PUBLIX 11/30/11, SPENT $25.52 BEFORE GAS CARDS

Today was the last day of the gas card deal. I brought out my rainchecks for items that I would use anyway and brought my total up to $88.31 before coupons. After my three gas cards at $40 each, my bill was $208.31.

My total after my coupons was $145.52. That means I paid $25.52 for all these groceries and received three $50 gas cards.

When I was walking out of the store I found 2 receipts that someone had crumbled up and they totaled over $30. I walked back in the store and was able to buy 1 more gas card without even buying any groceries! I was able to get a total of 8 gas cards this week.

This week I bought:

Zuchhine
Ginger
Eggs
Bibb Lettuce
2 Naturally Fresh Lite Dressing
Publix Crumbled Blue Cheese
2 Luna Bars
1 Scott Bath Tissue
1 Colgate Sensitive Toothpaste
2 Johnson & Johnson First Aid Kit
2 J&J Guaze Pads
3 Neosporin
6 All Detergent - used RC
4 Rachel Ray Nutrish Dog Treats
1 Stouffers Mac and Cheese
6 Smart Balance Milk - used RC

I found a booklet in the Publix pharmacy that was called Diabeties Awareness. It had a coupon for $3/2 wyb a J&J and Neosporin Product. When I stacked that PQ with a $2 MQ for Neosporin and a $1/1 coupon for J&J, I was able to get all the products for FREE. I did the deal three times to bring up my total for the gas card deal. You can do a deal similar to this using the coupons from the green adv. flyer but you will have to buy 2 J&J items until Dec. 9th.

My daughter will be coming home from college in 2 weeks for the winter break so my milk will disappear really fast! When she was home for the Thanksgiving break my milk was gone! I feel sorry for any of you with multiple children who love milk!

SOME GOOD PET DEALS BEGINNING 12/3

Purina Beggin Strips will be on sale in the yellow advantage flyer for $4 each. You can get a good deal if you use the $1 Publix coupon from HERE and stack with the printable coupon from HERE.

You will end up paying $1 per bag.

Purina Friskies Party Mix Cat Treats will be $1.25 each beginning 12/3 in the Yellow Adv. Flyer. Use the B1G1 coupon from the 9/25 RP and two $1/1 Publix coupons from HERE and get $.75 overage wyb 2!

Here's another one for you. Rachel Ray Nutrish Dog Treats are $2.99 a bag. Buy 2 bags and use one BOGO coupon from the 11/13 SS and stack with two $1/1 Publix coupons from HERE and stack with the $1.50 printable (sorry no longer available)

Whew! Those are some good deals!

UPDATE: IT APPEARS THE $1.50 COUPONS ARE ALL GONE!

PUBLIX 11/28/11, SPENT $23.88 NOT INCLUDING 4 GAS CARDS

Shopping at Publix after Thanksgiving is ALWAYS a letdown. Publix made the letdown a little bit easier by offering us the gas card deal. But there was literally nothing I saw in the ad that enticed me in...so hello rainchecks!

I pulled out several rainchecks and I had coupons to match up with every single one of them. Does it surprise you? This is what I bought:

10 Dr. Pepper (all FREE using RC from last week and yell. adv. flyer q)You will notice they are still in my car because they are being donated.
6 Rondele Garlic Herb Cheese - FREE plus $3.00 overage
6 Publix Raisen Bran Cereal - used $1 PQ to pay only $.49 a box
6 Vanity Fair Napkins, 100 ct. - used RC from last week and got all for FREE
6 Vanity Fair Bowls - used MQ's and 3 yell. adv. flyer Q
6 Hefty Trash Bags - used RC and 6-$1.00 q's
2 Schick Shave Cream - used FREE q's from mftr
1 Scott Bath Tissue
4 Hungry Jack Pancake Mix - FREE with TQ
2 pkgs. squash
2 Luna Bars
Saurkraut
Bananas

My total before coupons was $106.44 and was $23.88 after all coupons. I then added 4 gas cards to make my total $183.88. The trash bags alone were normally $7.59 each which would have been $45.54 plus tax if I didn't have a RC!

My trip was a complete success! I tried to spend the least amount OOP to get the most gas cards I could. I had a few other items to buy like milk, salad dressing, nappa cabbage, etc. but decided to do them on my next visit because they only had three 1/2 gallons of milk left. I have a raincheck for 6 so I tried to make my total above as close to $100 as possible. I will go back and get my additional items and get my total to $50 before coupons to get 2 more gas cards.

This gas card week was definitely not as good as the last where I got 22 gas cards! I still have some of those left...$500 worth to be exact!

MY CVS RUN 11/27/11

God was smiling down on me today. Yesterday my daughter told me she needed contact solution. Believe it or not, that is the one item I do not stock. She also found 6 twin pack boxes of Glade Plug-ins that apparently had her name written all over them!

She asked if I could please stop at CVS since I have all those ECB's and get her some contact solution and the Glade warmer for the refills she found. I was supposed to stop last night after church and I forgot. This is where the God smiling down on me comes in!

I got up at 3:30 am because I couldn't sleep and decided to put together my CVS list for today. Guess what is on it! Yep! Contact Solution for $8.99, get $8.99 ECB's back. The Glade warmers were also on sale for $.99 each and there was a $2 off 2 coupon, making them totally FREE!

Thank you Lord! You blessed me today with a sale on contact solution and Glade warmers. Instead of spending $14.01 for 2 boxes of solution and 2 boxes of warmers, I paid $1.07 for 2 boxes of contact solution and 8 boxes of Glade warmers!

And the best part...I received two $8.99 ECB's back, a total of $17.98. The fun really comes into play when you have $40 in ECB's left at the end of the year and you have to go in and spend them!

FREE PERSONALIZED SANTA VIDEO

This is an incredibly cute FREEBIE for your little one.

Go HERE to get a totally personalized video from Santa. Santa will have his elves determine if you are on the naughty or nice list.

I made one for my granddaughter just to check it out and it is soooo cute!!! Make sure you do it for your kids or grandkids or husband!!

LEFTOVER TURKEY? CHECK OUT THESE RECIPES

Leave it to Martha Stewart to come up with 35 recipes for Thanksgiving leftovers.

Go HERE to see all the recipes she has come up with. Since we had three turkeys for Thanksgiving, I have plenty of leftover turkey even after guests took some home!

I will be making something from one of her 35 recipes!

CREST WHITE STRIP OVERAGE

If any of you are lucky enough to find the travel size Crest White Strips in your store you can do the following scenerio.


Crest WhiteStrips Travel Size @ $5.99


$10 off Crest WhiteStrips – PG Mailer OR

$10 off Crest WhiteStrips – PG 10/30 OR

$7 off Crest WhiteStrips – RP 11/13

Use any of the above to get $2 to $4 overage.

I have not been lucky enough to find them in the couple stores I shop in. But maybe one of you will get lucky and find it in your store. If you find it, please let us know which store you found it in. If I find in a store in Jax, I will post for you!

