I was so upset @ myself over my Rite Aid fiasco. Somehow I ended up spending over $16 on makeup (that I rarely wear) and laundry detergent. I was literally sick and was planning on returning most of it...when I got an email from Rite Aid...
I am getting $14 back in SCR for the makeup and the laundry detergent. PLUS I qualified for a $5 Holiday Savings gift card! So basically I am MAKING money on this deal- a whopping $2.06 but for 9 eye shadows (43.65 worth) and 2 Purex 3 in 1 (15.98) I am pleased. Those eye shadows will make cute stocking stuffers for my oldest and we go through A LOT of laundry detergent!
So what I thought was a bust turned into a blessing! PLUS I went yesterday and got a prescription transferred over there, paid $12 for it and got a $25 gift card! YAY.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Walgreens Scenerio
Oops! Missed posting my Walgreens plan:
Transaction 1:
2 Chex mix .99 each (use 2 .50 coupons printable)
2 Hallmark Cards (.99 each $2 RR if you buy 2)
Reach Floss (3.99 use $2 off 10/10 ad, also in ad coupon for $2 off)
Crest Floss (3.49 .75 off 11/28 PG, $2.50 RR)
Use $5 RR
Total: .69 + tax
get: $2 and $2.50 RR
Transaction 2:
8 ragu pasta sauces (1.50 each, use buy 2 get 1 free pasta RP 11/14)
4 Pastas (1.50 each)
1 Hellmann Mayo ($3, .50 off 11/14 RP)
Reach Floss (3.99, use $2 off 10/10 ad and $2 in ad coupon)
Use: 7.50 in RR
Pay: $10.05 (more than I usually like to pay but comes out to 72 cents each!!
Get: 10 in RR/Jingle Bucks
Transaction 1:
2 Chex mix .99 each (use 2 .50 coupons printable)
2 Hallmark Cards (.99 each $2 RR if you buy 2)
Reach Floss (3.99 use $2 off 10/10 ad, also in ad coupon for $2 off)
Crest Floss (3.49 .75 off 11/28 PG, $2.50 RR)
Use $5 RR
Total: .69 + tax
get: $2 and $2.50 RR
Transaction 2:
8 ragu pasta sauces (1.50 each, use buy 2 get 1 free pasta RP 11/14)
4 Pastas (1.50 each)
1 Hellmann Mayo ($3, .50 off 11/14 RP)
Reach Floss (3.99, use $2 off 10/10 ad and $2 in ad coupon)
Use: 7.50 in RR
Pay: $10.05 (more than I usually like to pay but comes out to 72 cents each!!
Get: 10 in RR/Jingle Bucks
Bad trip ...turned out okay
I am SUCH a compulsive planner it is rare that I mess up a deal- but I had a DOOZY today!
I went to Rite Aid to get 4 L'oreal makeups and 2 Purex 3 in 1. My total SHOULD have been .91 (plus tax) and got $5 in Up+ and $1 in SCR
Somehow I got completely messed up because the eye shadows rang up B1G1 50% off. So my $5 up didn't want to print and the cashier didn't want to take both $5 off coupons because it said "1 Per purchase". I said I'm buying 4! He didn't care...sigh
Anyway my first total came out to $3 and change....They couldn't figure out what was going on...so they voided it off and rerang. It STILL came to over $3.....so I just took it. Then I didn't get my UP+ so I bought 6 more (thinking I could return the others later) and my UP+ printed out but it was THEN that we realize that the first total was just a few cents short of $15 and therefore the reason for no UPS (both the cashier and manager kept looking @ the after tax total instead of pre-tax).
So in the end I ended up paying over $17!!!! instead of my 91 cents. BUT I get a $1 SCR for EACH (no limit) And a $1 SCR for the purex so my final totals will be:
$17 paid
-$9 SCR for L'oreal items
-$1 SCR for 2 Purex 3-in-1s
-$5 UP
-TOTAL of $15 in money back
=$2 total paid out
So not so bad: over $64 worth of items for $2.....but I was SO flustered
SO MAJOR TIP HERE::: If something doesn't work out the way you want @ the cash register- just tell them that something isn't right and can you just not get the items right now. Go to your car and think or go home and go again later or another day. I was SO flustered and I should have done just that. Instead I ended up with ALOT more out of pocket then I expected. It worked out well this time- but not always.
