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Publix Holiday Shopping

Happy almost 4th of July!! Now is a great time to pick up some of the holiday cookout sales at Publix. Prices are good through next Tuesday. This was probably one of my more complicated trips. It seemed like half the things I purchased had coupons that depended on you purchasing another product. You can use a coupon on the product that you have to purchase for the other product's coupon to work. When you add in competitor coupons on top of that, then it gets complex.


2 A-1 Steaksauce, 4.19 BOGO
-$2/1 IP Q
-$2/1 MF Q
Final Price: .08 ea

2 Ground Beef, 2.15 & 1.90
-(2) $1/1 when you buy A1
Final Price: 1.03 ea

5 Kraft Deluxe Mac & Cheese, 1.49
-$1/1 IP Q
-(2) 1.50/2 IP Q
Final Price: .69 each

8 Mac & Cheese Dinner, .99 BOGO
-(2) B3G1 IP Qs
Final Price: .37 ea

3 Lays Chips, 3.99 BOGO
-(3) .55/1 MF Qs
Final Price: 1.45 ea

Fresh Express Lettuce Shreds, $1.27
-$1/1 Publix Q
Final Price: .27

Fresh Express Spinach, $2.00
-$1/1 Publix Q
-$1/1 MF Q from Kroger Mailing
Final Price: Free

2 Kraft Barbecue Sauce, 1.33
-$1/1 IP Q
-Free HG Hill Competitor Q
Final Price: .17 ea

Fancy Feast Variety Pack, 9.79
-$1.50 Publix Q
-$1/1 MF Q
Final Price: 7.29

Cherries, 2.49/lb
Final Price: 5.53

Heluva Good Dip, regularly $2, on sale 2 for $3
Final Price: $1.50

2 Glad Wrap, 1.59
-(2) $1/1 MF Qs
-$1/1 Food Lion Q
Final Price: .09 ea

2 Red Onions, $1.55

2 Tomatoes, 1.06

2 Bush Beans, 1.99 BOGO
-$1/1 MF Q from Kroger mailing
Final Price: .50 ea

2 Kingsford Charcoal, 6.99
-(2) $3/1 MF Qs
Final Price: 3.99

2 Packages of Ground Pork, 2 lbs ea, 3.72 & 4.52
Butterflied Pork Chops, 3.93
-(2) $6 off pork when you purchase Kingsford and one other product (Glad)
Final Price: .06 per package

Publix Foil, 2.99
-Free Publix Q when you buy Kingsford Charcoal
Final Price: Free

Publix Plates, 1.99
-Free Publix Q when you buy 2 Glad products
Final Price: Free

Publix Ginger Ale, .50
-Free HG Hill competitor coupon
Final Price: Free

M & Ms, .89
-Free MF Q mailed to me
Final Price: Free

6 Pedigree Dog Food, .99
-3 BOGO Blinkie Qs
Final Price: .50 ea

4 Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese, 1.25
-(2) $1/2 IP Qs
-(2) $1/2 Publix Qs
Final Price: .25 ea

-$3 off your next purchase catalina from Harris Teeter
-$5/$50 HG Hill Competitor Coupon from Franklin Review on Wednesday

Total before sales/coupons: $147.15
Sales: 40.13
Coupons: 66.50
Tax: 7.36
OOP: $40.58 (Saving 72%)

Bargain Meal of the Week 7/2/09

It's time for another week of Bargain Meals! Erin over at $5 Dinners (a great read!) is hosting a gathering of bloggers all over the internet, creating frugal meals straight from the sales circulars of their favorite stores. Check it out for even more inspiration. I contribute every Thursday for the current sales at Publix, which run from Wednesday to the following Tuesday. Keep in mind that you do not need to purchase two of a product to get the buy one get one price. Publix marks down their products to half price for the BOGO deals.

Items on sale that can be used in this meal:

I think this could probably be the cheapest meal yet if you use coupons! This is also very kid friendly.

Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese $1.25 ea
-$1/2 Philadelphia Soft Cream Cheese 8 oz store coupon “Smart Summertime Savings”
-$1 off Philadelphia Cream Cheese, Any, Publix Grape Magazine, June 09
-$1 off Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese, Any - Sunset, June 09
-$1/2 Philadelphia Cream Cheese printable
Final Price: buy 2, use (2) -$1 off and $1/2 store coupon get both FREE plus overage

Buitoni Pasta $2.19 -$3 ea
-$1 off Buitoni Reserva “Smart Summertime Savings” booklet
-$1 off Buitoni Reserva printable
Final Price: use both Qs together, .19 - $1 ea

Fresh Express Baby Spinach, 2.79
-$1/1 Publix Q
Final Price: 1.79


Herb Cheese and Spinach Sauce with Pasta
from Recipezaar.com

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 lb fresh spinach (stemmed and washed but not dried, and torn into pieces)
6 ounces cream cheese with garlic and herbs
2 tablespoons water or milk
1 lb cooked pasta

Directions:

1. Heat olive oil in medium-size skillet over medium-high heat. Add wet spinach; cover pan; cook until spinach is wilted, 1 to 2 minutes.
2. Stir in cream cheese and salt and pepper to taste until cheese is melted. (You can also add a couple of tablespoons of water or milk if desired).
3. To serve, spoon over 1 pound of pasta, cooked.

