Lots of couponing!

This morning I had a very successful couponing trip! My boys and I went to Target, Home Depot, Walgreens and Rite Aid and got some super deals!

Rite Aid

M&M's- $2 each (buy 2, get $2 +UP Reward)
$1.00 off 2 Rite Aid Video Values coupon from July
possibly a $1 off 2 manufacturer's coupon from 7/24 RP (I couldn't find this one)
** $1.50 each PLUS $1.00 +Up Reward for buying 2! **

$7.98 before coupons and discounts
-$3.98 Wellness Plus savings
-$1.00 off $1 Video Values coupon
-$1.00 coupon
=======================
$2.00 OOP PLUS $1.00 +Up Reward earned!

Walgreens

Huggies Wipes- 184-216 ct- $5.99
$2.00 off Walgreens coupon from August coupon book
$2.00 off from Walgreens Infant Care booklet (don't have to have the booklet- the cashier just needs to enter code 5519 to get this to take off)
$.50 off coupon from 7/17 SS
** $1.49 per package! A GREAT deal on wipes!! **

You can do up to 4 in one transaction- and each Walgreens coupon will take off that amount for up to 4 items-

$31.96 before coupons and discounts
-$8.00 sales
-$8.00 August coupon booklet
-$8.00 Infant care book (#5519)
-$2.00 (4)$.50 off coupons
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$5.96 subtotal
+ $1.44 tax
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** $7.40 OOP!! ** A great deal for 4 packages of wipes!!

Home Depot

8- Bounty single roll paper towels- $.70 each
4- $1.00 off 2 coupons from 7/31 P&G
** $.20 per roll! **

$5.60 before coupons
-$4.00 coupons
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$1.60 subtotal
+ $.34 tax
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** $1.94 OOP!! **

Target

4- Tide single load detergent (in travel section)- $.97
4- $1.00 off Tide coupon from 7/31 P&G
** FREE PLUS $.03 money maker for each! **

Jif Creamy To-Go- $2.29
FREE Target Jif to go coupon from direct mailer
** FREE!! **

2- Nexcare Batman Bandages- $2.25
2- $1.00 off Nexcare coupon previously available
2- $.75 off Target Nexcare coupon
** $.50 each! **

4- Five Star Mead 1 subject notebook $1.00
2- $1.00 off 2 printable
** $.50 each! **

$19.83 before coupons and discounts
-$5.16 sales
-$11.79 coupons
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$2.88 subtotal
+ $.65 tax
=================
** $3.53 OOP! **

I bought $65.37 worth of products for only $14.87 out of pocket. That's 77% savings!

Rite Aid weekly shopping

I had two great trips to Rite Aid this week- two transactions at each store.

Transaction #1

Gillette Fusion Pro Glide Razor- $9.97 (get $5 +Up Reward)
-$4.00 off coupon from 6/5 P&G
** $5.97 OOP PLUS $5.00 +UP Reward earned!

2- Crest Pro Health Toothpaste- $2.57 (get $2 +UP Reward)
$1.00 off 2 Crest toothpaste coupon from 6/5 P&G
** $2.07 each PLUS $2.00 +UP Reward for each! **

$20.97 before coupons and discounts
-$5.86 Wellness Plus savings and sales
-$5.00 coupons
-$3 off $15 survey coupon
-$2.00 previously earned +Up Rewards
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$5.11 subtotal
+ $.73 tax
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$5.84 OOP! PLUS $9.00 in +Up Rewards earned

Transaction #2

Jergens Natural Glow trial size- $1.99 ($2.49 before Wellness Plus discount)- buy 2, get $5 +UP Reward!
** $3.98 OOP PLUS $5.00 +UP Reward earned! **

Crest Pro Health Mouthwash- $4.99 (get $4.50 SCR!)
$1.00 off from 6/5 P&G
** $3.99 OOP PLUS $4.50 SCR! **

$11.97 before coupons and discounts
-$3.00 Wellness Plus savings and sales
-$7.00 previously earned +UP Rewards
-$1.00 coupons
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$.97 subtotal
+ $.54 tax
===================================
** $1.51 OOP PLUS $5.00 +UP Reward earned!! **

Transaction #3

Jergens Natural Glow trial size- $1.99 ($2.49 before Wellness Plus discount)- buy 2, get $5 +UP Reward!
** $3.98 OOP PLUS $5.00 +UP Reward earned! **

Gillette Fusion Pro Glide Razor- $9.97 (get $5 +Up Reward)
-$4.00 off coupon from 6/5 P&G
** $5.97 OOP PLUS $5.00 +UP Reward earned!

