Publix: How whining helped me

My sick kid is feeling much better today, although she's still home from school. So I was able to get out to go to Publix with her in tow.  And I was really happy when she was asking for this treat or the other, because that means she's getting back to normal.

She asked for candy and other treats, to which I said no, but when she asked for a frozen kids' meal, I decided to give in, because she hasn't eaten much all week.  Good thing, because it was the item that put me over $25, so I could use the coupon in the weekly ad to buy a $50 gas card for only $40.  (I'm not including that in the totals below.)

I paid for the gas card with cash and the food with one of the $25 Publix gift cards I won in blog contests.  See how I won $100 in Publix gift cards!

Here's what I got:

2 Friendship cottage cheese @ $2.39 = $4.78
- 2 55¢ off Friendship printable coupon
-2  $1 off Publix Friendship cotage cheese or sour cream coupon - Yellow Advantage Buy flyer
= $1.68 for two, or 84¢ each

2 Sargento shredded pepper jack cheese @ 2/$4.00 = $4.00
- 2 $1.50/1 Sargento pepper jack cheese Publix coupon
= $1.00 for two, or 50¢ each

2 Yoplait Yo Plus 4 pk @ BOGO $2.00 = $2.00
- 2 $1.00 off Yoplus printable coupon
= FREE

2 Hebrew National hot dogs @ BOGO $4.99
= $2.50 each (no coupons)

2 South Beach bars @ BOGO $2.99
= $1.50 each (no coupons)

2 LouAna canola oil @ BOGO $3.89
= $1.95 each (no coupons)

1  Kid Cuisine meal @ $2.39
= $2.39 (no coupons)

Total products before sales and coupons: $41.29
Total after sales and before coupons: $25.04
Total after coupons: $16.94
Total saved: $24.35, or 59%