Favorite Deals of the Week

Aldi:

Tomatoes (2-pk.), $0.69

Blueberries (pint), $0.99

Strawberries (16-oz.), $0.99

Whole Watermelon, $3.99

Eggs, dozen, $.79

Corn 6-pack, $.99


Publix:

Don't forget to get and use the $5/$50 HG Hill coupon from the Wednesday Franklin Review.

Fast Fixins Chicken Nuggets, $5.99 BOGO
-$1 off Fast Fixins printable
Final Price: $2 ea

Oscar Mayer Lunchables, 4 oz, $2 BOGO
-$1/2 Lunchables with Drink printable
Final Price: .50¢ ea

Sweet Baby Rays BBQ Sauce, 18 oz, $2.29 BOGO
-$1 off Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ Sauce, SS 6/21
Final Price: .14¢ ea

A.1. Steak Sauce, 10 oz, $3.99 BOGO
-$2 off A.1. Sauce SS 6/14 or printable
-$1 off A.1. Sauce printable
-$3 off Beef wyb A.1. Sauce tearpad
-$1.25/2 A.1. Sauces Kroger “All American Picnic” home mailer (manufacturer coupon)
Final Price: Free - $1 plus $3 off Beef

Kraft, Seven Seas or Good Seasons Dressings, 14-16 oz, $2.99 BOGO
-$1 off Kraft Dressing SS 6/21, Kraft Food & Family Summer 09
-$1 off Kraft Dressing printable
Final Price: .49¢ ea

McCormick Grill Mates Seasonings, $1.99 BOGO
-.55/1 McCormick Grill Mates Blend, Marinade or Spice Rub, “Smart Summertime Savings” Booklet
-$1/2 McCormick Grill Mates Blend, Marinade or Spice Rub, RP 5/3, 4/19
-.50/1 McCormick Grill Mates Blend, Marinade or Spice Rub, Any RP 5/3, 4/19
-$1 off any McCormick Spice “Nothing goes to Waist” booklet
Final Price: FREE - .50

Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Dinner, $1.09 BOGO
Buy 3 Get 1 Kraft Mac & Cheese SS 6/28 or printable
Final Price: .40¢ ea

Bush’s Best Baked Beans or Grillin’ Beans, $2.29 BOGO
-$1/2 Bush’s Best or Grillin’ Beans printable
-.55/2 Bush’s Best Beans “My Magazine” Kroger Home Mailer
Final Price: .64 - .87 (good deal - my goal for this is anything under $1)

BIC SureStart Lighter, $3.49 BOGO
-$1 off BIC Utility Lighter SS 5/17 or printable (IE) or printable (FF)
Final Price: .74¢ ea

Northwest Cherries $2.49 lb

Dole Canned Fruit .89-$1.09 ea
-.50/1 Dole Canned Fruits printable (IE) or printable(FF)
Final Price: FREE - .09¢ ea

Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese $1.25 ea
-$1/2 Philadelphia Soft Cream Cheese 8 oz store coupon “Smart Summertime Savings”
-$1 off Philadelphia Cream Cheese, Any, Publix Grape Magazine, June 09
-$1 off Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese, Any - Sunset, June 09
-$1/2 Philadelphia Cream Cheese printable
Final Price: buy 2, use (2) -$1 off and $1/2 store coupon get both FREE plus overage

Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips $1.50 ea
-.50/1 off Heluva Dips SS 6/28, 5/17
Final Price: .50¢ ea

Kraft Cheese: Chunks, Shredded, or Cubes 8 oz, $2 ea
-.50/1 Kraft Natural Cheese “Add Dairy to Your Backyard Adventure” booklet
-$1/2 Kraft Natural Cheese printable
Final Price: $1 - $1.50 ea

Kraft American Cheese Singles $1.50 ea
-.50/1 Kraft Singles “Add Dairy to Your Backyard Adventure” booklet
-$1/2 Kraft Singles printable
Final Price: .50¢ - $1 ea

