Rite-Aid & Other Shopping and Deals This Week

Lots of shopping this week at lots of different places(Rite-Aid, Weis, and two Grocery/Produce Outlets).

First off Rite-Aid--
This week one type of Rite-Aid brand cellophane tape is on sale BOGO and when you buy 2 you get $2 in Bonus Cash back.
So you end up getting 2 packs of tape, pay $1.49(plus sales tax if applicable to your state)and get back $2, which is a .51¢ moneymaker(before tax).
This is a monthly Deal for March, limit of 4 per card/account.

I maxed out this deal on my card and my son's card plus I bought Nature's Truth Vitamin E sticks which are BOGOFree this week as well on son's card but I'm putting it out there as one transaction.

16 x R-A tape BOGO sale=$11.92
2 x NT Vitamin E sticks BOGO=$1.99
SubTotal......$13.91+.71¢ tax=$14.62

I paid with $6.31 in BC(on my card)and $8.30 on a free R-A gift card(on son's card).
I earned back $16 in new Bonus Cash($8 on each card).
I also submitted for a $2 Ibotta rebate for the Vitamin E sticks.
So $14.62 "spent" and $18 earned back.

On Wednesday it was Wellness Wednesday so I went up and got a few items on son's card........

2 x Kleenex BOGOFree sale=$2.99
2 x Betadine spray 20% Wellness discount($8.79)=$17.58
SubTotal........$20.57

Coupons Use
2 x $1/1 Kleenex WWQ=$2.00
2 x $2/1 Betadine IPQ=$4.00
2 x $7/1 Betadine WWQ=$14.00
Total......$20.00

$20.57-$20.00=.57¢+.06¢ ta=.63¢ OOP on a free R-A gift card.  I should have used the .63¢ of the $8 in BC on that card but I forgot I had it on there. oh well...

I also picked up the 3 freebies in front--a sample Aquaphor spray, CeraVe lotion and another Bayer pill caddy/key chain for daily baby aspirins.

I also hit P and R Outlets when I went across the river to hit another R-A.  It's a discount grocery/HBA/ outlet that also stocks gluten-free stuff and a lot of organic foods(mostly the fresh produce).  Here are the best deals I got there and nothing was out of date.........

6 x Hormel Turkey No Bean chili for .59¢ a can
2 x Reese's water chestnuts for .10¢ a can
1 x Momfuku Thai chili sauce for .29¢ a bottle
1 x Back to Nature maple pecan granola for $1.99
1 x Ka-Me sesame Teriyaki noodles for .79¢
2 x Suzie's almond butter cookies for .59¢ a box
2.83 lb. zucchini for .69¢ lb.($1.95 total) pictured below
1 lb. bunch of asparagus for $1.49 pictured below
9.7 lbs. bananas for .10¢ a lb.(4 bananas) already gone lolz

P and R $12.40 OOP.

I also hit Malacari's produce market and got all this(except the 2 items mentioned/bought from P and R)........

1 x 3-pack of Romaine lettuce=$1.99
2 x 1lb. Butcher Wagon bacon=$3.98($1.99 each)
1 x 2lb. frozen shrimp=$9.99
1 x 1.95 lb. cabbage=$.96(.49¢ lb.)
1 x pack of snow peas=$1.60
1 x 2.48 lbs sweet potatoes=$1.71(.69¢ lb.)

I also spent $7.76 on 1.11 lbs. chicken lunch meat.  They have the lowest price on Dietz and Watson lunch meat around here, charging $6.99 a lb.

The Butcher Wagon brand is made by Hatfield, a well known PA brand.

Malacari $27.99 OOP.

I also hit Weis(PMITA)Markets this week.........

3 x Oral-B toothbrushes on clearance $1=$3.
I had a $2/1 Q for paid $1 for all three, making them .33¢ each.
Good price for a toothbrush.

4 x large packs of Luvs baby wipes on clearance $3.14 each=$12.56
I used 2 x .50¢/2 Luvs Qs that doubled to $1 each so $2 off making these $10.56 OOP.

And I did the Clorox deal(spend $20 on select items/Get $7 off instantly)and it was working off of reg. shelf price.........

