Sundown Coupons

Wow! Thursday was another incredible coupon shopping day for us at Publix! The last two weeks have been absolutely amazing! This week I set a goal of getting our Christmas Prime Rib for free and I nearly accomplished the goal, as we saved 97.3% off of Publix’s regular prices on our orders. We live within 10 miles of about 10 Publix stores, so I spread our transactions over three stores in close proximity to each other so we didn’t put too much strain on their quantities of vitamins and Nestea. We did a total of eight transactions to maximize our use of competitor dollars off total order coupons.

Here is a full listing of what we bought on Thursday, including the coupons used:

4 ZEPHYRHILLS SPARKLING WATER 1L BOTTLES, BOGO $0.99
Used four $1/1 Zephyrhills Sparkling Water 1L printable coupon (no longer available)
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $2.02 MONEYMAKER!

2 KRAFT MAYONNAISE 30 OZ. JAR, BOGO $4.49
Used two $1/1 Kraft Mayo 30 oz. Publix store coupon, Savings are Stocking Up booklet
and used two $0.35/1 Kraft Mayo or Miracle Whip peelie (from previous purchase)
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $1.79 (or $0.89 each!)

4 KRAFT CHEESE 8 OZ. BLOCK, BOGO $3.99
Used two $1/1lb+ Any Cheese (FL only) printable coupon (no longer available)
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $5.98 (or $1.49 each!)

2 ORAL-B PULSAR TOOTHBRUSHES, $2.39 regular price
Used two $1/1 Oral-B Manual Toothbrush Publix store coupon, Savings are Stocking Up booklet
and used two $3/1 Oral-B Battery Powered Toothbrush manufacturer coupon, 11/27 P&G newspaper insert
(Note from the back of the toothbrush package: “Pulsar is a manual brush” and “The non-replaceable Duracell battery is designed…” I showed this to the cashier before handing them my coupons and they accepted both coupons with no problem.)
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $3.22 MONEYMAKER!

8 NESTEA 12-PACK CANS, B3G1 $4.00 (regular price $4.99 each)
Used four BOGO Nestea 12-pack printable Publix store coupons (no longer available)
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $8.00 (or $1.00 each!)

2 SIMPLY POTATOES MASHED POTATOES, BOGO $3.99
Used two $0.55/1 Simply Potatoes manufacturer coupon, 11/20 SS newspaper insert
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $2.89 (or $1.44 each!)

8 NATURE MADE VITAMINS, $3.99 regular price
Used four $6/2 Nature Made Vitamin Publix Green Advantage Flyer store coupon
and used eight $2/1 Nature Made Vitamin manufacturer coupon peelie (found on product)
(Backup Plan: There’s an alternate $1/1 Nature Made printable manufacturer coupon. I intended on using these, but found $2 peelies!)
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $8.08 MONEYMAKER!

4 SUNDOWN NATURALS VITAMIN B6, $3.59 regular price
Used four $3/1 Sundown 120 ct. or larger Publix Green Advantage Flyer store coupon
and used four $1/1 Sundown Naturals printable manufacturer coupon (no longer available)
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $1.64 MONEYMAKER!

6 MUELLER’S PASTA (VARIOUS), BOGO $1.39
Used six $0.55/1 Mueller’s Pasta printable manufacturer coupons (no longer available)
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $0.87 (or $0.14 each!)

2 CHEX MIX CEREAL, BOGO $3.59
Used one $1/2 Chex Cereal printable manufacturer coupon (no longer available)
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $2.59 (or $1.29 each!)

2 RITZ CRACKERS, BOGO $2.99
Used two $1/1 Nabisco Crackers Cooking with Kraft printable manufacturer coupon (no longer available)
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $0.99 (or $0.49 each!)

2 KEEBLER CLUB CRACKERS, BOGO $3.99
Used one $1/2 Keebler Crackers Publix store coupon, Winter Family Savings booklet
and used one $1/2 Keebler Club Crackers, Keebler/Kellogg’s Holiday booklet
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $1.99 (or $0.99 each!)

2 CHINET NAPKINS, BOGO $2.15
Used one $1/2 Chinet printable manufacturer coupon (no longer available)
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $1.15 (or $0.57 each!)

4 K-Y JELLY 4 OZ., $2.99 regular price
Used four $3/1 K-Y Brand Product printable manufacturer coupon (no longer available)
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $0.04 MONEYMAKER!

4 ALKA-SELTZER PLUS 20 CT., $3.99 on sale ($6.29 regular price)
Used four $2/1 Any Alka Seltzer Publix store coupon (in Cold & Flu booklet found in Pharmacy)
and used four $2/1 Alka Seltzer Plus manufacturer coupon, 12/4 SS newspaper insert
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $0.04 MONEYMAKER!

8 BEGGIN’ STRIPS 10 OZ., $4.00 on sale ($5.29 regular price)
Used eight $2.50/1 Beggin’ Strips 10 oz. or 25 oz. Publix printable store coupon (no longer available)
and used two $4/4 Purina Dog Snacks manufacturer coupon, 12/4 SS newspaper insert
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $4.00 (or $0.50 each!)

4 SNAUSAGE 10 OZ., $2.50 on sale ($2.99 regular price)
Used four $1.50/1 Pup-Peroni or Snausage 10 oz. or larger, Publix printable store coupon available here
and used four $1/1 Snausage printable manufacturer coupon (no longer available)
NET PRICE FOR ALL: FREE!

4 KERN’S NECTAR 46 OZ. BOTTLE, BOGO $2.59
Used four $1/1 Kern’s Nectar 46 oz. or 6-pack manufacturer coupon, Publix Winter Family Savings booklet
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $1.18 (or $0.29 each!)

2 QUAKER SMASH BARS, BOGO $2.95
Used two $0.75/1 Quaker Smash Bars manufacturer coupon – flyer coupon found taped to product at store – watch for these, as they were on every Smash Bar product on the shelves! I wasn’t even planning on buying these 😉
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $1.45 (or $0.72 each!)

2 BIRD’S EYE FROZEN VEGGIES, $0.99 each (regular price $1.97 & $1.99)
Used two $0.55/1 Bird’s Eye manufacturer coupon, Publix All The Trimmings booklet
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $0.88 (or $0.44 each!)

1 PKG. ASPARAGUS, $2.27 (on sale – not sure of regular price)
No coupons used
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $2.27

1 PHILADELPHIA CREAM CHEESE 8 OZ., $1.25 on sale ($2.15 regular price)
No coupons used
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $1.25

1 STANDING RIB ROAST APPROX. 6.5 LBS., $37.40 on sale ($72.28 regular price)
CHRISTMAS DINNER FOR ALMOST FREE (AFTER APPLYING OVERAGE FROM MONEYMAKERS!)
No coupons used
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $37.40 -an incredible price!

Plus used one FREE $10 Publix Gift Card when you spend $50+
and used eight other $5/25 & $5/30 competitor coupons (Winn Dixie Enjoy the City, Save-a-Lot Savings Club)

Regular retail price for all items: $349.86 + tax
Special price savings (sales & BOGOs): $118.62
Coupon savings: $211.70
Order subtotal: $19.54
Less redemption of gift card earned today: $10.00
Real subtotal after adjustments: $9.54
Sales tax on orders: $6.08
GRAND TOTAL INCLUDING TAX: $15.62 (this was exactly our total out-of-pocket expense)

PERCENTAGE SAVED: 97.3% if not including tax; 95.6% if including tax in calculation.