Walgreens is my New Best Friend

I made my rounds to several stores today and took advantage of the monthly deals again. In addition, I got several Purell hand sanitizers and filled in just about every transaction with the Trident Layers gum. For every 2 packs of Trident I spent .50 out of pocket and earned a $1 RR. It was the perfect filler for me. Anyway. I still haven't been able to use all of my razor coupons so I am on the hunt for Gillette Fusion MVP Razors. Hopefully, I am able to get the last three by the end of the month. Also, I still have $30 RR to roll with. I guess I better start looking at next weeks deals to see if I am going to be able to roll easily. Here's to hoping!

P.S. I am still amazed at how many times cashiers will tell me that my RR will not print, or that this deal was for last week. They seriously have no clue about their own store! I could work there. Seriously! It just goes to show how important it is to be an educated consumer. Know the store policies and plan well to avoid confusion at the register.

Walgreens and a Few TIps

Is anyone else loving Walgreens right now as much as I am? After 19 transactions I have finally replenished my razor and lotion supply. I'm still hoping to be able to do a few more on Saturday so we shall see where I am at at that point. So far my out of pocket expense is $6.57 for over $287.00 worth of product. AMAZING! right?

During one of my many visits to Walgreens (I have one within walking distance of my home, thank goodness!), I met a fellow couponer that has been couponing for dozens of years. We talked shop but she shared some priceless information with me that I thought I would pass on to you. I have only been couponing for a year, so I really hadn't noticed any patterns in the sales and coupons. My fellow couponer told me that in her experience cleaning products are generally at their best price in the spring (for spring cleaning) and the best coupons come out during that time too. So, if you are hoping to stock up on cleaning products you may want to do that in the spring and stock up enough for the whole year. Medications generally go to their best sale prices and get the best coupons in the fall (before flu season). Canned foods and baking supplies can be bought cheaply in the fall with good sale prices and the best coupons, so stock up then. Anyway, you get the idea. Groups of products will be at their best sale prices and will correspond with their best coupons seasonally. What cycles have you seen? Have you noticed this in your shopping? I continually was trying to figure out how much to stock up on and generally I decided that I just wanted to stock up enough to get me to the next good sale. I guess I didn't know that for some seasonal products that best sale price may only come once a year. Has this been your experience? Would love to know!!!

Free Hairdryer!!!

I have been using the same hairdryer since high school (1994 grad.  Teehee!)  Unfortunately, if I use it for too long it overheats and automatically turns off.  It's almost like it has a brain of its own.  ;)  So, when I read on A Full Cup that the hot pink hair dryer was 12.99 and earned a $10 RR, I knew exactly how to spend some of my free $2 RR from this morning.  This is what my transaction looks like:

clearance hair elastic - $.20

clearance hair elastic - $.20

clearance hair elastic - $.20

clearance hair elastic - $.20

clearance hair elastic - $.20

clearance hair elastic - $.20

Revlon Hair Dryer - $12.99

-7 $2.00 RR

Total Before Qs:  14.19

Total After Qs  (+tax):  $.20, paid for with Rebate Gift Card, so FREE!!!!

I love a good deal.  I get ecstatic when I can get a good deal on something that I REALLY need.  Yay for Walgreens, Ecotrin (the source of my RR this week), and cheap hair dryers.  Can you tell how thrilled I am?  TTFN!

Walgreens Paid Me $18 To Shop

I dropped by Walgreens this morning and did 9 consecutive transactions.  Ecotrin is $2 a bottle this week and it earns a $2 RR.  I happened to have 9 $2.00 MQ for it so I paid $0 out of pocket on each transaction and earned a $2 RR each and every time.  Now I just need to figure out how to spend my $18.  My plan is to look ahead at the sales next week and see if there are any good upcoming deals with which I may grow my RR.  If not, then I will probably treat myself to something fun.  Any ideas from all of you out there?

