Shopping Trip - 1/8/12

I went to my three favorite stores--CVS, Rite Aid, and Walgreens. I found some decent deals this week.

I bought 53 items for a total of $18.13 + tax. My total out-of-pocket including tax was $25.28. Total retail including tax was $139.22. That means I saved $113.94 or 82%! I also have a $10 CVS gift card remaining. One reason my out-of-pocket was so low was because I had some free CVS gift cards to use. My OOP without the gift cards would've been $40.97 plus tax. Not bad for expensive items I actually needed, like Cokes, laundry detergent, Afrin, and Brita pitcher filters--a 62% savings.

My 53 purchased items include 3 Coke 12-packs, Airwick Freshmatic compact spray kit, Finish dishwasher tabs 20ct, Finish Jet Dry rinse agent, 2 All Free & Clear laundry detergents, GE Compact Florescent Light Bulb, 6 Renuzit adjustables air fresheners, CVS brand Vitamin D 100ct capsules, 2 eos shave creams, Tom's of Maine mouthwash, Reach Total Care dental floss, 4 Hall's cough drops, 4 o.b. tampons 18ct, 2 Stayfree maxis 16ct, 2 Afrin nasal sprays, Tylenol Precise pain cream, Brita pitcher filters 3ct, Bugles snacks, 3 bags Chex Mix, 2 boxes Wonka candy canes, 4 Lifesavers storybooks, Terry's chocolate orange, Ferrero Rocher 12ct, 2 holiday Peeps, Snickers bar, Syntha6 protein bar, Campbell's chicken gravy, and 2 Knoxville News-Sentinel newspapers (not pictured.)

Here's a breakdown of each store.

Walgreens

I started with $9 RRs from last week.

Transaction # 1

2 eos shave cream @ 2/$6.00 (sale price)
Cost: $6.00, earned $4 RR (making these $1 each)

Tom’s of Maine mouthwash $3.99 (sale price)
Cost: $3.00, earned $3 RR (making this $0.99)

Syntha 6 protein bar $1.89 (regular price)
Cost: $1.89, earned $2 RR (making this FREE + $0.11 profit)

Transaction # 1 total before coupons: $11.88 + tax = $13.01
-$9 RRs from previous purchase
My OOP: $2.88 + tax = $4.01, earned $9 RRs

Transaction # 2

Tylenol Precise cream $5.99 (sale)
Used -$2.00 mfr coupon
Cost: $3.99, earned $3 RR (making this $0.99)

Reach Total Care floss $2.99 (sale)
Used -$1.00 mfr coupon
Cost:  $1.99, earned $2 RR (making this FREE + $0.01 profit)

1 Bugles and 3 Chex Mix @ 4/$6.00 (sale)
Used -$1.00/4 Wags coupon
Used (2) -$0.60 coupons
Used -$0.50 coupon
Cost: $3.30, earned $1 RR (making these $2.30 or $0.58 each)

2 Knoxville News-Sentinel newspapers @ $2.00 = $4.00 (not pictured)

Transaction # 2 total before coupons: $18.98 + tax = $20.36
-$5.70 coupons
-$9.00 RRs from Transaction # 1
My OOP: $4.28 + tax = $5.66, earned $6 RRs

Transaction # 3

2 Afrin nasal spray @ 2/$10.00 (sale)
Used (2) -$2.00 mfr coupons
Cost: $6.00 (making these $3.00 each)

2 boxes Wonka candy canes @ $0.62 = $1.24 (clearance)
Used -$1.00/2 mfr coupon
Cost: $0.24 (making these $0.12 each)

2 holiday Peeps @ $0.18 = $0.36 (clearance)

Campbell’s canned gravy $0.39 (clearance)

Transaction # 3 total before coupons: $11.99 + tax = $13.12
-$5.00 coupons
-$6.00 RRs from Transaction # 2
My OOP: $0.99 + tax = $2.12

Walgreens total before coupons: $42.85 + tax = $46.49
My OOP: $8.15 + tax = $11.79
Savings: $34.70, 75%

CVS

I started with $6.50 ExtraBucks and some CVS gift cards I’d gotten for free thanks to my credit card reward points. The balance on one card was $2.87 and the balance on the other card was $25.00.

