I may shop tomorrow.....

My hubby and I went away for the weekend.  We were supposed to hang out with our dear friends Jon and Tiffany W. but, alas, a blizzard and highway closure prevented us from reaching them in Tahoe!  We missed you guys but hope you had fun.

Our bags were already packed so we just picked a city and headed off to our new location.  We found a good deal on priceline ($45 a night at the Courtyard by Marriott in Pleasanton, CA).

We spent the rainy weekend reading books to our children, playing in the jacuzzi, eating at many of the local restaurants and watching our little girls scream and play at the indoor playground in the Stoneridge Mall.

We also went shopping for all of the things that we are going to need this Spring/Summer (shoes for the girls, shoes for us, clothes for Savannah, housewares for a friend, etc).  It was an enjoyable weekend although it flew by way too fast.  I was really hoping for some time with the hubby alone this weekend but we were just so exhausted by all of the work that we have had to do over the last two months that we were fast asleep soon after the girls went to bed.  Sigh.  Here's hoping that we can spend some time together soon.  My hubby has been super busy at work and things will not slow down for him until the beginning of May.  We are definitely going on vacation as soon as he is finished so that we can spend some quality time together!

Hope some of you were able to get out this weekend for a little shopping at Rite-Aid!  I'm hoping to go shopping tomorrow but we'll see.  I'm staring at laundry and a desk full of administrative work so it's possible that I'll just skip it this week.  It's not a great week at Rite-Aid for me but there is one good deal that I want to snag tomorrow.

Rite-Aid, 3/20-3/26

 

If you have a raincheck for Huggies Diapers then this is the week to use it since you get a $10 UP Reward wyb $40 in product.  I scored all 6 packages of Huggies for $22 total (that's $3.66 for a jumbo pack).  I'll provide details later, however, the Veet foot care, Reach toothbruses, Loreal Preference, Loreal eye shadows and the Almay eye shadows were all moneymakers for me this week w/my 20% wellness discount and coupons!

MONEYMAKERS
2 Veet Wax Strip Face 20ct $3.59 w/20% discount ($4.49 regular price)
- $3/1 Veet Rite-Aid in-ad coupon
- $3/1 Veet printable
- prints $1 UP Reward
= FREE + $3.41 overage after UP Reward

2 Veet Calming Touch Creme Kit 20ct $4.79 w/20% discount ($5.99 regular price)
- $3/1 Veet Rite-Aid in-ad coupon
- $3/1 Veet printable
- prints $1 UP Reward
= FREE + $2.21 overage after UP Reward

4 Reach Total Care Toothbrush $2.99 ea. (sale price)
- $1/1 Reach toothbrush printable (register and print)
- $1/1 Listerine or Reach Total Care, Rite-Aid VV printable (no longer available to watch)
- prints $2 UP Reward
= FREE + $1.00 overage after UP Reward

2 Preference Haircolor $7.83 w/20% discount ($8.99 sale price)
- $4/2 Rite-Aid in-ad coupon
- $5/3 Loreal Haircolor from 2/20 RP
- $3/1 Loreal Preference, Rite-Aid VV printable (no longer available to watch)
- $5 UP Reward wyb $15 in product
= FREE + $4.34 overage wyb 2 after UP Reward

4 Almay Single Eye Shadows $1.87 (75% clearance price)
- $3/2 any Almay tearpad (found at Rite-aid about 2 months ago)
- $1 SCR Rebate for one almay product (limit 6)
= FREE + $1.26 overage wyb 2 after Rebate

3 Loreal eye shadows $4.85 (B1G1 50%)
- $3/1 Loreal face cosmetic
- $5 UP Reward wyb $15 in product
= FREE + $2.85 overage after UP Reward

STOCKPILE
4 Butterfinger Snackerz $.50 ea. (sale price)
- $1/2 Butterfinger Snackerz printable (may not be available any longer)
= FREE

1 The Doctor's Nightguard $19.99 ea. (sale price)
- $5/1 The Doctor's Nightguard printable
- prints $15 UP Reward - Limit 1
= FREE after UP Reward

2 L'Oreal Revitalift Face Wipes $6.99 ea. (B1G1 50%)
- $2/1 any L'Oreal skincare product from 3/20 RP
- $4 UP Reward wyb 2 skin care products
= $1.24 ea. after UP Reward

6 Huggies Diapers Jumbo Packs $6.99 ea. (raincheck price)
- $2/1 Huggies from 2/27 SS or $2.50/1 Pure & Natural from 2/27 SS
- $10 UP Reward wyb $40 in product
= $3.24 ea. after UP Reward (used five $2/1 and one $2.50/1 Q)

THINGS I NEEDED
1 Rite-Aid Drain Opener 32 oz. $3.43 w/20% discount
- no coupons
= $3.43

TOTAL: $227.73
TOTAL AFTER COUPONS & REBATES: $24.80
SAVINGS: 89%

NOTE:  Jerilyn/Kelly, I purchased these diapers with you guys in mind.  Please let me know if you would like to buy any of them for $3.66 a pack (which is what I paid for them with tax).  If not, then I will give them away as baby gifts this year.  I have (two) size 2 packs and (four) size 3 packs.  You guys can split them if you'd like. 