Walgreens

I have been debating whether or not to shop at Walgreens this month because I have been hoping that they would figure out what they were going to do with their rebate program sooner rather than later.  Those that have been following my shopping trips know that it has been a long time since I have paid a dime at Walgreens.  I have purchased a ton of product, but have been able to work the deals so that I spent nothing out of my own pocket.  This has been, in large part, because of their rebate program.  I have a gift card filled with money from rebates that I have been rolling.  Each month I have used up all of the money on the card to cover my small OOP and at the same time purchase enough rebate items to fill it back up for the next month.  It has been amazing to see the savings and while it is a difficult system to learn and feel confident with, it has been more lucrative than any of my other couponing ventures.  That said, I called corporate customer service to find out what was going to happen to their rebate program/Easy Saver Catalog and apparently they are at the drawing boards trying to come up with a new and better way to reward loyal customers.   Anyway.  I decided today to go ahead and spend that money on my gift card.  Whew!  What a long and drawn out explanation.  I started out with $0 RR.  Here is what I did today:

Transaction 1

1 Right Guard Deodorant - $2.99 (I forgot to use the MQ that I had for this product.  Stupid, me!)

Total:  $3.14, paid for with Rebate Gift Card, so $0 OOP, Earned $2.00 RR

Transaction 2

Colgate Toothpaste - $4.49

1 Caramel - $.39 

-$1.00 MQ (Colgate)

-$2.00 RR (Right Guard)

Total Before Qs:  $4.88

Total After Qs:  $1.97, paid for with Rebate Gift Card, so $0 OOP, Earned $4.50 RR

Transaction 3

2 Pert Plus Men's Shampoo - $5.00

1 Right Guard - $2.99

2 Caramels - $.78

-$1.00 MQ (Right Guard)

-$1.50 MQ (Pert)

-$1.50 MQ (Pert)

-$4.50 RR (Colgate)

Total Before Qs:  $8.77

Total After Qs:  $.27, paid for with Rebate Gift Card, so $0 OOP, Earned $2.00 RR (Right Guard) and $2.00 RR (Pert)

Transaction 4

Colgate Toothpaste - $4.49

2 Caramels - $.78 

-$1.00 MQ (Colgate)

-$2.00 RR (Right Guard)

-$2.00 RR (Pert)

Total Before Qs:  $5.27

Total After Qs:  $.27, paid for with Rebate Gift Card, so $0 OOP, Earned $4.50 RR

Transaction 5

4 Mr. Clean Magic Erasers - $10.00

3 Febreeze Noticibles - $18.00

-$.75 MQ (Magic Eraser)

-$2.50 MQ BOGO (Magic Eraser)

-$2.50 MQ BOGO (Magic Eraser)

-$4.00 MQ (Febreeze)

-$4.00 MQ (Febreeze)

-$4.00 MQ (Febreeze)

-$4.50 RR (Colgate)

Total Before Qs:  $28.00

Total After Qs:  $6.04, paid for with Rebate Gift Card, so $0 OOP, Earned $6 RR

Transaction  6

Colgate Toothpaste - $4.49

Push Pop - $1.29 (I needed a filler and my 5 year old convinced me to get him a prize)

2 Pert Men's Shampoo - $5.00

-$1.00 MQ (Colgate)

-$1.50 MQ (Pert)

-$1.50 MQ (Pert)

-$6.00 RR (P&G)

 

Total Before Qs:  $10.78

Total After Qs:  $.78, paid for with Rebate Gift Card, so $0 OOP, Earned $2 RR (Pert), $4.50 RR (Pert)

Transaction 7

3 Febreeze Noticibles - $18

4 Mr. Clean Magic Erasers - $10

-$4.00 MQ (Febreeze)

-$4.00 MQ (Febreeze)

-$4.00 MQ (Febreeze)

-$2.50 MQ BOGO (Magic Eraser)

-$2.50 MQ BOGO (Magic Eraser)

-$4.50 RR (Colgate)

-$2.00 RR (Pert)

Total Before Qs:  $28.00

Total After Qs:  $4.73, paid for with Rebate Gift Card, so $0 OOP, Earned $6 RR

Transaction 8

4 Energizer 4pk. AA Bateries - $11.96

2 Mentos Gum - $3.58

-4 $1.00 MQ (Energizer)

-$6.00 RR (P&G)

-$1.00 RR (I have no idea how I got this and I just went ahead and used it without really looking at it.  Something in one of my previous transactions triggered it.)

Total Before Qs:  $15.54

Total After Qs:  $4.59, paid for with Rebate Gift Card, so $0 OOP 

There you have it.  I have been trying to limit myself to one drugstore and one grocery store per week and yet, sometimes it is just too hard to pass up a good deal.  Oh well.  I'm feeling pretty good that it is Tuesday and I am nearly done with my shopping for the week.  I'm hoping to be able to do some grocery shopping this evening, but we shall see.  With the DH in the middle of finals, I am tuckered out by 8pm.  Hope this helps some of you that are trying to work the Walgreens system!  GL!

