Harris Teeter Shopping Trip 3/31/2015

Since the coupons reset I stopped into Harris Teeter to pick up a few more packages of Sargento shredded cheese.  I got a few rain checks as well for the upcoming Super Doubles that is supposed to be in April!

2 Sargento Shredded Cheese 8oz ~ sale price B1G1 free (shelf price $3.99)

  -  (2) $0.50 printable coupons from here

  -  (2) $0.50 doubled coupons

Cost: $1.99

Total Retail Cost: $7.98

Sale Savings: $3.99

Manufacturer Coupons: $2.00

Total Out of Pocket Cost: $1.99 (+$0.06 tax)

Rite Aid Shopping Trip 3/31/2015

I made a quick stop into Rite Aid today to use my expiring coupons for children's Tylenol.  Since my +UPs need to be spent anyways, I thought this would be a good item to spend them on especially since they are on sale this week as well.  The Easter M&Ms are also a great deal this week, only $1.00 for 2 bags!  Did two transactions at my favorite store, I will need to stop in again later this week to do two more transactions on my last two cards to use up the Softsoap Load2Card coupons.

Transaction #1

1 Softsoap Body Wash ~ sale price $2.99 (shelf price $4.99)
  -  (1) $1.00 in-ad coupon
  -  (1) $1.50 Load2Card coupon

Cost: $0.49

4 Children's Tylenol 4oz ~ sale price $5.99 (shelf price $7.99)
  -  (4) $2.00 manufacturer coupon from pediatrician's office

Cost: $15.96

Total Retail Cost: $36.95

Wellness Plus Savings: $10.00

Rite Aid Coupons: $1.00

Manufacturer Coupons: $9.50

+UPs Used: $16.00

Total Out of Pocket Cost: $0.45 (+$1.82 tax)

Kroger Shopping Trip 3/31/2015

Quick stop into Kroger to pick up a few items.  They only had five Gerber Graduates Breakfast Buddies so I bought them and one Pasta Pick-Ups.  I got back a $3.00 catalina and (2) $1.00 catalinas. I did not realize until I had left the store that we had 498 gas points so I asked my husband to stop in and get a gallon of milk on his way home to get us those last 2 points so we can get $0.50 off per gallon when we go to fill up the cars this month.

2 Kettle Chips ~ mega sale price $1.99 (shelf price $2.99)
  -  (1) $1.00/2 printable coupon (no longer available)

Cost: $2.98

6 Gerber Graduates ~ mega sale price $1.09 (shelf price $1.59)
  -  (2) $1.00/3 printable coupons from here

Cost: $4.54

2 Plum Organics Baby Food Pouches ~ mega sale price $0.99 (shelf price $1.49)
  -  (2) $1.00 printable coupons from here

Cost: $0.02 overage

Total Retail Cost: $18.50

Sale Savings: $6.00

Manufacturer Coupons: $5.00

Total Out of Pocket Cost: $7.50 (+$0.25 tax)

(Got a $3.00 catalina and (2) $1.00 catalinas for buying Gerber Breakfast Buddies.)

Kroger Shopping Trip 3/29/2015

After Harris Teeter we stopped into Kroger to pick up a few more items that I wanted to submit rebates on.  I also wanted to test out the Gerber deal that I have seen a few other people posting about.  There are some mystery Catalinas printing on certain Gerber graduates products but I did not see anyone posting about the deal working in my area.

After purchasing six of the Gerber Breakfast Buddies I did receive the catalinas!  I got back a total of $6 in catalinas; (1) $3.00 and (3) $1.00 catalinas.  I am not sure the minimum to trigger the $3.00 to print.  It must be between 4 and 6 because someone else said they purchased 3 and only received (1) $2.00 and (1) $1.00.  The $1.00 catalinas are printing for every two Breakfast Buddies purchased so it is best to buy in even amounts if possible.  The coupon available for these is $1.00/3 on coupons.com so buy 6 at a time if you can find that many is likely best.  With coupons this is a money maker but even without coupons this is an amazing deal because the meals would cost only $0.09 each!  I used the catalinas from Gerber to help pay for my second transaction so sadly I do not have them included in my picture but hopefully I will be able to find more in another store tomorrow!

We had to do a third transaction for milk because someone forgot to tell me we were almost out. So three transactions in total for just over $20.

