Got all my +Up Rewards rolled at Rite-Aid.....Finally!

I managed to get all my +Ups rolled on Friday that were expiring on Saturday at Rite-Aid.
That was a relief!lol

Since the Deals are over, here are the abbreviated details.
$39.74 subtotal
$10.50 after coupons
$10 +Ups used
$.50 on gift card
$85.32 value of items
$33 +Up Rewards received(including BIL's $20 Winter Reward)
This transaction was a $13 moneymaker.


Now I had $29.93 expiring on 2/12.....and another HUGE $ amount expiring on 2/19.....so I bopped up to Rite-Aid Saturday before the rain turned to nasty stuff to begin rolling the 2/12s.

Since the Deals are over, here are the abbreviated details.
$30.38 subtotal
$8.88 after coupons
$7.96 +Ups used

$.92 on gift card
$57.19 value of items
$13 +Up Rewards received
This transaction was a $5.04 moneymaker.

As of Saturday night I have $141.97 +Ups to roll before 2/19.
ACK!!!

My "These Trips" includes the trip on 2/3 that I posted earlier this week but didn't include that information....

THESE TRIPS
Number of Transactions.....3
Total Spent....$1.51 (put on free Rite-Aid gift card)
Value of Items....$173.15
SCR qualified for...$0.00
Other Rebates earned...$0.00
Gift Cards earned....$00.00
Resolution Reward....$00.00
+Up Rewards earned...$55.00
+Up Rewards spent...$23.96
+Up Rewards left to spend....$224.97
 
GRAND TOTALS--February Rebate Period so far

Number of Transactions......13
Total Spent....$5.24 put on free Gift Cards/Certificates so ZERO OOP
Value of Items purchased....$664.73
SCR qualified for....$19.99
Other Cash....$0.00
Additional Rebates....$0.00
Additional Non-Cash Rewards....$0.00

+UPS Totals for Feb. SCR period
+Up Rewards carryover from 1/30.....$193.93
+Up Rewards spent....$164.96
+Up Rewards earned....$233.93
+Up Rewards left....$224.97 includes ALL +Ups not just ones from this SCR period


Sluggy

Rolling Register Rewards at WAGS....2/24

Since we were expecting a long Snow 'Event' Thursday and Friday here in PA, I hopped up to WAGS Wednesday evening to roll some RRs that were expiring on Friday.
Just in case I couldn't make it out in time.

I bought this.....

4 x Hershey's Pieces Candy Bags on sale $2.50=$10.00
1 x Gillette Fusion Razor on sale=$8.99
2 x Crest Toothpaste $2.69=$5.38
2 x Right Guard Deo on sale BOGO=$2.99
1 x Goody Hairbands=$2.99
1 x Duracell Batteries 8pk. on sale=$5.99
3 x Hydrogen Peroxide $.99=$2.97
SubTotal....$39.31

Coupons Used
4 x $1/1 Hershey's Pieces Candy Bags ManuQ=$4.00
1 x $41 Gillette Fusion Razor ManuQ=$4.00
1 x $1/2 Crest Toothpaste ManuQ=$1.00
1 x $2/2 Right Guard Deo IPQ=$2.00
1 x $1/1 Duracell Batteries ManuQ=$1.00
1 x WAGS In-Ad Q Hydrogen Peroxide =$1.97
2 x WAGS Feb. Booklet $1.50/1 Crest TPaste Q=$3.00
Coupons Total....$16.97

RRs Used
1 x $10(Joint Juice)
1 x $3(Schick Razor)
1 x $2(Poligrip)
1 x $2(Lypsyl)
RRs Total....$17.00

$39.31-$16.97=$22.34-$17.00=$5.34+$1.26 tax=$6.60 OOP
I hadn't planned on getting the Batteries but daughter needed them for her calculator to take the SATs in 2 weeks.  Without the batteries, I would have been OOP $1.31.

I received RRs totaling $11 for this transaction....$5 for the Hershey's Candy, $4 for the Razor & $2 for the HairBands.  I spent $17 in RRs.
The purchase of the Hershey's candy also triggered a ManuQ for $1/1 off a bag of M&Ms.  This doesn't expire until 4/21/10 so it might mean cheap M&Ms when the Easter candy goes on clearance.

I still had a $1 RR to roll so I bought.....

2 x Hydrogen Peroxide $.99=$1.98
1 x Gillette Razor on sale=$8.99
1 x Candy Bar=$.69
SubTotal....$11.66

Coupons Used

1 x $41 Gillette Fusion Razor ManuQ=$4.00
1 x WAGS In-Ad Q Hydrogen Peroxide=$1.31
Coupon Total....$5.31

Register Rewards Used
1 x $1(old RR)
1 x $5(new from Pieces Candy Bags)
RRs Total....$6.00

$11.66-$5.31=$6.35-$6.00=$.35+$.54 tax=$.89 OOP

I received RRs totaling $4 for the Gillette Razor.  I spent $6 in RRs.
I now have $10 in RRs to roll within 2 weeks.  Let's hope there are some good things I can use with RRs attached offered at WAGS in those 2 weeks.

Though the Peroxide was a bit more than the cheapest filler items I could have added to my orders in order to use all my coupons and register rewards, I'd rather spend a little more and get something I can use than some junkie thing.  I love to use Peroxide for cleaning and in the laundry!

Sluggy

Walgreen's Scenario for Week of 9/27/09...$1.30OOP & $11RRs

I have worked up a Walgreen's scenario for those of us who have expiring $5RRs from buying the TRIAMINIC products a couple of weeks ago.  You remember....the Triaminic Nighttime that was spitting out 2 $5RRs WYB 2.  One of those RRs was a Novartis Catalina so you have to avoid paying for any THERAFLU that generates a RR this week with those $5RRs.

Here's the deal I've worked out....

In the end for each $5RR used, you will have $11 in RRs, be OOP approx. $1.30(plus tax) & have 7 products and 2 fillers.

If you aren't starting with that $5RR then you have to do some other scenarios to get to where you have a $5RR.  You can use this one I've worked out HERE.

