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I made a quick trip over to Rite Aid today because I wanted to take advantage of the great Olay Buy 1, Get 1 50% off sale going on this week! AND when you buy $30 worth you get a $10 +UP reward. PLUS there is the $10 Olay Rebate I qualify for too! Making this into an almost $5 moneymaker scenario!
Here’s what I did to get (6) bottles of Olay Cleansers for FREE plus make almost $5!! ( This will last me a year! 
( These would have cost me $51.94 if I had just walked in and paid full price.)
Buy (2) Olay Regenerist Foaming Cleansers $9.99 & $4.99 (50% off price)
Buy (2) Olay Regenerist Pore Scrub $9.99 & $4.99 (50% off price)
Buy (2) Olay Age Defying Renew Cleansers $5.99 & $2.99 (50% off price)
- (2) $10/2 Olay Pro-X, Regenerist, Total Effects Moisturizers, or Smooth Finish Facial Hair Remover Duo, exp. 10/31/11 (RP 09/25/11)
-(2) $2/1 Olay Facial Cleanser, exp. 10/31/11 (RP 09/25/11)
Total Out of Pocket (OOP) $14.94
Earned $10 +UP Reward (aka..Rite Aid Cash to use to buy something else)
Submit for the $10 Olay Rebate
Final price: FREE plus a $4.94 moneymaker!!!
I made my trip to Walgreens yesterday and grabbed 15 items for just $14.13 and SAVED $41.05!! I paid less than $1 each! Yay!! It truly does pay to match those coupons with sales and use those Register Rewards to pay for more items!
Here is how I did my 4 transactions. (Quick note: I usually go to the photo counter or beauty counter to checkout when I have multiple transactions to avoid holding up a line. I always ask if they mind if I do separate transactions and I have never had a problem. I hope that your Walgreens cashiers are as great as the ones in my local store.)
Transaction #1
(2) Irish Spring Body Washes – on sale 2 for $6
(1) Suave Body Lotion – $3
Used (2) of the $0.50/1 Irish Spring Body Wash or Multipack Bars 7/24/2011 SS Insert (exp 8/13/2011) or from HERE
Used the FREE Suave coupon I received in the mail (deducted $3)
Paid $5 Out of pocket (OOP)
Got $4 RR for buying 2 Irish Spring body wash
Saved $7.98
Transaction #2
(2) Scrunci Hair Elastics -2/$3
(1) Reynolds wrap 20 sq ft – $0.89 with in ad coupon
(1) Ajax dish liquid – $0.89 with in ad coupon
(1) Skintimate shave gel – $1.99 with in ad coupon
Used $1.50 Skintimate coupon
Used $4 RR earned from transaction #1
Paid $1.27 Out of pocket (OOP)
Got $3 RR for buying 2 Scrunci hair products
Saved$11.00
Transaction #3
(2) Pantene Shampoo & Condtioner – on sale B1G1 50% off
(2) Irish Spring Deodorants – on sale 2/ $6
(2) Carefree pantiliners 20 ct – $1.69 each
Used FREE Pantene Shampoo coupon I received in the mail
Used $3/2 Carefree coupon from the Walgreens July coupon booklet in stores
Used (2) $1/1 Irish Spring Deodorant, exp. 8/13/11 (SS 07/24/11)
Used $3 RR earned in transaction #2
Paid $3.87 out of pocket (OOP)
Got $4 RR for buying 2 Irish Spring deodorants
Saved $18.07
Transaction #4
(1) Garnier Nutrisse – $7.99 (time to get rid of the gray again!)
Used the $4 RR earned in transaction #3
Paid $3.99
Saved $4
Total OOP $14.13 for over $54.00 worth of items!!
I made REALLY good this week at Rite Aid. Considering I had to buy Halloween!
Here is what I did:
Transaction #1
10 bags of Halloween candy – 2/$5 – $25
Use the $1.50/3 coupon from the 10/10 RP-
Use (2) of the $1/3 coupon from here
Used a $0.50 coupon found on a bag of M&M’s
Used the $4/$20 coupon from here
Total OOP – $17
Received $10 in UP+ Rewards
Transaction #2
(2) Dial Hand Soaps – Buy One Get One Free – $2.99
(2) Renpure Organic Shampoo / Conditioner – $6.99 – Buy One Get One Free
(2) Colgate Max Toothbrushes – $3.49 – Buy One Get One Free
(1) NYC Eye Shadow – $3.99
(1) NYC Eye Liner – $1.99
(1) NYC Nail Polish – - $0.99 FREE this week wyb Eye or Lip product
Used (2) of the $1 Dial soap coupons from the Flu shot coupon booklet found in stores
Used (2) of the $1 toothbrush coupons from here
Used (2) of the $1 NYC coupons from here
AND used the $10 UP+ Rewards from Trans. #1 above!!
