Friday, June 25, 2010

6/25/10 Walgreens Trip

Since I didn't succeed in finding any of the $.99 Gillette Body Washes earlier this week, I was a little hesitant to go back to Wags again this week. However, hubby wanted some of the Reeses that was on sale with the RR, so I decided to give it a try.

Transaction #1:

(8) Reeses 8 Pack @ 2/$1.50 = $12.00 (I realized afterwards that I only needed to purchase 7 of them.)

Coupon Used:

In-ad Coupon for Reeses = $4.08

Total OOP After Coupon and Taxes: $8.00
Received: $5.00 RR

Transaction #2:


(3) Wags Sodas @ $.79 each = $2.37
(1) Tuf Paper Towels = $5.00

Total Before Coupons: $7.37

Coupons Used:


In-ad Coupon for Wags Soda = $1.20
(1) Tuf Paper Towels Coupon (June Wags Booklet) = $1.00
(1) $5.00 RR from Transaction #1 = $5.00

Total Amount of Coupons: $7.20
Total OOP After Taxes and Coupons: $.53

6/25/10 Food Lion Trip

Alrighty.....I wanted to go to Food Lion again to take advantage of the free cheese and really cheap pasta. They also had some ground beef on sale. I had 2 teenagers with me so we were able to split the orders up. Here's a summary of what I got today:

(10) Blocks of Food Lion Cheese @ $2.00 each = $20.00
(10) Packages of Food Lion Pasta @ $1.16 each = $11.60
(4) Packages of Ground Beef = $7.33

Total Before Coupons: $38.93

Coupons Used:


(10) $2.00 off Food Lion Block Cheese = $20.00
(10) $1.00 off Food Lion Pasta = $10.00

Total Amount of Coupons: $30.00
Total OOP After Taxes and Coupons: $9.01 = 77% Savings

6/25/10 Rite-Aid Trip

Okay...so I decided to give Rite-Aid another shot. I'm a little disappointed that they were out of the Motrin PM and won't get another truck in for 2 weeks (well after the sale that makes it a Moneymaker).

Transaction #1:

(1) Total Advance Toothpaste = $2.99

Coupon Used:

(1) $1.00 off Total Toothpaste = $1.00

Total OOP After Taxes and Coupons: $2.20
Received: $2.00 +Up Rewards

Transaction #2:


(2) Monster Energy Drinks @ $1.99 each = $3.98 (Only got these because I would have been in the negative without a "filler" and I had 2 teenagers with me who were "dying" of thirst.)
(1) Veet = $6.49
(2) Burger King Chips BOGO @ $2.19 = $2.19

Total Before Coupons: $12.66

Coupons Used:


(1) $3.00 off Veet (Rite-Aid Video Coupon) = $3.00
(1) $3.00 off Veet = $3.00
(1) $1.00 off 2 Burger King Chips = $1.00
(1) $2.00 +Up Reward from Transaction #1 = $2.00

Total Amount of Coupons: $9.00
Total OOP After Taxes and Coupons: $4.17

6/25/10 Wal-Mart Trip

This was my first attempt to tackle coupons and Wal-Mart. I haven't been in a Wal-Mart since the day after Christmas so this was a huge trip for me. I got some pretty good deals. Here's what I got:

(3) Red Baron Pizza By the Slice @ $3.00 each = $9.00
(3) Blue Bunny Ice Cream @ $2.50 each = $7.50
(8) Scotch Brite Sponges @ $.84 each = $6.72
(2) Nivea Cool Men's Body Wash @ $3.00 each = $6.00
(3) Rotel @ $1.00 each = $3.00

Total Before Coupons: $32.22

Coupons Used:


(3) $2.00 off Red Baron Pizza By the Slice = $6.00
(3) $1.00 off Blue Bunny Ice Cream or Novelty = $3.00
(8) $1.00 off Scotch Brite Sponges (adjusted down to $.84 each) = $6.72
(2) $3.00 off Nivea Body Wash = $6.00
(1) $1.00/3 Rotel = $1.00

Total Amount of Coupons: $22.72
Total OOP After Taxes and Coupons: $10.91