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I’m LOVING the new UPR & Wellness Card program, plus paired with Single Check Rebates there are lots of freebies to score each week!  Plus in the past week alone, I’ve gotten 2 “Personalized” Single Check Rebate offers by email. These aren’t available to the general public, so if you haven’t yet – make sure you sign up to receive emails from Rite Aid.

Pantene Shamoo/Conditioner – $2/7
Get $3 UPR
Get $3 Personalized SCR
Used (1) $2/1 from last months SCR #4 P&G Coupon Booklet
Final Price: $1 Money Maker

Nice & Easy Hair Color – $7.49
Get $2 UPR
Get $3 Personalized SCR
Use $2.50 in-ad coupon
Use $1/1 Perfect 10 or Nice ‘n Easy from the 6/6 P&G
OR $2/1 from last months SCR #4 P&G Coupon Booklet
Final Price: $2 Money Maker!

Motrin PM – $3
Get $3 UPR
Use $3/1 Motrin PM, exp. 8-24-10 (RP 04/18/10)
Final Price: $3 Money Maker

Cottonelle 12 pk – $6.99
Get $1 UPR
Used $1.50/1 Mailer Coupon
Final Price: $4.49

Total Before Coupons, UPR, SCR, etc – $26.50 (with tax)
Used $5/$25 Rite Aid Coupon
Used (2) $1 UPRs from previous shopping trip
Used Coupons noted above (-$8.50)
Paid $11.00
I got back $9.00 in UPRs and I will get back $6 in SCRs, for a $4 total Money Maker (including tax!)

I’m not really sure what I’ll do with the Nice ^ Easy, but this was an example of using a product that was free + a money maker to get a product that we needed for free, that otherwise wasn’t on a great sale.

Go here to see the rest of the Rite Aid Deals Week of 6/20.

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These are the coupons I used, it was a great trip because my out of pocket was really low and my ECB return was high, gotta love that!  As I always say – don’t forget to scan your card!  I got a $2 off $10 Suncare coupon AND a $4/20 CVS coupon!

Huggies Box Diapers (55-96ct) – $19.99
Get $10 ECBs
Use $3.00/1 Huggies Snug & Dry Diaper Printable Coupon
Final Price: $6.99!

Hawaiian Tropics Suncare (See pictured above for $6.99 ea!)
Get $10 ECBs wyb 2
$1/1 Hawaiian Tropic Sun Care Product printable
$1/1 Hawaiian Tropic Suncare Product, exp. 7-31-10 (SS 04/25/10)
Final Price: $1.98/2 or $0.99 ea!

Buy (1) Power Bar – $1 ea (Limit 2)
Get $1 ECBs

My transaction  after Manufacturer’s Coupons, CVS coupons, and ECBs looked like this…

Huggies – $19.99
Hawaiian Tropics Sun Sticks – $13.98/2
Power Bars – $2/2

Used $3.00/1 Huggies Snug & Dry Diaper Printable Coupon
Used (2) $3/1 Hawaiian Tropics peelies – Keep your eye’s peeled – pun intended :)
Used $2/10 Suncare Coupon from scanning my card
Used $4/20 CVS  Coupon from scanning my card
Used (2) $10 ECBs from last week’s Sunglasses and Neutrogena Suncare deals
Final Price: $1.92 OOP (including tax!)
I got back another (2) $10 ECBs!

Go here to see the rest of the CVS Deals Week of 6/20.

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Realize that the items I post in my weekly 99 Cents Store post may no longer be available, but my goal is to inspire you to check the store out!

It’s well worth it and the products I find are always worth much more than $0.99 cents – and the best part? You can leave your coupons at home!

If you haven’t heard about my obsession with the 99 Cents Store, you’re going to hear more about it from now on!  I’ve decided to post the best deals I find each week!   Note: these deals vary by store.

Typically I take pictures throughout the store while I’m shopping – you can see previous deals I’ve found by going to see my Photos on Facebook – everything is $0.99 ea all the time!

I buy 99% of my fruits and veggies at the 99 cents store, always fresh and often organic!

Find a 99 Cents Store location near you.

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I paid in 3 transactions – the catalinas ARE rolling!  You’ll see below that I used the catalina from the previous offer to pay for the next.  This is the best way to keep your OOP (out of pocket) low.  My total OOP was $25.43 PLUS I have a $10 Catalina left to spend on my next shopping trip.  That makes each item $2.54 each, I think those are killer prices for the items/brands I bought.

