First off I had to go have blood drawn. The nurse couldn't find my vein so I got stuck in both arms...ugh.
Then I finally hauled this off to the local Food Bank....
4 x Kids Soap
14 x Cat Treats *Not pictured
1 x Cat Litter *Not pictured
12 x Hot Sauce
2 x Pasta Noodles
2 x Pasta Sauce
4 x Peanut Butter
10 x Canned Peas
2 x Canned Pasta
3 x Barbecue Sauce *Not pictured
Donation Total....61 Items
Plus I gave them a check for $100 per my JUNE FOOD STAMP CHALLENGE pledge.
Yearly Food Bank Donation Total....227 + $100
April....78
May....88
July....61
I didn't get a chance to lay it all out nice on the table this time before it went into the car but here is what Hubs hauled up to Salvation Army....
9 Cube World Toys
3 packs Halloween Make-up
2 Lamps
1 Set of 4 Glass Goblets
2 Boyds Glass Xmas Ornaments
2 Boxes of Beanie Baby Cards
1 Book on Tape/Audio Book
2 Matted Art Prints
1 Homer Simpson Talking Cookie Jar
1 Small Soldiers Animated Bank
USED ITEMS
5 Halloween Costumes
Metal Folding Plant Shelf
Gettysburg Army Men Set
Baseball Glove
Dog Dish
10 Theater Books
Fisher Price Pirate Ship and Accessories
8 Stuffed Animals
10 Mark Twain Books
Total Items for this Donation....62
April Total....96
May Total....72
June Total....45
July Total....107
Yearly Total to Date....320 Items.
Yearly Total for all Donations(Salvation Army & Food Bank) so far.....547 items + $100
#2 son had a sleepover last night so I had to hit the grocery store for 'necessities' like chips, pepperoni for the pizzas I made them, milk, popcorn, to the tune of $12.20. Add in the bag of healthy chips I wanted to try(I did have a coupon) and the bag of dog food for $1.99(again, with a coupon.lol)and the bill came to $16.42.
And a trip to Rite-Aid, probably the only one for this week's sales since we have packing and stuff to do before we leave for vacation.
2 x StayFree Pads on sale $3.00=$6.00
2 x Nivea Men's Body Wash on sale $1.99=$3.98
1 x Olay Total Effects Body Wash w/20% discount=$3.99
1 x Ivory Soap 4 pack w/20% discount=$2.63
1 x Colgate Total Toothpaste on sale $3 but 20% discount greater=$2.95
1 x Reach Dental Floss on sale=$.99
1 x Reach Toothbrush on sale $3.99 but 20% discount greater=$3.59
SubTotal....$24.13
Coupons Used
1 x $5 off $20 Purchase AdPerks(my only one! sniff)=$5.00
1 x BOGO StayFree ManuQ=$3.00
1 x $1/1 StayFree ManuQ(from some magazine I had)=$1.00
1 x $4/2 Nivea Body Wash IPQ=$4.00*
I x $4/1 Olay Total Effects ManuQ=$4.00
1 x Buy One OlayTF/Get One Ivory Product free ManuQ=$3.00**
1 x $1/1 Colgate Toothpaste ManuQ=$1.00
1 x $1/1 Reach Floss or Toothbrush IPQ=$1.00*
1 x $1/1 Reach Toothbrush ManuQ=$1.00
Coupon Total....$23.00
$24.13-$23.00=$1.13 OOP put on free Rite-Aid Gift Card so ZERO out of pocket
I qualified for SCR#80 $2.99(Reach Toothbrush)=$2.99
The Reach Toothbrush, Colgate Paste and Reach Floss also qualify toward SCR #556, so I have $7.53 toward the $15 needed to earn a $5 Rite-Aid Gift Card.
I also earned +UPs in the amount of $8 for this transaction....2 x $1(Nivea), $1(Reach Tbrush), $3(Colgate), $2(J&J-StayFree).
Yes, each Nivea Body Wash triggered a separate +UP in the same transaction.
*Both the Nivea and the Reach IPQs beeped as the amount of the item was 1 cent below the coupon value. The cashier had to manually imput them into the register.
**The cashier insisted on marking the Ivory Soap Q for $3.00, even though I told her twice the soap only rang up $2.63 because of my Wellness discount. Well you can't say I didn't try....lol
So $1.13 on gift card/oop and getting back $2.99 in rebates and $8 more in +UPs to spend.
It's a fine way to start the new SCR period for August.
MONTHLY TOTALS-AUGUST Rebate Period
Number of Transactions......1
Total Spent....$1.13--all put on free Gift Cards/Certificates
Value of Items purchased....$37.21
SCR qualified for....$2.99 in cash and $0 in Gift Cards
Other Cash....$0
Additional Non-Cash Rewards....$0
+Up Rewards earned=$8.00
Total 'Spent'...$1.13(on gift cards)
Total Cash I'm getting Back=$2.99
Total Gift Cards I'm getting=$0
+Up Rewards left to spend=$24.00(including the $9 that didn't print last week)
Today, Wednesday, is more packing, cleaning the car EGADS!, gardening and making lists for the trip, for the kids chores and last minute checklists, cooking, cleaning, laundry and then a dip in the pool & probably a nap since nobody got much sleep here last night...hmmm, I wonder if 3 teenage boys tromping around until 3am had anything to do with that.....ya think??lol
So what do you have up on deck today?
Sluggy
You donated a LOT of stuff! Good for you! You were really nice to have a sleepover when you have so much to do!
ReplyDeleteYou continue to amaze me--not only for your shopping prowess but also for the donations you make. I hope y'all have a lovely vacation.
ReplyDeleteThat is so cool that you can do that with all your freebies and cheapies!
ReplyDeleteGood for you!
There is a $5/$25 RA good thru the end of sept - it came in the "welcome" packages when you sign up for a wellness card and is not linked to any particular card - they give it to you as a pdf and it's not limited to one print anywhere in the email. Frugalsuz has a link to it on her blog.
ReplyDeleteMary--Thanks for that. As I was in a test market area for the wellness our welcome Q was a loooong time ago and has expired. I did see frugalsuz's link, thanks.
ReplyDeleteThere is also a redplum Rite-Aid Q out(or was?)...I can't seem to find it now. And I have a $5/$25 that is good until the end of the year that I received for signing up for a regional online newsletter earlier this year so I won't be lacking for $5 off $25 Qs. I do prefer the $5 off $20 though as it's easier to get to $20 with no OOP.
If anyone wants a copy of my $5/$25 that's good until Dec., just email me.