Shopping Trips - 10/1/11 and 10/2/11

This trip was so huge that it took 2 days to complete! Nah, not really. I just happened to have a prescription ready at CVS on Saturday night. I asked the cashier if the new sale prices had gone into effect, and she said YES! So I was able to do something pretty cool—shop both sales at once. 

I shopped at my regular stores, but also threw Walmart into the mix. Here’s a picture of all our goodies. 

Click on the picture for a larger view. We purchased 55 items for a total of $21.09 plus tax with $34.50 in rewards remaining for next week. That doesn't even include the $14.79 in quarterly and last week's ECBs. Purchased items include 2 Gillette bodywash, 1 Gillette deodorant, 1 Old Spice body spray, 2 Cover Girl blushes, 2 Cover Girl concealers, 2 Afrin nasal spray, 4 Pantene stylers, 2 Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Toilet Bowl Cleaner starter kits, 1 pair No Nonsense tights, 1 W by Walgreens Maxis, 2 Cepacol sore throat lozenges, 1 Crest Complete toothpaste, 1 Profoot Heel Rescue foot cream, 1 Oral B battery operated toothbrush, 1 Scope mouthwash with attached bonus and coupons, 2 Cheeto Puffs, 2 Welch's grape juices, 1 Pepsi Max 2-liter, 1 Schick Quattro for Women battery operated razor/trimmer, 1 reusable coffee cup, 3 Mars single candy bars, 3 Reese's chocolate peanut butter pumpkins, 1 bag Snickers, 1 bag Twix, 2 bags Pretzel M&Ms, 2 bags Skittles, 2 12-pk Lipton green tea, 3 cans Campbell's soup, 4 cans Progresso soup, 2 boxes Coldcalm medicine, and a 24-pk bottled water (not pictured).

I usually don’t double dip with sales, meaning I don’t go back to the same store and buy the same items later in the week. Last week’s sales were AWESOME, though. I had to make an exception. 

This was another pretty great week for me. I had to pay $14.84 in tax today, and while that isn't as bad as last week's tax, it's still a bummer! Even with tax included, I saved 82%. The total retail for these items with sale prices was $181.95 plus tax. That means I saved $160.86 this week. Woohoo!

CVS

This is a combination of both sales—the 9/25-10/1 sale and the 10/2-10/9 sale. The 9/25-10/1 sale is no longer active. Those prices will not be available this week. I’ll put a LW beside items purchased with last week’s sales. 

Mom came with me on this trip. She wanted to scan her CVS card, along with my dad’s CVS card, to see how many quarterly ExtraBucks they earned. We had an extra $2 ECB for each card because of a Facebook promotion earlier in the week. 

Transaction # 1 (Mom’s card)

2 Welch’s 100% grape juice 64 oz. 2/$6.00 (regularly $5.29 each) LW
Used (2) -$0.75 mfr coupons
Cost: $4.50 or $2.25 each

3 cans Campbell’s soup @ $0.59 = $1.77 (regularly $1.19 each) LW
Used -$0.40/3 mfr coupon
Cost: $1.37 or $0.46 each

24-pack bottled water $2.88 – not pictured (regularly $3.99)

The following items were part of a promotion—get $5 ECBS when you buy $15 participating Lipton/Pepsi/Frito Lay products.

2 bags Cheetos 2/$6.00 (regularly $3.49 each)
Used -$1.00/2 mfr coupon
Cost: $5.00 or $2.50 each

2 Lipton green tea 16.9 oz bottles 12-pks @ $4.99 = $9.98 (regularly $6.99 each)
Used -$2.00/2 mfr coupon
Cost: $7.98

Pepsi Max 2-liter $1.50 (regularly $1.99)
Used FREE Pepsi Max when you buy 2 Cheetos -$1.50
Cost: FREE

Transaction # 1 Total before coupons: $28.13 + tax = $29.87
-$6.40 mfr coupons
-$2 ECB from Facebook promotion, $5 ECB quarterly earnings, $5 ECBs last week
My OOP: $9.73 + tax = $11.47, earned $5 ECB

