Publix Trip- 42% Saved!

It was a fantastic trip to Publix this week. I got all the items I needed to recreate my FAVORITE salad from Wendy's. I didn't have any coupons for that stuff, but I didn't care. I am addicted to the Apple Pecan Chicken Salad! Ryan was quite the character today. He spoke to every customer we passed and carried on a full conversation with our bagger. We were all cracking up! Here is how we did:

2 Klondike Slim-A-Bear BOGO: $2 ea.
Publix blue cheese crumbles: $2.39
Mrs. Paul's fish: $4.49
Bird's Eye Steamfresh: FREE! (Buy any Mrs. Pauls or Van de Kamp's Seafood and get a Bird's Eye Steamfresh FREE -MFQ)
6 Stonyfield yogurts: $.33 ea. (2) $.50/3 printables
eggs: $1.79
Tyson grilled chicken breast strips: $7.99 ($1/1 MFQ)
Tyson dinosaur nuggets: $5.59 ($1/1 MFQ) YES, I am a dinosaur chicken nugget Mom!! LOL!
4 Eggo Waffles BOGO: $.80 ea. (2) $1/2 MFQ
salad mix: $2
Pecans: $4.29
dried cranberries: $2.15
garlic: $.46
tomato: $.61
bananas: $1.38
6 Buddy Fruits BOGO: $.50 ea.
4 Bull's Eye BBQ sauce BOGO: $.53 ea. (3) $.75/1 MFQ
One-A-Day Men's vitamins: $7.79 $1/1 printable
6 Ziploc 40 ct. gallon storage bags: $2.88 ea. ($1.50/2 MFQ + $1.25/2 MFQ + $1/2 MFQ)
Shake N Bake: $1.24 $.75/1 printable
Lindsay olives: $1.59 ($1/1 MFQ)
Skintimate shave gel: $2.18 ($.75/1 MFQ)
2 Del Monte 4pk. fruit cups: $4
4 Zatarains mixes BOGO: $.99 ea.
Eatsmart Veggie Chips: $1.99 ($1/1 MFQ)
4 Rotel tomatoes: $1.39 ea.
12 Progresso soups: $.95 ea. (2) $.50/2 MFQ + $1/4 MFQ + (2) $1/2 MFQ + $1/4 Target Q
Publix fruit salad: $3.26

I also used a $5/$30 Publix coupon!

Total before sales & coupons: $179.09
I paid: $103.62
42% savings