4 x Clorox wipes on sale 2/$5=$10.00
3 x Glad wrap on sale 2/$5=$7.50
SubTotal.....$17.50

Coupons Used
4 x .50¢/1 Clorox wipes IPQ (doubled to $1 each)=$4.00
3 x .75¢/1 Glad wrap IPQ(doubled to $1.50 each)=$4.50
Coupon Total.....$8.50 + $7 instantly off=$15.50

$17.50-$15.50=$2.00+.12¢ sales tax=$2.12 paid OOP

As an aside, the bleach shelves were practically bare.  I should have taken a picture of them.
Plenty of wipes and spray cleaners though, just the bleach.

It was a high spend(not including R-A)week for me but I got lots of good deals.

Sluggy

Weis Shop This Week & a Redux Later in the Week

I think I did rather well on my Weis shop this week.

Tetley tea bags were $1.99 a box so I got 3 each of British Blend and Decaf.

On Fantastic Friday the only item I wanted was the FR spaghetti sauce for $1 a jar.
I had 2 x .50¢/1 IPQs that didn't double for some reason so these jars were .50¢ each.
Not as good as free but still a good deal.

Of course I got the Friday Freebie on Friday, a box of popcorn.

I did the PF/Cambell's/Swanson Deal....Spend $15/Get $5 Instantly Off.

11 cans of soup at $1 per can and 2 boxes of Chicken broth for $4=$15.
I used a .75¢/2 Swanson Q that doubled to $1.50, a .40¢/4 Campbell's Q that doubled to .80¢ and a .80¢/6 Campbell's Q that doubled to $1.60=$3.90 off + the $5 Instant off=$8.90 discount.
I also stacked a Weis store Q they sent me for .25¢/1 Campbell's soup so $9.15 off.
This made all the above cost $5.85 OOP.

I also did the "Buy 5 select Pillsbury Items/Get $3 Instantly Off" Deal.
3 x Grands! for $2 ea.=$6.00
2 x Cinnamon rolls(5 ct.) for $1.55 ea.=$3.10
Total before Deal/Qs=$9.10

I used 3 x .30¢/1 Grands! IPQ which doubled to .60¢ ea. and 2 x .30¢/1 Cinnamon or Crescent rolls IPQ which doubled to .60¢ ea.=$3.00 + Instant $3.00 off=$6.00 off.
I also got a $1 cash rebate for the Pillsbury on SavingStar.
This all made the 5 rolls cost $2.10 OOP.

The Del Monte Veggies are .47¢ this week and there is a $1/8 ManuQ so $2.67 for all 8 after sale/Q or .69¢ for 2 cans.

I had a .75¢/1 Simply Yes! soup Q that doubled to $1.50 so the soup which is on sale this week for $1.67 per can was .17¢.

The Kozy Shack pudding is on sale for $2.50 this past week.  I stacked a .75¢/1 Weis store coupon they sent me too with a .75¢/1 IPQ which doubled to $1.50.
I also got .75¢ cash back on Checkout51 making this a .50¢ moneymaker item.

I found 2 4-packs of Fit & Lively yogurt on clearance for $1.14 each so those were $2.24 total.(Didn't have a Q for that, it was an unexpected find.)

The Kraft Expertly Paired cheese was on sale, $2 ea. when you buy 3, so $6 OOP  There is a .75¢ Ibotta rebate still on that making my $6 in cheese $3.75 or $1.25 per bag.

But the best find was this..........

5 packages of Hatfield Sausages on sale for $3 ea.  These all had $2 off instant stickers on them so $1 ea. at the register.
Better still there is a Hatfield $1 per package(limit 5)Ibotta cash rebate on these so after rebate this meat is FREE!
And it gets better........lol.......the cashier somehow missed scanning one of these packs(the bar code was messed up so he put it aside and meant to scan one of the other packs twice but according to my receipt he never did that).  So I got 5 free packs AND an extra $2 instant meat discount(he did remember to scan the discount sticker lol)off the rest of what I spent. 8-)))

I also bought a gallon of milk, a MC pie(on sale), 2 small items for stocking stuffers(total for those was $1.25 after Q)and 7 single Greek style yogurt cups(those were all 50% off clearance too)

Total OOP at the store was $52.04 and I got back $7.10 from Ibotta($2.25 Kraft, $4.50 Hatfield, .10¢ any item, .25¢ any popcorn...I was only expecting $4 on the Hatfield and getting .25¢ back for something that was free-popcorn-is the best ever!!), .75¢ back on Checkout51 and $1 back from SavingStar.
$52.04 spent and $8.85 back in rebates to put toward December's grocery total.

