Great Baby Deals at Publix this Week!

Hi everyone!

I must start off by saying that my kids love (ok, like - its hard to believe K Bear loves it when you see her face in this pic) to grocery shop...its some weird phenomenon, but they do. It has A LOT to do with the free bakery cookies and the 'car style' carts, but it works!

I have just completed the 21 day Daniel fast, so my grocery couponing is now back in action!

This was a GREAT week to pick things back up as many things that we use a lot were on sale!

Below I am listing out the FREE to almost FREE baby deals (and a great diaper/wipe deal).

Playtex Sippie Cups
All are 50% off, used the $1 off coupon in SS 5/22 (which expired today, but most Publix stores will take them a day or so old), and a $1 off publix coupon found in a Sweet Summer Savings booklet

Sippies were on sale $1.99 (usually 3.99)...after coupons...FREE SIPPY!

Beech Nut Steamers (little toddler meal type things)
All were $1 and used $1 off coupon
Bought 6, used 6 coupons = FREE baby food (2 meals to each pack, so essentially 12 free meals - fruit and veggie)

Goldfish
All bags on sale for $1, used .55 off coupons (and some bags have .75 cent off coupons on them)
Makes each bag .45 - .25

Pampers Diapers and wipes
Publix in ad coupon has buy Pampers diapers box get wipes refill pack FREE
Used this coupon - got free wipes, used $4 off mf coupon on diapers, $1 publix coupon on diapers, and $1 off Publix coupon on diapers.
Grand total for a box of diapers (82 count) and wipes (216 count)= $13.99
Made diapers .07 cents each (when you take in to account free wipes)

All in all, a good day at Publix and great baby deals!

ENJOY!!

Tutti Frutti

Hello Shoppers!

Well...Half Off Depot has done it again! They are offering $5 off of ANY purchase, which means that Tutti Frutti yogurt is FREE! The voucher is $5 for $10 worth of yogurt at the Alpharetta location on Windward Parkway! Ive never been, but free yogurt is free yogurt! And since we are roasting in the sun these days...may as well take a break and run the munchkins to the yogurt shop! Yay!

Here is how:
Log in to your Half Off Depot account and choose Tutti Frutti (or any other voucher you want to buy...it may not be free, but it will be darn tootin cheap!)
Use the password 'blessmebagpipes' under coupon code and it will ring up Free!
Print out the voucher and take it with you for a yummy inexpensive treat!

Warning: lots of people are using this code right now, so their website is slow. Just be patient...the offer doesnt end until midnight June 2nd.

Here is the Link:
Half Off Depot - Tutti Frutti

Music in the Park

Hello Friends!
I received an exciting email from the Avenues about this fun event that they are hosting this summer! Sounds like a great opportunity to pack a picnic and enjoy some free music!

Music in the Park
Every Other Wednesday | 6 PM – 9 PM
In the Park near Coldwater Creek
Bring a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy an evening of complimentary live music, trivia and giveaways! Complimentary tea and biscuits will be served by Jim ‘N Nick’s Bar-B-Q. Guests who present same day receipts from any Avenue restaurant or retailer totaling $75 or more will receive a free gift while supplies last.
June 1Dean Balkwill Band
June 15Nick Longo
June 29Last Three Standing
July 13Nick Longo
July 27Dean Balkwill Band
August 10Last Three Standing

This Weeks Deals/Steals

This was by far one of the best weeks I have had yet with couponing! All of the months of hard work are really paying off now :)

Now when I say hard work...I am just talking about accumulating enough coupons to really have everything on hand that I need. This does not take a whole lot of time or anything...just overall time to accumulate :) I started getting the AJC every Sunday back in January...so I have stocked all coupon inserts since then which is a good base to pick from.

So...we will start with my first trip to Publix on Thursday.
The value of all of the groceries was $113 and I spent $38. My trip ranged from things such as ground turkey, frozen veggies, whole fruit sorbet, cereal, pasta, fruit, shampoo/conditioner, to yogurt (thats still not everything).

