Rite-Aid this Week.......The Cough Syrup Made Me Do It!

So #1 son has been having allergy/sinus problems while home for college break.  He's on my last bottle of cough syrup in the house.
I went to Rite-Aid to get this.....

We love us some Delsym in this house!

At any rate, this stuff is NOT cheap.  The smaller bottle runs $10.49.  The house brand/generic of it runs $6.99.  But by using different types of coupons at Rite-Aid, and buying other stuff too I can use the overage from the coupons to get the Delsym brand for LESS than the generic brand's price.

Here's how I did it.....

1 x Delsym NOT on sale=$10.49
1 x Listerine on sale=$3.50
2 x Nivea Lip Care on sale BOGO=$2.99
2 x StayFree Pads on sale BOGO=$3.99
1 x Wet n' Wild Makeup on sale 40%off=$2.39
1 x Bliss Xmas Candy on clearance 75%off=$1.24
SubTotal....$24.60

Coupons Used
1 x $5 off $20 AdPerks Rite-Aid IPQ=$5.00
1 x $1.50/1 Delsym ManuQ=$1.50
1 x $2/1 Any OTC Cold Cough Med Wellness CRT Q=$2.00(on the Delsym)
1 x $1/1 Listerine ManuQ=$1.00
1 x $1/1 Any Oral Care Item over $1 Wellness IPQ=$1.00(on the Listerine)
1 x BOGO Nivea ManuQ=$2.99
2 x $2/1 Any Skin Care over $2 Wellness IPQ=$4.00(1 for each Nivea Lip Care)
1 x BOGO StayFree ManuQ=$3.99
1 x $2/1 Any Beauty Product over $2 Wellness IPQ=$2.00(on the Wet N' Wild Makeup)
1 x $1/1 Any Seasonal Item over $1 Wellness CRT Q=$1.00(on the Xmas Candy bag)
Coupons Total....$24.48

$24.60-$24.48=$.12 OOP
Reg. Retail Value of $37.92
Savings of 99.68%

I know the 2 Wellness Skin Care on the Lip Care items was pushing it, but the cashier and manager had no problem taking them.  Lips are skin, right?lol  I figured that if they wouldn't take those I could try the $2/1 Beauty Product Wellness Qs on the Nivea Lip care that is more of a Lip Gloss with color, hence a 'beauty' product.  Either way, I was going to try to get that $4 off those purchases.  This may be a YMMV situation though, depending on your store and manager.

I must say that once this Wellness Program comes to your area, DO SIGN UP!  Not only do they send you emails with links to PDF Wellness coupons to print, but you also will get Wellness coupons printed on the bottom of your CRT in the store.
Add in the AdPerks coupons you can sign up for, the $x off an $x Purchase coupons Rite-Aid releases now and again, store sales, Single Check Rebate items, and of course, Manufacturer's Qs, and you have just SO MANY opportunities to save money in that store!
And speaking of SCRs.....

This purchase qualified for these SCRebates.....
$2 Wet N' Wild Makeup
$3 Listerine
$5 Total

So $.12 OOP-$5 in Rebates=$4.88 Moneymaker!!

My Rite-Aid OOP for the month so far........$13.00
My Rite-Aid Single Check Rebates so far....$31.00
Overage of $18.00 for January SCR Period 


Sluggy

Weis this Week....What is Worth Buying 12/31/09-1/6/10

Here are the Best Deals using coupons at Weis this week.  I am a bit late so you have to get there by Wednesday night as the sale ends then.  Frankly, Weis is a snoozfest this week....MHO folks.lol

BEST DEALS(=Free or almost Free)
Ronzoni Smart Taste Pasta  $1.25
--use the $.75/1 ManuQ and if your store doubles it's either FREE or if your store doubles up to $1 it's .25¢ a box

Yakisoba Noodles  $1.00
--use the $.50/1 ManuQ(10/18SS or last week's SS coupon)and if your store doubles it's FREE

GOOD DEALS(=Cheap)
All Detergent $3.99
--use the $2/1 ManuQ(12/6RP or 1/3RP) and pay $1.99

Sun Crystals  $2.00
--use the $1/1 ManuQ(11/1RP or last Sunday's insert RP) and pay $1.00 a box(50 ct.)

CATALINA DEAL
Buy assorted items(Progresso Soups/Progresso Panko Crumbs/Bunches of Fiber One items/Betty Crocker Warm Delights and/or Gluten Free Mixes/One-A-Day Vitamins/Slim-Fast bars/Ensure Drinks/etc.) Spend $20/Get a $7 OYNO Cat Coupon OR Spend $12/Get a $3 OYNO Cat Coupon

Remember to use the regular shelf price when calculating how much you have spent, Not the sale prices.  There are assorted Manu or IP Qs out there for these things.  Since I am interested in the Progresso and Fiber One items only IF I can get my butt to a Weis that will take IPQs I might do this deal.
But it's far from thrilling and I doubt I can get the totals using Qs down so that subsequent rolling of the Cat will be free or under $2, so I might pass if I can't get motivated.

