Publix: Saved 96%! (well, not really)

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On this shopping trip, I paid $1.26 in cash and saved $31.85!

Sound too good to be true?

Well, it sort of is too good to be true...

Besides the items I bought pictured above, I bought Goodnites underwear for my special-needs child who is not yet fully night-trained.  That added $19.99 to the pre-coupon total, so I was able to use a $5 off $30 Winn-Dixie competitor coupon from the Enjoy the City coupon book.

And, I used two coupons for the Goodnites: a $3.00 Publix coupon from the weekly ad as well as a $2.00 off any one GOODNITES Underwear printable coupon.  When I paid for the Goodnites with my Health Care Savings Account card (it's a qualified purchase, like medications and co-pays for doctors' appointments), I paid $19.19 - $17.99 for the product and $1.20 in tax.  So the $3 Publix coupon ended up going toward my food purchases, not toward the Goodnites.

So that's how I was able to get the total so low!  Without the Goodnites, I couldn't have used the $5 off Winn-Dixie coupon nor the $3 Goodnites Publix coupon.  So my total would have been $9.26 with a savings of $23.85, for a savings percentage of 72%.  Still pretty good!

Here's what I got:

2 Green Giant Valley Fresh Steamers @ BOGO $2.59
- $1/2 Green Giant Valley Fresh Steamers or Seasoned Steamers, exp. 8/15/13 (Publix Best Meals Happen At Home)
= $1.59 for two, or 80¢ each

2 Sea Cuisine tilapia @ BOGO $6.69
- 2 $1/1 High Liner Sea Cuisine Product printable
= $4.69 for two, or $2.35 each

2 Simply Dressed salad dressing @ BOGO $3.69
- 2 $1/1 Marzetti Simply Dressed Refrigerated Salad Dressings printable
= $1.69 for two, or 85¢ each

2 Publix mandarin oranges @ BOGO $1.29
= 65¢ each

1 Pillsbury classic pizza crust @ $2.59
- FREE Pillsbury pizza crust coupon (received from MyBlogSpark)
= FREE
(Check out my grilled pizza post where I used this product - and enter for a chance to win a Grilled Pizza Prize Pack!)

1 Goodnites pants (not pictured) @ $19.99
- $3/1 Goodnites Publix in-ad coupon
- $2.00 off any one GOODNITES Underwear
= $14.99

- $5 off $30 Winn-Dixie coupon (Enjoy the City)

Total product: $19.25
Tax: $1.20

Grand total: $20.45
Pay $19.19 with Health Care Savings Account card

Total cash paid: $1.26
Total saved compared to Publix full prices: $31.85

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