More Rite-Aid......What Else? lolz

I am sorry if I have been a "One Note Song" lately but I am still deep in the clutches of Rite-Aid Madness!
And like the old saying goes......"Make hay while the sun shines."
Well it's not exactly shining but it did stop snowing here long enough for me to get out of the driveway and down to Rite-Aid to roll my +Up Rewards.

The weekly truck was suppose to be in today with new stock, but with the weather delivery has been delayed until Friday.
Yikes!  The sale week is over on Saturday so this has been a bit of a disappointing week at my store.
Add in that it was deserted today as most of the employees were sent home because there was no new stock to put out.

I managed to find a few things to buy nevertheless.......don't I always?

First I had a $10 off $50 purchase Catalina Q to use.

2 x Tresemme 'Poo on sale=$7.98
2 x Garnier face cleansers on sale BOGO50%=$13.18
6 x Purex detergent on sale BOGO=$19.47
4 x Renuzit air fresheners on sale BOGO=$3.98
2 x Sinful nail polish 20% wellness disc.=$3.18
2 x Satin Care shave foam on sale BOGO=$3.49
SubTotal......$51.28

Coupons Used
1 x $10 off $50 Transaction Catalina Q=$10.00
2 x $2/1 Tresemme 'Poo ManuQ=$4.00
2 x $3/1 Garnier facial items IPQ=$6.00
3 x $2/2 Purex detergent IPQ=$6.00
1 x Free Renuzit wyb3 IPQ=$1.18(up to $1.18)
1 x $1/3 Renuzit IPQ=$1.00
2 x .50/1 Satin Care IPQ=$1.00
Coupon Total.......$29.18

$51.28-$29.18=$22.10

I used $22 in +Ups and paid .10¢ OOP.
I received back $20 in new +Ups($3 wyb2 Tresemme, $5 wyb2 Garnier, 2 x $5 wyb $10 Purex, 2 x $1 Sinful).

I "spent down" by $2 on the +Ups.  I could have rolled fully except I bought Garnier face wash which were slightly more than the cleanser wipes, so in the end each one "cost" me $1.09. 8-)

The Catalina machine spit out a $1/2 M&M bagged products Q and the register receipt printed with a $1.25 off 2 Sinful nail polish Q.  I hadn't done the nail polish +Ups Deal yet on 1 card and I had printed out the M&M's $1/2 VideoValuesQ so I got this stuff......

2 x M&M's on sale=$4.00
2 x Sinful nail polish 20% Wellness disc.=$3.18
2 x Biore face cleansers 50% clearance=$7.98
SubTotal.......$15.16

Coupons Used
1 x $1/2 M&Ms Catalina Q=$1.00
1 x $1/2 M&Ms VideoValuesQ=$1.00
1 x $1.25/2 Sinful polishes RegisterQ=$1.25
Coupon Total.......$3.25

$15.16-$3.25=$11.91 + .11¢ tax=$12.02

I used $11 in +Ups(couldn't use $12 because it would have been into the tax amount)and paid $1.02 OOP.
A rare "having to pay over a dollar" scenario.
Ouch! ;-)

I received $2 in new +Ups(2 x $1 Sinful).
I sure wish I had Biore Qs but this was a great 50% off clearance find anyway.  I now have enough facial cleaners to get College Boy through until Summer.

Total +Ups used.....$33
Total +Ups received....$22
Spent OOP.....$1.12
Value of Items Bought.....$144.50

Sluggy

The Sponge is Live!

After many many months and countless hours and thousands of dollars the band my son is in, Docile Sponge, has released their first album of music.

 

If you know someone who would enjoy this type of music(alternative rock/heavy metal-ish)why not buy the digital album or a song or two?

Makes a great Christmas gift.....much better than a Chia Pet!

Here's the link to the site where they are selling the album....

BANDCAMP

* Language warning.  Some lyrics are bad words so if you are sensitive to that sort of thing, don't listen.  And if you do anyway, don't complain to me.  ;-)

So go help out some young, starving artists.

And if you have need of a live band, "The Sponge" is available for gigs in the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PA area.  Low rates.

Sluggy

It's SNOWING Rite-Aid Savings Up in Here!

After much rain on Tuesday and ice I was jonesing to get up to Rite-Aid this morning when the 4 Day Midweek Sale started.

Of course the weather was doing NOTHING this morning(it had snowed a bit overnight)but as soon as I got into the car, guess what happened?
Yep, it started snowing. ;-)

But there was time enough to hop up to Rite-Aid and get some deals.

