Rite Aid and Walgreens. A great week!

This morning I walked into Walreens the moment they opened the doors and was there for over an hour. I would have gotten out of there faster but the girl that normally works the cosmetics counter called out sick so I had to keep stepping out of line to let other people check out. (Ok, I didn't have to, but I think it's the nice thing to do when you've got 15 transactions.)

I won't break it all down, but here's what I got in those 15 transactions. (I wanted to get a Murine, but they didn't have any in stock).
11 True North nuts clusters/crisps $3.00/ea {earn $3rr}
-$1.50/1 mq
8 Neosporin $3.99/ea {$3rr wyb 2}
-$1/1 mq, $.50/1 mq + $2/1 Wagsq
3 Carefree pantiliners $1.99/ea {earn $2rr}
-$1/1 mq
12 Newspapers $.99/ea
5 Halloween cups (fillers) $.39/ea
12 fillers (stickers, pens, clearance stuff) $.25-$.59/ea
25 seed packets (fillers) $.08/ea
Total rr's used $45
Total oop: $10.77
**rr's earned $29.00

Rite Aid
**I also forgot to mention, I use two addresses so I will get back $2 SCR (one each) for the Wet Ones, and $2 SCR for the Suave (one each). So that's another $4 in profit.
Transaction 1
(on this transaction one of the bogo coupons didn't come off, so they reimbursed me the coupon amount)
1 Wet Ones 1.99
-$1/1 mq
1 Tide 5.99
-$1/1 mq
1 Suave Lotion 1.99
-$1/1 mq
1 Covergirl foundation $0.00 ($15.99) Store sale BOGO
-$1/1 mq
Covergirl blusher $13.99
-$free BOGO mq1
1 Covergirl foundation $6.59
-$free BOGO mq
1 Covergirl foundation $0.00 ($6.59) Store sale BOGO
-$1/1 mq
-$5/20 Rite Aid Video Values coupon
Total tax: $3.09
Total oop- on gift card: $9.65

**reimbursed $6.59 cash for coupon
Total oop: $3.06
Total saved: $53.16

Transaction 2
1 Wet Ones 1.99
-$1/1 mq
1 Tide 5.99
-$1/1 mq
1 Suave Lotion 1.99
-$1/1 mq
1 Dryer Balls $1.50
-no q's
1 Covergirl foundation $0.00 ($15.99) Store sale BOGO
-$1/1 mq
Covergirl blusher $13.99
-$free BOGO mq1
1 Covergirl foundation $6.59
-$free BOGO mq
1 Covergirl foundation $0.00 ($6.59) Store sale BOGO
-$1/1 mq
-$5/20 Rite Aid Video Values coupon
Total tax: $3.23
Total oop- on gift card: $4.70
Total saved: $54.66


Transaction 3
1 Tide 5.99
-no q's
1 Suave Lotion 1.99
-$1/1 mq
1 Dryer Balls $1.50
-no q's
1 Covergirl foundation $0.00 ($12.99) Store sale BOGO
-$1/1 mq
Covergirl blusher $12.99
-$free BOGO mq
1 Covergirl foundation $12.99
-$free BOGO mq
1 Covergirl foundation $0.00 ($12.99) Store sale BOGO
-$1/1 mq
-$5/20 Rite Aid Video Values coupon
Total tax: $3.37
Total oop- (used cash from refund): $4.85
Total saved: $60.46

Transaction 4
Scunci hair accessories $3.99
-no q's
Blender $29.99
-no q's
1 Covergirl foundation $0.00 ($12.99) Store sale BOGO
-$1/1 mq
Covergirl blusher $12.99
-$free BOGO mq
1 Covergirl foundation $6.59
-$free BOGO mq
1 Covergirl foundation $0.00 ($6.59) Store sale BOGO
-$1/1 mq
-$5/20 Rite Aid Video Values coupon
-$10 zyrtec gift certificate
Total tax: $5.09
Total oop- (on gift card): $21.72
Total oop (cash from refund): $.35
Total saved: $56.16

Grand Total
(Gift cards were moneymakers that were all extra. I didn't actually buy anything to get them, so it was FREE MONEY! *Schick razors, Stafree pads, etc*)
Total profit (thanks to refund for coupon): $1.39
Total saved: $225.44

Walgreens & Target

I went to Walgreens with the q's I picked up at Publix.

Three transactions resulted in:
9 Starbucks Frap 4-packs $5/ea
-B2G1 Starbucks 4-pack frap = $9.98/3
Total oop: $33.60
Total rr's earned: $15

Also shopped Target (the good one!) and scored big on Chef Michael's (finally!!)

