Shopping Trip - 1/29/12

This was a great way to end the month! I'm still in awe over how much stuff I bought for SO little money. I know how much money this stuff costs normally, so that makes this deal super sweet. Don't worry, I'll be sharing some of this stuff with my family. :)

I bought these 51 items for a total of $10.00 plus tax. My total out-of-pocket including tax was $19.14. The total retail with sale prices was $171.66 plus tax ($185.57.) That means I saved $166.43 or 90%! Super, super excited about this. I had some expensive items! I also have $19 rewards and $3.85 remaining on a CVS cash card.   

Purchased items include 9 Pepsi product 12-packs, 2 bottled water 24-packs, 2 Gatorade 4-packs, 2 bags Combos snacks, 4 cans Pringles chips, 1 can Lays Stax chips, 1 box Taster's Choice coffee sticks 6-pack, 2 bags Palmer's valentine candy, 1 king-size Butterfinger, 1 king-size Almond Joy, 1 king-size Hershey's Drops, 1 Reese's peanut butter egg, 4 Russell Stover chocolate hearts, 1 Gillette Fusion ProGlide razor kit, 2 Old Spice body sprays, 1 Neosporin Essentials 3pc trial kit, 3 American Greetings cards, 3 bottles Centrum ProNutrients supplements 50ct, 1 bottle Centrum Men's multivitamins 100ct, 2 bottles Bayer low-dose aspirin 32ct, 2 bottles St. Joseph low-dose aspirin 36ct, 2 bottles Blink Tears eye drops 0.5 oz, 1 John Frieda Precision Foam hair colour, 1 John Frieda Full Repair conditioner, and a Knoxville News-Sentinel newspaper.

Here's a breakdown of each store. 

Rite Aid

I started with $22 UPs. I finally found a good deal to use my Resolution Rewards on! 

Transaction # 1

6 Pepsi product 12-pks @ $3.33 = $19.98 (regularly $5.49 each)

Earned $4 UPs

Stax potato chips $1.00 (regularly $1.79)

2 Combos cheddar snacks @ $1.00 = $2.00 (regularly $2.39 each)

Used -$1.00/2 mfr coupon

2 Gatorade 4-pks @ $2.50 = $5.00 (regularly $4.79 each)

3 king-sized candy bars @ $1.00 = $3.00 (regularly $1.89 each)

(Total for those items was $30.98. They were all part of a promotion—earn $5 UPs when you buy $15. The Pepsis had additional UPs--$4. So I earned a total of $14 UPs from buying those items! When you subtract my -$1 mfr coupon, that’s like paying $15.98 for all 14 items.)

Transaction # 1 total before coupons: $30.98 + tax = $33.22
-$1.00 mfr coupon
-$22 UPs from previous purchase
-$3.99 SCR from November
-$2.99 SCR from December
My OOP: $1.00 + tax = $3.24, earned $14 UPs

Transaction # 2

3 Centrum vitamins @ $9.99 = $29.97 (regularly $11.99-$12.99 each)

Used -$5, -$5, -$3 mfr coupons and -$4 VV coupon
Cost: $12.97, earned $10 UP (making these $0.99 each)

2 bags Palmer’s valentines candy @ $1.00 = $2.00 (regularly $1.29 each)

Cost: $2.00, earned $1 UP (making these $1.00 each)

Transaction # 2 total before coupons: $31.97 + tax = $35.01

-$17 coupons
-$14 UPs
My OOP: $0.97 + tax = $4.01, earned $11 UPs 

Rite Aid total before coupons: $62.95 + tax = $68.23
My OOP: $1.97 + tax = $7.25, with $11 UPs remaining
Savings: $60.98, 89% 

CVS

I started with a $10 CVS cash card from last week’s purchases. 

Transaction # 1

Reese’s egg $0.87 (regularly $0.99)

Cost: $0.87, earned $0.87 EBs (making this FREE)

Taster’s Choice coffee sticks $1.00

Used -$1.00 mfr coupon
Cost: FREE

Centrum Pro Nutrients supplements $9.99 (regularly $12.29)

-$5.00 mfr coupon
-$4.00 CVS scanner coupon
Cost: $0.99

2 Bayer low-dose aspirin 32ct @ $3.19 = $6.38

-$1.60 BOGO 50% off sale
-(2) $1.00 mfr coupons
-$3.00/2 CVS scanner coupon
Cost: -$0.22 (making this FREE + $0.22 profit)

John Frieda Full Repair conditioner $5.00 (regularly $7.39)

