Shopping Trip - 2/5/12

Not quite as well as I did last week, but I still managed some great savings. 

I bought 70 items for a total of $18.91 plus tax. My total out-of-pocket with tax was $28.44--that means I paid $9.53 in tax alone. Yuck! Total retail with sale prices was $108.86 plus tax ($118.39.) That's a savings of 76%. I don't have very many rewards to carry over--only $2 this week. 

Purchased items include 10 Snickers hearts, 10 Reese's hearts, 2 Gold Emblem 64 oz grape juice, 6 Spongebob Valentine's Day activity pads, 16 Valentine's Day gift sacks, 2 bags Dove chocolate hearts, 4 GE 4-pack 100 watt light bulbs, 1 Suave Professionals shampoo, 1 Suave Professionals conditioner, 2 bottles Suave Professionals for Men 2-in-1 shampoo + conditioner, 2 bottles Suave Professionals hair spray, 2 Afrin nasal sprays, 1 Zarbee's cough syrup, 1 Sheets Energy Strips 10pk, 1 St. Joseph low-dose aspirin 36ct, 1 box Hefty trash bags 28ct, 3 packs Stayfree maxi pads, 2 Colgate Total Advanced toothpastes, 1 Reach Total Care plus Whitening dental floss 30yds, 1 Quilted Northern bathroom tissue double rolls 12pk, and a Knoxville News-Sentinel newspaper.

Here's a breakdown of each store. 

CVS

I started with $4 EBs and a $3 off $15 coupon.

Transaction # 1

The following items are part of a Suave buy $12 get $4 EB promotion.

2 Suave Professionals shampoo and conditioner @ $2.00 = $4.00 (regularly $2.67 each)
2 Suave Professionals for Men shampoo @ $2.00 = $4.00 (regularly $2.67 each)
2 Suave Professionals hairspray @ $2.00 = $4.00 (regularly $3.19 each)
Used (3) -$1.00/2 mfr coupons
Cost: $9.00, earned $4 EBs (making these $0.83 each)

Zarbees cough syrup $6.00 (regularly $8.79)
Used -$1.00 mfr coupon
Cost: $5.00, earned $6 EBs (making this FREE + $1.00 profit)

Transaction # 1 total before coupons: $18.00 + tax = $19.46
-$4.00 coupons
-$3/$15 CVS email coupon
-$4.00 EBs from last week
Total: $7.00 + tax = $8.46
-$3.85 CVS Cash Card from previous purchase
My OOP: $3.15 + tax = $4.61, earned $10 EBs

Transaction # 2

2 bottles Gold Emblem 64 oz. 100% grape juice @ $2.50 = $5.00 (regularly $4.29 each)

10 Reese’s valentine peanut butter hearts @ $0.50 = $5.00 (regularly $0.87 each)

Transaction # 2 total before coupons: $10.00 + tax = $10.90
-$10 EBs from Transaction # 1
My OOP: $0.00 + tax = $0.90

CVS total before coupons: $28.00 + tax = $30.36
My OOP: $3.15 + tax = $5.51
Savings: $24.85, 82%

Rite Aid

I had $11 UP rewards from last week. There’s a new Buy and Save promotion going on this month—get $20 UPs when you spend $100 on participating products. I’ll italicize the items that are part of the promo.

Transaction # 1

4 GE soft white 100watt bulbs 4-pk @ $2.99 = $11.96 (regularly $4.49 each)
Cost: $11.96, earned $8 UPs (making these $0.99 each)

Transaction # 1 total before coupons: $11.96 + tax = $13.10
-$11.00 UPs from previous purchase
My OOP: $0.96 + tax = $2.10, earned $8 UPs ($12 B&S credit)

Transaction # 2

3 Stayfree maxis @ $3.00 = $9.00 (regularly 3.99 each)
Used (3) -$1.00 mfr coupons
Cost: $6.00, earned $6 UPs (making these FREE)

