Coupon in PARADE insert

Don't forget to check out Parade insert or USA Weekend if they are in your Sunday papers.

This week the Parade has a $1.00 off Chili(any brand, size, or flavor) when you purchase One package of Keebler Club Crackers. This coupon will go great with Publix sale of B1G1 on Keebler this week. Great deal as their are Keebler coupons to add to this deal!!!

Great Target deal on Tostitos Chip and Dip

If you are not already bursting out of the pantry with Tostitos and Dip than here is your chance! A great deal beginning tomorrow at Target where you can get 2 Tostito Chips and 1 Dip for $3!

Here is how:

Starting Sunday Target will have Tostitos Chips on sale for 2/$5.00 and when you buy 2, you will receive a FREE Tostitos dip. That’s a good price already but here’s how to make it even better:

Buy (2) Tostitos Chips $5.00 and (1) FREE Tostitos dip
- (1) printable Target coupon save $1.00 wyb both (1) Chip & (1) Dip
-(1) $1.00 wyb both (1) Chip & (1) Dip from All You Magazine January OR There is also this coupon as a tearpad recently spotted at the Fairhope Publix
= $3.00 for (2) Chips and (1) Dip ($1.00 each)!

Well, not really much going on today. I have relaxing at home with family. I am going to get started on searching for any deals that may start tomorrow and will post what sounds like something I may try. Don't forget to get those papers tomorrow for the coupon inserts. That is how I am able to do what I do. Will post anything that I find that may be useful to someone.

Publix Trip on 1-29-10

Made a Publix trip today to hit the last day of this months Green Advantage Flyer ad. This was my best trip to date on savings!!! I was beyond thrilled today.

Total before taxes: -$0.29
Taxes: $4.00
Total Spent: $3.71

Total Savings: $62.61

What I got:

1 Pkg Gummies - $1.69
1 Can Publix Sliced Potato - $0.93
2 Bags Publix Frozen Veggies - $1.35 each
2 Pkgs Hamburger buns - $0.79 each
1 Pkg Farm Rich Meatballs - B1G1 @ $6.99
1 Pkg Farm Rich Cheese Sticks
4 Pkgs Benevia Drinks - $8.49 each
4 Johnson & Johnson First Aid Travel Kits - $1.43 each
1 Pkg M&M mini's - $0.89

Coupons Used:
1 $5 off $25 purchase Rite Aid Coupon
1 $0.75 off 1 Farm Rich product
4 $5.00 off 1 Benevia
4 $4.00 off 1 Benevia (Publix cpn)
4 $2.00 off 1 J&J First Aid Kits (Publix Cpn)
1 $5.00 of $30 purchase Publix Cpn

This was my best trip to date. When looking at what I spend, I always exclude tax when I figure whether I did good or not, because tax is not added into my savings total, so I don't consider it when looking at what I spent. Even looking at tax, I still spent less than $4.00 for over $66 worth of things, to me that is an excellent savings.

Pampers Dry Max Sample & Prize

Starting this morning 1/29, you can get a FREE sample of new Pampers with Dry Max.

What is Dry Max? “Pampers Swaddlers and Cruisers with Dry Max are the brand’s new high performance diapers and the biggest innovation for the Pampers brand in the last 25 years.”

They are also offering a fun surprise included in randomly chosen samples… if your sample comes with “Team USA” stamped on the diaper you will win a YEAR supply of diapers from Pampers.

Email companies to get coupons

I have purchased several products and have been very unhappy with quality or taste. I started to email the company that makes that product. Here's a perfect example:

My quesadillas Farm Rich product purchased yesterday was not what it should have been. One bag was just basically bread and cheese with no meat. I emailed them and told them about my experience with their product, I did save package so could enter information off of it. They returned an email within 2 hours to apologize and thank me for my comments, also to let me know that replacement coupons for free products would be mailed immediately to me.

Purchased Betty Crocker cake mixes for sons birthday. Upon trying to ice them as you would any other cake, they crumbled to pieces. I email General Mills over this and let them know what happened and the circumstances and how unhappy I was with their product. In response received 4 coupons that were $6.00 each of General Mills products. I then used those to buy 4 boxes of cereal for my family. Which also had movie e-cash codes on them. So not only did I get four free boxes of cereal but also two free movie tickets.

So if you are unhappy with a product let the company know, or if you are happy let them know. I have had several companies send me coupons just for complimenting their products.