1st Transaction:

Buy 4 Michael Angelos Family Size Meals – $7.99 $6.99
Use (2) BOGO Micheal Angelo’s Coupons – pdf print 2! From what I am hearing, you have to answer ALL 3 questions right in order to get the BOGO Family size meal, otherwise you get the Individual size coupon.
Pay – $13.98
Get $10 OYNO coupon wyb $25 worth of participating frozen foods.

2nd Transaction:

Swiffer Sweeper – $10.99
Swiffer Refills – $9.99
Downy – $4.99

Used BOGO Swiffer Refill coupon from the 2/7 RP (took off $10.99)
Used $1/1 Downy coupon from teh 2/7 RP
Used $10 from above Catalina
Pay – $3.98
Get $10 OYNO coupon wyb $25 worth of participating P&G products.

3rd Transaction

Bounty 12+ Rolls $9.99 wyb 2 mix/match products
Charmin 24+ Rolls $9.99 wyb 2 mix/match products
Tide Total Care – $6.99 (store 50% off coupon on front)

Used $3/1 Bounty P&G eCoupon
Used $3/1 Charmin P&G eCoupon

Used $0.35 Tide Coupon from the 2/7 RP
Used $10 from above Catalina
Pay $7.47
Get $10 OYNO coupon wyb $25 worth of participating P&G products.

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Quaker “Big Save” 30ct  Box – Clearance priced for $3.48
Use $1/1 from the 2/7 RP
Final Price: $2.48

Purex Fabric Softener – $2.99
Try Me Free Hangtag Rebate
Final Price: Free

Glade Candles – 3/$5
Use(3) $1.50/1 Coupons inside cans
Final Price: $4.50 Profit after SC Johnson Rebate

Men’s Gillette 8oz Body Wash – $1.99
Use $4/2 from the 2/21 P&G
Final Price: 2 FREE

(2) Johnson & Johnson Travel First Aid Kits – $1.07ea
Use (2) $2/1 from the Safeway Coupon Booklet
Final Price: $1.86 OVERAGE!

Oscar Mayer Lunch Meat (split this deal with a friend!) – $2.79
Use (1) $1/2Target Coupons
Use (2) $1/1 Oscar Mayer printable – no longer available
Final Price: $1.29 ea

Kraft Shredded Cheese (split w/ a friend again!) – $2.59
**($2 at other locations)
Use (2) $1/1 Target Coupons
Use (1) $1/2 from the 1/24 SS
Final Price: $1.09 ea

Bertolli Pasta Sauce – $2.34
**Just an example that even when not on sale, groceries are often cheaper at Target then most grocery stores**
Use $0.75/1 from teh 2/14 RP
Final Price: $1.59

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My Target was out of the Venus Razors with the $5 gift card promotion, but they had other Venus Embrace razors (pictured above) that were only $4.99 ea.  So I paid $0.50 extra per razor than my original plan and I am not quite at the amount I need to buy for the $100 P&G coupon booklet. However, it looks like there will be several other qualifying P&G promotions coming soon!

Buy (3) Venus Razors razors= $14.97
Buy (3) Olay body wash at $5.50 = $16.50
Subtotal $31.67

Use (3) $2/1 Venus coupons from 2/7 P&G insert
Use (3) FREE Body Wash when you buy a razor coupons from 2/7 P&G insert
Pay $8.97 plus tax out of pocket
Get (1) $5 gift card for the body wash
Submit for $15.00 Olay Rebate
Final Price: $11.03 PROFIT!

(3) Johnson & Johnson Travel First Aid Kits – $1.07ea
Use (3) $2/1 from the Safeway Coupon Booklet
Final Price: $2.79 OVERAGE!

Bandaid Assorted Styles – $2.59
Get a Free .5oz Neosporin Ointment wyb 2
Use (3) $1/1 from the Safeway Coupon Booklet or
Use (2) $1/1 any Band Aid product from the 1/3 RP
Final Price: $2.18 for all 3!

Gillette Fusion Razor – $6.99
Get a $5.00 Target Gift Card wyb 2
Use (2) $4/1 Gillette Fusion Razor 2-7-10 P&G
Get a $5.00 Target Gift Card
Final Price: $0.99 for 2 razors!

After all rebates, coupons, and gift cards my total PROFIT is $10.65!

