My great shopping trip at Publix!- Post your brags here

[ellysbelly]

Spent $48.76, saved $68.95 :D

My family won't be in need of pasta or tomato sauce for a long time, LOL. Gotta love BOGOs plus TWO coupons and I used an Albertson's $5 off $50 coupon too, whoohoo!

[Mrs.Reese]

Oh my gosh!! I just had my best trip to Publix ever. Here's what I got

1) Juice Concentrate
2) 4 packages of Seapack shrimp BOGO
3) 6 cans of Progresso Soup
4) 2 boxes special k BOGO
4) 2 boxes Honey Grahams
5) grapes
6) Gallon of Milk
7) 2 6pack of Publix probiotic yogurt
8) Special K bliss
9) Special K protein bar
10) coffeemate creamer
11) New England Coffee
12) 2 Healthy Choice meals

Advertised Savings ~39.67
Coupon Savings~ 21.05
TOTAL SAVINGS~ 60.72

Total out-of-pocket ~47.20

The cashier was just super excited and couldn't wait to see how much I saved altogether. This place is the bomb.

[mom2jacob]

I got:
12 boxes Barber Stuffed chicken
10 packs birdseye veggies - Raincheck BOGO
3 wishbone dressing
3 New England Coffee
6 bottles Motts Juice- Raincheck BOGO
6 pasta Roni
6 Toll house cookie dough- raincheck BOGO

I think I got something else but I can't remember. I know I paid OOP $18 and saved $75. I used a 5/$35 Q , other Q's and rainchecks. Not too bad
Going back tomorrow for some more.

[wavelizard]

Woo-Hoo!! I was famous at my Publix (for 3.5 minutes at least!)! My cashier was actually excited to be ringing my order, the bakery and front desk staff "were wondering what you'd save today"!! I had such awesome Publix savings that my cashier asked me to announce to everyone my total savings....$179.79 ....thanks HCW for giving me the tools to rock my stock(pile) and lower my expenses!!!

I bought:

BOGO
20 Barber Chicken $4.99 ea.
6 Sea-Pak (Various Items) $7.59 ea.
8 Kozy Shack Puddings $3.09 ea.
4 Post Honey Bunches Cereals $3.89 ea.
2 Classico Alfredo Sauces $2.69 ea.
2 Lifesavers Peppermint $1.79 ea.

Advantage Buys

5 Packages NY Strip Steaks $7.99 per lb. ($4 per lb. savings) = $47.00(rounded off total)
5 8-packs of Diet Coke/Coke Zero (each with Publix Coupon for $2.00 off of the meat.....YAY STEAK!!) $3.00 ea.
2 Arnold Bread $3.00 and $3.69 ea.
2 Pepperidge Farm Fruit Breads $3.00 ea.
3 Fruity Cheerios $5.00
3 Dannon Light and Fit Yogurt $2.00 ea.
1 Royal Butler Chardonnay $3.99 (in store savings $9.00)
2 Tropicana Orange Juice $3.00 ea.

and a few misc. items/fruit, etc. Everything listed above had a coupon (although I did leave half of them on the kitchen counter as DS was hurrying me to go to Blockbuster....I'm heading back tomorrow to get my $$$ back....LOVE Publix!) so the final bill broken down looks like this (I know, I know some of you can feed your family for the month on my OOP, but this was a stockpile splurge for me):

OOP: $180.79

Vendor Coupon $20.10
(about same amount at home to bring in tomorrow)

Store Coupon $12.00

Advertised Special Savings $130.09

Advantage Buy Savings $8.59

In-Store Special Savings $9.00

Your Savings at Publix $179.78

Thanks to everyone at HCW, my family will be eating really well (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) from this shopping excursion (plus previous additions to the stockpile) for at least 5-6 months (3 adults, 2 hungry pre-teen children) and because I believe in the Karmic Boomerang, our families monthly food donation to St. Vincent de Paul has increased in these tenous times, and is now at 6 paper bags full of shelf stable foods/canned veggies/baby food/cereals/New England Coffee(!!) from two weeks of rocking the BOGO's !! I'm sincerely grateful to have found HCW and many thanks to Heidi, Julie, Mark and everyone behind the site; you're really a positive force for good!!

[Valerie$$]

Watch my personal best Publix trip at 11Alive.com Thursday, October 16th, or on 11alivenews if you live in Atlanta! Thanks to HCW for everything I've learned here!!!!

[cybermom]

Originally Posted by Valerie$$ Watch my personal best Publix trip at 11Alive.com Thursday, October 16th, or on 11alivenews if you live in Atlanta! Thanks to HCW for everything I've learned here!!!!

great report, valerie! you are an awesome reporter and a great saver!

[ptcygofalcons]

Vallerie - I also love your reports. Will there be a link on 11alive's website , if we happen to miss it today ?

[vidigital]

This is my first time posting a shopping trip to Publix. I've had a few successful trips, but this one was my best one yet!

1 - Greenwise SoyMilk
1 - Glad Sandwich Bag
1 - Morningstar Veggie Burgers

BOGO
2 - Celestial Seasonings Tea
2 - Vlasic Pickle Stackers

On Sale
1 - Tide Free 2x
1 - Palmolive Pure/Clear Dishsoap
1 - Broccoli*
18 - Yoplait Yogurts
1 - Florida Natural OJ*
1 - Green Grapes*

I used a coupon for pretty much every item except the ones with (*).

OOP = $35.01
Saved = $23.69

Publix is great! My cashiers have always been friendly and patient. Thanks for the reporting Valerie - I didn't know you could use competitor's coupons at Publix!

[nrpeace17]

Originally Posted by Valerie$$ Watch my personal best Publix trip at 11Alive.com Thursday, October 16th, or on 11alivenews if you live in Atlanta! Thanks to HCW for everything I've learned here!!!!

Great job, everyone! Valerie, please post a link to the story if you can. I would love to see it!

ETA: I found the story:
http://www.11alive.com/money/columni...upon_blog.aspx

[Grace]

Great job!!