Pinching Pennies on Patriots Day!

I scanned my card this evening at CVS and got a $5 off  $15 Tressemme hair products CRT and a $10 off $50 CRT.  Yay!  I love the coupon fairies that blessed me with fun CRTs!!!  Here is what I did with them:

CVS Transaction 1

6 Tressemme hair products - $20

-6 $1 MQ

-$5 CRT

-$4 ECB

-$4 ECB

Total Before Qs:  $20

Total After Qs:  $1.05, Earned $10 ECBs

CVS Transaction 2

3 Dove Skin Vitalizers - $12

2 Crest Prohealth Toothpaste - $5.76

3 John Frieda Hair products - $15

Edge Shaving Gel - $2.89

Bayer Crystal 4ct. - $2.00

6 L'Oreal Eye Shadow - $29.94

-2 $1.00 MQ (Crest)

-$1.00 MQ (Bayer)

-3 $3.50 MQ (Dove)

-3 $2.00 MQ (John Frieda)

-6 $2.00 MQ (L'Oreal)

-$14.97 Store BOGO Sale on L'Oreal

-$2.00 ECB

-$3.49 ECB

-$4.00 ECB

-$10 CRT

Total Before Qs:  $67.59

Total After Qs:  $1.71 OOP, Earned 2 ECB (Bayer), $2.89 ECB (Edge), $5 ECB (John Frieda), $4 ECB (Crest)

Walgreens Transaction 1

3 Reach Floss - $5.97

1 Chapstick Medley - $1.99

1 Edge Shaving Gel - $2.99

1 Mitchum Deodorant - $2.99

-$3.00 Weekly IVC Store Q (Reach)

-$.75 MQ (Mitchum)

-3 $1.00 MQ (Reach)

-$6 RR

Total Before Qs:  $13.94

Total After Qs:  $1.25, paid for with monthly rebate gift card, so $0 OOP.  Yay!

Walgreens Transaction 2

Physicians Formula Organic Wear Mineral Powder- $8.39

Physicians Formula Lip Gloss - $4.79

3 Reach Floss - $5.97

3 Chocolate Eggs - $.36

-3 $1.00 MQ (Reach)

-2 $1.00 MQ (Physicians Formula)

-$3.00 Weekly IVC Store Q (Reach)

-$2.00 RR

-$2.00 RR

-$3.00 RR

Total Before Qs:  $19.51

Total After Qs:  $4.72, paid for with monthly rebate gift card so $0 OOP!  Yippee!  

That finishes off all of the rebates that I plan to get for the month from Walgreens.  I spent all of the money on the card and will get it all back plus 10% so it is yet again another MM for me!  I didn't do as well as I would've on the Physicians Formula powder because I was hoping for a little overage from the Reach, but the shelves were cleared of the toothbrushes so I couldn't use my $3/2 MQ.  Oh well.  Free floss is still good.  It feels pretty good to look back on my last several weeks and see $0 OOP each and every time from Walgreens because of that blessed gift card.  I love it!!!  TTFN!  

P.S.  I am tired and going to bed, but I will post the pictures I took tomorrow.  Sorry to leave you hanging!

All Quiet on the Drugstore Front

It was kind of a quiet week this week for my shopping trips.  I ended up breaking my general rule of only one drugstore per week and went to both CVS and Walgreens.  Both of my stores are right across the street from each other and with how small both of my trips were going to be I figured it didn't hurt to hit them both.  I found a few clearance deals and got one of my rebate items at Walgreens.

Walgreens Transaction 1: 

Olay Definity Cleanser - $2.39 (regularly $10, I believe)

Olay Definity Cleanser - $2.39

Scunci Hair Elastics - $2.00

Degree Deodorant - $1.29

Degree Deodorant - $1.29

Hershey Kisses Almonds - $1.25

-$3.00 MQ Olay

-$3.00 MQ Olay

-$1.00 MQ Degree

-$1.00 MQ Degree

-2.50 RR

Total Before Qs:  $10.61

Total After Qs:  $.11, paid for with rebate gift card so $0 OOP!

