Rite Aid Transaction photos 9-26-10

Rite Aid Scenario 9-26-10

I decided to shop at Cleona for my usual scenario (some prices are cheaper than the regular stores). I also shopped at another store for the Olay deal!

Cleona Transation #1-
Pampers Swaddlers diapers- $9.43
-$3.00 coupon from stockpile
-$2.00 +UP reward

Dawn dish soap- $0.88
-$1.00 coupon from stockpile

Crest Pro-Clinical Gum protection- $3.49 (as far as I can tell, Cleona is the only store with this deal)
-$1.00 coupon P&G coupon insert
-$2.50 +UP Reward

Oral B Cross Action toothbrushes- $2.99 each
-BOGO coupon
-$1.00 coupon from stockpile
-2 $1.00 coupons from Rite Aid coupon booklet
- 2 $2.00 +UP reward (both printed)

Stayfree pads- $2.99
-$1.00 coupon http://www.stayfree.com/
-$1.00 +UP reward

Gas X- $4.63
-$2.00 coupon from http://www.gasx.com/
-$1.00 video value September
-$2.00 +UP Reward

Newspaper- $1.20 (because the coupons were awesome this week and I wanted more :) )

I used a $5 off of $25.

Total before savings- $38.72

Total with savings- $7.61

I paid with $7.50 in +UP rewards from last time and put the 11 cents on my giftcard.
I earned the following +UPs with this purchase...

$1.00 Stayfree
$2.00 Oral B
$2.00 Oral B
$2.50 Crest toothpaste
$2.00 Gas X
$2.00 Pampers
=$11.50

Thus I made a profit of $4.00 in +UP rewards for shopping :)



Then I shopped at a regular Rite Aid for Transaction #2-

Olay Regenerist Eye Roller- $21.99
-Coupon for a free eye roller when you buy 2 moisturizers ($19.99 max value taken off)

Olay Daily moisturizer (2)- $7.19 for one and $4.49 for the other (they were buy one get one 50% off)
-2 $2.00 rite aid coupons from booklet
-2 $1.00 man. coupons

Rite Aid baby wipes- $2.99 BOGO
-2 $1.00 video value coupons September

I used a $5.00 off of $25 coupon.

Total before savings- $45.28
Total with savings- $3.68
I paid with $3.00 in +UP rewards and put the $0.68 on my giftcard.

I earned a $10 +UP reward for purchasing $30 worth of Olay. Thus, a profit of $6.32! :) My mom is tickled about all the free Olay products! If you choose not to get the wipes your profit would be $7.31 :)

Rite Aid Deals 9/26-10/2

Would be a great week to skip Rite Aid unless you have +UP rewards that are expiring!

Oral B Pulsar Toothbrush- $4.99
-$1.00 coupon
-$3.00 +UP reward

Pampers- $9.99
-$3.00 coupon (stockpile)
-$2.00 +UP reward

Stayfree pads- $2.99
-$1.00 coupon www.stayfree.com
-$1.00 +UP reward

Air Wick Aqua Mist- 2 for $5
-2 $1.00 coupons from last week's paper
-$1.00 +UP reward

Dawn dish soap- $0.99
-$1.00 coupon (stockpile)

Oral B Toothbrush- $2.99
-BOGO coupon
-2 $1.00 coupons from Rite Aid coupon book
-$2.00 +UP reward

Rite Aid Pictures for 9-19-10

See next post for transactions details!

Rite Aid Transaction Details 9-19-10

There are some great deals again this week! Here is what I did across three different transactions...

Transaction #1-

Huggies Pure and Natural- $8.99
-$3.0o coupon
-$2.00 video value from last month
-$2.00 +UP reward

U by Kotex- 2 for $7
-2 $1.00 coupons
-$3.00 +UP reward

Sweet N Low- $1.99
-$1.00 coupon from Rite Aid coupon booklet
-$0.35 coupon
-$1.00 +UP reward

Quaker Oats- $1.99
-$1.00 coupon
-$1.00 +UP reward

Dial hand soap- BOGO
-2 $1.oo coupons from Rite Aid coupon booklet
-$1.00 +UP reward

Listerine Zero- $2.99
-$2.00 coupon
-$1.00 video value
-$1.00 +UP reward

My total before coupons- $38.72


I used a $5 off of $25 coupon and paid with $5 +UP rewards. I put $0.90 on my gift card.

