Sunday Shopping....Big Lots & Rite-Aid

Hubs and I went to Big Lots on Sunday while we were out.

10 x Old Orchard 100% Juice on sale $2=$20.00
2 x Ground Cumin $1=$2.00
1 x Nido dry milk=$3.00
1 x Tuna Helper=$1.00
Total....$26.00

The juice was $2.50 and marked down to $2.00 so we stocked up.  I only buy the 100% stuff, never the juice "sugared up cocktail" varieties.lol
I was out of cumin.
I wanted to try the Nido dry milk as I've heard of it for years but have never found it on the shelf around here before.  It was $3 and makes 2 gallons.....I have no idea if that is a good price but since fresh milk is regulated by the PA Dairy Board(ie-the price is artificially inflated and regulated and does not fluctuate due to supply and demand like it does in the rest of the country), we pay almost $4 a gallon for milk.  So 2 gallons for $3 is a deal to us.

The Tuna Helper......well, it was an impulse buy.  We haven't had it in ages and if I don't get a bare minimum of processed crap my brain might seize up. ;-)

Then I went off to Rite-Aid by myself.
I went because I had a $4 Hydro Razor Q that was expiring on Sunday to pair with a Rite-Aid emailed $2 Q.  I planned to get the Hydro 3 razor and after 20% Wellness discount and Qs it would have cost me .67¢.
Well, the plan was great.....except that the store was out of 3's and only had the more expensive 5's.
Ugh.  The $1.63 THAT razor would have cost was a good deal but I didn't get it, because I didn't need a razor.  Hubs like cheap single blade disposable razors....go figure!
But I just couldn't leave Rite-Aid without SOMETHING, now could I?LOL

2 x Powerade on sale .88¢=$1.76
2 x Extra Gum on sale 2/$2=$2.00** RANG UP w/ 20% Wellness discount instead $1.03=$2.06
1 x St. Joseph Aspirin 200 ct. on sale=$5.99
4 x Oreos on sale 2/$6=$12.00
SubTotal......$21.81

Coupons Used
1 x $1.50/2 Powerade AdPerk Q=$1.50
2 x .50¢/1 Extra Gum AdPerk Q=$1.00
1 x .50¢/2 Extra Gum IPQ(walmart site)=$.50
2 x $1/2 Oreos AdPerks Q=$2.00
2 x $1/2 Oreos IPQ(Smartsource dotcom)=$2.00
Coupon Total....$7.00

$21.81-$7.00=$14.81
I used $11 in +Up Rewards....$14.81-$11.00=$3.81 + .04¢tax=$3.85 OOP


$3.85 OOP sort of....

I was suppose to get $11 in +Ups back($5 St. Joseph, 2 x $2 Oreos wyb2, $1 wyb 2Extra Gums).
But the Gum was NOT coded to produce +Ups OR come up as $1 purchase price.
So I put $1.10 on my free gift card(a moment of silence for the end of the gift card please....), paid $3.75 in cash.
When I told them the Gum $1 +Ups didn't print, they gave me a dollar back.....so I "paid" $2.75 cash.
I didn't notice that the gum rang up 6 cents too much.  If I go by there this week, I'll get my pennies back for that.

So I paid $2.75 and got $10 +Up Rewards back.
But that's not all....

I bought $12 of Oreos and there is a $2 SCRebate this month for that, so I'll get $2 cash back next month for that.
There is also a St. Joseph's SCRebate.  It's advertised in the Weekly ad as on sale for $5.99 AND a $2 SCR available for this same size product.
But if you look in the SCR catalog, the rebate is for the 300 ct. bottle of aspirin, so I'll submit it and see if it comes through.  If it doesn't come through AND I want to be a hard ass I could call Corp. CS and argue about false/misleading advertising and such until they make good on it.
Whatever.....

I paid $.99 in the end for the aspirin and that's a great price on this 81 mg. stuff!  And it's something I use as I am on a baby aspirin regime. ;-)

So I paid $2.75 OOP, got $10 +Ups back and I'll get either $2 or $4 in cash back.
Either way, it's a good deal!


Cookies and Powerade going into the Marching Band supplies, Gum goes in the Xmas stocking box and the Aspirin goes into me. 8-)

As of now, my Monthly Rite-Aid Stats for JULY are....

Out Of Pocket....$16.36 cash
Value of items bought....$65.52+$49.25+$49.19 + $36.01=$199.97
Single Check Rebate due....$6.00(or $8.00)

+Ups at beginning of month...$33+
+Ups used....$55+
+Ups received...$32+
+Ups currently...$10+ 


Food Budget spent today.....$28.75

Did you find any good deals anywhere this past week?


Sluggy

It's Here Finally......Rite-Aid's WELLNESS Program Goes National April 18th

Sunday, April 18th is the day that Rite-Aid Drug Stores rolls out it's Wellness+ Program to all it's stores across the US.  You can go read up on this program, which essentially is a Customer Loyalty type Rewards Program, on their website or HERE.

Basically you present your card at the register every time you make a purchase so they can credit your account with your purchases.

For every 125 points you accrue from purchases, you are mailed a one-time 10% off shopping pass.

Once you have spent $500, you are eligible for a 10% discount throughout the store on regular priced items(some items are exempt like gift cards, phone cards, money orders, prescriptions, etc.)for the remainder of the calendar year..  If an item is on sale but a 10% reduction on the reg. price is more then you get whichever price saves you more money.

After you spend $1000, you earn a 20% discount on regular priced items.
At the $500 spending level you also get a certificate for a free health screening.

The spending points accrue and are valid toward your discount for 1 calendar year.  The beginning of a new year and you lose your discount level you have earned and start all over again accruing points.

Now if you are signed up and participate in the Single Check Rebate Program, Rite-Aid will or already has signed you up for the Wellness+ Program and has mailed you a program card. 
Isn't that nice of them?

Even though I already have a Wellness card I received a new card in the mail a few days ago.  It's not a duplicate but has a new member number on it.
Not sure yet if the old card will become obsolete and I'll be forced to activate this one to use or if I can use either or both.  I guess I'll find out the next time I hop over to Rite-Aid to buy something.

Now there are reports that along with the roll out of the Wellness Program nationwide, there have been changes to the Coupon Policy at Rite-Aid....thanks for the heads up on this from my bloggy friend over at I'm So Pretty I Fart Fairy Dust.  If accurate, this Coupon Policy will negatively impact the coupon using shopper and make it much harder to walk out of Rite-Aid with a load of stuff for pennies on the dollar.
I am so hoping this is NOT true.

Since I mention Rite-Aid on my blog frequently, they have been emailing me information now and again on 'goings on' at Rite-Aid that they want spread among the online community.  When my corporate mole contacted me about getting the word out about the roll-out of Wellness+ nothing was mentioned about any changes to the Coupon Policy like Fairy Dust heard about from another blogger's personal experience in the store. 
So I have contacted my source inside Rite-Aid Corporate on the details about any Policy changes and will update my readers once I hear back from my main man. ;-)

So stay tuned on this.....

Sluggy