Transaction #1

1 Pepperidge Farm Goldfish 6.6oz ~ mega sale price $0.99 (shelf price $2.19)

Cost: $0.99

2 Mrs. Cubbinson's Croutons ~ mega sale price $0.99 (shelf price $1.99)
  -  (1) $1.00/2 printable coupon from here

Cost: $0.98 ($0.25 Ibotta)

1 Noosa Yoghurt ~ mega sale price $1.50 (shelf price $2.39)
  -  (1) $0.55 printable coupon from here

Cost: $0.95 ($1.00 Shopmium)

6 Gerber Graduates Breakfast Buddies ~ mega sale price $1.09 (shelf price $1.59)
  -  (1) $1.00/3 ecoupon
  -  (1) $1.00/3 printable coupon from here

Cost: $4.54 ($3.00 catalina from buying 6? and $1.00 catalina per 2 bought)

Total Retail Cost: $18.10

Sale Savings: $7.09

Manufacturer Coupons: $3.55

Total Out of Pocket Cost: $7.46 (+$0.22 tax)

(Got a $3.00 catalina and (3) $1.00 catalinas for buying Gerber Breakfast Buddies.)

(I will get $0.25 back from Ibotta for purchasing Mrs. Cubbison's.  I will also get $1.00 back from Shopmium for purchasing Noosa.)

Harris Teeter Shopping Trip 3/29/2015

We made a trip to Harris Teeter today.  I had to get rain checks for the Revlon beauty tools and the Reynolds baking cups but was able to get the other items we were looking for.  Did two transactions so that we could submit the Ibotta rebates for Crisco shortening.  I was a bit surprised that all of my coupons fully doubled, typically Harris Teeter will not allow coupons to double fully if it exceeds the price of the item.

Transaction #1

1 Crisco Shortening 6.7oz ~ sale price $0.99 (shelf price $1.69)

Cost: $0.99 ($0.75 Ibotta)

Total Retail Cost: $1.69

Sale Savings: $0.70

Manufacturer Coupons: $0.00

Total Out of Pocket Cost: $0.99 (+$0.02 tax)

(I will get $0.75 back from Ibotta for purchasing Crisco.)

Rite Aid Shopping Trip 3/28/2015

Sad day today.  Today was the last day to earn +UPs.  I remember when Rite Aid brought out the +UP program and am still in a bit of disbelief that it is now gone.  I have been shopping at Rite Aid for many years; I began shopping there during high school when there was just the single check rebate program.  I have rolled with all the changes that Rite Aid has thrown at its customers and have still greatly preferred it over the other drug stores but the new Plenti program has me concerned.  Rite Aid has finally been giving out some information on Plenti but there is still so much unanswered that will be crucial for knowing how good this new program will be.  The main question I have is can we spend and earn points in the same transaction?  If so I think that adjusting to this new program might be okay.  I still do not like the idea of having my points tied to each card, I often mix my +UPs from my cards to spend them how I want.  I will be doing a few more transactions over the next few weeks to use up the remainder of my +UPs and then likely waiting for Plenti to be released in early May.

I finished up the monthly deal for Powerade on my main card and the Huggies diaper deal on my other gold card.  I realized last night when I went to finish watching my video values (which changed over on Friday night?  I am not sure why the videos changed over then but I was no able to watch all of March's videos.) that I had some new Load2Card coupons to clip.  One of them was for $3.00/2 Dove Shampoo and Conditioner.  So I wanted to pick up 2 Dove items on each card to use up those coupons.  The first store we stopped into was completely out of Dove so we had to go to another store to get them.  Thankfully they had 8 Dove products left on an end cap; their typical spot on the shelf was cleared at this store as well!  So five transactions between the two stores.

Transaction #1 (Card #1)

1 Chocolate Chip Cookies ~ gold price $0.80 (shelf price $1.00)
  -  (1) $0.50 freshness peelie

Cost: $0.30

1 Huggies Lil Snugglers Diapers ~ sale price $8.99 (shelf price $12.49)
  -  (2) $2.00 printable coupons from here
2 Huggies Little Movers Diapers ~ sale price $8.99 (shelf price $12.49)
  -  (2) $2.00 printable sent from Huggies

Cost: $20.97 ($10.00 +UP wyb $30.00, limit 2)

Total Retail Cost: $38.47

Wellness Plus Savings: $10.70

Rite Aid Coupons: $0.50

Manufacturer Coupons: $6.00

+UPs Used: $21.00

Total Out of Pocket Cost: $0.27 (+$1.81 tax)

+UPs Earned: $10.00 ($10.00 from Huggies)

Target Shopping Trip 3/28/2015

We made a quick stop into Target to do a few gift card deals.  I wanted to get out last week to do these deals when Target had the promotion for the bonus $5 gift card for spending $20 on health and beauty items but was unable to make it since Lily and I were sick.  Still good deals though even without the bonus gift card available.  Again this store would not let me get the full value of my BOGO coupons for the Pledge floor cleaners so I will have to try the other nearby Target tomorrow.  I did two transactions since I was using six toothpaste coupons and also because I wanted the Pledge split up to submit rebates for them but took them out of my transactions when the cashier refused to give me the full value.  I went into the store with $15.92 in gift cards and ended up with $14.60 in gift cards.

