Publix Overage List (June 1-7)

Here are all the current items and corresponding coupons that will give you overage this week at Publix (make sure you check out the whole list this week...there are a number of freebies in addition to these, they just won’t give you overage):

Weekly Ad:

Fresh Express Salad Blends, 5 to 12 oz, BOGO Surprisingly Low Price (psa $2.29)
-$1/1 Fresh Express Salad Blends Facebook coupon (no longer available) 
-$0.50/1 Fresh Express Salad Blends Publix peel  
As much as $0.26 overage after sales tax if you can find the peelie

Nissin Chow Mein Noodles, 3.26-4 oz, BOGO $0.79

-$0.50/2 Nissin Chow Mein Noodles tearpad 
$0.15 overage wyb (2) after sales tax if you can find the tearpad

Green Adv. Buy (exp 6/3):

Sundown Vitamins, starting at $2.99

-$6/2 Sundown Naturals Vitamins, (Publix Coupon) Green Adv. Buy Flyer

-$1/1 Sundown Naturals vitamin or supplement RP 4/17,  RP 5/15 or peelie 

$2.02 in overage wyb (2) ($1.54 after sales tax)

Yellow Adv. Buy:

Combat Quick Kill Formula Ant Bait Stations, $3.69

-$3/1 Combat Ant or Roach Bait or Gel Kill, (Publix Coupon), Yellow Advantage Flyer

-$2/1 Combat product printable

$1.31 overage each ($1.01 after sales tax)

Voskos Greek Yogurt 5.3 oz, $0.90

-$1/1 Voskos Greek Yogurt RP 4/10 or printable (may no longer be available--I registered and was then told no more prints were available so check your binders!)

B2G1 Free Voskos, Spring 2011 Greenwise magazine (no overage, just an extra freebie)

$0.10 in overage ($0.03 after sales tax)

Other Deals:

Mahatma Rice Mixes, $0.89

-$0.50/1 Mahatma or WaterMaid rice, RP 5/01 (exp 8/31)

$0.04 in overage (after sales tax)

Bandaid 8 ct, $0.79

-$0.50/1 Neosporin or Band-Aid product, SS 4/17 (exp 6/30)

$0.15 in overage (after sales tax)

Kikkoman StirFry Seasoning, $0.89

-$1/1 Kikkoman product printable

$0.04 in overage (after sales tax)

Don't forget to use (2) $/$$ coupons (one store and one competitor) to save even more!

Reminder: (3) Free Child Admissions to Huntsville Botanical Garden giveaway!

Don't forget to enter to win (3) free child admissions to the Huntsville Botanical Garden.  The giveaway ends tomorrow night!

Bzz Agent: Children's Claritin

Do you have a child who suffers from allergies?  Up to 40% of children do.  If you're not sure, Claritin has some tools on their Facebook page to help you tell the difference:

If your doctor recommends Claritin for your kids, here's a coupon to help you save on their medicine:   $2.00 off Children's Claritin product (4 oz. or 10 ct.+)

Disclaimer:  As a member of BzzAgent I received a free sample and coupons (that I shared with those who attended my last coupon class) (:

Couponing 101: How to plan your meals based on sales and your stockpile

One of the hurdles to couponing is changing your mindset about meal planning.  Does this sound familiar?:  you decide what you want to eat while at work, stop by the closest grocery store on the way home (paying whatever and picking up a bunch of food you don't need because it looks good and you're hungry) and then bemoan your grocery bill every pay period.

One of the secrets to decreasing the amount you spend at the grocery store is basing your meals around what you have on hand already (your stockpile) and with what's on sale that week.

While this specific system may not work for everyone, this is what I do:

First, I check my stockpile.  Right now I have an abundance of boneless skinless chicken breast, pasta, brown rice, frozen veggies and hamburger buns (leftover from this weekend's cookout).

Then, I see what's on sale.  This week Star Market and Foodland both have ground turkey for $1.99/lb. (my buy price), chicken on sale for $1.99/lb. (my buy price).  Starting Wednesday Publix has Taco Bell Dinner kits for $0.85, pasta sauce for $0.93, more free pasta and free noodles.

So, based on what I have on hand and what's on sale I can pick up cheaply I might make spaghetti one night, asian stir fry with the free noodles another night, chicken and rice a third, mexican a fourth and turkey burgers with frozen veggies on the side a fifth.  We eat leftovers for lunch and on Sundays after church.

Over time, this process will become much faster (most days I honestly don't decide what we'll eat until about 4:00 before I start cooking dinner at 5:00). (:  Having used coupons for over two years now I just cook something based on what I have on hand and pick up the foods that are at their best sale each week that I know we'll use.  I rarely (if ever) go to the store to buy something for that evening's meal.