Do the math and if you have several coupons, you can get some nice overage! What perfect timing to use to pay for your gas cards!

GOOD BUYS FOR DECEMBER

Ever wonder when things go on sale at the grocery store?

Well, stop guessing. Here’s your guide to grocery sale cycles for the entire year!

Know when to stock up on certain grocery items and when to wait until things go on sale. Get the best deals and plan for the whole year.

Below is a list of things that are good buys in December.

At the beginning of every month I will try to post the seasonal items and deals we can find for that month.

Holiday Dinner: Egg Nog, Deli Platters, Instant Potatoes, Gravy Mixes, Frozen Pies, Cranberry Sauce, Jello, Marshmallows. Sour Cream Dips, Crackers, Chips, Soda, Ham

Baking: Flour, Sugar, Butter, Cream, Cake Mix, Brownie Mix, Muffin Mix, Breads, Pie Crust, Marshmallow, Whipped cream

Canned Foods: Soup, Broth, Condensed Milk, Vegetables, Fruits, Spaghetti Sauce

Seasonal Produce: Anjou Pears, Bok Choy, Bosc Pears, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Dates, Grapefruit, Haas Avocados, Kale, Kiwi, Kumquat, Lemon, Napa Cabbage, Oranges, Sweet Potatoes, Red Cabbage, Rutabaga, Savoy Cabbage, Spinach, Winter Squash, Yams, Turnips, White Potato

Clearance: After Thanksgiving and After Christmas Sales

$8 OFF $80 TARGET CATALINA

If anyone is planning on making a purchase of $80 or more at Target, I have two catalinas for $8 off $80. The expiration date is Nov. 30th.

Even if you purchased something on Black Friday you can take back your recipt and get $8 refunded back to you.

The first two people who contact me will get the Target catalinas. I have no use for them so I would love for someone else to use them!

MY THANKSGIVING CVS HAUL

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving spending it with family and friends. After making my stuffing and throwing my turkey in the oven at 8 am, I ran to CVS to do the infamous ECB deals. I bought the following in 5 transactions and used 2 cards. This is what I bought:

1 Balance Bar
2 Advil
Kleenex
2 Cepacol
2 York Peppermint Patties
1 Sheets Energy Strips
2 Listerine Pocketpack
2 Advil PM
1 Pepto Bismol
1 Recees Peanut Butter Cup
2 Finish D/W Detergent
2 Breathe Right
2 Carmax
2 Theraflu
1 Snickers
2 Excedrin (which really was 4 Excedrin because there was a free box attached to each one!)

1 Colgate Toothpaste
Carmel

My total OOP was $4.52 and I received $30.60 in ECB back. I could have actually gone back and done a few more transactions, but I felt I had enough stuff!

I still have another $10 in ECB's in my wallet so I have a total of $40.50 in ECB to spend before the end of the year. How fun!!

FLORIDA TIMES UNION SUBSCRIPTION

Calling all couponers!! Are you looking to get another newspaper delivered each week?

Then you will be one happy camper because The Florida Times Union is offering a deal you cannot pass up! Right now they are offering a 7-day subscription to the paper for only $10 for the month for 6 months. The deal gets even better because you will get a $5 gift card when you sign up! The only thing they ask is you keep getting the paper for at least 6 months.

They also have a deal for Sunday only and you can get up to 10 papers delivered to you home each week.

Give PJ a call and she will explain all the details on the special offered by the Times Union. She can be reached at 325-1986. She also works for Comcast so if you are looking to switch carriers, she is the one you need to talk to!

BED BATH AND BEYOND BLACK FRIDAY

Bed Bath and Beyond has announced their Black Friday offer.

Arrive at our stores before 10AM on Fri. 11/25 and receive a coupon good for 20% off your entire in-store purchase any time that day. All stores open early, over 200 at Midnight! Check your store for specific times.

If you have been wanting anything from BB&B, now is the time to get it! Usually you get to use just one 20% coupon. I personally wouldn't buy anything from there unless you use a 20% off coupon because I think they are a little on the high side.

PUBLIX 11/23/11, SPENT $8.59, SAVED 88%

How many of you out there eat Thanksgiving dinner mid afternoon so you could eat some turkey sandwiches later that night? I still haven't decided if I am going out with the crazy people to do the Black Friday thing at midnight. Do I want to do it? The answer is no but my daughter is trying to convince me to go with her.

I forgot to do the Sargento Cheese deal with the free eggs from the All The Trimmings Book and I had to buy my rolls today for those turkey sandwiches. Now all I had to do was come up with a $50 order to use my $5 off $50 publix coupon as well as my Living Social Winn Dixie coupon. This is what I came up with. By the way, my total before coupons was $50.34...now that is cutting it too close!

4 Sargento Shredded Cheddar
2 Iced Tea
2 Potato Rolls
6 Cream Cheese
3 Pancake mix
4 Velveeta Mac & Cheese
2 Swanson Chicken Broth
1 Land O Lakes Spreadable Butter
3 Limes
1 Pie Crust
2 Doz. Eggs
5 lb. sugar
1 Oscar Mayer Bacon

It sure doesn't take long to get to $50! After my coupons and PQ and WD coupon, my total was $8.59. I've got enough cream cheese to get me through the holidays and I see some Parmasean Cream Cheese Dip in my future (recipe below).

PARMASEAN CREAM CHEESE DIP

2 pkgs cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup parmasean cheese
1/4 cup scallions
10 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled

Mix all together and refrigerate for at least 3 hours. Get ready to inhale the whole thing! Serve with the Triscit Crackers you got for $.85 a box this week! I guarantee everyone will want the recipe!

CARRABBA'S BONUS CARD SWEEPSTAKES

Wow! Do you love Carrabba's? I think they are one of the most consistent restaurants out there.

You can go HERE and enter to win $5,000 from Carrabba's. You can also elect to get e-mails from them including authentic recipes (yum!), cooking tips and special offers.

Good luck to everyone! Maybe one of us will win!

K-MART DOUBLING COUPONS THRU 11/23

DID YOU KNOW K-MART IS DOUBLING COUPONS THRU 11/23? I didn't realize it until I picked up the flyer and saw it posted on the last page at the top. "Unlimited double manufacturer coupons up to $.99 (for grocery, health and beauty only). Note you have to be a Shop your way rewards member. If you don't have it, just sign up at the customer service desk.

SUPER COUPONS - Find in Weekly Kmart Flyer

Pepsi 2 liter - $.88

$1.88 Nabisco Crackers 7.5-16 oz assorted varieties (limit 2)
$1/2 Nabisco Crackers 11/13/2011 SS Insert (exp 12/31/2011)
OR
75¢/2 Nabisco Crackers 11/13/2011 SS Insert (exp 12/31/2011)
Final Price= as low as $1.13 ea.

Grocery Grade A large eggs 12 ct $1
$0.55/2 Doz Eggs
Final Price= $0.45 ea. wyb 2.

