Monday, March 1, 2010

All Over Today

CVS
  • PowerBar Energy Gel Blasts $1.50, used $1 coupon (1/3 SS) and got back $1.50 EB (Limit 1) = $1 profit *This is a separate deal from the February monthly deal
  • Softsoap Body Wash $4.99, used $1 coupon (March All You magazine) and got back $4 EB (Limit ) = FREE/$0.01 profit
  • Used $1 EB and $1.50 EB, total was $2.37
RiteAid - four trips today to maximize the NB deal. I was a little worried about cashiers giving me trouble with the NB coupons, but it all went through "slick as snot." I was only able to print enough NB coupons for one set of rebates, so, first the easy trip for DBF's rebates.
  • Gillette Satin Care or Gillette Series Shave Gel (green can, 7 - 9 oz) $2.99 (just noticed this didn't ring up on sale, I'll have to take it back for an exchange), used $1 coupon (2/7 P&G) and will get back $1 (SCR #3) = should have been FREE/$0.01 profit
  • Adult Acnomel Acne Treatment (1 oz) $6.99, will get back $6 (SCR #30) = $0.99
  • Albolene Cleanser (12 oz) $7.99, will get back $7 (SCR #31) = $0.99
  • Used $3 off $15 coupon, total was $14.74, overall profit for transaction = $0.26 (once I do the exchange)

Then the rebates for my account. Store 1:

  • 4 Nature's Bounty Vitamins $9.99 each (there are tons of different prices depending on which ones you get), BOGO sale, used four $5 coupons and these count towards SCR #552 ($25 gift card WYB $50 worth) = $0.02 profit
  • Gillette Satin Care (orange can, 7 - 9 oz) $1.74 (for some reason, this one rang up at this price instead of $1.99), used $1 coupon (2/7 P&G) and will get back $1 (SCR #3) = $0.26 profit
  • Listerine PocketPacks (72 count) $3.99, will get back $3 (SCR #38) = $0.99
  • Suave Professional or Kids Sham/Cond/Stylers $1.99, will get back $1 (SCR #29) = $0.99
  • Used $5 off $25 coupon, total was $1.39, overall profit for transaction = $3.61

Store 2:

  • 4 Nature's Bounty Vitamins $9.99 each, BOGO sale, used four $5 coupons and these count towards SCR #552 ($25 gift card WYB $50 worth) = $0.02 profit
  • Adult Acnomel Acne Treatment (1 oz) $6.99, will get back $6 (SCR #30) = $0.99
  • Anti Monkey Butt Powder (6 oz) $3.99, will get back $3 (SCR #23) = $0.99
  • Used $5 off $25 coupon, total was $5.96, overall profit for transaction = $3.04

Finally, store 3: *I wanted to get the Albolene cleanser, but this store didn't have any

  • 4 Nature's Bounty Vitamins two at $9.99 each and two at $5.99 each, BOGO sale, used three $5 coupons (that was all I could print) and one $2 coupon and now I qualify for the $25 gift card (SCR #552, WYB $50 worth) = $1.02 profit for transaction, $26.06 profit overall for NB
  • Proantinox Liquid Urinary Tract Cleansing Complex (7.5 oz) $6.99, get back $6 (SCR #21) = $0.99
  • Capri Sun $3.49 - I'm working on a second rebate for the Kraft Back to School rebate (WYB 10 cookies/crackers, drinks & Easy Mac cups)
  • 2 caramel eggs $0.88 each, BOGO sale = $0.88
  • Used $5 off $25 coupon, total was $4.84, overall profit for transaction = $26.16

ShopRite

  • 6 Lysol cleansers (2 toilet bowl, 2 all purpose and 2 kitchen) $2 each (must buy two for this price), used six $0.75 coupons (2/7 SS) and got back $5 catalina and cat for free reusable bag (WYB 5) = $2 profit
  • Apple ($0.99/lb) = $0.48
  • Used $3 cat, total was $1.96

At another store, I used up my Lysol coupons:

  • 6 Lysol cleansers (2 toilet bowl, 2 all purpose and 2 kitchen) $2 each (must buy two for this price), used six $0.75 coupons (2/7 SS) and got back $5 catalina and cat for free reusable bag (WYB 5) = $2 profit
  • Total was $3.48

6 comments:

News Around The Blogs said...

I wish I had a Rite Aid and Shop Rite! That was pretty awesome!

Queen said...

hey suz--so for rite aid SCRs, the $25 GC is based on what you actually spend; the free ones don't count to your total?

Queenbuv3 said...

Thanks for the tips on the Natures Bounty.

I was told by a manager at Wags today that you aren't supposed to be able to use a RR and a coupon together and that you can't use RR's on items that are less than the value of the RR's and on and on. I have never heard any of this crap before. Do you know if any of it is true? I will be going to the Wags website to investigate the official coupon policies.

frugalsuz said...

News,
ShopRite is local to this area, but maybe they'll build a RiteAid near you!

Queen,
Yup, that's what I was told on HCW. If the rebate had been, buy 6 items and get blah blah blah, then all 6 would have counted (even the free ones), but since you have to spend a certain dollar amount, only the ones you pay for will count towards that total.

Queenbuv3,
Walgreens can be tricky sometimes. If you're buying an item and using a coupon on that item, you'd need to pick up a second item as a filler to also use a RR. This is because the RR's attach themselves to an item the way coupons do. So you can't use a coupon and RR on one item. It doesn't matter how much that second item is - it could cost you one penny. The manager might have been misinformed on that. Hope that helps!

Queenbuv3 said...

I know about using fillers. He was saying that I can't use a colgate toothpaste coupon and say a $1 RR even if I buy a filler item so I have two "coupons" (one RR and one manufacturer because RR's are technically manufacturer coupons, according to him) to buy 2 items. AND, that you can't use RR's to pay for items that will print an RR (even if say the RR is from P&G and you are using for a Unilever product).

He told me that if I buy 3 items that total $25, for example, you can't buy one item that is $24 and two items that are $0.50 and use, for example, 2 $10 RR's and one for $5. He said that the value of each RR's cannot exceed the price of each item. He said that the system will LET YOU but it isn't supposed to and that they need to fix it!!!

frugalsuz said...

Nope, he's totally wrong. If he continues to tell you that, you might want to call the district manager to set him straight.