Shopping Trip - 5/6/12

All three drugstores again--CVS, Walgreens, and Rite Aid.

The fun thing about this shopping trip? The $15 rebate I submitted earlier last month (all those Olay products from Rite Aid) came in the mail this week. It came in the form of a gift card, so I was able to use that to pay for most of my purchases today. Awesome!

Total before coupons: $87.47 + tax = $94.85
My OOP: $13.80 + tax = $21.15, with $5.75 + $8.99 leftover rewards remaining
My OOP after $15 rebate card: $6.18 including tax
Savings: $73.67, 78% (84% without tax) –or $88.67, 93% (101% without tax) with rebate card

I bought 19 items today. They include 5 Pepsi product 12pks, Purified bottled water 24pk, 2 Gillette Fusion ProGlide razor gift sets, Scrubbing Bubbles One Step toilet cleaning kit, Zyrtec allergy medicine 40ct, Lady Mitchum clinical strength deodorant, Nivea Extended Moisture lotion, TN Dickinson's Witch Hazel, Lanacane cream, Revlon tweezers, 2 Dove chocolate bars, Good 'n Natural energy bar, and a Knoxville News-Sentinel newspaper.

Here's a breakdown of each store.

Rite Aid

I started with $9 UPs from previous purchases. 

Transaction # 1

2 Gillette Fusion ProGlide razors @ $9.99 = $19.98 (regularly $10.99 each)
Used (2) -$5.00 mfr coupons
Cost: $9.98, earn $8 UPs (making these $0.99 each)

Transaction # 1 total before coupons: $19.98 + tax = $21.88
-$10.00 coupons
-$9.00 UPs from previous purchase
My OOP: $0.98 + tax = $2.88, earn $8 UPs

Transaction # 2

Revlon tweezers $1.80 (regularly $3.00)
Used -$2.00 VV coupon
Cost: -$0.20 (making this FREE + $0.20 profit)

Zyrtec allergy medicine 30 + 10 bonus ct $14.99 (regularly $22.99)
Used -$7.00 mfr coupon
Used -$2.00 Rite Aid coupon
Cost: $5.99

Transaction # 2 total before coupons: $16.79 + tax = $18.39
­-$11.00 coupons
-$4.00 UPs from Transaction # 1
My OOP: $1.79 + tax = $3.39

Rite Aid total before coupons: $36.77 + tax = $40.27
My OOP: $2.77 + tax = $6.27, with $4 UPs remaining
Savings: $34.00, 84% (92% without tax)

Walgreens

I started with a $5 gift card—I was given this instead of a register reward last week.

Transaction # 1

TN Dickinson’s witch hazel $4.00 (sale)
Cost: $4.00, earn $4 RR (making this FREE)

Lanacane cream $5.00 (sale)
Cost: $5.00, earn $5 RR (making this FREE)

Scrubbing Bubbles One-Step toilet cleaning kit $6.99 (sale)
Used -$5.00 mfr coupon
Cost: $1.99, earn $2 RR (making this FREE + $0.01 profit)

Knoxville News-Sentinel newspaper $2.00

Transaction # 1 total before coupons: $17.99 + tax = $19.55
-$5.00 coupon
-$5.00 gift card
My OOP: $7.99 + tax = $9.55, earn $11 RR

Transaction # 2

5 Pepsi product 12-packs @ $3.50 = $17.50 (sale)
Used -$3.50 in-ad coupon
Cost: $14.00 (making these $2.80 each)

Transaction # 2 total before coupons: $17.50 + tax = $18.66
-$3.50 coupon
-$11.00 RRs from Transaction # 1
My OOP: $3.00 + tax = $4.16

Walgreens total before coupons: $35.49 + tax = $38.21
My OOP: $10.99 + tax = $13.71
Savings: $24.50, 64% (69% without tax)

CVS

I started with $14.48 EBs from previous transactions. 

2 Dove milk chocolate bars @ $0.75 = $1.50 (regularly $0.99 each)
Used -$0.75 BOGO free mfr coupon
Cost: $0.75, earn $0.75 EB (making both FREE)

Purified water 24-pack $2.44 (regularly $3.99)

Good n’ Natural energy bar $0.99 (regularly $1.27)
Used -$0.99 FREE mfr coupon
Cost: FREE

Lady Mitchum deodorant $1.99 (regularly $4.99)
Used -$1.00 CVS coupon
Used -$1.00 mfr coupon
Cost: FREE

Nivea Extended Moisture lotion $8.29
Used -$1.94 25% off CVS coupon
Used -$2.00 mfr coupon
Used -$2.00 CVS coupon
Cost: $2.06

CVS total before coupons: $15.21 + tax = $16.37
-$9.68 coupons
-$5.49 EBs
My OOP: $0.04 + tax = $1.20, earn $0.75 EB and $1 EB for Green Bag Tag
Savings: $15.17, 93% (99% without tax)

I had a total of $5.75 rewards remaining, plus $8.99 EBs leftover from last week.