A Little More Rite-Aid on Saturday

So I went back to finish off a $5 wyb $25 Deal as I had $21.79 tracking toward that on daughter's card...........

5 x assorted candy bars Hershey on sale .69¢=$3.45
I  used 2 Qs($1/4 Hershey RA snail mail Q, $1/2 Hershey Gold ManuQ) so $1.45 Total.
A $1 Bonus Cash came off so I put the .45¢ OOP on my Rite-Aid gift card.
I earned a $5 wyb $25 BC as the tracking was then $25.24.

I also bought all this on my card(the candies were bought in a separate transaction but it's easier to blog about together)......

2 x R-A flonase BOGO sale=$19.99
2 x R-A claritin BOGO sale=$29.99
1 x Thermacare wraps 20% off=$6.07
2 x MandMs on sale(.49¢)=.98¢
2 x Hershey Gold on sale(.69¢)=$1.38
2 x Barlow's beard oil 20% off=$14.38
2 x R-A q-tips 30% off=$4.88
SubTotal........$77.67

Coupons Used
$5/1 R-A flonase L2CardQ=$5.00
$2/1 Thermacare PeelieQ=$2.00
$3/1 Thermacare R-A snail mailQ=$3.00
BOGO MandM ManuQ(took off reg. retail)=$1.15
$1/4 Hershey candies R-A snail mailQ=$1.00
Coupon Total......$12.15

$77.67 + .43¢ tax=$78.10

$78.10-$12.15=$65.95
$35 in Bonus Cash came off this card($20, $10, $5) so $30.95.
$30.74 in Plenti Points were used and .21¢ was put on my R-A gift card(for the candies as I bought those separately and couldn't use PPs for an amount under $2)to cover this total.

I earned back $28 in Bonus Cash(3 x $5 wyb $25, 2 x $5 Barlows, $3 wyb2 R-A q-tips)and I have $27.09 left in PPs on this card.

The only transaction I did on my son's card was this one......

2 x Hershey's layer bars on sale=$1.38
2 x Reese's cups on sale=$1.38
Total......$2.76

I used a $1/4 Hershey's bars R-A snail mailQ and a .50¢/2 Hershey's layers ManuQ so $1.50 off but a $1 Hershey's L2CardQ came off too so $2.50 off leaving me a total of .26¢ to pay which I put on my R-A gift card.

I didn't try to spend down PPs on this card or earn any $5 wyb $25 deals.  This card still have $66.76 worth of PPs on it.
After this coming week, when the BC system lets you elect whether or not to use Bonus Cash, I'll start spending down the PPs on this card.
Looking forward to seeing how R-A handles this choosing to use or not use your BC......

Sluggy

Using Up some Plenti Points at Rite-Aid

Since I got that Gold Member Cat about getting $5 in BC for every $25 spent at Rite-Aid this Friday and Saturday and this week any Rite-Aid brand is 30% off,  I went up with my Daughter's card and bought all this.........

1 x Arizona drink 20% off=.80¢
1 x Starbucks ground coffee 20% off=$8.63
2 x Special K snack bars on sale=$5.00
1 x Nescafe instant coffee on sale=$5.99
1 x Purex on sale=$1.62 **
1 x Similisan allergy eye drops 20% off=$9.43
4 x R-A freezer bags 30% off=$9.76
2 x R-A flonase BOGOF=$19.99
1 x R-A benadryl 30% off=$5.45
1 x R-A maloxx 30% off=$4.40
1 x 3 pack R-A baby aspirin 30% off=$4.40
1 x R-A Jordan almonds 30% off=$2.09
1 x R-A peach rings candy 30% off=$1.39
2 x Underwood chicken spread clearance=$1.24
4 x R-A cotton balls 30% off=$6.96
1 x Craisins clearance=$1.59
2 x R-A scouring pads 30% off=$4.18
1 x HP ink cartridge 20% off=$23.99
2 x cases of H20 on sale=$4.88 *not pictured*
SubTotal.......$121.79

** For some reason the Purex which was suppose to be on sale for $1.99 rang up $1.62. Hmmm.

Coupons Used
1 x $2/1 Starbucks storeQ on package=$2.00
1 x $1/1 Nescafe IPQ=$1.00
1 x $1/1 Purex R-A snail mail Q=$1.00
1 x $5/1 Similisan ManuQ=$5.00
1 x $5/1 R-A flonase snail mail Q=$5.00
1 x $2/1 R-A benadryl snail mail Q=$2.00
1 x $2/1 R-A maloxx snail mail Q=$2.00
Coupon Total........$18.00

$121.79-$18.00=$103.79
$27 BC came off so.....
$103.79-$27.00=$76.79+$1.64 tax=$78.43
I used $75.57 in Plenti Points so....
$78.43-$75.57=$2.86 OOP which was put on m R-A gift card.