What are your tips for meal planning using your stockpile and sales?

Free Paper at Office Depot after Mail in Rebate

This week you can get Hammermill Copy Plus paper for free after coupon and mail in rebate at Office Depot.

Hammermill Copy Plus paper, $6.79, limit 2
-20% off one supply item in-ad coupon (or print it online)
Pay:  $5.43 + sales tax
Submit for $5.79 Mail in Rebate (will print on bottom of receipt)
Mail in Rebate is in the form of a Visa prepaid card

Whenever I can get a ream of paper for free I purchase the maximum number allowed!

Thanks, The Coupon Centsation!

$1.00 off Laura's Lean Beef Coupon

Get $1.00 off any package of Laura's Lean Beef.  This brand is sold at Kroger and Target.

I'm personally going to hold on to this coupon and wait for one of the stores to put their 93% lean ground beef on sale...it goes on sale for as low as $2.99/lb. (and is sold in one pound packages) so I can get it for my buy price!

Kids Eat Free at Chili's Tonight

A quick reminder that kids eat free at Chili's tonight with adult purchase (two kids per adult).  Make sure to take this coupon with you--no other coupons can be used in conjunction with this one.

Foodland (week of May 31)

I am using the Foodland Plus ad from Griner’s Foodland in Hazel Green. Please note their prices may be slightly higher or lower than other Foodland stores, but the same items are on sale.  As best I can tell, the only difference among all Foodland stores each week (plus or non-plus) is what’s on top of pages 2 and 3 in the ad (the area in the boxes).

Griners’ ad starts on Mondays.

Coupon policies vary by location since each store is locally owned and operated.  I have listed every available mainstream coupon, but please check with your local store for their specific policy.

This is not everything “on sale” in the ad, only the good deals each week.  

Produce

Peaches, $1.00/lb.

Green Cabbage, 3 lbs., $1.00

Strawberries, 1 lb., $2.00

Vidalia Onions, 2 lbs., $1.50

Cucumbers, $0.50

Green Bell Peppers, $0.50

Roma Tomatoes, $1.00/lb.

Collard or Turnip Greens, $0.58

Gold, Red or Fuji Apples, $1.18/lb.

Oranges, 4 lbs., $2.58

Green Onions, $0.50

Mushrooms 8 oz., $1.28

Broccoli Crowns, $1.98

Meat

Star Ranch Boneless Shoulder Roast, $1.98/lb.

Star Ranch T-Bone Steak, $5.98/lb. 

Star Ranch Shoulder Steak, $2.29/lb.

Sirloin Tip Roast, $3.49/lb.

Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast, $1.98/lb.

Butterball Ground Turkey, $1.99/lb.

Boneless Pork Chops, $2.79/lb.

Cook’s Shank Portion Ham, $1.19/lb.

-$1/1 Cook’s Ham, September or December 2010 Better Homes and Gardens magazine, September 2010 Woman’s Day magazine

Tennessee Pride Sausage, 1 lb., $2.49

-$1/2 Tennessee Pride Roll Sausage printable

Land O’Frost Lunchmeat, 5 oz., $0.59

Armour Treet Luncheon meat, 13 oz., $1.00

Sea Best Flounder Fillets, 2 lbs., $5.99

-$1/1 Sea Best bagged product, SS 4/10, SS 3/20 (if included)

Grocery

Dozen Medium Eggs, $0.99

Kraft Cheese, 3 oz chunk or 4 oz singles, $1.00

Imperial Margarine, 1 lb., $0.67

Breakstones Sour Cream, 8 oz original, $1.00

Philadelphia Cream Cheese, 3 oz., $1.00

Pictsweet Veggies, $1.25

-$0.75/2 PictSweet Deluxe Sides, SS 2/13

Hot or Lean Pockets, $2.00

BOGO Lean Pockets printable (no longer available)

Eggos, $2.00

Pepsi Products, 12 pk 12 oz., $3.00

Red Diamond Tea Bags, 24 ct. family, $1.00

Folgers Coffee, 10-11.3 oz., $3.50

-$1/2 Folgers product, RP 5/22

-$1/1 Folgers Gourmet Selections product, RP 4/10 (if included)

-$1/1 Folgers Black Silk coffee printable (if included)

