CVS Shopping Trip 4/7/2015

Late night run tonight because Lily wanted to take a long, late nap.  First stop was to CVS and I must say I cannot wait for Plenti at Rite Aid. Shopping at CVS just feels wrong to me. Especially when it takes 15minutes at the register because the cashier did not approve my store coupons so my total jumped up over $25 which I knew was wrong. In the end I lost out on my 25% cleanser coupon because she did not approve it I guess.  It would have only taken off about $0.50 but things like this just add to my frustration with shopping at CVS.  Anyways, 1 transaction, in hindsight I should have split it into 2 to make the register happy.

2 Glade Wax Melts ~ sale price $2.75 (shelf price $4.39)
  -  (2) $1.25 printable coupons from here

Cost: $3.00 ($2 ECB wyb 2, limit 1)

2 Urgent Rx Relief to Go ~ sale price $1.00 (shelf price $1.77)
  -  (1) B1G1 Free printable coupon from here

Cost: $1.00 ($2 ECB wyb 2, limit 1)

1 7UP 2L ~ sale price $0.99 (shelf price $2.19)
  -  (1) $0.30 CVS coupon
  -  (1) $0.55 printable (no longer available)

Cost: $0.14

1 Zantac 75mg 30ct ~ sale price $8.99 (shelf price $10.49)
  -  (1) $4.00 CVS printable coupon from here
  -  (1) $4.00 manufacturer coupon from 3/1 SS

Cost: $0.99 ($2 ECB, limit 3)

1 Biore Cleanser 1oz ~ shelf price $1.99
1 Curel Ultra Healing Lotion 2.5oz ~ $2.99

Cost: $4.98 ($5 ECB wyb 2, limit 1)

3 Maybelline Mascara ~ shelf price $5.99
  -  (1) $5 off $15 cosmetic purchase CVS coupon
  -  (3) $2.00 printable coupon from

Cost: $6.97 ($5 ECB wyb $15, limit 3)

$4.00 off $20.00 purchase

Total Retail Cost: $47.95

CVS Sale Savings: $7.82

CVS Coupons: $13.00

Manufacturer Coupons: $14.05

ECBs Used: $10.00

Total Out of Pocket Cost: $3.08 (+$2.12 tax)

ECBs Earned: $16.00 ($2 ECB from Glade, $2 ECB from Urgent Rx, $2 ECB from Zantac, $5 ECB from Biore/Curel, $5 ECB from Maybelline)

(I will get $0.75 back from CheckOut 51 for purchasing 2 Glade.  I will also get $0.50 back from SavingStar for purchasing Glade.)

Rite Aid Shopping Trip 4/5/2015

Happy Easter everyone!  Took Lily out to do an Easter egg hunt today and she enjoyed it.  Stopped into Rite Aid quickly on our way home to pick up a gallon of milk.  When the cashier scanned my card a coupon for a free Revlon mascara printed out!

1 2% Milk gallon ~ gold price $3.19 (shelf price $3.99) (not pictured)

Cost: $3.19

Total Retail Cost: $3.99

Wellness Plus Savings: $0.80

Rite Aid Coupons: $0.00

Manufacturer Coupons: $0.00

+UPs Used: $3.00

Total Out of Pocket Cost: $0.19 (+$0.06 tax)

+UPs Earned: $0.00 

(I will get $0.25 back from Ibotta for purchasing a gallon of milk.)

WalMart Shopping Trip 4/4/2015

I wanted to redeem the Ibotta rebates on our phones for eggs but the offer was no longer available for Target so I went to WalMart to price match the eggs.  According to the cashier WalMart has changed their policies regarding price matching so she had to verify with a manager first that she was allowed to do the price match for me.  The manager took the ad with him and said he needed to verify as well so I got to talk to the cashier for a bit.  She was very nice and apologized for the wait; she was just afraid of getting into trouble if she just rang up the price match which I understand.  The manager said that the eggs I picked up were the WalMart equivalent for Target so I was allowed the price match.  After the cashier rang up my transactions she asked if she could keep the ad for herself so she could buy some eggs before she went home so I left the ad with the cashier.

Transaction #1

1 Eggs 12ct ~ price match $0.99 (shelf price $1.55)

Cost: $0.99

Total Retail Cost: $1.55

Price Match Savings: $0.56

Manufacturer Coupons: $0.00

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

(I will get back $0.50 from Ibotta for the eggs.)

Kroger Shopping Trip 4/4/2015

Made a trip to Kroger to pick up some things for dinner tomorrow.  The store restocked on Gerber Breakfast Buddies and we even found a few Peach flavored in a clearance cart in the front of the store marked down to $0.40 each.  These did count toward the mega sale but no discount was given on them; the $0.50 per item mega sale discount did not come off.  I was disappointed when the transaction was over because I did not receive the (3) $1.00 catalinas that I was expecting.  Only the $3.00 catalina printed out so the $1.00 per 2 catalina must be over.  Thankfully since I was able to find 4 of them on clearance this was still a money maker for me even with receiving only the $3.00 catalina.