Transaction #1

4 Suave Men Shampoo ~ shelf price $2.89
  -  (2) $3.00/2 manufacturer coupons from 3/22 RP

Cost: $5.56 ($5.00 gift card wyb 4)

3 Colgate Optic White Express White Toothpaste ~ shelf price $3.99
  -  10% Cartwheel $1.20 deduction
  -  (3) $2.00 printable coupons (no longer available)

Cost: $4.77 ($5.00 gift card wyb 3)

Total Retail Cost: $23.53

Sale Savings: $0.00

Target Coupons: $1.20

Manufacturer Coupons: $12.00

  Gift Cards Used: $11.16

Total Out of Pocket Cost: $0.00 (+$0.83 tax)

Gift Cards Earned: $10.00 ($5 Gift Card wyb 4 Suave, $5 Gift Card wyb 3 Colgate)

CVS Shopping Trip 3/28/2015

I have not shopped at CVS in quite a while.  I was previously shopping at both Rite Aid and CVS but then decided that it was too much to keep up with both stores especially since their sales were so similar.  I enjoy shopping at Rite Aid more than CVS but with the uncertainty coming with Plenti I decided I would do a bit of shopping at CVS for the next month.  Unfortunately there seem to be a large amount of couponers in the area that I live that shop at CVS regularly so they rarely have stock of items, especially on a Saturday.  I was able to find the travel size Eucerin lotions though to do the moneymaker deal this week and I got a rain check for the L'oreal mascaras.

2 Eucerin 1oz ~ shelf price $1.37

Cost: $2.74 ($5.00 ECB wyb 2, limit 1)

30% off Body Lotions CVS coupon - $0.82 deducted

Total Retail Cost: $2.74

CVS Coupons: $0.82

Manufacturer Coupons: $0.00

ECBs Used: $0.00

Total Out of Pocket Cost: $1.92 (+$0.13 tax)

+UPs Earned: $5.00 ($5.00 ECB from Eucerin)

BJ's Shopping Trip 3/28/2015

A quick stop into BJ's today to get some more bananas for Lily; they are her favorite and I am sure she would eat them all in a day if we let her.  We can typically get items cheaper in other stores but BJ's does have good prices on certain produce and meats.

1 Chocolate Chip and Blueberry Muffin 12ct ~ shelf price $6.99

Cost: $6.99

1 Bananas 3lb ~ shelf price $1.39

Cost: $1.39

Total Retail Cost: $8.38

Sale Savings: $0.00

Manufacturer Coupons: $0.00

Total Out of Pocket Cost: $8.38 (+$0.17 tax)

(I will get back $0.25 from CheckOut 51 for buying bananas.)

Rite Aid Shopping Trip 3/27/2015

I had more +UPs expiring tonight.  I still have quite a few to spend down still as well so I decided to pick up some diapers.  I might get a few more packages tomorrow as well just to max out the deal.

I will need to return a few items though, I bought some Garnier Cleansing Clothes because I thought that they were part of the Garnier/Maybelline monthly +UP deal but they are not.  I did not receive the +UPs or any tracking for them.

I had some rain checks I wanted to use up as well for Zim's Max Freeze and Speed Stick Gear Deodorant.

2 Zim's Max Freeze 4oz ~ rain check price $0.00 (shelf price $9.99)
  -  (2) $1.50 catalina coupons

Cost: $3.00 overage

4 Speed Stick Gear Deodorant ~ rain check price $2.00 (shelf price $5.29)
  -  (4) $2.00 printable coupons (no longer available)

Cost: $0.00

3 Garnier Cleansing Clothes ~ gold price $5.03 (shelf price $6.29)
  -  (3) $3.00 manufacturer coupons from 3/1 RP

Cost: $6.09

2 Huggies Lil Snugglers Diapers ~ sale price $8.99 (shelf price $12.49)
  -  (2) $2.00 printable coupons from here
2 Huggies Little Movers Diapers ~ sale price $8.99 (shelf price $12.49)
  -  (2) $2.00 printable sent from Huggies

