Shopping Trip - 2/26/12

I went to all three drugstores today--CVS, Walgreens, and Rite Aid. 

Total before coupons: $124.04 + tax = $131.59
My OOP: $11.70 + tax = $19.25, with $23.04 rewards and $13.99 SCR remaining
Savings: $112.34, 85%

My savings was 91% if you don't include tax. Probably one of my best!

I bought 49 items today. Purchased items include 5 boxes Frosted Mini Wheats cereal, one box Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, 2 boxes Nilla Wafers, one box Belvita breakfast cookies, 2 bottles Right Guard body wash, 2 bottles Pantene shampoo, Edge shave gel, Skintimate shave gel, Natrol Melatonin, Blink Tears eye drops, 2 bags gold coins, 2 sticks Jack Links beef jerky, 3 Snickers eggs, Revlon clippers, 2 boxes Tasters Choice sticks, 2 bottles VO5 shampoo, 4 Schick Hydro shave gels, Burt's Bees throat drops, one box Ultimate Flora probiotics, Colgate Sensitive Pro-Relief toothpaste, one 30ct box On the Go drink mix, ThermaCare heat wrap, 3 bottles Mentos gum, 2 packs Mentos Up2U gum, 2 bags Doritos, can of Alpo dog food, Stopain roll-on gel, and two 24-packs Pure drinking water.

Here's a breakdown of each store.

 

Walgreens

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

Transaction # 1

ReNew Life Ultimate Flora Probiotics 30ct $10.00 (regularly $24.99)
Used -$3.00 mfr coupons
Cost: $7.00, earned $10 RR (making this FREE + $3.00 profit)

Transaction # 1 total before coupons: $10.00 + tax = $10.98
-$3.00 coupon
My OOP: $7.00 + tax = $7.98, with $10 RR remaining

Transaction # 2

On the Go multi-vitamin drink mix 30ct $8.00 (sale price)

Pure bottled water 24ct $2.99 (sale price)
Used -$0.50 in-ad coupon
Cost: $2.49

Transaction # 2 total before coupons: $10.99 + tax = $11.98
-$0.50 coupon
-$10.00 RR from Transaction # 1
My OOP: $0.49 + tax = $1.48, with $8 RR remaining

Transaction # 3

Natrol Melatonin 100ct $4.00 (sale price)
Cost: $4.00, earn $4 RR (making this FREE)

Pure bottled water 24ct $2.99 (sale price)
Used -$0.50 in-ad coupon
Cost: $2.49

Belvita breakfast biscuits 5ct $2.99 (sale price)
Used -$1.00 mfr coupon
Cost: $1.99, earn $2 RR (making this FREE + $0.01 profit)

Burt’s Bees honey throat drops $1.99 (sale price)
Cost: $1.99, earn $2 RR (making this FREE + $0.01 profit)

Transaction # 3 total before coupons: $11.97 + tax = $13.00
-$1.50 coupons
-$8 RRs from Transaction # 2
My OOP: $2.47 + tax - $3.50, with $8 RRs remaining

Walgreens total before coupons: $32.96 + tax = $35.96
My OOP: $9.96 + tax = $12.96, with $8 RRs remaining
Savings: $23.00, 64% (70% without tax)

CVS

I started with $13.99 EBs, a 20% off non-sale items CVS email coupon, and a $10/$50 receipt coupon.