SCENARIO-starting with a $5RR

*Step One
Buy 1 Vaseline Sheer Lotion for $6.99.
Use an IP Q for $1.50/1.
Buy 1 Hall's Drops for $1.00.
Use .75/1 Q from sunday's paper.
Buy a small filler.(I use a pack of Ramen for .29¢ or something on clearance if it's under that price.).
Pay with your $5RR(Novartis)& $1.03OOP+tax.
Receive a $7RR(Vaseline is a Unilever company)& a $1RR(Hall's is a Cadbury/Ames company)=$8RRs.

*Step Two
Buy 1 Gillette Razor for $8.99.
Use the $4/1 Q from sunday's paper.
Buy 1 Herbal Essences Shampoo for $2.99.
Use $1/1 HE Q from the sunday paper(a few weeks back). Buy a small filler.(IE; Ramen noodles for .29¢).
Pay with your $7RR(Unilever)+.27¢OOP&tax.
Receive a $6RR(Gillette is a P&G company)& a $2RR(Herbal Essences is a P&G company)=$8Rrs.
Carryover your $1RR(Cadbury).
$9RRs total.

*Step Three
Buy 3 Theraflu for $12.00($4ea.).
Use the $2/1 Q from the Walgreen's Health Booklet of Qs-1 Q will take off $2 on each box.
Pay with your $6RR(Gillette/P&G)+any applicable tax.
Receive an $8RR(Theraflu is a Novartis company).
Carryover your $1RR(Cadbury), $2RR(HerbalE/P&G).
$11RRs total.

In the End....
You have $11RRs-an increase of $6RRs from where you started.
You are OOP approx. $1.30+tax.
You have 7 products+2 Ramen noodles or other fillers.

What Walgreen's Scenario have you worked out for this week?

Sluggy

Walgreens real Cheap Baby Wipes & MAYBE FREE Dental Items!

I know you've probably already read on one of many blogs this week about the great deal on Huggies Baby Wipes at WAGS going on now.

If you haven't, let me enlighten you. ;-))

There is a pamphlet of "In-Store Coupons available at Walgreen's. I have found it either by the current sales flyers in the store or sitting in a stack on one of the other sales counters(photo, beauty dept. or the auxillary front register counter). It's called "Walgreen's Back-2-School Coupon Book" and looks like this....

Inside there is a $2 off Huggies Wipes 64-172 ct.(that would be a full-sized box or a refill bag).
If you buy more than 1 box of Wipes, you ONLY need 1 $2 In-Store Coupon. The register will take off $2 for as many boxes as you buy per transaction.

Now pair this In-Store Coupon with one of the Manufacturer's Coupons from the Sunday coupon inserts of a few weeks ago. My area got $1/2 Huggies Wipes but your area may have gotten .50¢ or .75¢ off 1 box per coupon.
Depending on the reg. retail at your WAGS for this item(the 64-72 ct. boxes) & your Manu. Coupon face value, using the In-Store Coupon WITH your Manufacturer's Coupon will make your box of Wipes cost anywhere from $.49 to $1.29. My area has the Huggies Wipes for $3.29, so with both coupons, my wipes cost me $.79 per box. Now that's a whole lot better than $3 or more $s a box, right?

If you have access to a printer, here's how to make this deal even better. Some folks will find a $1.50/1 Huggies Diaper Product coupon to print when they go to Coupons.com. Some WAGS will let you use this coupon to purchase Huggies Wipes(if they see Wipes as a 'Diaper Product').
Pairing this $1.50 Coupon with the In-Store Coupon for $2 off(and a low reg. retail price point) will get you Wipes for FREE with overage or "just" FREE.

And if your local WAGS has been cleaned out of Huggies Wipes because of the popularity of this coupon pairing, then for goodness sakes, get a Raincheck! The In-Store Coupon is valid until 8/29/09, so you still have time for a new shipment of Wipes to hit your store.

And if you bought the Vitamin Shampoo last week at WAGS, and have a $4 Register Reward to roll AND your area received a $5/any 3 Listerine/Reach products Coupon either in the recent Coupon Insert OR the Coupon Insert from a May Insert with a $5/3 WYB 1Listerine/1Reach Floss/1 Reach Toothbrush Coupon, you can get three dental products for FREE. The Listerine 500ml, Reach Ultra Floss & 2 kinds of Reach Toothbrushes are on sale for $3 each this week. Buy 3 of these products, according to which coupon you have. $9-$5 Coupon=$4. Pay the OOP with your $4 Register Rewards from last week(plus tax if applicable).
You will receive a $6 Register Reward for your purchase.
Free stuff & $6 more to spend later.
Life is good.....

Sluggy

Walgreen's Convoluted Scenario, Spend $6.19 Get $8.50RRs & Lots of STUFF

So I am up Waaaaaaay too late this evening, er....morning. Can't shut the mind off for some reason, so why not give it a work out, right?

I was just perusing the upcoming WAGS RR deals for Sunday....

• Gum Toothbrush (2 pack) $3.49, use $1 coupon (6/21 RP) and get back $3.49 RR = $1 profit
• Suave Deodorant (2.6 or 6 oz) 25% off sale so $1.41 each ($1.89 regular price), buy 4 and get back $2 RR, buy 6 and get back $6 RR or buy 8 and get back $10 RR. Buy six and use six $0.50 coupons (5/17 RP) = $5.46 and get back $6 RR = $0.54 profit. Buy eight and use eight $0.50 coupons (5/17 RP) = $7.28 and get back $10 RR = $2.72 profit
• Vitamin Sham/Cond (13 oz) $3.99, get back $3.99 RR = FREE *Look for bottles with a Try Me Free rebate on them = $3.99 profit
• Spend $10, get back $5 RR. Includes Cheez Its (7.5 or 9oz) $2, Keebler Cookies (11.5 or 15 oz) $2, Cheez Its (4.5 oz) or Keebler Cookies (5.25 - 6 oz) $1, Rice Krispies Treats $2, Pop Tarts $2, Club Crackers/Sandies Pecan Shortbread $2.50, Fiber Plus Bars $2.50, Nutri-Grain Bars $2.50 and Special K Protein Bars or Shakes $5

Here is what I came up with for a scenario....try to stay with me, it's long.lol Follow the steps, don't skip any!

