Shopping Trip - 1/22/12

Another weekly shopping trip! I'm a little bummed because my savings percent isn't very high. I think it has a lot to do with all the drinks I've been buying. I added it up, and I think I've spent $50 plus tax on 19 packs of soda this month. Yikes! My husband drinks waaaay too many of these. I still have three unopened cartons from the past two weeks. He'd already drank all three Mountain Dews and half the Cherry Cokes from last week. He needs to sloooow down on the soda consumption! Some of the drinks from this week are for my parents--all the Coke products. They'll pay me back for getting those.

Here's this week's haul. 

I bought 30 items for $37.63 plus tax. My total out-of-pocket including tax was $47.21. Total retail value with sale prices for these items was $107.11 + tax ($116.78.) That means I saved $69.57 or 60%. Without factoring in tax, I saved 65%. I have $2 UPs and a $10 CVS cash card remaining. That doesn't include the $20 UPs I have leftover from last week.

Purchased items include 4 Coke product 12pks, 4 Mountain Dew 12pks, 2 Neosporin Essentials 3pc trial kits, Theraflu 6pk packets, Knoxville News-Sentinel newspaper, Always liners, U by Kotex liners, Revlon PhotoReady foundation, Revlon toenail clippers, Axe deodorant, 3 bags Dove candy, 2 bags Skittles, 3 boxes Honey Bunches of Oats cereal, Post Shredded Wheat cereal, 2 GE compact florescent light bulbs, Ultimate Flurry protein bar, and Bounty Basics paper towels 8pk. 

Here's a breakdown of each store. 

Rite Aid

I started with $4 UPs from last week. (I also had $20 UPs from my Resolution Rewards purchases, but it wasn’t needed for these transactions.)

Transaction # 1

2 GE compact florescent light bulbs @ $3.99 = $7.98 (regularly $6.99 each)
Used -$0.50 VV coupon
Cost: $7.48, earned $6 UPs (making these $0.74 each)

Transaction # 1 total before coupons: $7.98 + tax = $8.74
-$0.50 coupons
-$4.00 UPs
My OOP: $3.48 + tax = $4.24, earned $6 UPs

Transaction # 2

4 Post cereals @ $2.50 = $10.00 (regularly $4.99 each)
Used (4) -$1.00 coupons
Cost: $6.00, earned $2 UPs (making these $1.00 each)

Transaction # 2 total before coupons: $10.00 + tax = $10.80
-$4.00 coupons
-$6.00 UPs
My OOP: $0.00 + tax = $0.80, earned $2 UPs

Rite Aid total before coupons: $17.98 + tax = $19.54
My OOP: $3.48 + tax = $5.04, with $2 UPs remaining (plus $20 unused UPs from last week)
Savings: $14.50, 74%

Walgreens

I didn’t have any RRs to start with. I had a problem with my Theraflu register reward—it didn’t print for some reason. The cashier was not helpful at all, but I did get a manager to fix the situation. Hey, a dollar is a dollar!

Transaction # 1

2 Neosporin Essentials skincare trial 3pks @ $10.00 = $20.00 (regularly $13.99 each)
Used (2) -$5.00 mfr coupons
Cost: $10.00, earned $5 RR (making these $2.50 each)

Theraflu packets 6ct $4.99 (regularly $5.99)
Used -$4.00 mfr coupon
Cost: $0.99, earn $1 RR (making this FREE + $0.01 profit)

Ultimate Flurry protein bar $1.99
Cost: $1.99, earned $2 RR (making this FREE + $0.01 profit)

Transaction # 1 total before coupons: $26.98 + tax = $29.57
-$14.00 coupons
My OOP: $12.98 + tax = $15.58, earned $7 RRs (Should’ve been $8, but my Theraflu didn’t print—see Transaction # 3.)

Transaction # 2

Knoxville News-Sentinel newspaper $2.00

4 Mountain Dew 12pks @ 4/$13.00
Used -$3.00/4 IVC
Cost: $10.00 (making these $2.50 each)

Transaction # 2 total before coupons: $15.00 + tax = $16.07
-$3.00 coupons
-$7 RRs
My OOP: $5.00 + tax = $6.07

Transaction # 3

Manager tried ringing up my Theraflu again, but it still didn’t print the Register Reward. She just gave me a refund for $1.10. Not sure why tax was factored in.

My OOP: -$1.00 + tax = -$1.10

Walgreens total before coupons: $41.98 + tax = $45.64
My OOP: $16.98 + tax = $20.55
Savings: $25.09, 55%

CVS

I started with $4 EBs and $10 CVS cash card.

Transaction # 1

The following items were part of a Revlon promotion—get $7 EBs when you buy 2 items.

Revlon PhotoReady foundation $10.00 (regularly $13.79)

Revlon toenail clippers $3.99

(Total was $13.99. I earned $7 EBs. That means I paid $6.99 for both items.)

Axe deodorant $1.19 (clearance—regularly $4.79)
Used -$1.00 mfr coupon
Cost: $0.19

Always liners 20ct $0.99 (regularly $1.87)
Used -$1.00 mfr coupon (adjusted to -$0.99)
Cost: FREE

U by Kotex liners 18ct $0.99 (regularly $1.49)
Used -$1.00 mfr coupon (adjusted to -$0.99)
Cost: FREE

Transaction # 1 total before coupons: $17.16 + tax = $18.83
-$2.98 coupons
-$4 EBs from previous purchase
Total: $10.18 + tax = $11.85
-$10 CVS cash card
My OOP: $0.18 + tax = $1.85, earned $7 EBs

Transaction # 2

These items were part of the $10 CVS cash card promotion when you buy $30.

4 Coke product 12pks @ $2.50 = $10.00 (regularly $5.79 each)

2 bags Skittles 14oz @ $2.50 = $5.00 (regularly $3.49 each)
Used (2) -$1.00 mfr coupons

3 bags Dove chocolate 8.5-9.5 oz @ $3.00 = $9.00 (regularly $4.89 each)
Used (3) -$1.00 mfr coupons

Bounty Basics paper towels 8-pk $5.99 (regularly $8.99)
Used -$1.00 mfr coupon

(Total was $29.99. I used -$6.00 coupons and received a $10 gift card. That means I paid $13.99 for all these items—making these $1.40 each.)

Transaction # 2 total before coupons: $29.99 + tax = $32.77
-$6.00 coupons
-$7 EBs from Transaction # 1
My OOP: $16.99 + tax = $19.77, earned $10 CVS cash card

CVS total before coupons: $47.15 + tax = $51.60
My OOP: $17.17 + tax = $21.62
Savings: $29.98, 58%

I have a $10 CVS cash card and $2 UPs remaining. I also have $20 in unused UPs from last week.