Transaction #1.......on my son's card

2 x Olay face wash 40% off=$6.34
2 x Tresemme 'Poo on sale=$7.98
2  Purex Crystals BOGO=$7.99
4 x Purex detergent BOGO=$12.98
6 x Chow Mein Cups on sale=$6.00
SubTotal......$41.29

Coupons Used
2 x $1/1 Olay face product IPQ( P & G Every Day site u need 2 computers b/c u can only print this once per)=$2.00
2 x $2/1 Tresemme 'Poo ManuQ=$4.00
1 x $3/2 Purex Crystals(coupons dotcom)=$3.00
2 x $2/2 Purex detergent(coupons dotcom)=$4.00
2 x $1/2 Purex detergent VideoValuesQ=$2.00
2 x $1/3 Chow Mein ManuQ=$2.00
Coupon Total......$17.00

$41.29-$17.00=$24.29

I used $24 in +Up Rewards and paid .29¢ on my free Rite-Aid gift card.

I received back $20 in new +Up Rewards($5 wyb2 Olay, $3 wyb2 Tresemme, 2 x $5 wyb $10 Purex, 2 x $1 wyb3 Chow Mein).

Then transaction #2........on  BIL's card

2 x Tresemme 'Poo on sale=$7.98
1 x Aleve PM on sale=$4.99
1 x Robitussin Medi-Soothers on sale but Wellness disc. better=$5.83*
2 x Scunci Hair Elastics using Rain Check=$0.00 FREE
4 x Chow Mein Big Bowls on sale=$4.00
SubTotal......$22.80

Coupons Used
2 x $2/1 Tresemme 'Poo ManuQ=$4.00
1 x $2/1 AlevePM IPQ=$2.00
1 x $4/1 Robitussin Medi-Soothers ReceiptPQ=$4.00
1 x $3/1 Robitussin Medi-Soothers In-Ad Q=$3.00
1 x $1/4 Chow Mein big bowls ManuQ=$1.00
Coupon Total.......$14.00

$22.80-$14.00=$8.80

I used $8 in +Up Rewards and put the .80¢ on my free Rite-Aid gift card.

I received back $9 in new +Up Rewards($3 wyb2 Tresemme, $2 Aleve, $3 wyb2 Scunci, $1 Chow Mein).

* The Medi-Soothers are on sale $5.99 during the 4 Day Sale and there is a $3 In-ad Q making them $2.99 a box.  But if you have the 20% Wellness discount they are $5.83-$3 Q=$2.83.
I also had a $4 off Q that printed on my register receipt last month, so I paid negative $1.17(moneymaker)after both Qs were applied. 8-)

These Medi-Soothersalso count toward the Spend $20 on Select Cough/Cold items, Get $5 +Up Rewards.
So buy 4 of these in separate transactions(if your store only let's u use 1 In-Ad Q per), use 4 $3 Qs and pay $11.32(w/20% discount).  Get a $5 +Ups making 4 boxes $6.32.  Not free but a good deal if you need these things.



I then bought 2 Kohl's gift cards for $40 each(not paid for from my food/toiletries budget)and received $20 in more +Up Rewards.
Bonus savings!
College Boy likes to buy his clothing at Kohl's so I'll tuck these back until he needs new clothes.

I might get 2 more $40 cards tomorrow as well on another Wellness account.

Total spent.....$0.00
+Ups used.......$32.00
+Ups received.....$29.00
Reg. retail of items bought....$112.64

And during the #2 transaction the Catalina machine spit out a $10 off $50 Q.
Woohoo!
More free goodies coming up tomorrow....if the snow ever stops. 8-)))

Sluggy


 

Remind Me Not to Be Nice

Because it always costs me in the end.

Someone on Etsy asked about a flannel fabric I have listed.  She wanted to know if I'd chop up the piece and sell her 1 yard of it for $5.
I told her I had a remnant piece that was 16 inches wide x 2.5 yards she could have for $5(as she was going to cut the fabric into small squares anyway).
So she answers that she only needs a piece big enough to make a few 3" squares.

So I tell her I'll sell her a piece of the remnant for $1 that can fit into a reg. envelope so the postage would be .49¢.

She answers that's great.

I tell her just to send me $1.49 to my Paypal account and I'll send it on to her.

So she says she wants to use her Etsy account so I now have to make a listing for her to buy it.

So I tell her if I have to make a listing and pay .20¢ to Etsy then she has to pay that cost, so her new price is $1.69.
Really, it isn't worth it to me to have to pay .20¢ on a $1 sale, ya know?

So guess who has disappeared and not replied for 2 days now?

Yep.
You go out of your way to basically be nice to someone because really this isn't worth my time and energy to sell her $1 of fabric, and it comes back to bite me in the ass.

Bah Humbug!
lolz

Sluggy

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