Sunday, June 7, 2015

Rite Aid Shopping Trip 6/7/2015

Today was the last day to take advantage of the 30% off coupon!  I wanted to pick up some of the double packs of Clear hair care products.  I also had two Rite Aid coupons for Benefiber so I had planned on doing that deal as well but when my husband picked up the papers for me and I went searching in the SmartSource for the coupon, it was not there.  Our region did not get the coupon so that ruined one of my transactions a bit.

I was able to return and repurchase the Gillette razors I bought last Thursday on my bronze cards.  The manager that was at the store last week that helped do the return was not there and the manager that was had not done a Plenti point return previously.  The return was not going through and then they tried to do the return and repurchase with my other items in the same transaction and it made my total about $7 more than it should have been.  They voided out the transaction again and I stepped aside for another customer so they could checkout while the manager waited on a response from the other manager to figure out how we did the return last week.  She responded that returns need to be processed like a credit card transaction but that was not working so they offered to do a cash return instead and I said that was fine.  They hit the cash button and poof, the points went back onto my card and it ended the return transaction!

In total today I did four transactions at two different stores - had to find those Clear double packs!  Transactions 1 and 2 were the same, different cards.  Transactions 3 and 4 were only slightly different because I used $4 in catalinas on the fourth transaction, I forgot to use my $3 catalina on transaction 3.

Transaction #1-2 (Cards #1-2)


2 Clear Shampoo/Conditioner Bonus Pack ~ 30% off price $4.19 (shelf price $5.99)
  -  (2) $2.00 manufacturer coupons from 5/17 RP
Cost: $4.38 (200 points, limit 2)

$2.00 catalina coupon

Total Retail Cost: $11.98
Wellness Plus Savings: $3.60
Rite Aid Coupons: $0.00
Manufacturer Coupons: $6.00
Subtotal: $2.38 (+$0.57 tax)
Plenti Points Used: $2.95
Total Out of Pocket Cost: $0.00 (+$0.00 tax)
Plenti Points Earned: 400 ((2) 200 points from Clear)

Saturday, June 6, 2015

Kroger Shopping Trip 6/6/2015

I needed to stop into Kroger to pick up some of my Friday freebies because I had one about to expire.  We were also out of milk and since there are no sales on milk currently I used a rain check I got previously when milk was on sale for $1.99 a gallon.  (I had to wait to take my pictures since we had company, hence one of the milks was opened and partially used.)  I also had a best customer coupon for free Cheerios!


2 Kroger 2% Milk Gallon ~ rain check price $1.99 (shelf price $2.89)
Cost: $3.98

1 Cheerios 18oz ~ shelf price $3.99
  -  (1) $3.99 ecoupon
Cost: $0.00

1 Kraft BBQ Sauce 17.5oz ~ sale price $0.99 (shelf price $1.79)
  -  (1) $0.99 ecoupon
Cost: $0.00

1 BAI5 Beverage 18oz ~ sale price $1.67 (shelf price $2.19)
  -  (1) $1.67 ecoupon
Cost: $0.00

1 Hershey Caramels Milk Chocolate Candy Bar 1.1oz ~ shelf price $1.00
  -  (1) $1.00 ecoupon
Cost: $0.00

Total Retail Cost: $14.75
Rain Check Savings: $1.80
Sale Savings: $1.32
Kroger Coupons: $7.65
Manufacturer Coupons: $0.00
Total Out of Pocket Cost: $3.98 (+$0.06 tax)
 
(I will get back $0.60 from Ibotta; $0.20 for purchasing milk, $0.20 for purchasing BBQ sauce, and $0.20 for purchasing cereal.)

Harris Teeter Shopping Trip 6/6/2015

I made a quick stop into Harris Teeter to pick up my free Belvita!  Lily likes the bites and I thought they would be a great snack for the drive to New York in July so I asked the cashier if all the Belvita was included since the evic listed the soft bake.  She said all were included like last time so free snacks, woot!


1 Belvita Bites ~ evic price $0.00 (shelf price $3.79)
Cost: $0.00

Total Retail Cost: $3.79
Sale Savings: $3.79
Manufacturer Coupons: $0.00
Total Out of Pocket Cost: $0.00 (+$0.00 tax)

Rite Aid Shopping Trip 6/6/2015

I made a run to Rite Aid today to finish up some deals for this week.  I had tracking from earlier in the week for Covergirl on a few of my cards so I wanted to pick up some more clearance nail polish.  I also wanted to finish maxing out Tresemme on my cards and do the Gillette/Venus deal on my last gold card.  Unfortunately I was not able to get a Venus razor at the last store I stopped in, they had a few two days ago when I was there but none tonight and it was too late for me to make a stop into another store on the way home to pick one up.