Walgreens Transaction 2:

Schick Intuition Refills - $2.89 (regularly $9.99 I believe)

Schick Intuition Refills - $2.89

Schick Intuition Refills - $2.89

3 Hershey Kisses Almonds - $3.75

-$4 MQ Schick adjusted down to $2.89

-$4 MQ Schick adjusted down to $2.89

-$4 MQ Schick adjusted down to $2.89

-$1.50 MQ Hershey's

-$2 RR

Total Before Qs:  $12.42

Total After Qs with Tax:  $.58, paid for with rebate gift card, so $0 OOP!  Earned $5 Hershey's rebate.

CVS Transaction:

2 Colgate Sensitive Enamel Toothpaste - $7.98

1 Softsoap Body Wash - $4.99

2 Adidas Deodorant - $7.48 (clearanced down from $4.99 each)

4 SoBe 20 oz. - $6.76

-$1.00 MQ Colgate

-$1.00 MQ Colgate

-$1.50 MQ Softsoap

-$1.00 MQ Adidas

-$1.00 MQ Adidas

-$3.28 MQ BOGO (SoBe)

-$3.38 BOGO Store Sale (SoBe)

-$4.00 off $20.00

-$10 ECB

Total Before Qs:  $27.21

Total After Qs with Tax:  $1.10, Earned $4.99 ECB (Softsoap), $7.98 ECB (Colgate), $4.00 ECB (Adidas)

I took advantage of some great clearanced items that when combined with a MQ were free or nearly free.  The Adidas and Degree deodorants were nearly free with MQs and the razors and facial cleanser were free with MQ.   All in all a good day.  Happy Shopping!

Finishing the Shopping for the Week

Whew!  Are you still with me?  I hope so!  It has been a busy couple of days.  I finally have enough prizes for my coupon class, now to finish that powerpoint presentation.  Hmmm...I need a healthy dose of motivation.  Anyone?  

I hit CVS because the limit on the shaving gel was 2 not 1 so I had to pick up another.  I used my ECB from the first so it was a $0 transaction and it printed another ECB for me to use next week.  YAY!!!  As for Walgreens, I wanted to pick up a few more of the rebate items so that I can fill up my gift card for next month.  I also wanted to use my $3.99 Free Softsoap Q from the sale last week.  They were priced at $4.79 so I figured I would have to pay $.80.  Can I just say that I love my Walgreens?  Without me even asking about it, my sweet manager took the full amount off.  So it WAS free!   Anyway.  Here are the nuts and bolts of how it all worked out.  I plan to take a nice day off from it all tomorrow.

CVS Transaction: 

Skintimate Shave Cream - $3.49

-$3.49 ECB

Total Before Qs:  $3.49

Total After Qs:  $0, Earned $3.49 ECB

Walgreens Transaction:

Oust Surface & Air - $2.99

Oust Surface & Air - $2.99

Easter Tumbler - $.39

Reach Floss - $2.50

Reach Toothbrush - $2.50

Softsoap Body Wash - $4.79

Glade Lasting Impression - $5.99

Vitamin Water - $1.49

Hershey Milk Chocolate Bar - $.89

-$4.79 CAT (Glade)

-$2.00 MQ (Oust)

-$4.00 MQ-I don't know what this coupon is for.  I gave her 2 Oust Qs and only one shows up.  Who knows.  

-$3.00 MQ (Reach)

-$4.00 MQ (Glade)

-$3.00 RR

-$3.50 RR

Total Before Qs:  $24.53

Total After Qs:  $.24, Paid for with rebate gift card so $o OOP.  Earned $2.50 RR, $2 Rebate for Oust, $2 Rebate for Glade L/I.  

Roll 'Em, Roll 'Em, Roll 'Em! Keep them doggies rollin'!

I rolled and rolled and rolled those Register Rewards!  My goal this month with Walgreens has been to use my gift card to cover my small OOP with each transaction and also cover my rebates for the month.  So far so good.  Here's what I did:

Transaction 1:

Colgate Total Toothpaste - $3.49

Easter Tumbler - $.39

2 Visine AC - $7.98

-$.26 Weekly IVC (Tumbler)

-$3.00 MQ (Visine)

-$3.00 MQ (Visine)

-$1.00 MQ (Colgate)

-$3.00 RR (Edge, from last week)

Total Before Qs:  $11.86

Total After Qs (with tax):  $1.73, paid with Rebate Gift Card so $0 OOP!  Earned $3.50 RR and $3.00 RR

Transaction 2:

Glade Lasting Impression - $5.99

Reach Floss - $2.50

Reach Toothbrush - $2.50

Skintimate Shaving Gel - $2.99

-$4.00 MQ (Glade)

-$3.00 MQ (Reach)

-$3.00 RR

-$3.50 RR

Total Before Qs:  $13.98

Total After Qs (with tax):  $.50, paid for with rebate gift card so $0 OOP!  Earned $2 Rebate, $2.50 RR, $3.00RR!