18 bags Chef Michael's Dog Food $4.26/ea
-$3/1 mq + $1.50/1 Targetq = -$.24/ea
5 Fiber One Cereals $2.50/ea
-$1/1 Targetq + $.75/1 mq = $.75/ea {earn $5 gift card}
1 Dasani water $1.39
Total oop: $5.37
Gift Card earned: $5

I still have about 30 coupons to use!! Hoping that Target gets restocked this week.

Deals I am looking forward to

There are some really great deals coming up and here is a sampler of the ones I am most looking forward to. :)

Publix (for current sale-week)
Cookie Crisp 3.99 bogo
-$.50/1 mq + $1/1 Targetq= free
Planters Trail Mix 1.99 bogo
-$2/1 FLip= -$1.00
Starbucks 4pack Frappuchino 4.99
-$2/2 mq (tearpad) or B2G1 mq from store (if I can find it) = Good Deal
Ronzoni Healthy Harvest 1.79 bogo
-$1/2 printable mq = $.79/2
Sorrento stringsters 3.99
-$1/1 mq printable + $1/1 Pxq (from new Yellow Adv Buy) = 1.99/ea
Snapple 17.5oz teas $1.00
-$1/1 mq (tearpad found at Mapco)= Free
Green Giant frozen veggies $1.00
-$.50/1 mq printable or $.50/2 mq printable = Free or $.50/1
Sue Bee Honey $1.99
(no q's but supposedly there's a $1/1 hangtag on some. Hopefully I can find some, we need honey!)
Progresso Soup $1.25
-$1.10/3 mq printable = $2.65/3
Philly Cream Cheese $1.00
-$1/1 Philly Cream Cheese (from Grape Mag, picked up in Atl last week)= Free
Downy Ball $1xx (not sure about this, I have to check out the price, got this from someone online)
-$1/1 Publixq (Put Clean in Your Cart booklet) + $1/1 ANY Downy (from P&G $120 book) = overage
(then get Free paper towels wyb 3 Downy)
TGIFriday Quesadillas 3.59 bogo (need to double-check price)
-$2/2 Publixq (from FL Toss 4 Cash book) + $1/1 peelie (found at Food Lion) = -$.41/2


Then, for next week's ad:
Walgreens
True North nuts/crisps $3.00 {earn $3 rr wyb 1}
-$1.50 mq (from Family Fitness booklet found at Publix in FL) = $1.50mm/ea
Neosporin $3.99 {earn $3 rr wyb 2}
-$1/1 printable mq + $2/1 Wags q (from Children's activity book- buy this for $.99, near the pharmacy in a little bin- not near the other coloring books where i thought they'd be) = $1.02mm/2
Carefree Ultimate $1.99 {earn $2rr wyb 1}
-$1/1 mq from insert [monthly deal] = $1.00mm/ea

Rite Aid
Covergirl make-up $prices vary bogo
-Buy foundation, get face product free mq + $1/1 mq= $1mm/2 [if you get over $20/$25 worth and use a $5/20 or $5/25 then this is a bigger moneymaker allowing you to buy something you NEED for free!]
Suave Body Lotion $1.99
-$1/1 mq (8/2 RP) {$1 SCR} = Free

**Example**
Covergirl face product 10.00
-Free Covergirl Face product wyb foundation mq
Covergirl foundation 0.00 (rings $0 for Bogo Store sale)
-$1/1 Covergirl mq {YMMV on this- some stores will not let you use this since you're getting it free}
Covergirl face product 10.00
-Free Covergirl Face product wyb foundation mq
Covergirl foundation 0.00 (rings $0 for Bogo Store sale)
-$1/1 Covergirl mq {YMMV on this- some stores will not let you use this since you're getting it free}
-$5/$20 Rite Aid Video Values q

Total before coupons: $20 + tax

minus
$10 for free face product
$10 for free face product
$1/1
$1/1
$5/20
= minus $27

Buy $7 of something you need and only pay tax for everything! (or if your store won't take the $1/1's then get $5 of something you need and only pay tax)




Week of 9/20
Rite Aid
AWESOME Huggies deal!

Here's what you do:
Transaction 1
2 Huggies $11/ea
-(2) $3 Huggies Pure and Natural mq from insert or printable
-(2) $2 Huggies Pure and Natural Rite Aid coupon from Video Values HERE
-$5/20 Rite Aid coupon from Video Values HERE
=$7.oo+ tax

Transaction 2
1 Huggies $11/ea
-(1) $3 Huggies Pure and Natural mq from insert or printable
-(1) $2 Huggies Pure and Natural Rite Aid coupon from Video Values HERE
1 Proantinox Liquid Urinary Tract Cleansing $6.99
-(1) $3 Proantinox Rite Aid coupon from Video Values HERE
5 Reeses Dark Pnut Butter cup bogo $.89 (?)
-(5) bogo mq from insert
-$5/20 Rite Aid coupon from Video Values HERE
=$4.99 oop + tax

Earn:
$6.99 Proantinox SCR
$10.00 Huggies SCR #4

Profit: $5

New coupon book at Publix!

