More Rite-Aid Trips This Week + Weis & Ibotta

That $10 when you spend $40 In-AdQ at Rite-Aid this week was too tempting so I went back and used my card to try to uses it/earn it.

Here's what I bought.........

2 x Nature Valley granola bars 20% discount($3.43)=$6.86
4 x R-A Hydrogen Peroxide 20% discount($1.75)=$7.00
1 x Mitchum men's deo 20% discount=$3.59
1 x Mitchum "Nature Power" ladies deo 20% discount=$4.79
6 x Orbit gum on sale 3/$3=$6.00
1 x Bic Flex 5 razor 20% discount=$5.99
1 x Uno card game 20% discount=$6.39
2 x Nature's Truth Vitamin E stick BOGO=$1.99
SubTotal.......$42.61

Coupons Used
* 1 x $10 BC wys $40 Q
2 x $2/1 R-A peelieQ(on Nature Valley)=$4.00
1 x .50¢/1 Nature Valley L2CQ=.50¢
2 x $2/1 Mitchum R-A In-adQ=$4.00
1 x $2/1 Mitchum Nature Power deo ManuQ=$2.00
6 x .50¢/1 R-A peelieQ(on Orbit gums)=$3.00
1 x $3/1 Bic Flex razor R-A In-adQ=$3.00
1 x $3/1 Bic Flex razor ManuQ=$3.00
1 x $1 Catalina good on anything/earned on Gerber foods=$1.00
Coupon Total........$20.50

$42.61-$20.50=$22.11+.41¢ sales tax=$22.52 paid for with BC.

I earned back $19 in new Bonus Cash($10 wyspend $40, 2 x $2 wyb2 Peroxide, $5 Uno).
I earned $2.10 in rebates on Ibotta($2 Nature's Truth, .10¢ when you buy anything).
I also earned $1.50 on a Bonus Cash Challenge for Orbit gum once April gets here.

So $22.52 spent and $22.60 earned back in BC and/or cash rebates.

I also found this at a different R-A in their clearance section and bought it........

Marked down 75% so it was $3.62 and I got back $5 in an Ibotta cash rebate.  I got paid $1.38 to take this home. ;-)

Here's another trip to R-A on son's card to a different store this week.  I was looking for the Natural Power Mitchum so I could use my stacked Qs for it.  I also found some 75% clearance items that I had Qs for and discount candy with .50¢ off stickers so I made a $15 transaction(for 2 of the Bonus Cash Challenges for this account).

1 x Mitchum deo 20% discount=$4.79
1 x Love Beauty Planet hair spray 75% off=$2.24
2 x Almay lip sticks 75% off($2.07 ea)=$4.14
2 x Nature's Truth Vitamin E sticks BOGO=$1.99
1 x R-A pencil sharpener 20% disc=.79¢
5 x candy bars on sale 77¢=$3.85
SubTotal.........$17.80

Coupons Used
1 x $2/1 Mitchum In-adQ=$2.00
1 x $2/1 Mitchum Natural Power ManuQ=$2.00
1  $1.50/1 Love Beauty Planet IPQ=$1.50
2 x $2/1 Almay lip item ManuQ=$4.00
5 x .50¢ instant R-A stickers=$2.50
Coupon Total........$12.00

$17.80-$12.00=$5.80 + .26¢ tax=$6.06 paid for with Bonus Cash.

I earned another .75¢ for a R-A HOME BC Challenge and another $15 or over visit so I only need one more $15 trip on this card to earn $7 for the Visit 6 times BC Challenge.
I also earned $2 cash from Ibotta for buying the Vitamin E sticks.

There is a Weekend Warrior of $5 for buying 4 items this weekend in my Ibotta gallery so I put together a little scenario for that as well on Thursday. All but the first item were bought at Weis on Thursday......

2 x Nature's Truth Vitamin E sticks(the same ones above/I didn't buy 2 more lol)=$1.99
1 x bag of Ruby Frost apples=$2.99
4 x Purina high protein wet dog food $1 ea.=$4.00
1 x Nutrish dog treats on sale=$2.50
Total.......$11.48

Ibotta Rebates
Nature's Truth=$2.00
Apples=$1.00
Dog Food=$1.00
Dog Treats=.75¢
WWarrior wyb4=$5.00
Ibotta Total....$9.75

$11.48-$9.75=$1.73 OOP for all items in the photo.

I also went to Weis on Friday to get the freebie and the Friday deals.......