Transaction 3:

Oust Surface to Air - $2.99

Colgate Total Toothpaste - $3.49

2 Visine AC - $7.98

Easter Tumbler - $.39

-$3.00 MQ (Visine)

-$3.00 MQ (Visine)

-$2.00 MQ (Oust)

-$1.00 MQ (Colgate)

-$.26 Weekly IVC

-$2.50 RR

-$3.00 RR

Total Before Qs:  $14.85

Total After Qs (with tax):  $.39, paid for with rebate gift card so $0 OOP!  Earned $3.00 RR, $1.00 Rebate, and $3.50 RR!

Transaction 4:

Edge Shaving Gel - $2.99

Reach Floss - $2.50

Reach Toothbrush - $2.50

One a Day Drink Mix - $1.49

Easter Tumbler - $.39

-$3.00 MQ (Reach)

-$.26 Weekly IVC (Tumbler)

-$3.00 RR

-$3.50 RR

Total Before Qs:  $9.87

Total After Qs (with tax):  $.12, paid for with rebate gift card so $0 OOP!  Earned $3.00 RR, $2.50 RR, and $1.49 Rebate!

Transaction 5:

2 Easter Tumbler - $.78

Colgate Total Toothpaste - $3.49

2 Visine - $7.98

Oust Surface to Air - $2.99

-$.52 Weekly IVC (Tumbler)

-$3.00 MQ (Visine)

-$3.00 MQ (Visine)

-$1.00 MQ (Colgate)

-$2.00 MQ (Oust)

-$2.50 RR

-$3.00 RR

Total Before Qs:  $15.24

Total After Qs (with tax):  $.38, paid for with rebate gift card so $0 OOP!  Earned $3.00 RR, $3.50 RR, $1.00 Rebate.

I have a few more transactions that I want to do to beef up my rebates for the month.  So, I will squeeze a trip in tomorrow on my way to my DD's field trip.  It has been a pretty busy week and normally I try to limit myself to one drugstore per week, but both Walgreens and CVS had such great deals that I just couldn't resist.  My DH is finishing school in a couple of weeks and we still don't have a job, so I am hoping my stockpile will be sufficient to carry us until he gets a job and the money starts coming in again.  Anyway.  HTH!  TTFN!

A Bit Kookie With Tons of Transactions

Okay.  I want to share what I got this week, but I am not going to break it down by transaction.  There were just too  many of them to count.  So here we go:

3 Chapstick Naturals - $5.97

3 Edge Shaving Gel - $7.77

1 Edge Shaving Gel - $2.19

2 Reese's Peanut Butter Cups - $1.78

7 Softsoap Body Wash - $27.93

2 15 ct. Hinged Easter Eggs - $1.98

1 Diet Dr. Pepper - $1.54

2 Diet Coke - $3.08

Wal-itin Tabs 30 ct. - $6.99

-$24.94 MQ (Softsoap)

-$1.78 MQ (Reese's)

-$1.49 MQ (Dr. Pepper)

-$15 RR

Total Before Q:  $59.23

Subtotal After Q:  $16.02

Tax:  $.80

Total OOP:  $16.82, I still have a 3 RR, a coupon for another free Softsoap, and I earned a $6.99 rebate.  I paid with my rebate gift card so technically my OOP was a big fat $0!!!  Yay for rolling rebate money!

Little Necessities...Kind Of

Transaction 1:  

6 Orbit Mint Mojito Gum - $1.92

1 Gillette Fusion Gamer - $8.99

-$4.00 MQ (Gillette)

-$1.92 IVC Monthly Flyer(Orbit)

Total Before Qs:  $10.91

Subtotal After Qs:  $4.99

Tax:  $.25

Total:  $5.24, Earned $4.00 RR for Gillette)

Transaction 2:

3 Orbit Melon Mint Gum - $.96

2 Energizer 4 pk. AA Batteries - $11.58

-$5.60 IVC Weekly Flyer (Energizer)

-$.96 IVC Monthly Flyer (Orbit)