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These are the coupons I used, it was a great trip because my out of pocket was really low and my ECB return was higher, gotta love that!

Crest Pro-Health Enamel Shield Toothpaste or Rinse, $3.50
Get $3.50 ECBs (Limit 2)
Use $2/1 Crest Rinse, exp. 3-31-10 (P&G 02/07/10)
Final Price: $2.00 Profit!

Buy 2 CoverGirl Items – $6ea
Get $5.00 ECBs
(Limit 1)
Use the Buy 1 Get 1 Free coupon from the 2/7 PG
Pay $6
Get back a $5Ecb
Final Price: $1 for 2 items!

Pantene Expressions or Restorative  Products – 4.99ea
Get $2.00 ECBs
(Limit 1)
Use the $1/1 coupon from the 2/7 PG or 2/14 RP
**I used a $2/1 coupon from my goodie bag at Blissdom
Final Price: $0.99

However since I had a $5.00 off $20.00 or more CVS coupon from my email yesterday my transaction looked like this…

Pantene – $4.99
Covergirl (2) – $12.00
Crest ProHealth – $3.50
Total: $20.49

Used $10.00 in Manufacturer’s coupons & $5.00/$20.00 CVS Coupon
Total OOP: $4.49
I got back $10.50 in ECBs = $5.01 PROFIT!

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My receipt is a bit confusing, but before taxes my total was around $96 and I paid $15 for a savings of approximately 85% plus I’ll get $6 back for the Snapple Rebate, for a final total savings of  91% – not bad! You can check out the rest of the Safeway deals for this week here.  Also, I suggest that you becomefamiliar with Safeway’s Coupon Policy before you head out shopping.

(2) Nut Clusters – $1.50 ea wyb 4 Mix & Match Sale
Used (2) $1/1 printable coupons
Used (1) $1/1 eCoupon – Shortcuts.com
Final Price: Both FREE!

(2) Nature Valley Granola Bars – $1.50 ea wyb 4 Mix & Match Sale
Used (2) $1/2 printable coupons
Used (1) $0.40/1 eCoupon – Shortcuts.com
Final Price: $1 ea

(2) Cheerios – $1.50 ea wyb 4 Mix & Match Sale
Used (2) $1/1 printable coupons (Sign up here to get them by email)
Used (1) $0.55/1 eCoupon – Shortcuts.com
Final Price: $0.50 ea

(2) Trix – $1.50 ea wyb 4 Mix & Match Sale
Used (2) $1/1 printable coupons (no longer available)
Final Price: $0.50 ea

YoPlait Yogurt Family Pack – $4.99
Used (1) FREE wyb 4 General Mills Cereal Coupon from my extra boxes bought at FoodMaxx
Final Price: FREE

3 Mission Tortillas 10 ct.  – $0.99ea
$0.75/1 Mission Tortillas, Any – 01-10-10 SS
Final Price: $0.25 ea

Hebrew National All Beef Franks – BOGO $5.49 ea
Used 1 FREE Coupon thanks to Con-Agra Foods & Blissdom!
Final Price: Both FREE!

Wholly Guacamole – BOGO $5.49 ea
Used 1 BOGO Coupon from the 1/3 RP (Redplum Sunday Insert)
Final Price: Both FREE!

Snapple 6 Pack – $5.99
Submit for Rebate (Found a tearpad right in from of the Snapple 6 packs!)
Final Price: FREE after Rebate

Stacy’s Pita Chips – $4.99
Used FREE Coupon – Facebook Promo (no longer available)
Final Price: FREE

Sabra’s Hummus – $2.99 (Gave to a friend, not pictured!)
Used $2/1 Hummus wyb Stacy’s Pita Chips tearpad coupon
Final Price: $0.99

Oreo’s Double Stuffed – $4.49
Used FREE Coupon – Facebook Promo (no longer available)
Final Price: FREE

Wheat Thins – 2/$4
Use (2) $1/1 Simple, Affordable Meals Safeway Coupon
Use (2) $1/1 Nabisco Crackers, exp. 3-31-10 (SS 01/24/10)
Final Price: Both FREE!

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For this CVS Shopping trip I paid in 2 separate transactions, using (2) $5/$$ coupons.  One was a $5/$30 coupon that I got in an email and the other was a $5/$20 that I got in the mail.

