Economic Endeavors

Believe it or not, I did not get to CVS this week at all (gasp!). My stockpile is pretty big right now, and the only thing I really needed is diapers, so I thought I'd have better luck at Walgreens because of the great deals this week combined with the $10/$40 coupon that was available.

I gave Walgreens a shot a few months back, but wasn't that thrilled overall with the experience. I wasn't happy with the 2 cashiers I saw, one of whom even went as far as mumbling something about me "photocopying coupons" and "something shady going on here". Of course all of my coupons were 100% legit, but I wasn't fond of being regarded as a criminal, so I haven't been back since. I've been sitting on a gift card that was loaded with my rebates from that month, so I decided to give it another try today.

I was pleasantly happy with my trip all around. The cashier was great, all of my coupons went through without a problem, and unlike last time, they had a lot of the items I was looking for in stock.

I did 2 transactions. I was planning to spend only the amount of money I would get back in rebates. Then, unexpectedly, I added on an unplanned item - a Halloween costume for my 2-year-old that I knew she would love- which was $19.99. So after adding that on, I wanted to spend no more than that $19.99.

Here's what I did (off the top of my head):

Transaction 1:

2 packs of diapers (B1G1 50%, $11.98 for both)
3 Dimeatapp ($3.99 each, earning $10 RRs)
2 Scrubbing Bubbles Action Scrubbers for $3.79 each and 2 Scrubbing Bubbles Wipes for $2.49 each (earning $5 RRs)
A roll of wrapping paper for $2.99 (needed for my nephews birthday party this afternoon)
A birthday card for $1.99
2 Herberts chocolate bars for $3

total was over $40

Used $3 off 2 Herberts coupon from Easy Saver book
Used $10 off $40 printable
Used 3 $2 off Dimeatapp coupons
Used 2 $2.75 off Scrubbing Bubbles Action Scrubber coupons
Used 1 B1G1 Scrubbing Bubbles Wipes coupons

Total was $15.xx, paid cash.
Earned $15 RRs


Transaction 2:

Princess Halloween Costume for $19.99
Chemistry Hair Product for $7.99 (Free after monthly Easy Saver rebate)
Pert Plus shampoo for $3.99 (free after monthly rebate)
Revlon Nail Polish for $4.49 (free after monthly rebate)
2 Chex Mix bags for $0.99 each
Hannah Montana lip balm for $1.99 for my daughter
Gummy Candy for $0.99 for my other daughter
2 Herbert chocolate bars for $3

Total was over $40

Used $3 off 2 Herbert chocolate coupon
Used $10 off $40
Used $2 off Pert Plus coupon
Used $2 off Revlon coupon
Used 2 $1 off Chex Mix coupons

Total was $25.xx

Used $15 RRs from previous order and paid $10.xx with my gift card.
Will get back $16.47 in rebates + 10% for loading it on my gift card.

All in all, I only spent $15 oop.
And will earn back $5.50 of that in rebates (after subtracting the $10 spent on my gift card today). Great trip. I may be rethinking my original bad opinion of Walgreens!