Friday deals-Lysol toilet bowl cleaner was .99¢  I used 4 .50¢/1 Qs that doubled to $1 so .04¢ in overage to apply to other items in my order.
The Keebler cookies are $1.97 this ad and I used 2 .75¢/1 Qs that doubled to $1.50 so each pack cost .47¢.
I also printed the .55¢/1 Little Debbie fudge brownie with English walnuts Q x 2 that was on coupons dotcom last week or so(it's NLA now).  I found this variety at the Weis across the street from the R-A where I found the make-up clearance pictured above, and LD snacks are 3/$5 this week, so I got 2 boxes of brownies for $1.14 total OOP(.57¢ each).
The Pure Leaf was a clearance find(not marked on the shelf-I found out about it from a Weis Q group on FB)$1.49 per bottle for the Hibiscus Lemonade Tea variety.  Between my store and the Weis in the town West of here let's just say I am well stocked on that now. lolz  And no, I didn't clear them out.

I saw lots of panic buying on Thursday and Friday at various Weis stores while I was out. Crazy!  People are not making fun of me for having a well stocked pantry now, are they? ;-)

It's always a good idea to keep extra food/paper goods as your extra cash allows. 
You never know when your store supply chains will be disrupted. 
Blizzards, tornadoes, hurricanes(where I grew up), earthquakes and now pandemics with a fear of being quarantined or having to self-isolate.  These are all reasons to keep your wits about you but have a stockpile of whatever size works for you.

Do you keep a stockpile?
If you don't you should.


Sluggy

Weekend Ibotta Shopping & Dollar Generals Clearance Deals

Even feeling like crap I still did some Weis and Walmart shopping over last weekend to earn the $5 Weekend Warrior Bonus when you buy 8 qualifying items.

First at Weis......

Spent $24.67 w/sales tax
Earned $10.32 on Ibotta

Then Walmart........

Spent $11.28 w/sales tax
Earned $5.73 on Ibotta

Got the $5 Bonus so $21.05 in Ibotta rebates total.
$35.95-$21.05 rebates=$14.90 OOP for all 9 items.

The 4 best deals here were the Nivea lotion was $1.23 after 2/1 ManQ/2 rebates, the Noodle cups were .03¢ total after rebate, the Minute Rice cup was a .21¢ moneymaker and the Nivea shave foam was a $1.60 moneymaker(2 x $2-$2/2 ManQ-$3.60 rebates).
We NEVER get Nivea ManuQ in our inserts here but we did a week ago last Sunday so I am making an effort to use them! lolz

I need to buy only 3 more qualifying Ibotta items before 2/17 to earn another $10 "Cupid Cash" Bonus so that's the "mission" this week. ;-)  The Weekend Warrior Deal was over the weekend but this Cupid Cash runs 10 days and everything bought during the WWD applies toward the CCD too.
Except one of my store trips(the Weis one)isn't showing as counting toward the CCD presently but that one was within the time frame for both deals.  I guess I have to write to Ibotta about it but I did make a trip yesterday to Weis and bought more items that qualify(luckily)so maybe I'll just wait a bit.

Then last weekend I hit the Dollar General Clearance Event on Saturday and utilized the $5 when you spend $25 digital Q.
I also hit another DG south of me that's pretty much in the middle of nowhere because I figured they'd have more/better stuff and they did.  Plus since my total was over $25 there the manager/cashier gave me another $5/$25 printed Q to use on that order.
Sweet!

At the first store among my scores was this food item........

Cans of chili for .39¢ each.  This stuff is not Hormel by no means(what Hubs and Ex-CB prefer)but they have had it in the past and it is serviceable on their burritos.  So for that price I got 8 cans.
I got Ex-CB 3 Powerades too....$1 off when you bought 3 and with the piece of the $5/$25 each bottle was .54¢.

I bought other items in my orders(socks, doggie treats and other things that don't count in my food/toiletries budget/spending)but here is the rest of what I bought not including the stuff noted above........

4 x Dove men's gift sets
5 x Axe men's gift sets
2 x Dial men's gift sets
5 x Dr. Teal's gift sets
1 x Calgon gift set
1 x Whole Blends mini gift set
1 x Colgate twin pack toothpaste
2 x Suave men's shampoo
2 x Head and Shoulders conditioner
1 x 6 pack Dial soap
2 x DG ladies razor packs
4 x Assorted bottles of body wash(Palmer's/St. Ives/Dial/Nivea)

All were discontinued/discounted items at various %s then 50% off that amount for the clearance sale plus I used 2 x $5/wyspend $25 Qs and I also used $5 total in other digital DGQs on assorted items in the photo.
I'm not divulging what I actually spent on all this OOP yet as the February giveaway will involve guessing that amount. 8-))

Some of the above will be used as Christmas gifts, some for giveaways in the future and what we are keeping has been accounted for in my food/toiletries spending from this past week on last Monday's post.