You will need 3 $1/1Gum Qs, 6 $1/2 Suave Deo Qs, 2 $1/2 PopTart Qs. (You can use 12 $.50/1 Suave Deo Qs but you'll need to buy a cheap filler 2 times in this scenario.)

*Buy the Gum Toothbrush for $3.49, use a $1/1 Q & Pay $2.49OOP, Get a $3.49RR(this will probably print as a $3.50RR)

*Buy a Vitamin Poo for $3.99, use the $3.50RR & Pay $.49OOP, Get a $3.99RR(this will probably print as a $4RR).

*Buy 6 Suave Deos for $8.46-3x$1/2Qs=$5.46, use $4RR & Pay $1.46OOP, Get a $6RR.

*Buy 1 Gum Tbrush & 1 Vitamin Poo for $7.48, use $1/1Gum Q=$6.48, use $6RR & Pay $.48OOP, Get a $4RR & a $3.50RR.

*Buy 8 Suave Deos for $11.28, use 3 $1/2Qs(11.28-3=$8.28), use both $4RR & $3.50RR & Pay $.78OOP, Get a $10RR.

*Buy 1 Gum Tbrush, 5 Pop Tarts($3.49+$10=13.49), use 2x $1/2 PTarts Q & $1/1 Gum Q(13.49-3=$10.49), use $10RR & Pay $.49OOP, Get $8.50RRs(3.50 & 5)

You now have....
14 Suave Deos
3 Gum Toothbrushes
2 Vitamin Poo
5 boxes Pop Tarts
That's $48.19 worth of products.
$8.50 in RRs($3.50/$5)
And you've spent $6.19 not including state sales tax & used 11 Qs.

Not exactly free(unless you count the RRs you now have)but pretty good.

What will you do with 14 Deodorants?
Hey, that's YOUR problem!lol

So can you come up with a better scenario? Let me know!

Sluggy

WAGS Shopping June 24th It's Toothpaste Week

I had more RRs to roll before they expired, so I hit WAGS this past Wednesday when I was out taking daughter to the Orhtodontist.
The only Freebie this week was the Aquafresh Toothpaste. I didn't have any Aquafresh Qs for the Sunday inserts and only could manage 2 measly IP Qs.....so not so much Toothpaste for me this week. I've only got about......150 tubes, so no worries! ;-))



Transaction #1

1x Aquafresh Toothpaste $3.00
1x Rolaids Soft Chews $2.99
8x One-A-Day Vitamin Drink clearanced .75¢=$6.00
SubTotal $11.99
Tax $.00

Coupons Used
Aquafresh IP Q $1.00
Rolaids $1.00
2xOne-A-Day off any product $3/1=$6.00
Total
$8.00

$11.99-$8=$3.99

RRs Used
$3

$3.99-$3=$.99OOP
RRs Received $3(Aquafresh),$2(Rolaids)


Transaction #2

3x John Frieda Shampoo $5=$15.00
1x Rolaids Soft Chews $2.99
1x Aquafresh Toothpaste $3.00
2x Lip Balm clearanced .75¢ea.=$1.50
Subtotal $22.49
Tax $.99

Coupons Used
3x John Frieda $3/1=$9.00
1x Rolaids $1/1 $1.00
1x Auqafresh $1/1 IPQ $1.00
Subtotal $11.00

$23.48-$11.00=$12.48

RRs Used
$5RR(from last JFrieda), 3x $2=$11RR

$12.48-$11=$1.48OOP
Received RRs $5(JFrieda),$3(Aquafresh), $2(Rolaids)


Transaction #3

1x Rolaids Soft Chews $2.99
12x One-A-Day Vitamin Drink clearanced .75¢=$9.00
1x Mint Drops clearanced $.15
SubTotal $12.14
Tax $.01

Coupons Used
Rolaids $1.00
3x One-A-Day off any product $3/1=$9.00
Total
$10.00

$12.15-$10=$2.15

RRs Used
$2

$2.15-$2=$.15OOP
RRs Received $2(Rolaids)

GRAND TOTAL
OOP Spent $2.62
Q & Sale Savings $70.19
RRs Used $16.00
RRs Received $17.00
Value of Items $72.81
Savings of 96.4%


Each of those One-A-Day Drink Powder boxes has 2 straws of mix. 18 boxes is 36 packets of mix. Gee, I'll be about the most vitamin packed gal around these parts!lol

Sluggy

Rolling RRs at WAGS this Week....Drama follows me!

I had about $119 in RRs expiring on 6/3 & 6/6 so I had to head to WAGS on Monday.
Now this week the deals are pretty thin for rolling RRs, so I went to roll some but also to just burn RRs too on things for the kids and me.

I went to the store that's a bit of a ride as it was a nice day for a drive and I hadn't been there in awhile. That store also usually has better clearance stuff and sales items don't get cleared off of the shelves....the good stuff tends to disappear on Sunday at the other store closer to my house.

I did 2 Transactions at the 1st store....

#1 Transaction

Revlon Hair Dryer $12.99 (Suppose to be $19.99 but rang up $12.99)
2x Aquafresh Toothpaste on sale $.99 w/Wags Ad Q=$1.98
Mtn. Dew Lip Balm clearanced $.50

Ecotrin on sale $2.00

3x Duracell Batteries on sale $2.99 w/Wags Ad Q=$8.97

2x Water 12 pack on sale $2.49=$4.98 **only 1 pictured**

2x Lifesaver Bags on sale BOGO=$2.29

Ballpoint Pens clearanced $.50

Subtotal $34.21

Tax $1.38

Coupons Used
Ecotrin $2/1

2x Aquafresh $.75/1=$1.50

3x Duracell $1/1=$3.00

Coupon Total $6.50

$35.59-$6.50=$29.09

RRs Used

$10,$10,$4.50,$3
Total $27.50

$29.09-$27.50=$1.59 OOP put on GiftCard

Value of Items $60.36

RRs Received

Ecotrin $2, and NO $10 for the Hair Dryer!