$17.97 before coupons and discounts
-$4.02 Wellness Plus savings and sales
-$4.00 coupon
-$7.00 previously earned +Up Rewards
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$2.95 subtotal
+ $.84 tax
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$3.79 OOP PLUS $10 +Up Rewards earned!

3- Coca Cola 12 pack cans- 3 for $12 (get $1 +UP Reward when you buy 3)
$15.60 for 3- 12 packs ($3.60 of this was deposits)

$19.47 before coupons and discounts
-$3.87 Wellness Plus savings and sales
-$10.00 previously earned +Up Rewards
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$5.60 OOP PLUS $1.00 +Up Reward earned!

I ended up spending a grand total of $16.74 for everything in the picture and I have a $4.50 SCR coming. Not too bad!

Another Rite Aid trip from last week

I did make it back to Rite Aid for a second trip last week. Sorry-- I forgot to post this! I wanted more Vitamin Water, and since the +Up Reward printed even though they didn't ring up on sale, I wanted to see if they would adjust the price since they didn't exclude any types in the ad. I went to the Cork St store and they were wonderful again!

The manager rang up a bottle of regular Vitamin Water, instead of Vitamin Water Zero- so that I could get the sale price instead of the regular price.

10 Vitamin Water- $1 each (get $1 +Up Reward for buying 5)
** $1 each PLUS 2 $1 +Up Rewards for buying 10**

$15.90 before coupons and discounts
-$5.90 Wellness Plus savings
-$6.38 previously earned +Up Rewards
=====================================
** $3.62 OOP PLUS $2 in +UP Rewards earned! **

Then it got even better-- since I showed her the receipt from the earlier in the week when I paid $1.27 a bottle, she said she'd give me 1 for free to make up for the $1.35 that I was overcharged... then she said she still owed me $.35 so she'd give me another one for $.65. So, I got 2 more bottles of Vitamin Water Zero for $.65 OOP!!

Total for everything pictured- 12 bottles of Vitamin Water Zero: $4.27 OOP!

Rite Aid Shopping

I made it to Rite Aid this morning--they were out of the Crest toothpaste that was on sale for $2.69 with a $2.69 +Up Reward, but they had the toothbrushes. I had $8.97 in +Up Rewards to use and figured that would be a great way to use them and get +Up Rewards back. I also saw they had Vitamin Water on sale for $1 with a $1 +Up Reward when you bought 5 and figured I'd buy more of that. I stopped drinking all sodas a couple weeks ago and am hooked on Vitamin Water Zero now...

2- Oral B Toothbrushes or Crest Outlast Toothpaste- $2.69 (get $2.69 +Up Reward)- limit 2
2- $1.00 off Oral B Toothbrush coupon from P&G mailer
** $1.69 each PLUS $2.69 +Up Reward for each one! **

5- Vitamin Water Zero- $1.27 each ($1.59 before 20% Wellness Plus discount)
** $1 +Up Reward for buying 5! **

For some reason, the Vitamin Water Zero did not ring up on sale- the manager said that it was only regular Vitamin Water on sale with the +Up Reward. I already had 5 at the register and I had enough +Up Rewards to pretty much cover them, so I figured I'd still buy 5 and just hope for the +Up Reward to still work. Sure enough, it did. I may call Rite Aid customer service on that one and see if they should have rang up at $1 also.... if they were $1, I'd definitely go back for more this week!

$15.93 before coupons and discounts
-$4.20 Wellness Plus savings and sales
-$2.00 coupons
-$8.97 previously earned +Up Rewards
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$.76 subtotal
+ $.32 tax
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** $1.08 OOP PLUS $6.38 more in +Up Rewards earned! **

Rite Aid shopping

I had +Up Rewards expiring this week and wanted to use them up. I had a $3 off $15 to use and figured I'd try for Colgate toothpaste which was free after +Up Rewards and buy Ziploc bags to make up the difference to get to $15. I went to the Cork St. store and they had one package of Colgate, so I picked that up and then got 4 boxes of Ziploc bags. That would not have brought my total quite to $15, so I grabbed 2 bubble wands which were BOGO. When I got to the register, I asked the cashier about getting a raincheck for the toothpaste- it was on sale for $2.99 with a $2.99 +Up Reward and I had $.75 off coupons.

The manager overheard me asking and volunteered to go in the back and check for more- and sure enough, she came out with an armful! The limit to the +Up Reward was 4, so I bought 4. I split the transactions, and if I would have been thinking (and if they weren't already rang up) I wouldn't have bought as many Ziploc bags, but still ended up getting a great deal. Plus, I used my expiring +Up Rewards, and managed earn more +Up Rewards to keep rolling the fun!