Cost: $27.96 ($10.00 +UP wyb $30.00, limit 2)

1 Maybelline Eye Shadow ~ gold price $3.19 (shelf price $3.99)
  -  (1) $1.00 manufacturer coupon

Cost: $2.19 ($3.00 +UP wyb $12.00, limit 4 monthly)

2 Dove Hair Care ~ sale price $3.00 (shelf price $4.99)
  -  (1) $3.00/2 manufacturer coupon from 3/22 RP

Cost: $3.00 ($3.00 +UP wyb 2, limit 4 monthly)

1 Cadbury Creme Egg ~ sale price B2G1 Free (shelf price $1.15)
2 Snickers Easter Egg ~ sale price B2G1 Free (shelf price $1.15)
  -  (1) $1.00/2 manufacturer coupon from 3/22 RP

Cost: $1.30

1 Powerade 32oz ~ sale price $1.25 (shelf price $1.59)

Cost: $1.25 ($4.00 +UP wyb $12.00, limit 2 monthly)

$6.00 off $60.00 purchase

Total Retail Cost: $128.98

Wellness Plus Savings: $57.19

Rite Aid Coupons: $6.00

Manufacturer Coupons: $35.00

+UPs Used: $30.50

Total Out of Pocket Cost: $0.29 (+$4.34 tax)

+UPs Earned: $17.00 ($3.00 +UP from Dove, $4.00 +UP from Powerade, $10.00 +UP from Huggies)

(I will get $1.15 in my SavingStar account for the Cadbury Creme Egg Friday Freebie.)

Rite Aid Shopping Trip 3/26/2015

Another short trip tonight because I had a $3.00 +UP expiring.  Same transaction I did the other night because this store only had two of the Irish Spring body washes as well.  I was able to talk to one of my favorite managers again so I will be posting more about what I have learned about Plenti from her and what I have found online.

 

 

2 Dove Hair Care ~ sale price $3.00 (shelf price $4.99)

  -  (1) $3.00/2 manufacturer coupon from 3/22 RP

Cost: $3.00 ($3.00 +UP wyb 2, limit 4 monthly)

2 Irish Spring Gear Body Wash ~ sale price $3.00 (shelf price $4.99)

  -  (2) $2.00 printable coupon (no longer available)

Cost: $2.00 ($2.00 +UP wyb 2, limit 2 monthly)

Total Retail Cost: $19.96

Wellness Plus Savings: $7.96

Rite Aid Coupons: $0.00

Manufacturer Coupons: $7.00

+UPs Used: $5.00

Total Out of Pocket Cost: $0.00 (+$0.81 tax)

+UPs Earned: $5.00 ($2.00 +UP from Irish Spring, $3.00 +UP from Dove)

Rite Aid Shopping Trip 3/25/2015

Still behind on my Rite Aid shopping.  I had $8.00 +UPs expiring tonight that I wanted to use up so just did a few small transactions.

Transaction #1 (Card #1)

 

 

2 Dove Hair Care ~ sale price $3.00 (shelf price $4.99)

  -  (1) $3.00/2 manufacturer coupon from 3/22 RP

Cost: $3.00 ($3.00 +UP wyb 2, limit 4 monthly)

2 Irish Spring Gear Body Wash ~ sale price $3.00 (shelf price $4.99)

  -  (2) $2.00 printable coupon (no longer available)

Cost: $2.00 ($2.00 +UP wyb 2, limit 2 monthly)

Total Retail Cost: $19.96

Wellness Plus Savings: $7.96

Rite Aid Coupons: $0.00

Manufacturer Coupons: $7.00

+UPs Used: $5.00

Total Out of Pocket Cost: $0.00 (+$0.81 tax)

+UPs Earned: $5.00 ($2.00 +UP from Irish Spring, $3.00 +UP from Dove)

 

Harris Teeter Shopping Trip 3/24/2015

Quick stop into Harris Teeter to pick up some meatballs.  I thought I saw in the other store I was in on Saturday that these were on sale for $2.89 per bag.  They did not ring up for that price at the store I was in tonight though, they rang up full price but the manager actually deducted $4.00 from my total for me!

4 Cooked Perfect Meatballs 14oz ~ sale price $2.89 (shelf price $3.89)
  -  (4) $1.50 manufacturer coupon from 1/11 SS

Cost: $5.56

Total Retail Cost: $15.56

Sale Savings: $4.00

Manufacturer Coupons: $6.00

Total Out of Pocket Cost: $5.56 (+$0.23 tax)

Kroger Shopping Trip 3/24/2015

I wanted to go out tonight to get some more items before the mega sale ended today.  I did two transactions so I could use the catalina from the Loreal to help pay for my other items.

