WATCH OUT FOR THIS TEARPAD

When I was at Publix today, actually after I went through the checkout, I looked at a tearpad I found by the chips. It was for "Buy two Tostitos Chips and get a Lays Chip Free". I don't know why I didn't put two and two together and realized what a valuable coupon this was.

Probably because I was too busy figuring out the point value of chips. Deciding on baked versus light. And then I grabbed the Light Chips tossing two of them into my cart thinking they were BOGO. It wasn't until I got home that I noticed I was charged $3.99 twice. Ouch...$8.00 for 2 bags of chips...that hurts. I wanted to exchange them for the other baked chips but my husband already ripped open the bag. Too late.

Then I realized I could have bought two Tostitos which were BOGO and got TWO chips free because they were BOGO. I would only pay for one and get 4 bags total. Two tostitos and two chips. Way better than $8 for two bags of chips!

The only good thing out of the whole trip was that I got overage from the Sundown Vitamin coupons and they paid for my chips. Not the way I wanted it to turn out. My next trip this week I will do the Tostito chip deal and find someone to take them out of my house. If they don't go to the dorm with my daughter I will add them to my donate pile along with the Kraft Fresh Taste Breadcrumbs I was able to get today for free.

Thanks to my mystery coupon fairy who has sent me coupons. Because of those I had to run to Publix tonight!

CHECK OUT THIS AWESOME DEAL FROM COUPONER SHANNON, MY DAUGHTER!

This trip to Publix (2nd picture) Shannon spent $26.81 and saved 74%!!! Her purchases included:

2large Hefty Paper Plates
4 All Detergent
2 lbs. Strawberries
2 pkgs. Lance Crackers
2 Fast Fixin' Chicken Tenders
1 Dove Shampoo
1 Dove Conditioner
2 Dove Styling Products
1 pkg. Pepperoni
2 Baking Potatoes
1 pkg. Bread Flour
6 boxes of Pasta
Sandwich Bags
2 sponges
Q-tips
2 McCormick Gravy mixes
Deli Drink

But wait until you see the next deal she did at Winn Dixie. She received some blinkies from a friend in Virginia for BOGO Kraft Cheese. Pair this with a BOGO sale at Winn Dixie and get FREE CHEESE! 40 packages to be exact!! Don't worry...some of these will be farmed out to family members and the others will be donated! Way to go Shannon. You are the bombdigitty!!