"Grilling" deals at Publix, Walmart

Salad dressing, coffee, cereal: Look for the Publix flyer in the rack by the front door titled “Grilling” to get store coupons for deli purchases. One coupon gives you a free 20-ounce Pepsi product when you buy a whole Publix deli sub. Combine store coupons in the flyer with matching manufacturers coupons in the AJC coupon circulars for double savings. For example, you can use the Ken’s salad dressing coupon from the Grilling flyer for the “buy any two Ken’s dressing (9 ounce) and get one free” sale along with a manufacturers coupon for “buy any two Ken’s dressings and get one free” from the Aug. 11 SmartSource to get three bottles for the price of one. Find another store coupon that gives you a free package of Maxwell House coffee (10.5- to 11.5-ounce sizes) when you buy two boxes of selected Post cereals. Use the $1-off-two Post cereal coupon from the July 28 SmartSource as well. The Grilling flyer shows that Dole Fruit Smoothie Shakers (4 ounce) are on sale for $1 each. Use the $1 coupon from the June 23 SmartSource or Aug. 24 SmartSource to get the item free.

Chicken, vegetables: Walmart has good prices on grilling ingredients for Labor Day entertaining, such as chicken, peppers and tomatoes for kebabs. Green bell peppers are 58 cents each, three-packs of red, yellow and orange bell peppers are $2.98 each, grape tomatoes (10 ounce containers) are $1.88 each and boneless chicken breasts are $1.99 per pound. Sargento cheese slices (8 ounces) are $2.50 each. Use the 50-cent coupon from the Aug. 24 SmartSource to pay $2 each.

Last call for deals on school supplies

Erasers, glue sticks, pens, notebooks and paper: Office Max has several school supply items on sale for one cent with a $5 minimum purchase, including cap erasers (25 count) glue sticks (two count), pencils and pencil sharpeners. Sharpie single markers are two for $1, composition books are two for $1 and Papermate InkJoy pens (6 count) are $1 each. OfficeMax 8.5-by-11-inch multipurpose paper (500 sheets) is $6.99 with a MaxPerks reward of $6.98, so your net cost will be one cent. Limit two.

Pencil boxes, folders, sanitizer, sharpeners: Office Depot has slider pencil boxes for one cent (no minimum purchase required), two-pocket folders are one cent, hand sanitizer (1.8 ounce) is 25 cents, three-packs of pink beveled erasers are 25 cents, and two-hole manual pencil sharpeners are 25 cents. Limit three offers per item.

Pens, erasers, paper: Staples has Bic Ultra Round Stic Grip ballpoint pens (12 count) on sale for $2.49 with an Easy Rebate of $2.49, so your net cost will be free (limit one). Bic eraser grips (four count) are on sale for $1 (regularly priced at $2.99). Use the $1 Bic stationery item coupon from the Aug. 4 SmartSource to get the item free. Staples has a five ream case of 8.5- by-11-inch copy paper on sale for $24.99 with a $20 Easy Rebate, so your net cost will be $4.99 or only $1 per ream.

Pens: Walgreens has Paper Mate pens (10 pack) for 29 cents each (limit three). 

The full Coupon Mom column appears Thursdays in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Deal Spotter section. It’s full of great local deals and exclusive offers. Visit the Coupon Mom website for more great finds.

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