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! 

Tastee Choice Entrée 24 oz bag $4.99 (reg $6.99)

Carnegie Deli Pastrami or Corned Beef 12oz tray $4.99 (reg $6.99) – These are new items

Hormel Cure81 Quarter Ham $3.99/lb (reg $4.99/lb) – these are 1.5 lb + at Happy’s store. 
-$2/1 Hormel Cure 81 Boneless Ham 03/25/2012 SS Insert (exp 05/28/2012)
Around $2.66 per pound after coupon. 

Johnsonville Brats/Sausage 14oz refrigerated 2/$6 (reg $3.99)
-$1/2 Johnsonville Smoked or Cooked Sausage 05/06/2012 SS Insert (exp 06/15/2012)
-$1/2 Johnsonville Brats or Italian Sausage 05/06/2012 SS Insert (exp 06/15/2012)
-$1/1 Johnsonville Pork & Chicken sausage 04/29/2012 SS Insert (exp 07/15/2012)
As low as $2.

Plumrose lunch meat ham 16oz, Turkey 12oz 2/$7 (reg $4.99)

Hillshire Farm Griiled Essentials 7 oz 3/$10 (reg $4.19)
-$1/1 Hillshire Farm Grilled Chicken Breast, any (DND) – found on product peelie (exp 7/31/2012)
$2.33 per item if you have or can find the peelie.

Gwaltney Chicken Bologna 12 oz 10/$10 (reg $1.39)

Sabrett Beef Franks 14oz 2/$6 (reg $4.29)

Cabot Vermont Cheese 8oz bar 2/$5 (reg $3.59)
-$1/2 Cabot Cheddar Bar
-$1/2 Cabot Products, PUBLIX COUPON PUBLIX, Bring the Fiesta Home Tonight Booklet (exp 05/31/2012)
As low as $1.50 if you have both coupons!

Produce

Nasoya Tofu 14oz $2.39 (reg $2.99)
-$.55/1 Nasoya Item, any – MamboSprouts Spring 2012 (exp 7/31/2012)
$1.84 if you have the coupon.

Non-Weekly Deals

Kraft Natural Cheese 8 oz bar “Mild Cheddar” only 2/$5 (reg $3.99) – This may be what they’re referring to as “Chunks” in the Cooking with Kraft printable coupon?

Yucatan Guacamole 16 oz tub 2/$7 (reg $5.49) (in produce section)
-$.50/1 Yucatan Foods Product, Any (Including Our Full Line of All Natural Guacamoles, Restaurant Style Salsas and Creamy Avo-Hummus) (DND9) tear pad

Rondele Spreadable Cheese 8 oz tub $2.99 (reg $4.59)

Marzetti Apple Crisp 2/$3 (reg $2.19)

Gold Peak tea 10/$10
-$0.75/1 Gold Peak Tea, 18.5 oz

Hot Pocket Snackers 30 ct $5.99 (reg $6.99)
-$1.50/2 Hot Pockets Snackers
-$1/5 Hot Pockets Snackers
-$0.55/1 Hot Pockets Snackers
-$1/2 Hot Pockets Snackers 05/20/2012 RP Insert (exp 08/12/2012)
-$1/2 HOT POCKETS brand SNACKERS (10 oz.), pg. 126 All You, May 2012 (exp 06/30/2012)
-$1/1 Hot Pockets Snackers, 25 oz, p. 120 All You, March 2012 (exp 05/31/2012)
As low as $4.99.

Clearance
(Happy found these clearance deals on the shelf at your store…maybe you will too!)