So we go back and forth with the Cashier, then the Manager, then another Manager. It rang up $12.99, but the ad says it was suppose to ring up $19.99 and give a $10RR. They were thoroughly confused! In the end they refused to give it to me for $12.99 AND give me a $10 RR, but they would reduce the price to $9.99 for the Dryer. I know I got screwed on this deal but I took the $9.99 price deal, so I got a $3.18 refund on the $12.99+tax price I paid above. I know I should have fought harder or just told them forget it and refund it all but I just was tired of the DRAMA that always seems to come with at leat 1 transaction at WAGS.

Subtract my $1.59 payment from my $3.18 refund and my OOP for this transaction was Negative $1.59. I GOT PAID $1.59 to buy this stuff....or something like that.

#2 Transaction

2x Bottled Water pack on sale $2.49=$4.98 **only 1 pictured**
2x Chips Ahoy Cookies on sale 2/$5=$5.00

3x Duracell Batteries $2.99 w/Wags Ad Q=$8.97

3x Duracell Photo Battery clearanced $3.12=$9.36

4x Keebler Cookies on sale $10/4=$10.00

2x One a Day Drink Mix clearanced $.75=$1.50
Ecotrin on sale $2.00

2x Lifesavers Bags on sale BOGO=$2.29
4x Smucker's Jam on sale BOGO=$6.58
Mtn Dew Lip Balm clearanced $.50

2x Aquafresh Toothpaste $.99 w/Wags Ad Q=$1.98

3x Tresemme Shampoo on sale 3/$12=$12.00
Soleil Razors on sale $4.99

3x Butterfingers King Size clearanced $.42=$1.26 **only 2 pictured**

Subtotal $71.41

Tax $2.15

Coupons Used

6x Duracell $1/1=$6.00

One a Day $1/1=$1.00

Ecotrin $2.00

2x Aquafresh $.75/1=$1.50

Smuckers $1/3=$1.00
3x Tresemme $1/1=$3.00

Total $14.50

$73.56-$14.50=$59.06

RRs Used
$10,$10,$10,$5,$5,$5,$5,$2.50,$1,$1,$1

Total $55.50

$59.06-$55.50=$3.56 OOP on GiftCard

Value of Items purchased $116.59

RRs Received
$2 Ecotrin, $3 Chips Ahoy, $3 Keebler, $5 Tresemme, $1 Bic=$14RRs

I have to stop doing such larger transactions. Every time I do, the register won't take enough RRs in payment to get my total low enough. I should have been able to use another $1RR to get my total down to $2.56($2.15 of that $3.56 was tax so I couldn't get it lower than $2.56). I had enough items to let me use another few RRs/or Manu. Qs in my payment. I'll try to stick to smaller Transactions after today.

Off to my usual store for more transactions and MORE DRAMA!ACK!!

Transaction #3

Hair Dryer $12.99

Flavor Ice Pops $2.00
Water Balloons $5.00

2x Aquafresh Toothpaste $.99 w/Wags Ad Q=$1.98

Ecotrin on sale $2.00

4x Ramen Noodles=$1.00

Subtotal $24.97

Tax $1.08

Coupons Used

Ecotrin $2/1=$2.00

2x Aquafresh $.75/1=$1.50

Total $3.5o

$26.05=$3.50=$22.55

RRs Used
$9,$5,$5,$1,$1

Total $21.00

$22.55=$21.00=$1.55 OOP on GiftCard
Value of Items $37.14

RRs Received-$2 Ecotrin & again NO $10 RR for the Hair Dryer!!!

So here we go again......round and round with the Cashier, then the Asst. Manager(Kevin who's a cutie pie!) and then the Manager on Duty. First they try to tell me I had the wrong item....NOPE!lol Then they tried the old "the RR won't print because I used coupons" routine, until I pointed out it printed the Ecotrin RR....lolol Then they grilled me on what RRs I had used(figuring they'd explain it away with me using a Revlon RR to pay, so it wouldn't print a Revlon RR....but I had written down exactly what company each RR was from and surprise, surprise-No Revlon!

Then the 2 Managers disappear into the back for about 10 mins. leaving me just cooling my heels. I guess they were calling someone to find out what to do. I was all hyped up this time and wasn't leaving there without my RR AND the $12.99 price! Why should I pay the higher price if they have 2 conflicting prices/deals going on the same item, right?

Finally, Kevin, the Asst. Manager came back with my receipt, my hair dryer and a $10 RR. I got my RR and the lower price w/out a fight...yay! I noticed they had taken down all the signage on the hair dryers the next time I went down that aisle.lol I wonder what's going to happen the next time someone tries to buy one of the hair dryers.....

So RRs Received update for Transactions #3=$12RR

Back to the Pharmacy and they had a Meter...

Transaction #4

Bayer Meter on sale $10

Ecotrin on sale $2

Subtotal $12.00

Coupons Used
Bayer $30 adjusted down to $10

Ecotrin $2/1

Total $12.00

$12.00-$12.00=$.00 OOP

Value of Items $83.48

RRs Received

$2 Ecotrin, $10 Bayer=$12RR

Transaction #5

2x Starbucks Drinks $2 w/Wags ad Q=$4.00

Bic Soleil Razors $4.99

Veggie Cream Cheese clearanced $.45
Ecotrin on sale $2.00

Subtotal $11.44

Tax $.30

Coupons Used

Ecotrin $2/1=$2.00
Bic Razors $1/1=$1.00

Total $3.00

$11.74-$3.00=$8.74

RRs Used $5,$3

Total $8

$8.74-$8=$.74 OOP on GiftCard
Value of Items $16.75

RRs Received

$2 Ecotrin, $1 Bic=$3RR

Transaction #6

Bic Soleil Razors $4.99
Ecotrin on sale $2.00

Bug Repellant Pin $.99(WHY did I buy this for a filler?LOL)