-$4.00 RR from transaction 1

Total Before Qs:  $12.54

Subtotal After Qs:  $1.98

Tax: $.10

Total:  $2.08

Total Before Qs for the Day:  $23.45

Total After Qs for the Day:  $7.32

Not my best work, but still okay.  Aaron loves the Gillette Fusion so any time they are cheap I pick them up.  Our wireless keyboard, mouse and controls for the XBox 360 eat batteries like you would not believe, so I needed to get a few of those as well.  I was hoping to do another Glade Sense and Spray deal so that the overage could bring my total down a bit more, but I couldn't find my coupon from the paper and they were all out anyway at the store.  Oh well.  The gum was a sweet find.  Each pack was on sale for .32 and there is an IVC in the March monthly book for .99 off any three packs Orbit so he adjusted the Q down and I got them for free.  Be sure to ALWAYS look for clearance deals.  They can be found either on the endcaps of each aisle or or mixed in with other products with a small sign indicating how much off it is.  Walgreens and CVS will mark things down from between 75% and 90% off so keep an eye out.  TTFN!  Happy Shopping!!!

Squeezing Shopping into my Jammin' Day

  

Transaction 1 (Walgreens):

1 500 ml Listerine - $3.00

1 Reach Ultraclean Toothbrush - $3.00

1 Reach Dental Floss - $3.00

-$5.00 Listerine/Reach MQ (from Sunday's paper)

-$4.00 RR

Total:  $0 OOP,  Earns $6 RR (Yes, folks it's my favorite thing to have a $0 transaction.)

Transaction 2 (Walgreens):

1 500 ml Listerine - $3.00

1 Reach Ultraclean Toothbrush - $3.00

1 Reach Dental Floss - $3.00

-$5.00 Listerine/Reach MQ (from Sunday's paper)

-$2.00 RR

Total:  $2.10, Earns $6 RR

Transaction 3 (Walgreens): 

2 Starburst Jellybeans - $3.00

2 Easter Miniature Candy Bar Mix - $7.00

2 Whopper Eggs - $4.00

2 bags of Easter M&Ms - $5.00

1 Walgreens Headache 20 gelcaps - $2.99

-3 $1.00 MQ (M&M coupon)

-$2.00 IVC (M&M)

-$2.00 IVC (Whopper)

-$6.00 RR

-$6.00 RR

Total:  $3.99 OOP, Earn $2.99 Rebate for Headache Meds

Transaction 4 (CVS):

2 Xtra Laundry Detergent - $3.98

1 Irish Spring Body Wash - $4.99

1 Colgate Max Fresh Toothpaste - $2.99

2 Revlon Lip Gloss - $7.99 (B1G1)

2 Big Red Gum - $2.38

1 Doublemint Gum - $1.19

2 Winterfresh Gum - $2.38

2 Wrigley's Spearmint Gum - $2.38

1 Suave Kid's Shampoo - $2.69

-$4.00 off purchase of $20 (CVS coupon)

-7 $1.19 MQ (Wrigley's)

-$2.00 Revlon CRT (CVS coupon)

-2 $2.00 MQ (Revlon)

-$3.00 MQ (Suave, free bottle of shampoo)

-$2.99 ECB

-$1.98 ECB

-$4.00 ECB

Subtotal:  $.67

Tax:  $.03

Total:  $.70 OOP, Earned $4.99 ECB (Irish Spring), $2.99 ECB (Colgate)

Total Before Qs:  $78.95

Total OOP:  $6.79

Total Savings for the Day:  $72.16

Not a bad day.  I was running out of time at CVS and failed to realize that I should have split that transaction into two smaller ones.  I had 2 $4 off $20 coupons that could have made those transactions even better.  Had I been able to use them, I could have saved one of my $4.00 ECBs for another day.  Oh well.  It was ECBs anyway not OOP money so I don't feel as bad.  Have fun shopping this week.  As always, if you have any Qs feel free to ask. TTFN!

I [Heart] Wags

Glory be! This was such a fun shopping trip! Let me hop to it and share, share, share!!!