4 Gerber Graduates Breakfast Buddies ~ clearance price $0.40 (shelf price $1.59)
2 Gerber Graduates Breakfast Buddies ~ mega sale price $1.09 (shelf price $1.59)
  -  (2) $1.00/3 printable coupon from here

Cost: $1.78

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

Cost: $1.98

 4 Birds Eye Steamfresh Vegetables 10.8oz ~ sale price $1.00 (shelf price $1.19)

  -  (2) $1.00/2 manufacturer coupon from 2/22 SS

Cost: $2.00

1 8 O'Clock Coffee 12oz ~ sale price $4.99 (shelf price $6.99)

  -  (1) $2.00 catalina coupon

Cost: $2.99

1 Balance Gold Bar ~ shelf price $1.00

  -  (1) $1.00 Friday Freebie ecoupon

Cost: $0.00

1 Snapple Half and Half Tea 20oz ~ mega sale price $0.50 (shelf price $1.49)

Cost: $0.50

1 Kroger Orange Juice 64oz ~ mega sale price $0.88 (shelf price $2.19)

Cost: $0.88

1 Strawberries 1lb ~ sale price $1.59 (shelf price $2.87)

Cost: $1.59

2 Private Selection Ham ~ sale price $1.49/lb; $17.15 and $15.12 (shelf price $3.49/lb; $40.17 and $35.42)

Cost: $32.27

2 Turkey Tenders 30oz ~ clearance price $4.49 (shelf price $8.99)

Cost: $8.98

(1) $3.00 catalina from Gerber

(2) $1.00 catalina from Gerber

Total Retail Cost: $126.79

Sale Savings: $67.82

Manufacturer Coupons: $11.00

Total Out of Pocket Cost: $47.97 (+$1.44 tax)
(Got a $3.00 catalina for buying Gerber Breakfast Buddies.)

(I will get $1.75 back from Ibotta; $0.25 for purchasing orange juice and $1.50 for purchasing 8 O'Clock Coffee.)

CVS Shopping Trip 4/4/2015

Quick stop into CVS as well.  Of course once again this week they did not have the items I was looking for and the magic coupon machine gave me no coupons.  The ones I received earlier this week were not useful at all for me.  I was hoping to at least pick up some NYC cosmetics but we could not find them.  I asked the cashier and she said that only certain stores carry that line and they were not one of them.  So I will be going back to Rite Aid this week then to spend my NYC cosmetic coupons on the clearance items that are left.  I was able to find the L'oreal mascaras that I was not able to find last Saturday so I picked those up.

I was not sure if the register would take both of my CVS coupons but it did.  One was for $5 off $15 cosmetic purchase and the other was for $2 off $6 mascara, nail polish, lipstick, foundation or blush.  So this was actually a moneymaker deal for me.

I earned enough points in my Swagbucks account to redeem for a $25 CVS gift card!  So I will be using the gift card instead of cash to pay for tax and any out of pocket not covered by my ECBs.  If you would like to learn about Swagbucks read my post and sign up here to start earning gift cards!

2 L'oreal Butterfly Intenza Mascara ~ rain check price $7.99 (shelf price $8.99)
  -  (1) $5 off $15 cosmetic purchase CVS coupon
  -  (1) $2 off $6 mascara, nail polish, lipstick, foundation or blush purchase CVS coupon
  -  (2) $3.00 manufacturer coupon from 3/22 RP

Cost: $2.98 ($5.00 ECB wyb 2)

Total Retail Cost: $19.98

CVS Sale Savings: $2.00

CVS Coupons: $7.00

Manufacturer Coupons: $6.00

ECBs Used: $0.00

Total Out of Pocket Cost: $2.98 (+$0.61 tax)

ECBs Earned: $5.00 ($5.00 ECB from L'oreal)

Rite Aid Shopping Trip 4/4/2015

Wanted to pick up my Friday Freebies for SavingStar and use up my last two Load2Card coupons for Softsoap body wash.  I only have some $3.00 and $4.00 +UPs to spend so I bought some Combos as well in order to use up a $3.00 +UP.  I still have $11.00 that I need to spend this week and then I likely will not be shopping in Rite Aid until May when Plenti begins.

Transaction #1

1 Reese's Peanut Butter Egg 1.2oz ~ sale price $0.59 (shelf price $1.15)

Cost: $0.59

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

Cost: $0.49

4 Combos 6.3oz ~ sale price $1.00 (shelf price $2.49)
  -  (2) $1.00/2 printable coupons from here

Cost: $2.00

Total Retail Cost: $16.10

Wellness Plus Savings: $8.52

Rite Aid Coupons: $1.00

Manufacturer Coupons: $3.50

+UPs Used: $3.00

Total Out of Pocket Cost: $0.08 (+$0.32 tax)

(I will get $0.59 in my SavingStar account for the Reese's Peanut Butter Egg Friday Freebie.)

BJ's Shopping Trip 4/4/2015

Quick trip into BJ's today to pick up a few items. 

2 Dino Buddies Chicken Nuggets 4lb ~ shelf price $9.99
  -  (2)  $2.50 BJ's coupon exp 4/8/2015

Cost: $14.98

1 Gallon Trumoo Chocolate Milk ~ shelf price $3.99
  -  (1) $0.55 printable coupon from here

Cost: $3.44

1 Bananas 3lb ~ shelf price $1.39

Cost: $1.39

Total Retail Cost: $25.36

BJ's Coupons: $5.00

Manufacturer Coupons: $0.55

Total Out of Pocket Cost: $19.81 (+$0.51 tax)

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