Publix trip #2 was even better.
I went a second time because some great yogurt deals started on Saturday and I wanted to get them asap. (K-Bear likes yogurt in her lunch for school). I also got a ridiculous deal on diapers and wipes. Diapers were (and still are until next Thursday or even later) $19.99 a box and wipes refills are $6.99. Looking at this price does not make me excited in the least...but when coupons are involved things get better. I had a Publix store coupon for $5 off a box of diapers and wipes refill. I had a manufacturer coupon for $3.50 off diapers, a CVS coupon for $2 off diapers and a CVS coupon for $2 off wipes. Which made the cost of an 84 count box of diapers and 216 count box of wipes $14.98. The cost without the coupons would have been $26.98...which makes for 44% savings. And I forgot a coupon for this trip which would have made for more savings. I know a lot of diaper websites offer 20% off plus free shipping...but I have found that stacking coupons and just getting them while I am at the grocery is cheaper. On top of the diaper deal, I bought 2 bags of publix bagels, 2 packs of YoPlus yogurt, 2 packs of yoplait kids yogurt, a kikkoman fried rice sauce mix, and a half dozen eggs...for a food total of $2.87.

CVS trip (today)
I bought a total of 7 bottles of 1 quart sized ready-feed Similac formula for just over $1...total. CVS is running a deal on their ready feed for $4.59 a bottle...grab the coupon in the SmartSource mag from AJC on 4/3 (April 3) for $5 off ANY Similac product...and VOILA...FREE formula! Well...actually...they owed me something in the ballpark of $1 but technically they cant pay me to walk out the door with stuff...so it just settled to nothing :) Thanks to my friend Allison who graciously gave me some extra coupons for the formula AND, more importantly, taught me how to coupon :)

I LOVE sharing tips, ideas, and strategies for couponing, so if you have any, please feel free to share!

Target Post Easter Deals!

Hi everyone!

I was in Target today getting formula and decided to shimmy over to the Easter stuff to see if there were any good deals...and boy did I get a surprise!! The signs stated that everything was 50% off, which is a good deal, so I decided to stock up on some goodies for next Easter. They still actually had a lot to choose from. After I chose my items, I went to price check them and came to find out that they were more like 75% off or more. So I went back and got a few extras :) Here is what I got:

2 packs of pre-filled Easter eggs (16 count) - 1.24 each (was 4.98 each)
Sweet Tart jelly beans (which will be eaten sooner than later) - 1.24 (was 2.49)
Pez lamb - .49 (was 1.99)
Dora lip gloss - .74 (was 2.99)
Egg Dye Kit - .37 (was 1.49)
Pixos Easter Set - 1.24 (was 4.99)
Easter Moon Dough - .74 (was 2.99)
Easter Potato Head (the big one) - 2.49 (was 9.99)

Amount spent: $9.14 (including tax)
Amount saved: $27.12

So...I basically bought all of this for the same price as Mr Potato Head at full price! And you couldnt buy empty eggs and fill them with candy your self for 1.24. So If you want to get a head start on Easter for next year, I am sure most stores will still have some things for great deals! Note: some Easter candy will expire before Easter next year; make sure to check.

Happy Shopping Peeps (no pun intended!)

Which Wich?

Yummo!!

Buy One, Get One Free - Avenues Forsyth location

Which Wich? Superior Sandwiches

Valid April 1 - 30. Kids eat free Monday - Thursday evenings (after 4 PM) with the purchase of an adult meal (sandwich, chips and drink). Receive one free kids' meal per each adult meal purchase. Present printed offer to redeem promotion. May not be combined with any other offer.
Expires: Apr 30

Goldfish and Deodorant!

Who doesnt need either of these items??

Now is a GREAT time to stock up on both of these at Publix! Here is how to get a steal of a deal on these items...Goldfish are currently 10/$1. You do not, however, have to buy 10 to get them for $1 each...you can get 1 or 100. There is a coupon at coupons.com for .35 cents off of one bag of goldfish. This will DOUBLE at Publix, making it .70 cents off. That makes for a .30 cent bag of precious Goldfish!

Now for the deodorant...Publix has a coupon in their Green Advantage flier (found in the entry way in that spinning thingy) for a FREE Right Guard body wash when you buy a Right Guard deodorant. THEN...in the AJC from 3/13, there is a coupon in the Red Plum for a Buy one Right Guard Deodorant or Right Guard body wash get one free. These coupons combined make each item FREE! So, if you have multiple AJC coupons, pair it with multiple Publix, and stock up on some good smelling men's deodorant and body wash for your hubby!

Here is my scenario from my trip:
3 bags of Goldfish
1 Right Guard Deodorant
1 Right Guard Body Wash

Note: If I had multiple AJC coupons, I would have definitely bought more of the Right Guard stuff. This go around I only had one :)

Total value of products: around $10
Total out of pocket" around $1