Monday's Rite-Aid Trip

I hit Rite-Aid after my dr. appointment on Monday.

2 x Fruit Vines on sale=$2.00
4 x Tresemme 'Poo on sale=$15.96 *
2 x Garnier Cleansing Wipes BOGO 50%=$10.18
SubTotal.......$28.14

Coupons Used
1 x $1/2 Fruit Vines IPQ=$1.00
1 x $1/2 Fruit Vines VideoValuesQ=$1.00
4 x $2/1 Tresemme 'Poo ManuQ=$8.00
2 x $3/1 Garnier Cleanser IPQ(nla)=$6.00
Coupon Total......$16.00

$28.14-$16.00=$12.14

I used $12 in +Up Rewards and paid .14¢ OOP.

I received back $12 in new +Up Rewards($1 wyb2 Fruit Vines, 2 x $3 wyb2 Tresemme, $5 wyb2 Garnier)

I rolled the +Ups and still have $40 left.

*  I was going to do 2 transactions, buying 2 bottles of Tresemme 'Poo in each, as the Qs limit 2 of this same coupon per transaction.  But the cashier let me do it all together to make her life easier and the register didn't beep putting through 4 coupons in one transaction so it's all good.  8-)

Only 12 more bottle of Tresemme to buy this week but we are having a 2 day "Weather Event"(aka sleet and snow)so I won't be returning to Rite-Aid until Thursday at the earliest so y'all are all safe from anymore Rite-Aid Posts for the next 2 days.

See?  It truly IS the Season to be Blessed....... 8-)


Sluggy

More Rite-Aid.....Will It Ever End?!?

Actually yes, this is the last Rite-Aid post for this week.
Now don't y'all get too excited, ya hear? ;-)

On Thursday I did 2 more transactions.

First on my card the Dove/Unilever Deal and the second part of the Lindt choccie Deal(remember I have $6 tracking toward the Lindt Deal).........

2 x Clear 'Poo on sale=$10.00
1 x Dove Deo on sale=$5.00
1 x Dove Body wash on sale=$5.50
1 x Dove Bar soap pack on sale=$6.50
1 x Dove 'Poo on sale=$3.00
2 x Lindt's choccie bags on sale=$6.00
SubTotal......$36.00

Coupons Used
2 x $1.50/1 Clear ManuQ=$3.00
2 x $1/1 Clear Video ValuesQ(Oct.)=$2.00
2 x $1/1 Clear In-AdQ=$2.00
1 x $2/1 Dove Deo IPQ(coupons dotcom)=$2.00
1 x $2/1 Dove Deo Video ValueQ=$2.00
1 x $1.50/1 Dove body wash IPQ(coupons dotcom)=$1.50
1 x Free Dove 'Poo wyb Body Wash ManuQ=$3.00
1 x $1/1 Dove bar soap packs ManuQ=$1.00
1 x $2/1 Dove bar soap packs Video ValuesQ=$2.00
2 x $2/1 Lindt's choccie bags IPQ(facebook)=$4.00
Coupon Total.......$22.50

$36.00-$22.50=$13.50 + .03¢tax=$13.53
I used $13 in +Up Rewards and paid .53¢ OOP.

I received back $13 in +Up Rewards(2 x $5 wyb $15 Dove/Unilever, $3 wyb $12 Lindt's).


Then I bought this stuff on the BIL's card........

 

4 x Palmolive dish soap on sale $2.50=$10.00
2 x Clorox bleach on sale $2.50=$5.00
SubTotal....$15.00

Coupons Used
2 x $1/2 Palmolive ManuQ=$2.00
1 x $1/3 Palmolive Video ValuesQ=$1.00
1 x $1/2 Clorox ManuQ=$1.00
Coupon Total.....$4.00

$15.00-$4.00=$11.00 + .63¢tax=$11.63

I used a $10 Prepaid M/C(gotten in a deal from Rite-Aid in August) and paid $1.63 OOP.
I received back a $5 +Up Reward for buying $15 of select Cleaning Supplies.


Going into Friday I had $19 in +Ups to roll/spend.
Things didn't go quite as planned.....what's new, right? lolz

I did the Dove/Unilever Deal on my son's card......

