Shopping Trip - 2/19/12

Another week of drugstore shopping! I only hit up CVS and Rite Aid today. Walgreens didn't have anything I wanted. 

I bought 38 items for a total of $16.52 plus tax. Total with tax was $25.53--almost 35% of my total out-of-pocket. Have I said how much I dislike our sales tax rate lately? Total retail for these items with sale prices was $112.25 plus tax ($121.26.) That means I saved $95.73 or 79%. I have $39.49 in rewards remaining. Awesome!

Purchased items include 4 Diet Coke 12pks, Reese's Puffs cereal, Cocoa Puffs cereal, 2 Lucky Charms cereal, Keebler Fudge Sticks, Keebler Pecan Sandies, 2 Planter's Nuts, 3 packs Eclipse gum, 3 Nature Made folic acid 250ct, Nature Made magnesium 200ct, 2 bags Popcorn Indiana popcorn, Twix candy bar, Butterfinger candy bar, 2 Nivea creme tins, 5 Garnier Fructis hair stylers, Vaseline Aloe Fresh lotion, Vick's Nature Fusion liquid, Vick's Nature Fusion caplets, Colgate Total Advanced toothpaste, Tylenol Precise heat patches 3pk, Boiron Coldcalm with FREE bonus box, and two boxes valentines.

Here's a breakdown of each store.

Rite Aid

I started with a $5 Single Check Rebate check I earned sometime back in January. I also had $79 credit towards the Winter Rewards promotion--$20 UPs when you buy $100 in participating products. Italicized items were part of the promotion.

Transaction # 1

Nature Made Magnesium 200ct vitamins $7.99
Nature Made Folic Acid 250ct $6.79
2 Nature Made Folic Acid 250ct @ $3.39 (BOGO 50% off promotion) = $6.78 (regularly $6.79 each)
Used (4) -$5.00 mfr coupons
Cost: $1.56, earned $5 UP (making these FREE + $3.44 profit)

Transaction # 1 total before coupons: $21.56 + tax = $23.61
-$20.00 coupons
Total: $1.56 + tax = $3.61
-$5.00 SCR
My OOP: -$3.44 + tax = -$1.39, earned $5 UP from Nature Made and $20 UP from Winter Rewards

Transaction # 2

Vaseline Aloe Fresh lotion 10oz $2.97 (regularly $3.99)
Used -$1.00 mfr coupon
Cost: $1.97, earned $2 UP (making this FREE + $0.03 profit)

Colgate Total Advanced 5.8 oz toothpaste $3.50 (regularly $4.49)
Used -$0.75 mfr coupon
Cost: $2.75, earned $3.50 UP (making this FREE + $0.75 profit)

Twix candy bar $0.99
Butterfinger candy bar FREE (BOGO free promotion—regularly $0.99)

Transaction # 2 total before coupons: $7.46 + tax = $8.17
Used -$1.75 coupons
Used -$5.00 UP from Transaction # 1
My OOP: $0.71 + tax = $1.42, earned $5.50 UP

Rite Aid total before coupons: $29.02 + tax = $31.78
My OOP: -$2.73 + tax = $0.03, with $25.50 UPs remaining
Savings: $31.75, 99%

I exceeded my $100 Winter Rewards promotion, but since it is limit one per card, no future purchases will count towards another reward. However, I did notice my receipt was tracking an Advil $10 UP when you buy $25. It said I had $4, so it must consider Colgate as part of the Advil family. Since the limit on the toothpaste was 4, I may go back later in the week and buy 3 more Colgate and 2 Advil Congestion. We’ll see.

CVS

I started with $14 EBs—a $5, a $5, and a $4.

Transaction # 1

4 Diet Coke 12pk cans @ 3/$10 = $13.34 (regularly $5.79 each)
Used (2) -$1.00/2 CVS coupons
Cost: $11.34 (making these $2.84 each)

Nivea crème tin $0.99
Used -$0.99 CVS Beauty Club email coupon
Cost: FREE

2 Lucky Charms, 1 Reese’s Puffs, and 1 Cocoa Puffs @ 2/$4.00 = $8.00 (regularly $4.39-$5.39 each)
Used (2) -$1.75/2 mfr coupons
Cost: $4.50 (making these $1.13 each)

The following items were part of the CVS cash card promotion—get a $10 card when you buy $30.

2 Planter’s Nuts @ $3.00 = $6.00 (regularly $4.29-$4.79 each)
Used -$1.50/2 mfr coupon

2 Keebler Cookies @ $2.00 = $4.00 (regularly $3.89-$4.39 each)

2 Popcorn Indiana @ $2.50 = $5.00 (regularly $3.99 each)

5 Garnier Fructis stylers @ $2.99 = $14.95 (regularly $4.39-$4.89 each)
Used (5) -$1.00 mfr coupons

(Total for those items was $29.95. I used $6.50 in coupons and earned a $10 gift card. That’s like paying $13.45 for everything, or $1.22 each item.)

Transaction # 1 total before coupons: $52.28 + tax = $56.00
-$10/$50 CVS receipt coupon
-$10 EBs from previous purchase
-$12.99 coupons
My OOP: $19.29 + tax = $23.01, earned $10 CVS cash card

Transaction # 2

2 Vick’s Nature Fusion cold remedy @ $6.00 = $12.00 (regularly $8.99 each)
Used (2) -$3.00 mfr coupons
Cost: $6.00, earned $3 EB (making these $1.50 each)

3 Eclipse gum 18ct @ $1.00 = $3.00 (regularly $1.49 each)
Cost: $3.00, earned $2 EB (making these $0.33 each)

Tylenol Precise heat patches 3ct $7.49 (regularly $7.79)
Used -$5.00 mfr coupon
Cost: $2.49, earned $2 EB (making this $0.49)

Boiron ColdCalm BOGO free pack 120 ct $6.99  (regularly $10.49)
Cost: $6.99, earned $6.99 EB (making this FREE)

Nivea crème tin $0.99
Used -$0.99 CVS Beauty Club email coupon
Cost: FREE

Hello Kitty valentines $0.19 (clearance—regularly $1.99)

Sports 3-D valentines $0.29 (clearance—regularly $2.99)

Transaction # 2 total before coupons: $30.95 + tax = $33.48
-$5/$30 CVS email coupon
-$4 EBs from previous purchase
-$11.99 coupons
Total: $9.96 + tax = $12.49
-$10 CVS cash card from Transaction # 1
My OOP: -$0.04 + tax = $2.49, earned $13.99 EBs 

CVS total before coupons: $83.23 + tax = $89.48
My OOP: $19.25 + tax = $25.50, with $13.99 EBs remaining
Savings: $63.98, 72%

The bottom of my receipts each had another $10 off $50 coupon. They know I love a challenge! 

I have $39.49 in rewards leftover for next week--$25.50 from Rite Aid and $13.99 from CVS.