I earned the following +UP rewards-

$2.00 Huggies
$3.00 Kotex
$1.00 Sweet and Low
$1.00 Oatmeal
$1.00 Listerine
$1.00 Dial hand soap

= Profit of $3.01!!!!

Transaction #2-

Huggies Pure and Natural- $8.99
-$3.00 coupon
-$1.00 video value from this month
-$2.00 +UP reward

Kleenex- 2 for $4
-$1.00 +UP reward

Oral B Toothbrushes- $2.99 each
-BOGO coupon
-2 $1.00 coupons from Rite Aid coupon booket
-2 $2.00 +UP reward (both printed)

Halls- $0.99 each
- $4 off of 6

Total before savings- $40.67

I used a $5 off of $25 and paid with $4.00 +UP rewards. I put the remaining $0.92 on my giftcard.

I earned the following +UP rewards-

$2.00 Huggies
$1.00 Kleenex
$2.00 Oral B
$2.00 Oral B

= profit of $2.08!!!!


Transaction #3-

Nature's Valley Granola bars 2 for $5
-Free coupon (I won this on a coupon blog contest...woot!)
-2 $1.00 coupons from Rite Aid booklet
-$1.00 off of 2 coupon
-$1.00 +UP reward

John Frieda Root Awakening- 2 for $10
-2 $3.00 coupons
-$3.00 +UP reward

Boost- 2 for $12
-2 $1.00 coupons
-$2.00 +UP reward

Total before savings and coupons- $38.44

I paid with $8 in +UP rewards and put $0.56 on my giftcard.

I earned the following +UP rewards...

$2.00 Boost
$3.00 John Frieda
$1.00 Nature's Valley

=$2.56



I "purchased" $25 worth of Kimberly Clark items (listed on last page of ad) so I will submit for my $10 giftcard. This brings my total profit to $12.53 for three transactions!!!!

Therefore, I got paid $12.53 to purchase $117.83 worth of product! WOOT!

Rite Aid deals 9-19 through 9-25

Another great week at Rite Aid! Here are the deals I see...

Crest Pro-Health toothpaste- $2.99
-$1.00 coupon (this months P&G coupon insert)
-$1.00 coupon from Rite Aid coupon book (found at some stores)
-$2.00 +UP reward
=$1.01 profit

John Frieda- 2 for $10
-2 $3.00 coupons on the Root awakening line (stockpile)
-$3.00 +UP reward
=$1.00 for 2 (I LOVE how this stuff smells!)

Lysol no touch soap dispenser- $7.49
-$3.00 man. coupon (this Sunday's paper)
-$1.00 video value (http://www.riteaid.com/)
=$3.49

Huggies diapers-$8.99
-$3.00 coupon (http://www.smartsource.com/)
-$2.00 video value from last month (there is a dollar one from this month http://www.riteaid.com/)
-$2.00 +UP reward
=$1.99

U by Kotex- 2 for $7
-2 $1.00 coupons from stockpile
-$3.00 +UP reward
=2 for $2

Sweet N' Low- $1.99
-$0.35 coupon from http://www.sweetnlow.com/
-$1.00 coupon from Rite Aid coupon book (found in some stores)
-$1.00 +UP reward
=$0.36 profit

Listerine Zero Mouthwash- $2.99
-$2.00 coupon (this Sunday's paper)
-$1.00 video value (http://www.riteaid.com/)
-$1.00 +UP reward
=$1.01 profit

Dial liquid soap- Buy one get one free (I'm estimating $2.99 as the price of one)
-2 $1.00 coupons from Rite Aid coupon book
-$1.00 +UP reward when you buy two
=$0.01 profit

Quaker Oatmeal- $1.99
-$1.00 coupon (last week's paper)
-$1.00 +UP reward
=$0.01 profit




I'm scheming my scenarios but I know that I am going to spend $25 worth of the following products... U by Kotex, Huggies, and Kleenex. When you "spend" $25 worth of these products you earn a $10 Rite Aid gift card. I probably will be doing a few transactions to reach $25 before coupon totals for these products. Check back tomorrow for my scenarios and pictures!

Rite Aid Pictures for Transactions 9-12-10

Rite Aid Transactions 9-12-10

Whew! It was an exhausting day at Rite Aid. I decided to do two transactions and Beth did 4!!! The employee was so kind and even gave us a Rite Aid coupon booklet. Wahooo!

