Titletown Thursday Milk Deals

For the 3rd week in a row, Publix has had the best milk deal at $3.69 a gallon, 8/28-9/3.

CVS also has their milk at $3.69 a gallon (with card) through Saturday, but the limit is 2 and brands vary by store, if that matters to you. However, at Publix the limit is 4 and the brand is Publix brand, my favorite because like I said last week, it truely does matter to me.

If you really need milk and at a good deal, but can't get to Publix or CVS, maybe Walgreens can help ease the burden on your pocketbook at $3.99 a gallon through Saturday.

If you like/need specialty types of milk, Winn-Dixie has the following on sale 2/$6 for a half-gallon: Hood Simply Start and Hood Calorie Countdown. This sale will go through 9/2.

Milk prices are updated on Thursday so that all new ads will be out for the weekend.

Rebates, Freebies, and a nasty cold!!!

Yes, a nasty cold but I could not let these free deals pass me by! Plus, it was really cool to show my sister what all I could buy with so little money!! I am accomplishing one of two things with her: 1) She is excited and will jump on the coupon train with me, or 2) She will never want to go shopping with me again....time will tell!

Walgreen's was our first stop. I bought :

3 jars of Peter Pan Peanut Butter

On Sale 3/$5

I had a manufacturer's coupon for EACH jar, total of $2.50 off = $2.50

1 Jane be Pure Mineral Powder
On Sale for $4.99
I had a manufacturer's coupon for $2 off, and $3 in Walgreen's Register Rewards=FREE

1 Pack of Trident Extra Care Gum
On Sale for $.99
Had a Manufacturer's Coupon for $.75 off = $.24

1 Package of Walgreen's 4-pack Lightbulbs
$1.99

My total with tax $5.39 !

I saved $16.22!!

But here is the coolest part: This morning I submitted by Walgreen's Easy Saver Rebate form and I will receive a rebate check for $10.77! So all that wonderful stuff (that we will use) will be FREE!!!! Plus we made a few bucks.

You see, the Jane be Pure Powder and the light bulbs were FREE after rebate. On a previous trip I also bought Pert Plus which is FREE when you submit the rebate form. AND you can use a manufacturer's coupon at time of purchase and STILL receive the FREE rebate. Isn't that so cool ?!?

Next Stop: Rite Aid

This was a quick stop because I only needed one item. Pert Plus (again). Why? You guessed it, REBATE. Rite Aid has what they call Single Rebate Check (SCR).

Pert Plus was on sale for $2.99.
I had a manufacturer's coupon for $2.00 off.
My total with tax was $1.20
PLUS I submitted the SCR online form for a $2.00 REBATE. That's $.80 profit, not to mention the FREE shampoo.

Last stop: Wal-Mart
No, they don't have a rebate form--but they do have the cheapest price on Kool-Aid. Do you know why that is so important? Let me enlighten you:

I had the following coupons:
1 FREE 16 oz. Kraft Dressing
1 FREE canister of Crystal Light
1 FREE 16 oz. pkg. of Kraft Cheese Singles
1 FREE pkg. of Oscar Mayer Hotdogs

The catch: For EACH coupon, you had to purchase 3 Kraft products. Guess what? Kool-Aid is a Kraft product. Did you know that, neither did I until I was reading another great blog,
Justine's Grocery Brags.

Kool-Aid at my local Wal-Mart is 5/$1.00. I had to buy 12 to get the deal. Glad my hubby likes Kool-Aid. So for $2.40 I got 12 packs of Kool-Aid AND the 4 items above FREE!!!

That was my awesome shopping trip of the day. Remember there are a lot of "great" deals out there, but if you don't use the items, I don't recommend buying them just so you can say you found a fabulous find. These were all items we will use.

In closing, let me say that my sweet sister did stop by another Rite-Aid for me so that I could run-in and get something for that nasty cold, because after all that shopping I wasn't feeling too fabulous! Thank God, I feel much better today.

You Gotta Work Those Buy One Get One Free Deals to YOUR Advantage

Buy One Get One Free, also known as BOGO's can be your best friend, IF you know how to make the great deal even greater. I will be talking about Publix and Winn-Dixie, if you don't have these stores in your area, you may want to verify if the same is true for your local grocer.

Here are a few tips to keep in mind:

1. When an item is BOGO at Publix and Winn-Dixie, you don't have to buy 2 items. You can buy just one item and it will ring up at half the price. For example, Publix has Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Cake Mix BOGO this week. The regular price is $1.99 each. If you purchase 2 cake mixes, one will scan $1.00 and the other will scan .99, totaling $1.99.

2. As mentioned above, you don't have to buy both items. I generally only buy one of the item that is BOGO unless it is something that I really need or if it is a good item to stock-up on.

3. You can use a coupon in addition to the BOGO deal. Just remember, if you are going to purchase 2 cake mixes you will need a coupon for each cake mix, unless your coupon says you have to buy 2 mixes to use the coupon. So let's say we have a coupon for .50 off 1 cake mix and the cake mixes are BOGO like mentioned above. If we buy only one cake mix and then use our coupon, look at the savings:

1 cake mix at 1/2 price for $1.00 minus the .50 coupon = total paid for cake mix .50!! You saved $1.48 --now that is a deal.

If you are a self-proclaimed coupon queen like me or if you are just starting out, I suggest that you check out the sales ad for your local grocers online before heading to the market. Every week I check out each grocer's websites. Publix and Winn-Dixie both have their ad's online and you can do a search by product or category. At first, it may take some time but if you make it a habit it will be second nature. If you have more BOGO tips, please leave a comment. I know I didn't cover them all, but hopefully I gave you a good start.

Links to our local grocers:
Publix
Winn-Dixie
Harvey's (they double coupons--a whole other post)

Day of the week the ad changes:
Publix: Thursday
Winn-Dixie: Wednesday
Harvey's: Wednesday

BLESSINGS!!

Best Milk Deal for Title Town- beginning Thursday 8/21/08

Publix has done it once again this week: Milk at the more affordable price of $3.69 a gallon. Publix milk is my favorite, next to Horizon Organic Milk. However, that stuff is sooooo creamy and good I immediately gain 12 pounds off of one bowl of Special K Fruit and Yogurt drowned in it's creamy goodness!!

Back to the point, if I can't buy Horizon milk I strive to buy Publix or Dairy Fresh brand. Both brands are made without added hormones. Unfortunately, I am far from being a 100% Organic consumer, but I do TRY to eat/drink products that don't have a lot of added stuff.

Extra FYI: If you have to have Horizon Organic Milk, it is $3.99 a HALF gallon this week at Winn-Dixie.