My Drugstore Shopping Today!

Today, after I finished my volunteer shift at the Loudoun Interfaith Food Pantry I swung by the three drugstores in Leesburg for their special deals.  Here is what I ended up spending a total of $4.50 on:

I'm holding the Children's Miracle Network "balloon" from Rite Aid. It has $7.00 worth of Rite Aid store coupons on it that can be stacked with manufacturer's coupons. These coupon say manufacturer's coupon on them, but you can tell they are really store coupons because they begin with RC under the bar code.

At Rite Aid I got the balloon for a $1.00 donation, plus two Revlon Scented nail polishes that had been clearanced to $1.19, although they were not marked. I used 2 coupons for $1.00 off any Revlon Color Cosmetics item from the 4/1/12 Smart Source insert, so my total came to 50 cents. After I paid $1.50, I got back a $3.00 UP Reward for buying any two Revlon products!

At Walgreens I bought 4 dozen eggs, on sale 2 for $2.00. I used two 55 cent coupons that you can print here, so my total came to exactly $3.00 with tax.

At CVS I spent nothing out of pocket. I had $10.00 in ECB's that were about to expire and I needed cereal, so this is what I got:

$7.96 - 3 Kelloggs Rice Krispies and 1 Corn Flakes ($1.99 each)

$7.50 - 3 Special K cereals ($2.50 each)

$3.99 - Depends Silhouette for Women

$2.00 - 4 cans Bumble Bee Tuna (50 cents each)

------------------

$21.45 Total

I then used the following coupons:

$4.00 off 4 Kelloggs cereal printed from coupons.com

$1.00 off 3 Special K cereals printed from Kelloggs.com

$2.00 - 2 X $1.00 off 2 Bumble Bee tuna coupons from Recycle Bank

$2.00 Depend coupon printed from the Depend website

$2.00 Depend coupon printed from the CVS website

$10.00 Extra Care Bucks

----------------------

$21.00 Total

The remaining 45 cents plus tax went onto my CVS gift card and I got back:

$2.00 ECB for buying the Depends

$4.00 ECB for buying 3 Special K cereals

to use next week!

Weekly Roundup #11 - March 13-19, 2012

I shopped like crazy this week at Giant to take advantage of their Frozen Food promotion. Not only are both my small and large freezers full now, but I earned a catalina coupon for 10% off my next grocery trip for having spent $75 on frozen foods. Check the bottom of your receipt to see where you stand - this program is going on all month!





My big freezer



           

Purchases         

Food

- Gallon milk (1)

- Special K granola bars (5)        

- Special K Fruit Crisps (2)

- Breyers Ice Cream (15)           

- IHOP at home breakfast (3)

- Mrs. Paul's Parchment fish (2)  

- Birds Eye Steamfresh veggies (16)

- Farm Rich appetizers (8)          
- Ellio's pizza (29)
- Superpretzel (1)                    
- McCain's potatoes (1)
- Bertolli marinara sauce (2)        
- Yakisoba noodles (8)
- Smucker's Uncrustables (18)    
- Pepperidge Farm Swirl bread (4)
- Mentos gum (12)
- Philadelphia Cream Cheese (5)
- Cabbage (1)

Health and Beauty

-  L'Oreal Youth Code Cleanser

Refunds:

- DGUSA Save $5.00 on meat (No Beer Purchase Required)  

Expenditures     

Rite Aid - $ 1.71

Giant - $48.28

Total: $49.99

This week I barely stayed within my $50.00 budget, but I got so many great deals, I won't have to worry about buying certain foods (Elio's frozen pizza and Uncrustables) for a long while!

Weekly Roundup #10 - March 6-12

This week I focused on the Frozen Food deal at Giant and picked up a lot of freebies at Rite Aid with my 20% Wellness Discount. I haven't posted these deals, because I don't think they apply to most readers, but if you would like me to do so, just leave a comment and I will.

You need 500 Wellness points for a Silver Level (10%) discount and 1000 Wellness points for a Gold Level (20%) discount at Rite Aid. I currently have 469 points, which means I am well on my way to a Gold Discount in 2013. If you want to know your standing, check the bottom of your next Rite Aid receipt to see your Wellness Points total.

                                                                   

Purchases              

                                                                                    

Food

- Aquafina water (1)                - Minute maid lemonade (1)

- Gallon milk (1)                       - Fruit Gushers (4)                                                       

- Gatorade, 32 oz. (4)             - Dozen eggs (1)    

- Wonder Bread (2)                  - Fruit Roll-ups (2)       

- Iceberg lettuce (1)                  - Baby peeled carrots (1)

- Tomatoes on the vine              - Mission Tortillas (2)

 - Vegetable Tray with dip (1)    - Goobers theater box (4)                                               

- Mann's Slaw mix (2)                 - Corned Beef, 4 lbs (1)

- Furmano diced tomatos (4)      - Furmano tomato sauce (2)

- Farm Rich appetizers (6)         - Croutons (1)      

- Breyer's Ice Cream (2)             - Ellio's Pizza (2)