Transaction #1

6 Quaker Real Medleys Oatmeal ~ mega sale price $0.79 (shelf price $1.79)

  -  (3) $1.00/2 manufacturer coupons from 3/1 RP

Cost: $1.74

4 Loreal Advanced Hair Care ~ mega sale price $2.99 (shelf price $4.39)

  -  (1) $4.00/2 manufacturer coupon from 3/15 RP

Cost: $3.96 (Catalina offer, buy 2 get $1.50, buy 3 or more get $3.00)

(1) $3.00 catalina coupon

Total Retail Cost: $28.30

Sale Savings: $11.60

Manufacturer Coupons: $14.00

Total Out of Pocket Cost: $2.70 (+$0.90 tax)

(Got a $3.00 catalina for buying 3 Loreal.)

Kroger Shopping Trip 3/22/2015

Had to stop into Kroger to pick up my Friday Freebie items from the past few weeks.

1 Hormel Rev AM Wrap ~ sale price $1.99 (shelf price $2.29)
  -  (1) $1.99 ecoupon

Cost: $0.00

1 Snickers Egg ~ sale price $0.59 (shelf price $0.69)
  -  (1) $0.59 ecoupon

Cost: $0.00

1 Nestea Iced Tea Liquid Water Enhancer ~ sale price $2.99 (shelf price $3.99)
  -  (1) $2.99 ecoupon

Cost: $0.00

1 Heluva Good Dip ~ mega sale price $0.99 (shelf price $2.39)
  -  (1) $0.75 ecoupon

Cost: $0.24

2 Kraft BBQ Sauce ~ mega sale price $0.79 (shelf price $1.79)

  -  (2) $1.00 peelie coupon

Cost: $0.42 overage

2 Freschetta Pizzas ~ mega sale price $3.99 (shelf price $5.99)
  -  (1) $1.50/2 ecoupon

Cost: $6.48

2 Newspapers ~ shelf price $2.00

Cost: $4.00

Total Retail Cost: $28.56

Sale Savings: $8.80

Manufacturer Coupons: $9.82

Total Out of Pocket Cost: $10.30 (+$0.17 tax)

Harris Teeter Shopping Trip 3/21/2015

Stopped into Harris Teeter quickly after Rite Aid to pick up some items.  There were signs up on a Belvita display in the bakery area that said all Belvita products were working for the free Belvita Bites offer that was on e-VIC so we picked up the Soft Baked instead.

1 8lb bag of Russet Potatoes ~ shelf price $2.77

Cost: $2.77

1 2lb bag of Carrots ~ shelf price $0.97

Cost: $0.97

2 Harris Teeter Premium Ice Cream 48oz ~ e-VIC price $1.77 limit 2 (shelf price 3/$10.00)

Cost: $3.54

1 Belvita Soft Bake Breakfast Biscuits ~ e-VIC price Free limit 1 (shelf price $3.85)

Cost: $0.00

Total Retail Cost: $14.26

Sale Savings: $6.98

Manufacturer Coupons: $0.00

Total Out of Pocket Cost: $7.28 (+$0.15 tax)

Rite Aid Shopping Trip 3/21/2015

I know it has been a while since I have posted anything but I have been very sick this week.  The illnesses seem to be continuously passed around my household recently.  Started with Lily getting sick and since at least one person has been sick every day and we have gone from one illness to another.  Needless to say we have not been anywhere at all this week until today.  Thankfully my husband was willing to drive me to the store because my head was still so congested I did not feel confident driving myself. 

First we stopped into Rite Aid.  I had $20.00 in +UPs that unfortunately expired on me during the week but one of my local stores is very friendly and one manager will typically allow me to use them within a few days of expiration.  Unfortunately she was not there but the manager that was said he was willing to let me use them.  It pays to make friends with the store associates!  Since it was the last day of the sale though they did not have most of what I was looking to purchase so I had to get a few rain checks on items.  We ended up getting a large market umbrella to help use up my expired and expiring +UPs but I was fine with it since I need to spend them down.  It is something I am sure we will get good use out of when my husband is grilling on the back deck.

I did three transactions; I forgot to get a gallon of milk with my first transaction and the card I used for the second did not have a gold discount. 

