How to shop at Publix

First off I want to let it be known that before I started couponing I HATED Publix...I always thought they were way to overpriced, which they are if you don't know how to shop there. Once you learn how to shop their deals you can walk into Publix with a cart full of groceries for little to nothing!!
BOGO deals
So the cool thing about Publix bogo deals is that really most of the time you are already getting a fairly good deal even without coupons..BUT if you do have coupons to throw into the mix..it makes this deal AWESOME!

B/c you ARE technically buying 2 products you can use 2 of the same coupons even though you are already getting one free anyway....to make this easier to understand i'll give an example....say classico pasta is BOGO this week at Publix for $3.49 and you have $1/1 coupon...you could use TWO of those coupons to make your total 1.49 for TWO jars of pasta sauce!!! Awesome deal right?

ALSO Publix DOUBLES coupons (The LaGrange area doubles up to .50) so say you have a coupon for .50..they will double that and make the coupon worth $1.00!! The only exception to this is if the coupon says DOES NOT DOUBLE.

Now I said in my earlier post about couponing that you can stack store coupons with manufacturer coupons .to double your savings so you can ALSO do this here although I haven't seen the opportunity to do so since I have been couponing (keep in mind its only been a month so I'm sure it HAS happend before) So let's just say we have an awesome scenario and are able to use all three of these tips!
 Back to that same example Classico Pasta is BOGO $3.49 this week...you use (2) $1/1 manufacturer coupons and that knocks the price down to $1.49 but say you also have (2) Publix coupons for .25/1 well like I said Publix will double those coupons to .50 each and since you CAN use two of those this will knock your price down to .50 FOR TWO CANS OF PASTA....now I know that this example seems unreal but trust me this could happen.... .50 for two cans of pasta is not that far out of reach when couponing....

THIS TIP DOES NOT APPLY FOR THE LAGRANGE,GA AREA but b/c I do have fans that do not live here I will throw this out there...IF your store will accept competitor coupons (ex. Target) then you can also use That store's coupons! If you are interested in finding out how to do this, let me know and I will get you more info!!

PENNY ITEM
On the first day of the weekly sale which is every week either Wed. or Thurs. depending on your store (Wed. in LG) there is a coupon in the wed paper for a penny item...it does not list what the item will be but you have to spend $10 or more in the store in order to qualify for the penny item...once you do you will get whatever the item is for..you guessed it A PENNY...now the cool thing about this is that the $10 you have to spend is BEFORE coupons so you don't have to necessarily pay $10 out of pocket in order to get this deal!

Flyers

I can't ever remember the name of these flyers but one is yellow and one is green and publix puts them out with their weekly ads so make sure to grab these (a few of each if you can) when you walk in the store...there are some great store coupons in them that make for good deals!!

That is all I can think to say about Publix deals right now but I will be posting more as I think of them and be on the look out b/c I happen to be going to Publix this afternoon and I will do a deal break down for you guys so that maybe you all can get some of the great deals I am planning to get!!!!