Rite-Aid Porn....This Week's Moneymaker Haul!

So here is what I did at Rite-Aid this week.  It sure pulled me out of my funk at least for awhile and it was fun since the Deals worked without a hitch! 8-)))

I started with a $5 off $50 purchase Catalina Q that spit out last week when I picked up an Rx.
There is a diaper deal($10 Cat wys $30-limit 2 per card to pair with sale prices this week, IPQs and $10 in Plenti Points earned when you also spend $30), a bonafide double dip with the PPs and Catalina.
These diapers also triple dip with a spend $50 on select items/earn a $25 Toys R Us gift card.
In order to get the $10 Cat wys $30 to print twice I have to break up the diaper buying into two transations.  I also need to spend $50 on one of these transactions in order to use that $5 of my order Cat.
I get to the store and they only had size 5 diapers so I made sure I could exchange them for other sizes once they get more in(size 5 don't sell locally as well as smaller sizes).

I had with me.....
a Rain check(for Tummy Zen)
2 x $2/1 Tummy Zen Qs
8 x $2/1 Huggies Qs(also had 2 x $2/1 Load2Card Qs attached to my account but these sometimes don't work so I make sure I have enough IPQs to do the Deal instead too)
1 Free Item Dove Q(thanks Chris!)
$5 off $50 Purchase Catalina attached to my Wellness card

Transaction #1

4 x Huggies diapers on sale $8.49=$33.96
I used 4 x $2/1 Huggies IPQs.....$33.96-$8.00=$25.96
I spent $25.96 of my Plenti Points to pay.

I earned $10 back in new PPs and a $10 Catalina good on my next purchase, making my Plenti Points "spent down" by $15.96.(I used the $10 Cat in the second transaction so that's the second $10 Cat in the photo for illustration purposes.)
And I had $33.96 tracking toward the $50 needed to earn the $25 gift card.

Transaction #2(I need to spend $50 in this one before Qs.)

4 x Huggies diapers on sale $8.49=$33.96
2 x Tummy Zen(rain check for $2.50)=$5.00
1 x GE light bulbs on sale=$7.99
1 x Dove Deodorant spray 20% Wellness disc.=$6.63
SubTotal........$53.58


I used the $5 off $50 Purchase Catalina
$53.58-$5.00=$48.58

I used $18.63 in Qs(4 x $2/1=$8 diapers,2 x $2/1=$4 Tummy Zen, $6.63 Free Dove Q).
$48.58-$18.63=$29.95

I used the earned in Transation #1 $10 OYNO Cat.
$29.95-$10.00=$19.95

I paid with $19.95 in Plenti Points.
I earned $15 in new PPs($10 wys $30 diapers, $5 wyb light bulb).
$19.95-$15.00=$4.95
I am $4.95 "down" in PPs now.

But...
I earned another $10 OYNO Catalina.
I earned a free $25 Gift Card(for spending $50+ on select items that qualified).

I earned a $3 cash rebate for the Tummy Zen purchase on my Ibotta account.
I have 8 bags of diapers I can sell on the local yard sale site for between $40-$44 so my cash back potential is between $43-$47 total.

Spent down PPs by $20.91 total on both transactions in exchange for $3 cash in rebates, $10 store script, $40-$44 in cash and a $25 gift card.  So basically I just exchanged $20.91 in PPs for between $43-$47 in cash, $10 in more Rite-Aid products and a $25 gift card meaning I am "up" $22.09-$26.09 in cash and $35 in various store script.(Rite-Aid and Toys R Us).

I also have another $17.92 tracking on this account toward another $50 to earn a second $25 TRU Gift Card if I choose to do the gift card deal again(which I probably won't unless I can put together $32.08 in spending on qualifying items that costs me much less than that in my Plenti Points).

Then I got a reloadable AmEx gift card.............I heard it was giving double the Plenti Points back that it was suppose to.

I put $10 on the card(the minimum you can)and paid that plus the $2.95 fee=$12.95.

And as you can see it credited me with 2 x 500 Plenti Points or 1000 PPs(equal to $10 in PPs).

The limit on the AmEx card deal is two EXCEPT that after doing it once it showed as having reached the limit.  That's ok by me. 8-)
The cashier ran over to the gift card rack and bought one too after we saw that it gave double the PPs.
She then called her sister to tell her to go buy one at her local store and as I was leaving the store the cashier was telling all the customers at the checkout about the "deal" and telling them to go get a card too. lolz
* Be aware that you have to pay with cash to buy these AmEx cards and can't use a debit or a credit card.*

So I spent $12.95 and I got $20 back($10 in PPS and $10 in gift card credit)making me $7.05 "up" on the Deal.
A few caveats about these reloadable AmEx cards....
1. AmEx is accepted as less stores than Mastercard/Visa/Discover.  The card inside the packaging is a temporary card that needs no activation.
2. Though the card is good for about 5-6 years from purchase after 30 days AmEx starts charging at $4.95 fee to keep the card balance active so be sure to use whatever you load on that card within 30 days.
3. I have been told that in order to reload the card(that's free to do)you need to register the card and jump through hoops which some folks find a PITA to do.  Though reloads are free there is that $4.95 monthly fee thing.

I went into this knowing all the negatives and I only put the minimum amount on the card so it will be used up quickly.  And I don't plan on reloading it, especially if it will cost me $4.95 a month to carry a balance.
Basically I did this(X 3 Wellness accounts I have access to)to earn $7.05 in Plenti Points on each account.  This will come in handy(having lots of free PPs on each card)come Xmas shopping/Black Friday time when all those Rite-Aid Deals are available for the Holidays.

The only hitch is that I have to hold onto the diapers until I can exchange them for smaller sizes before I can sell them but I can live with that temporary hiccup.

Not a bad day's work, right?  8-))

Sluggy