Subtotal $7.98
Tax $.36

Coupons Used
Ecotrin $2/1=$2.00
Bic Razors $1/1=$1.00
Total $3.00

$8.34-$3.00=$5.34

RRs Used
$4.50

$5.34-$4.50=$.84 OOP on GiftCard
Value of Items $10.83

RRs Received
$2 Ecotrin, $1 Bic=$3RR

Transaction #7

2x Ramen Noodles $.29=$.58
Bic Soleil Razors $4.99
Ecotrin on sale $2.00

Subtotal $7.57
Tax $.30

Coupons Used
Ecotrin $2/1=$2.00
Bic Razors $1/1=$1.00
Total $3.00

$7.87-$3.00=$4.87

RRs Used
$4.50

$4.87-$4.50=$.37 OOP on GiftCard
Value of Items $10.36

RRs Received
$2 Ecotrin, $1 Bic=$3RR

Transaction #8

Ecotrin on sale $2.00

Subtotal $2.00
Tax $.00

Coupons Used
Ecotrin $2/1=$2.00

$2.00-$2.00=$.00 OOP

Value of Items $3.49

RRs Received
$2 Ecotrin

GRAND TOTALS

OOP $5.47 ($8.65-$3.18 refund on Hair Dryer)

Value of Items $339.00

Savings of 98.4%!

RRs Earned $51

The cashier at the 2nd store was the same one who I had rung me out back when the Colgate Visible White Toothpaste RR was rolling a couple of Saturdays ago. We chatted up for a bit today. She's a coupon hound like us & was commiserating with me on how bad the deals were this week.lol I still had about 8 Ecotrin Qs left but I was tired of going through and using them(yes, I was tired of making free money!lol) plus I wasn't coming back while the Ecotrin was giving RRs, so I offered them to her to use. Hey, it's never a bad idea to treat the cashier nice, right? It might help me out at some point in future hounding. ;-))

So I am done with Wags until mid to late next week when I have $50.50 in RRs expiring.

I sure hope they have some better things to roll these RRs into then.

Sluggy

All Roads Lead to Walgreen's...at least they did today

I have been going stir-crazy being grounded at home! My car is STILL in the shop thanks to my daughter's accident with the awning support pole at CVS the end of April.

We turned in the rental car early as it was just getting ridiculously expensive to keep it, so I've been without wheels for about a week now.

I finally bribed #1 son to drive me to WAGS today because I had RRs expiring on the 21st and Dr. Scholl's Qs to use before the month ends and we just can't have that now, can we?lolol

I had printed out some of the $5/25 coupon good today and tomorrow at WAGS but only used one. Why pay OOP actual CASH for things when I have all these lovely little RRs to spend! So after using 1 of the coupons I had printed off, I gave them to people in line around me. One woman I gave a Q to broke her $50+ order up so she could go back through the line to use another Q.....now THAT woman has potential to be a great Hound!LOLOL

Here's how it went.....

Transaction #1

2x Dr. Scholl's Insoles on sale @ $10=$20.00

4x Bandaids on sale @$2.50 ea.=$10.00

1x Bayer Crystals on sale @$2.49

1x Colgate Visible White Tpaste on sale @$4.49

1x Bic Utility Lighter on sale @$2.99

1x Skintimate on sale @$1.99

1x Right Guard Pro Deo on sale @$5.99

2x Oreos on sale @$3.50=$7.00

3x Paper Plates @$1.50=$4.50

Subtotal $59.45

Tax $.54

Coupons Used
2x Dr. Scholl's Insoles Sunday Insert Q $10=$20.00
4x Bandaids Sunday Insert Q $1.00 ea.=$4.00
1x Bayer Crystals Q from display $1.00
1x Colgate Visible White Tpaste IP Q $1.00
1x Bic Utility Lighter IP Q $1.00
1x Skintimate Sunday Insert Q $1.00
1x Right Guard Pro Deo Sunday Insert Q $1.00
3x Paper Plates Wags Flyer Q $.51=$1.53

Wags 1 Day Q $5 off $25 after discounts=$5.00

Coupon Total $35.53

$59.99-$35.53=$24.46 OOP

No RRs used-so I could use that $5/25 Coupon. I don't know....I did get back more in RRs than I spent but still, I had to spend MONEY.

Received $10 Dr. Scholl's, $4 Bandaids, $2.50 Bayer, $4.50 Colgate, $1 Bic, $1 Skintimate, $5 Right Guard=$28RRs

Yes, I actually spent real money at Wags today! Imagine that....lolol

**So I paid and the cashier hands me the receipt and NONE of the EIGHT Register Rewards I was suppose to get, PRINTS! EEEEK!!!

After my heart started beating again I told her to call the manager 'cuz I was NOT leaving without my RRs!lol

Long story short, the CAT machine was broken. They KNEW it was broken first thing that morning and had put in calls to the company, etc. to try to get it fixed and they couldn't and they were STILL using that REGISTER all day to ring people up!! So, if you were an unaware shopper, you never even knew you were getting ripped off when you bought a RR generating item in that store!

Unreal.....that they would continue to ring customers out and not use a different register. They have FIVE registers at this store! Man, that got me hot.lol

So the manager rerang everything up at another register and all 8 RRs printed like they should have the first time. So for the rest of my transactions I had to go to the photo center to checkout. Luckily, my fav. cashier Leticia was working at the photo center and she didn't mind letting me check out there. Sometimes the photo person doesn't want to ring you out if you don't have photo/ink stuff to buy too. I have GOT to write a letter to that store and give Leticia some Kudos! ;-))

Then it was off to roll a stack of RRs before they expired. Alot of them were $4.50RRs from the Colgate last week, so I couldn't buy the Visible White until I used those up.