Charmain Basic 20 dbl rolls or Charmin 16 dbl rolls, or Bounty 8 giant rolls, or Bounty Basic 15 big rolls Limit 5 $8.99
$.25/1, $1/2 10/16 PG Charmin Product
$.50/1, 10/30 PG 6 ct. Bounty
$.25/1 10/16 PG Bounty Paper Towels

While you are there look near the pharmacy for the booklet with $5 off $50 coupons in it I told you about awhile back.

$5/$50 TARGET CATALINA

See Barbie. See Barbie's horse. See the Target catalina for $5 off $50 wyb Barbie's horse. See smile on Judi's face!

My other granddaughter may be getting one of these as well for Christmas. Not only are they $5 off with the coupon in the Sunday insert, but you get a $5/$50 catalina that can be used at Publix.

Keep those $5 coupons coming!

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DID YOU KNOW?

DID YOU KNOW:

My store has apparently adopted a new policy with Publix coupons where I only have to physically have one coupon with the LU code and I can use it as many times as I need to. It really would eliminate the need to grab more thana few booklets!

You may want to check at your store to see if this is true for them. It sure would be nice to only have to have one coupon to do a deal multiple times. All they would do would be to enter the LU# for the number of deals you are doing.

I know this is true for the SR 16 store. Please let me know if you shop at another store what their policy is! Thanks!!

GAS DEAL STARTING AGAIN THIS THURSDAY

Leave it to Publix to give us the gas card deal on a slow week. If you saw the new ad, I can probably say it for everyone that it stinks. It doesn't surprise me. The next few weeks after Thanksgiving are typically bad ads for Publix.

With that being said, it's time to pull out all of your rainchecks and put them to go use. Remember, we want to get our total as high as possible to get as many gas cards as possible and then bring down our total with coupons.

Hopefully, you have some of the Living Social Enjoy the City $5/$30 coupons. That will bring down our total down even further.

LIVING SOCIAL DEAL AGAIN! MORE $5/$30 WD COUPONS!

Here it is again! The Living Social Enjoy the City Book is at it again. Every time they offer a book, regardless of the city, I buy it. This time is no different.

You can go HERE and order 1 book for $12, 3 books for $30 or 5 books for $40. Inside each book will be four $5/$30 Winn Dixie coupons. Buy 5 books for $40 and get $100 worth of coupons to use at Publix.

As I have said before, this is a no brainer! Sure I have to put out $40 but I am gaining $60 in coupons. These coupons will not expire until the end of December 2012.

The SR 16 store does not make you split your purchases so if you spend $60, you can use 2 of these and take $10 off your bill. Spend $90 before coupons and take $15 off your bill!

These deals usually only last for 2 days. Don't put it off and get your coupon books now!

SHREDDED CHEESE AND EGG DEAL

I totally missed that the Sargento Shredded Cheddar Cheese was BOGO this week. Use your $1.50/1 coupons that you should have printed a few weeks ago and stack with the $.75/2 TQ AND stack with the Free eggs wyb 2 cheese from All The Trimmings Book and get a doz. eggs and 2 shredded cheddar for $.25

I am going to do this deal two times because I have four $1.50/1 cheese coupons. I will pay $.50 for two dozen eggs and 4 shredded cheese.

Now I just have to find room in my refrigerator with 3 turkeys in it!

UPDATE: I FORGOT I HAD AN EXTRA $.55 OFF 2 DOZEN EGGS SO WHEN I PAIR THIS COUPON WITH THE ABOVE SCENERIO, PUBLIX WILL PAY ME ABOUT $.07 TO TAKE IT ALL OUT OF THE STORE!

PUBLIX 11/20/11, SPENT $22.88, SAVED 86%

My husband and I just got back today from a relaxing and fun camping trip to Ft. Clinch in Fernandina Beach. The first night was very cold and all I packed was a hoodie. So I doubled up on the hoodies, flannel pants and socks and sat under a couple of blankets and was fine!

I grabbed all my paper and canned items while I was in Fernandina and saved the bulk of my shopping for here. I ran into Publix today and did an awesome job. My bill before coupons was $114 and after coupons was $22.88. This is what I bought:

6 Dr. Pepper (ALL FREE plus $1 MM with hangtag I had) BOGO sale with BOGO Yell Adv. Flyer Q
(4 not shown)
Quart half & half
Tropicana Orange Juice
Fresh Pineapple
2 pkgs. green beans
Zucchini
bananas
2 Stuffing
6 Cream Cheese
2 I Can't Believe It's Not Butter
1 Publix Butter
3 Crescent Rolls
Jimmy Dean Sausage
2 Evaporated Milk
2 Sour Cream
2 Cool Whip
4 Hungry Jack Pancake Mix
Publix White Mountain Bread
Feta Cheese
2 Degree Deodorant
2 Bounty Paper Towel
Turkey Roasting Pan
10 Oral B Toothbrush
8 Nyquil/Dayquil trial size
3 Colgate Sensitive Toothpaste

My savings after coupons and sales was 86%.

Remember, the Dr. Pepper is all FREE. When you stack the BOGO sale with the BOGO coupon in the yellow advantage flyer, you get them all for free. That is why I bought 6 of them!

I used the last of my stocking spree sheets and MQ's for the Nyqui and Toothbrushes. I only paid $.50 for all those toothbrushes. I like to have them on hand in case someone spends the night and forgets their toothbrush or to keep in the camper.

My store also lets me use two $5/$50 PQ and two $5/$30 WD Q to take $20 off my bill!

UPDATE: Would you believe when I got home I found my coupon for the orange juice and cool whip totaling $2. My total should have been $20.88!! I hate when that happens!

WINTER SAVINGS bOOK

I'm camping in fernindina beach and checked out the local Publix. There must not be any couponers here because by the front door was a cardboard display with tons of books.

I had to go to the customer service desk and noticed the All the Trimmings book behind the counter. They haven't put that one out yet so I just got a few of those. My favorite q is the buy two sargento cheese and get free eggs. I hoped you printed those $1.50/1 cheese coupons a few weeks back.

I'm holding out for a better deal on the cheese. I still have some in the freezer when I paid $.25 or $.50 each!

I did a small shopping trip getting some of the items I needed like chinet plates. They always seem to run out of the oblong plates. I wanted to spend $30 to use my $5/$30 WD coupon and my $3/$30 PQ to get $8 off my total. My total was $36 and I paid $20. I'll go to SR 16 when I get back in town and use another $5 PQ and $5 WD q.

I'm so thankful to save $28 before any q's on my thanksgiving purchases!

HOLD THESE AND WAIT FOR BOGO SALE

Head over HERE to print your MQ for Kraft Salad Dressing.

Then head over HERE to print your Target coupon for $.50 off.
Click on the food catagory to print your coupon.