MORE COUPON BOOKS!!!!!!

Allright- if ANYONE finds these, puuuhhhhllllease let me know where! I need a few of these pretty badly. :D

(Thanks Southern Savers for the pic and type-up)

One Stop. One Store.

The coupons are:

Manufacturer’s Coupons
$2 off Huggies Diapers
$2 off Pullups
$1 off Earth’s Best baby food
.55/1 off Earth’s Best Sesame Street product
$3 off Purina One dry dog food 8lb or larger
$2 off Purina One dry cat food 3lb or larger
$2 off Purina One biscuits
$3 off Purina Beneful dry dog food 15lb or larger
$1/2 Purina Beneful prepared meals
$1.50 off Purina Beneful Snackin Slices
$4 off Glade Sense & Spray
$2 off Glade Plugins Scented Oil twin refill
$3 off Glade Fragrance collection
$1 off Pledge
$1 off Scrubbing Bubbles
$1 off Nature’s Source
.50/1 off Clorox Bleach 96oz or larger
.50/1 off Clorox wipes 35ct or larger
.50/1 off Clorox Clean-Up 32oz or larger
$1 off All Laundry Detergent
.55/1 off Snuggle Liquid Softner or Dryer sheets
Free Publix Bag wyb Angel Soft 4 double roll bath tissue and Sparkle 2 roll paper towels

Store Coupons
$3 off Enfamil powder (don’t forget about the $5 off printable)
$3 off Enfamil Convenince item
$2 off Enfamil Restfull Formula
$1 off Iams dry dog or cat food
.50/1 off Bounty six rolls or larger
.50/1 off any Febreeze
.40/1 off Palmolive Aroma Sensations
.50/1 off Suavitel fabric softner
.40/1 off Fabuloso cleaner

Loving my Walgreens, Hating my Target

It's the pros and cons of couponing. Some stores are truly Awesome (like my Publix and Walgreens), others really suck, like my Target and Wal-Mart.

We have one Target in my city. I shop there occassionally, but mostly I like to shop at the Nashville stores (there are quite a few- at least 8-10 to choose from). I told Natalya she could pick out some new sheets for her bed, so we went to Target. I have been trying to track down bags of Chef Michaels dog food, so I thought I'd check again to see if they had any. While there, I wanted to do the Fiber Once cereal deal again and get some more GM cereal cups before the Target q expires (Saturday).
Well, no Chef Michaels. No Fiber One cereal. I picked up 8 cereal cups and then N had her sheets and comforter and a couple of t-shirts that were on sale for the kids.
This store always gives me toruble with coupons. Forget about trying to use a coupon on a trial size item.
Over the last week I have bought cereal cups at a minimum of five different Targets and used the $1/1 Target q and the mq's, both the $.55/1 and the $1/2. None of these specify a size of cereal. At the last Target, the Target q automatically adjusted down to the price of $.95 since the cereal cups are now on sale.
So he rings up my items and then scans the q's. They won't scan. beep. beep. beep. beep. He looks all skeptical and calls over the "I'm in charge" of the moment. She says oh no, you can't use that on the small size. Oh really, I say, So the other five Target stores I shoped at all are doing it wrong. SHe says it's for the big boxes. Really? I say again. Where does it say that? She says, it's just not for that item. Sorry. And walks off.
You know what? Forget this Target. I NEVER have problems at the Target I like In Nashville. I would much rather give them my business. I never have trouble. It is so much more of a pleasure to shop and give my money to a store that APPRECIATES my business!
So I bought the sheets (becasue I promised N) but did not purchase the cereal. And honestly? I don't plan on going back to this Target. Ever. Unless it's an emergency. I even saw some Secret deo on clearance for $2 that would be free with the KMart booklet q, but I don't plan on even going back for them b/c I am so irritated.

Ugh.

On the other hand, my Walgreens? Awesome. :) I was going to do the Starbucks deal, but changed my mind since I don't really need more Starbucks ice cream. So I gave the cashier (my favorite) my last 3 $2/1 Starbucks ice cream q's. Unfortunately this now means I have $14 in rr's to spend that I didn't spend today. I also didn't get my Scrubbing Bubbles shower cleaner b/c they were out. :( The mgr told me to get a raincheck and they would just reduce the amount by $3 to make up for me not getting the rr this week. (Did I mention that I love this Wags?) So I am going to get my papers Sunday with my rr's that are expiring and I guess some clearance toys/summer for gifts for the kids. You'll also see I got overage on my Glad q's. That's because this Wags= Awesome. :D