Transaction #2

2x Dr. Scholl's Insoles on sale @ $10=$20.00
4x Kraft Mac & Cheez @ $.1.50=$6.00
1x Right Guard Pro Deo on sale @$5.99

1x Ramen Noodles Cup @ $.59
Subtotal $32.58

Tax $.36

Coupons Used
2x Dr. Scholl's Insoles Sunday Inserts Q $10=$20.00

4x Kraft Mac & Cheez Wags Flyer Q $.81=$3.24
1x Right Guard Pro Deo Sunday Inserts Q $1.00
1x Buy 3, Get 1 Free Kraft Mac&Cheez IP Q=$1.50

Coupons Total $25.74

$32.94-$25.74=$7.28

Used $4.50RR (Colgate Sensitive)& $2RR(Pert)

Total OOP=$.70 put on Gift Card

Received $10 Dr. Scholls, $5 Right Guard Deo=$15RRs

Transaction #3

2x Dr. Scholl's Insoles on sale @ $10=$20.00
1x Bic Utility Lighter on sale @$2.99
1x Edge Gel on sale @$1.99
1x Right Guard Pro Deo on sale @$5.99
2x Ramen Noodles @$.29=$.58
Subtotal $31.55
Tax $.66

Coupons Used
2x Dr. Scholl's Insoles Sunday Inserts $10=$20.00

1x Bic Utility Lighter IP Q $1.0
1x Skintimate Sunday Inserts $1.00

1x Right Guard Pro Deo Q inside box $2.00
Coupon Total $24.00

$32.21-$24.00=$8.21

Used $4.50(Colgate Sensitive), $2(Pert)

Total OOP $1.71 put on Gift Card

Received $10 Dr. Scholls, $1 Bic, $1 Edge, $5 Right Guard=$17RR

Transaction #4

2x Dr. Scholl's Insoles on sale @ $10=$20.00

1 Right Guard Pro Deo on sale @$5.99

2x 5 Gum @$1.49=$2.98

1x Energy Drink(for son) $2.29 Not Pictured
Subtotal $31.26
Tax $.50

Coupons Used

2x Dr. Scholl's Insoles Sunday Inserts $10=$20.00
2x WAGS Flyer Q 5 Gum $.50=$1.00
1x Right Guard Pro Deo Q inside box $2.00

Coupon Total $23.00

$31.76-$23.00=$8.76
Used $4.50(Colgate Sensitive), $3(ConAgra)
Total OOP $1.26 put on Gift Card
Received $10 Dr. Scholls, $5 Right Guard=$15RR

Transaction #5

2x Dr. Scholl's Insoles on sale @ $10=$20.00

1x Right Guard Pro Deo on sale @$5.99

1x Fruity Pebbles Cereal on sale @ $2.50

1x Paper Plates $1.79

2x Angel Soft TP clearance @$1.09=$2.18
Subtotal $32.46

Tax $.42

Coupons Used

2x Dr. Scholl's Insoles Sunday Inserts $10=$20.00
1x Right Guard Pro Deo Q inside box $2.00

1x Wags Flyer Q Plates $.80
Coupon Total $22.80

$32.88-$22.80=$10.08
Used 2x $4.50(Colgate Sensitive)-$9.00
Total OOP $1.08 put on Gift Card
Received $10 Dr. Scholls,$5 Right Guard=$15RR

Transaction #6

1x Royal Gelatin $.69
1x Colgate Visible White Tpaste on sale @$4.49

Subtotal $5.18
Tax $.00

Coupons Used

1x Visible White IP Q $1.00

1x Wags Flyer Gelatin Q $.44
Coupon Total $1.44

$5.18-$1.44=$3.74
Used $3.00(Kraft)RR
Total OOP $.74 put on Gift Card
Received $4.50RR Colgate

Transaction #7

2x Oreos on sale $3.50=$7.00
1x Edge Gel on sale @$1.99

Subtotal $8.99
Tax $.12

Coupons Used
1x Edge Sunday Inserts $1.00
Coupon Total $1.00

$9.11-$1.00=$8.11
Used $4.50(Colgate Sensitive), $2.50(Bayer)
Total OOP $1.11 put on Gift Card
Received $1 Edge, $3 Oreos=$4RRs

Transaction #8

1x Colgate Visibly White Tpaste on sale @$4.49
1x Royal Gelatin $.69
Subtotal $5.18
Tax $.00

Coupons Used

1x Colgate Visibly White $1.00

1x Wags Flyer Gelatin $.44
Coupon Total $1.44

$5.18-$1.44=$3.74

Used $3.00(Kraft)

Total OOP $.74 put on Gift Card
Received $4.50RR Colgate

GRAND TOTAL....

Value of Items $244.50

Coupons Used $134.95

OOP Spent $31.80 ($24.46 Cash/$7.34 Gift Card)
RRs Used $43.50
RRs Received $103.00

Savings of 87%

I am loving WAGS this month! All those Dr. Scholl's and Glucose Meter Moneymaker Coupons I got to use this month were wonderful.

Sluggy

These Insoles are Made for Walking! 99% Savings at WAGS!

The Dr. Scholl's Qs I ordered came on friday. I found myself out & about today near a Walgreens and made a quick run into the store to use some Qs.




Transaction #1

2x Dr. Scholl's Insoles on sale 2/$20
Used 2x $10/1 Qs
Total OOP $.00
Received $10RR for Insoles


I had gone over to the food aisles looking for those boxes of Large Lipton Tea Bags(the ones for making iced tea by the pitcher) I saw the other day that they were on clearance for .80¢ a box. This store had none! I figured the .87¢ peanut butter would be long gone...


But as I wandered back to get more insoles to buy, I went down the back end of the 'hardware' aisle and they had carts of food products lined up down the middle of the aisle. I don't know if they were marking them all down for clearance of just rearranging the food shelves and needed some stuff out of there temporarily so they had space to work BUT.....I found the boxes of Tea Bags in a cart there. So I priced checked them and they were still on clearance for .80¢....yes!!! We drink alot of fresh brewed iced tea in this house. Those boxes go for $3.00+ regular retail so .80¢ is a wonderful price!


