Walgreens/CVS Deals

Here is my Walgreens/CVS haul today.

I spent $4.29 OOP  (and entered the stores with $13.00 RR's and $9.50 in ECB's) and left with $9.50 in RR's and ECB's. So technically I earned $5.00 to shop. Yay!

Here is what I bought, and their regular prices...

1. Huggies Little Snugglers -$12.49

2. Huggies Pull-Ups -$12.49

3. Huggies Night time Pull-Ups -$12.49

4. Huggies Snug and Dry -$12.49

5. Ajax with Bleach -$0.99

6. Tuf Trash Bags -$6.99

7. ThermaCare HeatWraps -$2.99

8. ThermaCare HeatWraps -$2.99

9. Method Laundry Detergent -$8.99

10.. NYC Nail Color -$2.99

11. NYC Nail Color -$2.99

12. Natures Bounty Vitamin D-1000 -$8.99

13. Natures Bounty Vitamin D-1000 -$8.99

14. Natures Bounty Vitamin D-1000 -$8.99

15. Natures Bounty Vitamin D-1000 -$8.99

16. Cadbury Eggs - $0.50

17. Cadbury Eggs - $0.50

18. Cadbury Eggs - $0.50

19. Cadbury Eggs - $0.50

21. KitKat Bar -$0.79

22. Dove Candy Bar -$0.79

23. Twix -$0.79

Total= $104.25

Total paid= $4.29

Difference= $99.96

(Not counting the RR's and ECB's I earned... that would be a total saved of $113.75!)

My CVS and Walgreens haul

I did well at Walgreens and CVS this week. I am not going to break down what I did, but I will just let you know how much I spent OOP (out of pocket).

I spent $4.58 out of my own wallet, and got $5.99 ECB (Extra Care Bucks) from CVS and $5.00 RR (Register Rewards) from Walgreens.

So I actually earned $6.41!!

Hooray!

The things I got were:
1. Windex all purpose cleaner
2. 2 tubs Lysol wipes
3. 2 Pkgs. Reeses Eggs (cause they are oh so good!)
4. 2 Kotex Pads
5. 2 Cokes (for Blake :D)
6. 2 Pilot Erasable Highlighters
7. 2 Pilot Erasable Pens
8. SoftSoap body wash
9. 2 Pantene Conditioners
10. Pantene Shampoo
11. Stride Gum
12. Body butter stick

Walgreens/CVS Deals

I am pretty proud of myself. I did super well today at Walgreens and CVS.

Walgreens:

I did 4 transactions but all in all I got:

2 Dove Intense Therapy Shampoo

2 Dove Intense Therapy Conditioner 

2 dulcolax bottles

2 Walgreens mens daily vitamins, 

2 dentex floss sets

1 Simply Saline bottle

8 tumblers (for fillers)

Used RR (Register Rewards) and ended up paying $3.19 OOP (out of pocket) and got $29.00 in RR for next time!

CVS:

2 packs of Huggies newborn diapers

1 CVS Shampoo

1 Crest 3D Vivid White Toothpaste

Used one ECB (Extra Care Bucks) and payed $5.34 OOP and got $7.00 ECB back for next time! 

So in total, I spent $8.73 OOP and got $36.00 to use at the stores next time!

Savings!!

I did great today at WalGreens.
Here are my transactions. (If anyone cares :D)
Transaction 1:
(For the first two transactions, I received 15% off because of my problems there before.)
First transaction:
3 12 packs of Pepsi: $9.35
2 Kraft Mac&Cheese crackers: $1.52
Colgate toothbrush: $4.25
2 GOT2B hair products: $8.50
Huggies Wipes: $2.37
Total=$25.99
-RR: $2.00 (all from previous transactions)
-RR: $6.00 (RR= register rewards)
-RR: $2.00
-Huggies coupon: $0.75
Sub total: $15.24
Tax: $1.37
Total OOP: $16.61 (OOP=out of pocket)
RR printed out for Pepsi: $3.00
RR printed out for GOT2B hair products: $5.00
Total after RR: $8.61

2nd transaction:
Rembrandt toothpaste: $5.09
Sub total: $5.09
-RR: $5.00 (from GOT2B hair products from last transaction)
Total: $0.09
Tax: $0.35
Total OOP: $0.44
RR printed out for toothpaste: $6.00
Total after RR: $-5.56

Third transaction:
Bayer aspirin: $2.49
Nivia body wash: $4.99
Sub total: $7.48
-RR: $6.00 (From toothpaste from last transaction)
Total: $1.48
Tax: $0.51
Total OOP: $1.99
RR printed out for aspirin: $2.50
RR printed out for Nivia: $5.00
Total after RR: $-5.51

4th transaction:
Bayer aspirin: $2.50 Rembrandt toothpaste: $5.99
Candy bar: $0.69
Sub total: $8.49
-Bayer coupon: $1.00
-RR $3.00 (from Pepsi products from the first transaction)
-RR $5.00 (from Nivia products from last transaction)
total: $0.17
tax: $0.60
Total OOP: $0.77
RR printed out from aspirin: $2.50
RR printed out from toothpaste: $6.00
Total after RR: -7.73(Photo of last shopping trip as well. Click HERE to see the other transactions)

So, in total:
Total of all groceries (before coupons and RR): $49.81
Total of RR and coupons used: $30.00
Total paid OOP: $19.81
Total RR left over: $11.00
Not too shabby if you ask me!

