PUBLIX 2/25/11, SPENT $19.49, SAVED 86%

It's another good week at Publix!!! I ordered cereal, Uncle Ben's and Pam coupons, so I figured I'd better use the cereal coupons I already had so I didn't look like a crazy woman with a cartful full of cereal. I plan on going in again to get my canned vegetables, Pam, rice, cereal and more chicken. Stock up on chicken quarters at $.69 per lb. I have a great recipe for chicken with diced tomatoes, capers and a little orange juice. What a perfect meal to use our stock of diced tomatoes and our orange juice from the Minute Maid BOGO coupon!

I now have enough diced/crushed tomatoes and beans to last me a full year! Woopie!!! I won't be putting those on my list for a long time!

CHEAP SUAVE SHAMPOO

Does your Publix take an expired Publix store coupon? Then use the $.55/1 from the Personal Concierge Book and pay only $.54 for shampoo. This shampoo is perfect for my husbands "full" head of hair. I also use it to clean all my make-up brushes! Why use the expensive stuff when this works just as well!

DO YOU SHOP AT WALGREENS FOR FREE?

If you don't shop at Walgreens, this is the week to jump in feet first and get started! There are a ton of great sales this week and many freebies to get you started rolling your RR's. The Vicks Sinex deal is back again! Ask your neighbor and friends for their coupons in this weeks paper or buy on-line. If you have RR's to start with, the deal will be even better! Here are some of my favorite freebies this week!

Vicks - $5.49 with in-ad coupon
20 ct. NyQuil or DayQuil
Buy $15 get a $5 Register Reward, Buy $20 get a $10 Register Reward
(long running RR deal good through 3/26/11)
$4 off Vicks Sinex - 2/27/11 P&G
FREE Puffs wyb (1) Vicks product - 2/27/11 P&G

Deal Idea
Buy:
(4) Sinex NyQuil or Sinex DayQuil @ 5.49 after in-ad coupon = $21.96
(4) Puffs
Use:
(4) $4 off Sinex coupon -$16.00
(4) FREE Puffs coupons wyb Vicks
Pay $5.96
Get $10 Register Reward
Final cost: $4.04 Money Maker after coupons and RR + (4) FREE boxes of Puffs

Motrin IB Pain Relief - $3
Get a $3 Register Reward
$1 - 1/09/11 SS
Final cost: $1 Money Maker after coupon and RR
Motrin PM might also be one sale; it's pictured in the ad. If it's on sale, buy (2) use $6 off 2 coupon (1/09/11 SS), pay $0.00 and get back a $3 RR.

Super Poligrip Free (.75 oz) - $1.99
Get a $2 Register Reward
$1 off any Poligrip Free Product printable coupon
Final cost: $1 Money-Maker after coupon and Register Reward
Coupon is advertised as being for 4 oz. or more, but it prints with not size restriction.

Colgate Toothpaste Total Gum Defense or Total Advanced - $2.99
Get a $3 Register Reward
$1 Colgate Total Manufacturer coupon in Walgreens Holiday/Winter Diabetes & You Magazine
or .75 - 2/27/11 SS
or .50 - 2/13/11 SS
Final cost: .50 to $1 Money-Maker after coupon and RR

Applied Nutrition Anti-Aging Total Body Defense (50 ct) - $10
Get a $10 Register Reward
Final cost: FREE after RR

NasoGel Drip-Free Gel Spray (1 oz) - $4.99
Get a $5 Register Reward
Final cost: FREE after RR

Aquaphor Lip Repair (.35 oz) - $4.99
Get a $4 Register Reward
$1 off Aquaphor Lip Repair printable coupon
Final cost: FREE after coupon and RR

Baby Magic Lotion or Hair & Body Wash (16.5 oz) - $3
Get a $3 Register Reward
Final cost: FREE after RR

DOES YOUR FAMILY LIKE GRAPES LIKE MINE?