Transaction # 1

4 Lifesavers story books @ $0.87 = $3.48 (regularly $3.49 each)
Used (2) -$1.50/2 mfr coupons
Cost: $0.48 (making these $0.12 each)

Ferrero Rocher tree $1.99 (regularly $7.99)

Snickers bar $0.75 (regularly $1.19)
Cost: $0.75, earned $0.75 EBs (making this FREE)

6 Renuzit adjustables @ $0.88 = $5.28 (regularly $1.77 each)
Used (2) -$1.00/3 mfr coupons
Cost: $3.28 (making these $0.55 each)

CVS brand Vitamin D 100ct capsules $3.49 (regular price)
Cost: $3.49, earned $3.49 EBs (making these FREE)

GE Energy Smart light bulb $2.99 (regularly $6.99)
Cost: $2.99, earned $2.00 EBs (making this $0.99)

Transaction # 1 total before coupons: $17.98 + tax = $19.56
-$5.00 coupons
-$6.50 EBs
Total: $6.48 + tax = $8.06
-$2.87 gift card
-$5.19 gift card
My OOP: $0.00, earned $6.24 EBs, $1.00 EB for Green Bag Tag, and $19.81 remaining gift card balance

Transaction # 2

All of these items were part of the CVS Cash Card promotion.

3 Coke 12pks @ 3/$10.00 (regularly $5.79 each)

2 All detergents @ $4.00 = $8.00 (regularly $7.79 each)
Used (2) -$0.75 mfr coupons

Finish Powerball dishwasher tabs 20ct $3.50 (regularly $6.29)
Used -$2.15 mfr coupon

Finish Jet Dry rinse agent $3.50 (regularly $5.89)
Used -$0.75 mfr coupon

Airwick Freshmatic compact kit $5.00 (regularly $9.99)
Used -$2.00 mfr coupon

(Total was $30. I used $6.40 in coupons. I earned a $10 gift card, so that means I paid $13.60 for all these items. That equals to about $1.70 per item.)

Transaction # 2 total before coupons: $30.00 + tax = $32.68
-$6.40 coupons
-$7.24 EBs from Transaction # 1
Total: $16.36 + tax = $19.04
-$19.04 gift card
My OOP: $0.00, earned $10 CVS cash card and $0.77 gift card balance remaining

CVS total before coupons: $47.98 + tax = $52.24
My OOP w/o gift cards: $22.84 + tax = $27.10, with $10 CVS cash card remaining
Savings: $25.14, 48%
Actual OOP: $0.00, 100% savings 

Rite Aid

 

I started with $3 UPs. Italicized items are part of the Resolution Rewards promo. 

Transaction # 1

Terry’s Chocolate Orange $0.99 (clearance—regularly $3.99)

4 o.b. tampons 18ct @ $2.50 = $10.00 (regularly $4.99 each)
Used (2) -$1.00/2 in-ad coupons
Used (4) -$2.00 mfr coupons
Cost: $0.00 (making these FREE!)

2 Stayfree 16ct @ $2.50 = $5.00 (regularly $3.99 each)
Used -$1.00/2 in-ad coupon
Used (2) -$1.00 mfr coupons
Cost: $2.00 (making these $1.00 each)

4 bags Hall’s cough drops @ $1.50 = $6.00 (regularly $2.69 each)
Used (2) -$1.00/2 mfr coupon
Cost: $4.00, earned $2 UPs (making these $0.50 each)

Transaction # 1 total before coupons: $21.99 + tax = $24.08
-$15.00 coupons
-$3.00 UPs
My OOP: $3.99 + tax = $6.08, earned $2 UPs and $21 towards Resolution Rewards

Transaction # 2

Brita filters 3pk $14.99 (regularly $21.99)
Used -$2.00 mfr coupon
Cost: $12.99, submit for $5 SCR (making this $7.99)

Transaction # 2 total before coupons: $14.99 + tax = $16.41
-$2.00 coupon
-$2.00 UPs
Today’s OOP: $10.99 + tax = $12.41
-$5.00 SCR
Total OOP: $5.99 + tax = $7.41

Rite Aid total before coupons: $36.98 + tax = $40.49
My OOP: $9.98 + tax = $13.49 (earned $21 in Resolution Rewards—making my total $33)
Savings: $27.00, 67%

I don't have very many rewards to start with next week--only a $10 CVS gift card. I'm sure I can find a way to still score some great deals, though!