The Happy Report 5/16: All The Best Unadvertised Publix Deals
May 16, 2012
Each week the fabulous Happy heads out to find the best unadvertised deals that correspond with the new ad. Here is what she found this week! Remember that Happy’s sale begins on Wednesday so some of you may not find these deals until your ad starts on Thursday.
Click “Read More” to see all the deals. I’ll add the printable list function in just a minute!
Tastykake 13.5 oz box BOGO $4.49
$2.25 per item.
Oscar Mayer Turkey Franks 16 oz 2/$5 (reg $2.99, “Select” $3.59)
-$1/2 Oscar Mayer Selects Hot Dogs or Bacon 05/06/2012 SS Insert (exp 06/30/2012)
-$0.75/2 Oscar Mayer Selects Hot Dogs 04/15/2012 SS Insert (exp 06/10/2012)
-$1/2 Oscar Mayer Selects, 9 oz or Selects Beef or Turkey Franks, 15 – 16 oz, PUBLIX COUPON Publix Yellow Advantage Flyer, Happy Mother’s Day (exp 05/18/2012)
As low as $1.50 per item.
Oscar Mayer Lunchables w/Fruit or w/Drink, 2/$5 (reg 2/$6)
-$1/2 Lunchables Lunch Combinations with Fruit
-$1/2 Lunchables Lunch Combinations with Fruit
-$1/2 Lunchables combinations with fruit or snacks duo’s 05/06/2012 SS Insert (exp 06/30/2012)
-$1/2 Lunchables Lunch Combinations, w/Fruit, no drink 04/15/2012 SS Insert (exp 06/10/2012)
$2 per item.
Oscar Mayer Beef Bologna 16 oz BOGO $5.49
$2.75 per item.
Oscar Mayer Deli Style Pepperoni 6 oz 3/$8 (reg $3.39)
Butterball Turkey Burger 32 oz $6.99 (reg $8.99)
-$1/1 Butterball Every Day Original Seasoned Turkey Burger, any (DND5) tear pad (exp 6/2/2012)
$5.99 per bag or $3 per pound!
Tampa Folks: 52 Weeks of Tampa Bay Times Sunday Delivery for $15
May 16, 2012
Here’s a great deal for the Tampa folks! If you live in the Tampa area, you can head over to Living Social to grab a 52-Week Sunday Delivery Subscription to the Tampa Bay Times for just $15 (you can also choose a 52-Week Thursday to Sunday Subscription for $20).
That’s a huge savings to get your Sunday coupons delivered right to your door. You may want to grab this one quickly before it disappears!
Thanks to my buddy Tracy over at Having Fun Saving!
Free Sugardale Bacon Winners & Reminder To Grab Your Coupon
May 16, 2012
Congratulations to all FIFTY winners of a FREE package of Sugardale Bacon!
If you were not a winner, don’t fret as you can still request your coupon for $1/1 package of Sugardale one pound bacon redeemable at Publix stores in Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina.
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Congratulations to the winners! Your prize will be mailed to the address you provided in the giveaway form! Enjoy that awesome bacon!
Share Your Running Out Run In Rebate Scenario
May 16, 2012
Mail in rebates and offers are a great way to double dip and save more money. They are a nice little bonus that can become a great deal when you find a nice little scenario where you grab items that are on sale. Then, add coupons and the rebate amount and you can potentially get a fantastic little deal!
We have an opportunity to score some great deals with the Running Out Run In rebate offer. As a reminder you get a $5 Publix gift card when you buy $30 of participating items. The purchase dates are 5/16 – 6/2 and you can print your form HERE. Only one rebate allowed per household.
I would love if you guys have any good deals planned that you share them in the comments. I am going to work on mine as there are a few things that I could probably use. I checked my pantry and I am a bit low on shampoo plus I can always use laundry detergent! So…if you guys have some good deals planned, share your ideas and hopefully we can all get in on the savings!!
Participating Products:
- Pillsbury® Crescent Rolls (4oz can)
- Cinnamon Rolls (7.3oz can)
- Grands!® Biscuits (10.2oz can)
- Grands!® Jr.TM Golden Layers® Butter Tastin’® Biscuits (12oz can)
- Ready to Bake!TM Cookies (Assorted varieties, 16–16.5oz)
- General Mills Cereals Cheerios® (14oz)
- Multi Grain Cheerios® Peanut Butter (11oz)
- Multi Grain Cheerios® (12.8oz)
- Lucky Charms® (11.5oz)
- Chocolate Lucky Charms® (12oz)
- Cookie Crisp® (11.25oz)
- Reese’s Puffs® (13oz)
- Totino’s® Party Pizza®
- Betty Crocker® Frosting
- Supermoist® Cake Mix
- Charmin® (6 Double Roll)
- Tide® Laundry Detergent (Assorted varieties, 100oz)
- Dawn® Dishwashing Liquid (Assorted varieties, 19 & 24oz pkg)
- Luvs® Big Pack Diapers (Assorted varieties, 80-108 ct.)
