5/2/09 Last Minaute Trip

Ok So I hadn't been to all the drug stores in a while. Walgreens had what looked like some killer deals this week, so I decided to make a last min. run yesterday before the sales changed again. I had a list of things I needed that were not on sale. I figured I could get a few things for free and use the register rewards to buy what I needed. My total should have been about 6 dollars after coupons and register rewards. As it was my total was about 28 dollars. That really isn't too bad though considering that I got $71.00 worth of merchandise. Here is how my Walgreens trip went...

Transaction 1:

2 Got 2 Be stylers @ 2 for $10.00

used 2 printable $2/1 Got 2 Be MQ

total $6.78 with tax
recieved $5.00 RR

Transaction 2:

Rembrant tooth paste $5.99
vitamin water $1.39
vitamin water $1.39
Vitamin water $1.22
{these were supose to be on sale according to the sign. I just noticed that they didn't ring up}

used 3 $1.00/1 vitamin water MQ
$5.00 RR from transaction 1

total $2.76
received $6.00 RR

Transaction 3:

2 Got 2 be stylers @ 2/$10.00
single subject notebook $1.29

Used 2 printable $2/1 Got 2 Be MQ
$6.00 RR from transaction 2

Total: $2.16
received $5.00 RR

Transaction 3:

Gilette shave gel $3.29
Visine A/C $4.79
Old Spice aftershave $8.99
Hot Shot ant spray $4.59
Walgreens Freezer bags $1.79
filler paper $1.79

Used: 80 cent in ad visine coupon
$3.00 visine MQ
$1.00 Gilette MQ
$1.50 Hot Shot MQ
$5.00 RR from transaction 3

Total $15.52

I was really disappointed. They were out of the Bayer glucose monitors that had the $5 RR. I was going to use those RR to buy everything else and donate the monitors to the legion. Also, the manager would not let me use my ecotrin coupons because the coupon was for more than the sale price of the item. I suggested he could adjust it down, but he kept insisting he could not. I would have gotten $6 more dollars in RRs for that as well as $15.00 in RRs for the monitors. He seemed rather annoyed with the whole coupon thing, and I couldn't find quite a few of the things I had planned to buy. All in all it makes me think maybe Walgreens isn't worth it. CVS is much more coupon friendly. So... here is how I did at CVS...

CVS transaction 1:

6 3m hooks. on sale 2/$5

USED:
4 $1.50/1 3m coupons
2 $2.50/1 3m coupons

Total: $5.16
received $5.00 ECBs
$1.50 ECBs

Transaction 2:

2 All laundry soap B1/G1 $7.49
1 4ct. Drumstick ice cream on sale $3.00

USED:
2 $1.00/1 All MQ
$1.00 ECB {from a couple weeks ago}
$1.50 ECB {from previous transaction}
$5.00 ECB {from prvious transaction}

Total: 99 cents

Rite Aid

2 electrosol dishwasher soap $4.49 each on sale

USED:
2 $2.50/1 MQ

Total: $4.68

submitted for ESR $1.50 each rebate
I will get $3.00 back making the total $1.68 for 2

FREE stuff at Walgreens 3/8/09

This pic is all the things I got absolutely FREE!!
I didn't do as well as Megan at Saving Our Cents,

but I did get quite a few free items at Walgreens this Sunday. I did not get this weeks coupons until I came home, so I am going back tomorrow. The items I got for free were...

2 bottles of coffie mate creamer
1 Colgate toothpaste
5 Frutice styling products
3 Glade lasting impressions {which smell great by the way}
2 Glade scents and spray
All FREE!

this is how my transaction worked out...
{ESC easy saver coupon from Walgreens easy saver book; MQ manufacturer coupon}


1 Revlon tweezer 3.99
-ESC 1.00

1 Nutrise hair color 5.99
-2.00 ESC
-2.00 MQ

1 Colgate 3.49
-ESC 2.50
-1.00 MQ printable

3 Glade lasting impressions @ 7.99
-ESC 4.00 each
-4.00 MQ each

3 smuckers jelly 2.00
-.50/3 MQ
{I sent the reciept to the free disney scrapbook offer a 13.99 value}

5 frutice stylers @ 2.99 each
-ESC 2.00 each
- 1.00 MQ each

Coffie mate creamer sale B1G1 2.49
-1.50 MQ printable {use 2}

2 Walgreens water bottle @ 2 for 3.00
{each one includes a chapstick, hand sanatizer, hand lotion, traver tissues, pill case, and 4pk. crayons}

2 m&ms 50 cents each {the girls were with me}

2 hershey 50 cents each

tweezers 69 cents

My total came to 58 dollars before coupons, and 17 dollars and change after coupons. Not to bad right...

Coupon Match Deals 1/25/09

Yesterday I went to get my Sunday papers and started trying to match coupons to sales. This is what I have so far…

Rite Aid

One Touch blood glucose monitor: rite aid sale price $19.99
- $20.00/1 coupon from this weeks insert.
Final price: FREE {excellent item for donating to charity}

Maybeline mascara B1G1 on sale
Use 2 $1.00 off coupons from recent insert
Final price varies/cheap

Tylenol
$4.00 off in ad rite aid coupon
-$1.00 mq. Coupon from recent insert
Final price varies depending on regular retail / cheap

Duracell batteries 2/$6.00
- $1.00 coupon from this weeks insert
Final price $2.00 per pk.

Aveno lotion B1G1 50% off
-2 $1.00/1 coupons or
$1.50/2 coupons {both from this week}
Final brice varies/ cheap

Gasx B1G1
Use 2 $1.00 off 1 from recent insert
Final price varies/cheap

Walgreens:

Color silk root touch up $1.99 w/ in ad coupon
-$1.00 mq from recent insert.
Final Price 99 cents

HIP cosmetics B1G1
Use 2 $2.00/1 mq off eye or lip product from recent insert
Final price varies/cheap

Degree $1.99 w/ in ad coupon
-$1.00 /2 coupon from this weeks insert
Final price: $1.50 each when you buy 2

Excedrine B1G1
Use 2 $1.00 mq from recent insert
Final price; varies/cheap

Hershey bar B1G1 with in ad coupon
Use B1G1 coupon from this weeks insert
Final price: 2 FREE