I would hold on to these to match with a BOGO sale. We got these free last year so let's hope we can do it again! Even if we don't get the BOGO sale this year, using both coupons you can take $1.50 off a bottle of dressing. That's nothing to sneeze at!!

HIGH VALUE STRING CHEESE COUPON

My grandkids love string cheese. Go HERE and use zip 46774 to print off a coupon for $1/1 Borden String Cheese.

Let's hope for a good sale to use this high-value coupon!

ACE HARDWARDE 50% OFF COUPON

If you haven't already seen this coupon, you may want to print it now.

Go HERE and use zip 30189 to print a coupon for Ace Hardware for 50% off one item under $30. This promotion is good only on Saturday, Nov. 26th.

Plan on going in earlier and scoping out a gift for your husband. Surely in a hardware store there has to be something boring he would love!

ENJOY THE CITY VOUCHER READY TO REDEEM

Those of you who bought the Living Social Enjoy the City booklet should have received an e-mail stating your vouchers are ready. Go to etcls.com HERE to redeem.

Simply write down your voucher number from the e-mail they sent you and go to the above website to give them your name and mailing address. You books with your $5/$30 Winn Dixie coupons will be arriving shortly.

Then sit back and enjoy the fact that you know you will be saving an additional $5 off your groceries for many, many weeks to come.

Every time they do this deal I buy books. This way I know I am assured that I will have $$ off coupons everytime I go to the store. Knowing I spent $30 on $60 worth of coupons brings a BIG smile to my face! Next time I may spend $40 to get $100 worth of coupons. That ultimately is the best deal!!

Check with your specific store because some stores will allow you to use multiples without separating your order! Don't forget to use the $5/$50 Publix coupon this week when buying your Thanksgiving deals!

$5/$50 PUBLIX COUPON IN REDPLUM INSERT

WOW! ANOTHER $5/$50 COUPON FROM PUBLIX! Not only did they give us a great ad this next sales cycle, but we can an additional $10 off our grocery bill if you use this coupon in conjunction with the Enjoy The Ciy $5/$30 Winn Dixie coupon!

That is a great start before we even take off our coupons!

Make sure you check your Red Plum in today's mail for your coupon./

PUBLIX 11/13/11, SPENT $10.12, SAVED 92%

This one is a little late going up. If you haven't done the Hungry Jack Pancake Mix deal, you have until 12/6/11 to do it. Use the $1 Target coupon to get FREE Hungry Jack Pancake Mix. Look for the small package that makes 12 pancakes for $.99.

This is what I bought for $10.12

2 Scott Bathroom Tissue (4 ct.)
2 Saltine Crackers
2 Hungry Jack Pancake mix
2 Nestle Choco Chips
Potato Rolls
Pillsbury Flour
4 Nestle Break & Bake Cookies
2 Sundown Vitamins
Cabot Cheese Spread

The Cabot Cheese Spread was $3.79 and was not on the list! My husband was with me and you know how that goes! I would have only spent $6.33 if it weren't for the cheese! Not bad when you consider I bought 2 packages of toilet paper!

PUBLIX NUTRITION AND FITNESS CHALLENGE

Congratulations, you are a potential winner of a $5 Publix gift card* by playing the Publix Nutrition & Fitness Challenge*!

I hope all of you are taking the Publix Fitness and Nutrition Challenge on Facebook. All you do is commit to a fitness or nutrition idea in the drop-down box. You are able to enter every day and will be entered into a sweepstakes for $650.

I received a notification that I was a winner of a $5 Publix gift card that will be mailed to me in 6 to 8 weeks.

Keep entering everyday and see if you can win a gift card also! That will be one exciting week when I can use my $5 Living Social WD $5/$30 AND my Publix $5 card to take $10 off my groceries that week!

BUY YOUR CREAM CHEESE, CHINET AND OJ BEGINNING THURSDAY

The new sale ad will begin Thursday and I have been holding off buying cream cheese anticipating a sale for Thanksgiving.

Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese, 8 oz, 4/$5
-$0.50/1 Philadelphia Cream Cheeses TARGET coupon Target.com (exp 12/6/2011)
-$1.25/3 Kraft Dessert Brands Deliciously Simple Holiday Recipes 10/31/2011 (exp 3/31/2012)

After stacking three Target q's and the $1.25/3 q, you will pay only $.33 for a block of cream cheese. Just think of all those desserts and appetizers you can make with cream cheese.

Check your binders for a peelie for $1/1 Chinet. This will make your oblong Thanksgiving plates $2 each!

Another good deal is to buy Tropicana OJ for $2 and pay only $.50 for Jimmy Dean Sausage with the coupon below. Make a breakfast casserole or the Sausage and Corn Chowder Recipe I posted a few weeks back.

Tropicana Pure Premium Orange Juice or Ruby Red Grapefruit, 59 oz, 2/$6
-$2 off Jimmy Dean Sausage product wyb Orange Juice Coupons.com HERE.

Don't forget to use your Enjoy the City Book $5/$30 WD coupon!

LIVING SOCIAL BOOK FOR JACKSONVILLE IS BACK!

OK GUYS...HERE IT IS AGAIN!!

This is the one I am buying! If you notice all of my receipts from Publix, there is a $5 competitor coupon being used and this is it!

The new Living Social JACKSONVILLE booklet is out and again, you have the choice to buy 1, 3, or 5 books. These are the new books so these coupons won't expire until December 2012!

If you purchase 3 books for $30, you will receive $60 worth of Winn Dixie $5 off $30 coupons! That is a 50% savings! Think about giving it as a stocking stuffer! Any couponer would love these!

I know at the SR 16 store, you do not have to split your order to use multiple coupons. If you spend over $60 before coupons, you can use two of them and immediately take $10 off your bill. Now add you coupons to that and you have saved a considerable amount!

Each Jacksonville book has (4) $5 off $30 Purchase Winn Dixie coupons inside.
1 Free Oil change from Firestone
(6) $10 off $50 purchase at Dick’s Sporting Goods
Chick Fil A, McDonald’s, Arby’s, Dunkin Donuts, Rita’s
Just to name a few, there are plenty more and it more than pays for itself!

Here’s how you get the deal:

Go to http://share.livingsocial.com/deals/151151?rpi=35762812&ref=personalized-link-box-35762812&rui=64325093 to purchase your books. You may have to copy and paste in your browser.

Choose the amount you want and checkout. I bought $30 worth.
Then when your Living Social deal has been processed, they will email you
Once you get the purchase voucher, head to the Enjoy the City website and enter the coupon code and your shipping info

PUBLIX VS WALMART

While I was in Walmart yesterday (you will read that post next), I decided to price-check a few items there vs Publix with their sale.

First I will post the Walmart price and then the Publix price with the sale. I will include any coupon (provided they scan at Walmart) on both items. Each line item is a quantity of two except the Smart Balance Milk and Land O Lakes Butter which is one.