Transaction 1:
3 Huggies Goodnights - $30.00
2 Glade Linen Lasting Impressions - $15.98
4 Glade Sense and Spray - $31.96
5 Garnier Fructis Shampoo - $14.95
5 Garnier Fructis Conditioner - $14.95
2 Garnier Fructis Leave In Conditioner - $5.98
2 Garnier Fructis Shine Gloss Spray - $5.98

-$7.99 B1G1 MQ (Glade)
-$7.99 B1G1 MQ (Glade)
-$7.99 B1G1 MQ (Glade)
-$4.00 MQ (Glade)
-$4.00 MQ (Glade)
-$4.00 MQ (Glade)
-$1.00 MQ (Goodnights)
-14 $1.00 MQ (Garnier)
-$28.00 Wags IVC (Garnier)
-$8.00 Wags IVC (Glade L/I)
-$16.00 Wags IVC (Glade S/S)
-$3.50 RR
-$3.00 RR

Total Before Q: $119.80
Total After Q: $9.83, Earned $10 RR for Huggies

Transaction #2:
3 Huggies Goodnights - $30.00
2 Garnier Fructis Shampoo - $5.98
1 Garnier Fructis Conditioner - $2.99
2 Garnier Fructis Gel - $5.98
2 Garnier Fructis Mousse - $5.98
2 Garnier Fructis Hairspray - $5.98
1 Garnier Fructis Leave in Conditioner - $2.99
6 Colgate Total Advanced Whitening - $20.94
1 Right Guard Xtreme Deoderant - $2.99
1 Gillette Fusion Gamer - $8.99
6 Glade Lasting Impressions - $47.94
6 Glade Sense and Sprays - $47.94

-$7.99 B1G1 MQ (Glade)
-$7.99 B1G1 MQ (Glade)
-$7.99 B1G1 MQ (Glade)
-$7.99 B1G1 MQ (Glade)
-$7.99 B1G1 MQ (Glade)
-$7.99 B1G1 MQ (Glade)
-$1.00 MQ (Right Guard)
-$4.00 MQ (Gillette)
-10 $1.00 MQ (Garnier)
-6 $4.00 MQ (Glade)
-6 $1.00 MQ (Colgate
-$15 WAGs IVC (Colgate)
-$2.00 WAGs Q (Goodnights)
-$20.00 WAGs IVC (Garnier)
-$24.00 WAGs IVC (Glade Lasting Impressions)
-$24.00 WAGs IVC (Glade Sense and Spray)
-$10 RR

Total Before Q: $188.70
Total After Q: $.76 Earned $2 RR (Right Guard), $4 RR (Gillette)


Total OOP for 2 Transactions: $10.59 and I still have $6 RR for my next trip!
Total Savings for the Day: $303.91

Not too shabby right? It is really hard to find good deals on the Goodnights, so the fact that I was able to get all of this stuff for what I normallly spend on one package of Goodnights was amazing to me. You may wonder what a girl is going to do with all of that Glade and why I actually bought that much. I didn't just get it because I got it for free. I actually got it because I made $2 on each Glade item. That $2 was then applied towards my diapers so that I could bring the overall cost of the diapers down. I plan on sharing many of these free items with friends, neighbors, and family. Who knows, maybe the women's shelter will get a nice donation too, then I can add to my savings by getting a tax deduction. There are savings to be found all over the place. TTFN!!!

Walgreens Trip

I am still fairly new to Walgreens.  It is a learning process and I hope to be able to lower my OOP as I get more adept.  I think it would be handy to get a calculator so that I can keep better track of my running totals.  Up to this point I have not rolled my RRs from one transaction to the next.  Today was my first experience doing multiple transactions back to back at the store.  I think it turned out okay.  Here's what I did:

Transaction 1:

8 Dove Beauty Bars-$13.52

-$5.60 IVC (Dove)

-$1.00 MQ (Dove)

-$2.00 RR (Vaseline)

Subtotal:  $4.92

Tax:  $.25

Total:  $5.17

Earn $10 RR

Transaction 2:

Colgate Max Fresh Toothpaste-$3.29

Vaseline Intensive Care-$2.84

Children's Pepto-$1.59

Children's Pepto-$1.59

Children's Pepto-$1.59

Nivea Lip Gloss-$2.99

Small Notebook-$1.99

-$1.00 MQ (Colgate)

-$1.25 MQ (Vaseline)

-$1.00 MQ (Nivea)

-$1.00 IVC (Nivea)

-$10.00 RR (Dove)

Subtotal:  $1.63

Tax:  $.08

Total:  $1.71

Earned $8 RR (Pepto), $2 RR (Vaseline), $3.50 RR (Colgate)

Transaction 3:

