Rite-Aid the Week of 1/11-1/17

Here are my shops for this past week.  I am sorry I didn't get it up before the sales week ending so I can't be of a help to anyone figuring out the deals this time.
There wasn't much to get anyway.  ;-)

Transaction #1.......

and this which I forgot to take a pic of with the other stuff.....remembered after changing the tablecloth from a Christmas theme.........

1 x GE light bulbs on sale=$7.99
1 x Max-Freeze on sale=$5.00
2 x Colgate toothbrushes on sale=$5.98
1 x Xmas candy bar 75% off=$.32
SubTotal.....$19.29

Coupons Used
1 x $1/1 GE light bulbs IPQ(nla)=$1.00
1 x $2/1 Zim's product(Max Freeze)Facebook Q=$2.00
1 x $1/2 Colgate toothpaste ManuQ=$1.00
Coupon Total.......$4.00

$19.29-$4=$15.29 + .05¢tax=$15.34

I used $15 in +Up Rewards and paid .34¢ OOP.
I earned $14 in new +Up Rewards($5 GE, $5 Zim's, 2 x $2 Colgate)

Transaction #2 bought on the other card..................

1 x GE light bulbs on sale=$7.99
2 x Colgate toothbrushes on sale=$5.98
SubTotal........$13.97

Coupons Used
1 x $1/1 GE light bulbs ManuQ=$1.00
1 x $2/1 Colgate toothbrushes ManuQ=$1.00
Coupon Total.......$2.00

$13.97-$2=$11.97 + .08¢ tax=$12.05

I used a $10 +Up Reward and paid $2.05 OOP.
I earned $9 in new +Up Rewards($5 GE, 2 x $2 Colgate).


This week's totals--
$25 in +Ups spent
$23 in +Ups earned
$2.39 spent OOP
$60.92 retail value in goods brought home.

Total spent at Rite-Aid in Jan. to-date..........$6.65 cash(after $4.49 rollover in credit from 2014 applied).
Total value of goods bought..........$269.61

My stack of +Ups are down to $36.
I figure I'll be out of +Ups by mid-February(maybe sooner)and then I'll take 4-6 months off from Rite-Aid shopping unless a tremendous deal comes around.
This is my pattern......heavy Rite-Aid activity late in the year and tapering off a couple months into the following year.
Nobody can keep this deal shopping pace up year round! 8-)

Sluggy


 

Rolling/Spending the +Up Rewards This Week....Part 1

Lots of +Ups to spend/roll at Rite-Aid this week.
Let me apologize in advance for all the Rite-Aid posts I need to subject everyone to in the coming days.

Here is what I did today, Sunday--

First on my Wellness card........

4 x Gear Deodorant on sale $3=$12.00
2 x Nexxus 'Poo 20% wellness disc=$10.06
2 x Simplify bottled water on sale but 20% disc. less=$5.48 *Not pictured*
2 x GE light bulbs on sale=$7.98
2 x Dove 20% wellness discount?=$7.58(1 rang up $3.99, 1 rang up $3.59 **I bought the wrong kind**
SubTotal.....$43.20

Coupons Used
4 x $2/1 Gear Deodorant IPQ=$8.00
2 x $3/1 Nexxus item VideoValuesQ(Dec.)=$6.00
1 x $2/1 GE light bulb VideoValuesQ(Dec.)=$2.00
1 x $1/1 GE light bulb ManuQ=$1.00
1 x $2.50/1 GE light bulb IPQ(NLA)=$2.50
2 x $1/1 Dove hair item VideoValuesQ(Dec.)=$2.00
Coupon Total......$21.50

$43.20-$21.50=$21.70

I used $21 in +Up Rewards and paid .35¢ on a free R-A gift card I used up, and .35¢ OOP.
I received back $12 in new +Up Rewards(2 x $2 wyb2 Gear, 2 x $1 Simplify water, 2 x $3 GE bulbs).

I screwed up the Dove Deal (Buy 2/Get $2 +Ups)and didn't get that $2 +Ups I was expecting but I didn't notice it until I got home.  Evidently the Dove 'Poo with the bonus mini bottle on it didn't count toward the Deal so I'll have to go back and return/rebuy the correct types.
So instead of earning $14 in +Ups I got $12.
bleh.

Ya see?
Even folks who have their proverbial Rite-Aid shit together screw things up sometimes.
Can I blame the cashier?  He likes to chat and distract me.
Yeah, that's it! lolz


Then I bought this stuff on my son's card.......

2 x GE light bulbs on sale=$7.98
1 x Simplify water case=$2.79
SubTotal......$10.77

I used--
1 x $1/1 GE light bulbs IPQ=$1.00
1 x $2.50/1 GE light bulbs IPQ(NLA)=$2.50
1 x $2/1 GE light bulbs VideoValuesQ(Dec.)=$2.00
Coupon Total.....$5.50


$10.77-$5.50=$5.27

I used a $5 +Up Reward and paid .27¢ OOP.

I received back $7 in new +Up Rewards(2 x $3 GE, $1 Simplify water).

Once I got return the Dove 'Poo(giving me $7.58), rebuy the correct varieties(spending $7 of that $7.58), I'll get a $2 +Ups and have .58¢ gain Cash having converted that amount from the +Ups that I spent the first time buying the 'Poo.  I'll apply that .58¢ to my OOP for the month at Rite-Aid.

I have $10.06 tracking toward a $10 Nexxus +Ups(just have to spend $9.94 more, which means free hair product).  Unfortunately I don't have any more Nexxus coupons to make buying that $9.94 a partial moneymaker too.

I also have $18.03 earned on my card toward this "Buy & Earn" thing Rite-Aid just started and $7.98 on son's card.

So once I rebuy the Dove I'll have used $26 +Ups and earned $21 +Ups on these 2 transactions.
I'll have paid .62¢ OOP(or rather .04¢ OOP after applying the .58¢ gain on the return) and have $84.95 in products.

I have $1 in +Ups to use Monday and $15 to use on Tuesday so I'll stop back in after getting blood work done on Monday and roll/spend those $16 +Ups.
Then I am good until Thursday when another $4 in +Ups is expiring.

My brain is aching from thinking up what to buy/how to use these +Ups up! ;-)



Sluggy