2 Nestle Chocolate Chips $2.56/$.65 or $1.15 depending on which q's you have
2 Recee's Puffs/Lucky Charms $4.00/$1.99
2 Pompeian Olive Oil $8.56/$3.99
1 Land O Lakes Butter $3.48/$2.50 This is for one pkg.
2 Smart Balance Spread $3.96/$.59
1 Smart Balance Milk $1.79/$1.00

OK folks...here is the final total. I could keep going but you could see by the figures that the Publix total is considerably lower than the Walmart total. The totals are...drumroll please...

WALMART $24.35
PUBLIX $10.72
You just saved 56% by shopping at Publix

As you know, when you buy the items that are on sale each week at their lowest price, you will save 50% and more on your grocery total. So when I can get Nestle Chocolate Chips at this time of year for $.32 a pkg (they don't expire until June 2013), I try to buy as many as I can to get me through the next sale. I have already bought 6 and will buy 2 more before the current ad is over. I'll throw them in my freezer and when I want to make chocolate chip cookies, I will have them!

Like Angela said in the next post, Walmart is not just an adventure, it is a nightmare!

ANOTHER REASON NOT TO GO TO WALMART

I needed Liquid Plumber and a few other Walmart type items so I decided to venture there today. Why I picked today, Veterans Day, I'll never know. Every mother and their kids were there along with half of St. Augustine.

I thought my Walmart experience started off good because I scored an awesome parking place. Unfortunately, it went downhill from there!

After getting my Liquid Plumber (FYI - don't put hair dye down your sink) and 2 pkgs of White Cloud toilet paper that was an awesome deal with the $1 coupon, I picked up a few random things while I was there. I love the Farmers Ham from the deli so I got a lb. of that. I found a coupon book while I was in there and bought the Cream of Mushroom/Chicken soup at $.60 each with a $1/4 coupon. I got a loaf of bread, 2 Jiffy Corn Muffin Mixes for dinner and a head of lettuce.I price matched the grapes to Food Lions ad of $1.49 lb. and it started going downhill from there.

At the register my grapes would not do the price match. I was at the self checkout so she had to take me to her register to finish my transaction. After several attempts, and I mean several attempts to get the grapes to price match, it went through.

She proceeded to tell me if my coupons won't scan, they won't take them. Big surprise. All of my coupons, which were printables off Smartsource, etc. went through until we got to the White Cloud toilet paper. She scanned the coupons and the dreaded beep was heard! It felt like you could hear it over the whole store. Again she scanned and BEEP, BEEP, BEEP!!

"I'm sorry we can't take these coupons" she says to me. "If it won't scan, I can't take it." Now I know nothing is wrong with the coupon. The problem is Walmart.

I told her she could take the rolls of toilet paper off and I will go to Target and use it. I was so close to telling her this is why I don't shop at Walmart. I was going in there specifically for the toilet paper, free razors (they were out) and Liquid Plumber.

Did I learn my lesson? I hope so. Not only was it a unpleasurable experience, I had to sit and wait for about 25 cars (no lie) to turn out into the lane just to make the turn on US 1. That's how many cars were pouring in there while I sat there. Poor people. They don't have a clue. They don't know how much more you could save at Publix and shopping be a pleasure!

PUBLIX 11/11/11, SPENT $15.15, SAVED 90%

I ran out of the house today to go to Publix and left my list on the counter. I had my coupons with me so I just had to get what I had coupons for plus what I remembered on my list. I had a raincheck for the Athenos Feta Cheese so I used that as well with the $.75 off blinkies.

A special thanks to Michelle T. for giving me her extra blinkies!!

I took advantage of the toothbrushes for $.05 each and the overage from the Sundown Vitamins, Phazayme, and NyQuil.

This is what I bought:

12 Athenos Feta Cheese
6 Philadelphia Cooking Creme
2 Nestle Break & Bake Cookies
Eggs
3 Smart Balance Milk (only 2 pictured)
4 Progresso Chicken Broth
Publix Iced Tea
6 Nestle Chocolate Chips (use by date is 6/13)
2 Pompeil Olive Oil
Bakery Rye Bread
3 Ore-Ida French Fry
2 Idaho Mashed Potatoes
2 Sundown Vitamins
3 NyQuil Trial Size
6 Ricola Cough Drops

I was also able to use two $3 off $30 PQ's and two $5 off $30 WD q's from the Living Social Book.

I then went to Stewarts and got Italian Sausage to make my Sausage and Corn Chowder tonight (forgot to take some out of freezer) and sweet potatoes for $.49 a lb.
6 Oral B Toothbrushes

Spending $15 for all the above stuff was awesome! I can say one thing...this trip was pleasurable compared to my Walmart trip!

CHEAP NESTLE CHOCOLATE CHIPS

Is anyone else excited about the Nestle Chocolate Chips? They are going to be BOGO starting today. If you want more than the two coupons you can print HERE for $1/2, use the &.75/1 coupon from the 9/11 RP. This was not listed in the matchups and will make for even a better deal when stacked with the FLIP.

You should get a bag of Nestle Chocolate Chips for about $.32 each!! Now that is what I call a good deal!!

SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY

If you haven't heard of it yet you will be hearing a lot more about it in the next few weeks. It is called Small Business Saturday.

Make the pledge to shop small. Pick your favorite small business in St. Augustine and support them by shopping on Nov. 26th. If everyone would do this it could help boost our small businesses!

Looking for a small business to shop at? Stop by the SUNSHINE SHOP and say hello to me on Saturday, Nov. 26th. I would love to meet you and show you around our cute shop.

We are more than just bathing suits! Check out our awesome jewelry and wide selection of juniors and missy clothes. Also, our shoe room has tons of great flip flops and shoes for the whole family.

Make sure you ask to see the Lisette pants and capris. Kathy Lee Gifford recently raved about these on her show. Once you put them on you will see why! Also check out another favorite of mine which is the Escapada line. You can see the line at www.escapadaliving.com. We will be carrying several styles from the Resort Wear and Beach collection. A few are in the store now with more arriving in early February!

See you on Saturday, November 26th!

LIVING SOCIAL $5 OFF $30 WINN DIXIE COUPONS

HERE WE GO AGAIN!!! The Living Social Deal is live again!!!

If you haven't done this yet, you are missing out! Right now you are able to buy a Living Social Book for $12. Woohoo! Today’s Gainesville and Miami Living Social deal is $12 for one Gainesville or Miami Book of Discounts from Enjoy the City ($25.00 Value). OR – you can purchase three Gainesville or Miami Enjoy the City books for $30.00! OR – you can purchase five Gainesville or Miami Book of Discounts from Enjoy the City ($25.00 Value) for $40.00. To see a copy of the booklet and the coupons included in the booklet, go HERE.

I regularly use the $5/$30 Winn Dixie coupons at our local Publix stores. **If you buy the five books for $40.00, you will receive five sheets that include four Winn Dixie $5/$30 coupons which means you will score $100 in Winn Dixie coupons for $40.00!