Here's what I got:
Transaction 1
2 Glade 2 oz soy candles 2/$4
-$free candle q= Free {earn $1rr}
total tax: $.38
Total oop: $.38
Total rr's earned $1

Transaction 2
1 Glade Sense & Spray 5.99
-$free Sense & Spray q (home mailer)= Free {earn $2rr}
total tax: $.57
Total oop: $.57
Total rr's earned $2

Transaction 3
2 Glade 2 oz soy candles 2/$4
-$3/1 mq = -$2 {earn $1rr}
1 Carefree Pantiliner $1.99
-$1/1 Carefree mq= $.99 {earn $2rr}
1 Duracell AA 2.99
-$1/1 Duracell mq {earn $1rr}
total tax: $.85
Total oop: $1.83
Total rr's earned $4

Transaction 4
2 Glade 2 oz soy candles 2/$4
-$3/1 mq = -$2 {earn $1rr}
2 Thanksgiving decorations 2/$1
-no q's
1 Duracell AA 2.99
-$1/1 Duracell mq {earn $1rr}
total tax: $.76
Total oop: $1.75
Total rr's earned $3

Total Spent: $4.53
Total rr's earned: $10
Total saved: $43.23
--Total profit: $5.47

Coffee-Mate for Free

Keep an eye out for the Tiramisu and Hazelnut Biscotti flavored Coffee-Mate. It is $.99 right now (only those two flavors). There are $1/1 printables HERE and blinkies and insert q's from 8/9 RP for $1/2. Depending on which coupon you use, these will be free or $.49/ea.

Today's Publix trip

Finally got to Publix this week. My poor baby girl has Bronchitis, so I had to take her to the dr today before our trip. I also found some more dog food. (yay!)

I snagged some Snapple tearpad q's on our trip and used some at Publix but the Snapples wrang up wrong, so I was reimbursed $1.93 (refunded $1.19+ tax for one and then $.20/ea for three. It should have been $.20 reimbursed for five b/c I bought 6 total, but she missed 2. They were so busy, I didn't worry about it. As I've said before, a little here and a little there all evens out in the end!)

6 Snapple Raspberry White Tea .99/ea (rang wrong @1.19/ea)
-$1/1 tearpad mq= -$.01/ea
8 Kraft singles $2.59 bogo
-$1/2 mq = $1.59/2
8 Kraft 2% Shredded Cheese 3/$5
-$1/1 mq printable (no longer available) = $.67/ea
3 Heinz Ketchup Fridge-fit 2/$4
6 Ore-Ida Microwave $1.09/ea
-$3/wyb 1 Heinz & 2 Ore-Ida Publixq + $1/1 Heinz mq (Kroger mailer)= $2.54
-$3 Kroger store q wyb $15 frozen food (excluding ice cream) = -$3
8 Mrs Paul's Fish $4.49 bogo
-$3/1 mq, $1.50/1 mq + $1/1 Pxq = -$5.54
6 DelMonte Fruit Cups $2.89 bogo (raincheck)
-no q's
4 Coffee-Mate Tiramisu flavor $.99/ea
-$1/1 mq printable= -$.01/ea
6 Revlon Nail clippers $1.49/ea
-$1/1 mq + $2/1 Publixq = -$1.51/ea
6 Revlon Emery Boards $1.69/ea
-$1/1 mq + $2/1 Publixq = -$1.31/ea
1 Crest toothpaste 3/$5
-$1/1 Publixq + $.50/1 mq = -$.33
2 Ro-Tel $.99 bogo
-bogo mq = $.50/2
6 Kraft dressing $2.69 bogo
-$1.50/1 mq printable (no longer available) = -$.17/ea
2 Kraft bbq sauce $1.33 bogo
-$1/1 mq printable (no longer available) = -$.34/ea
6 Yakisoba $.79/ea
-$.50/1 mq = -$.21/ea
20 Ragu $1.29/ea
-$.50/1 mq (From KMart $62 savings book) + $.75/2 Target q = -$1.70
2 Swiffer wet pad refills $6.49/ea
-$1/1 Publix q (Put Clean in Your Cart) + $.50/1 mq = $4.49/ea
1 Tide Stain booster pack $3.99/ea
-$2/1 Publix q (Put Clean in Your Cart) + $1/1 mq = $.99/ea
1 Bounty $1.99
-Free wyb 3 P&G products Publixq (Put Clean in Your Cart)= Free
Used $5/50 Comp. q
Total non-food tax: $3.15
Total food tax: $6.11
Total oop: $4.69
--Received $1.93 back for Snapple ringing wrong
Total spent: $2.76
Total saved: $231.27 (99%)

I am also using the Swiffer purchase to add to a previous swiffer purchase to receive THIS mail-in-rebate for $10 gift card.

Profit: $7.24