I went back on Wednesday before the ad week ended and bought all this(lots of this is not pictured)............

* 4 more boxes of Tetley tea bags=$7.96
* 2 Mrs. Smith pies on BOGOF sale=$6.19
* 2 cans of diced tomatoes on sale=$2.00
* 2 packs Jonsonville Griller Sausages w/$2 off stickers=$6.00
* 1 Hatfield ham slice on sale=$2.00 used
* 3 Tropicana OJ singles used a Q(these are part of a Buy 12/Buy $10 Deal-which was actual $9.96 total)
* 9 Pure Leaf tea singles(ditto)
* 1 container of Sucrets on sale=$2.99 used a Q(not pictured)
* 1 pack of Scott TP on sale-$5.00 used a Q(not pictured)
* 1 pack of Sparkle towels on sale=$4.97 used a Q(not pictured)
* 2 bags of Knorr sides on sale=$2.00 (not pictured)
* 1 gallon of Milk (not pictured)=$3.58
* Did the Pillsbury Deal again used 5 Qs(5 items not pictured)=$9.10
* Did the Swanson/Campbell's Deal again used 3 Qs(14 items not pictured)=$16.00
* Did the Del Monte veggies at .47¢ can again used a Q(8 items not pictured)=$3.76
With sale prices it all came to $81.31.

I had $12.80 in Qs + $2 in digital Qs on my card, $4 in instant meat stickers, $3 off instantly on the Pillsbury stuff and $5 off instantly on the Campbell's/Swanson stuff  so $26.80 off brought my total w/tax down to $54.84.

Then I earned $6.35 back on Ibotta($2 Mrs. Smith's, $1 Scott, .75¢ Tuttorosso $2 Johnsonville, .50¢ Sucrets, .10¢ any item)and $1.50 back on SavingStar(Sparkle) plus I have $7.47 tracking toward a "Spend $12/Get $3" on Pure Leaf also on SavingStar so $7.85 in cash rebates back(closer to another $3 back)to put toward December's grocery bills.

I am now over $100 spent for this week but a couple of good, satisfying shops by my standards.........


Sluggy

Grocery Shopping This Week

Nothing too exciting here on the food front this week.
I went to Maine Source Tuesday after my mammogram and picked up a few things--

* 2 lb. asparagus @ $1.79 lb.
* 5 lb. russet potatoes $2.49
* 4 dozen eggs @ $1.29 doz.
* 1 lb. butter $2.49
* 5 lb. bag frozen veggies blend $5.99
I spent $19.84 total.

Some of the eggs and the frozen veggie blend is for Easter dinner.  I'm also going to whip some of the butter with honey to serve with the rolls for that dinner.
I made the asparagus Wednesday night for dinner and we'll eat on the leftovers later this week.....I love asparagus in season!
No plans yet for the taters but they'll get used eventually.

I also hit Weis(PMITA)Markets on Wednesday and bought this stuff...

* 6 lb. chicken thighs @.98¢ lb.
* 2.71 lb. ground beef @ $3.99 lb.
* 1 Roma tomato for .46¢
 There are a $3 discount sticker on the beef and a $2 discount sticker on the chicken so my $17.06 bills turned into a $12.06 bill which gave over a 40% savings rate over regular retail.
So I am $31.90 OOP for all groceries so far this week.

I had planned to go to Target Thursday on one of my rare trips to that store but something came up that kept me from going so I might have Hubs take me today as he is off from work.
There's a $10 Target gift card off wyspend $50 on food/beverage purchase Deal.  I have a $10 Target gift card to use(which was gotten free on another deal)plus I have another loaded Target gift card with $18+ left on it plus I plan on getting stuff that's on sale and I have my trusty coupons so this trip won't cost me anywhere near $50.  Some of what I want there is for serving for Easter(rolls, a pie, etc.)so I need to get there before Sunday.

I am at $222.56 for March so may squeak by under budget at the $300 level for food this month.  I don't have any hopes of coming in under my lower end $250 level however.

