Friday 4/20/12

You know how some days everything in your shopping endeavors goes absolutely perfectly? This was one of those days and I am basking in it, it doesn't happen often! My first stop was Target, our twin grandchildren are 3 years old today and I needed to get them a present for the party tomorrow. I went on the Target coupon website and whoopie....they had a coupon for $5 off a Fisher Price Wheelies play set.....an over $20 playset, only cost me $16.59, so then I was able to add an additional wheelies car for him....Logan. For Skylar, I found a coupon for 20% off a Dora Explorer Item of $20 or more, the Dora Explorer Fairy Princess doll (it's real big too) was $23.99...normally $29.99. I was tickled to death with these purchases, they are age appropriate and everything! Revlon nail polish, I had a Target coupon for $2 off and a mfg coupon for $1 off, so 1 nail polish cost me $1.99, normally $4.99. I also bought a Method hand soap, had a Target Coupon for $1 off, so it cost me $1.69....these are such nice hand soaps, they foam!

Deal #1 at Publix on Argyle. This is the deal I copied from someone who posted a show & tell on Divine Deal Divias. Now, she evidently had a few coupons that I did not, but I still did well. Here's how I did it. Bought 4 Pepperidge Farm Milano cookies, were bogo at $3.69 for 2, had 4 coupons for .50 off 1, so they cost me $1.34 each. Bought 4 El Montery Taquitos were bogo at $6.49 for 2 of them, had 4 coupons for $1 off each one, they ended up at $2.24 each. Bought 4 Beggin Strips dog treats, bogo for $7.39 for 2, had coups for $1 off 2 of them, they cost me $3.19 each. Softsoaps foaming hand pump soaps were 10 for $10, had Publix coupon for $1 off 2 of them, my mfg coups were expired, or they would have been almost free, but as it were, they were .50 each, bought 4. Totinos pizza stuffers were bogo at $3.99 for 2, had mfg Coups for $.75 off 1, they ended up at $1.24 each, bought 4. Jello Temptations were $2 each, had coups for .75 off each one and a Publix coupon for $1 off 2 packages, bought 2 at .75 each. 3 pack of Dentyne gum was $2.89, had a coupon from Target for $2 off 1, cost me .89. I spent $29.81 for $102.87 in products! Holy Cow! I saved a whopping $73.06! Also remember I had my $5 off $30 Publix coupon.

Deal #2 at Oakleaf Publix. Bought 2 sets of aluminum throw away pans for hauling food around, don't have to get them back so they make perfect sense to me. Bought 2 Whiskas dry cat food for $3.99 each, had a coup for $1 off 1, or $2.99 each. Comet spray bathroom cleaner was on sale for $1.99 each, I had coups for .75/1, bought 2 at $1.24 each. Axe men's deodorants were $4.59 each, had a Publix Coupon for $2/2, had a Target coupon for $1/1 and mfg. coupons for .75/1, bought 2, they ended up being $1.84 each. Lysol toilet bowl cleaner was bogo at $2.29 for 2, had coups for $1/2, bought 8 at .64 each. I reckon I should have clean toilets for the rest of the year....ya think? hee hee. Listerine mouthwash $3 per bottle, bought 2, had coupons mfg was .50 off 1 and Publix coupons for $1 off 1, they ended up at $1.50 each. The large bottles of Pompeian Olive Oil were bogo at $10.99 for 2, I was only able to print 1 coupon off their site which was $1 off 1, so I ended up $4.99 each. 8'oclock coffee was bogo at $6.81 for 2, I was only able to print 2 coupons which were $2 off 2, bought 4 at $2.40 each...wish I had more coupons! Bought 3 Seasonings for 3 for $4, not a bad price for those. They were in the produce department. Digiorno grated cheese was bogo at $4.79 for 2 in the deli department, no coupons but a good deal none the less at $2.39 each. Bought organic bananas for .99 per pound, organic yellow onions were 4.99 per bag, red potatoes were $2.99 for 5 pounds, bought navel oranges for .99 per pound, and a Honeydew melon for $2.50, I hope I picked a good one! Smithfield bacon was $3.50 each for the pound package, remember when I wrote to them and told them how much I liked their products? And they sent me 2 $2 off coupons, so my 2 packages of bacon, thick sliced 1 pound packages only cost me $1.50 each! Needed a couple packages of lean ground beef, got those and needed coffee creamer....Publix brand heavy whipping cream. My order total was $79.12 for $165.39 in groceries....I didn't think that was too bad, I saved more than I spent! I saved $86.27. Now remember.....I had a $5 off $55 coupon from Winn Dixie and a $5 off $30 Publix coupon as well, so $10 of this was those....just so you know. I posted pictures of both of these shops on my FB page if you'd like to take a look. Just friend me if you haven't already.....Rhonda Tacy Goff, and you can see pictures of my shops today!

I am a happy camper with my shopping endeavors for today. I hope you all do as well. Some of the Publix coupons I used today expire today, so be careful with that. Sometimes they will take their own expired coupons, it depends on your store.

Have a great weekend....let me know how you all did!.....God Bless....Rhonda Goff