5 boxes Kellogg’s Frosted Mini Wheats cereal 18oz @ $2.50 = $12.50 (regularly $4.39 each)
Used -$5.00/5 mfr coupon
Cost: $7.50 (making these $1.50 each)

3 Mentos gum 15ct @ $1.00 = $3.00 (regularly $1.77)
Used (3) -$0.55 mfr coupons
Cost: $1.35 (making these $0.45 each)

2 Nabisco Vanilla Wafers @ $2.50 = $5.00 (regularly $4.79 each)
Used (2) -$1.00 mfr coupons
Cost: $3.00 (making these $1.50 each)

2 Snickers eggs @ 2/$1.00 (regularly $0.87 each)
Used -$0.25/2 CVS scanner coupon
Cost: $0.75 (making these $0.38 each)

2 Milky Way bunnies @ 2/$1.00 (regularly $0.87 each)
Used -$0.25/2 CVS scanner coupon
Cost: $0.75 (making these $0.38 each)

Alpo canned dog food $0.99
Used -$0.99 FREE can mfr coupon
Cost: FREE

2 VO5 shampoo @ $0.77 = $1.54 (regularly $0.99 each)
Used -$1.00/2 CVS scanner coupon
Cost: $0.54 (making these $0.27 each)

2 boxes Taster’s Choice coffee sticks @ $1.00 = $2.00
Used (2) -$1.00 mfr coupons
Cost: FREE

Thermacare lower back heat patch $3.79
Cost: $3.79, earn $3.79 EBs (making this FREE)

Colgate Pro-Relief toothpaste $4.99 (regularly $6.49)
Used -$0.75 mfr coupon
Cost: $4.24, earn $4 EBs (making this $0.24)

2 Mentos UP2U gum @ $0.99 = $1.98 (regularly $1.49 each)
Used (2) -$1.00 mfr coupons
Cost: -$0.02 (making this FREE + $0.02 profit)

4 Schick Hydro shave gels @ $1.99 = $7.96 (regularly $4.19 each)
Used (4) -$2.00 mfr coupons (adjusted to $1.99)
Cost: FREE

2 bags Palmer’s gold coins @ $1.00 = $2.00

2 Jack Links beef jerky @ $1.00 = $2.00

Kraft macaroni and cheese $1.37
Used -$1.37 FREE box mfr coupon
Cost: FREE

Revlon nail clippers $2.99
Used -$2.00 CVS scanner coupon
Used -$1.00 mfr coupon
Cost: -$0.01 (making this FREE + $0.01 profit)

CVS total before coupons: $54.11 + tax = $57.74
-$28.22 coupons
-$13.99 EBs
-$10/$50
-$1.28 20% off coupon

My OOP: $0.62 + tax = $4.25, with $7.79 EBs remaining
Savings: $53.49, 93% (99% without tax)

Rite Aid

 

I started with $25.50 UPs rewards.

Stopain roll-on gel $6.00 (regularly $11.99)
Cost: $6.00, submit $6.00 SCR (making this FREE)

Blink Tears 10ml gel $7.99 (regularly $10.49)
Used -$1.00 mfr coupon
Cost: $6.99, submit for $7.99 SCR (making this FREE + $1.00 profit)

2 Right Guard body washes @ $2.99 = $5.98 (regularly $4.99 each)
Used -$3.00/2 mfr coupon
Cost: $2.98, earn $2 UP (making these $0.49 each)

2 Pantene shampoos @ $3.50 = $7.00 (regularly $4.99 each)
Used -$3.00/2 mfr coupon
Cost: $4.00, earn $4 UP (making these FREE)

Edge and Skintimate shave gels @ $2.00 = $4.00 (regularly $3.29 each)
Used -$1.50/2 VV coupon
Used (2) -$0.55 mfr coupons
Cost: $1.40 (making these $0.70 each)

2 Doritos @ $3.00 = $6.00 (regularly$4.29 each)
Used -$0.75/2 mfr coupon
Cost: $5.25, earn $1.25 UP (making these $2 each)

Rite Aid total before coupons: $36.97 + tax = $37.89
-$10.35 coupons
-$25.50 UPs
My OOP: $1.12 + tax = $2.04, earned $7.25 UPs and $13.99 SCR
Savings: $35.85, 95% (97% without tax)

I had quite a few rewards leftover--$7.25 UPs, $7.79 EBs, and $8 RRs. Plus, I’ll be getting back $13.99 for my Rite Aid SCRs. Yay!