Transaction #1-

Scott toilet paper-$6.99
-$1.00 coupon
-$1.00 video value
-$2.00 +UP reward

Suave lotions- 2 for $4
-2 $1 coupons
-$2.00 +UP reward

Crest Pro-Health Toothpaste- $2.49
-$1.00 coupon
-$1.00 rite aid coupon from booklet
-$1.50 +UP reward

Johnson and Johnson baby- $3.83
-$1.00 video value
-$1.00 coupon
-$2.00 +UP reward

NyQuil- $4.29
-$1.50 coupon
-$2.00 rite aid coupon from booklet
-$1.00 +UP reward

We used a $4 off of $20 video value and paid with $6 in +UP reward. We owed 10 cents and made $8.50 in +UP rewards.


Transaction #2-

Pampers Cruisers Big box- $15.99
-$3.00 coupon
-$5.00 +UP reward

Reach Toothbrushes- $2.99
-BOGO coupon
-$1.00 video value
-$1.00 coupon
- 2 $2 +UP rewards

Playtex tampons- $4.00
-$2.00 coupon
-$3.00 +UP reward

We used a $5 off of $25 and paid with some UPs and 23 cents. We made $12 in +UPs with this transaction.



Transaction #3-

Trident gum-3 for $3
-$1.00 coupon from this Sunday's paper
-$0.50 video value
-$1.00 +UP reward

Degree- 2 for $8
-2 $1 coupons
-$3.00 +UP reward

Gain fabric softener- 2 for $5
-2 $1 coupons
-$1.00 +UP reward

Gain dish soap- $1.19
-$1.00 coupon

Lysol wipes- 2 for $5
-2 $1.50 coupons from rite aid coupon booklet
-$1.00 +UP reward

Reach toothbrushes- $2.99
-BOGO Coupon
-$1.00 coupon
- 2 $2 +UP rewards

Beth used a $5 off of $25 coupon. Paid with some +UPs and owed $0.71. She earned $10 in +UP rewards.



Transaction #4-

Cheer laundry detergent- $4.99
-$2.00 coupon in Sunday's paper

Ensure- $6.79
-$3.00 coupon

Playtex tampons- $4.00
-$2.00 coupon
-the +UP didn't print this time :(

Johnson and Johnson baby- $3.83
-$1.00 coupon
-$2.00 +UP reward

Joint Juice- BOGO for $5.99
-2 $2.oo coupons


She used a $5 off of $25 coupon, paid with some +UPs, and owed $0.78 at the register.




It's tough to say how much we came out ahead this morning but I do know that across these 4 transactions the total would have been around $141 and we paid NOTHING! :) I'm sure we made a few dollars profit too.

Did you find anything good this week?

Rite Aid Deals Beginning 9-12-10

Here are the best deals for this week at Rite Aid. It looks like a great week!

Playtex tampons-$4.00
-$2.00 coupon www.redplum.com
-$3.00 +UP reward
=$1.00 profit

Crest Pro-health toothpaste-$2.49
-$1.00 coupon stockpile
-$1.50 +UP reward
= $0.01 profit

Johnson and Johnson Baby care-$3.99
-$1.00 coupon (this Sunday's paper or printable from www.johnsonsbaby.com/offers)
-$1.00 video value (this month- www.riteaid.com)
-$2.00 +UP reward
=$0.01 profit

Pampers Boxed diapers- $19.99 ($15.99 with 20% Wellness discount)
-$3.00 coupon (stockpile)
-$5.00 +UP reward
=$11.99 or $7.99

Vicks DayQuil or NyQuil-$4.29
-$1.50 coupon
-$1.00 +UP reward
=$1.79

Reach toothbrush- $2.99
-$1.00 Video value coupon www.riteaid.com
-$1.00 coupon (from stockpile)
-BOGO coupon (from stockpile)
-$2.00 +UP reward
=2 for a $1.01 profit

Gain Fabric Softener- 2 for $5
-2 $1.00 coupons (this Sunday's paper)
-$1.00 +UP reward
=2 for $2

Scott Toilet Paper- $6.99
-$1.00 Video Value (www.riteaid.com)
-$1.00 coupon stockpile or printable from www.scottbrand.com
-$1.00 +UP reward
=$3.99

Degree deodorant- 2 for $8
-2 $1.00 coupons (stockpile)
-$3.00 +UP reward
=$3 for 2



Check back tomorrow for my shopping scenario! Also, be sure to check your email you use for Single Check Rebates. Some people earned a $3 off of $15 coupon for their "spending" haha. I hope you got one!