Which leads me to the next couple of transactions......



Transaction #2

2x Lipton Tea Bags clearanced @.80¢=$1.60
2x Dr. Scholl's Insoles on sale $2/$20.00
Subtotal $21.60
Used Coupons
$1/2 Lipton Tea=$1.00
2x $10/1 Dr. Scholl's=$20.00
Coupon Total $21.00
Total OOP $.60
Received $10RR for Insoles



Transaction #3

5x Lipton Tea Bags clearanced @.80¢=$4.00
2x Dr. Scholl's Insoles on sale $2/$20.00
Subtotal $24.00
Used Coupons
2x $1/2 Lipton Tea=$2.00
2x $10/1 Dr. Scholl's=$20.00
Coupon Total $22.00
Used $2RR
Total OOP $.00
Received $10RR for Insoles


Wandered back to the Pharmacy and saw they had more Breeze 2 Monitors in....

Transaction #4

Breeze 2 Monitor on sale $14.99
Subtotal $14.99
Used Bayer Monitor Q $14.99
Total OOP $.00
Received $5RR for Monitor

**I just want to mention that alot of the blogs note that the Breeze 2 AND Contour Monitors are month long deals at Walgreen's for May. This Is NOT correct. Both Monitors were on special the 1st week of May(April 26th-May 2nd)BUT ONLY the BREEZE 2 Monitor is on sale for $14.99 ALL MONTH!
Trust me, I found out the hard way, by trying to buy a Contour AFTER the 1st week. It rang up regular price, twice!lol**


This store STILL hadn't gotten any Roots of Nature Hair Products either. And I found 1 lone bottle of the Iceland Health Fish Oil Capsules left on the back of a high shelf this turn around the aisles. Plenty of Colgate Max Toothpaste and Toothbrushes however.

Transaction #5

4x Ramen Noodles@ 4/$1.00=$1.00
2x Dr. Scholl's Insoles on sale $2/$20.00
1x Iceland Health Fish Oil @$8.00
Subtotal $29.00
Used Coupons
2x $10/1 Dr. Scholl's=$20.00
1x $5/1 Iceland Health=$5.00
Coupon Total $25.00
Used $2RR, $2RR=$4RR
Total OOP $.00
Received $10RR for Insoles, $8RR for Fish Oil


Transaction #6

2x Dr. Scholl's Insoles on sale $2/$20.00
Subtotal $20.00
Used Coupons
2x $10/1 Dr. Scholl's=$20.00
Coupon Total $20.00
Total OOP $.00
Received $10RR for Insoles


Grand Total
Value of Items Purchased $223.28
Coupons Used $121.99
Total Out of Pocket $.60
Savings of 99%
Register Rewards Used $6
Register Rewards Received $63

This was a great trip. Quick, low OOP, stuff I can use & made lots of RRs.

Sluggy

Walgreen's-cheap Peanut Butter, Fish Oil & Beans-95% Savings

Stopped by WAGS today to roll some RRs.
**Be careful this week if you are rolling the $4.50 Colgate Sensitive Toothpaste RRs from last week. Don't use this RR to pay in a transaction buying the Colgate Max Fresh/White Toothbrush or Toothpaste, or you won't get your Max White/Fresh RR. I mention this because it almost tripped me up today!

Let me just give a disclaimer here for all my Compact following friends, before you see the photo below. There are sinful Paper Towels in the photo. Now, I don't do paper towels in any way shape or form, since my sick old dog passed away last May. I hate paper towels, I always have since my mom first bought them in about 1973. But I am married to a human being who thinks Mighty Highly of them & grew up using them. He doesn't care if he's destroying the planet when he needs to use a paper towel.

He also pays for things around here, as he is the gainfully employed one and he is very good to me. So I let him have his few indulgences. My only request is that I buy the paper towels & not him.
He is a typical man.....you need an item, you go into the nearest place that sells item and you buy it. You don't even look at the price, you don't find one that is less expensive if there is a choice and good lord!, you DON'T USE COUPONS!
So, if paper towels are coming into this house, they are coming in through MY FRUGAL, COUPON USING, CHEAP SELF FILTER! I get em but I get em cheap. I'm not happy about it but I do what I gotta do. 'Nuff said.

With that, here's the haul from this afternoon......




Transactions #1



Colgate Max Fresh Toothbrush $2.99
Iceland Health Fish Oil $8.00
2x TUF Paper Towels @$.89=$1.78
Subtotal $12.77
Tax $.08

Coupons Used....
Colgate Toothbrush $1.00
Iceland Health $5.00
WAG Q Tuf Paper Towels $.60
Coupon Total $6.60

Used $4.50RR from Listerine
$1.75 OOP
Received $8RR Fish Oil, $2RR Toothbrush



Transactions #2

Colgate Max Fresh Toothbrush $2.99
Iceland Health Fish Oil $8.00
2x TUF Paper Towels @$.89=$1.78
Peter Pan Peanut Butter clearance $.87
Subtotal $13.64
Tax $.08

Coupons Used....
Colgate Toothbrush $1.00
Iceland Health $5.00
WAG Q Tuf Paper Towels $.60

Coupon Total $6.60
Used $2.50RR from Bayer, $2RR from Pert, $2RR from Pert
$.62 OOP put on Gift Card
Received $8RR, $2RR




Transactions #3

Colgate Max Fresh Toothbrush $2.99
2x Milky Way Bars @$.89=$1.78
Bayer Crystals $2.49
Subtotal $7.26
Tax $.00

Coupons Used....
Colgate Toothbrush $1.00
Bayer Crystals $1.00
WAG Q Mars Candy Bars x2 $.80
Coupon Total $2.80

Used $2RR from Pert, $2RR from Right Guard
$.46 OOP on Gift Card
Received $2.50RR, $2RR



Transactions #4

Iceland Health Fish Oil $8.00
6x Van Camp's Beans raincheck @$.50=$3.00
Peter Pan Peanut Butter clearanced $.87
Subtotal $11.87
Tax $.00