Domino Sugar, 5 lbs., $2.50

-$0.50/1 Domino Sugar, RP 5/22

-$0.40/1 Domino Sugar, April Family Circle magazine

Ragu Pasta Sauce, 16-24 oz., $1.50

-$1.25/3 or $1/2 or $0.75/2 or $0.60/2 or $0.50/1 Ragu Pasta Sauce, RP 5/22

Vlasic Dill Pickles, 46 oz., $1.50

-$0.55/1 Vlasic Pickles, Peppers or Relish printable

-$1.00 off Vlasic Pickles, Peppers or Relish AND Hellmann’s Mayo, March All You magazine

Vlasic Sweet Salad Cubes, 16 oz., $1.00

-$0.55/1 Vlasic Pickles, Peppers or Relish printable

-$1.00 off Vlasic Pickles, Peppers or Relish AND Hellmann’s Mayo, March All You magazine

Taco Bell Dinner Kit, 11-14 oz., $2.00

-$1/2 or $0.75/2  Taco Bell products, SS 5/1

Taco Bell Seasoning mix, $0.50

-$1/2 or $0.75/2  Taco Bell products, SS 5/1

Duncan Hines Cake Mix, $1.00

Bumble Bee Tuna, 5 oz., $0.67

Food Club Tortilla Chips, 13 oz., $1.50

Household

Pine Sol, $2.00

-$1/1 Pine Sol printable

Pet Care

Tidy Cats Litter, 20 lbs., $3.00

-$2/1 Tidy Cats litter printable (no longer available)

-$1/1 Tidy Cats litter, SS 5/1

Star Market (31 May-5 June)

Please note the sizes on some of these deals:  the cream cheese is $1.00 for 3 oz., the sour cream is $1.00 for 8 oz., the Kraft Cheese is $1.00 for 3 oz., etc.


Star Market accepts all manufacturer coupons including internet printables. They do not double coupons.

Take a $5/$50 purchase coupon from the Enjoy the City booklet to save even more!

Movies on the Spot FREE Rental: 55555 (can use once per credit/debit card)

Coffee of the Week:  Raspberry Mocha Latte, 16 oz., $2.99

Produce

Peaches, $0.99/lb.

Green Cabbage, 3 lbs., $1.00

Strawberries, 1 lb., $2.00

Roma Tomatoes, $0.99/lb.

Vidalia Onions, 3 lbs., $1.50

Red, Gold or Fuji Apples, $1.19/lb.

Oranges, 4 lbs., $2.59

Green Onions, $0.50

Cucumbers, $0.50

Green Bell Peppers, $0.50

Fresh Express Salad, $1.89

-$1/1 Fresh Express Salad printable (no longer available)

Meat

Butterball Ground Turkey, $1.99/lb.

Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast, $1.99/lb.

Heritage Pride Sirloin Tip Roast, $3.69/lb.

Boneless Center Cut Pork Chops, $2.99/lb.

Sea Best Flounder Fillets, 2 lbs., $5.99

-$1/1 Sea Best bagged product, SS 4/10, SS 3/20

Deli

Sub Buns, 4 ct., $1.50

Grocery

Kraft Chunk Cheese, 3 oz., $1.00

Breakstone’s Sour Cream, 8 oz., $1.00

-$1/1 Breakstone Zesty Sour Cream printable (if included)

Imperial Margarine, 1 lb., $0.67

Philadelphia Cream Cheese, 3 oz., $1.00

Purity Pure Premium Ice Cream, 48 oz., $3.50

-$1/1 Purity Milk or Ice Cream printable

Mayfield Selects Ice Cream, 48 oz., $2.50

-$1/1 Mayfield Ice Cream, SS 5/15

Hot Pockets, 6-14 oz., $2.00

BOGO Lean Pockets printable (no longer available)

PictSweet Veggies, 12 oz., $1.25

-$0.75/2 PictSweet Deluxe Sides, SS 2/13 (if included)

Coke products, 2 liter, $1.25

-$1/1 Coca Cola product (request from Recycle Bank)

Free Coca Cola 2 liter (request from My Coke Rewards)

Folgers Coffee, 10-11 oz., $3.50

-$1/2 Folgers product, RP 5/22

-$1/1 Folgers Gourmet Selections product, RP 4/10 (if included)

-$1/1 Folgers Black Silk coffee printable (if included)

Red Diamond Tea Bags, 24 qt., $1.00

Bumble Bee Tuna, 5 oz., $0.67

Duncan Hines Cake Mix, $1.00

Vlasic Salad Cubes, 16 oz., $1.00

-$0.55/1 Vlasic Pickles, Peppers or Relish printable

-$1.00 off Vlasic Pickles, Peppers or Relish AND Hellmann’s Mayo, March All You magazine

