Shopping Trip - 3/11/12

Another CVS and Walgreens shopping trip.

Total before coupons: $128.57 + tax = $139.52
My OOP: $24.48 + tax = $32.93, with $3 EB remaining
Savings: $106.59, 76% (83% without tax) 

I bought 40 items today. Purchased items include 5 Coke product 12-packs, 4 cans Tresemme hair spray, 4 bags Chex Mix, 2 Angel Soft toilet paper 12-packs, 2 bags Hershey's Kisses, 1 bag Reese's eggs, Knoxville News-Sentinel newspaper, 2 boxes Centrum Men's multivitamins, 4 boxes Centrum Pro-Nutrients supplements, PediaCare cough syrup, Zyrtec 5-ct allergy medicine, 3 Russell Stover peanut butter eggs, 2 Reese's peanut butter eggs, 3 Butterfinger eggs, 1 Nestle Crunch egg, 3 Snickers eggs, and 1 Milky Way egg.

Here's a breakdown of each store.  

Walgreens

I started with $8 Register Rewards from last week.

Transaction # 1

4 Tresemme 11oz hair sprays @ 4/$15.00 (regularly $4.79 each)
Used (4) -$0.50 mfr coupons (for checking out at cosmetics counter)
Cost: $13.00, earn $5 RR (making these $2.00 each)

3 Butterfinger eggs @ 3/$1.00 (sale)

Transaction # 1 total before coupons: $16.00 + tax = $17.56
-$2.00 coupons
-$8.00 RRs
My OOP: $6.00 + tax = $7.56, earn $5 RR

Transaction # 2

Knoxville News-Sentinel newspaper $2.00

5 Snickers, Milky Way, and Nestle Crunch eggs @ 5/$2.00 (sale)

3 Russell Stover’s peanut butter eggs 3/$1.00 (sale)

Transaction # 2 total before coupons: $5.00 + tax = $5.29
-$5.00 RR from Transaction # 1
My OOP: $0.00 + tax = $0.29

Walgreens total before coupons: $21.00 + tax = $22.85
My OOP: $6.00 + tax = $7.85
Savings: $15.00, 66% (71% without tax)

CVS

I started with a  $10 Cash Card, $5 Beauty Club EB, and $5/$30 email coupon.

Transaction # 1

2 Centrum Omega-3 Pronutrients 50ct $18.43 (regularly $12.29 each—BOGO 50% off)
2 Centrum Men’s multivitamins 100ct $17.23 (regularly $11.49 each—BOGO 50% off)
Used (2) -$10.00 mfr coupons
Used -$4.00 CVS scanner coupon
Cost: $11.66, earn $10 CVS cash card (making these $1.66 or $0.42 each)

Transaction # 1 total before coupons: $35.66 + tax = $38.16
-$24 coupons
-$5/$30 coupon
-$5 EB
Total: $1.66 + tax = $4.16
-$4.16 Cash Card from last week
My OOP: $0.00, earned $1 EB from Green Bag Tag, $10 Cash Card, and $5.84 remaining on first Cash Card (plus $5.66 towards another Cash Card deal)

Transaction # 2

2 Centrum Omega-3 Pronutrients 50ct $18.43 (regularly $12.29 each—BOGO 50% off)
Used (2) -$5.00 mfr coupons

4 bags Chex Mix @ $1.50 = $6.00 (regularly $3.29 each)
Used (2) -$0.60 mfr coupons
Used -$0.40/2 mfr coupon

(Centrum and Chex total was $24.43. I already had $5.66 credit. This made my Cash Card balance $30.09. I used $11.60 coupons. That made my total $12.83 and I earned another $10 Cash Card. My OOP for the 2 Centrum and 4 Chex was $2.83 or $0.47 each.)

Zyrtec 5ct $5.99 (regularly $7.39)
Used -$2.00 mfr coupon
Cost: $3.99, earn $5.99 EB (making this FREE + $2.00 profit)

Transaction # 2 total before coupons: $30.42 + tax = $33.20
-$13.60 coupons
-$1.00 EB
Total: $15.82 + tax = $18.60
-$5.84 Cash Card from previous visit
-$10 Cash Card from Transaction # 1
My OOP: -$0.02 + tax = $2.76, earn $10 Cash Card and $5.99 EBs

Transaction # 3

Pediacare liquid $5.99 (regularly $8.29)
Used -$1.00 mfr coupon
Cost: $4.99, earn $5 EB (making this FREE + $0.01 profit)

2 Angel Soft 12pk toilet paper @ $5.00 = $10.00 (regularly $8.49 each)
Cost: $10.00, earn $2 EB (making these $4.00 each)

Transaction # 3 total before coupons: $15.99 + tax = $17.55
-$1.00 coupon
-$5.99 EB
My OOP: $9.00 + tax = $10.56, earn $7 EB

Transaction # 4

5 Coke product 12pks @ $3.00 = $15.00 (regularly $5.79 each)
Cost: $15.00, earn $5 EB (making these $2 each)

Transaction # 4 total before coupons: $15.00 + tax = $16.24
-$7.00 EBs from Transaction # 3
My OOP: $8.00 + tax = $9.24, earn $5 EBs

Transaction # 5

2 Reese’s eggs @ $0.75 = $1.50 (regularly $0.99 each)

2 bags Hershey’s Kisses 8.5 oz @ $3.00 = $6.00 (regularly $3.79 each)

1 bag Reese’s Eggs 8oz $3.00 (regularly $3.79)
Used (2) -$1.00 CVS scanner coupons
Used -$2.00/3 mfr coupon
Cost: $6.50, earn $3 EBs (making these $0.70 each)

Transaction # 5 total before coupons: $10.50 + tax = $11.52
-$4 coupons
-$5 EBs from Transaction # 4
My OOP: $1.50 + tax = $2.52, earn $3 EBs

CVS total before coupons: $107.57 + tax = $116.67
My OOP: $18.48 + tax = $25.08
Savings: $91.59, 78% (85% without tax)

I don’t have very many rewards remaining—just $3 EBs.