Ok, I want to ask y'all how do you prepare chicken thighs?
I have a few reccipes I regularly utilize for this cut of the bird.......a lemon peppered thighs with a zuke in tomato sauce dish, grill it with or without some kind of marinade first, grilled and barbecue sauced, or boil and break down into pieces for soups/stews/fajita filling.
I suppose I could fry them up too....that is, if everyone here liked dark meat fried chicken. lolz

Do you often cook chicken thighs and how do you prepare it/in what dish?

Send me some ideas folks!  I am getting rather tired of what I do with this cut.

Sluggy

This Week's Shopping

Not much to report in on as far as shopping this week.
A trip to Weis(PMITA)Markets for loss leaders and a cheese deal spending $39.22.

You can see the video of this trip HERE


A trip Hubs made to the Shursave affiliated grocer last weekend for milk and 3 cases of bottled water(on sale)that I forgot to mark down on last week's spending, so $8.89 extra on this week's tab.

$48.11 for the week.
Now I am off to buy a new mop.
Oh the wild and crazy adventures I have! lolz

Sluggy

Shopping This Week

I went out driving yesterday for the first time in a week, since my eye surgery.
Let's just say I managed to NOT kill anyone on the road. lolz
I am not confident driving yet with 2 eyes that aren't seeing the same thing.

I went to Rite-Aid and bought my first items with my new Plenti/Wellness Card.....

3 x Dawn soap on sale=$3.00
I used 3 x .25¢/1 IPQs(go use the link of Sonya Ann's blog to go to the Coupons dot com site)=.75¢ off=$2.25 + .14¢ tax=$2.39 OOP.

I earned 100 Plenti Pts. on this purchase(which is equal to $1).  I have to have at least 200 Pts. to spend them though. ugh.

2 Things about this new Plenti Program, 1 I like, 1 I don't like.

1-I won't have to continually buy stuff and "roll" the pts. within 2 weeks, before they expire.  This often meant buying things I didn't really "need", but could use and it was stressful some weeks when there was little to nothing I wanted to buy.

2-I don't like that these points are only electronic and you can't have them printed out in paper.  I also don't like that they are linked to a specific card/account and can't be used on a different account held by another family member.  So don't like this and it will really cut down on my frequenting Rite-Aid. sigh.

Then it was on to Weis(PMITA)Markets.  The only items on my list going in was a watermelon and doing the Light N' Fit Yogurt Deal......

2 x Monterey Burritos on sale=$7.00
2 x Cauliflowers on sale BOGO=$3.99
2 x Yogurt Protein Shakes on sale=$9.98
1 x Yogurt 4 pack on sale=$1.69
4 x PowerAde Zero on sale=$2.36
6 x Borden shredded cheese on sale $1.67ea.=$10.02
1 x bagged Salad 50% off sticker=$1.74
1 x Bakery onion rolls 50% off sticker=$1.64
1 x Bakery French bread 50% off sticker=.64¢
2 x Gluten-free Matzo Ball mix clearance .83¢ea.=$1.66
2 x Hanover green beans 25% off=$3.44
1 x 2.26 lb PA organic chicken legs $2 discount sticker(.99¢lb)=$2.25
1 x Watermelon seedless on sale=$3.99 *not pictured*
I used 3 x $1/1 Light n' Fit Yogurt Qs for $3 off plus because I spent(reg. retail prices)over $12 on the LnF items I got an instant $3 off my total, and I used the $10 OYNO Catalina earned 2 weeks ago for spending $40 on Gatorade G2 drinks and paid $34.53(including .15¢ tax).

Regular retail was $86.85(before tax) so I saved 60% on this order.
Nice.
8-)

Everything bought was on sale.  I missed the $1.67 cheese sale in the ad so that was an unexpected surprise.  Too bad there weren't any Qs for that brand here.
The cauliflower, burritos and mega cheese means College Boy will be home soon. lolz
Unfortunately the only meat markdown deal that was worthwhile this week was a package of chicken legs.  I am not a big fan of chicken legs but slap them on the grill and brush on bbq sauce and the family will eat them.

Grocery spending for the week so far stands at $36.92.
I'll go back to Rite-Aid for 3 boxes of Puffs tissue and earn 100 more points when I go pick up an rx refill so that will be another $2.39 OOP for the week.
I may hit Maine Source tomorrow for some produce when I go for my 1 week post-op checkup as it's only a few blocks away.  I don't plan to spend much but one never knows, do one? ;-)

Sluggy