Transaction #1 (Card #1)

1 Folgers Instant Regular Coffee ~ gold price $0.80 (shelf price $1.00)
  -  (1) $0.50 freshness peelie

Cost: $0.30

1 Market Umbrella ~ sale price $24.99 (shelf price $49.99) (not pictured)

Cost: $24.99

3 Garnier Fructis Stylers ~ sale price $2.99 (shelf price $4.49)
  -  (1) $1.00 Rite Aid coupon
  -  (3) $2.00 manufacturer coupons from 3/1 RP
3 Garnier Fructis Shampoo ~ sale price $2.99 (shelf price $4.49)
  -  (2) $1.00 Rite Aid coupons
  -  (3) $2.00 manufacturer coupons from 3/1 RP

Cost: $2.94 ($3.00 +UP wyb $12.00)

1 Ensure Active Heart ~ gold price $6.79 (shelf price $8.49)
  -  (1) $2.00 Rite Aid Video Value coupon
  -  (1) $3.00 printable coupon from here

Cost: $1.79 ($3.00 +UP, limit 3)

1 Always Discreet Liners ~ sale price $3.99 (shelf price $6.49)
  -  (1) $3.00 Load2Card coupon

Cost: $0.99 ($5.00 +UP wyb $20.00, limit 2)

2 Stayfree Pads ~ sale price $2.50 (shelf price $3.99)
  -  (1) $2.00/2 Rite Aid coupon

Cost: $3.00 ($2.00 +UP wyb 2, limit 2)

Total Retail Cost: $100.89

Wellness Plus Savings: $41.38

Rite Aid Coupons: $7.50

Manufacturer Coupons: $18.00

+UPs Used: $34.00

Total Out of Pocket Cost: $0.01 (+$3.38 tax)

+UPs Earned: $8.00 ($3.00 +UP from Ensure, $3.00 +UP from Garnier/Maybelline, $2.00 +UP from Stayfree)

Kroger Shopping Trip 3/14/2015

Quick trip to Kroger to use up my $2 Loreal coupons since they were expiring today.  Did three small transactions so I could roll my catalinas for the Loreal.

Transaction #1

2 Freschetta Pizzas ~ mega sale price $3.99 (shelf price $5.99)
  -  (1) $1.50/2 ecoupon

Cost: $6.48

3 Loreal Advanced Hair Care ~ mega sale price $2.99 (shelf price $4.39)

  -  (1) $2.00 manufacturer coupon from 2/15 RP

  -  (1) $4.00/2 printable (no longer available)

Cost: $2.97 (Catalina offer, buy 2 get $1.50, buy 3 or more get $3.00)

(1) $1.00 catalina coupon

(1) $3.00 catalina coupon

Total Retail Cost: $25.15

Sale Savings: $8.20

Manufacturer Coupons: $11.50

Total Out of Pocket Cost: $5.45 (+$0.74 tax)

(Got a $3.00 catalina for buying 3 Loreal.)

Rite Aid Shopping Trip 3/14/2015

Had a few more +UPs expiring today and I had to finish up the Yardley soap on two of my cards and the Wet n Wild deal on one card.  I did three transactions at two different stores and used three cards.

Transaction #1 (Card #1)

1 Oh's Cereal 6.3oz ~ gold discount $0.80 (shelf price $1.00)
  -  (1) $0.60 printable coupon (no longer available)

Cost: $0.20

2 Jergens Ultra Healing Lotion 3oz ~ gold discount $1.99 (shelf price $2.49)

  -  (1) $3.00/2 printable coupon (no longer available)

Cost: $0.98 ($2 +UP wyb 2, limit 4 monthly)

2 Oreo Minis 3oz ~ sale price $1.00 (shelf price $1.59)
  -  (2) $0.50 freshness peelies

Cost: $1.00

4 Yardley Single Bar Soap ~ sale price $1.00 (shelf price $1.59)

  -  (1) $1.00/4 printable coupon found here

Cost: $3.00 ($1.00 +UP wyb 2, limit 2)

Total Retail Cost: $15.52

Wellness Plus Savings: $4.74

Rite Aid Coupons: $1.00

Manufacturer Coupons: $4.60

+UPs Used: $5.00

Total Out of Pocket Cost: $0.18 (+$0.54 tax)

+UPs Earned: $4.00 ($2.00 +UP from Jergens, (2) $1.00 +UPs from Yardley)

Rite Aid Shopping Trip 3/13/2015

I had $69 +UPs expiring today that I needed to use up.  I wish I had spent more last week since this week is so slow.  I decided it might be a good opportunity to spend down some of my +UPs on some candy and drinks.  I went to three different stores today and did five different transactions.

