$2.02 for everything! Originally $27.43
I didn’t have a lot of time this morning, but I quickly stopped by Rite Aid and CVS to get a few things. Otherwise, I would have gotten a lot more things and planned it out a little better. But $2.02 still isn’t bad!
Rite Aid
9 American Greet Cards .99 each- Used $3/3 in store coupon= FREE (I didn’t even pay tax!)
CVS
Transaction #1
Physician’s Formula Concealer- $5.79, used $5 off coupon found here
Snickers Egg- .50
Used .99 Extra Care Bucks from last week
Paid .71, got $7 Extra Bucks back (from make up)!
Transaction #2
Physician’s Formula Mascara- $9.59, used $5 off coupon
3 Mountain Dew 2 liters- .88 each
Used $7.00 Extra Care Bucks from first transaction
Paid $1.31
The ad made it seem like you could get $7 Extra Bucks for the Mascara and $7 Extra Bucks for any other Physician’s Formula. I always assume this for some reason… I could have not gotten the mascara and gotten something else I needed, but oh well. I’ll probably go back later for more Mountain Dew (you can’t beat .88 each!) and other deals.
Rite Aid and Walgreens Deals 3/27- Blah Week…
Rite Aid
Not a very good week. I might stop in for the cards, but not on Sunday!
American Greetings cards PSA $0.99
– $3/3 in-ad q
= 3 for FREE
Trident Vitality gum BOGO
– BOGO from 3/6 SS
= 2 for FREE
To see the Rite Aid Ad- click here
Walgreens
Again, this isn’t a very good week in my opinion. Let me know if you find any more deals.
$4 RR wyb 2 Colgate, Total Advanced or Gum defense toothpaste or 360 Toothbrush, 2/$6
Use -$1 MC on Colgate and the final price is FREE.
$2 RR wyb Edge or Skintimate Shave Gel 6-7 oz., 2/$4
Use the -$.55 MC from SS 3/20 and get 2 Edge for $.90
$3 RR wyb 3 Kotex Feminine Care, 14-64 ct. select, 3/$9
Use $-2 SC in March Savings book
Use -$1.50 MC
Pay $1.50, get back $3 RR, it’s a $1.50 MM!
To see the Walgreens Ad- click here
$1.97 profit!
Right now, Walgreens is having a sale on their Airwick Freshmatic/iMotion Air Fresheners BOGO. The one I purchased was $7.99. Be careful because there are some that are $14.99! Lift up the BOGO tag and that will tell you what price it will ring up. You can use 2 coupons in a BOGO sale, one for the one you buy and one for the one you are getting for free. I used (2) $4 off coupons, making them both free!
$4.00/1 Air Wick Freshmatic Starter Kit, any from SS 3/20
$4.00/1 – Air Wick FreshMatic Starter Kit – (homesolutionsnews.com)
$4.00/1 – Air Wick FreshMatic Starter Kit – (airwick.us)
$2.00/1 – Air Wick FreshMatic Compact Automatic Spray Starter Kit – (homesolutionsnews.com)
$2.00/1 – Air Wick Freshmatic Compact i-motion Auto Spray Starter Kit – (airwick.us)
$3.00/1 Air Wick Freshmatic Compact Odor Detect Starter Kit, any from RP 2/20
When the cashier scanned the second coupon, the computer wouldn’t take it because it was a penny over the amount. Typically, the cashier can just manually adjust it, but my cashier couldn’t/wouldn’t do it. I added on some Almay makeup remover pads on sale for $4.19. I used the $2 off Almay coupon in the Spring Beauty Coupon Book. These should be located near the beauty counter. The booklets are free to take. The pads reduced to $2.19, but when you buy ANY ALmay product, you receive a $5 RR! Total, I paid $3.03 including tax, but got $5 back. So in the end, I made $1.97!! I think I’ll be going back a few more times this week to get more free Almay makeup!!! (I’m starting to make friends with all of the workers in Walgreens…)
Shopping Trip 3/20
So I intended to get more than what I did, but some things where out when I got there and certain products weren’t part of other deals.