  • Total BEFORE Coupons and ECBS = $51.94
  • I got $15.98 back in ECBs
  • I used $15.75 in Manufacturer Coupons
  • I used (2) $5/$$ CVS Coupons noted above
  • Final Cost after ECBs and Coupons = $10.21

CVS

Corn Pops & Rice Krispies – $1.29 ea
$1/1 Coupon (not sure where I got this – possibly directly from the manufacturer)
Final Price: $0.29 ea

Diet Coke – $0.77ea
(2) $1/1 ANY Coke Product from Recycle Bank
Final Price: $0.31/3

2 SF Chronicles – $6 – ouch!

Pull-Ups – IN BLUE! :) – $9.99
Use $2/1 tearpad found at FoodMaxx
Get back $2 in ECBs
Final Price: $5.99

(2) Dove Men’s Body Wash – $5.49 ea
Use (2) $1.25/1 from today’s 1/31 RP
Get back $10.98 ECBS ($5.49 for each one)
Final Price: PROFIT of $2.50

Skippy Peanut Butter – $1.67 ea
Use (3) $0.75/2 from the 1/31 RP
Get Back $3 ECBs
Final Price: $0.67 ea

Jello – $0.50 ea
Use $1.25/3 tearpad coupon (found at Kmart)
Final Price – $0.25/3

Digiorno Pizza – $2.99 ea
Use $1/2 tearpad coupon (found at Safeway)
Final Price: $4.98/2

Petsmart

(3) Purina ProPlan Cat Food – 3.5lbs – FREE
(3) Purina ProPlan Cat Food – 0.6 oz – FREE

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So we are doing fairly well on our “Living off the Land” challenge, 13 days in – $48.25 spent on groceries alone including today’s shopping trip.  However we did eat out tonight.  Tonight, yes it was one of those days.  I didn’t sit down until about 3:30pm today and even then it was to sit down and work.  When my husband got home at 5pm it set in that I had completely forgotten about dinner, you see lunch happened so late as it was I didn’t even realize it was 5pm.  One of those days.  So Little Ceasers came to our very cheap rescue.  How are you doing, are you finding the challenge, well… as challenging as I am?

I did a quick shopping trip tonight at Safeway, there are a few really good deals.  I got 8lbs of meat for $9.92 (chicken and ham!)

Coupon Deals –

Safeway Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast $1.69 lb  (limit 2)
Sold in a 4lb Bag
Use $1/1 Safeway Coupon Link loaded to your club card
Final Price: $5.56 or $1.44 per pound!

Quaker Granola Bars – $0.99ea (limit 3)
$0.55/1 Quaker Chewy Granola Bars, exp. 2-13-10 (RP #2 1/3/10)
$1/2 Quaker Bars Printable Coupon
Final Price: As low as $0.44 per box

Quaker Quakes Rice Snacks 5/$5
$0.75/1 Quaker Rice and Multigrain Snack, exp. 2-28-10 (RP 01/10/10)
Final Price: $0.25 ea – HOT Price!

Craisins – BOGO @ $2.99ea
Used a Buy 1 Craisins get a 100 Calorie 6 Ct Bag Free coupon from a Sunday Parade Insert (can’t remember the date)
Final Price: $3.00 for all 3

Ocean Spray Juice – 2/$5 – Ouch!
Used a Tearpad Coupon for a FREE 6ct Bag of Grapefuit wyb 2 Ocean Spray Juices
Final Price: $5.00 for all 3, not too bad and I really wanted grapefruit ($2.99 without coupon)

Clearance Finds!

Ham – $2.18 ea after extra 50% off
They are 2lbs ea, so basically $1 per pound, I’ll be sharing on my family’s favorite recipes using this ham soon!

Pampers Easy-Ups – $6.00
Used $2/1 from teh 12/27 P&G Insert
Final Price: $4.00 for a huge pack!

Total OOP – $23.74 (minus $4.00 for the Pampers – not included in my challenge totals)

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Total Before Club Card, Sale  & Coupon Savings – $39.25
Total Spent OOP – $9.61 (although I am dangerously close to my $30/wk right now, I just couldn’t pass up Oatmeal at $1/box.

Target –

FREE 10-ct Kellogg’s Special K fruit crisps wyb 2 selected Special K items
Special K Bars or Crackers – $2.39ea

Use $1/2 Kellogg’s Special K Cereal Bars from the 1/3 RP
Stack with (3) $1/1 Special K Bars, Crackers, Crisps Target Coupon
Final Price: $0.78 for all 3!