Total OOP – $2.45
Total Out of Pocket for both transactions – $19.45
Submit for a $6.99 “Try Me Free”Rebate the Renpure that was hanging one of the bottles
Final price FREE plus moneymaker!!! …. My math wrong. Oops! (Thanks, Maria for catching that)I counted the $10 UP+Reward in each transaction.
Final price should be $12.46 ……for $74.81 worth of regular priced items
AND Received $4 in UP+Rewards to use later
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Just to keep you excited about signing up for all the fun freebies. Today was a extra fun day of getting FREEBIES in my mailbox. This is what I found:
- 12 FREE Boxes of Honey Nut Cheerios coupons – We actually won over at Cheerios Instant Win Game
- My Free issue of OK! Magazine – From here may be still available
- Free bottle of Febreeze To Go – From Gain Facebook Promotion Stay tuned for more freebies from Gain
- Free Bic Pen – From here still available until 9/9
Update: I accidentally did my math wrong…in my favor thankfully. So what I thought cost me $4.48 was actually Free.
Whew! I just made it to Rite Aid yesterday. Where did the week go? But I did make out really good again this week with Free stuff!!!
Here’s what I got…..9 items for FREE!!! Woohoo!!
Transaction #1
Bought (2) Garnier Fructis Shampoo/conditioner – 2/$6
Used (2) of the $1 Rite Aid Video Value coupon
used (2) of the $1 coupon from here or here
Total out of pocket $2
Got $2 UP+Rewards
Transaction #2
Bought (2) Lever 2000 soap – 2/ $4
Bought Schick Hydro 3 – $5.99
Used (2) of the $1 coupon from here
Used the $5 Schick coupon from the 8/8 SS
Used the $2 UP+Rewards from Transaction #1
Total out of pocket $0.99
Submit for the “Try a New Schick Hydro Razor Free” Rebate- $5.99
Got $1 UP+ Reward
Transaction #3
Bought (2) Nair Hair remover $6.49 – Buy One Get One Free
Bought (2) Ziploc storage bags – $3.99- Buy One Get One Free
used the $1 UP+ Reward from transaction #2
used (2) of the $3 Nair coupon from here
Used the $1/2 Ziploc coupon from the 8/8 SS
Total out of pocket $2.48
I am such a lover of the “Buy Ahead” principle (or “Stockpiling” as it is also known as. ) And I just thought I would give you my example from today at Shaws of how this REALLY saves you lots of money.
The basic principle (to those not familiar with it) is to buy items that you use every week at rock bottom prices so that you are “shopping” from your pantry every week instead of buying these items at “full price” each week during your shopping trip. My example today, which I will explain in detail below, got me 10 boxes Kellogg’s cereal for only $0.50 per box ….instead of $3.99 retail price of each box. THAT’s 87% off!!!
Just think about how much you can save if you apply this principle to as many of these weekly items as possible. The same principle applies to the drugstore bargains as well. Shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant, ravors. It’s incredible savings!!!
So, Shaws has the great FUEL for SCHOOL Catalina going on from 8/6 – 8/19. Which is …..Buy 10 any Kelloggs, Keebler, Sunshine, Eggo, and/or Morning Star products, get a $10 coupon to use on your next order. Here is what I got today (had to grab cheap mustard and free milk as well.
6 Boxes of Special K – on sale for $2.50 each- $15
4 Boxes of Corn Flakes Simply cinnamon -on sale for $2.50 each- $10
1 French’s mustard – on sale for $1.49
1 Gallon of Milk – $2.89
Use (2) of the $1 off 2 Special K coupon from the 7/25 RP
Used (3) of $0.75 Corn Flakes coupon from here
Used the $1/3 Kellogg’s coupon from the 8/1 RP
Use the $0.50 French’s coupon from here (doubled to $1)
Used my $3.75 Free milk catalina coupon from last weeks shopping trip from buying cheerios)
Total $17.13
Received $10 catalina coupon to use on my next visit.–More rock bottom prices
Final price $7.13
Then submit for the “Try me Free” rebate on the box of Corn Flakes
Final Final price $4.63!!
I will be taking advantage of this again by buying some coupons off of ebay.
I had such a fun week this week at Rite Aid! I got 15 items for only $17.69!! It would have cost $82.35 if I had not bought them using coupons with the weekly sales!! That’s almost 80% off!!