Vlasic Pickles, 46 oz., $1.50

-$0.55/1 Vlasic Pickles, Peppers or Relish printable

-$1.00 off Vlasic Pickles, Peppers or Relish AND Hellmann’s Mayo, March All You magazine

Household

Pine Sol, 28 oz., $2.00

-$1/1 Pine Sol printable

Pet

Tidy Cats Litter, 20 lbs., $3.00

-$2/1 Tidy Cats litter printable (no longer available)

-$1/1 Tidy Cats litter, SS 5/1

Huntsville Daily Deals: Tim's Cajun Kitchen, Fashion Week Alabama and Alabama Hammers

The Local Dot

(no local deal)

Groupon

(no local deal)

Living Social

$20 at Tim's Cajun Kitchen for $10

One Ticket to Fashion Week Alabama for $20

al.com

2 tickets to the June 4 Alabama Hammer's game and 1 child promo jersey for $18

Giveaway: Three Free Child Admissions to Huntsville Botanical Garden

I have three free children's admission tickets to the Huntsville Botanical Garden to give away!

To enter, please fill out the form below.  To receive up to (3) additional entries, subscribe to my rss feed or email updates and "like" me on Facebook (and let me know on the form that you did or already do!)

One entry per person per method.  Giveaway ends on 1 June 2011 at 11:59 pm.

Fine print:  child must be accompanied by an adult.  Valid for children ages 2-18 ($8.00 value).  Good through June 30, 2011.

FYI:  Half price adult tickets to the Botanical Gardens will be featured on Living Social this Wednesday, June 1!


Disclaimer: Huntsville Botanical Garden is not sponsoring this giveaway. I received these tickets for attending a Bridge Street Buddies event--my boys are 2 and under so they get in free anyways so I thought I would pass them along to you!  Your email will only be used to contact you if you win and will be deleted after this giveaway is over.

$5.00 off Melora Hardin in Concert

Use the promo code:  RSVP5 to receive $5.00 off tickets to Melora Hardin:  Live in Concert at Merrimack Hall June 3 and 4.  Limit 4 tickets, must be purchased by June 1.

Huntsville Area Bloggers: The Dining Dragon

I honestly have no idea how I stumbled upon The Dining Dragon, but I'm glad I did. "Mrs. Dragon" reviews Huntsville area restaurants each week.  She frequents local, hole-in-the-wall type restaurants (which my hubby and I prefer).  Be warned, don't read her blog hungry...I've been tempted to go out to eat after reading some of her reviews (:

This Week's Free Events

Sunday, May 29

Alabama Jubilee Hot Air Balloon Classic @ Point Mallard

2:00 pm

Casual Vintage Bicycle Ride @ Huntsville Middle School

2:00-5:00 pm

School’s Out Ice Skating Special @ Municipal Ice Complex

“Students bring your most recent report card or progress report to a public session. For each A you earned, it's $1 off your admission-that means it's FREE if you got straight A's!”

Monday, May 30

10:00 am

Barnes and Noble Storytime:  Giraffes Can’t Dance @ Bridge Street

10:00 am

Memorial Day Ceremony @ Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives, Athens

11:00 am

Madison Community Band Memorial Day Concert @ Downtown Madison

Tuesday, May 31

10:00 am

Rave Motion Pictures Free Family Film Festival:  Megamind

10:00 am

Barnes and Noble Storytime:  Summer Time @ Jones Valley

11:00 am

Memorial Day Service @ Maple Hill Cemetary

3:00 pm

Afternoon at the Movies @ Huntsville Library:  “Never Say Never”

4:00 pm

Dance Your Dreams! @ Merrimack Hall

6:30 pm

Concerts in the Courtyard @ Bridge Street:  Ashley Smith

7:00 pm

Stars and Stripes Benefit by Huntsville Ballet Company @ VBC “The Company members are asking for donations to help affected families of the tornados. Non-perishable items will be collected both nights.  Following Stars and Stripes the public is welcome to stay and watch Huntsville Ballet School in their annual end of the year School Sketches performance.”

7:30 pm

Twisted Tales @ Barnes and Noble, Bridge Street

“Twisted Tales is a Summer Book Club for teens and young adults! Join us as we explore new twists on your favorite fairy tales!”

Wednesday, June 1

10:00 am

Monaco Summer Film Series:  Alvin and the Chipmunks

10:00 am

Rave Motion Pictures Free Family Film Festival:  Megamind

7:00 pm

Stars and Stripes Benefit by Huntsville Ballet Company @ VBC “The Company members are asking for donations to help affected families of the tornados. Non-perishable items will be collected both nights.  Following Stars and Stripes the public is welcome to stay and watch Huntsville Ballet School in their annual end of the year School Sketches performance.”