Transaction #1

2- Colgate toothpaste- $2.99 (get $2.99 +Up Reward!)
2- $.75 off coupons from 6/5 SS
** $2.24 OOP PLUS $2.99 +Up Reward for each one! **

4- Ziploc Bags- $2.50 sale (3 ended up ringing up at $2.39 with my Wellness Plus discount)
2- $1 off 2 coupons from 5/15 SS
** $1.89 each for 3, $2 for the other 1 **

2- Bubble Wands- $1.99 BOGO
** 2 for $1.99! **

$24.52 before coupons and discounts
-$6.88 Wellness Plus savings and sales
-$8.00 previously earned +Up Rewards
-$3 off $15 survey coupon
-$3.50 coupons
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$3.14 subtotal
+ $.70 tax
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** $3.84 OOP!! PLUS 2- $2.99 +Up Rewards earned! **


Transaction #2

2- Colgate toothpaste- $2.99 (get $2.99 +Up Reward!)
2- $.75 off coupons from 6/5 SS
** $2.24 OOP PLUS $2.99 +Up Reward for each one! **

$7.58 before coupons and discounts
-$1.60 Wellness Plus savings and sales
-$1.50 coupons
-$2.99 previously earned +Up Reward
------------------------------------
$1.49 subtotal
+ $.26 tax
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** $1.85 OOP PLUS another 2- $2.99 +Up Rewards earned! **

I was happy to get some more free toothpaste-- I had a moment of panic last week when I checked my stockpile and saw I 'only' had 2 tubes of toothpaste left. Toothpaste seems to be one of the easiest items to stockpile, so I feel like I'm always getting it and giving my freebies to friends and family. I hadn't realized that I was down to my last 2 tubes! Not anymore-- and next week there will be a free after +Up Reward for Crest, so hopefully I'll get some of that so I can get back to giving away my extras.

Rite Aid Shopping

I forgot to put one of my hubby's Father's Day gifts in the picture... we did 2 trips to Rite Aid this week. I didn't see any super deals, but I had some +Up Rewards to use by next week and I didn't see that much in next week's ad and figured I'd use some towards diapers & wipes. I had 2 more $3 off Huggies diapers coupons that were expiring.

Transaction #1

i-Tunes $25 gift card
$5 in ad coupon

** $20 for a $25 gift card!! **

Transaction #2

Huggies Diapers- $8.99
$3.00 off printable previously available
** $5.99 **

Huggies Wipes- $6.79 (get $1 +Up Reward) ~~ advertised at $6.99 but 20% Wellness Plus discount was higher
$1.00 off coupon from homemailer
** $5.79 PLUS $1.00 +Up Reward earned! **

I had a bit of a mixup at the register- I checked out at the pharmacy because I was picking up a prescription, and used more +Up Rewards than I planned. I was using

$42.47 before coupons and discounts
-$7.70 Wellness Plus savings and sales
-$3.00 off $15 coupon
-$7.00 coupons
-$20.00 +Up Rewards
====================
$4.77 subtotal (my prescription was $10 but some of my +Up Rewards went towards that)
+ $1.31 tax
====================
$6.08
-$6.08 HSA account
====================
$0 OOP!! PLUS $1.00 +Up Reward earned!

I was in a hurry and a bit distracted by my boys who were messing with the cane display by the pharmacy and should have paid better attention to what I was doing. I was using my HSA for the prescription, so instead of wasting +Up Rewards on my prescription (which I didn't realize you could do), I would have used a different combination of +Up Rewards. Still a good trip overall though. Who can complain though when you don't pay anything for 2 packs of diapers and a pack of wipes?

Final Rite Aid trip of the week

I went for my last Rite Aid trip yesterday. I had already gotten my P&G $10 +Up Reward but got 2 more coupons for Secret deodorant and wanted to stock up while it was cheap and while I had +Up Rewards to use. I also found a couple more deals worth getting and picked them up too.

2- Secret Deodorant- $3.50 each
2- $1.00 off from P&G coupon booklet
Buy 2 Secret deodorant, get free Secret body spray from 6/5 P&G
** $5.00 OOP for 2 deodorants AND a body spray! **

Gillette Fusion Razor- $9.97 (get $4 +Up Reward!)
$4.00 off from 6/5 P&G
** $5.97 OOP PLUS $4.00 +Up Reward earned! **

American Greetings Cards- prices vary (buy 3 at $1.29 or higher, get $3 +Up Reward!)
$2.00 off 2 American Greetings card printable
2 @ $1.59($1.99 before 20% discount)
1 @ $2.39 ($2.99 before 20% discount)
** $3.57 OOP for all 3, PLUS $3 +UP Reward earned! **

$36.43 before coupons and discounts
-$10.39 Wellness Plus savings and sales
-$3.00 off $15.00 survey coupon
-$11.50 coupons
-$11.96 +Up Rewards redeemed
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-$.42 subtotal (I'm not sure how this happened- when I gave her the last +Up Reward I thought I still had enough left but it still let the last go through)
+ $1.38 tax
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** $.96 OOP PLUS $7.00 more in +Up Rewards earned!