McCormick Gourmet Collection Sicillian Sea Salt 3.62oz $1.89 (reg $3.79)

Spice Island Minced Onion 1.8oz $1.75 (reg $3.49)

Price check

Yoplait Kids 4pk $1.99, Trix 4pk $2.19, Fiber One Yogurt 4pk $2.69
$2/2 Fiber One 4 pk/4 oz, Yoplait Yogurt Kids 4 pk/3 oz, or Trix 4 pk/4 oz (void in TN) Publix Running Out? Run In coupon
-$0.75/2 Yoplait Go-GURT Yogurt, Yoplait Kids Cup Yogurt, Yoplait Trix Multipack Yogurt, Yoplait Splitz Yogurt, void in LA, NV, NJ, ND and TN
33¢ per item after both coupons.

Silk Single serve 8 oz $1.29
-$0.75/1 Silk Quart, Half Gallon, or Single Serve 4 pk
-$1/1 Silk Printable
-$2/2 Silk Printable
As low as 29¢.

Pure Via 40ct $1.99
-$0.50/1 Pure Via
-$1/1 Pure Via, any – 05-13-12 SS Insert (exp 8/13/2012)
Just 99¢ after coupon. 

Inclusions/Exclusions

Ball Park “Smoked White Turkey” is included in a sale for 2/$6 (reg $4.79) – This is my favorite Turkey franks!

Land O Lake Buttery Spreads 15 oz or 2 x 7.5 oz are included in BOGO sale $2.49

Lipton Tea bag 24oz Decaffeinated is BOGO $4.29

Oral-B Toothbrush on sale for 2/$4 are “Complete” (reg$3.29) and “3D White”/”Complete Fresh Scope scented” (reg $3.69). “Pro-Health” (reg $3.99) is not included.

Coupon finds

Free Hallmark Item wyb any Hallmark Item (max $9.99) (Valid 5/14 – 6/18) Publix coupon – This one is not limited to “Expressions”!

B3G1 Vitaminwater or Vitaminwater Zero 20 oz (exp 6/30) hangtag

Happy’s Notes

Sour Patch Kid / Swedish Fish is 2/$3 (reg $1.89) with the current Yellow Advantage Buy Flyer (exp 5/18)
-$1/2 Sour Patch, Swedish Fish soft and chewy candy, 7.2 oz+ 05/13/2012 SS Insert (exp 07/08/2012)
$1 each after coupon through Friday. Happy says this is her favorite snack to sneak into a movie theater with…tee hee!

One more I forgot to add…

Hershey’s Milk 3pk 8oz, 3/$5 Yellow Advantage Buy price (exp 5/18)
-$1/2 HERSHEY’S Milk 8oz 3-packs
Only $1.16 per package (38¢ per milk)

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!

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.

Congratulations to the winners! Your prize will be mailed to the address you provided in the giveaway form! Enjoy that awesome bacon!

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.

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!

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:

1. Can I freeze sandwich (deli) meat?
2. When an item that you need to stockpile goes on sale, about how many of that item do you purchase?
3. If you file your inserts whole, how do you know what is in your stock of coupons?
4. How do I calculate sales tax for my shopping trip?
5. 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.

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 

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.

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!

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!

Check out those baby coupons…Gerber coupons don’t come around too often so grab them if you will use them! Look under 30187 if you don’t see what I have listed.

BABY
$5/1 Enfamil® Gentlease® large tub 
$1.35/5 Gerber® SmartNourish 2nd Foods Baby Food
$0.85/2 Gerber® JUICE  32oz. bottles or 4oz. 4-pks
$0.85/4 Gerber® Graduates® fruit or veggie pick ups
$0.95/4 Gerber® Graduates® breakfast buddies
$1.10/2 GERBER® CEREALS

BEVERAGES
$0.75/1  Gold Peak® Tea 18.5 oz.