Remember, these books are for Miami or Gainsville but the Winn Dixie coupons are for anywhere! There is nothing listed on the coupon that is specific to that area. The coupons are good until June 2012.

Here’s how you get the deal:

Head over to the Living Social Deal and Sign in or create account (link to Miami)
Click “Buy Now” on the Enjoy the City book deal
Choose the amount you want and checkout
Then when your Living Social deal has been processed, they will email you
Once you get the purchase voucher, head to the Enjoy the City website and enter the coupon code and your shipping info

WHAT TO BUY AND NOT BUY AT DOLLAR STORE

If you were watching the news this morning, you saw this about Dollar Stores. I thought it was pretty interesting. Some of it is just a no brainer and others surprised me.

DON'T BUY

Toys - I believe this one. I think they often break right after you leave the store!
Vitamins - They don't have the same nutritional value.
Foil - Not good quality and could start on fire!
Extension cords, Power Strips and Batteries

BUY

Shampoo
Cleaning Supplies
Spices - this one surprised me! Dollar Store here I come!
Greeting Cards
Socks - Who knew?

STEWARTS PRODUCE WEEKLY AD

Stewarts new ad is up and again boneless skinless chicken breasts are on sale again. My favorite is the sweet potatoes!! I have been WAITING for sweet potatoes to go on sale!

Fresh, never frozen Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts,
5 lbs. or more, $1.99 lb.

Boneless NY Strip Steaks, $4.99 lb.

Fresh Local Shrimp, $4.99 lb.

Fresh Amish Turkeys, reserve yours today! Limited Supply!

3 lb bag Onions, $1.49 each

1 lb. White Mushrooms, $1.99 each

PLUS:
Internet Advertised Only Specials:

5 lb. bag Potatoes, $1.99 each
Haas Avocados, 2 for $1.00
Bartlett or D'Anjou Pears, $.99 lb.
Fresh Brocolli, $1.49 each
Loose Beets or Turnips, $.99 lb.
Local Grown Whole Pecans, $1.99 lb.
SWEET POTATOES, 49 CENTS LB.!

New Citrus will be arriving again and oysters are also available. As the weeks go by, more fall vegetables will be available.

CHANGE OF DATE FOR COUPON CLASS

I am changing the date of the next coupon class to Wednesday, November 14th at 6:30 pm.

The class will last 2 hours and you will leave with everything you need to know to start saving at the grocery and drugstore.

Registration is required. Please call me at 540-5225 or e-mail me to let me know if you will be attending.

TURKEY REBATE??

Be on the lookout for a coupon in Sundays 11/14 SS for a $5 MIR wyb a Butterball Turkey!

I hope our region gets this coupon!

PUBLIX...I'M IMPRESSED!

WOW! I'm impressed! I went over to the Publix website today to register for the Fitness and Nutrition Sweepstakes. While I was there, I posted on their wall about my experience with their "Sweet-n-Low product.

Well, I guess that means I have to tell you the story!

My husband bought a box of Publix brand "Sweet-n-Low". I could embellish the story and tell you he knew there wasn't a coupon available for the name brand, but I would be fibbing! Normally I don't buy store brands because a name brand is always cheaper with a sale and coupon.

So we taste the sweetener in our tea and can't tell any difference. Forward ahead a few months. We needed more...yes, we drink a lot of tea! I bought the same kind because there was no coupon available and the Publix brand was considerably cheaper.

But this time it was different. One packet went in the tea and then another and yet another. There was no change in the taste. I didn't believe him so I tried it and had the same results. It didn't sweeten it AT ALL!

I posted it on the Publix wall and no lie, there was a response from them in 5 minutes! They were going to pass along the information.

I will keep you posted as to what happens in this "sweet" saga.

Thanks Publix for such a quick response!

FROST MINT DEAL DEAD

The good things come to an end sometime. The rolling catalina from Walgreens for the Frost Mints is dead.

I went today to cash in my catalina for a FREE mint and it didn't produce a new one. It was good while it lasted! I think I got 12 of them!

The young cashier at the beach Wags was amazed when I got 2 Clabber Girl baking powder and a Frost Mint for $.14!!

She hasn't seen nothing yet!

PINEAPPLE POSSIBLY $2.99 IN NEW AD

Don't hold me to this but cored pineapple may be available again for $2.99 in the produce department. This is not listed in the ad preview but it was in another region. I love fresh pineapple so this is usually when I buy it when it goes on sale for $2.99!

Another great deal next week is the Kraft Philadelphia Cooking Creme. Make sure you print your coupon now from coupons.com before they disappear. The Target coupon was still available to print as of Tuesday morning. It will be FREE after using both coupons!

Kraft Philadelphia Cooking Creme, 10 oz, 2/$4
-B1G1 Philadelphia Cooking Cream (up to $2.99) Cooking with Kraft printable (no longer available; check your binders!)
-$1/1 Philadelphia Cooking Crème TARGET coupon Target.com (exp 12/6/2011)
-$1/1 Kraft Philadelphia Cooking Creme (exp 12/2/2011)

JC PENNEY BLACK FRIDAY AD

JCPenney has released their Black Friday 2011 ad. They will open at 4AM on Black Friday and over 500 doorbuster deals will be valid until 1PM. They will also be giving away a free Disney Mickey Mouse snow globe to early bird shoppers! This 72-page ad covers apparel, kitchenware, toys and more.

Notable deals from the JCPenney Black Friday ad, that were not included in the preview, include:

•Farberware 17-piece cutlery set for $19.88•Pee Wee Pillow Pets for $12.99
•5-Zone memory foam mattress topper for $38.88 for any size
•Coupons: $10 off $50, $15 off $75 and $20 off $100

To see the rest of the ad, go HERE!

COSTCO BLACK FRIDAY AD

Here are some of the highlights from the Costco Black Friday Ad...

•Seagate 2TB Freeagent Goflex Desk External Drive for $69.99
•HP g6s 15.6″ Blu-ray Laptop for $599.99
•Hannspree 24″ Class 1080p LED Edge Lit HDTV for $189.99
•$80 off a Nikon Coolpix S6100 Digital Camera
•$100 off a Dyson DC25 Animal Ball Bagless Upright Vacuum

See the rest of the 9 pages of the ad HERE.

MEET ANDERSON

I thought I would share a picture of the newest little man in my life. Meet Anderson. He was 6 lbs. 7 ozs. and was born Oct. 18th, three weeks early.

Isn't he just precious!! There is something about a newborn...and you've got to love those gas smiles!

FREE RICOLA COUGH DROPS

Look in the 10/2 SS for BOGO coupon for Ricola Cough Drops. Match that with the Publix sale beginning Thursday and you will get yourself some FREE Ricola Cough Drops.

The way I was coughing last night I could have used them!!

UPCOMING CVS SALE

Print this coupon now for Black Friday. Colgate Total Toothpaste will be FREE with the CVS Black Friday and ECB's. Print it now HERE to make sure you have it for the ad on Nov. 24th.

