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Thank you all for your kind words about Mousse. Your support and kindness means so much to me. I'm happy to report that Gigi has been doing wonderfully. I cannot even tell you how much calmer and snugglier she's been lately. She seems to relaxed and doesn't have to look over her shoulder all the time.

My vet even sent me a handwritten card expressing how sorry he was that this had to happen. He said that based on what I'd told him about Mousse's behavior, putting him down was the best decision I could have made. I am blown away by his thoughtfulness.
CVS - got all my shopping done for the week on my lunch break at three different stores. Gotta love NJ where there are stores everywhere you look. My old card:

• Blink Tears or Gel Tears $7.99, used $4 peelie coupon and got back $7.99 EB (Limit 1) = $4 profit
• Used $1.98 EB and $1.99 EB, total was $0.02

Then on my new card -

• Blink Tears or Gel Tears $7.99, used $4 peelie coupon and got back $7.99 EB (Limit 1) = $4 profit
• Allegra (5 ct) $6.99, used $5 coupon (4/17 SS) and got back $7 EB (raincheck from a couple weeks ago) = $5 profit
  
• 2 Arm & Hammer Total 2-in-1 Dryer Sheets $4.89 each, BOGO sale, used $3 off 2 coupon (4/10 SS) = $1.89 or $0.94 each
• Used $7 EB, total was $1.21

Then on DBF's card -

• Blink Tears or Gel Tears $7.99, used $4 peelie coupon and got back $7.99 EB (Limit 1) = $4 profit
• 4 Arm & Hammer Total 2-in-1 Dryer Sheets $4.69 each, BOGO sale, used $3 off 2 coupon (4/10 SS) = $3.38 or $0.84 each
• Used $7 EB, total was $1.45

Happy coincidence - got back $1 EB for using my green bag tag on all three cards. :)

Rite Aid

• 3 Veet Wax Strips $3.59 each ($4.49 reg price), used two $2 coupons (ask me why I didn't use three, I won't be able to answer your question! or here or here - unlimited prints!), three $3 circular coupons (have to have one of these per item), $1 RA coupon (April Video Values), $2/$10 beauty purchase RA coupon (April Video Values) and got back three $1 UP's (Limit 6) = $8.23 profit
  
• Raincheck item - The Drs. Nightguard $4.99, used $5 coupon (printable, no longer available, adjusted down) and will get back $3 (SCR #33) = $3 profit
  
• Sunchips $0.79 ($0.99 reg price), used $1 RA coupon (April Video Values) = $0.21 profit
• Twix Bar $0.79 (sale price $0.88, reg price $0.99), got back $0.88 UP (Limit 2) = $0.09 profit
• 2 Conair Brushes $5.59 (reg price $6.99) and $5.19 (reg price $6.49), used $1 RA coupon for brushes (April Video Values) and got back $5 UP (WYB $10, Limit 3) = $4.78 or $2.39 each
  
• Used $3/$15 survey coupon, total was $3.79, overall profit $8.09
  

Then at a separate store and on DBF's card, I bought:

• 2 Veet Kits $5.03 each ($6.29 reg price), used two $2 coupons (or here or here - unlimited prints!), two $3 circular coupons (have to have one of these per item), $1 RA coupon (April Video Values), $2/$10 beauty purchase RA coupon (April Video Values) and got back two $1 UP's (Limit 6) = $4.94 profit
• Raincheck item - The Drs. Nightguard $4.99, used $5 coupon (printable, no longer available, adjusted down) and will get back $3 (SCR #33) = $3 profit
• M&M's $0.79 (sale price $0.88, reg price $0.99), got back $0.88 UP (Limit 2) = $0.09 profit
• Rold Gold Pretzels $0.99, used $1 RA coupon (April Video Values) = FREE/$0.01 profit
  
• 2 Conair Brushes $5.59 (reg price $6.99) and $5.359 (reg price $6.69), used $1 RA coupon for brushes (April Video Values) and got back $5 UP (WYB $10, Limit 3) = $4.94 or $2.47 each
• Used $3/$15 survey coupon, total was $6.83, overall profit $4.05
  

This transaction was so weird. My wellness discount didn't take off and no UP's printed. Luckily I noticed this right away and the manager returned and re-rung the UP items and ones I should have received a discount on. I didn't bother with the pretzels, but technically, I should have received the 20% discount on these too. Looking at the receipts, the problematic one is on the right and says "Rite Aid Card Savings" on top versus what its supposed to say (left) "Wellness + Savings." WEIRD! I've read about this happening to other people on Slick Deals but its the first time its happened to me. I paid with a $10 UP, which beeped so the cashier scanned my Wellness card again. That's the only thing I can think of that was strange about the transaction - maybe scanning it twice voided it out? But both receipts list the correct number of Wellness points that I've accumulated for the year. I have no idea!

Moral of the story - always check your receipts carefully and before you leave the store.