Passionate Penny Pincher Recipes

Laurie over at Passionate Penny Pincher has her weekly recipes posted.  We must have had the same idea this week as I made delicious burgers for dinner tonight too!

Here is what she has on the menu this week:

• Sock-It-To-You Cake
• Zesty Chicken Stuffed Potatoes
• Mushroom Smothered Burgers
• Quick and Easy Mac & Cheesey

Another Big Winner & Reminder To Enter Those Sweepstakes

I am still going through my inbox…you guys are keeping me busy today   I had to take a break to let you guys know that we have another really big winner!!

Nicole emailed to let me know that she won $1000 Publix gift card in one of the Kraft sweepstakes I posted!! It makes me so happy to hear that you guys win so many of these sweepstakes! I am still waiting to get my big ol’ gift card

Be sure and enter the current sweepstakes:

Head over to ClickCallMail for a chance to win one of five hundred $100 Publix gift cards–this one ends 9/19.

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Be sure and enter the new one on Cooking With Kraft !

You can win $250 publix gift card and 2 tickets to a regular NFL game associated with your local Publix division.  There are 270 first prizes (15 per week per division) for $100 Publix gift card.  You can enter once per day from 8/26 to 10/6, and earn up to 15 more entries per day by playing the game.

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Head over HERE to register to win $5000 in free groceries or one of one hundred $50 Publix gift cards.

Great New Pepsi/Lays Rebate – Be On The Lookout

Sarah found a great new mail in rebate tearpad yesterday at Publix on the Lay’s and Pepsi displays. Buy $50 in groceries, including $25 worth of products from Pepsi, Gatorade, Stacy’s and Frito-Lay at Publix in one purchase transaction and get a $10 Publix gift certificate by mail. Good between 8/30/10 and 10/3/10.

This should make for a FABULOUS deal this week!!  I attached a picture…as you can see it is a fairly plain form so be on the lookout!!

Thanks a bunch Sarah!

Free Right@Home Gift Pack To First 10,000

Be one of the first 10,000 to respond HERE and receive one Ziploc® Brand Vacuum Freezer Starter Kit, one 15-count box of gallon size Ziploc® Brand Freezer Bags with the Smart Zip™ Seal, and one set of large rectangle Ziploc® Brand Containers.

Thanks to Amy at Who Said Nothing In Life is Free

Deals From My Inbox – Big Roundup Today

Once again my inbox is full! Here is a little roundup from my fabulous readers…

Kat emailed to let me know that she got a Publix mailer yesterday with a coupon for $5 off a $30 purchase. It says “To the soccer family at [my address]” If you have a kiddo who plays soccer you might see this in your mailbox too!

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Tracy emailed to let me know that she spotted this peelie at Target today: Buy 3 12 packs of Pepsi – get 1 12 pack of Mountain Dew FREE! This will pair great with the B2G2 deal!

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Missy emailed to let me know that today at her store she spotted a ton of $.55/1 peelies on Gerber Graduate Pasta Pick Ups, Yogurts, and Microwave Meals. Since the pasta pick ups and microwave meals are 10/$10, you can get each for just 45¢!

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Dawne emailed to let me know that she found a number of great Family Dollar coupons HERE . They all expire 9/6.
-$3/2 Red Baron Pizza 11.5 to 22 oz
-$.50/2 Hershey’s Theater Box Candies 4 to 6 oz
-$.40/1 Clorox Bleach 96 oz
-$.50/1 Energizer Batteries AA or AAA 4 pk, C or D 2 pk, or 9V single pack
-$.50/1 Tampico Punch 136 oz
-$.50/1 Scott Choose-A-Size paper towel 3 roll
If your sale ends today, you could use the Clorox coupon along with the $.25/1 insert coupon to get a 96 oz bleach for $1.01 ($.77 if your store doubles)!

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Anna emailed to let me know that she found I found a hangtag for FREE 32 oz Snuggle fabric softener (up to $4) with purchase of Wisk laundry detergent (exp 9/30/10). This will go great with the Wisk that’s on sale today or tomorrow!

