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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Rite Aid + CVS Shopping Trips (01/13/10)




Rite Aid is one of the stores that you should never walk into without printing a $5 off of XX coupon.  They are on their websites all the time too- I have a prescription there- so I went in and bought a few things.




 Total in picture:  $8.14 Out of pocket 



Rite Aid:
Cottonelle Fresh Wipes tub $1.99
Cottonelle Fresh Wipes tub $1.99
Cottonelle Fresh Wipes tub $1.99
Benevia Pineapple health drink $8.99 - but overrode to $4.50 (it was BOGO but they only had 1- got a raincheck)
Loreal eyeshadow 75% off $1.12
Loreal Lipstick 75% off $2.23
Loreal Lipstick 75% off $2.23
Loreal Makeup 75% off $4.24

Coupons:
-$5/20 video rewards (on their site)
-$4.50 Benevia (was adjusted to $4.50 from $5- would not do coupon overage)
-$2 Loreal Makeup
-$1 Loreal Lipstick
-$1 Loreal Lipstick
-$1 Loreal eyeshadow
-$0.50 Cottonelle
-$0.50 Cottonelle
-$0.50 Cottonelle
-$0.50 Cottonelle in ad coupon
-$0.50 Cottonelle in ad coupon
-$0.50 Cottonelle in ad coupon

Coupon Total: $17.50

Total paid after coupons:
$2.79 + $0.83 tax = $3.62

Yet again, if I had a calculator with me, I'd have spent way less.  This time around though- I didn't know how they were going to handle the Benevia.  She ended up giving the one they had on the shelf to me for free- and I got a raincheck on the BOGO for when they come back in stock.

I'd have skipped one of the lipsticks and paid $2.23 less if I had planned it out better. 
But, not too bad of a shopping trip.

I also received eight "Game of Life" tickets.  The cashier also said "that's how you roll" to me.  She was older, and white- so it sounded really funny.  Loved it. 

.CVS Trip:
Candy canes $0.25 (was told they were $0.10, oh well)
Loreal Clearance lipstick $2.12 (75% off)
Loreal Clearance lipstick $2.12 (75% off)
Loreal Clearance lipstick $2.12 (75% off)
Loreal Clearance lipstick $2.25 (75% off)
Loreal Clearance lipstick $2.25 (75% off)
Loreal Clearance eyeshadow $1.99 (75% off)
Loreal Clearance eyeshadow $1.99 (75% off)
Aussie Spray $2.88
Aussie styler $2.88
Diet Pepsi $1.59

Coupons:
-$5.00 off of $20 printable coupon
- $1.00 Loreal Lipstick
- $1.00 Loreal Lipstick
- $1.00 Loreal Lipstick
- $1.00 Loreal Lipstick
- $1.00 Loreal Lipstick
- $1.00 Loreal eyeshadow
- $1.00 Loreal eyeshadow
-$1.00 Aussie
-$1.00 Aussie
-$3.00 EB
-$5.00 EB

I was hoping still that the Loreal discounted makeup would count towards the "buy $15 Loreal makeup and get $5 EB back", but it didn't. :(
I was $0.60 cents away from having my $5 EB print for the Aussie deal.  I'll need to buy one more bottle of shampoo to get $5 back.

I spent $4.52 total with tax at CVS.  ($3.44 + $1.08 tax)

According to the receipt, I saved $68.55 at CVS.  I find that laughable- who's spend over $70 on that? Not me!!


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