- Crest® Toothpaste (Assorted varieties, 8.2oz)
- Oral-B Indicator Toothbrush & Complete Manual Brush (1 ct. pkg)
- Herbal Essences® Hair Care Products (Assorted varieties, 1.7oz–12oz pkg)
- Aussie Hair Care Products (3.5–14oz pkg)
These products are on sale this week at Publix and there are variety of coupons available – both Publix and manufacturer’s coupons. Be sure and look for the Running Out Run in coupon sheet at your store as well as the coupons on the standee available in store.
Another $5 Publix Coupon For Some
May 16, 2012
Once again some of you lucky ducks will find a $5 Publix coupon in your home mailed RedPlum.
Karen over at Saving the Family Money emailed that there is a $5/$50 in the Redplum Mailer that is valid through 5/21/12
The coupon is only for folks in Clay, Duval, St. Johns, Monroe, Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Okechobee, Indian River, Martin, St. Lucie, Brevard, Orange and Seminole counties.
If you got the coupon feel free to share the area so others can be on the lookout!
Coupon Question and Answer: Best of Ask I Heart Publix 5/15
May 16, 2012
We’ve been answering questions for Ask I Heart Publix for two years now, and we’ve definitely found that some questions keep popping up as new couponers write in. So every month we’re going to feature a “Best Of” Ask I Heart Publix, where we post some of our favorite questions and answers from past weeks, months, and years.
Don’t worry….we’ll still be answering the new questions you guys send in, too, so keep sending in those questions! Just remember if we didn’t get to your question this week…we will do our best to cover it another week!! As always a big thanks to my buddy Christy over at Winn Dixie on a Dime who gives me so much help to get the questions answered.
Don’t forget that there is a tab at the top of the site called “Q & A” where you can find the questions and answers from past weeks!
Here are this week’s “Best of” questions:
- Can I freeze sandwich (deli) meat?
- When an item that you need to stockpile goes on sale, about how many of that item do you purchase?
- If you file your inserts whole, how do you know what is in your stock of coupons?
- How do I calculate sales tax for my shopping trip?
- How do you determine when to use a free coupon?
And here are the answers!
1.Michelle S wants to know: Can you freeze sandwich (deli) meat? What is the quality/texture/taste after it has been frozen?
Christy: I absolutely freeze deli meat, but I always try to use it within a month or two of it going in the freezer. Make sure you wrap the meat very tightly in plastic wrap so that it won’t get freezer burn – I even use a freezer ziploc bag in addition to the plastic wrap for extra protection. I think the taste is just the same after it defrosts, but it can sometimes seem a lot more watery than before it was frozen, so I will sometimes pat slices with a paper towel before I make my sandwich. This all depends on your tastes, though – I’d recommend freezing a small portion for a couple weeks and see how you like it.
Michelle: Lunch meat and smoked meats fall into that “iffy” category. I tried to find a definitive answer online but it varied. The USDA says that freezing is fine and recommends use within 1 -2 months.
2. Olenka from the comments wants to know: When an item that you need to stockpile goes on sale, about how many of that item do you purchase?
Christy: This really depends on the item, how low my levels are, how much we use in 3 to 4 months, how well it will keep, and how much space I have to store it. For example, I’m (gasp!) completely out of coffee creamer, so next time it goes on sale (my stock up prices for this are >$.50/pint and >$1/32 oz, in case you were wondering), I’ll buy 4 32 oz containers (or 8 16 oz containers), because I know that’s about as much as I can fit in the bottom of my fridge. (Which reminds me: I need to experiment with freezing liquid creamer.) However, if there’s a deal on 100% juice (>$1/1) when we’re low, I’ll buy 12+, because it keeps well, we go through it quickly, and I can always find a spot for it.
Michelle: I also go by inventory and then by usage. For non-perishables I will get as many as I can store! If paper towels were super cheap or free I would buy as many as possible. It is all about consumption…I buy based on what we use!
3. Stephanie from the comments wants to know: I was thinking about starting to file my inserts whole like you and Christy do, but I’m wondering what you do if you come across a clearance or unadvertised item that wasn’t on your list. Do you just know what you have by memory?