- Mama Rosie's Ravioli (2)         - Totino's Pizza Rolls (2)

- Ore Ida Easy Fries (4)              - Betty Crocker fruit shapes (2)          

- Assorted Jellybeans (1)            - Coke product 12-packs (14) 

- Raisenets theater box (4)         - Cadbury chocolate egg (5)  

- Keebler Fudge Stripe cookies (2)

- Birds Eye Steamfresh varieties (2)

               

Health and Beauty

- Colgate toothpaste (1)          -  G.U.M. Periobalance (1)

- Revlon nail polish (10)          - Sally Hanson nail file (4)

- Soft Lips lip balm (2)            - Prestige mascara (1)

- Prestige lip liner (1)               - Pure Spring lotion (1)

- Aquanet hairspray (1)           - Zyrtec, 5 ct. (1)

- Rite Aid brand cotton swabs (1)

- Pediacare Cough & Cold (1)

Miscellaneous 

- Rite Aid brand sandwich bags (2) 
- Playtex Sippy Cup (1)

- Playtex pacifier (5)
- Kushy Foot casual socks (3)

 

Expenditures     

Rite Aid - $5.83

CVS - $3.95

Walgreens - 66 cents

Giant - $53.55

Total: $63.99

This week I went over my $50.00 budget.  I sent my husband and son to Giant to pick up a head of lettuce and some tomatoes for a salad. They came back with a head of lettuce, tomatoes on the vine, a bag of baby carrots, a box of croutons, two packages of tortillas and a $10 vegetable tray from the deli!

I nearly fainted when I saw the tortillas, since I already have a year supply. My son told me that he only got them because he saw a sign in the produce department stating that the tomatoes on the vine were free with the tortilla purchase. I scrutinized the receipt, but couldn't see any discount, so I called the store. It turns out that the offer was advertised last week and someone forgot to take the sign down, so customer service told me they would give me a refund for the tomatoes. The next time I went to Giant I got $2.48 back! 

Weekly Roundup #6 - Feb 8-14, 2012

This week I mainly stocked up on drug store freebies and cheap grocery items at Giant. I haven't purchased much in the way of food in February, but I plan to supplement at Harris Teeter Super Doubles this week! Here is what I got:

Purchases
Food
- Gallon milk (1)
- Loaf of bread (1)

- Chi-Chi's tortillas (10)
- Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal (1)
- Pennsylvania Dutch Noodles (4)
- Grande Tortilla Chips (4)
- Chef Boyardee Ravioli (10)
- Welch's Grape Spread (7)
- Hershey's Chocolate Bars (4)
- UP2U gum (7)
- Necco Sweet Tarts (3)
 



Household 
- Purina One Beyond dog food (4)
- Stayfree Pads (4)
- Revlon Emery Boards (8)

- Revlon Nail File (1)

- Colgate Total Toothpaste (2)

- Lady Speed Stick deodorant (10)

- Maybelline Babylips balm (2)

- Zarbee's Cough Syrup (1)

- St. Joseph's Aspirin (1)

- Got2Be Hair Styler (2)

- Compact Mirror (1) - this was a clearance item that my daughter needed for a science class project

Refunds

-  Ecco Domani NBPR rebate to get back $2 when you buy Greeting Cards

- Colgate-Palmolive $5 rebate for the Speed Stick deodorant

Expenditures     

Rite Aid - 3.31

CVS - 5.53

Walgreens - .60

Giant - 28.24

Total: $37.68

 

I thought the Speed Stick BOGO free coupons would take $3.99 off my bill at CVS again this week. They did automatically scan for that amount, but the cashier reduced them down to $1.99 each, so that is why I owed over $5.00 at CVS. Normally I try to "roll" my drug store rewards over from one week to the next and just pay tax.

Weekly Round-Up #5 - February 1-7

I've been tracking my spending on groceries and toiletries since the year started, and I've been averaging about $45 per week. I did very little shopping during the first week of February.
Here is what I bought:

Purchases



CVS Freebies

Food
- Gallon milk (1)

- Half-gallon of milk (1)
- Loaf of bread (1)
- Pom Wondeful bars (4)
- Combos (8)                               
- Market Pantry Mac N Cheese (4)
- Cadbury Creme Egg (1)
- Ghirardelli chocolate (1)

- Sunshine Cheez-Its  (2)
- Planters Trail Mix (2)
- 4 lb bag of Oranges (2)
- Gatorade 32 oz (2)
- Lipton Onion Soup Mix (2)
- Knorr Pasta Sides (3)
- Hillshire Farms Beef Kielbasa (2)                                                          



Michael's Freebies

Household 
 -Roll of Camoflauge Duct Tape
- 3-Pack of Sachets
- Speed Stick deodorants (6)
- Stayfree maxi pads (4)
- Hallmark cards (3)
- Ricola cough drops (4)
- Brainstrong Gummie vitamins
- Pure Spring hand lotion

Other

 - 2 Free Onion Rings at Burger King

 - 2 Free Big Macs and French Fries at McDonalds with coupons
                                                                                                          from Living Social 

Refunds

- Blue Moon NBPR Oranges - $3.00

- Colgate-Palmolive Black History Month Promo - $5.00  (See my post of February 2nd)



Rite Aid Freebies


Expenditures    
CVS - $1.46
Rite Aid - $5.36
Safeway - $4.25
Giant - $4.09
Bloom - $9.87
Target - $1.08
McDonalds - .45
Michaels - .50
                               
Total: $27.06




I made a few mistakes this week or I wouldn't have spent so much at Rite Aid and Safeway, but overall I'm happy. The deodorant and Stayfree pads will be going to the food pantry with me tomorrow. Food stamps cannot be used for toiletries, so these are frequently requested items.

