2011 spending/savings are:

Total Shelf Cost                        $2,190.43
Coupon Savings                          ($1,675.49)
Store Sales Savings                     ($  232.41)
Total Savings (Store sales)        $1,907.90
Amount Paid                            $   282.53
Savings Rate    87.10%


This includes everything we purchased in January including:
newspapers - just for the coupons
Dog Food - which I have not found for free....yet !