I earned back $32 in new Bonus Cash(4 x $5 wyb $25 on anything in store, 2 x $3 wyb 2 RA cotton balls, $3 Similisan, $2 wyb2 Cleaning items, $1 wyb2 SpecialK).

The Special K snack bars have a free EOS lip balm offer on them so I'll send for that freebie as well.

Hubs wanted some instant coffee, I had a Q and it was on sale, so I bought that(and got a rain check for another jar since I have one more Q for it).
The Starbucks coffee was a no-brainer around here, $6.63 after instant Q on the packages and 20% off.
I am always on the look out for eye drops for College Boy and after sale/Q/BC the Similisan were $1.49(would have been a moneymaker if I still had the $3 rebate Similisan offer in my Ibotta).
All R-A branded items are 30% off this week(ends Saturday)plus R-A had sent me Qs in the mail for some items so these were all a good deal and the R-A flonase was BOGO on sale so paired with a $5/1 Q they sent me that was a GREAT deal. lol
College Boy is always looking for cotton balls to use in his vape tank so I got him stocked up for an OOP cost of .96¢ for all 4 bags after 30% off sale and $6 in BC back.
We needed new scouring pads so at 30% off + $2 back in BC I bought them.
My baggies supply was running low and these R-A ones were a great price at 30% off.
We always need bottled water around here.
The Purex will get donated to the food bank(they can always use laundry detergent).
I bought Hubs a printer ink cartridge for his printer as I use it often to print coupons and the price wasn't bad at 20% off.
I threw in a few clearanced food items we can use, a couple candies the kids like and I got the Arizona drink because I wanted to try that variety and I was thirsty(verdict-the watermelon is "meh".)

So I have $21.79 tracking toward another $5 wyb $25 BC reward so I'll go back today and "spend" another $3.21 to get that.
I also now have $65.88 tracking toward a $20 BC reward on this car/account.  I've got a load of BC on this card now to use before 6/12/18 so I'll hold off buying any more allergy tracking stuff on this card for a month or two(if I need something that tracks I'll use a different card and get the credit toward an Allergy Reward on that one instead).

The goal was achieved-use up my Plenti Points on this card.
One down, two more cards with PPs on them to go.  8-))

Sluggy

Weis & Other Shopping This Past Week

Oops!
I thought I posted my Weis trip when I wrote up the Frugal Friday post but I hadn't so here it is.....

Here is everything I bought at Weis this week............

5 x Powerade drinks on sale .57¢ wyb5=$2.85 *not pictured

1 x Tin of Anchovies on sale=$1.79 *not pictured

3 x Kellogg's cereals $1.76 wyb3=$5.01

1 x Kellogg's new cereal reg. price=$3.39

4 x Hormel wraps on sale $1.25=$5.00

1 x OM Cotto Salami reg. price=$3.50

SubTotal..........$21.54

Coupons Used

3 x .50¢/1 Kellogg's cereals(2 Raisin Bran/1 Rice Krispies)IPQ doubled=$3.00

1 x Free new cereal wyb3 other Kellogg's cereals IPQ*free up to $3*=$3.00

4 x .50¢/1 Hormel wraps IPQ doubled=$4.00

1 x $3/1 Instant Discount Sticker on OM package=$3.00

Coupon Total.......$13.00

$21.54-$13.00=$8.54 OOP

When I eat cold cereal Raisin Bran and Multi-Grain Cheerios are my preferred types.  The Rice Krispies can always be made into treat bars for College Boy and the Chocolate Donut cereal was free(well almost free)with my Q and one of the kids will eat it(if not, I'll donate it to the food bank).  CB requested the Powerades, the anchovies were needed for a new recipe I tried this week and Hubs wanted the salami for lunchtime sandwiches(and with the instant discount sticker it was .50¢....nice).
The Hormel wraps were something to try for CB.....he often needs a quick handheld something to eat as he rushes off  to the studio or when he gets in late at night.

Other grocery stops this week--

I picked up a head of iceberg lettuce at Shursave on the way home for $1.28 for our club sandwich meal.

There was a Maine Source restaurant supply store run last Sunday for $54.65 which included a 5 lb. log of Cooper cheese($3.59 lb. this way as opposed to $7.99 a lb. reg. price at the grocery store delis), gallon of veggie oil, 10 lb. of onions, gallon of milk, 1K pack of napkins, 1/2 lb. of deli roast beef , loose zucchini, yellow squash, a rutabaga, tomatoes, bananas, 2 lb. packs of whole mushrooms and 3 pints of blueberries.  I had a $5 wyb $50+ emailed Q so saved another $5 off the great prices there.

A stop at Dollar Tree for lasagna noodles(Maine Source wanted $3 for them)so I could make the lasagna on Sunday.  I also picked up potato bread rolls for CB and a big pouch of cornbread mix so $3 out the door.