2 Afrin nasal spray @ $5.99 = $11.98 (regularly $7.99 each)
Used (2) -$2.00 mfr coupons
Cost: $7.98, earned $2 UPs (making these $2.99 each)

Transaction # 2 total before coupons: $20.98 + tax = $22.97
-$7.00 coupons
-$8 UPs from Transaction # 1
My OOP: $5.98 + tax = $7.97, earned $8 UPs ($9 B&S credit)

Transaction # 3

2 bags Dove valentine chocolates @ $2.99 = $5.98 (regularly $4.99 each)
Used -$1.00/2 VV coupon
Used (2) -$1.00 mfr coupons
Cost: $2.98 (making these $1.49 each)

Northern double roll toilet paper 12-pack bonus $6.97 (regularly $11.99 each)
(I thought this was going to be B&S credit, but it wasn’t since I bought the bonus pack. Darn!)

Transaction # 3 total before coupons: $12.95 + tax = $14.18
-$3.00 coupons
-$8.00 UPs from Transaction # 2
My OOP: $1.95 + tax = $3.18

Rite Aid total before coupons: $45.89 + tax = $50.25
My OOP: $8.89 + tax = $13.25 (with $21 B&S credit towards $100 goal)
Savings: $37.00, 74%

Walgreens

I started with $4 RRs from last week. 

Transaction # 1

2 Colgate Total Advanced toothpastes @ 2/$6.00 (regularly $3.49 each)
Used (2) -$1.00 mfr coupons
Cost: $4.00, earned $4 RRs (making these FREE)

Reach Total Care plus Whitening floss 30yds $2.99 (regularly $3.99)
Used -$1.00 mfr coupon
Cost: $1.99, earned $2 RRs (making this FREE + $0.01 profit)

Sheets Energy Strips 10ct $3.99 (regularly $4.99)
Cost: $3.99, earned $4 RRs (making this FREE + $0.01 profit)

6 Snickers hearts @ 2/$1.00 = $3.00
Used (3) -$1.00/2 mfr coupons
Used -$0.66 in-ad coupon
Cost: -$0.66 (making these FREE + $0.66 profit)

8 Valentine gift sacks @ 4/$1.00 = $2.00
Used -$1.00 in-ad coupon
Cost: $1.00 (making these $0.13 each)

Transaction # 1 total before coupons: $17.98 + tax = $19.57
-$7.66 coupons
-$4.00 RRs from last week
My OOP: $6.32 + tax = $7.91, earned $10 RRs

Transaction # 2

St. Joseph low-dose aspirin 36ct $2.00 (regularly $2.49)
Cost: $2.00, earned $2 RRs (making this FREE)

Hefty trash bags 28ct $5.99 (regularly $8.79)
Used -$1.00 Wags IVC
Used -$1.00 mfr coupon
Cost: $3.99 

6 Valentine activity pads @ 2/$1.00 = $3.00
Used -$1.00 in-ad coupon
Cost: $2.00 (making these $0.33 each)

8 Valentine gift sacks @ 4/$1.00 = $2.00
Used -$1.00 in-ad coupon
Cost: $1.00 (making these $0.13 each)

Knoxville News-Sentinel newspaper $2.00 

4 Snickers hearts @ 2/$1.00 = $2.00
Used (2) -$1.00/2 mfr coupons
Used -$0.44 in-ad coupon
Cost: -$0.44 (making these FREE + $0.44 profit)

Transaction # 2 total before coupons: $16.99 + tax = $18.21
-$6.44 coupons
-$10.00 RRs from Transaction # 1
My OOP: $0.55 + tax = $1.77, earned $2 RRs

Walgreens total before coupons: $34.97 + tax = $37.78
My OOP: $6.87 + tax = $9.68, with $2 RRs remaining
Savings: $28.10, 74%

I only have $2 Register Rewards remaining this week. Nothing from CVS or Rite Aid!