Weekly Round-up #4 - January 25-31

This week I again achieved my goal of staying under $50.00 for food and toiletries and even eating out!

Purchases

Food                                                     

-Lemon (1)

-Bananas (2 lb)

-Egglands Best Eggs, dozen (2)

-White Milk, gallon (2)

-Chocolate Milk, gallon (1)

-Loaf of Bread (1)

-Sugar, 5 lb bag (11)

-Bar-S Hot Dogs (1)

-Hormel Party Tray (1)        

-Kashi Go Lean Cereal (1)
-Kelloggs Crunchy Nut cereal (1)
-Zone Perfect bars (18)
-Kelloggs Raisin Bran Cinnamon Almond Cereal (5)
-Pom Bars (9)
-Ritz Crackers (2)
-Nissin Cup Noodles (30)
-Hannaford Wheat Elbow Macaroni (1)
-Fleischmann's Homemade Bread Kit (3)       Household 
-Mariani Dried Pineapple (2)                         - Brawny Paper Towel, single roll (1)
-Pie Shell (2)                                                 - Purina One Beyond dog food, 3.5 lb bag (2)
-Ground Mustard (1)                                                              
-Hershey's Chocolate Bars (16)
-Twizzlers (4)
-Skittles (3)
                                              Other

 - 5 Free Hot Chocolates at Dunkin Donuts

 - 2 Free ice cream cones at McDonalds

 - Dozen Donuts at Dunkin Donuts

                                                          

Refunds

Coors Deli Party Platter, NBPR rebate for $8.00

Expenditures
 Rite Aid - $1.01
 Giant - $1.65
 Bloom - $30.30
 Safeway - $5.05
                                                Dunkin Donuts - $7.58

                                                               Total: $45.59

Monthly Total for January: $182.43

I averaged about $45 per week for the month of January. We had plenty of good meals by combining these purchases with items already in my stockpile, and we have a good supply of cereal to last us until the next great deal comes along.

Weekly Round-Up - January 4-10, 2012

I've decided to track my spending via this blog, so as to have a record of my coupon endeavors.
Here are the results for this week:

Purchases

Food
- Smart Balance milk, 1/2 gallon (8 cartons)
- Starkist tuna (6 pouches)
- Bumblebee tuna (4 cans)
- Honey Bunches of Oats cereal (6 boxes )
- Margaret Holmes spinach (3 cans)
- Mariani Banana chips (3 bags)
- Campbells MW tomato soup (4 cans)
- Progresso "Rich & Hearty" soup (4 cans)
- Muir Glen tomato paste (2 cans)
- Pringles Stix (1 box)
- Hershey's Air Delight chocolate bars (4)
- Twix bar (1)
- Skinny Cow candy  (2 boxes)
- Goldfish bread (1)
- Barilla Whole Grain pasta (2 boxes)
- Fresh Express Salad (1 bag)
- Lean Cuisine frozen dinner (1)
- Dr. Pepper, 2-liter bottles (4)
- Pom Wonderful pomegranate juice (2)
- Celestial Seasonings tea (1 box)

Health and Beauty
- Nivea lip balms (6)
- Head & Shoulders shampoo (5)
- Fruitopia hairspray (3)
- Colgate Advanted Total toothpaste (2)
- Essence of Beauty hand lotion (2)
- Oral-B floss (2)
- Tampax pearl tampons (1)
- Thermacare Heatwrap (1)
- K-Y jelly (1)
- Swankies (5) - these were pocket tissues tht were clearanced at CVS for .25 each

Other:
- 3 FREE Medium Hot Chocolates at Dunkin Donuts
- 3 Insulated lunch bags

Refunds:
- Barilla pasta  - get a coupon for a free 1 lb. box of pasta
- Progresso Soup - get back $2.89


Expenditures
CVS - .50
Rite Aid - $1.04
Bloom - $1.06
Harris Teeter (1st trip) - $1.52
Harris Teeter (2nd trip) - .34
Harris Teeter (3rd trip) - $4.18
Harris Teeter (4th trip) - $3.32
Total: 11.80


Wow! This has been a great week for me. Even though my printer broke and I couldn't print coupons to take advantage of some of the deals I posted (like the cheap Cheerios at Safeway), I still stayed WAY under my $50 budget for the week!!