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Christy over at Haphazardly Hobbyingemailed to let me know that her Albertson’s ad contains the following manufacturer’s coupons
-$3/4 Participating products: OREO Cookies (9.5-18 oz.), CHIPS AHOY! Cookies (9.5-16 oz.), NABISCO Snack Crackers (5.5-10 oz.) , RITZ Crackers (7.5-16 oz.), NILLA Wafers (11-15 oz.), NABISCO 100 Calorie Packs (3.7-4.86 oz.)
If your store accepts Albertson’s as a competitor and the Nilla wafer BOGO is still running in your area, this will make for a great deal!!
This will also make a great deal with the Nabisco Toasted Snack crackers that are BOGO or the Nabisco crackers that are 2/$5 in the coming week’s ad!

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Jennifer over at Once Upon A Coupon has her Publix Meal Planner posted HERE. Check it out!

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Sally let me know about a couple of deal she found:
She found Newman’s Own Pasta Sauce BOGO at her store today. I see it listed online but don’t think it was in my ad…then again it is very possible that I missed it If you find the same here are some coupon to score a great deal.

Newman’s Own Pasta Sauce, Assorted Varieties, 15 or 24-oz jar, BOGO $2.69
-$0.50/1 Newman’s Own Dressing, Marinade, Pasta Sauce, Salsa, Popcorn or Drink (IE) 2010-7-24 Bricks (exp 12/31/2020)
-$.50/1 Newman’s Own Pasta Sauce, Salsa, Marinade, Lemonade, Popcorn, or Cereal, any – 08-15-10 RP
If your store doubles you pay 35¢ per jar!

Raisinette bags are on sale for $2.10 use the $1/1 from Coupons.com to get them for $1.10.

Wonka chocolate bags are on sale 2/$6
-$0.50/1 Nestle or Wonka Candy 10 oz+ 2010-8-1 RP Insert (exp 9/30/2010)
-$1/1 Wonka Scrumdiddlyumptious, Waterfall or Domed Dark Bar any. Bricks Coupon
-$1/2 Wonka Bags, Nestle Butterfinger, Nestle Crunch, or Nestle Baby Ruth, Any Bags Of Fun Size Or Miniatures – Nestlefamily.com (Sign Up Required, Bricks Coupon)
-$1/1 Wonka Exceptionals Chocolate, 3.5 Oz. Bar Or 8.5-9.5 Oz. Bag, Any – Better Homes and Gardens, July 2010
-$1/1 Wonka Target Coupon
As low as $1 per bag with a manufacturer’s coupon & Target coupon!

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Mendy over at Rocket City Savings emailed me more Earth Fare coupons that might come in handy if your store considers Earth Fare a competitor:

Free 1 lb. ground chuck with $5.00 purchase (exp 9/7)
Free organic celery with $5.00 purchase (exp 9/3)
$2.00 off per pound of steak (exp 9/13)
$2.00 off per pound of wild salmon (exp 9/13)

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Brett emailed to let me know about a new Ball Park tearpad. If you have had trouble tracking down the Free Sara Lee buns wyb 2 Ball Park–be on the lookout for FREE Publix buns wyb 2 Ball Park Hot dogs tearpad!!

Shout Coupon & Free Sample

Head over to the Shout Facebook page to score a FREE sample of new Shout Color Catcher plus a $.55/1 coupon! I have been wanting to try these!!

Hot – Kraft $5 off 5 Products Printable

I hope you guys have lots of ink today!! Not only are there fabulous printables on Coupons.com and SmartSource but now there is a HOT Kraft Cheese coupon that you will definitely want to print!

Head over HERE to print a coupon for $5 off 5 participating Kraft Cheese or Dairy products (cheese, cream cheese, cheez whiz, sour cream & cottage cheese)  This one is going to make for some very good deals!!

The best part is that Kraft will also donate 5 meals to Feeding America!!

Thanks for the heads up Carmen!

UPDATE: The site is being hit HARD…you can try THIS direct link to see if that might work.

Ask I Heart Publix

Keep sending in those questions – we love to answer them! 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 Haphazardly Hobbying who gives me so much help to get the questions answered.

Remember–there is a tab at the top of the site called “Q & A” where I organize the questions and answers from this feature so that it can serve as a quick reference!

Here are this week’s questions:

1. Where do you purchase and/or trade your coupons? How do I know who is reputable and who isn’t?
2. Is it OK to accept or give US postage stamps in trade for coupons?
3. Why don’t all Publix’s get the same Coupon Books and set them out at the same time?
4. When do you add coupons from the upcoming weekend’s papers to the Weekly Ads page?
5. Why don’t Florida stores double coupons?
6. Could you please explain your weekly totals?
7. Is it ok to photocopy a Target Q printable to use as a competitor coupon?
8. Do you think that one day couponing will have to stop – that stores will change their policies or manufacturers will put out less and less coupons?
9. f I have 2 B1G1 free coupons for an item, can I use them both to get two items for free?
10. if you want to get 15 of a single item do you go ahead and buy all 15 at the same time or go in a few trips?

