Super Stockpile 2/20

I am LOVING the Italian Days sale at Publix right now. I wait all year for this and I buy all of my canned tomatoes, chicken broth, and beans for the rest of the year. When I realized that Italian Days was starting I actually ran around the house squealing…until Matt reminded me that it was 11:30 at night and our kids were sleeping. I’ve already been to Publix 5 times and I’ll probably go another 10 more before the sale is over :)

There were some really great sales in produce this week. I bought 8 big sweet onions ($.99/lb), 6 red bell peppers ($2.49/lb), and 6 green bell peppers ($1.49/lb) just to feed my freezer stash. I chopped them all up and dumped them into 3 different gallon-sized freezer bags (one for each different veggie). Once they are frozen, I break them apart with my hands or by lightly banging the bag on the counter until I have a big bag of individual pieces instead of a frozen chunk. I throw the bags back into the freezer and then, when I need diced onions or chopped peppers for a recipe, I can just scoop them out of the bag with my measuring cup without having to get a cutting board or chef knife dirty.

I also bought 3 bags of grapes ($1.69/lb). Did you know you could freeze grapes?! I was really excited to find that out. I pull them off the vines, wash them, and again just toss them all into a gallon-sized freezer bag. I'll take a few handfuls out and set them aside when I'm getting the boys' lunch ready and by the time they're done with the main part of their lunch, the grapes are defrosted and ready to eat. You can actually eat them frozen too, which the boys love to do in the summer (cut them in half first because they're a choking hazard).

Here are some of the deal scenarios I’ve done so far on the canned/packaged items:

Scenario 1 -
Items bought:

• 8 Cartons Progresso 100% Natural Broth Chicken 32 oz carton, BOGO $2.59
• 6 28oz cans Hunt's Tomato Sauce, BOGO $1.89
• 6 boxes Green Giant Frozen Vegetables. 10/$10
• Multi Grain Baton from the bakery, $1.89

Coupons Used:

• 1 -$5/20 Italian Days items Publix Coupon (printable)
• 2 -$1/4 Progresso Items Italian Days Coupon (printable)
• 2 -$1/3 Hunts tomatoes 28 oz Publix coupon -Italian Days Sheet Found In Store
• 1 -$1.50 off Publix bakery bread wyb 6 Hunt’s tomato sauces or pastes Publix coupon Italian Days Coupon Found In Store
• 4 -$0.50/1 Green Giant Vegetables (printable)
• 1 -$0.50/2 Green Giant Boxed Vegetables Rolling (printable)

Price Before Coupons - $23.99
Price After Coupons - $10.99
Total Savings Including Sales – $32.99 or 75%

Scenario 2 –
Items Bought:

• 40 cans Progresso Beans 15 to 19 oz, 3/$2

Coupons Used:

• 2 -$5/20 Italian Days items Publix Coupon (printable)
• 10 -$1/4 Progresso Items Italian Days Coupon (printable)
• 1 -$5/$25 CVS coupon (e-mailed to me from CVS)

Price Before Coupons - $26.67
Price After Coupons - $1.67
Total Savings Including Sales - $39.60 or 96%

Scenario 3 –
Items Bought:

• 8 Cartons Progresso 100% Natural Broth Chicken 32 oz carton, BOGO $2.59
• 12 Hunt's 100% Natural Tomato Sauce 8 oz, 6/$2
• 2 Multigrain Batons from the Bakery, $1.89

Coupons Used:

• 1 -$5/20 Italian Days items Publix Coupon (printable)
• 2 -$1/4 Progresso Items Italian Days Coupon (printable)
• 2 -$1.50 off Publix bakery bread wyb 6 Hunt’s tomato sauces or pastes Publix coupon Italian Days Coupon Found In Store
• 1 -$5/$25 CVS coupon (e-mailed to me from CVS)

Price Before Coupons - $18.14
Price After Coupons - $3.14
Total Savings Including Sales - $28.48 or 90%

Scenario 4 –
Items Bought:

• 8 Cartons Progresso 100% Natural Broth Chicken 32 oz carton, BOGO $2.59
• 6 28oz cans Hunt's Tomato Sauce, BOGO $1.89
• 6 28oz cans Hunt's Crushed Tomatoes, BOGO $1.89
• Multigrain Baton from the bakery, $1.89

Coupons Used:

• 1 -$5/20 Italian Days items Publix Coupon (printable)
• 2 -$1/4 Progresso Items Italian Days Coupon (printable)
• 1 -$1.50 off Publix bakery bread wyb 6 Hunt’s tomato sauces or pastes Publix coupon Italian Days Coupon Found In Store
• 4 -$1/3 Hunts tomatoes 28 oz Publix coupon -Italian Days Sheet Found In Store

Price Before Coupons – $23.59
Price After Coupons - $11.09
Total Savings Including Sales - $34.20 or 76%

Scenario 5 –
Items Bought:

• 4 Cartons Progresso 100% Natural Broth Chicken 32 oz carton, BOGO $2.59
• 6 28oz cans Hunt's Crushed Tomatoes, BOGO $1.89
• 2 6oz cans Hunt's Tomato Paste, 3/$2
• 4 cans Progresso Beans 15 to 19 oz, 3/$2
• 4 boxes Green Giant Frozen Vegetables. 10/$10

Coupons Used:

• 1 -$5/20 Italian Days items Publix Coupon (printable)
• 2 -$1/4 Progresso Items Italian Days Coupon (printable)
• 2 -$1/3 Hunts tomatoes 28 oz Publix coupon -Italian Days Sheet Found In Store
• 4 -$0.50/1 Green Giant Vegetables (printable)

Price Before Coupons – $16.18
Price After Coupons - $5.18
Total Savings Including Sales – $26.89 or 84%

Scenario 6 –
Items Bought:

• 8 Cartons Progresso 100% Natural Broth Chicken 32 oz carton, BOGO $2.59
• 12 6oz cans Hunt's Tomato Paste, 3/$2
• 2 Multigrain Batons from the Bakery, $1.89

Coupons Used:

• 1 -$5/20 Italian Days items Publix Coupon (printable)
• 2 -$1/4 Progresso Items Italian Days Coupon (printable)
• 2 -$1.50 off Publix bakery bread wyb 6 Hunt’s tomato sauces or pastes Publix coupon Italian Days Coupon Found In Store

Price Before Coupons – $22.14
Price After Coupons - $12.14
Total Savings Including Sales - $11.32 or 48%

Scenario 7 –
Items Bought:

• 6 28oz cans Hunt's Crushed Tomatoes, BOGO $1.89
• 6 28oz cans Hunt's Diced Tomatoes, BOGO $1.89
• 8 cans Progresso Beans 15 to 19 oz, 3/$2

Coupons Used:

• 1 -$5/20 Italian Days items Publix Coupon (printable)
• 2 -$1/4 Progresso Items Italian Days Coupon (printable)
• 4 -$1/3 Hunts tomatoes 28 oz Publix coupon -Italian Days Sheet Found In Store

Price Before Coupons – $16.67
Price After Coupons - $5.67
Total Savings Including Sales – $13.42 or 70%

By doing the above scenarios over the past few days I’ve gotten 36 cartons of chicken broth, 12 28oz cans of tomato sauce, 18 28oz cans of crushed tomatoes, 6 28oz cans of diced tomatoes, 10 boxes of frozen veggies, 52 cans of beans, 12 8oz cans of tomato sauce, 14 6oz cans of tomato paste, and 5 fresh baked breads, $236.78 worth of food, for less than $50. That’s a savings of $186.90 or 79%. Now do you understand the running-around-the-house-squealing hehehe :)