NOW, that's it, I'm done at Rite Aid for the week.... and now have to find a way to spend my $27.00 in +Up Rewards over the next 2 weeks.

I'd like to say this is my last Rite Aid trip, but...

I have one more Rite Aid trip left this week after this one- I have more coupons coming from a friend and once I get them I will go back.

I went to Rite Aid this morning- it went better. I needed $11.64 in Neutrogena- I got $14.38 and I needed $13.64 in Aveeno- I got $16.37. I had written down some examples of scenarios before I went in, and did pretty well keeping close to what I needed to spend to get the +Up Reward and getting things we use.

Transaction #1

4- Oral B Cross Action Power Toothbrush- $5.99 (get $2.99 +UP Reward- limit 4)
4- $3.00 off coupon from 6/5 P&G
** $2.99 OOP PLUS $2.99 +Up Reward! **

Envelopes $2.95 ($3.69 before Wellness Plus discount)- I needed envelopes and like the kind you don't have to lick, so yes, I paid more for these.

$35.65 before coupons and discounts
-$8.74 Wellness Plus savings and sales
-$12.00 coupons
-$10.00 +Up Reward redeemed
-$3.00 off $15.00 survey coupon
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$1.91 subtotal
+ $1.43 tax
=========================
$3.34 OOP PLUS 4- $2.99 +Up Rewards earned!

Transaction #2-

Neutrogena Pure Baby Face Stick- $7.99 ($9.99 before Wellness Plus 20% discount)
$2.00 off Neutrogena sun printable
$1.50 off in-ad coupon
** $4.49 **

Neutrogena Naturals Facial Cleanser- $6.39 ($7.99 before Wellness Plus 20% discount)
$1.00 off Neutrogena naturals printable
$1.50 off in-ad coupon
** $3.89 **

Aveeno Lotion- $2.79 ($3.49 before Wellness Plus discount)
$1.50 off in-ad coupon
** $1.29 **

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

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

$38.45 before coupons and discounts
-$7.70 Wellness Plus savings and sales
-$13.50 coupons
-$15.00 +Up Reward redeemed
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$2.25 subtotal
+ $1.85 tax
=========================
$4.10 OOP PLUS $10 Aveeno +Up Reward AND $10.00 Neutrogena +Up Reward earned!

Total for both transactions:

$74.09 before coupons and discounts
-$16.44 Wellness Plus savings and sales
-$25.50 coupons
-$25.00 +Up Rewards redeemed
-$3.00 off $15.00 survey coupon
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$4.15 subtotal
+ $3.28 tax
=============================
** $7.44 OOP for everything!! **

So, I started out with $25 in +Up Rewards, and ended up spending $7.44 out of pocket and leaving with $31.96 in +Up Rewards. Not too bad! I was also happy because I went to the Cork St. store again (where they have been EXTRA nice and coupon friendly lately!) and was impressed that they had the in-ad coupons taped to the products all over the store and let me use multiple in-ad coupons in the same transations.

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
-------------------
$5.58 subtotal
+ $.87 tax
===================
** $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
=================
** $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
---------------------------
$10.96 subtotal
+ $1.72
===========================
** $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.

So much fun at Rite Aid!

Rite Aid can be frustrating, but it is fun when things work out! I went to 2 stores on 2 different days.... I wanted to take advantage of the Veet moneymaker, but the first store I went to only had one. I bought it, hoping that it would track through the Wellness card. It didn't. But, I had a very nice manager at the second store I went to who was willing to "return" both and "purchase" both together in one transaction so that I could get my +UP Reward. It made it a bit more complicated, but it worked out in the long run!

Here's what I ended up getting:

Veet- $5.19 ($6.49 before Wellness Plus discount)- buy 2, get $5 +Up Reward!
$2.00 off printable
$2.00 in-ad coupon
** $1.19 OOP **

2- Secret- 2 for $7 (spend $30 in select P&G products, get $10 +Up Reward)
2- $1.00 off coupons from P&G Everyday Savings booklet
Buy 2 Secret, get free Secret body spray coupon from 6/5 P&G
** $5.00 for 2 deodorants AND a body spray PLUS all 3 items counted towards the P&G +UP Reward **

Duracell Batteries- $5.00 (spend $30 in select P&G products, get $10 +UP Reward)
$1.00 off coupon from direct mailer
** $4.00 PLUS counted towards P&G +Up Reward **