And here are the answers!

1. Marcia wants to know: Where do you purchase and/or trade your coupons? How do I know who is reputable and who isn’t?

If I pay for coupons, I use the Coupon Clippers, Coupon Beat or buy from Ebay.  Over the years I have established some trading buddies and have met a few fabulous traders through my site.  There is always a bunch of trading going on over on the I Heart Publix forum.   

Since most trades are low value there is really minimal risk.  I am happy to report that there have been very few issues since I have had made trading available here on the site.  I can count them on one hand and I think most have been resolved amicably!  Most couponers are honest folks and look to establish rapport with others as having a buddy on your side can be very beneficial!! 

2. Rita wants to know: I am beginning to trade in the forum. Is it OK to accept or give US postage stamps in trade? Sometimes one party to the trade doesn’t have a tradeable coupon, and this still allows the trade to happen or one party doesn’t really need anything in trade but can be compensated this way.

Sure!  I have traded stamps, Box Tops For Education, stickers and all kinds of things besides other coupons!  As long as both parties agree…go for it!

3. Terri wants to know: Why don’t all Publix’s get the same Coupon Books and set them out at the same time?

I wish I knew the answer to that one.  I was told that certain promotions can depend on the size of the store.  Often booklets can correspond with promotions & promotional displays.  If your store does not get the display then it may not get the booklets!  I am sure there are a variety of factors that might contribute to who gets the booklets but that is not in my realm of knowledge

4. Tiffany wants to know: In my area, sales run Wednesday – Tuesday. Usually I wait until Monday or Tuesday (after I’ve purchased a Sunday paper) to get my coupons together and shop the weekly sales. When do you add coupons from the upcoming weekend’s papers to the Weekly Ads page?

I try to get them added on Thursday (at least that is what I shoot for).  I have a huge calendar that lists all my site maintenance and to do’s for the week.  Thursday is the day designated to this task. BUT–like anyone who creates a to do list…sometimes I fall behind.

5. Hayley wants to know: Why don’t Florida stores double coupons? I live in Jacksonville, FL and even though I am doing really well with saving upwards of 85% off my grocery bill, doubling coupons would be icing on the cake!

Double coupons is a store incentive and is used to get people in the store.  Here in Georgia there is quite a bit of competition between Publix and a couple of other stores.  Since all the stores here double coupons (one even triples) in order for Publix to compete, they have to offer the same incentive.  I have been told that in Florida Publix is really the only game in town…so there is no need to offer double coupons.

6. Jeni wants to know: Could you please explain your weekly totals? I don’t understand the numbers below the headings.

It is really nothing fancy…here is a breakdown:

Product	quantity	price		coupon		coupon details
lipton	2	1.33	2.66	1.35	1.31	$.75/2 TQ + $.60/1 MQ

Product–what I bought (LIPTON TEA)
Quantity – how many I bought (I purchased two)
Price-price of product (Each box is on sale for $1.33)
the next column is just the quantity times the price (2 x $1.33 = $2.66)
Coupon-the total discount of all coupons used on that specific product ($1.35 worth of coupons were used)
the next column is the price paid for the item (price of items after coupons is $1.31 or 65¢ per box)
Coupon details-list of all the coupon used for that item (I used a $.75/2 Target coupon with a $.60/1 manufacturer’s coupon)

So my weekly totals is just a big compilation of my spreadsheet/shopping list.  I then total my spending and compare it to the total savings.  My total savings includes coupons and any store sales or discounts.  I usually just use the store designated savings that is listed on my reciept(s).

7. Elizabeth from the comments wants to know: Is it ok to photocopy a Target Q printable to use as a competitor coupon? Since the store isn’t getting reimbursed, and the coupon isn’t actually scanned, I’m not sure that it’s “illegal” – is it?

Personally, I don’t think it is appropriate to copy any coupon. Print limits are created for a reason and to exceed that limit can be considered abuse.  This is my opinion…I am sure if you were to poll a group of 10 people you might get other responses. Like many things in the world of couponing you need to do what makes you comfortable.  I do know that if people abuse the system, stores will have no choice but to begin to rethink their decision to accept these printable competitor coupons! 

