Here’s a great shopping trip with lots of printable coupons from the past. We lost the picture when we were moving the site a few years back, but the article with the coupon trip survived. Here it is…
I wasn’t planning on shopping the current Publix sale again, but we had a few more needs for Christmas dinner. Most of the items we needed were things that wouldn’t be on sale or have available coupons, so I had to dig deep to find some cheap and moneymaker items to add so we could use the two $5 off $30 Sweetbay competitor coupons I received in Sunday’s newspapers.
Here is what we bought and the coupons used:
SIX BAGS OF ORE-IDA FROZEN POTATOES, BOGO $2.79
Used two $1.50/3 Ore-Ida Potatoes Target store coupon, 12/4 SS newspaper insert
and three $1.50/2 Ore-Ida Potatoes manufacturer coupon, Publix All The Trimmings booklet
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $0.87 (or $0.14 each!)
SIX BOXES OF RITZ CRACKERS, BOGO $2.99
Used B2G1 Nabisco Crackers printable manufacturer coupon (no longer available)
and two $0.75/2 Nabisco Crackers manufacturer coupon, 11/13 SS newspaper insert
(I didn’t have any more $1/1 Cooking with Kraft printables that are no longer available, but I was lucky that the cashier deducted $2.99 per coupon, instead of the $2.50 max – didn’t realize this until just now when reviewing the receipts.)
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $1.49 (or $0.24 each!)
ONE SMART BALANCE MILK HALF-GALLON, on sale $2.50 (regularly $3.99)
Used one $1.50/1 Smart Balance Milk printable manufacturer coupon (no longer available)
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $1.00
TWO ZEPHYRHILLS SPARKLING WATER 1L BOTTLE, BOGO $0.99
Used one $1/1 Zephyrhills Sparkling Water 1L printable manufacturer coupon (no longer available)
If Deer Park is your local brand it is BOGO and there are printable coupons available
(Only one is pictured because someone was thirsty and only one coupon was used because a printer was hungry.)
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $0.01 MONEYMAKER!
TWO THERAFLU WARMING SYRUP, $5.39 regular price
Used two $2/1 Theraflu, Publix Cold & Flu pamphlet found in the pharmacy
and used two $3/1 Theraflu Warming Syrup or Caplets, 12/4 SS newspaper insert
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $0.78 (or $0.39 each!)
TWO ALKA SELTZER PLUS, on sale $3.99 (regularly $6.29)
Used two $2/1 Alka Seltzer, Publix Cold & Flu pamphlet found in pharmacy
and use two $2/1 Alka Seltzer Plus, 12/4 SS newspaper insert
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $0.02 MONEYMAKER!
ONE ROUND LOAF OF PUMPERNICKEL BREAD, $3.59 regular price
No coupons used
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $3.59 (ouch!)
TWO BAGS OF BABY CARROTS, BOGO $1.69
No coupons used
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $1.69 (or $0.84 each!)
ONE PACKAGE OF ROSEMARY, $1.99 regular price
No coupons used
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $1.99
FOUR BAGS OF FRISKIES PARTY MIX CAT TREATS, on sale $1.25
Used two BOGO Friskies Party Mix Cat Treats, printable Target store coupon (no longer available)
and used two $1.50/2 Friskies Cat Treats or Whisker Lick’ns manufacturer coupon, 12/4 SS newspaper insert
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $0.50 MONEYMAKER!
TWO KRAFT CHEESE 8 OZ. BLOCKS, BOGO $3.99
Used one $1/1lb or larger Any Brand Cheese (FL only) printable manufacturer coupon (no longer available)
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $2.99 (or $1.49 each)
ONE PACKAGE BIRDS EYE CHOPPED SPINACH, $0.58 (regularly $1.17)
Used one $0.55/1 Birds Eye Varieties manufacturer coupon, Publix All The Trimmings Booklet
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $0.03
TWO ORAL-B PULSAR TOOTHBRUSHES, $2.39 regular price
Note: only UPC 3-00416-66629-7 is this cheap; many Publix stores do not carry them.
Used two $3/1 Oral-B Battery Powered Toothbrush manufacturer coupon, 11/27 P&G newspaper insert
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $1.22 MONEYMAKER!
ONE PUBLIX BAKERY BAGUETTE, $1.29 regular price
No coupons used
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $1.29
TWO PACKAGES PUBLIX AU JUS MIX, on sale $0.50 (regular price $0.66)
No coupons used
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $1.00 (or $0.50 each!)
Used two $5/30 Sweetbay competitor coupons (found in St. Pete Times & Tampa Tribune 12/18/11)
(one on each transaction)
TOTAL RETAIL VALUE OF ALL MERCHANDISE: $96.51
SPECIAL PRICE SAVINGS: $33.01
COUPON SAVINGS: $58.53
ORDER SUBTOTAL: $4.97
SALES TAX: $0.76
OUT OF POCKET TOTAL: $5.73
SAVINGS (TAX NOT INCLUDED): 94.9%
SAVINGS (INCLUDING TAX): 94.1%