Over the past 7 or 8 years, I have developed a method for shopping sales and coupons. Here are some from Rite Aid this week...
Diapers and pullups...regularly $12.49, on sale for $8.99. I also had coupons for these, totalling $7. Total cost: $28.96 or $7.24 per package.
I know, a strange combination for the picture. The Axe body spray are normally $5.99, and after sale, UP reward, and BOGO coupon, I paid 75 cents each. Noah and Nick will each get one for their birthday. They're reaching the "stinky age". LOL
Rite Aid paid me a dollar to take the contact solution away. I paid $7.99, had a $1 coupon, and will get $7.99 back in a Single Check Rebate.
The Maalox cost me a whopping 34 cents after my 20% super-customer discount and a $5 coupon from the Sunday paper a few weeks ago.
Vitamins and supplements are often BOGO at Rite Aid. Rite Aid also will take a coupon for each item, even if it is the free one in the BOGO deal. I got the Cholestoff (yes, I have high cholesterol...and I don't eat much of the things that normally cause that!) for $7.75 each. They were originally $21.49. I had a $4 and a $2 coupon. The melatonin (for Levi to sleep) and vitamin D (for Brian's bones) were also BOGO, and were $13.99 and $11.49 respectively. I had a $3 coupon for each, from AllYou magazine, making the average cost of them about $4 each.
Now for the good stuff. Our snack bin has been running low, and while we don't "need" this stuff, it was also on great sales. The Reese's and Almond Joy pieces were on sale for $2.88 each, normally $3.99. I also had a $2 off 2 coupon from watching Video Values on the Rite Aid website, making them $1.88 each.
Pringles were on sale 2/$3. I had a $1 coupon for them. They are Brian's favorite.
Another favorite for movie night...mixed nuts. These were BOGO at $5.99. I also had a $1 coupon.
The trail mix was 2/$3, with a $1 UP reward with purchase of 2.
Edy's ice cream...regular $5.29. Sale for $2.99 with a $2 UP reward. UP rewards are coupons at the bottom of the receipt, for use on your next purchase. They are the equivalent of cash. Total price: $1.98 for 2 containers of my favorite brand of ice cream!
Dixie plates and bowls...BOGO. Normally $3.99 each and I also had a $3/2 Video Values coupon, making the total price 99 cents for two packages. I have one more of those coupons, and hope to find some plates at a different Rite Aid tomorrow.
All in all, a great week for shopping at Rite Aid! Posting like this is a ton of work though, so don't count on this breakdown often. But I wanted to give any readers (do I have any??) an idea of how I shop.
You do have at least one reader :) Thanks for sharing, don't ever shop at Rite Aid. May have to start!!!!
ReplyDeleteWell, now that's MY kind of shopping! I took advantage of the Huggies deals and I had previous +UP rewards left, so I think I paid $6.99 a package. Plus, they have a coupons online as well. I believe one was $2.00 off.
ReplyDeleteI know you don't need to buy milk from there but thanks to my super duper customer discount I get a gallon for $1.99. Local grocery store has it for about $3.83 or something. I'd get almost two gallons for that price.
Rite Aid is one of my favorite places to shop. Well, you know that =)
You, my dear, are amazing! Although I told you to boycott, seeing you take them for all that they are worth is making me smile (and I am smiling because you are getting things for really cheap/free). And those nuts are delicious...but also very addicting! (p.s. I made your blog a toolbar bookmark right next to FB so I will be checking in much more often :)
ReplyDeleteI'm heading to Rite Aid now to take advantage of the Dixie plates deal (I had missed that previously) as well as get dishwasher entire dispenser system for free =)
ReplyDeleteMan, I wish Canada had those deals!
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