The BIG NEWS with WEIS this week is they have announced they are going back to a Sunday to Saturday Weekly Sales Ad.  Yep, they are abandoning ship on the old Thursday to Wednesday midweek running Ads as of January 17th or so.

I am conflicted on this change.  On the one hand I always hated this midweek ad because there was never a sales flyer in the Sunday paper, just the midweek paper.  I don't buy mid week papers, just the Sunday one, so if I wanted an actual sales flyer to study I'd have to go to the store to get one just to plan my shopping there.  Which is an extra trip, wasting my gas and just an overall PITA.

The good side of mid week sales was if something was on sale and a coupon came out on Sunday, there was still a few days to get it using the coupon.  Some stores they put something on sale, sale runs Sunday to Saturday, and the day AFTER the sale ends, a coupon comes out.  Having 1 store run midweek, sometimes you could still get said item for cheaper at Weis since the ad was still running past Saturday.  I hope this makes sense.lol

At any rate, goodbye midweek ads, hello Sunday flyer in my paper again! ;-)

So what are you or did you get this week at Weis?  Any deals there you couldn't pass up?
Leave a comment and let us know what ya found!

Sluggy

Finishing up Last Week's Deals at Rite-Aid...12/27/09-1/2/10

I made 3 trips to Rite-Aid on Saturday to do the deals. #1 & 2 with Hubby and another trip later for something I forgot.

Trip #1
5 x Soy Joy on sale @$.60=$3.00
1 x Crest Toothpaste on sale=$2.49
1 x Metamucil Capsules on sale=$9.49
1 x Oral B Toothbrush on sale=$5.00
1 x Xmas Mint M&Ms on clearance=$1.99
SubTotal....$21.97

Coupons Used
1 x $5 off $20 AdPerks Rite-Aid IPQ=$5.00
1 x $1/1 Crest Toothpaste ManuQ=$1.00
1 x $3/1 Metamucil ManuQ=$3.00
1 x $3/1 Oral B Toothbrush ManuQ=$3.00
1 x $1/1 Wellness CRT Q Any Seasonal Item=$1.00
Coupons Total....$13.00

$21.97-$13.00=$8.97
$1.57 put on Gift Card=$7.40 OOP

SCRebates qualified for....
$3 Soy Joy
$1 Crest Toothpaste
$5 Metamucil
$2 Oral B Toothbrush
Total...$11.00 in Rebates

$7.40OOP-$11SCR=$3.60 Moneymaker!

There is a $1/1 Oral Care Wellness Q available that I forgot to use.  I could have used 1 on the toothbrush and 1 on the toothpaste for an additional overage of $2, making this a $5.60 Moneymaker.....sigh....

Trip #2
1 x Oral B Toothbrush on sale=$5.00
1 x Pantene on sale=$3.00
2 x Natrol Acai Berry Capsules on sale BOGO=$13.99
1 x Xmas Paper on clearance=$1.99 *Not Pictured*
SubTotal....$23.98

Coupons Used
1 x $5 off $20 AdPerk Rite-Aid IPQ=$5.00
1 x $3/1 Oral B Toothbrush=$3.00 Again, I forgot the $1/1 Oral Care WellnessQ
1 x $2/1 Pantene HomeMailer=$2.00
2 x $3/1 Natrol Vitamin IPQ=$6.00 These wouldn't scan but cashier manually put them through
2 x $2/1 Any Vitamin Item $2 or more Wellness IPQ=$4.00
1 x $1/1 Any Seasonal Item CRT WellnessQ=$1.00
Coupon Total.....$21.00

$23.98-$21.00=$2.98 OOP

 Single Check Rebates qualified for....
$2 Oral B Toothbrush for BIL's Account

$2.98-$2.00=$.98 OOP

I forgot to do the Nyquil SCR for BIL so it was back for a quicky that evening.....

Trip #3
1 x Nyquil on sale=$4.99
1 x Glade Candle on sale=$2.79
1 x Physician's Formula Lipstick on clearance 75% off=$2.48
2 x Cover Girl on sale BOGO=$3.39 for both
1 x Xmas Candy on clearance=$1.79
SubTotal....$15.44

Coupons Used
1 x $3 off $15 Rite-Aid Purchase Wellness IPQ=$3.00
1 x $1.50/1 Nyquil ManuQ=$1.50
1 x $2/1 Any OTC Cough or Cold Product CRT WellnessQ=$2.00
1 x $2/1 Glade Product ManuQ=$2.00
2 x $2/1 Any Beauty Item Wellness IPQ=$4.00
1 x $1/1 Any Seasonal Item CRT WellnessQ=$1.00
Coupon Total....$13.50

$15.44-$13.50=$1.94 OOP

SCRebates qualified for....
$2 Nyquil for BIL's Account

$1.94-$2.00=$.06 Moneymaker

Well, not quite as good as I would have liked but ok.  This is what happens when you don't take your calculator and have to rely on your brain.lol  I had and could have used 3 x $2/1 Wellness Beauty Q(since I had 3 beauty products), but since it was almost closing time on Saturday night, the staff had removed all the sale signage for the week's ad and I couldn't remember if the CoverGirl was BOGO or B1G50% 1, so I ended up being 6 cents short to use all 3 of my $2/1 Qs!ugh  If I had bought a pack of Ramen noodles or something similar in price I could have been OOP only .50¢ or so, for an approx. $1.50 Moneymaker.
Live and learn.

