My 6/5 CVS Trip

Since I had to run to Rite Aid today to make $5 I decided to go ahead and pick up some FREE pain relief medicine at CVS. I have lots of ECB's so I also went ahead and used those to purchase my papers for the week. Here's what I did:

Purchase:
4 Newspapers $1.50 each
2 Excedrin 8 ct pain relievers on sale for $0.99 each
Total: $7.98
Use:
$3 ECB from last week
$2 ECB from last week
$1 ECB from last week
Pay: $1.98 plus tax
Get Back: $2.98 ECB ($1 for the 4th visit with my green bag tag and $1.98 for purchasing 2 Excedrin)

Total Out of Pocket: $1.98
Total Value: $7.98
Rewards Remaining: $2.98

Another easy shopping day in which I left with more money than I started with!

My 6/5 Rite Aid Trip

I was planning on taking today off from coupon shopping until I saw that I recieved a high value John Frieda coupon in my SmartSource today. Because of this I went ahead and did a quick trip. Here's what I did at Rite Aid:

Purchase:
1 John Frieda Full Repair Styler on sale for $4.99
Use:
$5/1 John Frieda Full Repair product
Pay: $0 plus tax
Get Back: $5 SCR

Total Out of Pocket: $0
Total Value: $6.99
Rewards Remaining: $5 that will come in a check at the beginning to mid July. Essentially, it's like I was paid $5 just for shopping at Rite Aid today!

My 6/1 Commissary Trip

I had a few RR that were going to expire soon and since there isn't anything at Walgreens I needed, I decided to make a trip over to the Commissary. They DO accept RR's since they say manufacture coupon on them and have a remit address. If you have any problems at your commissary I have a contact that I'd be willing to pass on to you who works for DECA and she'll be sure to straighten your Commissary out.

Unfortunately, I am unable to publish prices at the Commissary since the general public is not permitted to enter. However, I will share what I purchased and approximately my out of pocket costs below:

I purchased:
5 lbs of meat (3 lbs hamburger, 2 1lbs stew meat)
1 bag of salad
3 lbs of apples
1 huge watermelon
3 packages of 250 ct napkins
I used:
3 - $1 off Marcal napkins
6 - $3 RR from Walgreens
I paid less around $3 after my coupons and saved 85%

My May 29th CVS Trip

CVS had a moneymaker this week and lots of candy (chocolate on sale). This came at a great time because I need chocolate (if you know what I mean) ;) Here's what I did today:

Purchase:
2 M&M's single packs on sale 2 for $1
2 Degree Deodorants on sale 2 for $7 (look for deodorants with a free fragrance attached)
2 Oral - B Toothbrushes on sale for $1.99 each = $3.98
1 Preparation H Wipes 10 ct. on sale for $3.99
4 Hershey's Pieces or Drops on sale 2 for $5 = $10
Total: $25.97
Use:
$5 off $25 purchase coupon emailed to me from CVS
1 - $1.50/2 Oral B Indicator Toothbrushes 5/1 PG
1 - $2/1 Preparation H printable
2 - $2/2 Hershey's Pieces or Drops 5/1 SS
1 - $10 ECB from a few weeks ago (note: my pre-tax total was 9.97 after the above coupons. Therefore, I forfeited the remaining .03 on my ECB and I was ok with that)
Pay: $0.00 plus tax!
Rewards Remaining: $9.99 ECB ($1 for buying 2 Mars Singles, $3 for buying $10 in participating Hershey products, $2 for buying 2 Oral-B toothbrushes, $3.99 for buying Preparation H)

Total Out of Pocket: $0.00 plus tax
Total Value: $38.89
Rewards Remaining: $9.99 ECB

It was another great couponing trip!

My May 29th Walgreens Trip

Today's trip to Walgreens was a quick one. Here's what I did:

Transaction #1:
Purchase
1 Ritz Crackerfuls on sale for $2
Use
$1/1 4/17 SS
Pay $1.00 plus tax
Get Back $2 RR

Transaction #2:
Repeat Tran #1

Transaction #3:
Purchase:
1 Ritz Crackerfuls on sale for $2
1 Icy Hot Naturals Cream on sale for $0.99
2 Right Guard Deodorant B1G1 Free @ $4.49
2 Dry Idea Deodoant B1G1 Free @ $4.49
1 BC Powder on sale for $1.50
Total: $13.47
Use:
2 B1G1 Free Right Guard or Dry Idea products 5/1 RP
1 $1/1 Ritz Crackerfuls 4/17 SS
1 $3 RR from last week
Pay: $0.49 plus tax
Get back $4.49 RR ($2 from Crackerfuls, $1.50 from BC, and $0.99 from Icy Hot)


Total Out of Pocket: $2.49 plus tax
Total Value: $32.41
Rewards Remaining: $8.49
This is like being paid $6 to shop at Walgreens!!!

Reminder: No Coupon Inserts in Sunday's Paper

Here's a friendly reminder to let you know that there will be zero coupon inserts in Sunday's paper. Take the day to relax and enjoy your Holiday weekend. Coupons will be back next week :)

May 27th Weekly Finals

Grocery Store Totals (Publix Only):

Total out of pocket: $13.77 plus tax
Total Value: $87.09 plus tax
Total Savings: $73.32 or 84%
To see my Publix trip head on over here


Drug Store Totals (CVS and Walgreens):

Total Out of Pocket: $23.88 plus tax
Total Value: $55.08 plus tax
Total Savings: $31.20
Rewards Remaining: $42
To view my CVS trip go here; For Walgreens click here

In total I spent $37.65 plus tax for $142.17 worth of grocery and drug store items. Plus, I still have $42 remaining in ECB and RR! You could say I actually made $4.35 this week!!!

How'd you do this week? Feel free to share in the comment section or on my facebook page if you'd like :)