Shopping Trip - 4/15/12

Just CVS and Walgreens again today.

Total before coupons: $54.44 + tax = $59.54
My OOP: $19.44 + tax = $24.54, with $16.48 rewards remaining
Savings: $35.00, 59% (64% without tax)

I only bought 18 items today. They include a Pepsi Next 20oz soda, 2 Dove conditioners, 2 Dove body sprays, Aquafresh kid's toothpaste, NatuRelief pain medicine 30ct, 2 Similisan nasal sprays, Depends Real Fit briefs 3ct, 2 Colgate Total Advanced toothpastes, 4 packs Starburst, Goody's hair elastics 27ct, and a Knoxville News-Sentinel newspaper.

Walgreens

 

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

Transaction # 1

Similasan Allergy Relief nasal spray .68 oz $6.00 (sale)
Used -$1.50 mfr coupon
Cost: $4.50, earn $6 RR (making this FREE + $1.50 profit)

Knoxville News-Sentinel newspaper $2.00

Transaction # 1 total before coupons: $8.00 + tax = $8.58
-$1.50 coupon
My OOP: $6.50 + tax = $7.08, earn $6 RR

Transaction # 2

2 Dove body mists @ $3.75 (sale)
2 Dove conditioners @ $3.75 (sale)
Used (2) -$2.00 coupons
Used (2) - $1.00 coupons
Cost: $9.00, earn $5 RR (making these $1 each)

Pepsi Next 20 oz $0.99 (sale)
Cost: $0.99, earn $0.99 RR (making this FREE)

Aquafresh kid’s toothpaste $2.00 (sale)
Used -$1.00 mfr coupon
Used -$1.00 Wags IVC
Cost: FREE

Transaction # 2 total before coupons: $17.99 + tax = $19.73
-$8.00 coupons
-$6.00 RR
My OOP: $3.99 + tax = $5.73, earn $5.99 RRs

Transaction # 3

Similasan Allergy Relief nasal spray .68 oz $6.00 (sale)
Used -$1.50 mfr coupon
Cost: $4.50, earn $6 RR (making this FREE + $1.50 profit)

Goody’s ouchless hair elastics 27ct $1.99 (sale)
Cost: $1.99, earn $1 RR (making this $0.99)

Transaction # 3 total before coupons: $7.99 + tax = $8.77
-$1.50 mfr coupon
-$5 RR
My OOP: $1.49 + tax = $2.27, earn $7 RR

Walgreens total before coupons: $33.98 + tax = $37.08
My OOP: $11.98 + tax = $15.08, with $7.99 RRs remaining (which means I essentially got all that for $3.99 plus tax!)
Savings: $22.00, 59% (65% without tax)

CVS

I didn’t have any EBs to start with this week. Unusual! I spent my $2 EBs from last week on an unplanned trip.

Transaction # 1

4 Starburst singles @ $0.50 = $2.00 (regularly $1.19 each)
Cost: $2.00, earn $1 EB (making these $0.25 each)

2 Colgate Total Advanced toothpastes 4 oz @ $2.99 = $5.98 (regularly $3.49 each)
Used (2) -$1.50 mfr coupons
Cost: $2.98, earn $4 EBs (making these FREE + $1.02 profit)

Depend Real Fit briefs 3ct $3.99 (regularly $4.49 each)
Used -$2.00 CVS coupon
Cost: $1.99, earn $2 EBs (making these FREE + $0.01 profit)

Transaction # 1 total before coupons: $11.97 + tax = $13.14
-$5 coupons
My OOP: $6.97 + tax = $8.14, earn $7 EBs

Transaction # 2

NatuRelief pain relief caplets 30ct $8.49 (regularly $8.79)
Used -$1.00 mfr coupon
Cost: $7.49, earn $8.49 EBs (making this FREE + $1.00 profit)

Transaction # 2 total before coupons: $8.49 + tax = $9.32
-$1.00 coupon
-$7.00 EBs from Transaction # 1
My OOP: $0.49 + tax = $1.32, earn $8.49 EBs

CVS total before coupons: $20.46 + tax = $22.46
My OOP: $7.46 + tax = $9.46, with $8.49 EB remaining (which means I essentially got all this for free with a profit of $1.03 excluding tax)
Savings: $13.00, 58% (64% without tax)

I had to spend more out-of-pocket than I like… simply because I had no rewards to start with. I’ll have a good amount to start next week, though--$8.49 EBs and $7.99 RRs.