Rite Aid-
2 Resolve Spray N Wash- $1.99 each, used .75 off and .50 off coupon, got (2) $1 +UP= .73 for both
2 Lysol Wipes- $1.99, used $1/2 coupon, got (2) $1 +UP, submit for $1 rebate= .02 money maker after rebate (paid .98)
Veet- $6.49 (was going to get the one for $4.29, but they were out), used $3 off in store coupon, used $3 off printable coupon, got $1 +UP= .49 money maker
Used $6 +UPs from past transactions, paid $1.21 oop, got $5 +UPs
Walgreens-
Almay Eyeliner- $5.59 (30% off), used $2 off coupon, used $2 off found in Spring Beauty Book, got $5 RR back= $3.51 money maker
2 Trident gum- $1.29 each, used BOGO coupon, used in store coupon for $1 off (makes each pack .79)= .29 for both
Paid $2.27 oop, got $5 RR
Total for everything- $3.48
*When you are at Walgreens you want to make sure that you hand over your MANUFACTURER coupons first, not store coupons. In the case of the gum, if I would have given the store coupon first, it would have reduced each gum to .79 and then the BOGO coupon would have subtracted another .79 making it .79 for 2.
However, if you hand the manf. coupon first, it subtracts 1.29 for the free gum (so 1.29 for 2) and then with the store coupon (making the gum .79 each) it will subtract the difference of both. So then it will subtract .50 for each gum for a total of $1. Now both are .29, or .14 each!
Walgreens Deals 3/20
Buy 2 Participating Garnier Fructis hair care products = $5 RR
Deal Scenario:
Buy 2 Garnier Fructis styling products 2/$7 (if included in RR deal)
Use 2 $1/1 coupons found in the 2/6 or 3/6 RP
Pay $5
Get back a $5 RR
Final cost both for FREE!
Buy 4 Reach Crystal Clean toothbrushes $0.99 with in ad coupon = $4 RR (Unadvertised Monthly Deal)
Use 4 $1/1 coupons found here or in the 10/10 RP
Final cost – all 4 FREE + a $4 moneymaker!
**Remember to use the manufacturer’s coupon before the in ad coupon to avoid beepage
Buy 1 or more Participating Almay cosmetics (on sale 30% off) = $5 RR
Buy One Almay Intense eye shadow or mascara $7.99 (based on online price)
Minus 30% off sale = $5.59
Use the $1/1 coupon found in the 2/13 SS
Plus, use the $2/1 Walgreens coupon found in the Walgreens Spring Beauty Guide Coupon Booklet
Pay $2.59
Get back a $5 RR
Final cost FREE + a $2.41 Moneymaker!
Deals Starting 3/20-3/26
Rite Aid
-$7.99 off SCR #12 WYB Blink Tear product, 15 mL, Limit 1
(makes it FREE)
$1 off L’Oreal product printable or printable
$1 off L’Oreal product RP 3/20
$1 off L’Oreal lip product, RP 1/30
$1 off L’Oreal Infallible Lip Color printable
$2 off L’Oreal Eye cosmetic, RP 1/23 (EXP 03/20)
$2 off L’Oreal facial cosmetics printable
$2 off L’Oreal powder, blush, concealer or primer, RP 3/06
$3 off L’Oreal face cosmetic, RP 1/30
(buy 4, use (4) $2 off coupons, makes it 34¢ ea)
**Deal Idea**
Buy:
(1) Old Spice Deodorant $3.50
(1) Old Spice Body Wash $3.50
Use:
Free Old Spice body wash WYB deodorant, equal or lesser value, PG 2/27
$1 off Old Spice deodorant, Proctor & Gamble $110 booklet
Total Due: $2.50
Get Back: $1 +UP, makes it 75¢ each
Use $2 off= +$2 mm!
Buy What You Need When You Don’t Need It!
