We also stopped by The Gap to use a $50 gift card I purchased for only $25 via Groupon last week. The store didn't have the size jeans I wanted, so after speaking with a manager, I was able to order the jeans online and the store will let me return them and rebuy them in the store, paying with my gift card. You can't use the gift card to purchase other gift cards or to buy anything online, so I was very happy that they worked this special deal for me. It used to be that if they didn't have the item in the store, they'd order it for you but they did away with that.
Next stop was JCPenney. I had a $10 off $25 coupon that I got in the mail and two more that I'd printed (expired 8/28). We used two of them to buy four towels ($11.99 each, BOGO for $1) and two bath mats ($14.99 each). My bath mats bit the dust almost a year ago and I didn't feel like forking over cash to replace them, so I've had folded beach towels in my bathroom since then. Its nice to have actual bath mats again! We used some gift cards to pay the balance on each transaction. I used the third coupon on a cute fall sweater and a pair of earrings, again using a gift card to pay.
On to my regularly scheduled shopping...
Rite Aid - my card
- Bufferin (130 ct) $6.99, used $3 coupon (7/11 SS) and will get back $6 (SCR #2) = $2.01 profit
- Nivea Lip Care $2.69 (reg. $2.99, got 10% wellness discount), used $1 coupon (Sept. All You magazine), got back $1 UP Reward and will get back $1.99 (SCR #141) = $1.30 profit
- 2 Colgate Total Toothpastes (4.2 oz) $1.50 each, used two $1 coupons (found in Diabetes & You magazine at Walgreens) and got back $1 UP Reward = FREE
- Art Skills Poster Lights (20 ct) $3.59, will get back $3.59 (SCR #85) = FREE
- Dynapep Energy Micro-Shot $3.99, will get back $3.99 (SCR #14) = FREE *Will use this towards a Heineken $5 NBPR rebate on energy drinks
- Art Skills Poster & Craft Paints four for $5, will get back $4 (SCR #81) = $1 or $0.25 each
- Used $5 off $25 coupon, $1 UP Reward, $1 UP Reward, $3 UP Reward and $3 UP Reward, total was $6.72, overall profit $6.85 (not counting the Heineken rebate)
The second store we went to was out of the poster lights and Bufferin, so I mixed the scenario above with some items I was planning on buying later in the week. I won't be able to use the Dynapep towards another Heineken rebate since I'll use this receipt towards a different rebate.
- Nivea Lip Care $2.69 (reg. $2.99, got 10% wellness discount), got back $1 UP Reward and will get back $1.99 (SCR #141) = $0.30 profit
- 2 Colgate Total Toothpastes (4.2 oz) $1.50 each, used two $1 coupons (found in Diabetes & You magazine at Walgreens) and got back $1 UP Reward = FREE
- Dynapep Energy Micro-Shot $3.99, will get back $3.99 (SCR #14) = FREE
- Art Skills Poster & Craft Paints four for $5, will get back $4 (SCR #81) = $1 or $0.25 each
- Poland Spring 24 pack bottled water $3.99, got back $1 UP Reward = $2.99
- 2 Doritos $2 each, used $1 off 2 (tearpad coupon found at supermarket) and got back $1 UP Reward = $2 or $1 each *Will use these plus the Poland Spring towards a Budweiser $8 NBPR rebate on $10 of many things, including bottled water and salty snacks
- Velveeta Shells & Cheese $3.14 (reg $3.49, 10% wellness discount) - this was a filler I grabbed to get my total up to $25
- Used $5 off $25 coupon, $1 UP Reward and $3 UP Reward, total was $14.02
- Walgreens Perfection Tampons (8 ct) $1.99, got back $2 RR = FREE/$0.01 profit
- Eggs $1.29
- Stamps $8.80
- Used $5 RR, total was $7.08
A&P - 4 V8 Splash Juices $2 each, used four $0.75 coupons (8/1 SS) = $0.50 each
Acme - 5 Ken's Dressings $1 each, used five $1 coupons (8/15 SS) = FREE
2 comments:
I love it when you use "Da Boyfriend" in your post. Makes me chuckle.
Please note, I am a rambler. I think 10 different things at once and I just say them as they come out so I dont forget anything. Everything I say is of utmost importance ya know. LOL So the point. Just wanted to say something nice, just because. People dont do that enough. Nothing really about any deals (tho I did do 5 transactions at Rite Aid last week). Anywhooooo....thanks for being so frugal and AWESOME. Also, you have 5 new fans (I recommend your site to all my stockpile fans). I also believe you should take a pic of the back of your head or something...or upload a photo and make yourself a cartoon since you dont ever show pictures of yourself. That way I can put a face with the name.
And maybe another request? (Hey, you dont know unless you ask) Can you put up your first post? I wanted to read it just for snips and giggles but trying to get to it isnt working for me.
Thats about it. Hope you're having a good day.
Mary~
Mary,
Its ok, I ramble too so I completely understand. I did notice new followers, thanks so much for sending them my way! Maybe I will have to do a back of the head shot. You can forever think of me as the girl with bad roots showing. haha
Oh wow, my first post! It was truly boring, but here's the link: http://frugalsuz.blogspot.com/2008/05/quick-cvs-trip.html. If you click on the Blog Archive section on the bottom right, you can look at the posts by date. I started blogging in May 08 (wow that went fast!)
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