8. Angela from the comments wants to know: I love couponing, and I started about a year ago, and since then have noticed more and more people do it. Do you think that one day couponing will have to stop – that stores will change their policies or manufacturers will put out less and less coupons?

I think coupons will always exist in some form or fashion.  Coupons are basically a form of marketing.  Companies use them to get you to notice and try their product.  The actual number of coupons redeemed is tiny compared to the number of coupons released by the companies.  There are already new eCoupons that are being used in many stores.  Some stores even have coupons that only require you to show your cell phone. 

Extreme couponers make up a very very tiny percentage of all couponers.  While the use of coupons has dramatically increased recently–those of us that are super couponers are still a small percentage of all shoppers.  I certainly hope that coupons will be around for a long time…I could not imagine going back to paying full price

9. dearestdiana@ wants to know: If I have 2 B1G1 free coupons for an item, can I use them both to get two items for free?

Christy: Though each of these coupons will attach to only a single (the “Free”) item, most if not all stores will require that you actually put money out of pocket for one item in order to get the free item. You can, however, use another MQ (as long as it is a $x/1) to reduce the amount you pay for the first item.

10. Jennifer wants to know: How do you know that an item has hit rock bottom price so that you can stock up? Also, if you want to get 15 of a single item do you go ahead and buy all 15 at the same time or go in a few trips?

Honestly this will vary by individual.  This goes back to the discussion we have had before…stock up price will depend on what you deem the value of the product.  If you use a specific product daily you might be more likely to pay more than a person who uses the item less frequently.  For me cereal is not a necessity here at my house…so my stock up price is 25¢ or less!  A family who eats 4 boxes of cereal each week would probably pay $1 per box rather than have to pay $3.99 per box without a sale!! The best way to determine your stock up price is to track the cost over a specific period of time.  You will start to recognize the average sale price/price with coupon.

How much to buy will again depend on the item. If I know I need a large quantity of an item, I will ask my store to order it for me so I can avoid clearing the shelf.  If it is something like a salad dressing where there are 15 different varieties….I might just grab them from the shelf as I can vary my product so that I don’t wipe out any one item!

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.

Publix Penny Item 9/1 & 9/2

This week the penny item is Publix Chips.

The penny 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!

New Month -Great New Coupons

Woo hoo…it is the first day of a new month.  That means it is time to check out the newest printables!! This is a really good month !I am thrilled about getting some Valley Fresh Steamers for next to nothing!!!

I will get the ones that match the ad added ASAP…I have a little laundry to do first   Here are just a few of my favorites:

COUPONS.COM
$.50/2 Green Giant® Valley Fresh Steamers™ frozen vegetables –PRINT NOW FOR BOGO!!!
$1/2 Pillsbury® Savorings® products
$.40/2 Totino’s® Rolls Snacks
$.60/3 Green Giant® Frozen Boxed Vegetables
$.75/2 Frozen Pillsbury® Grands!® Biscuits
$.40/1 any variety 19 OZ.- 24 OZ. ONLY Green Giant® Frozen Bagged Vegetables
$.50/2 Pillsbury® Rolled Refrigerated Pie Crusts
$1/1 Pillsbury® Sweet Moments™ Refrigerated Desserts
$.50/1 Yoplait® Delights™ Yogurt Multipack
$.50/1 Yoplait® Kids Cup Yogurt
$.50/2 Betty Crocker® Fruit Shapes, Fruit by the Foot®, etc.. PRINT NOW FOR BOGO
$.50/1 Old El Paso® product (Excludes Old El Paso® Refrigerated, Frozen OR Soup products)
$.75/1 Romano’s Macaroni Grill® Restaurant Favorites® Dinner Kit
$.50/2 Betty Crocker® boxed Potatoes (Except Potato Buds®) STILL BOGO FOR SOME THROUGH TODAY
$1/1 Progresso® Panko Crispy Bread Crumbs
$.50/1 Caramel OR Chocolate Peanut Butter Bugles® snack STILL BOGO FOR SOME THROUGH TODAY
$1/1 Tilex® Mold & Mildew Remover or Tilex® Mildew Root Penetrator and Remover

Don’t forget to head over to SmartSource too…many of these same ones can be printed there too plus more and there is a $1/1 Barber chicken over there that I am very excited about!!

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