$31.95 before coupons and discounts
-$11.26 Wellness Plus savings and sales
-$3.00 off $15.00 coupon
-$4.00 previously earned +UP Rewards
-$10.50 coupons
================
$3.19 subtotal
+ $1.06 tax
================
** $4.25 total OOP! **

Transaction (and store) #2

Veet- $5.19 ($6.49 before Wellness Plus discount)- buy 2, get $5 +Up Reward!
$2.00 off printable
$2.00 in-ad coupon
** $1.19 OOP **

$6.49 before coupons and discounts
-$1.30 Wellness Plus savings
-$4.00 coupons
====================
$1.19 subtotal
+ $.31 tax
====================
** $1.50 OOP!! Plus $5 +Up Reward earned!! **

This didn't print for me, but my cashier took this receipt, and my receipt from the other day and returned both items, and repurchased them both in one transaction so the +UP Reward would print. It was very nice of her!

Transaction #3

Duracell Batteries- 8 pk Ultra AA- $5.00 (spend $30 in select P&G products, get $10 +UP Reward)
$2.00 off Duracell ultra batteries from P&G coupon booklet found inside of some razors I bought
** $3.00 PLUS counts towards P&G +Up Reward! **

Gilette Venus Razor Refills- 4 ct- $9.59 (spend $30 in select P&G products, get $10 +UP Reward) PLUS get free shave cream ($2.99 value) when you buy Venus refills!
$2.00 off Venus razors or refills from P&G direct mailer
** $7.59 for razors AND shave cream! Plus counts towards the P&G +Up Reward! **
I would have also used the buy Venus refills, get free Olay lotion coupon from 6/5 P&G, but the store I went to did not carry that type of lotion...

Dial Hand soap- $2.29 BOGO (get $2 +Up Reward when you buy 2!)
** $2.29 OOP, get $2 +Up Reward!! **

$29.55 before coupons and discounts
-$12.67 Wellness Plus savings and sales
-$5.00 previously earned +Up Reward
-$4.00 coupons
============================
$7.88 OOP
+ $1.01 tax
============================
** $8.89 OOP!! Plus $2 +Up Reward AND $10 P&G +Up Reward!!

$67.99 before coupons and discounts
-$25.23 Wellness Plus savings and sales
-$18.50 coupons
-$9.00 previously earned +Up Rewards
-$3.00- $3 off $15 survey coupons
=======================
$12.26 subtotal
+ $2.38 tax
=======================
$14.64 total OOP! PLUS $10 AND $2 +Up Reward left to spend!

I'll already let you know I will be going back again... I will be getting some Neutrogena & Aveeno products since they each have a $10 +Up Reward when you buy $30 AND they count towards the $15 when you spend $50 +Up Reward (this one is a monthly).

More Rite Aid shopping

Yes, I did it. I went back to Rite Aid for more sunscreen. I like having several bottles of sunscreen- one for home, one for daycare, one for the car, one to leave on the boat, etc. So, I'm happy to stockup now while it's close to free. I normally just buy traditional sunscreen lotions, but because it's so cheap I figured I'd get some of the spray lotion.

Banana Boat Sunscreen- Buy one, get one FREE- the one I picked was $10.99
$1.00 off from 5/22 SS
$2.00 off Video Values coupon
** $7.99 for 2!! PLUS counts towards the skincare spend $50, get $15 +Up Reward **

Coppertone Suncare- $8.99 sale (Wellness Plus 20% discount made this $7.99)- get $2 +Up Reward
$1.00 off coupon from 5/22 RP
$1.00 off Video Values coupon
** $5.99 OOP PLUS $2.00 +UP Reward earned! AND counts towards the skincare spend $50, get $15 +Up Reward **
**

$31.97 before coupons and discounts
-$12.99 Wellness Plus savings and sales
-$3 off $15 survey coupon
-$10 +Up Reward redeemed
-$5.00 coupons
=========================
** $.98 subtotal! **
+ $.96 tax
=========================
** $1.94 OOP! AND I earned another $2 in +UP Rewards PLUS now I'm only $11.25 away from "spending" $50 to earn the $15 skin care +UP Reward! I'll be starting next week with another $3 off $15 survey coupon, plus $4 in +Up Rewards... so I should hit that $50 pretty easily!

Lots of Rite Aid shopping!

I took a couple trips to Rite Aid this week- I made it to two stores to make sure I didn't clear any shelves... and despite a bit of a screwup (I ended up having a higher OOP because I forgot to use a $10 +UP Reward- it was in my hand and I didn't realize it until after I paid), I ended up with some good deals. I'm not going to break this down by transaction, but I'll list the matchups I used. I did get a couple friends who don't have kids in diapers to give me their Rite Aid Video Values coupons (and their Twizzlers coupons too!) and my cashiers did not have a problem with me using those.

