Shopping Trip - 5/20/12

Here's my weekly trip to CVS and Walgreens. Still nothing worth making the drive to Rite Aid. I did stop by there earlier in the week and used my expiring UPs on two Red Bulls and a pack of gum.

Total before coupons: $67.06 + tax = $72.68
My OOP: $6.13 + tax = $11.75, with $9.87 rewards remaining plus $5 leftover rewards
Savings: $60.93, 84% (91% without tax)

I bought 20 items today. They include a Knoxville News-Sentinel newspaper, Salonpas heat pain patch, Sheets sleep strips 10ct, Fresh Step 14lb cat litter, 2 Pantene shampoos, 2 Pantene stylers, 2 bottles Scope mouthwash, 2 cans Ajax cleaner, Bayer low-dose aspirin 32ct, 2 boxes Skinny Cow candy, Kellogg's Corn Flakes cereal, Oasis Age Essential mouthwash, Gillette Fusion ProGlide razor, Butterfinger candy bar, and a bag of Popchips.

Here's a breakdown of each store.

 

CVS

I had $17 EBs to start with-- $12 from last week’s purchases and $5 from Beauty Club. The asterisks* indicate that the product is part of the free gas promo.  

4 Pantene products @ 2/$6.97 = $13.94 (regularly $4.99 - $5.49 each)
Used -$3.49 BOGO free mfr coupon
Used (2) -$3.48 FREE Pantene mfr coupon
Cost: $3.49, earn $2 EBs (making these $1.49 or $0.38 each)

*Popchips $2.00 (regularly $2.99)
Used -$1.00 mfr coupon
Cost: $1.00

*Fresh Step 14lb cat litter $5.99 (regularly $9.29)

Kellogg’s Corn Flakes $1.67 (regularly $4.19)
Used -$0.50 mfr coupon
Used -$0.50 CVS coupon
Cost: $0.67

Salonpas heat patch $1.87 (regularly $1.99)
Cost: $1.87, earn $1.87 EB (making this FREE)

Gillette Fusion ProGlide razor $10.99
Used -$5.00 mfr coupon
Cost: $5.99, earn $5 EB (making this $0.99)

Bayer low-dose aspirin 32ct $3.19
Used -$2.00 CVS coupon
Used -$1.00 mfr coupon
Cost: $0.19

CVS total before coupons: $39.65 + tax = $42.98
-$20.45 coupons
-$5/$30 CVS email coupon
-$12 EBs from last week
My OOP: $2.20 + tax = $5.53, earn $8.87 EBs (plus $5 EBs remaining from last week)
Savings: $37.45, 87% (94% without tax)

Walgreens

I started with $5.99 RRs from last week.

Transaction # 1

Butterfinger candy bar $0.49 (sale)

Sheets sleep strips 10ct $4.99 (sale)
Cost: $4.99, earn $5 RR (making these FREE + $0.01 profit)

Scope mouthwash 750 mL $2.99 (regularly $3.99)
Used -$1.00 mfr coupon
Cost: $1.99, earn $1 RR (making this $0.99)

Transaction # 1 total before coupons: $8.47 + tax = $9.30
-$1 coupon
-$5.99 RRs from last week
My OOP: $1.48 + tax = $2.31, earn $6 RR

Transaction # 2

Oasis Age Essential Mouthwash $5.99 (regularly $7.99)
Cost: $5.99, earn $5 RR (making this $0.99)

2 Ajax cleaners @ $0.99 = $1.98
Used -$0.99 in-ad coupon
Cost: $0.99 (making these $0.49 each)

Transaction # 2 total before coupons: $7.97 + tax = $8.65
-$0.99 coupon
-$6 RRs from Transaction # 1
My OOP: $0.98 + tax = $1.66, earn $5 RR

Transaction # 3

Knoxville News-Sentinel newspaper $2.00

Scope mouthwash 750 mL $2.99 (regularly $3.99)
Used -$1.00 mfr coupon
Cost: $1.99, earn $1 RR (making this $0.99)

2 boxes Nestle Skinny Cow candy 6pks @ $2.99 = $5.98 (regularly $4.49 each)
Used -$2.00/2 store IVC
Used -$1.50/2 mfr coupon
Cost: $2.48 (making these $1.24 each)

Transaction # 3 total before coupons: $10.97 + tax = $11.75
-$4.50 coupons
-$5 RR from Transaction # 2
My OOP: $1.47 + tax = $2.25, earn $1 RR

Walgreens total before coupons: $27.41 + tax = $29.70
My OOP: $3.93 + tax = $6.22, with $1 RR remaining
Savings: $23.48, 79% (87% without tax)

I have $1 RR and $8.87 EBs remaining—plus $5 Beauty Club EBs leftover from last week.