So as you all may know, I go to the store quite often and buy what seems to be a lot of the same things. I’ve gotten a lot of paper plates, medicine, toothpaste, shampoo, and floss! I’ve learned to buy only the stuff that I know we will end up using, even if it’s a little bit down the road before we open it. But that’s okay! My goal is to slowly stock up on all bathroom stuff so I can spend my food money on just that- food. It always seems like you run out of EVERYTHING all at once, so that weekly budget for food quickly disappears after buying shampoo, toothpaste, razors, makeup, etc.
I’ve made a list of all of our bathroom items and 1 or 2 at a time, I stock up on those things as they go on sale. For example, I’ve been looking for shampoo for the guys and conditioner for the girls. Also on my list is toilet paper, and medicine for when the kids get sick. A while ago, I got 4 4-packs of toilet paper for free at Rite Aid. Later, I ended up getting a 12 pack for $3.50- almost half of what we normally buy it for. We didn’t need it at the time, but why what until you need it and spend more money? I’ve thrown the extra tp in the closet for later. Hopefully it will last until I find another awesome sale for it!
Another example is medince. Two months ago, the kids got sick and I had to run out to the store and buy some last minute medicine. I didn’t care how much it was and because of that, I ended up paying somewhere in the range of $6-$7. Doesn’t sound like a lot, but if my kids were to get sick now, I have 5 different medicines for them that I have gotten for next to nothing. As you can see, I have 2 Pedicare, 2 Little Colds, 1 Triamenic, 1 Robitussin, 2 Chloraseptic, 6 Motrin PM, and 3 Coricidin (that’s for Brian and me). Other things include 4 Afrin, and 5 Halls coughdrops. Pretty much every single one was free or almost free! I’m hoping we won’t need any medicine for a long time!
Other things I’ve managed to stock up on is toothpaste (I have 7 tubes in the picture. We even gave 1 away and are currently using 2!), deoderant (5 men’s and 2 women’s), floss (5 boxes), and baby lotion/wash (6 bottles). It sounds crazy, but as long as you have the room, you might as well buy when you have the coupons and find the sales!
If you think this is bad, you should see people such as The Krazy Coupon Lady’s stock pile and Treasure’s stockpile!
I’m currently working on contact solution, Gillette shaving cream, razor blades, Loreal hair gel, and more TP. I’ve managed to get a 1 or 2 of each, but not a crazy amount to last us awhile! Let me know if you find any deals!
3/13 Deals
Rite Aid-
Halls cough drops- 1.00, used .50 off (video rewards), used .50 printable coupon= free!
3 Dixie Ultra plates- 1.97 each, used $5/3 (video rewards)= .91 for all 3
2 Little Colds- $2.99, get $2 +UPs, used (2) $1 off printable coupon= free!
2 Chloraseptic Spray/Strips $2.99, get $2 +UPs, used (2) $1 off printable coupon= free!
2 Reese’s- 2/$1, used .50/2= .50 for 2
2 Mounds- 2/$1, used .50/2= .50 for 2
Total= $3 after +UPs
CVS
Theraflu Trial Size- .99, get .99 Extra Bucks, used $2 off printable coupon (reduced to .99)= .99 money maker!
2 Goldfish- 1.00 each, used $1 off printable coupon= 2 free!
3 Irish Springs Deoderant- $2.99, get $2 Extra Bucks, used (3) $1 off printable coupons= $4
Dove chocolate- .89, used .50 off coupon (from machine)
Total= $1 after Extra Bucks
*I made a mistake today and I wasn’t thinking… There is a limit of 1 Irish Spring reward ($2). Well, I got 2 in the first transaction and it didn’t occur to me that I only got $2 back instead of $4. So I got the last one and used the $2 Extra Bucks and didn’t get anything back. It wasn’t until then that I realized that I wasted my Extra Bucks. The lady told me that she couldn’t give me a refund. I was mad at myself, but I learned that I need to read more carefully next time!!