 Transaction #1 (Card #1)

2 Old Spice Body Wash ~ clearance price $2.49 (shelf price $4.99)
  -  (2) $1.00 printable coupon found here

Cost: $2.98

1 Old Spice Body Spray ~ shelf price $5.29
  -  (1) $5.29 B2G1 free coupon 3/1 P&G

Cost: $0.00

4 Irish Spring Bar Soap 3pk ~ clearance price $0.87 (shelf price $3.49)

Cost: $3.48 ($2.00 +UP wyb 2, limit 2 monthly)

 

1 Oral B Complete Scope Toothbrush ~ clearance price $1.99 (shelf price $3.99)
  -  (1) $0.75 Load2Card coupon

Cost: $1.24 ($1.25 +UP, limit 2)

1 Gillette Fusion Proglide Shaving Gel ~ clearance price $2.49 (shelf price $4.99)

  -  (1) $2.00 manufacturer coupon 3/1 P&G

Cost: $0.49

 

4 Yardley Single Bar Soap ~ sale price $1.00 (shelf price $1.59)

  -  (1) $1.00/4 printable coupon found here

Cost: $3.00 ($1.00 +UP wyb 2, limit 2)

 

$0.75 coupon for the Oral B toothbrush attached to the Old Spice Body Spray instead so the Load2Card came off unintentionally

Total Retail Cost: $44.57

Wellness Plus Savings: $22.34

Rite Aid Coupons: $0.00

Manufacturer Coupons: $11.79

+UPs Used: $10.00

Total Out of Pocket Cost: $0.44 (+$1.50 tax)

+UPs Earned: $7.25 ($1.25 +UP from Oral B, (2) $2.00 +UP from Irish Spring, (2) $1.00 +UP from Yardley)

Kroger Shopping Trip 3/12/2015

Quick trip to Kroger because we were out of mayonnaise.  Thankfully it is part of the mega sale this week.

2 Kraft Mayo ~ mega sale price $2.49 (shelf price $4.19)
  -  (2) $0.50 manufacturer coupons

Cost: $3.98

3 Loreal Advanced Shampoo/Conditioner ~ mega sale price $2.99 (shelf price $4.39)
  -  (1) $2.00 manufacturer coupon
  -  (1) $4.00/2 printable coupon (no longer available)

Cost: $2.97 (Catalina offer, buy 2 get $1.50, buy 3 or more get $3.00)

3 Kroger brand frozen pizzas ~ shelf price 3/$10.00

Cost: $10.00

Total Retail Cost: $31.55

Sale Savings: $8.25

Manufacturer Coupons: $7.00

Total Out of Pocket Cost: $16.30 (+$0.90 tax)

(Got a $3.00 catalina for buying 3 Loreal.)

Rite Aid Shopping Trip 3/12/2015

Spent some more time talking to the manager today so just two small transactions at two stores.

Transaction #1

1 Oh's Cereal 6.3oz ~ gold discount $0.80 (shelf price $1.00)
  -  (1) $0.60 printable coupon (no longer available)

Cost: $0.20

2 Powerade 32oz ~ sale price $0.99 (shelf price $1.59)

Cost: $1.98 ($4.00 +UP wyb $12.00, limit 2 monthly)

2 Wet n Wild Nail Wild Shine Eye Shadow ~ on sale B1G1 50% or $1.48/2 (shelf price $0.99)
  -  (2) $0.50 Rite Aid Facebook coupons

Cost: $0.48 ($3.00 +UP wyb $10.00, limit 2)

Total Retail Cost: $8.14

Wellness Plus Savings: $2.40

Rite Aid Coupons: $3.00

Manufacturer Coupons: $0.60

+UPs Used: $3.00

Total Out of Pocket Cost: $0.14 (+$0.24 tax)

+UPs Earned: $0.00

Changes to Rite Aid +UPs Continued

If you missed my first post about the changes to Rite Aid you can find that post here.

The manager I wanted to talk to on Sunday was working tonight so I was able to find out about the April 5th to April 11th ad.  She told me that there again were no +UP reward deals but that there was a P&G deal to get a $10 gas card when you spend $50.  She could not see the limit on the screen because the print was too small but I assume it is a limit of 1 because they have done gas card deals before.  So it might be a decent way to cash out a bit of +UPs because last time they were just prepaid cards that were able to used anywhere, not just at gas stations.