NOTE: My Loreal eye shadows all rang up at different prices because of my 20% discount.  The first one rang up as $4.85.  The second one rang up at $2.42 (half price) and the third one rang up with my 20% discount ($3.88).  Interesting.

Rite-Aid, 3/13-3/19

Headed out first thing on Sunday morning so that I could ensure that the Purex and Motrin would be in stock.  My local store only stocked 6 of the Purex and I really needed 4 of them so I am glad that I went early (although a raincheck would have been fine too)! 

MONEYMAKERS
4 Motrin PM 40-count $3.00 ea. (sale price)
$6/2 any Motrin PM printable (may not be available any longer)
- prints $1 UP Reward
= FREE + $2.00 overage wyb 2

STOCKPILE
4 Purex Complete Crystals Fabric Softener $3.99 ea. (sale price)
- $1/1 Purex Crystals, Rite-Aid VV Q here (Great offers section)
- $2/1 from the 3/13 RP
- prints $1 UP Reward
= FREE after UP Reward

4 Chloraseptic 1-6 oz or 18-40 ct $3.99 ea. (sale price)
- $1/1 any Chloraseptic print here
- prints $3 UP Reward
= FREE after UP Reward

5 Pine-Sol $2.00 ea. (sale price)
- $1/1 Pine-Sol 28oz-48oz printable (click on "clicking on the boxes" and get coupon)
- $3 UP Reward wyb $10 of product
- SCR Rebate $1 wyb 2 Pine-Sol (limit 2)
= FREE after UP Reward and Rebate wyb 5

12 Dixie Cups, plates and bowls $1.97 ea. (sale price)
- $5/3 Dixie, Rite-Aid VV Q here (Great offers section)
= $.30 ea.

3 Aveeno Daily Moisturizer 2.5 oz. $2.79 w/20% discount ($3.49 regular)
1 Aveeno Creamy Oil 12 oz. $6.79 w/20% discount ($8.49 regular)
- $2/1 Aveeno in-ad Rite-Aid coupon
- $5 UP Reward wyb $15 in product
= $.54 cents ea.

1 Visine-A drops $5.59 w/20% discount ($6.99 regular)
- $2/1 Visine Rite-Aid in-ad coupon
- $2/1 Visine printable
- $1 UP Reward
= $.59 cents ea.

THINGS I CALCULATED WRONG
3 Maybelline Eye Studio $4.01 (sale price; regular $6.69)
1 Maybelline Eye Studio $3.71 (sale price; regular $6.19) - $2/1 Visine Rite-Aid in-ad coupon
- $1.50/1 Maybelline Eye Studio printable or printable
- $3 UP Reward wyb $10 in product
= $1.68 ea.


TOTAL: 201.51
TOTAL AFTER COUPONS AND REBATES: $0
SAVINGS: 100%

NOTE: I gave the following to my cashier so they are not pictured above:

1 Purex
1 Chloraseptic
1 Pine Sol
1 Maybelline eye studio shadow.

NOTE: The ad for the chloraseptic indicated that the 18-40 ct. were the only boxes on sale.  The 15 count chloraseptic max was also on sale and produced the UP Reward.

NOTE: I calculated the Maybelline deal wrong.  For some reason I kept inputting the makeup at 60% off on my calculator.  I don't like to pay money for makeup since you can get so much of it for free when you coupon.  I'm going to return the makeup on my next shop since I thought it was going to be much cheaper.

Whole Foods, 3/9-3/15

Picked up a couple of free items at my local Whole Foods this week.  Thanks to Charlene from Frugal Adventures for the heads up on these great deals! 

5 Muir Glen Tomato Sauce $.99 cents ea. (regular price)
- $1/1 Whole Foods printable
- $.75/1 Muir Glen printable
= FREE + $.75 cents overage

4 Barbara's Cheese Puffs $2.00 ea. (sale price)
- $1/1 Whole Foods printable
- $1/1 Barbara's Bakery printable
= FREE

4 Seventh Generation Paper Towels $2.19 ea. (regular price)
- $1/1 Whole Foods printable
- $1/1 Seventh Generation printable
= $.19 cents ea.

1 Muir Glen 28oz Diced Tomatoes $2.50 ea. (sale price)
- $1/1 Whole Foods printable
= $1.50 ea.

TOTAL AFTER COUPONS: $.76 cents

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may...

