Publix: My Last Sweet Trip of the Year!

We are leaving for Christmas vacation to TN on Wednesday, so I really did not need much at Publix. I did need a Publix gift card for a present, and I had a $5/20 Save A Lot competitor’s coupon, so here is what I ended up getting–I saved $83.93 and spent $25.72. Of that total, $20 was a Publix gift card! I think that I ended up with some pretty sweet deals! 😉

-16 cans of Bush’s Seasoned Black Beans BOGO @ .97 each minus 8 .55/2 manuf. coupons from the Noche Buena booklet found at Publix = $3.36 for 16 cans of black beans!! We love black beans and I use them in alot of dishes!

-2 boxes of Barber’s assorted chicken breasts BOGO @ $4.99 each minus 2 $1/1 manuf. coupon from www.smartsource.com stacked with 2 $1/1 Publix coupons from the Winter Savings booklet = .99 for 2 boxes of yummy chicken! 

-3 packages of Apple and Eve 100% juice boxes @ $4.00 minus 2 $1/1 Publix coupons stacked with $1/2 manuf. coupon from the Publix Greenwise magazine = $1 for 3 packages of juice boxes!

-2 Assorted Glade Home Collection candles @ $5.99 each minus 1 $3/2 manuf. coupon from Sunday inserts stacked with 2 $4/1 Publix coupons = .98 for 2 yummy smelling candles! I love to add these to my gift baskets!

-2 Scotch Brite Doby scrubbers @ $1.79 each minus 2 $1.50/1 manuf. coupons = .58 for 2 awesome dish scrubbers!

-1 Revlon nail file packet @ $1.89 each minus 1 $2.50/1 Publix Revlon coupon from the Green Advantage flier = FREE plus overage!

-1 Cover Girl Eye Pencil sharpener @ $2.49 each minus 1 $1/1 manuf. coupon stacked with 1 $2/1 Cover Girl Publix coupon from the Green Advantage flier = FREE plus overage!

-2 I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter Spreads BOGO @ $2.49 each minus 2 $1/1 manuf. IP printables found HERE = .49 for 2 tubs of butter!

-2 cartons of I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter Baking Sticks BOGO @ $2.49 each minus 2 $1/1 manuf. coupon blinkies (found right in front of the product!) = .49 for 2 cartons of baking sticks!

-1 Half gallon of Lactaid Milk @ $3.65 each minus 1 peelie .55/1 manuf. coupon I found right on the product = $3.15

-6 boxes of Rolaids 3 packs @ $1.85 each minus 3 $4/2 Rolaids coupons from the 10/4 SS insert = FREE plus overage!

-2 boxes of Sucrets @ $1.69 each minus 2 $1.50/1 manuf. coupons from the 11/1 SS insert = .38 for 2 boxes of Sucrets! These are awesome to have on hand for sore throats!

-1 loaf of Cole’s Garlic Bread @ $1.79 each–no coupons= $1.79

-2 bottles of Sundown Vitamin D @ $2.99 each minus 2 $1/1 blinkie coupons stacked with 1 $6/2 Sundown Publix coupon = FREE plus overage!

-$20 Publix gift card= $20

-minus $5/20 purchase Save A Lot coupon

–Overall, I consider this a sweet trip! I can’t believe that it is my last Publix trip of 2009! What fun I have had saving money there this year! I look forward to many more sweet trips to tell you all about in 2010! ~I hope that I have inspired this year to go out and realize that saving money can be fun and super sweet!~