Shopping Trip - 4/29/12

Another shopping trip to all 3 stores--CVS, Rite Aid, and Walgreens. Not my best savings today.

Total before coupons: $73.67 + tax = $79.74
My OOP: $32.65 + tax = $38.72, with $21.49 rewards remaining
Savings: $41.02, 51% (56% without tax)

I bought 42 items today. They include 3 American Greetings cards, 3 boxes Belvita breakfast crackers, Golden Oreo cookies, Nutter Butter cookies, 2 Oreo single serve packages, 2 boxes Mike and Ike candy, 2 boxes Hot Tamales candy, single serve Skittles, single serve 5th Avenue bar, 2 single serve Reese's Cups, 2 single serve Hershey's Air Delights, 2 single serve Dove bars, Colgate Max Foam toothpaste, Crest Pro-Health clinical toothpaste, 2 Revlon clippers, Revlon eyeshadow quad, Revlon Airbrush Mousse foundation, 2 boxes Nips candy, Dentyne Ice gum 3pk, Trident White gum 3pk, 3 Starbucks refreshers, 2 Ocean Saline sprays, 2 tins Sucrets throat lozenges, Mentos 15ct gum, Airwick aerosol air freshener spray, and a Knoxville News-Sentinel newspaper.

Here's a breakdown of each store.

Rite Aid

I had $2 UPs from last week.

Transaction # 1

Ocean Saline nasal spray $1.50 (regularly $5.99)
Sucrets throat lozenges 18ct $1.50 (regularly $4.99)
Used (2) -$1.00 mfr coupons
Used -$1.00 Rite Aid coupon
Cost: $0.00, earn $1 UP (making these FREE + $1.00 profit)

4 boxes theater candy @ $1.00 = $4.00 (regularly $1.49 each)
Cost: $4.00, earn $4 UP (making these FREE)

Transaction # 1 total before coupons: $7.00 + tax = $7.57
-$3.00 coupons
-$2.00 UPs from previous purchase
My OOP: $2.00 + tax = $2.57, earn $5 UPs

Transaction # 2

Revlon PhotoReady airbrush mousse foundation $13.99
Revlon Color Stay eye shadow quad $3.74 (BOGO 50%--regularly $7.49)
Revlon nail clipper $1.45
Revlon nail clipper $0.72 (BOGO 50%--regularly $1.45)
Used -$3.00 mfr coupons
Used -$5.00 Video Value coupons
Cost: $11.90, earn $8 UPs and $2 Single Check Rebate (making all of this $1.56 or $0.39 each!)

Transaction # 2 total before coupons: $19.90 + tax = $21.79
-$8.00 coupons
-$5.00 UPs from Transaction # 1
My OOP: $6.90 + tax = $8.79, earn $8 UPs

Transaction # 3

Airwick aerosol spray $0.95 (regularly $1.69)
Used -$1.00 Video Value coupons
Cost: -$0.05 (making this FREE + $0.05 profit)

Ocean Saline nasal spray $1.50 (regularly $5.99)
Sucrets throat lozenges 18ct $1.50 (regularly $4.99)
Used -$1.00 mfr coupon
Used -$1.00 Rite Aid coupon
Cost: $1.00, earn $1 UP (making these FREE)

2 boxes Pearson Nips candies @ $1.00 = $2.00 (regularly $1.39 each)
Cost: $2.00, earn $1 UP (making these $0.50 each)

Trident White gum 3pk $2.00 (regularly $2.99)
Dentyne Ice gum 3pk $2.00 (regularly $2.99)
Used (2) -$1.00 mfr coupons
Cost: $2.00, earn $1 UP (making these $0.50 each)

2 Reese’s peanut butter cups @ $0.50 = $1.00 (regularly $0.99 each)
Used -$0.50/2 Video Values coupon
Cost: $0.50 (making these $0.25 each)

2 Dove singles @ $0.50 = $1.00 (regularly $0.99 each)
Used -$0.50 BOGO free mfr coupon
Cost: $0.50 (making these $0.25 each)

2 Hershey Air Delight bars @ $0.50 = $1.00 (regularly $0.99 each)
Used -$0.50/2 Video Values coupon
Cost: $0.50 (making these $0.25 each)

Skittles $0.50 (regularly $0.99)
Used -$0.50 Video Values coupon
Cost: FREE

Hershey’s 5^th Avenue bar $0.50 (regularly $0.99)

2 Oreo cookies singles @ $0.50 = $1.00 (regularly $0.79 each)
Used $1.00/2 Video Values coupon
Cost: FREE

Transaction # 3 total before coupons: $14.95 + tax = $16.12
-$8.00 coupons (I forgot to use my UPs from Transaction # 2… doh!)
My OOP: $6.95 + tax = $8.12, earn $3 UPs

Rite Aid total before coupons: $41.85 + tax = $45.48
My OOP: $15.85 + tax = $19.48, with $11 UPs remaining
Savings: $26.00, 57% (62% without tax)

CVS

I started with $10.99 EBs from last week.

Mentos gum $0.99 (regularly $1.77)
Used -$0.55 mfr coupon
Cost: $0.44

Colgate Max Foam toothpaste $2.99 (regularly $3.19)
Used -$0.50 mfr coupon
Cost: $2.49, earn $2.49 EB (making this FREE)

Crest Pro-Health Clinical toothpaste $4.89
Used -$1.22 25% off CVS coupon
Used -$1.00 mfr coupon
Used -$1.00 CVS coupon
Cost: $1.67, earn $3 EB (making this FREE + $1.33 profit)

3 American Greetings cards @ $0.99 = $2.97
Used -$0.75 25% off CVS coupon
Used -$2.00/3 CVS coupon
Cost: $0.22 (making these $0.07 each)

CVS total before coupons: $11.84 + tax = $12.80
-$7.02 coupons
-$2.00 EBs from previous purchase
My OOP: $2.82 + tax = $3.78, with $5.49 EBs remaining
Savings: $9.02, 70% (76% without tax)

Walgreens

I started with $1 RR from last week.

2 Starbucks Refreshers drinks @ $1.49 = $2.98 (sale)
Used (2) -$1.00 mfr coupon
Cost: $0.98 (making these $0.49 each)

Knoxville News-Sentinel newspaper $2.00

5 Nabisco cookies or breakfast wafers @ $3.00 = $15.00 (sale)
Used (2) -$1.00/2 mfr coupons
Used -$1.00 mfr coupon
Cost: $12.00, earn $5 RR (making these $7.00 or $1.40 each)

Walgreens total before coupons: $19.98 + tax = $21.46
-$5.00 coupons
-$1.00 RR from last week
My OOP: $13.98 + tax = $15.46, earn $5 RR (this didn’t print—so they issued me a gift card)
Savings: $6.00, 28% (30%)

I think I bought the other Starbucks drink at a different Walgreens later in the day. It was purchased with a FREE product coupon that came in today's paper. Not sure why I didn't list it, but I'm not redoing my totals for it. :)

I had $21.49 rewards remaining--$5 EBs, $5 Walgreens gift card, and $11 UPs.