Shopping Trips - 10/29/11 and 10/30/11

Not so great this week. I didn’t have a lot of time to plan for couponing since I’m working again. Teaching second graders is hard work! And if it comes between having time to plan for couponing and time to plan lessons, guess which one will win every time?

Rite Aid didn’t have anything I needed in the 10/30 circular, so I went back on Saturday, 10/29, to get a few things I missed last Sunday. CVS and Walgreens had some decent deals, but again, not the best. 

I purchased 33 items for $20.16 + tax with $14 in rewards remaining for next week. This does not include the $9 in leftover rewards from last week. (So I’ll have $23 to start with next time… yippee!) I had to pay $5.22 in tax this week. Even with tax included, I saved $56.56 or 70%. Not my greatest, but not bad for someone with zero time to plan for this week’s shopping trip. 

Purchased items include 4 cans Pringles Super Stacks, 2 boxes Lucky Charms cereal, 1 bag Ricola cough drops, 1 Dawn dish liquid, 1 Nivea body wash, 2 Got2B hair stylers, 1 Schick Quattro for women razor cartridges 4-ct, 1 Mitchum deodorant, 3 cans Hunt’s tomato sauce, 3 cans Campbell’s soup, 3 American Greetings cards, 4 Crest Pro-Health toothpastes, 2 Illy coffee drinks, 2 Fuze drinks, 2 bags Skittles, and 1 Red Bull energy drink (not pictured). 

Here’s a breakdown of each store. 

Rite Aid

 

I had $7 UPs from a previous purchase, but I didn’t use them. I also had a 20% one-time shopping pass.

2 Skittles single serve packs @ $0.59 = $1.18
Used -$1.00/2 mfr coupon
Cost: $0.18 (making these $0.09 each)

Mitchum deodorant $3.99
Used -$2.00 VV coupon
-$0.40 from 20% discount pass
Cost: $1.59, earned $2.00 UPs and submit for $1 Single Check Rebate (making this FREE + $1.41 profit)

2 Got2B hair stylers @ $6.49 = $12.98
Used -$6.49 BOGO sale
Used -$2.00 mfr coupon
Used -$2.00 VV coupon
Cost: $2.49 (making these $1.25 each)

Red Bull energy drink $2.29 (not pictured)
-$0.23 from 20% discount pass
Cost: $2.06

Rite Aid Total before coupons and BOGO sale: $20.44 + tax = $21.67
-$6.49 BOGO sale
-$7.63 coupons
Today’s OOP: $6.32 + tax = $7.55, with $2 UPs remaining
-$1.00 SCR
Total OOP: $5.32 + tax = $6.55, with $2 UPs remaining
Savings: $15.12, 70%

 

Walgreens

I didn’t have any Register Rewards to start with this week. 

Transaction # 1

2 Crest Pro Health toothpastes 2/$7.00
Used (2) -$1.00 mfr coupons
Cost: $5.00, earned $5.00 RRs (making these FREE)

Transaction # 1 Total before coupons: $7.00 + tax = $7.68
-$2.00 mfr coupons
My OOP: $5.00 + tax = $5.68, with $5.00 RRs remaining 

Transaction # 2

Ricola Cherry Dual Blast cough drops $2.00
Cost: $2.00, earned $2.00 RR (making these FREE)

Nivea Body Wash 16.9 oz $3.99
Used -$2.00 mfr coupon
Cost: $1.99, earned $2.00 RR (making this FREE + 0.01 profit)

3 Campbell’s soups @ $1.29 = $3.87
Used -$2.10 in-ad coupon
Used -$0.40/3 mfr coupon
Cost: $1.37 (making these $0.46 each)

Hunt’s tomato sauce $0.99
Used -$0.65 in-ad coupon
Cost: $0.34

Transaction # 2 Total before coupons: $10.85 + tax = $11.02
-$5.15 coupons
-$5.00 RR from Transaction # 1
My OOP: $0.70 + tax = $1.45, earned $4.00 RRs

Transaction # 3

2 Lucky Charms cereals 2/$4.00
Used (2) -$0.50 mfr coupons
Cost: $3.00 (making these $1.50 each)

2 Crest Pro-Health toothpaste 2/$7.00
Used (2) -$1.00 mfr coupons
Cost: $5.00, earned $5.00 RRs (making these FREE)

2 Hunt’s tomato sauce @ $0.99 = $1.98
Used -$1.31 in-ad coupon
Cost: $0.67 (making these $0.34 each)

Transaction # 3 Total before coupons: $12.98 + tax = $14.05
-$4.31 coupons
-$4.00 RRs from Transaction # 2
My OOP: $4.67 + tax = $5.74, earned $5.00 RR

Walgreens Total before coupons: $30.83 + tax = $32.75
My OOP: $10.37 + tax = $12.87, with $5 RR remaining
Savings: $20.46, 62%

CVS

I started with $7 in ECBs from last week, but I only needed to use $5 of them. Mom wanted me to pick up some dish soap for her, so I used her card for one transaction. 

Transaction # 1

Illy issimo coffee drink $2.00
Used -$2.49 FREE coupon that printed from CVS coupon machine (up to $2.49—took off whole value)
Cost: -$0.49 (making this FREE + $0.49 profit)

Dawn Plus dish liquid $0.99
Used -$0.50 mfr coupon
Cost: $0.49

Transaction # 1 Total before coupons: $2.99 + tax = $3.26
-$2.99 coupons
My OOP: $0.00 + tax = $0.27

Transaction # 2

4 Pringles Super Stack cans @ $1.50 = $6.00
Used -$1.00/4 mfr coupon
Cost: $5.00 (making these $1.25 each)

2 Fuze drinks @ $1.25 = $2.50
Used (2) -$0.75 mfr coupons hanging on product
Cost: $1.00 (making these $0.50 each)

Illy issimo coffee drink $2.00
Used -$2.49 FREE coupon that printed from CVS coupon machine (up to $2.49—took off full value)
Cost: -$0.49 (making this FREE + $0.49 profit)

Schick Quattro for Women 4-ct razor cartridges $8.99
Used -$4.00 mfr coupon
Cost: $4.99, earned $4.00 ECBs (making these $0.99)

3 American Greetings birthday cards @ $0.99 = $2.97
Cost: $2.97, earned $3.00 ECBs (making these FREE + $0.03 profit)

Transaction # 2 Total before coupons: $22.46 + tax = $23.68
-$4.00/$20.00 CVS email coupon
-$8.99 coupons
-$5.00 ECBs from last week
My OOP: $4.47 + tax = $5.69, earned $7.00 ECBs

CVS Total before coupons: $25.45 + tax = $26.94
My OOP: $4.47 + tax = $5.96, with $7 ECBs remaining
Savings: $20.98, 78%

Here are my leftover rewards--$5 RRs, $7 ECBs, and $2 UPs. I also have $7 UPs and $2 ECBs leftover from the week before (not pictured.) That's a total of $23 to start with next week. Woohoo!