You can never have too much juice!!

My friend Stephanie and I had so much fun the other night at Publix. We had recently gotten rain checks for Ocean Spray 100% Juice due to the stores running out during a recent sale. The sale was BOGO at $3.99. My daughter Lily, she is 6, loves this juice so I was behind happy to provide something a little healthier for her. We patiently waited for the shelves to be re-stocked and then we sprang!! 

Here is what we did:
* Purchased 10 bottles of assorted flavors of Ocean Spray juice (used my raincheck)
I used 10 coupons that were $1/1 and then used 10 PQ (publix coupons) that were $1/1......10 juices TOTALLY FREE!!!

* Purchased two bottles of V8 Fusion (they were on sale for 2/$5)
I used 2 PQ (publix coupons) that were $1/1 and 2 MQ that were $.50/1....2 bottles of juice were $2.00

* Purchased three 6 packs of Motts juice (on sale 3/$5.00)
I used 3 MQ that were $1/1 which brought each 6 pack to $.66

* Purchased 4 snapware containers (BOGO @ $6.99)
I used 4 MQ coupons that were $2/1 which brought each 2 containers to $3.00

Here is the best part....my total bill was over $60.00 so I was allowed to use two of  my $5/30 coupons from Winn Dixie. After all my coupons my total OOP (out of pocket) was $2.87!! My sweet Lily woke up this morning and when she saw the juice her comment was, "wow this is really cool". I was one happy Mom.

Fabric Softener....why did I wait so long?

I have never been one to use fabric softener in my laundry. I thought it was a waste of money and since my clothes were clean and smelly with just laundry soap, I was happy. Boy was I missing out!!!

There was a deal at Publix this week for Downy softener 90 load bottles for $5.99. I wasn't impressed until I realized I had $5.00/3 coupons and I could purchase some MM (money maker) items to help lower the overall cost. I did the deal and am thrilled that I did!! My clothes are softer and even better smelling now.

Here are the details:

* Bought 6 bottles of Downy fabric softener ($5.99 each)
Used 2 of the $5/3 Tide products MQ coupon

* Bought 16 Rachel Ray dog food ($1.99 each)
Used 16 of the $2.50/1 MQ coupon

*Bought 4 bottles of Sauve hair products ($2.19 each)
Used 4 of the $1.50/1 Mo coupon and 2 of the $1/2 PQ coupon

I used 2 of my Winn Dixie $5/30 coupons  since my total exceeded $60 before coupons (Publix accepts certain competitor coupons)

My OOP (out of pocket) total was $12.54 ($4.00 just for tax) and I Saved $80.00.....WOO HOO!!!

It has been awhile since I blogged...time to catch up!

Wow! I am not even sure where to begin. It has been several weeks sinceI have blogged and I realize for those that do read this, you might have missed me! I had issues with my computer and I got frustrated and gave up. Not a good idea to ever just give up and I was reminded of that tonight by a dear friend, Erin. So back to the blog I am.....and couponing success storiesI will share with all of you.

This past week our Publix chain in Florida had some great deals. My favorite by far was the BOGO (buy one get one) watermelon deal. To sweeten the deal even more Publix put out a coupon for $3.00 off ANY fruit for EACH Tropicana Farmstand Juice I purchased. And yes it gets better.....there were manufacturer coupons to use for each container of juice I bought.

Here is what I did:
* Bought 6 juice and used $1/1 coupons
(juice was 2/$6 originally and ended up being 2/$4)
*Bought 12 watermelon and used 6 of the $3.00 off of fruit coupon
6 were free due to bogo sale and the other 6 were free with the coupon

Lets just say my kids were thrilled and in 2 days, 5 containers are gone!! I did purchase some other items during this trip, all of which I had coupons for and none of which I paid more then $1.00 for. Cat food was $.99 a bag and shampoo and conditioner were $.19 a bottle. My entire trip was OOP (out of pocket) $11.01......Pretty cool!!!