FOOD
$1/2 packages of NESTLÉ® DRUMSTICK® Sundae Cones multipack or NESTLÉ® Frozen Snacks multipack
$0.65/1 Domino® Organic Agave Nectar
$1/1  Domino® Light product
$0.55/1 Florida Crystals® Sugar product
$2/1 JENNIE-O TURKEY STORE® Frozen Burgers
$1/1 Celebration Foods® Ice Cream Cake or Dessert (incl. Carvel®, OREO®, M&M’S®, SNICKERS®) 

HOUSEHOLD
$1.25/1 Glade® PlugIns® Scented Oil warmer
$1/2 Glade® Sense & Spray® refills
$0.75/1 Glade® Automatic Spray refill
$3/1 Glade® Sense & Spray® starter kit
$1/1  Glade® PlugIns® Scented Oil twin refill or TWO single refills
$1/2 Glade® 4 oz. Jar or Scented Oil Candle products 

I have to do an early dinner since some crazy person thought it appropriate to have a baseball game at 7:30 for a group of six year olds. Am I really the only person whose kids go to bed at 8:30?? I need the break and they need the sleep — we will be lucky to be back home before 9pm (insert grumpy face here!)

I am also a bit grumpy because my house is an absolute disaster! Remind me that I do not need to shop for quite a while. My refrigerator is so full that it reminds me of that picture where the person opens the closet door and everything falls on top of them.  I also have baseball snacks and drinks all over my kitchen counters for upcoming games and the end of the season party. Pair all of that with the laundry piles, coupon piles, mail to go through piles and just stuff everywhere and I am about to go insane!! (have I mentioned that I am a little bit of an organizational freak?)

Instead of cleaning I am going to sit here and enjoy my super cheap Jell-O Temptation that I also picked up and share the coupons I found when I ran into Publix.

Be on the lookout for a Running Out Run In standee that has a bunch of Publix coupons that are valid through 6/2:

• $1/1 Gain Detergent 100 oz+
• $1/2 Olay Body Washes or Bars 4 – 6 ct bars & Body Wash 8.4 – 23.6 oz
• $3/2 Cascadian Farm Cereal or Granola Bars 6.34 – 17 oz
• $1/1 Puffs Facial Tissue Multipack
• $1/1 Pillsbury Frozen Breakfast Item
• Free Iams Dog Food (13.2 oz) wyb Iams Dry Dog Food (6.1 lbs+)
• $1/2 Swiffer Refills Product
• $1/1 Crest Pro Health or Scope Rinse 237 ml+
• $1/1 Progresso Soup
• $1/1 Chex Mix or Bugles Large Size (14.5 – 15 oz)
• $1/9 Yoplait Yogurt Cups 4 -6 oz (void in TN)
• $2/2 Fiber One 4 pk/4 oz, Yoplait Yogurt Kids 4 pk/3 oz, or Trix 4  pk/4 oz (void in TN)

I will get these added to the ad as soon as I can!

Here is a sneak peek at the upcoming Publix Yellow Advantage Buy Flyer “Get Grilling” that will be effective Saturday, 5/19 through Friday, 6/8. A HUGE thanks to reader Jenna for sending in the ad!

It’s a big ad so be sure to click “Read More” to see all the deals!

Publix Coupons in the Flyer (corresponding manufactuer’s coupons in red)

Deals in the Flyer:

DO NOT CUT AND PASTE THIS AD WITH MATCHUPS TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT MY PERMISSION!!

Join me at BeCentsAble’s Grocery Gathering

If you haven’t already, head over to the Blockbuster Express Facebook page and “like” them to get a $1 discount on your next rental. Don’t forget, you can also send a text message to 39777 with one of the following words to get a FREE code worth $3. The Blockbuster Express codes are valid for 10 days once texted.

Please note that I can’t guarantee that these codes will work for you…but it is easy enough to give them a try! Try reserving your movie online!

Blockbuster Express kiosks can be found in many Publix stores – find a kiosk in your area.

Be sure and check out all the other Blockbuster Kiosk Codes and deals.

Here are the best deals I see in the Publix weekly ad and coupons that runs 5/17 through 5/23 (5/16 to 5/22 for some). This is the metro Atlanta version of the ad. Note that prices will vary – check your ad before you shop.

These are just the Super Deals…you can still see the Full Ad with Coupon Matchups over here.

Make sure you click “Read More” to see all the deals!