This was originally posted on another blog of mine (Simplicity — Small & Cheap). I consolidated all blogs to simplify my life. – Jen 6/19/09
So I finally found out what happens if you are assertive enough to point out that they charged you a price different from the sign.
I went to Publix yesterday to get bananas and some bagels for breakfast. Sign said $2.99 / bag for bagels. Check out listed them as $3.99. Guy did some digging and saw the sign was left out from last weeks sale. I got one free and the other two at the old sale price. Neat!
Today, however, I had some major luck. I was actually able to do a shopping trip EXACTLY as I planned it before I left. They had everything I wanted and used all the coupons right. I bought:
4 Pillsbury Pizza Dough Tubes, 6 Crescent Roll Tubes and 5 Garlic Breadstick Tubes. All on sale for 3/$5.00. 15 items @ 3/$5 = $25.00. Plus I used coupons — a $0.75/3 blinkie (collected a week or two ago before the box emptied), a $0.60/2 IP from the Pillsbury newsletter site, (4) $0.40/1 pizza dough, and (6) $0.25/1 Crescent Roll’s = $4.45 in Q’s. PLUS there was a mail-in form in a Sunday insert a few weeks back where if you bought 15 participating items IN ONE TRIP from Publix, you get a $10 Publix Gift Card. SO: $25.00 on sale – $10 MIR – $4.45 MFG Q = $10.55 for 15. Avg of $0.71 each. Not bad for stuff that normally costs $2.50 each!!!
I also had some Q’s from my Baby Club new member packet that I used today. They had the large refill packs of Huggies Wipes on sale for $5.99 and I got a $1.50 Store Q = $4.49.
AND Huggies Baby Soap was BOGO AND I had a BOGO Store Q so I got 2 for FREE!!!
And, not quite as cool, I needed some cheese for all the pizzas we will be making 🙂 – Sargento – 2/$4 – $0.50/2Q = 2/$3.50. Not great, but not bad.
Total regular price – $60.43
Total Sale Price – $38.28
Total Coupons – $9.74
Total OOP – $28.54
Total MIR – $10.00
Trip Cost – $18.54
Savings – 69%!!
I think that’s my personal grocery store best!