Shopping Trip - 3/25/12

I only went to CVS and Walgreens today. 

Total before coupons: $60.11 + tax = $64.71
My OOP: $15.96 + tax = $20.56
Savings: $44.15, 68% (73% without tax)

I purchased 25 items today. They include a Knoxville News-Sentinel newspaper, 4 bottles sprinkles, a bag of Popchips, 4 bags M&Ms, 8 Snickers eggs, 2 Faberware food storage containers, 2 Glade Sense & Spray air fresheners, Mentholatum pain relief gel, and 2 memory foam body pillows.

Here's a breakdown of each store.

 

Walgreens

No Register Rewards to start with = high OOP. :(

 

Knoxville newspaper $2.00

Mentholatum pain relief gel $5.99 (sale)
Cost: $5.99, earn $5 RR (making this $0.99)

Walgreens total: $7.99 + tax = $8.57, with $5 RR remaining

Savings: $0, 0% (BOO!) 

CVS

I had $12 EBs to start with.

Transaction # 1

2 Glade Sense & Spray air fresheners @ $10.79 = $21.58
Used (2) -$3.00 mfr coupons
Used -$3.41 20% off coupon
Cost: $12.17, earn $10 EBs (making these $2.17 or $1.08 each)

4 Snicker’s Eggs @ $0.50 = $2.00 (regularly $0.87 each)
Used (2) -$0.25/2 CVS coupons
Cost: $1.50, earn $2 EBs (making these FREE + $0.50 profit)

Transaction # 1 total before coupons: $23.58 + tax = $25.06
-$9.91 coupons
-$9 EBs from previous purchase
My OOP: $4.67 + tax = $6.15, earn $12 EBs and $1 EB from GBT

Transaction # 2

2 foam body pillows @ $6.25 = $12.50 (regularly $24.99 each)

2 cake decorating sugars @ $0.42 = $0.84 (regularly $1.67 each)

Cake decorating sprinkles $0.49 (regularly $1.99)

Cake decorating sprinkles $0.59 (regularly $2.39)

Transaction # 2 total before coupons: $14.42 + tax = $15.70
-$13 EBs from Transaction # 1
My OOP: $1.42 + tax = $2.70

Transaction # 3

4 Snickers Eggs @ $0.50 = $2.00 (regularly $0.87 each)
Used (2) -$0.25/2 CVS coupons
Cost: $1.50, earn $2 EBs (making these FREE + $0.50 profit)

4 M&Ms candies $8.38 (regularly $4.19 each—BOGO free sale)
Used (2) -$1.00/2 CVS coupon
Used (2) -$1.50/2 mfr coupons
Cost: $3.38 (making these $0.85 each)

Faberware food storage $0.75 (regularly $2.99)

Popchips $2.99
Used FREE product coupon -$2.99
Used -$0.75 25% CVS coupon
Cost: -$0.75 (making these FREE + $0.75 profit)

Transaction # 3 total before coupons: $14.12 + tax = $15.38
-$3.00 EBs
-$9.24 coupons
My OOP: $1.88 + tax = $3.14, earn $2 EBs

CVS total before coupons: $52.12 + tax = $56.14
My OOP: $7.97 + tax = $11.99, with $2 EBs remaining
Savings: $44.15, 79% (85% without tax)

I have $7 rewards remaining--$5 RR and $2 EBs.