Buitoni Pasta $2.19 -$3 ea
-$1 off Buitoni Reserva “Smart Summertime Savings” booklet
-$1 off Buitoni Reserva printable
Final Price: use both Qs together, .19 - $1 ea

Kraft Velveeta Shells and Cheese or Deluxe Mac & Cheese $1.49 ea
-$1.50/2 Kraft Velveeta or Deluxe Mac and Cheese printable
Final Price: .75¢ ea

Purina Cat Chow or Kitten Chow, 3.5 lb bag, $3.99 ea
-$3.50 off any Purina Cat Food printable
Final Price: .49¢ ea

Kingsford Charcoal Briquets, 12-18 lb bag, $6.99 ea
-$6 off Pork WYB Kingsford 13.5 lb + and 1 other participating product printable
-$2 off KC Masterpiece Sauce wyb Kingsford Charcoal RP 6/21
-$4 off Kingsford Charcoal 13.5 lb or larger RP 6/28
-Free Publix Brand Foil (50 ft) when you buy Kingsford Charcoal (Value Every Day single page insert)
-$3/1 Kingsford from Turn Up the Music Fire Up the Grill found at Publix

**Deal Idea**

Buy:

Pork Spare Ribs 4lb package ($1.69 lb)

Kingsford Charcoal 13.5 lb bag $6.99

(2) Ball Park Franks B1G1 at $3.99

Use:

-$6 off Pork

-$4 off Kingsford

-$1/2 Ball Park

Total Due: $6.74
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**Another Deal Idea** (thanks to Frugal in Franklin)

Buy:

1 Charcoal at $6.99

1 Glad Wrap $1.59

$6 of Pork

Use:

-$3/1 Charcoal Q

-$1/1 Glad Food Storage (Turn Up the Music Flyer)

-$1/1 Glad FLIP

-$6 off Pork w/ purchase of Glad and charcoal print

Total Due: $3.58

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Thanks to Southern Savers for this information. Please visit her site for the complete sale/coupon match-up!

Food Lion:

Limes- 5/$1

Chef Boyardee Canned Pasta- $0.95 ea

$0.35/3 Cheff Boyardee, 5/31 SS
Final Price: .83 ea

Hunt's Ketchup 10/$10

$0.20/1 Hunt's Ketchup, 6/21 SS
Final Price: .80 each

Thanks to Seed to Sow for this information. Check out her blog for complete sale/coupon match-up!


Kroger:

Kroger is continuing the sale from last week where you purchase 10 items on their list and you get $3 off when you check out (up to 3 deals). Visit Southern Savers for a complete match-up. You can still get an amazing deal on Breyer's if you have the $1.50 of coupon making it .49 each.


HG Hill:

Oscar Mayer Hot Dogs, .99 ea
-1/2 MF Q (SS 5/10, 4/19)
Final Price: .50 (Fantastic Deal)

Maxwell House Coffee, $2.50
-$2/1 Printable (no longer available, but if you printed it previously, it's a great deal!)
Final Price: .50 (Stock Up)

McCormick Grill Mates, .79
-.50/1 MF Q (RP 5/3), doubled
Final Price: FREE

Chicken Leg Quarter in 10 lb Bag, .59/lb

Fresh Ground Chuck, 1.69/lb

Thanks to Frugal in Franklin for this information!

Free World Music Album Download from Amazon

If you like world music or just want to try something different, you may enjoy this free sampler from Amazon!

No Bake Butterscotch Peanut Butter Cookies

Is it just too hot to turn on the oven where you are? Here is a great no bake cookie recipe. My mom used to make this when I was a kid. They are great!

Butterscotch Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients:

1 6-ounce package butterscotch bits
1/2 cup creamy-style peanut butter
3 cups Corn Flakes or Golden Grahams

Directions:

In the top of a double boiler, heat butterscotch bits and peanut butter over hot, but not boiling water. (I use the easy method and just melt in the microwave.)

Stir until mixture is smooth.

Remove from heat.

Add cereal flakes. Stir until coated.

Drop by teaspoonfuls onto waxed-paper-lined cookie sheet.

Refrigerate until firm.

Entertainment Book BOGO Deal

Justine at Jus' Frugal Living has a great post on getting the 2009 Entertainment Book for free when you order the 2010 book. If you are traveling this summer or in the fall, you may want to purchase an Entertainment Book for the location to which you are traveling. Since I suspect once we take the kids to Orlando this year, we may have to take them there next year, thus, this may be a real deal for me. We have family about an hour away from the area which is also a great incentive to visit! So if you repeatedly visit a location, you may want to take advantage of this opportunity.