Here are the scenarios I used in 3 different transactions: (which most cashiers will let you do if there is not a long line)
Transaction #1
1 Oral B Advantage Plus Toothbrush – on sale for $2.74
2 Colgate Max White Toothpastes – BOGO – $3.49
2 Cover Girl Tru Blend powder – BOGO – $8.49
1 Stride gum – $1
Used $3/$15 coupon from here
Used $2.50/2 Cover Girl coupon
Used $0.75 Colgate coupon
Used $0.75 Oral B coupon
Submit for $1 Oral B rebate
Final price $7.72
Transaction #2
3 Biore face cleansers – 3/$15
2 L”oreal eye shadows – BOGO 50% off – $5.49 & $2.74
Used the $5/$20 coupon from here
Used the $1 Biore coupon from here
Used (2) $1 L’oreal coupon
Submit for $5/3 Biore rebate
Final price – $10.23
Transaction #3
2 Gillette Deodorant – 2/$8
1 Gillette Body Wash – $4.99 – FREE w/ coupon
1 Crest Toothpaste – $2.74
Used the $3/$15 coupon from here
Used the $4 Gillette deodorant coupon
Used the FREE body wash with deodorant coupon
Used the $1 Crest coupon
Submit for $1 Crest rebate
Submit for the $2 Gillette rebate
Final price – $.26 moneymaker
Check out all the Rite Aid Bargains this week and let me know what great scenarios you get for yourself.
Here is what I bought at the Shaws and Market Basket today. As some of you know, I am trying to stay below $100 a week starting in 2010 and I’m still on track. And I’m super excited!
So, I spent $35.32 on 28 items at Shaws. Be sure to print out your own shopping list here. This included the cat litter ($4.50) and my newspaper ($2). And then I headed over to Market Basket for just a few items and spent $23.29. For a total of $58.61! SAVED $54.03
I stocked up on boneless chicken breasts last week at Shaws when it was on sale for $1.88 lb. And I made a huge pot of Chicken Vegetable soup that we will eat this week with grilled cheese sandwiches for another one of our meals.
Shaws
4.67 lbs of Split chicken breasts – $3.62
2 BOGO Tribe Hummus – $2.50 each
2 Gatorade G2 – $0.50 each
1 10 packs of Capri Sun – $1.49
2 boxes of Wheat Thins – $0.99 each
2 bags of Goldfish – FREE plus $1 moneymaker
2 packs of Thomas whole wheat english muffins – $1.99 each
2 loaves of Whole Wheat bread – $1.49 each
2 pouches of Starkist Tuna Creations – $0.39 each
2 jars of Sante Fe Salsa – $0.99 each
1 bottle of Kraft Italian dressing – $1.49
1 box of Arm & Hammer cat litter – $4.50
1 Sunday newspaper (for those great coupons) – $2
2 dozen eggs – BOGO with the fun Facebook coupon – $0.85 each
2 16 oz cartons of Breakstone Sour Cream – FREE
1 4pk of Activia yogurt – $1.29
1 GUM Toothbrush – $0.09
Market Basket
2 Gallons of milk – $2.39 each
1 pk of ground turkey meat – $2.49
5 lbs of red potatoes – $2.49
3 lbs of apples – $3.04
2 lbs of red grapes – $4.32
4.65 lbs of bananas – $2.28
1 frozen grape juice – $1.29
1 pkg of mesquite marinade $0.60
I wanted to share with you all the fun freebies that have arrived in my mailbox this past week. My daughter has so much fun seeing what comes everyday. Some of the freebies and samples I post about have limited quantities available but I hope you have as much fun as I do trying out new products for free.
In my mailbox:
Coupon for a free bag of Stacy’s Pita Chips (up to $3.99) from here
Free Sample bag of Stacy’s Pita Chips
Coupon for a free Pint of International Delights Coffee Creamer(up to $3.00) from here
Coupon for a FREE Digiorno 200 Calorie Pizza (up to $3.30) & $1.50 off another coupon from here
Free Furfighter with a refill from here
2 Tubes of Airborne (10 per Tabs per tube) from here
Glowelle Free Beauty Drink Mix & Clutch from here
Betty Crocker 2010 Calendar from here – Yummy recipes on each month
Eat Right America 2010 Calendar from here – Even yummier recipes on each month
West Virginia Roadsides 2010 Calendar from here -My husband is using this one at work
AND I also grabbed my FREE January A-list item at Aerie on Thursday from here. I love it!