My family LOVES grapes! I know my daughter puts a dent on them as soon as they go in the refrigerator. Food Lion has grapes on sale for $.99 per lb. this week. If you find yourself driving by a Food Lion and you have a few minutes to spare, go in and get your grapes at a great price this week. I will be stopping by sometime before the ad ends to get mine!

ORGANIZING THE STOCKPILE!

With all the heavy cans from this week, I was forced to remove all of them from my tall grey shelf because the shelf looked like it could collaspe any day! So my wise husband suggested I move lighter things on that shelf. It sure looks empty now! What you can't see is the bottom shelf which is completly full of Motts Medley Juice, V-8 Juice and Uncle Ben's Rice. You also can't see all my laundry detergent and cleaning supplies hidden into every crevice of my other tall shelf. My cleaning supplies go all the way to the back of the shelf, some put in front of the other. My stock of storage/freezer/sandwich bags also goes two deep on the shelf. I also didn't take a picture to the right of the shelf where I have all my paper plates, napkins, cups, and more juicy juice! Also not visable are my 20 boxes of Trash Bags! I don't know where the trash comes from in this house, but we certainly do produce a lot of it! Knowing I am not spending $6.59 on a box of trash bags makes me sleep better at night!

Once you get a stockpile, you know you will never have to pay full retail price for an item again. Knowing I paid $.25 or less for canned vegetables, beans, pasta, rice, pasta sauce, bread crumbs, Pam, salad dressing, BBQ sauce, canned tomatoes, crackers, etc., makes me happy! :) ...and my wallet too!

PUBLIX 2/23/11, SPENT $2.59, SAVED 93%

I am LOVING this Italian Sale!! I stopped at another Publix before this trip and did 2 transactions of the canned tomatoes, beans, chicken broth, etc. I bought a few other things including two $4.49 containers worth of parmasean cheese, Bertoli Pasta Sauce, Babybel Cheese (this was $3.99), etc. and 12 cans tomatoes, 16 cans beans, 8 vegetables, 4 broth, etc. and paid a little over $8. I don't know how, but between the store and home I lost the receipt!

I went over to the SR 16 Publix to get my Sargento cheese and free eggs deal and a few more italian day deals only to find them sold out of beans! But I did manage to spend $2.59 and get the following:

10 boxes Green Giant frozen Vegetables
10 boxes Juicy Juice (used RC and FLIP)
Pkg. Hormel Pepperoni
2 Buittoni Fettucini
4 Scrubbing Bubbles
4 Sundown Vitamins
2 Sominez
2 Vivarin
Excedrin PM
3 doz. eggs
6 Sargento Cheese
2 Bertoli Pasta Sauce
2 Dentyne
Mini Babybel (my daughter loves these and they sell for $3.99 alone)

I walked out to the car, loaded in all my groceries, and realized I left my envelope in the car with my other Bertoli coupons my friend Michelle gave me. So I ran back into the store and picked up 10 bottles Bertoli pasta sauce using the competitor and MQ and paid only $1.45 for all 10! Sorry, I didn't take a picture of the rest of the stuff. I was too tired and just wanted to get it all put away!!

Total spent for the haul of stuff I bought today was just over $12!!! Could you believe I had a pie crust on my list and I forgot it! With all the cheese and eggs, I want to make a quiche for dinner!!

After I get myself organized, I am going to make some bags for homeless people in Ponte Vedra that my brother has befriended. Looks like they will be eating a lot of pasta and beans!

SOME DEALS WITH AD BEGINNING 2/24

Simply Potatoes are going to be BOGO starting Thursday, 2/24. If your store taxes an expired Publix q and you have the Smart Savings Booklet, use the $1/2 coupon to get your potatoes for only $.80 each!

Also, at CVS on Sunday, I scanned my card and received a $2 off any Excedrin Migrane or PM product. Check your binders for the Excedrin coupon in the amount of $3.50 that was mailed to you. If you have it, get $5.50 off a box of Excedrin.