UPDATE: We will have to wait and see what the changes may be as my source told me that the Penny item will now be on the day of YOUR ad start date…so my penny item day will be Thursday!
Brandy over at I Prefer Publix emailed to let me know that Publix is changing the penny item redemption day to Wednesday starting 2010. I personally am THRILLED about this and it makes more sense! They will be able to pull more people in on a the slowest shopping day and they will not have to print multiple ads!!
I had heard rumors of a change in the penny item and if this is the big change then I am super happy!
Thanks a bunch Brandy!
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Starting to do EXTREME couponing …what is Penny Item Redemption Day at Publix please? Thanks.
Oooooh! This would make my life so much easier! Instead of having to split it and go twice, I could just go once! Do you know if they’ll probably do it Wednesday and Thursday since it’s now Sunday and Monday?
Our ad in metro Atlanta (Gwinnett) starts on Thursdays, so I was wondering if they were going to do Wednesday and/or Thursday too?
So I wonder if this means that the Publix Ad in the lobby turn style will carry the coupon?
this is funny to me, because here in Athens, AL where I live, Wednesday is probably close to the biggest day of the week at our Publix – all the couponers run in there at 7am! If you don’t shop early they are out of every good deal by the time I leave church at 7:30 pm LOL!
this is funny to me, because here in Athens, AL where I live, Wednesday is probably close to the biggest day of the week at our Publix – all the couponers run in there at 7am! If you don’t shop early they are out of every good deal by the time I leave church at 7:30 pm LOL!
I would love the penny item to shift to Wednesday’s as it’s also Senior Discount day at my store! And yes, as of August this year, I now qualify for that extra 5% off my total each week!! 🙂
Awesome!!!!!!!!!!
Will the penny item coupon still be in Sunday’s paper? From your note above, it looks like the regular ad is in Wednesday’s paper and they’re currently printing another one to be in Sunday’s paper…. (I typically buy only Sunday’s paper because of the ads.)
@Loretta: In Sunday’s ad, Publix has a coupon that says, “See what 1 penny will get you.” You take that coupon into the store Sunday or Monday and get whatever item Publix has specified for 1 cent (you must spend $10 before coupons to qualify for the penny item). It’s been things like Publix frozen pizza (my personal fave), toilet paper, hot chocolate, and more.
@Michelle: Thanks for continuing to provide us with valuable information!
When I was in Publix yesterday they told me they was doing away with the penny item 🙁
I guess this is one of those “YMMV” (your mileage may vary) cases. I am not happy about hearing that they are changing the penny day. I shop once on Sunday to get the penny item and the newspaper in one swoop. If they change it to the day the ad starts (which varies by area), then I personally will be missing out on the penny item. I work late on Wednesdays (our ad start date) and don’t even have a chance to look at the list real good!
Oh well! Thanks for keeping us updated!
Jo, my source told me they were moving it to Wednesday to coincide with the senior discount day. It will also serve to bring more people in on the slower shopping days (not Sunday) and he also said that it will only be one day and not two any more.
If this is true, I’ll be so excited. Our payday is Friday, so I do my week Fri-Thursday. It is always a pain for me to get to the store on Sunday or Monday, and it falls in the middle of my meal planning week. Makes me a little crazy, and I end up skipping the penny item a lot because of it.
Thursdays…now that I can handle! Plus, I live close to a Wed area (just one county over is Wed; we are Thurs), so if it’s something good, I could get it twice. LOL
I also was told by my manager that it was to coinside with senior day. Sounds good to me. Sunday is the only day my DH will not work so, I try not to have to shop if I can help it!
I am not too happy about this – I usually shop on Sunday, sometimes Monday night since I work all week & don’t get a chance to get out there during the week. We shall wait & see what happens I guess…
I hope the update, that the penny item will be on YOUR ad start day is NOT true…my ad doesn’t start till Thursday and that would not jive with Senior Discount Day for me! 🙁 Sheesh…personally, I wish they’d do away with the different start days and just have ALL ads start on the same day!! I’ve never understood WHY they do that anyway…???
I have a friend that works at Publix, and she too has mentioned they will eventually do away with the penny item.