My Rite-Aid OOP for the month so far........$12.88
My Rite-Aid Single Check Rebates so far....$26.00
Overage of $13.12 for January SCR Period


Sluggy 

OUCH! It Hurts!

Daughter had 2 of her wisdom teeth removed this morning.  The Orthodontist wanted all 4 removed but the uppers weren't descended enough not to cause a possible problem removing them, as they were so close to her sinus cavity.

So we are starting 2010 with a $1175.00 Oral Surgery bill. 8-(
And at some point in the future, we get to do this all over again for the other 2 teeth....sigh....

Though my checkbook is feeling a bit poorer, Daughter is feeling fine at the moment as she has a prescription for Vicodin and Strawberry milkshakes as far as the eye can see.
Needless to say I haven't done much else today besides chauffer to the dr. and back, run for meds and shakes, prepare jellos in an assortment of flavors and make appropriate "you poor thing" noises at her.

I hope she either recovers quickly and WANTS to go back to school asap or she has enough pain, she wants the Vicodin and sleeps through the next 48 hours or so.
In the nursing department I am ok but that's with a cooperative patient.  Daughter does NOT fit the profile....lolol

I'm hoping to get around to posting my 2010 Hopes and Wishes, my Shopping Reports from late last week, and some other goodies I've been working on.
But that all will have to wait until later.  I need a nap and the rest of the family needs to eat so I've got to get hopping with other stuff.

Sluggy

Meal Plan Monday.....January 4th Edition....More Eating Down the Freezer

Last Week's Menu Postmortem...

All I can say is I had a great meal plan but except for the 1st 2 days, we didn't follow it.lol
Hubby was off from work for the week, kids off from school.....  Seems like most nights the teens all had other plans with friends so I did very little cooking.  Not saying that that's a bad thing now and again to get some time off from cooking!  I made a dent in the soup supply and hubby had plenty of leftovers to work on.
  I did get rid of some meal-in-the-bag type things in the freezer that hubby and I ate. And one night he wanted fish and I didn't have it on the menu so we substituted fish from the freezer for the meatloaf.  So I have most of my Meal Plan already done for this week, as I'll just cook what I had planned last week and didn't get to and add in 2 fresh meals.

Here's what I will be serving our family of 5 this Week.....

MONDAY--Chicken Cashew Stir-Fry-this is from a kit(stockpile/freezer/using leftovers)
TUESDAY--Taco Salads or Tacos(diners choice)(freezer/stockpile)
WEDNESDAY--Date Night w/Hubby-the teens will fend for themselves
THURSDAY--Homemade Pizza(freezer/stockpile), Salad
FRIDAY--Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf for #1 son(freezer), Mashed Potatoes(stockpile), Cauliflower/Carrots/Broccoli(freezer)
SATURDAY--BBQ Chicken(freezer), homemade Mac & Cheese(stockpile/freezer), Peas(freezer)
SUNDAY--Chicken Alfredo(stockpile/freezer), Green Beans(freezer)
SNACKS/DESSERTS--Pineapple, Brownies, Cookies, Pecan Pie

Last week I spent $72.52 on food/toiletries. $38.33 was at the grocery Outlet, $24.63 was at Price Chopper(Seltzer sale/Nabisco Crackers which will end up costing $1 after rebate/$1lb. boneless pork loin), and $12.88 at Rite-Aid(which will net me $13.12 MORE than I spent after rebates). Beyond the milk/juice at the Outlet none of what I bought was necessities last week. We were almost out of seltzer and it was finally on special, the crackers were for the rebate, replenishing some spices, garlic and other grocery items, plus great deals on fish and breaded chicken strips at the Outlet and 8lbs. of pork loin for $8 at PC.  Stock up Opportunities that just popped up and I just went for it.  After the rebate money comes in my $72.52 will end up costing $36.52 OOP.  The Regular Retail Value of all these items purchases amounted to $282.72, a savings of 74.35% on the $72.52 spent or 87.08% after rebates so I feel I spent the money wisely.

Food Waste Report....no waste this week, beyond the usual veggie parings into the compost.  Hubby was working hard to eat all the leftovers before going bad....and he succeeded!lol
By next Monday I should be able to do my full Freezer DeFrost and Inventory if I cook all this week's meals.  

This week's menu doesn't require many grocery purchases, since it's last weeks menu and I have most of it already.& I'll need to pickup milk and fresh salad greens as I am almost out. Daughter had her wisdom teeth out this morning so I'll need to get a few things for her as she's on a liquid/soft food diet and needs jello/pudding/yogurt/applesauce for a couple of days.  The grocery ads this week here are pretty lame so I'm not tempted there.  I'll have to make a Rite-Aid run later today for the "SCR deals" and I might venture back to Wags and/or CVS this week.  I'll try to keep the expenditures low.

Check out ORGANIZING JUNKIE to see what other Home Cooks are serving this week.

Sluggy