1 x Clear 'Poo on sale=$5.00
2 x Dove Deo on sale=$10.00
1 x Dove Body wash on sale=$5.50
1 x Dove 'Poo on sale=$3.00
2 x Tresemme 'Poo on sale=$8.00
SubTotal......$31.00

Coupons Used
1 x $1.50/1 Clear ManuQ=$1.50
1 x $1/1 Clear Video ValuesQ(Oct.)=$1.00
1 x $1/1 Clear In-AdQ=$1.00
2 x $2/1 Dove Deo IPQ(coupons dotcom)=$4.00
2 x $2/1 Dove Deo Video ValueQ=$4.00
1 x $1.50/1 Dove body wash IPQ(coupons dotcom)=$1.50
1 x $2/1 Dove body wash Video ValuesQ=$2.00
1 x $5/2 Tresemms 'Poo ManuQ=$5.00
1 x $1/1 Dove 'Poo Video ValuesQ=$1.00
Coupon Total.......$21.00

$31-$21=$10.00 and I was going to pay with 2 x $5 +Up Rewards so Zero OOP.

But that old goblin LOAD2CARD kicked in, and somehow the register loaded a $1.50/1 Dove L2CQ onto my receipt, which the cashier couldn't remove so I could use the better $2/1 Dove paper Q.
And without letting me know, he just added the $2 Q so my total coupons came to $22.
This meant my after Q total was now $9.00 so I couldn't use both $5 +Ups to pay.
I had another $9 in +Ups to use on a second transaction, so I just gave him a $5, a $3 and a $1 +Ups instead.
My new total was still Zero after +Up Rewards used so still no OOP.

I received back $10 in +Up Rewards.

Great.
But now I didn't have the right amount of +Ups to use for transaction #2.
I had have to add another .50¢ to what I was buying in order to use my 2 $5 +Ups that were left.

So I got a brilliant idea while mulling over what to do while sitting in the car.

Here's what I did, on BIL's card.......I already had tracking of $1.98 on this card for buying 2 Dawn dish soaps earlier in the week.

2 x Tide detergent on sale=$11.88
2 x Dawn dish soap on sale-$1.98
1 x Palmolive(small size)Rain Check=$.97
SubTotal.........$14.83

Coupons Used
2 x $2/1 Tide detergent ManuQ(Sunday inserts)=$4.00
2 x .25¢/1 Dawn IPQ(coupons dotcom)=$.50
Coupon Total.......$4.50

$14.83-$4.50=$10.33
I used my $10 in +Ups and paid .33¢ OOP.

And I received back $5 in new +Up Rewards(wyb $15 Tide/Dawn/Bounty).

Total Spent OOP this week.....$5.89
Total value of items brought home.....$393.96

We are good to go on 'Poo, Soap, Deo, Body Wash and the such until sometime in 2016 I think. lolz

I now have $15 in +Up Rewards going forward.
Slowly I've spent them down and I'll be out of them in the next week or so and the Rite-Aid posts will end.
Now stop that cheering!!

That is, until the Christmas Holiday Deals start up at Rite-Aid.  ;-)

Sluggy

 

More Rite-Aid Talk

So I went up to Rite-Aid last evening to get another free Alba lip balm before the offer ended and to buy a container of Tide for cheap(to try to get to the $30 mark-after coupons-to send for the $10 rebate visa card).

1 x Tide on sale=$5.94
1 x Alba lip balm 20% wellness discount=$2.95
SubTotal....$8.89

I used a $2/1 Tide Load2Card that came off for this order....

$8.89-$2=$6.89 + .42¢ tax=$7.31.

I had a $25 Amex prepaid card with $7.57 left on it so I paid with that and no OOP for me.
I received $3 +Up Rewards for buying the Alba lip balm and I am almost to the amount I need for that Tide/Gain $10 Rebate.
And there is .26¢ left on the Amex card.
I have $18 in +Up Rewards going into the week of August 24th.

Then I hit Rite-Aid this morning and did these deals......

2 x Werther's sugar-free candies on sale=$3.00
4 x Mentos candies on sale=$2.00
2 x Cover Girl eye shadow BOGO50%=$5.08
SubTotal.....$10.08

Coupons Used
2 x $1/1 Werther's sugar-free candies IPQ=$2.00
1 x $3/2 Cover Girl items ManQ(P&G insert 7/27)=$3.00

This is how it was suppose to go but......

When the cashier gave me my total it was $3 less than anticipated.
So I checked the receipt after I paid........

Evidently I had an identical $3/2 Cover Girl items electronic Q on my Load2Card account and it came off as well as the paper ManQ I handed the cashier!!!
So instead of $3 off my $5.08 Cover Girl purchase I got $6 off.
HUH?!?
And then I got a $2 +Up Reward for buying 2 CG items......so Rite-Aid paid me $2.92 to buy these eye shadows. lolz

This is what I mean about this whole Load2Card program......nothing ever goes as planned.
I KNOW I have Qs to use and they don't come off the card half of the time, or things come off that double my savings, when they aren't suppose to do that.
It's Krazy....

So add another Q used to my tally.....