Scan down to the bottom right hand side of the page to print.

I already have a little pile of coupons ready for the CVS sale!

FREE DAIRY QUEEN BLIZZARD

Enter your zip code HERE to get a coupon for one time use for a BOGO Dairy Queen Blizzard.

Make sure your pop-up blockers are turned off because you will only get the opportunity to print the coupon once!

CHECK OUT THIS SMOCKED AND CUSTOM KIDS CLOTHING LINE

If you are looking for some CUTE custom kids clothes, check out MY BELLA BUMS on Facebook.

They offer some of the cutest smocked girls and boys clothing. The best part is you can wear the dress and then use it as a shirt the following year!

They also have monogramed and custom clothing!

My Bella Bums has weekly sales every Thursday beginning at 8:30 pm.

If you want to purchase something, contact them through mybellabums@live.com and mention St. Augustine Savers and save an additional 15%!!!

Be sure to check them out on Facebook! You can also view other pictures with various designs and styles! New designs come out monthly.

CVS 11/5/11, SPENT $1.50

With $36 worth of ECB's burning a hole in my wallet, I did a small transaction to roll $11 worth of ECB's.

I bought:

2 pkgs. Schick Razors
2 Edge Shave Gel

My total OOP was $1.50 of which $1.23 was tax. I received a $10 ECB back.

If you are not playing the drugstore game, you are really missing out! Getting personal items for pennies on the dollar has allowed me to spend my money on other things. November 24th would be an excellent time to jump in because of the many items that will be generating an ECB!

FREE NARS EYESHADOW BASE

Head over to Sephora inside JCPenney and score a FREE Nars Pro-Prime Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base.

Just print your coupon HERE and redeem it at your local Sephora counter inside JCPenney. Offer expires 11/29/11 or while supplies last!

WALGREENS AND FREE MINTS

Do you want some FREE mints? Well, almost free! Just pay for the first one and you will get a catalina for another FREE box of mints. I went to 2 Walgreens and did this and got 9 of them!

The second store I went to I had a young cute cashier who just thought it was a hoot! So I went back and did the deal 6 times! I still have another catalina left and will probably go to the SR 16 Walgreens tomorrow to get a few more!

Be prepared for this "rolling" deal to stop at anytime. I'm assuming that since it isn't a Register Reward deal, it will keep going until they catch it. I will update tomorrow to let you know if it will still spit out a new one!

Looks like I will have the freshest breath in St. Augustine!

In case you are wondering, there are still plenty left on the shelf!

UPDATE: I DID THIS AGAIN TODAY, SUNDAY, AND GOT ANOTHER CATALINA. THIS JUST KEEPS ON GOING!

FREE ADMISSION TO JAX ZOO FOR MILITARY

The Jacksonville Zoo will offer FREE admission to all military veterans Friday, November 11 thru Sunday, November 13.

Additional and family members and guests must purchase admission at regular price. Take advantage of these beautiful days and enjoy the day at the Jacksonville Zoo.

Go HERE to print your coupon!

LA-Z-BOY BLACK FRIDAY AD

Just in case you want some new furniture for the holidays, La-Z-Boy is getting on the bandwagon for Black Friday! Their ad is stating the sale will be between Friday, Nov. 25 thru Monday Nov. 28th. The hours will be extended and will open at 9 am until 9 pm.

As you can see on the first page the Shane Recliner will be $299, not $699!

I think I may check it out and replace my recliner! La-Z-Boy isn't what it used to be but I know enough that I don't want Best Chairs, or Lane!

PUBLIX 11/4/11, SPENT $7.92, SAVED 90%

Again, there wasn't much for me in the Publix ad this week so I just bought some sale items and will continue to use what is in my stockpile and freezer. This is what I bought:

10 TGIF Chicken Broccoli Alfredo
4 Nestle Hot Chocolate
4 Dentek Mint Pics
Bag of Oranges
Bananas
2 Baby Carrots
2 Pkgs Boneless Chicken Breast (totaling $6.72)

After using my MQ's and PQ's and my $5/$30 WD coupon from Living Social (LOVE THESE!!), my total was $7.92!! Considering the chicken was $6.72 alone, that means I paid $1.20 for everything else!

ICBINB COUPON

I was over on www.coupons.com this morning and noticed a new coupon you may want to print right away. I Can't Believe It's Not Butter has three new coupons available to print.

You can print the $1/1, or $1.50/2 tub and $1/1 sticks. When they go BOGO it usually means FREE butter. I still have some in my refrigerator from the last sale!

I don't expect these coupons to last long so print them now. I was on zipcode 32080.

UPDATE: Go HERE and print the coupon for the FREE bread wuy ICBINB!

WINN DIXIE

I plan on running into Winn Dixie to do the following deal. Mr. Clean Febreeze Spray will be BOGO. Use the B2G1 coupon from the 10/16 PG and buy 4 and get three free! It's like paying $.82 each.

Also, I believe there is going to be a coupon in Sunday's SS insert for $.55/2 Swanson Chicken or Beef Broth, 14.5 oz. can. I think these are BOGO also at WD. I like having the small cans on hand when I don't want to open up the larger box. I usually pick these up at Walgreens when they are on sale for 2 for $1 but these come out to $.42 each, an even better deal!

UPCOMING CVS BLACK FRIDAY DEALS

The Black Friday ads are already starting to show up. I am already printing my coupons for the upcoming CVS black friday ad. With the two $7 Aveeno ECB's added to my stash I already have, I will have plenty of "play" money to spend. Here are some of the products that are going to be generating ECB's. Note that the ECB will be for the full purchase price of the item.

Fiber One 90 Calorie Brownie $3.99
Balance Bar $1.69
Finish $2.99 (10 ct)
Listerine Pocket Packs $2.99
Cepacol Lozengers $4.99
Breath Right Strips $5.99
Excedrin PM $.99 (8 ct)
Advip PM $.99
Carmex Lip Balm
CVS Dental Flossers $1.99
Pepto Bismol $2.99
Starbucks Double Shot $1.69
Chill Relaxation Shot $5.99

There are going to be some awesome deals so you might want to look in the coupon database and print your coupons NOW. I have already printed Carmex, Finish Detergent, and Breath Right.

To see the FULL CVS ad, go HERE to Black Friday CVS 2011.

WALMART, SPENT $1.53 FOR 13 ITEMS

The dreaded Walmart. I headed there today after work to do the Schick razor deal. I still had the $6/2 printable coupon and had three $2 coupons. I received an e-mail from my coupon buddy Margaret that they were back in stock...so off I went.

So why does it not surprise me that the transaction did not go smoothly??? It's WALMART!! After reviewing my coupons, she agreed that they were for what I was purchasing and pushed them through. This is what I bought:

7 packages of Schick Disposable Razors 12 ct.
3 Dr. Pepper 10
2 Tank Tops (Christmas stocking stuffer)
Lg. Bag of TGIF chips (these were on a cart with sale stuff for $1)

MY TOTAL INCLUDING TAX WAS $1.53 OF WHICH $1.18 WAS TAX!!