Raid Ant- $4.23 (with Wellness Plus 20% discount)
$1.00 off (not sure where I found this one)
** $3.23 **

Banana Boat Sunscreen- Buy one, get one FREE- the one I picked was $10.99
$1.00 off from 5/22 SS
$2.00 off Video Values coupon
** $7.99 for 2!! PLUS counts towards the skincare spend $50, get $15 +Up Reward **

Coppertone Suncare- $8.99 sale (Wellness Plus 20% discount made this $8.79)- get $2 +Up Reward
$1.00 off coupon from 5/22 RP
$1.00 off Video Values coupon
** $6.79 OOP PLUS $2.00 +UP Reward earned! **

3- Twizzlers- 2 for $1
3- $1.00 off 2 Video Values coupon
** FREE!! **

~~ Spend $30 in select Kimberly Clark products, get a $10 +Up Reward (limit 2) ~~
5- Huggies Diapers- $8.97
5- $3.00 off printable
3- $1.00 off Huggies Video Values coupon
** $5.97 each! **

Huggies Wipes- $6.97
$.50 off from 5/15 SS
** $6.47 **

2- Huggies Swim Diapers- $6.97
2- $2.00 off from 5/15 SS
** $4.97 OOP **

Total for everything (multiple transactions)

$131.62 before coupons and discounts
-$39.03 Wellness Plus savings and sales
-$31.50 coupons
-$14.00- $3 off $15 coupons/ $1 off $1 Video Values coupons
-$15.00 previously earned +Up Rewards
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** $32.09 subtotal **
+ $4.74 tax
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*** $36.83 OOP! PLUS $12 left in +UP Rewards to spend ***

Now, that should have been $10 less out of pocket... but I had a complete brain freeze at the checkout- and I didn't even have my kids with me! So, I might have raised my OOP, but I still have another $12 left in +Up Rewards.

I might go back for one more trip-- I am pretty stocked on kids sunscreen but would get a couple more adult sunscreens- I have more coupons and can get close to the $50 to earn the $15 +Up Reward.... we'll see what tomorrow brings!

Rite Aid May Summary

I did take an entire week off of drugstore shopping last week... and somehow managed to survive. Here's my Rite Aid May summary:


$167.81 before coupons and discounts
-$44.74 Wellness Plus savings and sales
-$51.50 coupons
-$40.76 +Up Rewards redeemed
-$9.00- (3) $3 off $15 survey coupons
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$21.81 subtotal!
+ $6.84 tax
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** $28.65 OOP for everything pictured!! **

I'm happy with that! I didn't pick up as many odds and ends this month, but I got things I needed and a good moneymaker on the Tylenol Precise. I ended up with six jumbo packs of diapers, a big box of wipes, sunscreen and more! Not too shabby- 87% pre-tax savings- and I have $5 in +Up Rewards to spend towards diapers this week.

Another Rite Aid shopping trip

I had to go back to Rite Aid and figured I might as well get my final Huggies +Up Reward.

2- Huggies Diapers jumbo pack- $9.59 (regular price is $11.99 and I have 20% Wellness discount which made the diapers cheaper than the advertised price of $10)
2- $3.00 off printable coupons
** $6.59 each PLUS another $5 +Up Reward earned! **

$23.98 before coupons and discounts
-$4.80 Wellness Plus savings
-$6.00 coupons
-$5.00 +UP Reward redeemed
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$8.18 subtotal
+ $1.15 tax
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** $9.33 OOP PLUS another $5.00 +Up Reward earned!

Great Rite Aid shopping trip!

I got my coupons together last night and checked the Rite Aid ad to figure out a good scenario to get diapers this week. Yes, I did buy diapers at Walgreens last week, but I got Pampers and my son already got more of a rash after a couple days... so we'll be using about 1-2 of those a day and will have to stick with Huggies no matter how cheap I find Pampers.

This week there is a $5 +Up Reward when you spend $20 in advertised Huggies diapers. I wasn't sure if all Huggies products were included or just the advertised sizes, so I stuck with the advertised sizes.