This is all the grocery shopping that got done this week.  $67.47 OOP.

Sluggy

Frugal Friday....Lucky April 13th Edition

Let's see what Frugal wins we had this past week........

* I already talked about the deals I got at the food stores this past week.

* Last weekend Big Lots had their 20% Friends and Family sale.  We picked up a few things we needed for the house anyway(mostly).  By waiting for this sale event it was nice to get it for cheaper too.
Here are some vinyl tablecloths to dress up the kitchen table for Summer and some socks for College Boy.

 We also picked up a set of fleece king size sheets for real cheap.  On clearance for $24 + $4.80 w/the 20% off so $19.20.  I also snagged some nice, heavyweight bath and hand towels on clearance + 20% off.  You can't beat that deal!!
A bath mat for our tub and some dog chews were also carted home, as well as 2 large boxes of wet dog food pouches for Chester.
We wanted to get a nice tea kettle too but they didn't have any at this store. 
At any rate even without that we did pretty well.

* It's suppose to be very warm the next two days so I've turned all the heat off and opened windows in the houses.
This is only a brief respite from the cold weather for us but I'll take the no heating on and a lower electric bill because of it.

* We stopped at the Lindt Factory Outlet on the way to Eldest son's apartment.  Some of their chocolates are very tasty and mostly ones you can't get in the stores in their prepackaged bags(hello Citrus Lime Truffles!!!)and ordering them online or even making up a mix and match personalized bag of what you like in the outlet store can be pricey.
I only bought the 1 lb. of the seconds truffles(they only had 2 kinds)which are much cheaper per lb.
I also bought 4 foil bunnies(2 for son and his GF and 2 to bring home)as all the Easter themed chocolate was 1/2 price their outlet price.
I believe this is the least amount I've ever spent at the Lindt factory chocolate outlet!lolz

*  That's about it for this week other than going to Rite-Aid this weekend.  I haven't been anywhere or spent much money this week.  Sticking close to home, reading, genealogy and working on projects.
I'm feeling a bit unlovable and down in the dumps today so I'll wrap this up now.

Did you have any frugal wins lately?

Sluggy

Rite-Aid Stuff Lately & Changes

Last Wednesday, the day we drove down to Virginia for a quickie visit with eldest son, was Wellness Wednesday at Rite-Aid.
So you know I had to make a brief pit stop there before leaving town.

Hubs uses Sensodyne toothpaste now and there was a stackable opportunity to get some for cheap as well as some caramel candies!

I stacked the one day Wellness Wednesday Rite-Aid Qs with Manu Qs from Coupons dotcom for each item......

2 x Sensodyne toothpaste BOGO50% sale=$10.93
4 x Werther's candies 20% Wellness disc. off reg. price=$2.31=$9.24
Subtotal..........$20.17

Coupons Used
2 x $1/1 Sensoydyne Manu IPQ=$2.00
2 x $3/1 WW RAQ=$6.00
4 x .50¢/1 Werther's Manu IPQ=$2.00
4 x $1.50/1 Werther's WW RAQ=$6.00
Coupon Total......$16.00

$20.17-$16.00=$4.17
$4 in Bonus Cash came off this card so I put the .17¢ on a R-A gift card.
None of these items earned more BC back.

HEADS UP EVERYONE!
So the word has gotten out that July 10th is the last day to use up your Plenti Points at Rite-Aid.
The whole Plenti network is shutting down for good on that date and Rite-Aid will no longer accept or track your PPs at that time.

Also, there are changes in the Bonus Cash scheme coming on April 16th.  After that date you will be prompted on the register scheme whether you want to use your BC or not on your transaction so BC will no longer automatically come off your transaction unless you elect to use them.  Also even though you earned the BC in certain dollar amounts you can use them in any amount that your purchase totals.  IE-You have a $2, $5 and a $7 BC totalling $14.  You can use or not whatever your purchase total amounts to up to $14.  Your total is $6 so $6 will come off and you'll have $8 left.
You still can not choose how much of your BC to use but being able to choose to use it or not IS an improvement.

So over the next 3 months or so I'll be trying to use up all my Plenti Points spread over 3 cards/accounts.  I may elect to use some Plenti Points on prescriptions as you can use PPs in our state on those but BC can not be used for this purpose.


I also got this Catalina earlier this week when I went up to refill an Rx............

On Friday and Saturday this week, for every $25 you spend you'll earn $5 in Bonus Cash on your purchase, no matter what you buy(a few limitations apply like gift cards, lottery tickets, tobacco products, etc.)
I don't believe you need this Catalina to take part in this deal....you just need to be a Gold Member level on your Wellness card/account.

Between this Spend $25/Get $5 BC Deal and all Rite-Aid branded products being 30% off this week, maybe I'll plan out a big transaction to use up some PPS in this week?  I could load up on some allergy products we use or something.

Stay tuned.


Sluggy