I confess that I don't shop at Dollar General really but if I am up for going out I'll hit these Clearance Events they hold because you never know what goodies you'll find.  I believe my last trip to one was Last May.
The only other time I go there really is when they have discounted gift card deals sporadically.

Did any of y'all hit the DG clearance sale?
Any great buys there?


Sluggy

Rite-Aid Again.....And I Still Have to Go Back Again this Week!

2 Trips to Rite-Aid in the past 2 days....

1 x Suave Pro 'Poo on sale $2.50/wellness discount greater=$2.39
1 x Vaseline Lotion on sale=$2.50
2 x Degree Deodorant on sale=$5.00
1 x Ben-Gay Cream w/20% wellness discount=$4.79
1 x Breathe Right strips w/raincheck=$2.99
SubTotal.....$17.67

Coupons Used
1 x Free Item Q Suave Pro item(facebook homemailer Q)=$2.50
1 x $1/1 Vaseline ManuQ(sunday's inserts)=$1.00
1 x BOGO Degree Deodorant ManuQ(sunday's inserts)=$2.50
1 x $3/1 Ben-Gay ManuQ=$3.00
1 x $2/1 Ben-Gay In-Ad RAQ=$2.00
1 x Free Item Breathe Strips RA wellness acct. Q=$5.99*automatically takes off full price amount
Coupon Total.....$16.99

$17.67-$16.99=$.68+.24¢ tax=$.92OOP put on Rite-Aid gift card.
I received $3 +Ups(WYB 4 select Suave/Vaseline/Degree/etc. items).
The Breathe Rights count toward the $25 Allergy Deal and the Ben-Gay counts toward the $25 Weekend Warrior Deal.

Then this morning I did this.....

1 x Revlon Crazy Shine Buffer w/wellness discount=$2.79
1 x Precise Patch w/raincheck=$5.00
1 x Breathe Right strips w/raincheck=$2.99
1 x Reach toothbrush w/raincheck=$.99
1 x Reach Floss w/wellness discount=$1.83
2 x RA Hydrogen Peroxide BOGO sale=$2.19
1 x Cella Cherry w/wellness discount=$.26
SubTotal...$16.05

Coupons Used
1 x $3/$15 purchase RA survey Q=$3.00
1 x $2/1 Crazy Shine Buffer RA wellness Q=$2.00
1 x $2/1 Precise item Q(sunday inserts a couple weeks ago)=$2.00
1 x Free Item Breathe Right wellness acct. Q=$5.99 *takes off full price automatically
1 x $1/1 Reach toothbrush tearpad Q(from my dentist)=$1.00
1 x $2/1 Reach floss tearpad Q(from my dentist)=$2.00
Coupon Total....$15.99

$16.05-$15.99=$.06 OOP  put on Rite-Aid gift card
I qualified for SCR #34($2.00)Buffer.
The Precise qualifies for the $25 Weekend Warrior Deal and the Breathe Rights qualify for the $25 Allergy Deal.

I've still got $16 +Ups to use before Saturday night since I haven't actually spent any so far this week.lol
I'm probably going to finish off the Allergy and Weekend Warrior deals tomorrow and then spend down what +Ups I have leftover after that by buying soda.  Then I should have enough for the Graduation Party and for #2 son and his friends(IF I hide it and ration it out thru the summer), and I shouldn't have to buy soda again until the fall.

THESE TRIPS
Number of Transactions.....2
Total Spent....$.98 (put on free Rite-Aid gift card)
Value of Items....$46.22
SCR qualified for...$2.00
Other Rebates earned...$0.00
Gift Cards earned....$0.00
+Up Rewards earned...$3.00
+Up Rewards spent.....$0.00
+Up Rewards left to spend.....$60.00  And I have $46.74 left on my gift card.




Rite-Aid GRAND TOTALS--MAY Rebate Period so far

Number of Transactions......19
Total Spent....$9.72 put on free Gift Cards/Certificates so ZERO OOP
Value of Items purchased....$872.92
SCR qualified for....$16.00
Other Cash....$0.00
Additional Rebates....$0.00
Additional Non-Cash Rewards....$0.00

+UPS Totals for May SCR period
+Up Rewards carryover from 5/21.....$57.00
+Up Rewards spent....$103.52
+Up Rewards earned....$112.52
+Up Rewards left....$60.00  includes ALL +Ups not just ones from this SCR period

Sluggy