Coupons Used
2 x $1/1 Werther's sugar-free candies IPQ=$2.00
1 x $3/2 Cover Girl items ManQ(P&G insert 7/27)=$3.00
1 x $3/1 Cover Girl items Load2CardQ=$3.00
Coupon Total......$8.00

$10.08-$8=$2.08
I paid with $2+Up Rewards and paid .08¢ OOP.
Plus a roll of Mentos is the Savings Star freebie this weekend so I'll get back .50¢ into my Savings Star account on 1 roll of the Mentos.

I don't eat this flavor of Mentos(I only like the cinnamon ones)but they will make nice stocking stuffers.....remember there are only 123 more days until Christmas.  8-))

I received back $4 in +Ups($1 wyb4 Mentos, $1 wyb2 Werther's, $2 wyb2  Cover Girl)
Spent $2 +Ups, get $4 in +Ups back instead of spending down my +Ups by $1, thanks to the Load2Card goof.

I now have $20 in +Up Rewards and have spent $12.68 total on $140.20 of items last week.

This week's OOP total so far is .08¢ on $16.76 worth of items.
Except for getting 2 bottles of Tresemme later this week(2/$8, use 2 x $2/1 ManQ-today's inserts-which will cost $1 OOP+tax to roll $3 in +Ups)I am done with Rite-Aid deals this week.  Not much that is a good buy this week that I want or need.
I'll be spending some time this week getting my scenarios ready for next week's deals as they are a bit better.

I'm sorry if I am boring some of y'all with all this Rite-Aid stuff.
I tend to not do Rite-Aid for months on end and then go back to working the deals for a couple months.  As soon as the +Ups I have accumulated are spent down I'll probably stop doing Rite-Aid until the Winter Holidays when they are some really cheap/free/good deals.

Sluggy
 

Friday's Rite-Aid.....Haul #6

Today at Rite-Aid I did the Axe/Dove Deal x 2.
For ever 2 select Axe/Dove items you buy you receive a $2 +Up Reward.
Limit of 2 deals on each account.
I have $5 +Up Reward to roll......

2 x Axe Shampoo on sale=$8.00
2 x Dove Men's Body Wash on sale=$7.00
SubTotal....$15.00

Coupons Used
1 x $2.50/1 Axe Shampoo ManuQ=$2.50
1 x $2.50/1 Axe Shampoo Load2CardQ=$2.50
2 x $2/1 Dove Men's BodyWash ManuQ=$4.00
Coupon Total.....$9.00

$15.00-$9.00=$6.00
I used my $5 +Ups....
$6.00-$5.00=$1.00 + .06¢ tax=$1.06 OOP

I received back 2 $2+Up Rewards for buying these 4 items and I have maxed out the Dove Men's/Axe Deal for Hubs' account.

If there is any Axe 'Poo left by tomorrow, I'll do this deal 1 more time on my account. (I've done it once, last Sunday, so I can do it 1 more time.)

Come back tomorrow and see if I got any more goodies this year.

Sluggy
 

Rite-Aid Again? Yep!

I dragged my hiney into Rite-Aid while I was up at the bank yesterday.
I had a $1 +UP burning a hole in my pocket so here is what I got.....

1 x Colgate toothpaste(on sale $3.50 but my 20% discount was lower)=$3.43

I used 1 x .75¢ IPQ
$3.43-.75¢=$2.68

I used my $1 +Ups.......
$2.68-$1+UP=$1.68 Out of Pocket

And I received a $3+UP Reward for buying the toothpaste.

Then I went back to Rite-Aid today while I was out gassing up my minivan and got this.....

1 x Colgate toothpaste(on sale $3.50 but my 20% discount was lower)=$3.43
2 x Dove deodorants(on sale $3.00)=$6.00
Subtotal.....$9.43

I used--
1 x .75¢ Colgate IPQ
1 x $3/2 Dove products ManQ
Coupon total......$3.75
Then a $1/2 Load2card Q for Dove came off too!
$3.75+$1=$4.75

$9.43-$4.75=$4.68

I used my $3 +Ups from yesterday--
$4.68-$3+Ups=$1.68 OOP

And I received $5 in +Ups for buying those 3 products($3 toothpaste, $2 wyb 2 Dove items).

I have spend $3.36 and have 2 tubes of toothpaste & 2 deodorant sticks with a retail value of $19.16 if not bought during this sale.
And I have $5 in +Ups to spend/roll in the next 2 weeks.

If we get the Speed Stick and Finesse Qs in our paper Sunday I know exactly how I am going to roll these +Ups.
Crossing my fingers..... ;-)

Sluggy

I Went to Rite-Aid This Week

I have a $20 +Up Reward expiring on Sat., 2/9.  With the snowstorm heading this way, I went Thursday to spend it, instead of waiting until the weekend.