8 Dove Beauty Bars-$13.52

Children's Pepto-$1.59

Children's Pepto-$1.59

Nivea Lip Gloss-$2.99

-$5.60 IVC (Dove)

-$1.00 MQ (Nivea)

-$1.00 IVC (Nivea)

-$2.00 RR (Vaseline)

-$8.00 RR (Pepto)

Subtotal:  $2.09

Tax:  $.10

Total:  $2.19

Earned $10 RR Dove

Transaction 4:

Reach Toothbrush-$1.79

Charmin 9 Roll Pack Toilet Paper-$4.00

Charmin 9 Roll Pack Toilet Paper-$4.00

Nivea Lip Gloss-$2.99

Vaseline Intensive Care-$2.84

2 Revlon Matte Eyeshadow-$4.99

Small Notebook-$1.99

-$2.00 MQ (Revlon)

-$2.00 MQ (Revlon)

-$1.00 MQ (Charmin)

-$1.00 MQ (Nivea)

-$1.00 IVC (Nivea)

-$1.25 MQ (Vaseline)

-$1.00 MQ (Reach)

-$.80 IVC (Reach)

-$10.00 RR (Dove)

Subtotal:  $2.55

Tax:  $.13

Total:  $2.68

Earn 2RR Vaseline

Total OOP:  $11.75

Earned $2 RR, 3.50 RR, 3 RR

I got snookered into purchasing the small notebooks for my kids sticker collections.  That was the best price that I could work out for them.   Had I stuck to my plan my OOP would have been $4.00 less than the $11.75 that it was.  Also, I kept sticking in a Nivea Lip Gloss to make sure my purchases were higher than my RR.  I think I would have been fine without them and my OOP would have been even less.  Oh well, live and learn.  I still think it was a pretty good Walgreens day too.  TTFN!  XOXO!

Walgreens Trip

Transaction 1:

1 Colgate Max Fresh Toothpaste - $3.29

2 Revlon Matte Eyeshadow - $4.99

Blink Tears .5 oz. - $7.99

2 Revlon Emery Boards - $3.58

3 Reach Toothbrushes - $2.97

-$1.00 MQ (Colgate)

-$2.00 MQ (Revlon)

-$2.00 MQ (Revlon)

-$2.00 IVC (Revlon)

-$2.00 MQ (Revlon)

-$2.00 MQ (Blink)

-$3.00 MQ (Reach)

-$6.00 RR (Fusion)

Subtotal:  $2.82

Tax:  $.14

Total:  $2.96

Earned $8 RR, $3.50 RR

Transaction 2:

Vaseline Intensive Care Lotion-$2.84

6 Wheat Thins/Ritz Crackers-$5.97

Axe Shampoo-$5.99

Wal-Zyr Allergy Tablets-$3.99

Nivea Lip Gloss .35oz-$3.99

2 Nivea Lip Gloss .17oz-$5.98

-$3.00 IVC (Nivea Lip)

-$6.00 MQ (Wheat Thins/Ritz)

-$3.00 MQ (Nivea Lip)

-$1.25 MQ (Vaseline)

-$8.00 RR (Blink)

-$3.50 RR (Colgate)

Subtotal:  $4.01

Tax:  $.20

Total:  $4.21

Earned $2 RR, $5.99 Axe Rebate, $3.99 Allergy Rebate

Total OOP: $7.17

Earned $2 RR, $5.99 Axe Rebate, $3.99 Allergy Rebate

TTFN!  XOXO!!

A Quickie Trip to Walgreens

I dropped by Wags to pick up the kind of razor my husband loves.  I am still a newbie to shopping at this store and to date it has been a bit overwhelming.  I feel like I have learned how to use their rebate program and their instant coupons, but have never ventured into the Register Reward program.  So, the next few weeks I plan on trying to take advantage of this opportunity to save.  Here is what I bought this morning:

1 Gillette Fusion Gamer Razor - $8.99 each - $8.99

I used the following coupon:

1 - $4 off Gillette Fusion Gamer Razor

Subtotal:  $4.99

Tax:  $.25

Total:  $5.24

Earned $6 RR

My OOP for this trip was a bit higher than I usually like, but I earned back a RR higher than my OOP.  My plan is to use that RR on items next week that earn more RRs and continue to roll them so that my savings are maximized.  We will all see how that fares as I continue to share with you each shopping trip that I make.  TTFN!