Then, from Target, I got

4 Dry Idea deodorants: $8.00
Sub total: $8.00
-4 coupons for 2.00 off: $8.00
=0.00
+ tax: 0.55
Total OOP: $0.55

Then I ran to Walmart:
Colgate toothbrush: $0.96
Bubble wand: $1.00
Sub total: $1.96
-$1.00 off colgate toothbrush =$0.96
Tax=0.13
Total OOP: $1.09

So, in total, I spent $21.45 OOP, and still have $11.00 in RR to use!
Hooray!
And for the grand total of my weekly OOP (see HERE for additional trips)
$25.36For all of THIS stuff! That is awesome!

WARNING: major emotions

I have emotions coming out of my ears. This past week has been a very difficult one to get through. My little brother, Elder Matthew Welker left on a two year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to Carlsbad California. It was one of the hardest things I have done. I know that sounds dumb, but Matthew and I were very close. He left today at noon, so I am still raw with emotion. He and my family (they are a back woodsy type of ward) spoke in church on Sunday. It was amazing to hear the testimony of this little 19 year old boy. I wont see my little brother for two years. I keep thinking of my sister in law, and her quote. "Faith, not fear."

I can't fear what will happen while he is gone. I can only have faith that the Lord will be watching over our family. Faith, not fear.
Okay, on with this post! I had a VERY bad experience with a Walgreens employee and manager today. Here is my experience:

I went in to buy some aspirin that was on sale. (It would have been free). So I took the two aspirin bottles up to the counter. I set the products and my two coupons (one a manufacturers coupon, the other a RR of 2$) on the counter. He rang them up and it showed that they were 8.00 and something (They should have been $2.19). So I told him that it was marked as being on sale. He didn't respond and just said I need a manager. The lady comes up & he explains to her what I said. She said, no, there is none of those on sale. I told her that they were and so she reluctantly went back to look. I walked back with her and showed her that they were indeed on sale. She said that someone had to have put the price on the wrong ones, and they weren't on sale.
Okay, fair enough. I walked back to the counter and told him that I was wrong and I just wanted the other items. I noticed that he had taken the RR and put it behind the counter, but he left the manufacturers coupon. I asked if I could have that back to pay for the rest of my stuff. He just stared at me. It was so strange. I again explained to him that I needed the RR's to pay for my stuff. He said that that wasn't my RR, that it had printed out when he had rang up the items. Um, NO. RR don't print out until after the purchase has been payed for. DUH. So right then, the manager walked up, looking VERY ornery. I explained to her what the problem was. She looked at me, she looked at the cashier and asked him, "Is that all?" He said yes, she gave me a long glare and turned around and walked away.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! How dare they treat me like that!!
I was in a very big hurry trying to get my brother to the MTC, so I just dropped it, payed for my stuff and left.
I called their customer service number and told them all about it. The lady was flabbergasted. She couldn't believe what had happened. She told me that she was going to get to the bottom of it, and she was going to have the general manager of that store call me. She said she will let me know exactly what happens with the employees and what actions that they take with them.
I will tell you what happens when I get the call.

My savings this week

So, I have been getting requests to show my savings this week at WalGreens. So, here it is:

First Transaction:
$14.99 Bayer breeze meter
-$30 Bayer coupon (from 3/1 or 3/22 RP inserts) coupon will need to be adjusted down
=$1.03 out of pocket got $5 RR from Bayer

Second Transaction:
$14.99 Bayer breeze
$2.19 ecotrin aspirin
-$30 bayer coupon (from 3/1 or 3/22 RP inserts) coupon will need to be adjusted down
-$2.25 ecotrin printable coupon will need to be adjusted down
=$1.20 out of pocket got $5 RR from Bayer

Third Transaction:
$5.99 1 Rembrandt toothpaste
$7.00 2 TRESemme 24 Hour Body Hair Care
-$ 2.00 this TRESemme coupon twice
Used $10 RR from Bayer meters
=1.09 out of pocket - got $6.00 RR from Rembrandt & $2 RR from TRESemme

Fourth Transaction
$10.00 2 Got2B products
$0.39 candy bar (filler)
-$2.00 this Got2B coupon
Used Rembrandt & TRESemme RR
=0.59 OOP - received 5.00 RR from Got2B
Total spent out of pocket: $3.91
Total amount of product bought: $54.56
Total Saved: $50.65
Total RR left over: $5.00

And today, I will be using my RR to get Nivia body wash (on sale for $4.99) and I will receive a $5 RR.

The savings just keep on rolling!

(Note: for those of you who are first timers to Walgreens, the RR can be used with any product. BUT, if you want your RR from the product you are buying, you can't use the same RR from that company. For example:
If I went and bought the Nivia body wash for $4.99 and recieved my $5 RR, I can't go back and get the Nivia body wash with the $5 RR and get another $5 RR. But I can get the Nivia RR and buy the Rembrandt toothpaste with the RR and get the $6 RR from Rembrandt because I used the Nivia RR, and not a Rembrandt RR. Make sense?)