Christy: I always worried about this too, but I’ve found that it’s not as big a problem as I assumed it would be. When I file my inserts every week, I take a little while and flip through past weeks, clipping anything that’s expired for my military envelope. I find that this helps me to keep a good idea of the coupons I do have without requiring all that time for sorting and filing!
Michelle: I will be honest…I do miss some deals BUT not enough to make me go back to clipping!! Every once in a while I see an item where I know there is a coupon and I have to pass up the deal. My free time is very limited and the last thing I want to do is spend it clipping inserts. Missing a deal every now and again is a trade off I am willing to accept!!
4. Holly wants to know: I am on a strict budget (even with coupons) and I like to know my total before I go into the store, so my question is about how to calculate sales tax. Do I calculate sales tax on the total before coupons or after coupons?
Sales tax is calculated based on your total BEFORE manufacturer coupons, which can make a big difference in your total out of pocket price. I *think* store coupons reduce your taxable amount but I am not positive. Maybe there is someone out there who can give us the scoop.
I know different things have different tax rates and I just can’t keep up so I do not bother attempting to calculate sales tax! If you know you will be cutting it close you might just estimate using the highest tax rate and that way there will not be any surprises at the register!!
5. Shanna wants to know: How do you determine when to use a FREE coupon? Is there a strategy?
Christy: I keep my free coupons in a see-through zipper pouch at the front of my binder to remind me that I have them. I wait until the last week the coupon is valid, hoping that the item will go BOGO so I can get two for free. If they haven’t gone on sale by that last week, I just use them as normal.
Michelle: Since I live in the land of half price BOGO it is not as important for me to wait for a sale since I will just get one free whether they are on sale or not. I do hold my free coupons as they can be great if you have a $x/$xx coupon! Not that I generally have an abundance of these coupons but… Say I had a $5 off $30 coupon–the more freebie coupons that will get me to closer to that $30 threshold means more of the $5 of free money can go towards something that I don’t have a coupon for.
I hope our answers to these questions were helpful! Make sure you ‘tune in’ next week for even more Q&A with I Heart Publix. If you have a question you’d like to see answered, email me at contactiheartpublix@gmail.com.
Printable Store Coupons – Food Lion & Harveys Coupons
May 16, 2012
Here are the printable store coupons for the week. If your store accepts Food Lion or Harveys coupons as a competitor you can use these with manufacturer’s coupons to save lots of money.
Remember, per the Publix coupon policy Q&A, Publix will accept a competitor’s coupon for a private label item. They view this as an opportunity for them to introduce customers to Publix brand products 
Harveys Printable Coupons (exp 5/29)
$1/1 Tyson Deli Market™ Item
$0.75/2 My Essentials™ Butter Quarters
$1/2 Boxes Quaker® Instant Grits
$1/2 Boxes Post® Brand Cereal
Food Lion Printable Coupons (exp 5/22)
$0.60/1 Home 360 Brand Aluminum Foil
$0.65/1 Food Lion Brand Pickle Spears
Thanks Melanie
Hillshire Farm Coupon To Go With Upcoming Ad (+ Magnum & Butterfinger Coupons)
May 16, 2012
There is a new $0.55/1 Hillshire Farm® Deli Carvers™ Lunchmeat coupon available today.
If these are part of the upcoming 3/$10 sale you will get a little over half pound of deli meat for only $2.78. Not a bad price if this is your preferred sandwich meat.
I also noticed these coupons if you will use them:
- $1.50/2 MAGNUM® Ice Cream Bar Multipacks
- $0.55/1 Butterfinger (12.5oz) Funsize Bag
- Free 2.1oz Single bar FREE wyb NEW Butterfinger Bites Stand Bag
I found all of these under zip 30187.
Publix Penny Item 5/16 & 5/17
May 16, 2012
This week the penny item for 5/16 or 5/17 is Publix Pasta Sauce.
The mystery item coupon is valid for one day only –the day your ad begins (either Wednesday or Thursday). The actual coupon can be found in the newspaper on your penny item day! Florida does not participate in the penny item promotion. Leave a comment below if your store offers a different item!
Good Deal On Rachael Ray Nutrish Dog Food At Publix With Coupons
May 15, 2012
There is a new dog food coupon that some of you guys might like…especially since there is a Publix coupon that matches!
Rachael Ray Nutrish Dog Food, $8.49
-$3/1 Rachel Ray Nutrish® just 6® or Healthy Wt. Spr Prem Food for Dogs 6 lab bag
-$1/1 Rachael Ray Nutrish Dog Food 6 lb Publix Coupon Return the Love Booklet or PRINT
Pair the coupons to get $4 off one bag of food – that is almost half price off each bag!