Transaction # 2 (Dad’s card) 

4 Progresso Soups @ $1.25 = $5.00 (regularly $3.59 each) LW
Used -$1.00/4 CVS coupon
Used -$1.00/4 mfr coupon
Cost: $3.00 or $0.75 each 

Transaction # 2 Total before coupons: $5.00 + tax = $5.25
-$2.00 coupons
-$2.00 ECB from Facebook promotion
My OOP: $1.00 + tax = $1.25, with $6 quarterly ECBs remaining

Transaction # 3 (my card) 

Coffee mug $2.49 (summer clearance—regularly $5.00)

3 Mars singles candy bars @ $1.19 = $3.57
Used B2G1 free CVS promotion -$1.19
Used (2) FREE Mars candy bar coupons from Facebook promotion -$2.38
Cost: FREE 

Transaction # 3 Total before coupons and promotion: $6.06 + tax = $6.32
-$1.19 B2G1 free promotion
-$2.38 mfr coupons
-$2.00 ECB from Facebook promotion
My OOP: $0.49 + tax = $0.75, with $4 quarterly ECBs remaining (plus $4.79 unused ECBs from last week) 

CVS Total before coupons: $39.19 + tax = $41.44
My OOP: $11.22 + tax = $13.47, with $5 ECBs remaining (plus $10 quarterly ECBs and $4.79 ECBs from last week)
Savings: $27.97, 67%

Walgreens

This was done at two different stores. The first transaction was on Saturday. Prices reflect last week’s sale and are no longer available.

Transaction # 1 

Schick Quattro for Women Trimstyle Razor/Trimmer $8.99 (regularly $11.99) LW
Used -$5.00 mfr coupon
Cost: $3.99, earned $5.00 RR (making this FREE + $1.01 profit)

W Maxi 14-ct $2.00 LW
Used -$0.50 Walgreens coupon
Cost: $1.50, earned $2.00 RR (making this FREE + $0.50 profit) 

Transaction # 1 Total before coupons: $10.99 + tax = $12.01
-$5.50 coupons
-$5.00 gift card from last week’s Theraflu deal
My OOP: $0.49 + tax = $1.51, earned $7 RRs

Transaction # 2 

Cepacol sore throat lozenges 16 ct $2.99
Cost: $2.99, earned $3.00 RRs (making this FREE + $0.01 profit)

Coldcalm homeopathic cold medicine 60-ct tablets $6.99 (regularly $9.99)
Cost: $6.99, earn $7.00 RRs (making this FREE + $0.01 profit)

Reese’s chocolate peanut butter pumpkin $0.39 

Transaction # 2 Total before coupons: $10.37 + tax = $11.36
-$10.00 RRs from last week’s Schick deal
My OOP: $0.37 + tax = $1.36, earned $10 RRs

Transaction # 3 

Cepacol sore throat lozenges 16 ct $2.99
Cost: $2.99, earned $3.00 RRs (making this FREE + $0.01 profit)

Coldcalm homeopathic cold medicine 60-ct tablets $6.99 (regularly $9.99)
Cost: $6.99, earn $7.00 RRs (making this FREE + $0.01 profit) 

Transaction # 3 Total before coupons: $9.98 + tax = $10.93
-$7.00 RRs from Transaction # 1
My OOP: $2.98 + tax = $3.93, earned $10 RRs

Transaction # 4 

2 Afrin 12-hour nasal spray @ $7.29 = $14.58
-$3.15 BOGO 50% off promotion
Used (2) -$2.00 mfr coupons
Used -$2.00 Walgreens coupon
Cost: $5.43 or $2.72 each

2 bags Pretzel M&Ms 2/$5.00 (regularly $2.99 each)
Used (2) -$1.00 mfr coupons
Used -$1.00/2 Walgreens coupon
Cost: $2.00 or $1.00 each

2 bags Mars fun-sized candy Snickers and Twix 2/$5.00 (regularly $2.99 each)
Used -$1.50/2 mfr coupon
Used -$1.00/2 Walgreens coupon
Cost: $2.50 or $1.25 each