P&G coupon booklet

My way of getting the deals that I do is by searching all types of sites and requesting coupons. We do not have a Save A Lot where I shop and Publix does not consider them a competitor, but they are releasing a P&G coupon book that you can request by mail. Sometimes they are not store specific coupons, but manufactor which means you can use anywhere. Just click on post title and will link you to site to request your copy.

Coupons sites

I get several of my coupons from online sites. The ones that I found that have the best selection and more importantly are FREE are

coupons.com
smartsource.com
redplum.com

Quaker True Delights Offer

I was at Target the other day and purchased a box of Quaker True Delights to try. They were on sale for $2.83 which wasn't too bad for a snack for the boys. I normally would not purchase these at that price, but did have a coupon which took .50 off so thought we would try them. Inside the box was a survey card which if completed survey they would send you a $10 cash card. This is not advertised on box or anywhere else. I was very thrilled and have completed survey and now waiting for cash card to come snail mail. There is a limit of 1 per household, so not worth buying several boxes to get more than one card. I figure a $2.33 plus tax cost for $10 back was well worth it.

Publix Trip on 1-27-10

Here is a list of items I purchased yesterday and the coupons that I used, if I can remember them all. Future posts like this will be done before shopping so I will be able to post all coupons. Hope to get where I can have links for coupons I used or let you know where mine came from to help out. But for today here is my Publix trip from yesterday.

Cost before Taxes: $23.97
Taxes: + $4.52
Total Paid: $28.49

SAVINGS: $93.86

Which means that I purchased $122.35 worth of groceries for less than 29 dollars.

4 pkgs Pillsbury Toaster Strudel - $2.49 @ B1G1
4 4packs Yo plait Yo plus Yogurt - $2.50 @ B1G1
1 Hot Wheels car - $1.00
1 bag Banquet chicken patties - $5.49
2 bags Farm Rich Quesadilla - $6.99 @ B1G1
2 bags Farm Rich Panini - $6.99 @ B1G1
4 bags 8 O'clock coffee - $4.99 @ B1G1
2 bags Ocean Spray Craisin trail mix - $2.29 @ B1G1
2 boxes Jolly Time popcorn - $1.00 each
2 pkgs Tyson pork loin heat and serve - $6.99 @ B1G1
1 box Publix trash bags - $1.50
1 pkg Publix hamburger buns - $.79
1 bag BlueBird powdered donuts - $1.50
2 bots Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing - $3.79 @ B1G1
2 bots Aleve - $2.99 @ B1G1

Below are coupons I used;
1 - $1.00 off 2 Toaster Strudels
1 - $0.55 off 2 Toaster Strudels
4 - $1.00 off 1 Yo plait Yo plus Yogurt
1 - $1.00 off 1 Banquet chicken (Publix cpn)
1 - $0.75 off 1 Banquet boneless chicken
4 - $.075 off 1 Farm Rich Product
2 - $2.00 off 2 8 O'clock coffee
1 - $1.00 off 2 Ocean Spray Craisin trail mix
2 - $1.00 off 1 Tyson heat and serve
1 - $2.00 off 1 Tyson heat and serve (Publix cpn)
2 - $1.00 off 1 Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing
1 - $5.00 off 2 Aleve (Publix cpn)
1 - $10.00 off $50 purchase (Winn-Dixie cpn)
1 - $5.00 off $50.00 purchase (Publix cpn)

Did not use coupons for popcorn, trash bags, or buns as they were on sale and didn't have any coupons for them. Also, as you will notice as I go on that there will almost always be 1 or 2 hotwheels cars on my shopping lists. Like previously stated, I am a stay at home mom which means my 2 1/2yr old goes to get groceries with me. I use incentives to keep him from getting to frustrated and aggravated as most 2 yr olds do while shopping. Also this week the donuts were something to keep him occupied while I hit the sales and deals.

Just starting out

I have decided to write a blog about my savings by using coupons. I have read several blogs by moms who coupon to save for various reasons. I have noticed on some that the deals they post don't always help me out. I didn't start couponing to just try something new. We are a family of 5 with one income. Although my hubby works hard, as everyone knows times are tough. I was finding that the cost of feeding my family was increasing every week, and without good sales things were getting tight. So, I researched some and starting using coupons and have cut our grocery bills in half and working on cutting even more. I plan on trying to post deals that I find and use. I will do my best to keep all things up to date as I find them or do the deal myself. I personally was one who always thought Publix was to expensive to shop, but have learned differently. They have the best coupon policy for us in my area and the greatest deals. Please send comments on anything that you see, and I appreciate it. Will begin posting with my shopping trip from yesterday.