Thank you Walmart. I still hate shopping there!

In case you are wondering, there are still 12 packages of the razors on the shelf in case anyone wants to go and do the deal and get them for FREE!

CVS AND AVEENO ECB DEAL

Holy Moley! I remember doing this deal last year and I did it again this year.

Head to CVS and buy 2 of the Aveeno Trial Size Lotion. Pay $2.98 OOP and get a $7 ECB back!! What an awesome deal!

I have 2 cards so I did it on both cards and got back $14 in ECB's.

The beach store still had some left. Make sure you go to the isle with the trial size bottles!

STEWART'S PRODUCE AD

Again this week Stewart's delivers another good ad with boneless, skinless, chicken breasts at $1.99 lb. Make sure you stop in and check out some of the goodies!

Fresh, never frozen Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts,
5 lbs. or more, $1.99 lb.

Boneless NY Strip Steaks, $4.99 lb.

Fresh Local Shrimp, $4.99 lb.

Fresh Local Salt Run Oysters, $35 bushel, $20 1/2 bushel, $12.99 pints

Indian River Ruby Red Grapefruit, 4 for $1.00

Haas Avocados, 2 for $1.00

PLUS:
Internet Advertised Only Specials:

5 lb. bag Potatoes, $1.99 each
White Mushrooms, 1 lb. container, $1.99 each
Bartlett or D'Anjou Pears, $.99 lb.
3 lb. bag Onions, $1.49 each
Loose Beets or Turnips, $.99 lb.
Indian River Navel Oranges, 3 for $1.00
Washington State Red Apples, $.99 lb.

There is also a fresh batch of Jumbo Green Peanuts, make yourself a batch of boiled peanuts for the weekend football games!

They have plenty of the local Salt Run Oysters....lowest priced bushels in town!
Pretty red Washington State Apples are arriving tomorrow, and don't forget about their $.50 avocados! That's a fraction of the price at the supermarkets! Also stock up on those boneless chicken breasts....5 pounds equals about 8 breasts, and they really are some juicy chicken breasts, for $1.99 a pound, you can't go wrong!

Over the next few weeks, Luther is getting unusual things in that you can't find anywhere else. Mosey around for a while when you are in there to find a possible hidden gem!

BLACK FRIDAY AND WALMART

BLACK FRIDAY is just around the corner! Can you believe it? I have already started my Christmas shopping because I don't want to be overwhelmed after Thanksgiving.

Having to buy for 3 girls is not bad, but the son-in-laws and husband are the problem. I NEVER know what to get them. I usually have something up my sleeve to get but this year I am drawing a blank.

So my dear hubby if you are reading this, I would appreciate a few subtle hints on a Christmas present.

I would love a silver watch from the Fossil store at the Outlet Mall. Did you know that Michael Kors and DKNY watches are Fossil watches. Yes! Fossil makes the watches for them and then they stamp on their name and charge more money! Plus the Fossil store has a reconditioned area that watches are sold and they have the same warranty as the new watches. They sold for $59. That is a price I want to pay!

Did anyone notice the subtle hint?

OK...so where was I going with this post? If you sign up at www.walmart.com you will be one of the first to see the Black Friday specials. How exciting! I love Black Friday! I wish I was purchasing something big but it's not going to happen this year. I just love looking at the deals.

...which leads me to this...on the news they said Powerball was $250 million. I NEVER BUY LOTTERY TICKETS! My husband looked at me and said "Let's go get a ticket".

If I win I promise to give you guys anything you want from the Black Friday Ad...and that's a promise!

Walmart is offering a special one-day sale this Saturday, November 5. Toys and electronics will be featured, so it'll be a great opportunity to cross some of these types of items off your shopping list! There are a number of flat-screen TVs on sale, including a 42" Sanyo LCD for $398 ($50 off!).

ARE YOU GOING TO DO HOLIDAY BAKING?

Next week, starting November 6th, Walgreens is going to be having a big sale on baking items. You may want to print your coupons now and use them next week. My favorite is the Gold Medal Flour. This is a great price on flour!

Gold Medal Flour, 5 lbs, Domino Sugar, 4 lbs $2.49, On Sale Starting 11/6
With in ad coupon, Limit 3
Use $0.50/1 – Gold Medal Flour, 5 lb – (goldmedalflour.com)
Or $0.50/1 Domino Sugar product, 2 lbs or larger from RP 8/28
Or $0.75/2 Domino Sugar products, 2 lbs or larger from RP 10/16
Total: As low as $1.99

Clabber Girl will be $.50 so FREE after printable coupon HERE.

The Carnation Evaporated Milk will be on sale at Walgreens for $.99. If you were unable to get it at CVS (the beach store didn't get theirs yet), price-match Walgreens ad at Walmart if Walgreens is out.

And they probably will be out because they stock about 3 items. That is why I like CVS better!

Don't forget if you do these deals at Walmart to bring your Walgreens ad with you so they can price match.

ORGANIZING THE STOCKPILE

I had off work today so I spent a little time organizing the INSIDE stockpile of canned, baking, and ready to eat goods. It felt so good to get it all in order on the right shelves. I only had to throw out 2 items that were out of date.

Next to tackle is the outside stockpile, which is MUCH larger!

Maybe Friday I will tackle the boxed cereals, crackers, oatmeal section of my cabinets!

WINN DIXIE BOOKELT IN TODAYS MAIL

Be on the lookout for the Winn Dixie Believe In Heros booklet which came in my mailbox today. I was so excited to see the B1G1 Ore-Ida Frozen Potato Product that can be stacked with the Publix Yellow Adv. Flyer B2G1 coupon.

Now I just hope I can find some room in my freezer to store these!

FUNNY PICTURE

I found this on another blog and now realize what I have been doing wrong all these years!

DO YOU LOVE CLIFF BARS?

My daughter loves Cliff Bars. If I get the opportunity to get them BOGO with a coupon, I jump on it.

If you saw the post about liking Cliff Bars on facebook, be warned that the coupon prints at the bottom of the page. I usually put in a partial piece of paper to save and recycle paper and thank goodness I didn't do it this time. If I did I would have missed out on one coupon!

Make sure you print it from all the computers in your home. I printed it from 3 and got 6 coupons!

MUIR GLEN COUPON

Go HERE to coupons.com and print your coupon for a $.75/1 Muir Glen product. The tomato sauce is priced around $.99, so you will pay about $.24 per can.

I like to have this on hand when I make stuffed peppers!

You may also want to print the $3 off a Butterball Turkey wyb 4 other participating products.

NEW STOCKING SPREE BOOKLET

Sign up now for the December Stocking Spree Booklet. Go HERE to sign up. The coupons will be good until the end of December.

I signed up for the last one and did not get it. I also signed up for my father to get one and he got it! I just got it this past weekend. Hopefully you will have better luck than me and get yours!