And another Rite Aid trip

Rite Aid shopping rarely goes as plannned! I went to Rite Aid (yes, again) yesterday because I was close to finishing up the spend $50, get $15 +Up Reward for skincare items and since there was also a spend $30 get $10 +Up Reward on Neutrogena and Aveeno I wanted to double dip. Well, I should have paid closer attention. I had a great scenario figured, and then when the +Up Reward did not print out, I realized that there were TWO separate spend $30 get $10 +UP Rewards- one for Neutrogena, and one for Aveeno. So, I finished up my $50 and got my $15 +Up Reward, but I was more than halfway to both the others. What do you do in that situation?? You figure out a couple more scenarios and go for both!

Transaction #1

Neutrogena Sport Face Lotion- $8.79 ($10.99 before Wellness Plus 20% discount)
$2.00 off Neutrogena sun printable
$1.50 off in-ad coupon
** $5.29 **

Aveeno Face Block- $8.79 ($10.99 before Wellness Plus discount)
$2.00 off printable
$1.50 off in-ad coupon
** $5.29 **

$21.98 before coupons and discounts
-$4.40 Wellness Plus savings
-$7.00 coupons
-$3.00 off $15.00 survey coupon
-$2.00 previously earned +Up Reward
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$5.58 subtotal
+ $.87 tax
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** $6.45 OOP **

Transaction #2

Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Lotion- $9.59 ($11.99 before Wellness Plus 20% discount)
$2.00 off Neutrogena sun printable
$1.50 off in-ad coupon
** $6.09 **

Aveeno Baby Wash- $4.79 ($5.99 before Wellness Plus discount)
$1.00 off printable
$1.50 off in-ad coupon
** $2.29 **

Aveeno Lotion- $2.79 ($3.49 before Wellness Plus discount)
$2.00 off printable from Recyclebank
$1.50 off in-ad coupon (marked down to $.79 so no overage)
** FREE **

$21.47 before coupons and discounts
-$4.30 Wellness Plus savings and sales
-$8.79 coupons
-$3.00 off $15.00 survey coupon
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$5.38 subtotal
+ $.85 tax
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** $6.23 OOP **


$43.45 before coupons and discounts
-$8.70 Wellness Plus savings and sales
-$15.79 coupons
-$6.00- 2- $3 off $15 survey coupons
-$2.00 previously earned +Up Rewards
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$10.96 subtotal
+ $1.72
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** $12.68 OOP **

And then comes the GASP and the look of surprise... and the +Up Reward doesn't print and I realize why... and back home for recalculating and a fresh start tomorrow.

I just really screwed up this time.... I had a $10 +Up Reward I could have used to lower my OOP but since I separated my transactions I couldn't. I ended this trip with $25 in +Up Rewards to spend, $13.64 away from the Aveeno $10 +Up Rewards, and $11.64 away from the Neutrogena +Up Reward.