P.s. The manager AND cashier were awesome dealing with my neurotic couponing that I am sending Rite Aid an email telling them how awesome they were!
I went to Rite Aid to get 4 L'oreal makeups and 2 Purex 3 in 1. My total SHOULD have been .91 (plus tax) and got $5 in Up+ and $1 in SCR
Somehow I got completely messed up because the eye shadows rang up B1G1 50% off. So my $5 up didn't want to print and the cashier didn't want to take both $5 off coupons because it said "1 Per purchase". I said I'm buying 4! He didn't care...sigh
Anyway my first total came out to $3 and change....They couldn't figure out what was going on...so they voided it off and rerang. It STILL came to over $3.....so I just took it. Then I didn't get my UP+ so I bought 6 more (thinking I could return the others later) and my UP+ printed out but it was THEN that we realize that the first total was just a few cents short of $15 and therefore the reason for no UPS (both the cashier and manager kept looking @ the after tax total instead of pre-tax).
So in the end I ended up paying over $17!!!! instead of my 91 cents. BUT I get a $1 SCR for EACH (no limit) And a $1 SCR for the purex so my final totals will be:
$17 paid
-$9 SCR for L'oreal items
-$1 SCR for 2 Purex 3-in-1s
-$5 UP
-TOTAL of $15 in money back
=$2 total paid out
So not so bad: over $64 worth of items for $2.....but I was SO flustered
SO MAJOR TIP HERE::: If something doesn't work out the way you want @ the cash register- just tell them that something isn't right and can you just not get the items right now. Go to your car and think or go home and go again later or another day. I was SO flustered and I should have done just that. Instead I ended up with ALOT more out of pocket then I expected. It worked out well this time- but not always.
P.s. The manager AND cashier were awesome dealing with my neurotic couponing that I am sending Rite Aid an email telling them how awesome they were!
CVS and Walgreens
Back from CVS and Walgreens (My RiteAid isn't open yet)
CVS:
4 Zhu Zhu Pets
1 Itch Relief
1 Motrin PM
Total after ECB and coupons: $1.47
Got $8 in ECB back!!!!!!
I used a CVS gift card (they offered a deal where you buy $25 worth and get $5 more free!)
Considering each Zhu Zhu pet is $9.98 I got a steal! Even without the ECB!
Walgreens:
CVS:
1 Itch Relief
1 Motrin PM
Total after ECB and coupons: $1.47
Got $8 in ECB back!!!!!!
I used a CVS gift card (they offered a deal where you buy $25 worth and get $5 more free!)
Considering each Zhu Zhu pet is $9.98 I got a steal! Even without the ECB!
Walgreens:
8 Ragu Pasta Sauces
4 Barilla Pastas
1 Hellmanns mayo
2 Hershey Chocolate Bars
2 Reach Flosses
1 Glide Floss
2 Hallmark Cards
2 Chex Mix
Total out of Pocket: $11.36
Total savings: $47.45
Got back: $10 in Jingle Cash
or about 50 cents an item! WOW. (not including the JIngle Cash- add that in and it is 7 cents an item!!!)
Stay tuned for my Rite Aid deals!!
Friday, December 3, 2010
Rite Aid Scenerio 12/5
Here is my plan for hitting up Rite Aid on Sunday:
2 Purex 3 in 1 (B1G1 free + $1 SCR) (I am estimating price here) $6.99 each
use $1 VV coupon, $1 printable coupon and $1 Coupon booklet (final cost 2 for $3.99)
Loreal eye makeup (buy 4- spend $15 and get $5 UP) use 2 $5/2 coupons final price 4 for $5.92 (AND get $5 up)
I am using: $5 in UP rewards, 2 $1 VV coupons and a $3/20 coupon
My total should be 0.91!!!! Get a $5 UP and $1 SCR an actual cash profit of .09!!!
2 Purex 3 in 1 (B1G1 free + $1 SCR) (I am estimating price here) $6.99 each
use $1 VV coupon, $1 printable coupon and $1 Coupon booklet (final cost 2 for $3.99)
Loreal eye makeup (buy 4- spend $15 and get $5 UP) use 2 $5/2 coupons final price 4 for $5.92 (AND get $5 up)
I am using: $5 in UP rewards, 2 $1 VV coupons and a $3/20 coupon
My total should be 0.91!!!! Get a $5 UP and $1 SCR an actual cash profit of .09!!!