Thursday, June 2

1:00 pm

Summer Reading Kick Off Party @ Monrovia Library

4:00 pm

Green Street Market @ Corner of Greene and Eustis

6:00 pm

Bailey Cove Science Fiction:  The Languages of Pao @ Bailey Cove Library

6:00 pm

Teen Movie Night:  X-Men 3 The Last Stand @ Monrovia Library

6:30 pm

Madison Gazebo Concert:  Cristina Lynn and Trio El Camino

Friday, June 3

5:00-8:00 pm

First Friday Art Fest @ Huntsville Art League

6:00 pm

Concerts on the Dock @ Lowe Mill:  Hymn For Her

6:30-11:00 pm

Relay for Life, Huntsville @ Space Center

Saturday, June 4

Renaissance Faire @ Tillman D. Hill Public Library, Hazel Green

First Monday Weekend Trade Days @ Jackson County Courthouse Square, Scottsboro

7:00 am

Five Points Historic District Wide Annual Yard Sale @ Five Points

8:00 am

Arabian horse Association Show @ Agribition Center, 4925 Moors Mill Rd., Huntsville 

8:00 am

4th Annual Helen P. Lee Fun Run @ Madison Library “Join us as The Friends of the Madison County Public Library help celebrate the library's birthday with a Fun Run for ages 0 - 9 years, complete with stroller and toddler races! The run will begin at 8 a.m. and will include fun runs, goofy relays, crafts, birthday cake and the unveiling of the new Children's Garden. International dancers from the Huntsville Chinese Village will help celebrate the start of Summer Reading and the Zoofari Earth wildlife show will provide an up-close encounter with animals from around the world.”

8:00 am

Madison City Farmer’s Market

8:00 am

Eurocross 5K & 8K @ UAH Campus

8:30 am-10:30 am

Youth Fishing Rodeo @ Brahan Spring Park

“Young fishermen 6-12 years old will be casting for pride & prizes.  One fish will be tagged for $5,000.  Kids can register on the day of the event under the tent from 7-8:30 AM.”

9:00 am -12:00 pm

Home Depot Kids Workshop

Build a Valet Organizer

10:00 am

Green Means Go! hike @ Blevins Gap Nature Preserve (Certain Trail)

10:00 am

Walking Tours of Scottsboro

10:00 am

Historic Decatur Walking Tour @ Old State Bank

10:00 am

Walking Tour of Historic Huntsville @ Alabama Constitution Village

10:00 am-5:00 pm

Huntspex 2011 @ Bevill Conference Center, 550 Sparkman Dr., Huntsville

“Stamp collectors' exhibits and appraisals, commemorative envelope and souvenirs, sponsored by Huntsville Philatelic Club”

1:00-3:00 pm

Petco Reptile Rally

“1:00 pm - Bearded Dragon Meet-n-Greet – Get up close and personal!  1:30 pm - Ask the Specialist – Get answers to all your reptile questions.  2:00 pm - Reptile Scavenger Hunt – Kids search for reptiles from all over the world.  2:30 pm - Reptile Beauty Contest – Show off your reptiles!”

3:30 pm

Madison Community Band @ Bridge Street

7:00 pm

UAH Tornado Relief Fundraiser @ Roberts Receital hall

“Prevailing Winds Flute Ensemble, Percussive Artistry, Clarion Winds Ensemble and brass group, the Heavenly Honkers.  Accepting donations for the Red Cross.”

Sunday June 5

First Monday Weekend Trade Days @ Jackson County Courthouse Square, Scottsboro

Monday, June 6

First Monday Weekend Trade Days @ Jackson County Courthouse Square, Scottsboro

10:00 am

Monaco Summer Film Series:  Nim’s Island

10:00 am

Barnes and Noble Storytime at Bridge Street

6:00-8:00 pm 

Concerts by the River:  Radio X & Friends @ Rhodes Ferry Park, Decatur

Bring a picnic, a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy the entertainment!  Call (256) 341-4818 for updated schedule information. 

6:30 pm

Concerts in the Park @ Big Spring Park:  Reunion and Juice

8:00 pm

Movie:  Shrek Forever After @ Rhodes Ferry Park, Decatur

Bring a blanket or lawn chair.  Pets are allowed only if they are on a leash.  Alcohol i s prohibited on city property.  Movies start at dark.  Bed weather will cancel the movie. For more info call Decatur Parks at (256) 341-4818.