Fiber One Yogurt 4 pks – 2/$3
Use (2) $1/1 Printable Coupons
Final Price – $0.50 ea!

Hello Kitty Trial Size Bandaids – $1.07
Use $1/1 from the Safeway Coupon Booklet or
$1/1 any Band Aid product from the 1/3 RP
* Note they DO NOT exclude trial sizes!
Final Price: $0.07

Johnson & Johnson Travel First Aid Kit – $1.07
$2/1 from the Safeway Coupon Booklet
Final Price: $0.93 OVERAGE!

Lean Cuisine Meals – $1.89ea
Use $1/1 Target Coupon

Final Price: $0.89 ea!

Safeway –

Quaker Instant Oatmeal – Buy 2 Get 3 Free – $9.98/5 boxes
Load $1/2  Quaker Oatmeal Safeway Coupon to your Club Card
Use (4) $1/1 Quaker Instant Oatmeal Printable Coupons IE or Firefox
*You have to have access to 2 computers, if you have 3 – even better!*
Final Price: As low as $3.98 (I paid $4.98)

Nabisco 100 Calorie Snack Packs – 2/$4
Load $1/2  Nabisco Crackers Safeway Coupon to your Club Card
I found another coupon booklet!  I’ll be posting the details soon, but it had a $1/2 Manufacturers Coupon in it for the Nabisco 100 Calorie Snack Packs!
Final Price: 2/$2

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rite-aid-walgreens-shopping-trip-1-3-004Stayfree – BOGO
Used BOGO Coupons from 1/3 inserts
Final Price: FREE

Nivea Lip Care – BOGO
Used BOGO Coupons from 1/3 inserts
Final Price: FREE

Ex-Lax – $4.99
Get $2 SCR (Single Check Rebate)
Used $1.50/1 Coupon from the 12/26 inserts
Final Price: $1.49

I also had a $5 off $25 coupon that covered the extra on the Ex-Lax and almost all of the tax!  Out of pocket today I paid $0.61 and I will get back $2.00 in rebates!  PLUS I got 9 Game of Life tokens!  This rates up there with one of the more embarrassing posts/shopping trips to go live before 1000′s of you all, but alas, it’s life and it was a great deal!

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Electrasol Tabs – $3.49
Use $2.50/1 Finish Quantum Powerball Tabs or Gelpacs, exp. 1-31-10 (SS 1/3/10)
Get $1 RR
Final Price: Free

Neosporin (mine came with a bonus travel kit) -2/$8
Use $2/1 from the Children’s Activity Booklet – will take off $4!
Use (2) $1/1 Neosporin Product, exp. 3-31-10 (RP #2 1/3/10)
Get $3 RRs
Final Price: $1.00 Money Maker

Sometimes I still can’t believe you can get so much for FREE!

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99-cents-store-cvs-shopping-trip-1-2-003(2) Tide – $5.88 ea
(2) Pantene Shampoo/Conditions – 2/$7
Get $2.00 ECBs
1 SF Chronicle – $1.75

Total: $20.51

Used $5.00/$20.00 from last week’s newspaper – expires 1/2
$3/2 Pantene Products from 12/27 P&G
(2) $1/1 Tide from the 12/27 P&G

Total: $10.51
Get Back $2 ECBs
Final Cost: $8.51 – Not a HUGE savings, but not bad considering what I got.

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walgreens-shopping-trip-12-29Chex Mix 3/$3
Use (3) $0.50/1 Chex Mix printable coupons
Final Price: $1.50

Theraflu – $3.99
Use $2.00/1 Healthy Savings Coupon Booklet
$2.00/1 Theraflu printable coupon
Final Price: Free

Loreal Preference (this color was on clearance) – $8.49 down from $15.00
$3.00/1 Walgreens January Coupon Booklet
$2.00/1 Loreal Preference printable coupon
Final Price: $3.49

HOT FREE CEREAL ALERT!
I had several people email me and let me know that you DO NOT need to purchase the milk along with the cereal to get the $2 RRs, so I decided to test it.  Sure enough, 2 boxes of cereal free.  This will help my Living Off the Land Challenge.

Honey Nut Cheerios 2/$4
Use (2) $1.00/1 Honey Nut Cheerios printable coupon
Get $2RRs WYB 2 Boxes
Final Price: FREE

Total Cost (after coupons and RRs) = $5.00!

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