Transaction #1

3- Huggies Diapers jumbo pack- $9.59 (regular price is $11.99 and I have 20% Wellness discount which made the diapers cheaper than the advertised price of $10)
3- $3.00 off printable coupons
** $6.59 each PLUS $5 +Up Reward earned! **

2- Oral-B Cross Action toothbrush- $2.99 (get $2 +Up Reward!)
2- $1.50 off Oral-B Cross Action (and others) toothbrush from 5/1 P&G
** $1.49 OOP PLUS $2 +Up Reward earned! **

$45.95 before coupons and discounts
-$11.20 Wellness Plus savings and sales
-$12.00 coupons
-$3.00 off $15.00 survey coupon
-$20.00 previously earned +Up Rewards
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** -$.25 subtotal!! I'm not sure how this happened because I thought my subtotal was higher when I handed over my last coupon but it worked **
+$1.91 tax
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** $1.66 OOP PLUS $9 in +Up Rewards earned! **

Transaction #2

Huggies Diapers jumbo pack- $9.59 (regular price is $11.99 and I have 20% Wellness discount which made the diapers cheaper than the advertised price of $10)
$3.00 off printable coupons
** $6.59 **

Huggies wipes- $8.99 (sale price)
$.50 off wipes coupon from 5/15 SS
** $8.49 **

$23.98 before coupons and discounts
-$5.40 Wellness Plus savings and sales
-$3.50 coupons
-$9.00 +Up Rewards redeemed (from first transaction)
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** $6.08 subtotal **
+ $1.11 tax
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** $7.19 OOP!! PLUS another $5 +UP Reward earned!! **

So, in all I ended up spending $8.85 OOP- which is less than I would pay for ONE package of diapers- and I got FOUR packages of diapers AND a big box of wipes PLUS two toothbrushes!! And, I still have another $5 +Up Reward left!

When I went through my coupons last night I discovered I had printed a bunch of $2 off Huggies diapers coupons that expire in the next couple days. I made sure to keep them separate today and I was the coupon fairy at Centre St today! I left about 10- $2.00 off coupons for others to use!

Rite Aid Shopping

I did manage to make it to Rite Aid twice this week... just a few days late with the first picture after Blogger went down. Nothing major at Rite Aid, but I earned a couple +Up Rewards that I will be using for diapers and deals next week.

Transaction #1 (Monday)
My hubby was headed to Florida on Tuesday so I had to get him some sunscreen-- luckily I knew there was a deal at Rite Aid!



** GET $10 +UP Reward when you spend $20 in select skincare! **

Neutrogena Sunscreen- $9.99 & $9.59 (apparently my Wellness Plus 20% discount was better than the sale price)
2- $2.00 off printable previously available on Redplum
** $7.99 & $7.59 OOP **

Lubriderm Lotion- $1.99 ($2 off instantly)
$1.00 off coupon from 4/10 RP
** $.99 **

$28.97 before coupons and discounts
-$7.40 Wellness Plus savings and sales
-$5.00 off coupons
-$6.76 off previously earned +Up Rewards
-$3.00 off $15.00 survey coupon
** $6.81!! **
+ $1.11 tax
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** $7.92 OOP PLUS $2.00 +UP Reward earned! **

Transaction #2 (Saturday)

On a whim this morning I figured I'd stop and see if Rite Aid still had any Tylenol Precise left in stock- it's a good moneymaker and I figured they'd be out. I couldn't believe that on a Saturday morning they still had some in stock! I was able to get the big moneymaker!



5- Tylenol Precise Heat Patch- $5.00 (spend $25 get $10 +UP Reward!!)
5- $5.00 off printable or from 5/8 SS (expires today!)
** FREE!! PLUS $10 MONEYMAKER after +Up Reward! **

Mickey Mouse cup- $3.99 (w/ Wellness Plus 20% discount)

$44.94 before coupons and discounts
-$25.00 coupons
-$3.00 off $15.00 survey coupon
** $.99 **
+ $1.56 tax
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** $2.55 OOP PLUS $10 +UP Reward earned!! **

I didn't plan on buying the Mickey Mouse cup but I had another $3 off $15 survey coupon and I figured I might as well use the opportunity to get a new cup. Plus, my youngest has a thing about Mickey Mouse and it made him really happy! I'd say it was a great week at Rite Aid-- I have $20 in +Up Rewards to spend next week, which I will have no problem using next week! I have the ad and am getting my list together for tomorrow. I was very happy to see the diaper aisle at the Centre St store was VERY well stocked for the Huggies sale starting tomorrow!

April Rite Aid summary- WOW!

Here's my Rite Aid April Summary-- as I was adding up the totals I couldn't believe how great the month was for shopping at Rite Aid!

$320.07 before coupons, discounts and sales
-$109.21 Wellness Plus savings and sales
-$105.23 coupons
-$23.00 $3 off $15 coupons and Video Values $ off coupons
-$66.49 +Up Rewards redeemed
-$1.00 SCR check redeemed
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*** $17.02 OOP FOR EVERYTHING PICTURED!! *** That's almost 95% savings!

Another Rite Aid trip

Everyone should know by now that I just can't go to Rite Aid only once in a week when there are good deals... I went back to Rite Aid today to pick up more toothbrushes and see if I could use my raincheck from paper plates.

