Wednesday, April 15, 2009

The Toothbrush Typhoon

Look at all these! My goodness!

EEK! Just realized I'd forgotten about my Edge totals at Walgreens. I'm probably just about done with these for the month, but you never know with me. Heck, I never even know with me! :) Let's see where I'm at now:

Today's count: Skintimate - 4, Edge - 20, Chapstick - 18

My main concern was stockpiling the shaving cream for my boyfriend, not so much the Skintimate or Chapstick. I think I did pretty good! There's a sale on Edge at CVS next week too, so I'll pick up a couple more then.

ShopRite - big thanks to Amiyrah for posting about this deal. Love it!
  • 3 Colgate Plus toothbrushes $0.99 each (have to be "Plus"), used two $0.75 coupons (doubled to the brushes' regular price of $1.39, using a third would have brought me negative, 3/29 SS), with tax, total was $0.26 and I got back a $3 catalina for buying 3 Colgate products = $2.74 profit

Rinse and repeat at another store two more times. The total was $0.31 each time. I was trying to fly under the radar at self-checkout and didn't want to have the cashier come over to do the bag discount and spot what I was doing. hehe, sneaky, sneaky I am! = $5.38 profit

At this point, I'd used up all the lovely $0.75 coupons that dancinmama had sent me, and I moved on to using the $0.40 coupons that were in my paper.

  • 3 Colgate Plus toothbrushes $0.99 each, used three $0.40 coupons (doubled to $0.80 each, 3/29 SS) With tax, total was $0.69 and I got back a $3 catalina for buying 3 Colgate products = $2.31 profit

Rinse and repeat = $2.31 profit. So all in all, I spent $2.26 and got back $15 in rewards = $12.74 profit! :)

Walgreens

  • Edge Edge Energy Shaving Gel $2.99, got back $3 RR = FREE
  • 2 Scotch bubble mailers $0.33 each with in-circular coupon
  • Used $3.50 RR, total was $0.42

Then I bought:

  • Colgate Max White or Max Fresh Toothbrush $3.29, used $0.40 coupon (3/29 SS) and got back $3.50 RR = $0.61 profit
  • 6 Dove deodorants (trial size) $1.29 each, used three $1.50 off 2 coupons (3/15 RP) and got back $6 RR (for buying 6 Unilever items, can mix and match with trial size or clearanced Degree deo. too - coupon in 3/1 RP for these) = $2.76 profit
  • 2 Scotch bubble mailers $0.33 each with in-circular coupon
  • Used $3 RR, total was $4.62, overall profit $1.88

Then later on, I bought:

  • Edge Energy Shaving Gel $2.99, got back $3 RR = FREE
  • 6 Dove deodorants (trial size) $1.29 each, used three $1.50 off 2 coupons (3/15 RP) and got back $6 RR (for buying 6 Unilever items, can mix and match with trial size or clearanced Degree deo. too - coupon in 3/1 RP for these) = $2.76 profit
  • 2 Scotch bubble mailers $0.33 each with in-circular coupon
  • Used $3.50 RR, total was $3.80 (lower tax rate at this store), overall profit $1.70

5 comments:

Amiyrah said...

you're welcome! I've been under the weather since yesterday, so I didn't get to do it again, but I hope there are some left when I get back there lol. I'm out of coupons, but we need a toothbrush stockpile, so i'll be rolling my catalina.

Great profit!

Chicagolandia said...

Toothbrush Typhoon - I love the titles you come up with! I've walked around muttering "Hop in the Arse" for the last two days! DH thinks I'm a little crazy, but the look on his face the first time I said that.... priceless!
Great deal, too!

frugalsuz said...

Amiyrah,
Ugh, feel better! Both stores I went to had tons in stock still. I don't think many people are aware of the deal.

Chicagolandia,
LOL! I'm glad you like them! My boyfriend always says "hop in the arse" so it was floating around my head that day.

Queen said...

can i just tell you, I LOVE YOUR POSTS!!! especially when i've been out of the game for a while, they're such a good overall look at what's going on for the week (and what i need to rally for, and find 30 minutes to go freeshopping!). that's all, just thanks!
~beth

frugalsuz said...

Aww, thanks Queen! :)