Rite-Aid This Week

I went out early this morning as the forecast is calling for bad stuff later.
Here are the goodies from Rite-Aid---

1 x Colgate toothpaste on sale=$2.99
1 x Colgate mouthwash on sale=$2.99
1 x Aleve PM w/20% Wellness discount=$5.43
1 x Mucinex tea meds on sale $6.99 but 20% Wellness disc. better=$6.23*
SubTotal......$17.64

Coupons Used
1 x $1/1 Colgate toothpaste ManuQ(inserts last week)=$1.00
1 x .75/1 Colgate toothpaste IPQ(HERE )=$.75
1 x $2/1 Aleve item IPQ(coupons dotcom)=$2.00
1 x $1/1 Aleve item VideoValuesQ=$1.00
1 x $6.99/1 In-Ad Mucinex tea Q=$6.99
Coupon Total......$11.74

$17.64-$11.74=$5.90 + .08¢tax=$5.98
I used $5 in +Up Rewards and paid .98¢ OOP.
I received back $6 in new +Up Rewards(2 x $2 Colgate, $2 Aleve).

*The Mucinex threw me a curveball since my 20% Wellness discount is better than the sale price of $6.99.
The In-ad Q still rang up and took off $6.99 instead of the $6.23 I paid.  I was prepared to pay $6.66(+tax), using $6 in +Ups instead of the $5 I used.  This meant my OOP was about 30¢ more than I thought but I didn't use $1 in +Ups.
Everything worked out ok anyway.

My +Ups don't expire now until November 29 or 30th so I am good going into the Black Friday sales days.

Here is my BF sale plan for Thursday of the sale---

2 x Planters nuts gift pack.  It's $5.99 on sale, gives a $3 +Ups but I have my rain check from last Christmas(they never got anymore back in stock after they sold out that weekend).  The RC lets me purchase 2 gift sets for $2.99 each.  But if I wait and use it during the BF sale I'll get $3 +Ups back too, meaning I'll spend $5.98 and get back $6 in +Ups for 2, essentially paying nothing for them. Unfortunately unless you got a rain check for this item last year you can't duplicate this one.

1 x GE light bulb for $3.99, giving a $3.99 +Ups.
1 x Philips ear buds for $6.00, giving a $6 +Ups.
1 x Vaseline lotion on sale $2.99, giving a $2 +Ups.  I have a $2 Hangtag Q for this so spending .99¢, get $2 +Ups back.
1 x Listerine floss on sale $2.99.  I have a $1/1 IPQ(coupons dotcom)so I'll pay $1.99 and it gives a $2 +Ups back.

Total spending of $18.95......I'll use my $18 in +Ups and pay .95¢(plus any tax)OOP.
I'll receive back $19.99 in new +Up Rewards(2 x $3 Planters, $3.99 GE, $6 Philips, 2 x $2 Vaseline and Listerine).

And remember---Get RAIN CHECKS on all the freebies if they are out of them and they are things you can use.   Rain checks for items that give back amounts equal to what you pay for them means FREE items when they come back in stock.

Sluggy


 

Rite-Aid Black Friday Deals

**Sonya, don't read this, it will only frustrate you. hehehe**


If you have +Up Rewards to roll, here are a list of the items you can pick up at R-A 11/27-11/29 for FREE after +Up Rewards.
Now go find some Qs that make these better than FREE and print them now!

These are posted at Slick Deals--

FREE after +UPS

 Bumble Bee tuna $1
Russell Stover singles 2/$2
Lays Stax 2/$3
RA gift wrap tape 2/$2
GE CFL bulbs $3.99
Philips earbuds $6
RA bath pouf $1.99
socks $1
RA cotton balls $2
JR Watkins lotion 5.99
Conair brush 2.99
RA pantiliners $1
RA mouthwash 1.49
RA cough drops 1.49
RA travel cotton swabs .99
RA tb $1
Nivea tin .59
Aim/Pepsodent $1

Not sure on the limits but most will be 1 per wellness card I am thinking.

There will also be a $50 Home Despot gift card giving $10 in +Ups and a choice of Old Navy/Gap/Banana Republic gift cards giving $25 +Ups.....not sure how much you have to spend to get that $25 reward but the feeling is it's $100 in gift cards to get the $25 +Ups reward.

If you don't have +Up Rewards to roll and you want to minimize your OOP spending and grow your +Ups stash, then you should select a few of these to buy(I'd go with what will sell out fastest), buy them(spend money)and then roll them the next 2 days into other Free after +Up Rewards items.

For example, I'd get the ear buds(my store only as a few in stock)and the light bulb(another low inventory item here)first.....pay $9.99(plus any applicable tax).  Then roll that $9.99 in +Ups and get the JR Watkins lotion 5.99, Conair brush 2.99 and the RA mouthwash 1.49= $10.47.....use $9.99 +Ups and pay .48¢ OOP, then go back Saturday and use the $10.47 in +Ups you got on Friday and buy a combination of which of the items left you want and they still have in stock that gets you near or just over $10.47.

And remember to get RAIN CHECKS on everything!  Most of this isn't stuff only stocked for the Holidays so you can go back whenever you want and get it for FREE later on in 2015.  8-)))

Sluggy