I Made $16 Today!

CVS

• 2 V8 Splash juices $5, used $1 off 2 coupon (8/17 SS)
• 2 bottles Pepsi $2
• 20 oz. bottle Diet Pepsi Max (free WYB 2 bottles Pepsi) = FREE
• 5 boxes Malt o Meal cereal $1 each, used five $1 coupons here or here = FREE
• CVS trial size $0.99, used $2 CVS skincare coupon = $1.01 profit
• 2 Revlon nail polishes $4.49 each, BOGO sale, used $2 Revlon CVS coupon (from scanner) and two $2 coupons (7/20 or 8/24 SS) = $1.51 profit
• Coupons used: $2 off $10, $2 CVS skincare, $1 V8, three $2 Revlon, 5 $1 Malt o Meal
• Total was $1.97 - is it crazy that this feels super high to me?!? I'm so used to spending under $1 that my eyes jumped out of my head at this total. I had figured the nail polishes were going to be $3.49 each, so that threw off my calculations.

ShopRite

• Wholesome goodness cat food $0.99, used freebie coupon (got with sample from walmart.com) = FREE
• 3 San Giorgio pastas $0.77 each
• Total was $2.33 after $0.05 bag discount

Now onto the main event...Walgreens! I'm so excited about this one. The stars and planets aligned and gave me a beautiful set of helpful and coupon friendly cashiers and the stores were well stocked. I borrowed this deal from dancinmama and had to adjust it slightly to use up a $4 RR and a $5 RR I had. It went almost perfectly to plan:

First Store:

• 4 Glade plug in warmers $4.79 each, BOGO sale, used two $4 coupons (8/3 SS) and BOGO coupon (8/24 SS) AND will get back $4.40 ($4 + 10%) in rebates (Sept #34) = $7.21 profit
• Chemistry shampoo $7.99, used $3 coupon (from August Easy Saver book) and will get back $8.78 ($7.99 + 10%) in rebates (Sept #5) = $3.79 profit
• Loreal Advanced Revitalize Anti-Wrinkle concentrate 0.1 oz $12.36, used $3 coupon (7/20 SS) and will get back $13.59 ($12.36 + 10%) in rebates (Sept #3) = $4.23 profit
• Revlon nail polish $4.49, used $2 coupon (7/20 or 8/24 SS) and will get back $4.93 ($4.49 + 10%) in rebates (Sept #7) = $2.44 profit
• Nivea men's body wash $4.99, used $1 coupon (6/8 RP or 7/20 SS) and will get back $5.48 ($4.99 + 10%) in rebates (Sept #2) = $1.49 profit
• 2 John Frieda Luxurious Volume shampoos $6.49 each, BOGO50% off, so $9.73 for two, used $3 off 2 coupon (8/24 SS) and got back $9 RR* = $2.27 profit
• Lypsyl lip gloss $1.99, get back $2.18 ($1.99 + 10%) in rebates (Sept #6) = $0.19 profit
• Garnier lotion $12.99, used $1 coupon (5/11 or 8/24 RP), counts towards Sept. rebate #12 (Buy $20 of Garnier, get $10 back). I'll buy more Garnier throughout the month.
• 3 Smuckers jellies 3 for $5 w/in-circular coupon, used $1 off 3 coupon (8/24 RP) = $4
• Was going to buy WAG Brita filter for $6.99, but they didn't have any in the store, so I bought 2 bags of Tostitos = $7
• Coupons used: $10 off $40, $4 RR and $5 RR plus all the ones above
• Total was $37.82 (paid w/gift card so OOP = zero) and after the $9 RR and $39.36 in rebates (plus another $10 when I finish the Garnier deal), I made $5.13!

*The sale is buy 2, get $5 RR or buy 3 and get $9 RR. But since the registers ring up each item on a line and then another line for the 50% discount, the system "thinks" you're buying 3 items and gives you $9 RR!

Second Store:

• 4 Glade plug in warmers $4.79 each, BOGO sale, used two $4 coupons (8/3 SS) and BOGO coupon (8/24 SS) AND will get back $4.40 ($4 + 10%) in rebates (Sept #34) = $7.21 profit
• Chemistry shampoo $7.99, used $3 coupon (from August Easy Saver book) and will get back $8.78 ($7.99 + 10%) in rebates (Sept #5) = $3.79 profit
• 2 John Frieda Luxurious Volume shampoos $6.49 each, BOGO50% off, so $9.73 for two, used $3 off 2 coupon (8/24 SS) and got back $9 RR = $2.27 profit
• Total was $10.42 and after $9 RR and $13.18 in rebates = $11.76 profit!