2 bags fun-sized Skittles 2/$5.00 (regularly $2.79 each)
Used -$1.00/2 mfr coupon
Used -$1.00/2 Walgreens coupon
Cost: $3.00 or $1.50 each

2 Reese’s pumpkins @ $0.39 = $0.78 

Transaction # 4 Total before coupons: $30.36 + tax = $32.83
-$3.15 Walgreens BOGO promotion
-$13.50 coupons
-$10.00 RRs from Transaction # 2
My OOP: $3.71 + tax = $6.18 

Walgreens Total before coupons: $61.70 + tax = $67.13
My OOP: $7.55 + tax = $12.98, with $10 RRs remaining
Savings: $54.15, 81%

Rite Aid

Rite Aid is turning into my favorite place to shop! They’ve had great UP deals week after week. Plus, this month I’m excited to start earning some Single Check Rebates (SCRs) again. I earned $22.98 in August, but nothing in September. I only did one transaction today because I had $20 UPs to start with.

Scope Mint 1-liter mouthwash w/ bonus $4.00 (regularly $4.79)
Used -$1.50 mfr coupon
Cost: $2.50, earned $2.50 UPs (making this FREE!)

Crest Complete 6.2 oz toothpaste $2.59 (regularly $3.99)
Used -$1.00 mfr coupon
Cost: $1.59, submit for $1.60 SCR (making this FREE + $0.01 profit)

2 Gillette bodywash, 1 Gillette deodorant, 1 Old Spice Body Spray @ $4.00 = $16.00 (regularly $4.99 ea.)
Used (4) -$2.00 mfr coupons
Cost: $8.00, earned $4 UPs (making these $1.00 each)

No Nonsense tights $2.99 (regularly $4.99)
Used -$1.00 Video Value coupon
Cost: $1.99, earned $2.00 Ups (making this FREE + $0.01 profit)

Oral B power toothbrush $5.99 (regularly $7.99)
Used -$3.00 mfr coupon
Cost: $2.99, submit for $2.99 SCR (making this FREE)

Profoot Heel Rescue foot cream $4.99 (regularly $8.29)
Used -$1.00 mfr coupon
Cost: $3.99, earned $1 UP, submit for $3.00 SCR (making this FREE + $0.01 profit) 

These next items were part of a P&G promotion—get $10 UP when you buy $30 select products. 

4 Pantene hair stylers @ $3.50 = $14.00 (regularly $4.99 each)
Used (2) -$3.00/2 mfr coupons
Cost: $8.00 or $2.00 each

2 Cover Girl blushes @ $5.69 = $11.38
-$2.85 BOGO 50% off promotion
Used -$8.00/2 mfr coupon
Cost: $0.53 or $0.27 each

2 Cover Girl concealers @ $5.59 = $11.18
-$2.80 BOGO 50% off promotion
Used -$8.00/2 mfr coupon
Cost: $0.38 or $0.19 each

(Total P&G: $30.91, used -$22.00 mfr coupons = $8.91, earned $10 UPs = $1.09 profit!) 

Total Rite Aid before coupons: $73.12 + tax = $79.53
-$5.65 Rite Aid BOGO promotion
-$37.50 coupons
-$20.00 UP last week
Today’s OOP: $9.97 + tax = $16.38, earned $19.50 UP rewards
-$7.59 submitted Single Check Rebates
Total OOP: $2.38 + tax = $8.79, with $19.50 UPs remaining
Savings: $70.74, 89%

Walmart

2 Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic No Touch Toilet Bowl Cleaner starter kit @ $3.97 = $7.94 (regularly $8.97 each!)

Used (2) -$4.00 mfr coupons
Cost: -$0.06 (FREE + $0.06 profit!)

 

Walmart Total before coupons: $7.94 + tax = $8.69
My OOP: -$0.06 + tax = $0.69
Savings: $8.00, 92%

Finally, here's a picture of all our leftover rewards. We earned $34.50 from this week's purchases (shown on right), $10 in quarterly ExtraBucks rewards, and $4.79 unused ECBs from last week.