She also told me that all associates are being required to complete video training on "Plenti" by March 22nd.  The training is not available yet but she said she will tell me more once she is able to complete it.  She logged back into her Rite Aid account and showed me the document that stated the information about the training for "Plenti" and it said that it will be a point system and form of payment.

The document also had a change in there about the Wellness +Plus cards.  They will no longer be required in order to receive sale prices at Rite Aid.  It did not state that the cards are being taken away or becoming obsolete so she does not believe that Rite Aid is getting rid of the gold and silver discount levels.

Brian's Rite Aid Shopping Trip 3/9/2015

My intentions to go talk to the store manager about the Rite Aid were derailed when I woke up Sunday morning.  Lily is still working on getting over her stomach bug and unfortunately she shared it with me.  So I spent Sunday being very sick, recovering a bit today and Lily is still sick so I will not be going out today either.  We were out of milk and Lily needed another bottle of Pedialyte so I thought it was a good opportunity to spend some of my +UPs.  Since I was not feeling well enough Brian went to the store for me so the subtotal is a bit higher than usual.

2 Pedialyte 1L ~ gold price $4.79 (shelf price $5.99)
  -  (1) $3.00/2 printable coupon from here

Cost: $6.58

1 2% Milk gallon ~ gold price $3.19 (shelf price $3.99)

Cost: $3.19

Total Retail Cost: $15.97

Wellness Plus Savings: $3.20

Rite Aid Coupons: $0.00

Manufacturer Coupons: $3.00

+UPs Used: $9.00

Total Out of Pocket Cost: $0.77 (+$0.26 tax)

+UPs Earned: $0.00

Target Shopping Trip 3/7/2015

While I was out I stopped in Target quickly to pick up a few things. This was an overall moneymaker because of the CheckOut 51 rebates available this week.

2 Glade Wax Melts Rosemary Sage ~ clearance price $1.48 (shelf price $2.99)
  -  (2) $2.00 printable coupons from rightathome.com (no longer available)

Cost: $1.04 overage

2 Glade Spring Scent Candles ~ shelf price $2.99
  -  (1) $1.50/2 Glade Spring Scent items Target printable coupons
  -  (2) $2.00 printable coupons from rightathome.com (no longer available)

Cost: $0.48

2 Pledge Floor Care ~ shelf price $4.49
  -  (1) Buy 1 Get 1 Free auto deducted for $6.99 printable found here
  -  (1) $2.00 printable found here

Cost: $0.01 overage

2 Windex Touch Up ~ shelf price $3.50
  -  (1) $1.50/2 Windex Touch Up Cleaners Target printable coupon
  -  (2) $2.00 printable coupons from rightathome.com (no longer available)

Cost: $1.50

$0.05 Reusable Bag Credit 

Total Retail Cost: $27.94

Sale Savings: $3.02

Target Coupons: $3.55

Manufacturer Coupons: $20.99

  Gift Cards Used: $2.36

Total Out of Pocket Cost: $0.00 (+$1.48 tax)

(I will get back $6.00 in total from CheckOut 51: (2) $1.00 for buying Glade Wax Melts from CheckOut 51, (2) $1.00 for buying Glade Candles from CheckOut 51, $1.00 for buying Windex from CheckOut 51, and $1.00 for buying Pledge from CheckOut 51.)

Changes to Rite Aid +UPs

Finally made it out to Rite Aid tonight after getting back home to North Carolina.  I have been seeing people posting about +UPs going away at Rite Aid but I did not want to write anything about it until I was able to talk to the managers I know.  Tonight I was able to talk to them, neither of them knew anything about +UPs going away.

The first one I talked to though was very interested in learning more so she went into the computer to look up the ad for the week of March 29th to April 4th.  She confirmed for me that there are no +UPs in the ad.  We went through all the pages and there was nothing, no indication of a new program or anything.  So she sent a text to her store manager to see if he knew anything about upcoming changes but he did not know anything either.  All he knew of was a new payment system so he told her to log into her Rite Aid account and look at that.  She looked into that and told me there was a program coming called "Plenti" but it just looked like a new payment program and nothing else.  She asked me to come back on Sunday when she would be able to view the April 5th to April 11th ad so we could see what was in that ad.

The second manager I talked to had no idea that there were changes coming to Rite Aid either.  She said she was not surprised that changes were coming though but that it was odd there has been nothing official from Rite Aid about any changes.

So we will hopefully find out more on Sunday when I talk to the first manager again.  Until things do change though I plan on continuing to shop at Rite Aid like I have been.