If you’re thinking that I got a lot of candy, yes I did mainly for fillers, but I give it away in my classroom! I look at it as cheap rewards for my students!
Random Shopping Trip 3/12
I love going to a store for one something and finding a random awesome deal! I originally went to Rite Aid to get an extension on my raincheck, which come to find out that rainchecks at my store in Norwalk are good for as long as it takes to get the supplies in, unlike what it says online (good up to 30 days). So I decided to see if they finally got the (women’s) Dove deoderant in after almost a month of being out and they had it! I had a coupon that expired on Valentine’s Day, but they honored it because it was good at the time of the deal. So I got 2 Dove for .49.
So I remembered that I needed Folic Acid, so out of curiosity, I checked the price. It was BOGO, or 2/$7.49. So I looked to see if I had any coupons for Nature’s Made and out of luck I had (2) $2 off and a $1 off video rewards coupon. Then to make it a sweeter deal, it was buy 2, get $2 +UPs back. So I got 2 Nature’s Made Folic Acid for .49!
Then I got a 10 pack of Duracell batteries, on sale for $5.99. They had an in-store coupon for $2 off. It said $2 off a 4-pack, but the awesome manager let me use it on the 10 pack! Then I had a .75/1 coupon that I stacked with it for a total price of $3.24!
Then I went to CVS and got my free Kellogg’s cereal (I got yet another coupon from the machine!) and decided to check out the Men’s Dove deoderant deal. I heard that Dove was on sale for 2/$4, but the Men’s wasn’t showing the price. However, the Dove Men’s unscented antiperspirent/deoderant was on sale. It was NOT labeled. I had (2) $2/1 printable coupons, so I ended up getting 2 for free!
Altogether, I got everything for an out of pocket expense of $4.59. Not too shabby!
Rite Aid Deals Starting 3/13
Del Monte Fruit, $1.99
Get $1 +UP Reward
**Get $5 +UP Reward wyb $15
Mott’s Applesauce, $1.99
Get $1 +UP Reward
**Get $5 +UP Reward wyb $15
Starkist Tunafish, $1.50
Get $1 +UP Reward
**Get $5 +UP Reward wyb $15
Deal Idea-
Buy 3 Del Monte Fruit- 5.97
Buy 3 Mott’s Applesauce- 5.97
Buy 3 Starkist Tunafish- 4.50
Pay $16.44, get (3) $1 +UPS for each item purchased, get $5 +UPs for spending $15= $8.44 or .94 each
*Update- Unfortunately I just learned about the limit 1 +UP reward on each product, so this isn’t as good of a deal as I originally thought it would… If you have an Aldi’s, I know you can get similar products for about $1 each, so this deal isn’t all that great.
Chloraseptic, Limit Remedies Cold or Fever
In ad price: $3.99
$1/1 Chloraseptic 11/14/2010 SS Insert (exp 3/15/2011)
$1/1 Chloraseptic Product
$1/1 Little Remedies Product
+UP: $3
free!
Motrin PM
In ad price: $3, $1 +UP
$6/2 Motrin PM, Tylenol Precise, Pepcid or Zyrtec 1/9/2011 SS Insert (exp 4/30/2011)
$1/1 Motrin (video rewards)
$1/1 Motrin IB or PM 1/9/2011 SS Insert (exp 4/30/2011)
$1/1 Motrin PM Product (IE) Printable (FF)
Final Cost: FREE- or Money maker!!
Visine 15ml+
In ad price: $4.99
+UP: $1
$2 in ad
$2/1 Visine Product with Hydroblend or Wipes $2/1 Visine Product with Hydroblend or Wipes
$1/1 Visine product 1/9/2011 SS Insert (exp 3/31/2011)
$3/1 Visine Tired Eye and Maximum Redness Relief (IE) Printable (FF)
$2/1 Visine A (IE) Printable (FF)
B1G1 Visine Hydroblend Product AND Soothing Drops
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