Most of the freebies and almost freebies were gone already.
My mission was to get as close to $20 OOP after coupons and buy only items we can use....

2 x Arm & Hammer Laundry Detergent on sale $3.99=$7.98
2 x Gillette disposable Razors on sale $7.49(Gold discount less at $6.39)=$12.78
2 x Hall's cough drops on sale $1.50=$3.00
2 x Reach Toothbrushes on sale $2.99=$5.98
1 x St. Joseph Aspirin on sale=$4.99
SubTotal.....$34.73


Coupons Used
1 x BOGO Gillette disposable Razors ManuQ(2/3RP)=$6.39
1 x $2/1 Gillette disposable Razors ManuQ(1/20SS)=$2.00
1 x $1/2 Hall's cough drops ManuQ(1/6SS1)=$1.00
2 x $1/1 Reach toothbrush Tearpad Q(from dentist office)=$2.00
1 x $2.25/1 St. Joseph item ManuQ(2/3SS)=$2.25
Coupon Total....$13.64

$34.73-$13.64=$21.09+.03¢tax=$21.12
I used my $20 +Up Reward and put the  $1.12 on my Rite-Aid gift card.

I received back $9 in +Up Rewards(2 x $2 Arm&Hammer, 2 x $2 Reach, $1 Halls).
I have $28.75 in tracking for the February Anniversary Promotion.

I had a Load2Card digital Q for $1/2 Reach toothbrushes but it didn't come off.  I was expecting my total after Qs to be $20.12 instead.  Oh well.  Those L2C Qs are hit and miss so badly that I NEVER count on them anymore.
bleh.

Totals for this trip....

Out of Pocket.....$0.00 cash
Value of items bought.....$53.31
+Ups at beginning of month....$20.00+
+Ups used....$20.00+
+Ups received....$9.00+


**GRAND TOTALS FOR FEBRUARY**So Far

Out Of Pocket....$0.00  cash
Value of items bought.....$53.31
Savings Rate of  100%
Rebates due......$0.00

+Ups at beginning of month...$20.00+
+Ups used....$20.00+
+Ups received...$9.00+
+Ups currently...$9.00+  

 Sluggy

Lackluster Rite-Aid Week

2 x Clear Men's Shampoo $7.49 w/Gold discount $5.99=$11.98
2 x Clear 3oz. Shampoo $2.49 w/Gold discount $1.99=$3.98
1 x Keri Hand Lotion (raincheck price b4 Xmas)=$.99
1 x Cella cherry w/Gold discount=$.26 *not pictured, eaten*
SubTotal.....$17.21

Coupons Used
2 x $3/1 Peelie Clear Men's Shampoo(on bottles)=$6.00
2 x Free Item Clear 3oz. Shampoo VV/AdPerksQ(deducted full $2.49 price ea.)=$4.98
1 x $2/1 Keri Lotion IPQ(from Dec. was stapled to raincheck when procured)=$2.00
Coupon Total.....$12.98

$17.21-$12.98=$4.23

I used $4+Up Rewards and put the .23¢ on my gift card.
I received back $7+ Up Rewards for buying $15 in Clear products.

My 50th Anniversary Promo tracking is now at $48.41(only the .99¢ Keri qualified).
I am still missing my Sharpie marker spending on my total.
But I guess it really doesn't matter because I am NOT getting to $100 of spending/tracking by the 26th.

I might just use my $11.50 in +Ups tomorrow and buy 2 large packs of TP, as the Scot is on sale.  Betwwen +Ups, Sale price and 2 Qs I have, I'll have to "spend" about $1.06 on my gift card.
TP is something we can use/need and I'll be out of +Ups so I can stop Rite-Aiding for a few months.

The deals at Rite-Aid are few and far between for me lately and I am just worn out and need a break.

I know everyone will miss these R-A posts.....LOLOL

Maybe I should hold a lottery and everyone can guess how long I can go before I go back to Rite-Aid? ;-)

This trip to Rite-Aid--
OOP....$0.00
Value of items.....$29.08
+Ups coming into this trip....$8.50
+Ups used....$4.00
+Ups earned......$7.00
+Ups at the end.....$11.50

 
**GRAND TOTALS FOR JANUARY-so far**

Out Of Pocket....$0.00  cash
Value of items bought.....$139.89
Savings Rate of  100%
Rebates due......$16.99(Neosporin 2x)
Savings Rate after Rebates.....100 %

+Ups at beginning of month...$32.50+
+Ups used....$37.00+
+Ups received...$16.00+
+Ups currently...$11.50+  


Sluggy

Rolling +Up Rewards at Rite-Aid

I actually showered and prettified myself today and went out into public.
The special occasion?
I have a lot of +Up Rewards to roll before Dec. 7th and I need to get on this!