Transaction #1 (Card #1)


10 Covergirl Nail Polish 0.11oz ~ clearance price $0.94 (shelf price $3.79)
  -  (10) $1.00 manufacturer coupons from 5/31 P&G
Cost: $0.60 overage (100 points wyb $10, limit 2)

4 Tresemme Hair Spray 11oz ~ sale price $4.00 (shelf price $5.79)
  -  (4) $2.00 manufacturer coupons from 5/17 RP
Cost: $8.00 (300 points wyb 2, limit 2)

Total Retail Cost: $61.06
Wellness Plus Savings: $35.66
Rite Aid Coupons: $0.00
Manufacturer Coupons: $18.00
Subtotal: $7.40 (+$1.71 tax)
Plenti Points Used: $9.11
Total Out of Pocket Cost: $0.00 (+$0.00 tax)
Plenti Points Earned: 700 (100 points from Covergirl, (2) 300 points from Tresemme)
 

CVS Shopping Trip 6/6/2015

I needed to stop into CVS tonight because my ECBs were expiring.  When I was actively shopping at CVS before I had no problem with using my ECBs if they were a few days past expiration but when I tried a few weeks ago the associate gave me a hard time about me trying to use them so I wanted to avoid that again.  I am still trying to cash out of CVS to be done with them again so I picked up some Centrum vitamins which will be a moneymaker after the SavingStar rebates go through.  Excellent deal for me to turn some of my ECBs into cash. 

I also picked up the Propel water since it was free.  I still was about $2.50 short of using my last expiring ECB so I just grabbed a small pack of Charmin toilet paper.  I thought I had a $0.75 coupon with me but unfortunately did not but decided it was the best thing for me to pick up since we are low on toilet paper anyways.  Yes, $3.00 is expensive for a small 4 pack but toilet paper is the one item we are brand loyal with so we typically have to pay a bit more but we save enough on other items to offset.


1 Charmin Ultra Strong 4ct ~ sale price $3.00 (shelf price $4.49)
Cost: $3.00

1 Propel Electrolyte Water 25.4oz ~ sale price $1.25 (shelf price $1.67)
Cost: $1.25 ($1.25 ECB, limit 1)

1 Centrum Silver Men's Vitamins 65ct ~ shelf price $9.49
1 Centrum Gummy Vitamins 70ct ~ 50% off price $3.99 (shelf price $7.99)
  -  (2) $4.00 manufacturer coupons from 5/31 RP
Cost: $5.48

Total Retail Cost: $23.64
CVS Sale Savings: $5.91
CVS Coupons: $0.00
Manufacturer Coupons: $8.00
ECBs Used: $8.00
Total Out of Pocket Cost: $0.21 (+$0.42 tax)
ECBs Earned: $1.25 ($1.25 ECB from Propel)

(I will get back $8.00 from SavingStar; $4.00 for purchasing Centrum Silver and $4.00 for purchasing Centrum Gummies.)

Friday, June 5, 2015

Rite Aid Shopping Trip 6/5/2015

Today I received a 30% off coupon in my email.  I wish I had known these were coming out since I bought razors at shelf price last night on my bronze cards.  The cashier told me to bring them back so we can return and purchase again with the 30% discount so I will get about $6.00 back.

This 30% coupon is good for the whole weekend, Friday thru Sunday and being that it covers two different sales weeks I wanted to test if it could be use more than once per card.  Some of the 30% coupons only work once per card but this one is allowed to be used multiple times.  After my transaction I asked the manager to do another transaction to test the 30% coupon.  I used the same card and the 30% coupon worked again no problem!

I just did one transaction tonight.  Now that I know a bit more about the 30% coupon I can plan my transactions for the next two days.  I still need to pick up a razor and cartridge on my second gold card and finish up the Covergirl deal on that card since it has the most tracking.

 

2 Venus Swirl Razor 1ct ~ 30% off price $6.99 (shelf price $9.99)
  -  (1) $3.00 Load2Card coupon
  -  (1) $4.00 catalina coupon
Cost: $6.98 (700 points, limit 2)

1 Tresemme Shampoo 28oz ~ sale price $4.00 (shelf price $5.79)
1 Tresemme Conditioner 28oz ~ sale price $4.00 (shelf price $5.79)
1 Tresemme Shampoo 32oz ~ sale price $4.00 (shelf price $5.79)
1 Tresemme Conditioner 32oz ~ sale price $4.00 (shelf price $5.79)
  -  (4) $2.00 manufacturer coupons from 5/17 RP
Cost $8.00 (300 points wyb 2, limit 2)

Total Retail Cost: $43.14
Wellness Plus Savings: $11.16
Rite Aid Coupons: $2.00
Manufacturer Coupons: $15.00
Subtotal: $14.98 (+$2.02 tax)
Plenti Points Used: $17.00
Total Out of Pocket Cost: $0.00 (+$0.00 tax)
Plenti Points Earned: 2,000 ((2) 700 points from Gillette, (2) 300 points from Tresemme)

Thursday, June 4, 2015

Rite Aid Shopping Trip 6/4/2015

When at a Rite Aid a little bit further away from me I saw they still had some Gillette Men's Body cartridges on clearance for 50% off.  Since the coupons from the P&G require a razor and cartridge purchase I thought this would be a decent deal for me to do on my two non-gold cards if I bought a razor with each cartridge pack.  Transactions were the same just different cards.

Transactions #1-2

 

1 Gillette Body Cartridges 4ct ~ clearance price $9.14 (shelf price $18.29)
1 Gillette Fusion Proglide Razor 1ct ~ shelf price $9.99
  -  (1) $6.00 manufacturer coupon from 5/31 P&G
Cost: $13.13

Total Retail Cost: $28.28
Wellness Plus Savings: $9.15
Rite Aid Coupons: $0.00
Manufacturer Coupons: $6.00
Subtotal: $13.13 (+$1.29 tax)
Plenti Points Used: $14.42
Total Out of Pocket Cost: $0.00 (+$0.00 tax)
Plenti Points Earned: 1,400 ((2) 700 points from Gillette)