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.