If you are shopping at Rite-Aid from week-to-week then you can print these coupons and use them next week (3/13-3/19) to get some FREE items:

UP Rewards Required
Chloraseptic 1-6 oz or 18-40 ct $3.99 ea. (sale price)
- $1/1 any Chloraseptic print here
- prints $3 UP Reward
= FREE after UP Reward

Purex Crystals $3.99 ea. (sale price)
- $1/1 Purex Crystals, Rite-Aid VV Q here (Great offers section)
- $2/1 from the 3/13 RP
- prints $1 UP Reward
= FREE after UP Reward

Motrin PM 40ct. $3.00 ea. (sale price)
- $6/2 Motrin PM from 1/9 SS or $2/1 from 3/13 SS
- $1/1 Motrin PM, Rite-Aid VV Q here (Great offers section)

- prints $1 UP Reward

= FREE + $4.00 overage wyb two after UP Reward

Bumble Bee Solid White Tuna 5 oz. $1.50 ea. (sale price)

- $1 UP Reward
- $5 UP Reward wyb $15
= FREE wyb ten after UP Reward   
NOTE: there is now a limit of 1 UP Reward wyb a can of tuna so this deal is no longer valid.
 

NOTE FOR THE NEWBIES: some of these items will require you to roll your UP Rewards into the deal in order to get the item for FREE; don't worry though....you'll get them right back at the end of your transaction.

NOTE: I'll continue to add items to this list as I find them.

UPDATED: Rite-Aid, 3/6-3/12

Did a quick shop today while my friend Anna watched my children for me (thank you Anna)!  There's a few good deals out there.

UPDATE: Stopped at another Rite-Aid today to look for the Physician's Formula makeup. I went to a small Rite-Aid today so they didn't even carry that brand of makeup.  I decided to use up some of my rainchecks since it was a sleepy store (i.e. there wouldn't be a line of people behind me as the cashier tried to input my raincheck information).  It was a fun and quick shop (took about 15 minutes total).  Picked up some more diapers for my friend Anna who is going to have a baby soon.  If I haven't mentioned the power of rainchecks then let me mention them now.  Rainchecks are awesome.  You should never be discouraged if a store is out of stock.  Just get a raincheck and use it at your convenience when they are stocked up again.  It's a great way to add in moneymakers when you need them.  I added in the Dove (which is a moneymaker) to pay for the rest of my diapers.  Voila!  FREE diapers. 

Click on pictures for more details....

MONEYMAKERS
6 Thermacare 1 count $3.19 ea. w/20% wellness ($3.99 regular price)
- $3.99 Rite-Aid in-ad coupon
= FREE + $.81 cents overage

8 N.Y.C. makeup products $1.99 ea. (B1G1 50%)
- $1/1 N.Y.C. Nail Polish printable (zip code 33312) or $1/1 NYC All You February or March
- prints $1 UP Reward
= FREE + $1.02 overage wyb 2 after UP Reward

4 Port Clyde Sardines $1.29 ea. (B1G1 50%)
- prints $1 UP Reward
= FREE + $.07 cents overage after UP Reward

2 Osteo BiFlex $15.99 (B1G1)
- $7/1 any Osteo BiFlex (excludes liquids) from 1/23 RP, or $6/1 any Osteo from 3/6 RP
- $1/1 any Osteo, Rite-Aid VV printable, Rite Aid Caregivers
- prints $2 UP Reward wyb 2
= FREE + $2.01 overage wyb 2 after UP Reward

1 Naturemade Vitamin D $3.83 w/20% wellness ($4.79 regular price)
- $3/1 Naturemade from All You February
- $3/1 Naturemade Rite Aid printable
= FREE + $2.17 overage

1 Snickers Bar $.70 ea. w/20% wellness ($.88 ea. regular price) - limit 1
- prints $.88 UP Reward
= FREE + $.18 cents overage

4 Dove Invisible Solid Deodorant $1.00 ea. (raincheck)
- $2/1 Dove deodorant Q from 1/30 RP
= FREE + $1.00 overage

2 King Size Reese's Mini's $1.59 ea. (B1G1)
2 King Size Reese's bars $1.59 ea. (B1G1)
- FREE Reese's mini's wyb King size Reese's (up to $1.29)
- $.50/2 Reese's, Rite-Aid VV printable, Great Offers section
= FREE + $.20 cents overage wyb 2

STOCKPILE
7 Johnson & Johnson 15 oz. $.99 (raincheck)
- $1/1 Johnson's baby or natural from 1/9 SS or printables
= FREE

10 Rolls Simplify Tissue $0 (raincheck)
= FREE

4 Trident Vitality Gum $.99 cents ea. (sale price)
- B1G1 coupon from 3/6 SS
- $.50/1 Trident Vitality, Rite-Aid VV printable, Great Offers section
= FREE