Coupons Used....
Iceland Health $5.00
Van Camp's $.75
Coupon Total $5.75

Used $2RR from Pert, $2RR from Right Guard, $2RR from Right Guard
$.12 OOP
Received $8RR

Transactions #5

5x Peter Pan Peanut Butter clearanced @$.87=$4.35
Subtotal $4.35
Tax $.00

No Coupons used

Used $2RR from Right Guard, $2RR from Pert
$.35 OOP



Value of Items $72.87

Coupons Used $21.75

OOP Spent $3.30($1.08 on GC/$2.22 Cash)

Savings 95.5%

RRs Used $25.00

RRs Received $32.50

I should have bought a 3rd Paper Towel on my 1st transaction and I could have used another $2RR to pay and had a $.37OOP instead of $1.75OOP. Doh!lol

I hate all these $2RRs I had. Made it harder to roll.
I did burn some RRs though for that amazingly cheap peanut butter...what a good price!
No Roots of Nature yet at this store. The truck comes tomorrow so I'll have to live without it as I don't have time or another reason to be over in that part of town the rest of the week.

Sluggy

WAGS Trip this Week...May 7th Over 91% Savings!

I had a bunch of RRs expiring on the 10th, so I had to head to WAGS to roll 'em.
Items that gave Register Rewards this week I was interested in, were the Pert($2RR on 2), Colgate Sensitive Toothpaste(full refund on RRs of purchase price $4.50), Right Guard Deo($2RR on 1).

Here's this week's trip... in 9 Transactions, 2 photos. The 2nd photo is missing 1 Arizona Ice Tea & 3 Starbucks Frappachinos as they were consumed before I got around to taking photos.lol

Transaction #1

Colgate Toothpaste $4.49 Used $1Q
Right Guard Deo $2.99 Used $1Q
Arizona Ice Tea $.59 on sale Used $.40 WagsQ (not pictured I drank it)
Subtotal $6.07
Tax $.18
Used $5RR
OOP $1.25 cash
Received $2RR Right Guard, $4.50RRColgate


Transaction #2

2x Pert Shampoo 2/$5.00 Used 2x $1.50Q=$3.00Q
Wags Cough Drops $.99 Used $.49 WagsQ
Subtotal $2.50
Tax $.30
Used $2.00RR
OOP $.80 cash
Received $2RR Pert


Transaction #3

2x Pert Shampoo 2/$5.00 Used 2x $1.50Q=$3.00Q
Colgate Toothpaste $4.49 Used $1Q
Right Guard Deo $2.99 Used $1Q
2x Easy Mac $.30 clearanced=$.60
Subtotal $8.08
Tax $.48
Used $5RR, $2.50RR
OOP $1.06 on Gift Card
Received $2RR Right Guard, $4.50RR Colgate, $2RR Pert


Transaction #4

2x Pert Shampoo 2/$5.00 Used 2x $1.50/1=$3.00Q
Colgate Toothpaste $4.49 Used $1Q
Right Guard Deo $2.99 Used $1Q
Arizona Ice Tea $.99 on sale Used $.40 WagsQ
Subtotal $8.07
Tax $.48
Used $5RR, $2.50RR
OOP $1.06 on Gift Card
Received $2RR Right Guard, $4.50RR Colgate, $2RR Pert


Transaction #5

3x Frappachino 3/$5.00 on sale Used 3x$1/1Q=$3.00Q(not pictured, the kids drank them already!lol)
2x Pert Shampoo 2/$5.00 Used 2x $1.50/1Q=$3.00Q
Colgate Toothpaste $4.49
Right Guard Deo $2.99 Used $1Q
3x StarKist Tuna $.32 clearanced=$.96
Subtotal $11.44
Tax $.48
Used 2x $5RR=$10RR
OOP $1.92 on Gift Card
Received $2RR Right Guard, $4.50RR Colgate, $2RR Pert



Transaction #6

2x Pert Shampoo 2/$5.00 Used 1x $1.50 & 1x $1Q=$2.50Q
Right Guard Deo $2.99 Used $1Q
Arizona Ice Tea $.59 on sale Used $.40 WagsQ
Subtotal $5.08
Tax $.48
Used $5RR
OOP $.56 on Gift Card
Received $2RR Right Guard, $2RR Pert


Transaction #7

2x Pert Shampoo 2/$5.00 Used 2x $1/1Q=$2Q
Colgate Toothpaste $4.49
Right Guard Deo $2.99 Used $1Q
4x StarKist Tuna $.32 clearanced=$1.28
Subtotal $10.76
Tax $.48
Used 2x $5RR=$10RR
OOP $1.24 on Gift Card
Received $2RR Right Guard, $2RR Pert, $4.50RR Colgate


Transaction #8

9x Beans $.50=$4.50
5x Chicken Stock $.50=$2.50
6x Hunt's Sauce $.50=$3.00
2x StarKist Tuna $.32 clearanced=$.64
Colgate Toothpaste $4.49
Right Guard Deo $2.99 Used $1Q
2x Pert Shampoo 2/$5.00 Used 2 $1/1Q=$2Q

Subtotal $20.12
Tax $.48
Used $6RR,$5RR,$2.50RR,$2.50RR,$2.50RR
OOP $2.10 on Gift Card
Received $2RR Right Guard, $2RR Pert, $3RR ConAgra, $4.50RR Colgate


And I had 1 lone $2RR left, so I blew it on inexpensive tuna & sardines!lol

Transaction #9

5x StarKist Tuna clearanced $.32=$1.60
2x Sardines clearanced $.30=$.60
Subtotal $2.20
Tax $.00
Used $2RR
OOP $.20 on Gift Card
Received NO RRs


Grand Totals......

Value of Items purchased $131.16
Out of Pocket $10.19($2.05 in Cash/$8.14 on Gift Card)
Register Rewards Used $67.50
Register Rewards Received $56.00

Savings of 91.25%

And driving home I realized I forgot to get any Oreos....DOH!lolol


Sluggy