CVS scenerio
Here is my scenerio for CVS starting Sunday.
4 Zhu Zhu pets (on sale B1G1 free- use THIS printable coupon to get 1 free- so Buy 1- get it #2 free. Buy #3, get #4 free- use coupon to get #3 for free-so you are technically only paying for 1)
Azo Itch Cream (not that I need it but I need to roll a few bucks over ) $6.99 (use $2 coupon HERE) and get $5 ECB back
Buy Motrin PM @ 5.99 (use $2 coupon in 11/21 SS)- pay $3.99 and get $3 back in ECB
So here is the breakdown:
I end up paying 86 cents for all of it :)- Now- why did I have to buy the itch cream that I do not need? I needed to bring my total up to $30 to use the coupon and I needed to roll some bucks. So, it worked out. I am crossing my fingers the 30% off will work- if not my total will be significantly higher ($13.97). I have enough ECB to cover that AND that is still a deal considering I get back the $8 in ECB- but I'd LOVE to save that extra 30%!
ALSO- this is the order I am going to hand over my coupons.
1. $5 off $30 purchase
2. 30% off coupon
3. Man. qs
4. ECB
4 Zhu Zhu pets (on sale B1G1 free- use THIS printable coupon to get 1 free- so Buy 1- get it #2 free. Buy #3, get #4 free- use coupon to get #3 for free-so you are technically only paying for 1)
Azo Itch Cream (not that I need it but I need to roll a few bucks over ) $6.99 (use $2 coupon HERE) and get $5 ECB back
Buy Motrin PM @ 5.99 (use $2 coupon in 11/21 SS)- pay $3.99 and get $3 back in ECB
So here is the breakdown:
| Item | Price | Q1 | Final Price | ECB |
| Zhu zhu pet | 9.99 | 0 | 9.99 | |
| Zhu zhu pet (b1g1 free sale) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zhu zhu pet (buy 2 get 1 free coupon) | 9.99 | 9.99 | 0 | |
| Zhu zhu pet (b1g1 free sale) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AZO itch cream | 6.99 | 2 | 4.99 | 5 |
| Motrin PM | 5.99 | 2 | 3.99 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | |||
| 0 | 0 | |||
| 0 | ||||
| Totals | 32.96 | 14 | 18.97 | 8 |
| $5 coupon (from email) | -5 | 13.97 | ||
| 30% off coupon (available online starting Saturday) | $5.69 | $8.28 | ||
| tax | $8.86 | |||
| ECB | 8 | |||
| $0.86 | ||||
I end up paying 86 cents for all of it :)- Now- why did I have to buy the itch cream that I do not need? I needed to bring my total up to $30 to use the coupon and I needed to roll some bucks. So, it worked out. I am crossing my fingers the 30% off will work- if not my total will be significantly higher ($13.97). I have enough ECB to cover that AND that is still a deal considering I get back the $8 in ECB- but I'd LOVE to save that extra 30%!
ALSO- this is the order I am going to hand over my coupons.
1. $5 off $30 purchase
2. 30% off coupon
3. Man. qs
4. ECB
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Back out to HT
I am planning on stopping by HT after my class tonight here is my list:
Texas Toast Crouton $1 -.50 coupon (doubles)= 0.00
Texas Toast Crouton $1- .50 coupon (doubles)=0.00
Mueller Macaroni $.70- .55 (doubles)=0.00
Total due: $0.00 + tax = .19
Second Order:
Mueller Pasta .70-.55= 0.00
Purina Dog Food large bag (B1G1)= $8.00-$2= $6.00
Total due $6.10 (after 5% student discount and tax)
Total value: 24.26 (after tax)
Total saved 75% or 1.26 per item!
Texas Toast Crouton $1 -.50 coupon (doubles)= 0.00
Texas Toast Crouton $1- .50 coupon (doubles)=0.00
Mueller Macaroni $.70- .55 (doubles)=0.00
Total due: $0.00 + tax = .19
Second Order:
Mueller Pasta .70-.55= 0.00
Purina Dog Food large bag (B1G1)= $8.00-$2= $6.00
Total due $6.10 (after 5% student discount and tax)
Total value: 24.26 (after tax)
Total saved 75% or 1.26 per item!
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