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I'm a mother of 3 who started blogging as a way to share our many adventures and to expand beyond the everyday "mommy world". While there IS so much more to us mommies than the title, there is very little that doesn't in some way or another lead us back to or influence our children...if anything. So, I hope you enjoy following our family's randomness, because as all moms know- you can never anticipate what tomorrow will bring! Thanks for visiting and have a blessed day! :)

Friday, March 11, 2011

March 10th Rite-Aid Shopping Trip

First, I need to give a special thanks to "Mama T", "Papa C", and "Aunt Abbe" for taking care of my precious brood while I ventured out to save money.  I made three stops in one trip- Rite-Aid, Walgreen's, and Publix.  There's no way the kids would have lasted that long (not to mention picking up Jackson from school) so in other words, you made this possible.  Many thanks!

My first stop, Rite-Aid.  They had a couple freebies, a money-maker, and I had over $35 in +UP rewards to spend.  So, here's what I bought (prices shown are retail):

  • 1-Shout trigger spray (30 oz) $3.79
  • 1-Crest toothpaste Baking Soda+peroxide +tarter control (6.4 oz.) $2.69
  • 1-Thermacare  (1 ct.)  $3.99
  • 2-Lysol Dual-Action Wipes (28ct) $3.49 each
  • 1-Keri Lotion Original (15 oz.) $8.49
  • 2-bags Dove Milk Chocolate (8.87 oz.) $4.99 each
  • 2-boxes Frosted Mini-wheats Blueberry Muffin flavored cereal (16 oz.) $4.79 each
  • 1-box Kellogg's Raisin Bran (20 oz) $4.79
  • 1-Snicker's bar (2.07 oz.) $0.88
  • 2-Reese's Peanut Butter King Size bars $1.59 each
  • 2-Osteo Bi-Flex NutraJoint Drink Mix with gelatin (11 oz.) $15.99 each
  • 1-Disney Cars Multivitamin (60 ct.) $7.29
  • 1-Disney Fairies Multivitamin (60 ct) $7.29
Retail total BEFORE tax is $101.32.  My total AFTER tax was $0.85!!!  So, how did I do it?  Here's the run-down:
  • 1-Shout trigger spray (30 oz) $3.79, After .40/1 "peelie" on product and $1/1 M*=$2.39
  • 1-Crest toothpaste Baking Soda+peroxide +tarter control (6.4 oz.) $2.69, $1.50/1 in-ad coupon & $1 off M=$ .19
  • 1-Thermacare  (1 ct.)  $3.99, $3.99 in-ad coupon= FREE
  • 2-Lysol Dual-Action Wipes (28ct) $3.49 each, sale price=$2.00 each, $1/2 M= $1.50 each (submit for SCR** makes it $1 each)
  • 1-Keri Lotion Original (15 oz.) $8.49, sale price=$6.99, $3/1 M= $3.99 (submit for $6 SCR makes it FREE+OVERAGE!)
  • 2-bags Dove Milk Chocolate (8.87 oz.) $4.99 each, sale price $2.99 each, $1/2 S*** and $1/2 M=$1.99 each ($2 +UP reward printing at register makes it .99 each)
  • 2-boxes Frosted Mini-wheats Blueberry Muffin flavored cereal (16 oz.) $4.79 each, sale price=$3 each, 2 $1/1 M= $2 each
  • 1-box Kellogg's Raisin Bran (20 oz) $4.79, sale price=$3, $.70/1 M=$2.30 ($3 +UP WYB 3 cereal reward printing at register makes this box FREE+OVERAGE! or $1.10/box)
  • 1-Snicker's bar (2.07 oz.) $0.88 ($.88 +UP makes it FREE)
  • 2-Reese's Peanut Butter King Size bars $1.59 each, sale B1G1=$.88 each, $.50/2 S=$.63 each
  • 2-Osteo Bi-Flex NutraJoint Drink Mix with gelatin (11 oz.) $15.99 each, sale B1G1, $6/1 M+ $5/1 M=$4.99 for BOTH ($2 +UP makes it $1.50 each)
  • 1-Disney Cars Multivitamin (60 ct.) $7.29, sale B1G1=$3.65, $1.50/1 M=$2.15
  • 1-Disney Fairies Multivitamin (60 ct) $7.29, sale B1G1=$3.64, $1/1 M=$2.64
           *=Manufacturer's coupon
         **=Rite-Aid's single check rebate
        ***=Store coupon (adperks online)

I used $30.59 just in coupons.  Then, $20 +UP (from Resolution Reward), 2-$5 +UP, $2 +UP, and $1 +UP which brought my total down to $0.85!  Now one thing I must say, I had a blessing in disguise when my $20 Winter Reward didn't print a couple months ago.  I had to contact the corporate office so when the +UP reward was finally sent to me, it was post-dated and split into smaller denominations which is where the 2-$5 and $2 +UP rewards came from.  Ordinarily, you would have to spend all $20 in one shopping trip.

Then upon checkout, I received $9.88 in +UP rewards and had earned my 125 pt 10% off one-time shopping pass good towards my next visit.  I also received a survey code good for $3/15 purchase (after completing online survey).  Add the remaining $5 +UP left of my Winter Rewards and it looks like I'll be getting more stuff for free next week too!  This doesn't even include the $7 I'll get back from the Lysol and Keri lotion rebates.  

As you can see, I'm very excited about all the money I saved this trip.  But my motivation for posting about it is to share with you how you can save money too!  Clipping coupons takes a little time but once you've got the hang of it, it's well worth the little bit of extra effort!  See just how much you can save this week or wait until next week!  Southern Savers can help.  http://www.southernsavers.com/2011/03/rite-aid-weekly-ad-36-312/


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