3 Kashi Cereal $3.00 ea. (sale price)
- $2/1 Kashi Cereal from Recyclebank.com
- prints $3 UP Reward wyb 3
= FREE

1 Colgate Advanced 4oz. $2.99 ea. (sale price) - limit 4
- $1/1 Colgate Advanced 2/27 SS or 3/6 SS
- prints $2 UP Reward
= FREE

1 Mentos $.50 ea. (sale price)
- $.50/1 Mentos 2/6 SS
= FREE

4 Bumble Bee Chunck Light Tuna $1.49 ea. (B1G1 50%)
- no coupons
- prints $1 UP Reward
= $.11 cents a can

6 Kleenex Tissues $2.49 ea. (B1G1)
- $.50/3 Kleenex from 2/13 SS
- $1/2 Kleenex, Rite-Aid VV printable, Great Offers section (no longer available)
= $.57 cents a package wyb 6

2 Lysol Healthy Touch Hand Soap $7.49 ea. (sale price)
- $3/1 Lysol Healthy Touch printable or 2/13 SS
- $1/1 Lysol Healthy Touch, Rite-Aid VV printable, Winter Rewards (no longer available)
- prints $2 UP Reward
= $1.50 ea. after UP Reward

4 Biore Skincare items $6.00 ea. (sale price)
- Buy one Biore Pore strip, get one cleanser FREE 3/06 SS
- prints $5 UP Reward wyb $15 of product
=  $1.75 ea. wyb 4 products after UP Reward

THINGS I NEEDED
2 Viva Paper Towels 8-pack $6.99 ea. (sale price)
- $.50/2 Viva Paper Towels printable
- $1/1 Viva Paper Towels, Rite-Aid VV printable, Great Offers section
- prints $1 UP Reward
= $4.74 ea. after UP Reward wyb 2

1 Cottonelle Toilet Paper Double Roll 12 pack $6.99 ea. (sale price)
- $.50/1 Cottonelle printable
- $1/1 Cottonelle, Rite-Aid VV printable, Great Offers section
- prints $1 UP Reward
= $4.49 ea. after UP Reward

1 Huggies size 2 diapers $6.99 (raincheck)
- $2/1 Huggies from 2/27 SS
- $1/1 Huggies in-ad Rite-Aid Q
= $3.99 ea.

2 Mounds/Almond Joy King Size $1.59 ea. (B1G1)
- $.50/2 Mounds/Almond Joy, Rite-Aid VV printable, Great Offers section
= $.54 cents ea.


TOTAL:  $311.94
TOTAL AFTER COUPONS: $12.14
SAVINGS:  96%

Whole Foods, 3/2-3/8

I couldn't resist heading out to Whole Foods again today to pick up some tomato products.  My stockpile of tomato products is dwindling; I am almost out of diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, and paste.  I stocked up on these items almost 2 years ago and I needed to replenish my stockpile.  Since the deals are "few and far between" on this side of the country I planned to get up early and hit Whole Foods before going to the gym.

I found peelies on the tomato products so I purchased more than I had intended to.  This reserve might only last me through the end of the Summer so I may go back tonight to get some more.

MONEYMAKERS
10 Muir Glen tomato sauce $.99 ea. (regular price)
- $1/1 any Muir Glen product Whole Foods printable
- $1/2 peelie found on products or $.75/1 Muir Glen printable
= FREE + $.50 overage

6 Muir Glen tomato paste $1.29 ea. (regular price)
- $1/1 any Muir Glen product Whole Foods printable
- $1/2 peelie found on products or $.75/1 Muir Glen printable
= FREE + $.21 overage

1 Naked Juice $2.50 ea. (sale price)
- $.75/1 any Naked Juice (Whole Deal booklet in store)
- $2/1 any Naked Juice from Recycle Bank (register, earn points and redeem for coupon)
= FREE + $.25 cents overage

STOCKPILE
8 Muir Glen Diced/Crushed tomatoes 28oz. cans $2.50 ea. (sale price)
- $1/1 any Muir Glen product Whole Foods printable
- $1/2 peelie found on products or $.75/1 Muir Glen printable
= $1.00 ea.

2 So Delicious Coconut Milk $2.39 ea. (sale price)
- $1/1 So Delicious Coconut Milk Whole Foods printable
- $1/1 So Delicious Coconut Milk printable
= $.39 cents ea.

THINGS I NEEDED
2 Naked Juice $2.50 ea. (sale price)
- $.75/1 any Naked Juice (Whole Deal booklet in store)
= $1.75 ea.

TOTAL: $75.12
TOTAL AFTER COUPONS AND REBATES $5.87
SAVINGS: 93%

NOTE: I purchased two Naked Juices a few days ago so I have now purchased 5 total.  There is a $5 rebate that I found in the store and I will submit my receipts for the rebate so my total out of pocket will be $5.87; a great deal!