I did this on my card.....

1 x St. Joseph's Aspirin on sale=$4.99
1 x Dry Idea Deodorant on sale=$2.99
2 x Samy Hair Color on sale(Wellness discount made it less-$8.23)=$16.46
2 x Cover Girl Mascara BOGO50% sale=$13.50
1 x Cover Girl Nail Polish BOGO50% sale=$5.99 (this one was reg. price)
1 x Cover Girl Eye Shadow BOGO50% sale=$1.69(this one is 50% off)
4 x Cover Girl Eye Shadow BOGO50% sale=$10.16
SubTotal.....$55.78

Coupons Used
1 x FREE Dry Idea(from a giveaway)=$2.99
2 x $5/1 Samy IPQ=$10.00
1 x $2/1 Samy Peelie on 1 of the hair color boxes=$2.00
2 x $2/1 Cover Girl ManuQ(from inside tampons I bought-used on mascaras)=$4.00
1 x FREE Eye Shadow WYB Mascara ManuQ(Oct. P&G insert)=$1.69 It attached to a half off shadow.
1 x FREE Nail Polish WYB Mascara ManuQ(Dec. P&G insert)=$5.49 Only up to $5.49
1 x $3/2 Cover Girl items (from Parade Magazine awhile back)=$3.00
2 x $1/1 Cover Girl items(from inside tampons I bought-used on shadows)=$2.00
Coupon Total.....$31.17

$55.78-$31.17=$24.61
I used $24 in +Ups and put the .61¢ on my Rite-Aid gift card.
I received $30 in +Up Rewards back($15 WYB $30 of Cover Girl, 2 x $5 Samy, $4 St. Joseph, $1 Dry Idea)

I am also working on fulfilling a P&G products rebate-Spend $50 on select items(girlie stuff)and get $15 gift card back.  Go HERE to see and print it.
Add the $31.34 I "spent" on Cover Girl in this transaction with the $12 in Pantene/Herbal Essences Shampoos from earlier in the month and I'm at  $43.34.  Puffs also qualifies so I'll pick up 7 boxes of that for $1/box at the grocery store later this week and I'm done with that.

I got a card in the mail from Rite-Aid that if I spend $105 between now and Christmas, I'll get a Bonus $10 +Up Reward.  I guess this is taking the place of the "Gift of Savings" Deal they use to do.  I think it's a far worse deal and I wish they would bring back the GOS!!!

Anyone who has Gold status on their card is getting a random spending target and a bonus +Up Reward if you hit that amount message on their receipts now too.
I've got $55.78 tracking toward my $105 target on this card.

Then I did this on BIL's card at another Rite-Aid.....

2 x Right Guard on sale $2.99=$5.98
1 x Samy Hair Color on sale(Wellness discount made it less)=$7.99
1 x Cella cherry w/Wellness discount=$.26  *It's been eaten already. ;-)
SubTotal.....$14.23

Coupons Used
1 x $3/2 Right Guard items IPQ(coupons dotcom)=$3.00
1 x $5/1 Samy Hair IPQ=$5.00
Coupon Total......$8.00

$14.23-$8.00=$6.23
I used $6 in +Up Rewards and put the .23¢ on my gift card.
I received back $7 in +Up Rewards(2 x $1 Right Guard, $5 Samy)
This card has the Offer of $5 +Ups when you spend $50 and is tracking at $14.23.

So in total, I spent $30 in +Ups and got back $37 on these 2 transactions.
A rare chance to "grow" my +Ups rather than spend them down.
I have $26.99 in +Ups left to roll before Dec. 7th.
I've got another transaction to do on the BIL card this week, which will roll another $7 +Ups, so I'll have under $20 left to roll next week if things go as planned......which they never do......lol


This trip--
OOP....$0.00
Value of items....$93.47
+Ups coming into today....$56.99
+Ups used....$30.00
+Ups earned.....$37.00
 
GRAND TOTALS so far FOR NOVEMBER.......

Out Of Pocket....$1.25  cash
Value of items bought.....$366.50
Savings Rate of  99.66%
Single Check Rebate due....$0.00
Other Rebates due......$0.00
After SCR applied, Out of Pocket.... $0.00
Savings Rate  99.66%

+Ups at beginning of month...$10.00+
+Ups used....$142.50+
+Ups received...$196.49+
+Ups currently...$63.99+ 

Sluggy