John Frieda Precision Foam hair color $12.00 (regularly $12.79)
-$2.00 mfr coupon (Full Repair)
-$12.00 FREE product coupon (Precision Foam)
Cost: $3.00, earned $5 EBs (making these FREE + $2.00 profit)

3 American Greetings cards @ $0.99 = $2.97

Used -$2.00/3 CVS website coupon
Cost: $0.97, earned $3 EBs (making these FREE + $2.03 profit)

Neosporin Essentials trial pack $13.79

-$5.00 mfr coupon
Cost: $8.79, earned $5 EBs (making this $3.79)

Transaction # 1 total before coupons: $50.40 + tax = $53.98
-$10/$50 CVS coupon
-$3.59 CVS 25% off regular price merchandise coupon (only Neosporin and cards)
-$36.00 coupons
Total: $0.81 + tax = $4.39
-$4.39 CVS cash card from last week’s purchases
My OOP: $0.00, earned $13.87 EBs and $5.61 CVS cash card balance remaining

Transaction # 2

3 Pepsi 12pks @ 3/$10.00 (regularly $4.99 each)

Cost: $10.00, earned $4 EB (making these $2 each)

2 purified bottled water 24pk @ $2.22 = $4.44 (regularly $3.99 each)

Transaction # 2 total before coupons: $14.44 + tax = $15.63
-$13.87 EBs from Transaction # 1
Total: $0.57 + tax = $1.76
-$1.76 CVS cash card from last week’s purchases
My OOP: $0.00, earned $4 EBs and $3.85 CVS cash card balance remaining

 

CVS total before coupons: $64.84 + tax = $69.61
My OOP: $0.00 (not even tax!), with $4 EBs and $3.85 cash card remaining
Savings: $69.61, 100% 

Walgreens

 

I didn’t have any RRs to start with. I did this at two different Walgreens.

Transaction # 1

Blink Tears eye drops $8.00 (regularly $9.99)

Used -$1.50 mfr coupon
Cost: $6.50, earned $8 RR (making this FREE + $1.50 profit)

Transaction # 1 total before coupons: $8.00 + tax = $8.76
-$1.50 coupon
My OOP: $6.50 + tax = $7.26, earned $8 RR

Transaction # 2

Gillette Fusion ProGlide razor set $9.99 (regularly $12.99)

Used -$5.00 mfr coupon
Cost: $4.99, earned $4 RR (making this $0.99)

St. Joseph low-dose aspirin 36ct $2.00 (regularly $2.49)

Cost: $2.00, earned $2 RR (making this FREE)

2 Russell Stover chocolate hearts @ 2/$1.00

Used -$0.42 in-ad coupon
Cost: $0.58 (making these $0.29 each)

2 Old Spice body spray @ $2.59 = $5.18 (clearance—regularly $4.99 each)

-$1.30 BOGO 50% discount
Used (2) -$2.00 mfr coupons
Cost: -$0.12 (making these FREE + $0.12 profit)

Transaction # 2 total before coupons: $16.87 + tax = $18.43
-$9.42 coupons
-$8.00 RR from Transaction # 1
My OOP: -$0.55 + tax = $1.01, earned $6 RRs

Transaction # 3

Blink Tears eye drops $8.00 (regularly $9.99)

Used -$1.50 mfr coupon
Cost: $6.50, earned $8 RR (making this FREE + $1.50 profit)

2 Russell Stover chocolate hearts @ 2/$1.00

Used -$0.42 in-ad coupon
Cost: $0.58 (making these $0.29 each)

Transaction # 3 total before coupons: $9.00 + tax = $9.84
-$1.92 coupons
-$6.00 RR from Transaction # 2
My OOP: $1.08 + tax = $1.92, earned $8 RR

Transaction # 4

Knoxville News-Sentinel newspaper $2.00

St. Joseph low-dose aspirin 36ct $2.00 (regularly $2.49)

Cost: $2.00, earned $2 RR (making this FREE)

4 cans Pringles @ 4/$6.00 (regularly $1.99 each)

-$1.00/4 mfr coupon
Cost: $5.00, earned $2 RR (making these $0.75 each)

Transaction # 4 total before coupons: $10.00 + tax = $10.70
-$1.00 coupon
-$8.00 RR from Transaction # 3
My OOP: $1.00 + tax = $1.70, earned $4 RRs

Walgreens total before coupons: $43.87 + tax = $47.73
My OOP: $8.03 + tax = $11.89, with $4 RRs remaining
Savings: $35.84, 75% 

I have $4 RRs, $11 UPs, $4 EBs, and $3.85 CVS cash card balance remaining—that means I have $22.85 in rewards to get me started next week. Not bad at all!