Transaction #1

2- Arm & Hammer Spinbrush- $8.99 (spend $10 get $5 +Up Reward)
$2.00 off coupons from here or here or here
** $6.99 for 2 PLUS another +Up Reward! **

$17.98 before coupons and discounts
-$8.99 Wellness Plus savings and sales
-$2.00 coupon
-$1.00 off $1.00 Video Values coupon
-$5.00 +Up Reward redeemed
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$.99
+$.42 tax
-$1.00 SCR check from last month
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** $.41 OOP PLUS $5.00 +UP Reward earned!

Transaction #2

2- Thomas the Train Arm & Hammer Spinbrush (spend $10 get $5 +Up Reward)
$2.00 off coupon from here or here or here
** $5.49 for 2 PLUS $5.00 +Up Reward earned! **

4- Dixie Ultra Paper plates- $3.99 BOGO w/ raincheck
** My Wellness Plus discount made each package $3.19 and she just did the second one free so I got an even better deal! **
$2.00 off 2 Dixie Ultra coupon from April & May Video Values
** $1.19 for 2 packages!! **

2- Snickers Peanut Butter- $.79 (get $.88 +Up!)
** $.79 each OOP PLUS 2- $.88 +Up Rewards!

$32.92 before coupons and discounts
-$17.47 Wellness Plus savings and sales (and raincheck)
-$6.00 off coupons
-$1.00 off $1 Video Values coupon
-$3.00 off $15.00 survey coupon
-$5.00 +Up Reward redeemed
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$.45
+ $.56 tax
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** $1.01 OOP! ** PLUS $6.76 in +Up Rewards earned!!

So, I spent a total of $1.42 for everything in the picture and have another $6.76 left in +Up Rewards to spend next week!

I did have problems again with the kids' toothbrush- they ended up scanning the girl's toothbrush that was in the picture in the ad again (they had to do this the other day) since these didn't ring up BOGO like they should have. I ended up throwing in the Snickers candy because I wanted to use my $3 off $15 coupon and my subtotal wasn't high enough. Another great week at Rite Aid!

Strange Rite Aid shopping trip

I had another one of those "What just happened" shopping trips this morning. I had a plan, and then it went wrong... but then it ended up working out great.

Here's what I tried to do:

4- Arm & Hammer Kids Spinbrush- $7.49 BOGO (spend $10 get $5 +Up Reward)
4- $2.00 off coupons from here or here or here
** $6.98 for all 4 PLUS $5 +Up Reward!! **

2- Peeps- $.99 (impulse buy- I love Peeps!)
1- Robin Eggs- $.99

I thought my OOP was higher than it should have been, but didn't know why so I just went with it. When I got the receipt, the +UP Reward didn't print, and I saw that instead of the toothbrushes ringing up BOGO the computer had just given me my Wellness Plus discount.
First attempt:
$35.93 before discounts and sales
-$9.00 Wellness Plus savings and sales
-$15.00 previously earned +Up Rewards
-$8.00 coupons
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$3.93 OOP
+$1.44 tax
$5.37 OOP

So, the cashier had the manager come up to correct it. He ended up grabbing the girls toothbrush since that was the one in the picture and it appeared to ring up correctly. He returned all 4 toothbrushes I got for $5.99 each (giving a refund of $25.40). Then he rang up 4 of the girls toothbrushes and used the $25.40 that was refunded to pay the $15.88 total for the 4 toothbrushes, giving me cash back of $9.52. And, the +UP Reward printed. So, I ended up walking out of the store with $4.15 more in my pocket than I came in with.

So, I think this is what the transaction totals ended up looking like:

$35.93 before discounts and sales
-$17.98 Wellness Plus savings and sales
-$15.00 previously earned +Up Rewards
-$8.00 coupons
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-$5.05
+.90 tax
=$4.15 BACK IN CASH-- PLUS my $5 +UP Reward printed! Not exactly as planned, and I forgot my $3 off $15 survey coupon... but a great shopping trip! I love these battery toothbrushes for my boys and this was a great deal. I did use $15 in +Up Rewards, but between the +Up Reward and cash back it was worth it!

Rite Aid #3

So when I got home yesterday I had my weekly envelope of coupons from my aunt. Inside were 2 more Nivea coupons! I was only $2.07 away from another Nivea +Up Reward so I had to go back.
I won't post all the matchups since you can see them in my earlier postings but here are my totals:

$34.77 before coupons and discounts
-$10.76 sales
-$3 off $15 survey coupon
-$5 +Up Rewards redeemed
-$14.78 coupons
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$1.23 OOP- only $.13 before tax PLUS $5 more +Up Rewards earned!!!
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