$20 at Publix?

I went shopping at Publix the other night and I thought I had it all figured out. I had rain checks, a gift card and even a $10 competitor's coupon to use. My total was $40.46 before coupons. I had to spend $40 to use the $10 coupon, so I was just at the limit. I bought 6 packages of boneless skinless chicken breasts, 1 pot roast, applesauce, celery, grape tomatoes and a few other things? I had $8 left on my gift card, so I ended up spending around $12 out of pocket.

Here is my idea for purchasing gift cards. I am going to buy an American Express gift card as long as there are no activation fees. With the gift card purchase at Publix, I will get a $10 Publix gift card. I am going to use the AE gift card to purchase $100 worth of Outback gift certificates so I can get the free $20 gift card from there. The nice thing about the Outback card is you can use them at Bonefish and Carrabba's also. I hope my plan works.