Christmas is coming! Are you ready?

Although some may want to deny the fact that Christmas is about 3 months away, Brad and I have been scheming our shopping plans for a few months now. As many of you know, Brad and I shop throughout the year for our family and friends in order to get the best deals and spread out our spending. Last year it really cut down on the holiday stress and we were able to get some great gifts. Here are some tips we use when shopping for the people on our list. I hope you find this helpful!

1. Keep a list of gifts purchased for each person on your list. This prevents you from forgetting who you shopped for already and gives you an idea about what you still need to get.

2. Just because you purchase a gift on sale does NOT mean you are cheap. The person you are buying for does not know it was on sale only you do. Further getting something on sale does not mean that you should continue to shop for that person until you've "spent" enough. If that's the case, then just go find something full priced!! :) See how silly that seems?

3. Keep a look out for gifts for that "tough" person on your list. I know in the past I have had trouble searching for a gift at the last minute for a few people on my list. So, plan ahead and shop ahead.

4. MANY of the "deals" stores run around Christmastime are not deals at all!!! Be a savvy shopper and know the prices of things you are going to buy. Just because the store says they are a good deal doesn't mean they always are.

5. Finally, space out your spending throughout the year so that your bank account does not take such a huge hit around the holidays. You will feel good about getting good deals throughout the year! At least, we do!



I hope you've found this post at least a bit helpful. We've really enjoyed shopping all year for Christmas. Without the stress of shopping and spending around the holidays we can truly appreciate the REAL reason for Christmas!

Rite Aid 9-6-10

Rite Aid Transaction Details 9-6-10

Here is what I purchased...

2 Glade Aerosols- $0.88 each
-2 $1.oo coupons from my stockpile (this was a spur-of-the-moment find as I did not orginally spy this deal)

2 Oral B Toothbrushes- $2.99 each
-BOGO c0upon
-$1.00 off of one (P&G this month)
-$1.00 Rite Aid coupon book that I found at Rite Aid

2 Biotrue contact lens solution-$4.99 each ($3.99 with my Wellness discount)
-2 $2.00 coupons from www.biotrue.com

3 AirWick I-motion mini- $4.79 on sale
-3 $4 coupons from my stockpile

Rite Aid cough drops (emergency buy)- $0.50

I used a $5 off of $25 coupon.

My total before discounts was $51.75

My total after discounts was $2.45

I used 2 $1 +UP rewards and put the $0.45 on my giftcard.


I earn the following +UP rewards for this transaction...

$2.00 Oral B
$2.00 Oral B (I read that it was printing multiples when you buy more than one so I decided to try and it worked!!!)
$4.00 Biotrue
$4.00 Biotrue (Also read about this one)

Therefore, I paid out $2.00 in +UP rewards and earned $12 in +UP rewards!


I know I said I was going to "skip" this week but after doing some reading about the multiple +UP rewards I decided it would be a great way to turn some of my +UP rewards into more! Another example of "buying" certain items in order to make money. Strange philosophy, I know! :)


Now...if I only wore contacts :)

Rite Aid Deals beginning 9-5-10

The Rite Aid deals this week are certainly not stellar. In fact, I am thinking about "skipping" this week and waiting to shop next week. None-the-less...here is what I spot for this week.

Crest Toothpaste- $2.99
-$1.00 coupon from last Sunday's paper
-$2.00 +UP reward
=$0.01 profit

Biotrue contact lens solution- $4.99
-$2.00 coupon printable from www.biotrue.com
-$4.00 +UP reward
=$1.01 profit

Schick razor- $5.99
-$5.00 coupon (stockpile)
=$0.99

Airwick I-motion minis- 50% off (I believe they come to around $5)
-$4.00 coupon (stockpile)
=$1.00

Magic eraser-$1.99
-$1.00 coupon (last Sunday's paper)
=$0.99


As I mentioned, not a very exciting week. If I decide to shop, I will post a scenario late Monday or Tuesday as I will be away tomorrow.