Couponing isn't just for old people! Why pay full price when we can get it for free?!
Scoping out some awesome deals
Store: Rite Aid
Date: 10/04/2011
What we got:
- 1 bottle of Full size Scope mouthwash + 1 sample size Scope mouthwash — Normally $4.79; on sale for $4.00; we used a $1.50 off coupon; final price $2.50
- 1 Oral-B Complete Action toothbrush — Normally $7.99; on sale for $5.99; we used a $3.00 of coupon; final price $2.99
- 2 bottles of Dove Shampoo/Conditioner — Normally $4.99 ea; on sale for $3.50 ea; we used a BOGO MFR coupon and a $2 off Rite Aid coupon; final price $1.50 for both
- 1 tube of Crest Complete toothpaste — Normally $3.99; on sale for $2.59; we used a $1 off coupon; final price $1.59
- 2 travel size tubes of John Frieda full repaid — Normally $1.49 ea; final price $1.49 ea
Note: We used $10.19 in +up rewards to lower our cost, but we got the following +up rewards back: $2.50 in +up rewards from the Scope mouthwash and $5.00 in +up rewards for the John Frieda tubes. In addition, we got $2.99 back in a rebate from the toothbrush and $1.60 back in a rebate from the toothpaste.
Extra Note: Rite Aid really messed up with their John Frieda deal. They had an offer where you got $5 +up rewards when you buy any two bottles of John Frieda product. This deal also applied to their travel size John Frieda products which only cost $1.49 ea, giving a big overage when you buy 2. The first Rite Aid we went to had a clear sign on the travel size bottles telling of the deal. However, they were out of the product so we asked for a rain check and the manager was so stunned by the deal, she took down the tags from the rack and only wrote us a rain check after some stern words from us. We then went to a second Rite Aid and it had the John Frieda travel size tubes in stock but the +up rewards didn’t print. When we told them we were missing our +up rewards, they didn’t believe us. Once again, we showed them the sign and the manager was flabbergasted by the deal and took it down and hesitantly scribbled a note that we should receive $5 off our next purchase (since their stupid system doesn’t allow +up rewards to be printed manually). In conclusion: Rite Aid managers aren’t aware of the deals the store has going and don’t hesitate to rip off deal stickers for their own benefit. Always come to the store knowing their policy and with an ad in hand!
Summary:
Cost before any deals: $29.73
Paid @ register: $1.37
Rebates/Extra Rewards: $12.09
Final cost: $-10.72
That’s 136% savings!
Honeysuckle…’nuff said
Store: Rite Aid
Date: 9/25/2011
What we got:
- 2 tubes of Crest Pro-Health toothpaste — Normally $3.99 ea; on sale for $2.69 ea; we used 2 $1 off coupons; final price $1.69 ea
- 1 bottle of Softsoap body wash — Normally $4.99; on sale for $2.99; we used a $0.75 off coupon; final price $2.24
Note: We used $5 in +up rewards to bring our cost down, but got $2.69 in +up rewards for each of the 2 toothpastes and $2 in +up rewards for the Softsoap!
Summary:
Cost before any deals: $12.97
Paid @ register: $0.62
Rebates/Extra Rewards: $7.38
Final cost: -$6.76
That’s 152% savings!
Deal or No Deal
Deal or No Deal for the week of 10/2/11:
Rite Aid:
- Oral-B Battery Powered Toothbrush $5.99
Use: $3.00 off any Oral-B Battery Powered Toothbrush from P&G 10/2
Get: $2.99 Single Check Rebate
Final: FREE
- Scope Mouthwash 710 ml-1 L $4.00
Use: $1.50 off any Scope Mouthwash from P&G 10/2
Get: $2.50 +Up Rewards
Final: FREE
- Crest Toothpaste (assorted) $2.59
Use: $1.00 off any Crest Toothpaste 4.0 oz or larger from P&G 10/2
Get: $1.60 Single Check Rebate
Final: -$0.01!
- (2) Dove Shampoo or Conditioner 2/$7
Use: B1G1 Dove Shampoo or Conditioner from RP 10/2
and use $2 off any Dove hair care product from Rite Aid adperk
Final: $0.75 ea
(note: if you have 3 of each of these coupons you can get a $5 +Up Reward when you spend $15 on dove products)
CVS/Pharmacy:
- Reach Toothbrush 2 pack $3.99
Use: $2.00 off any Reach toothbrush from walmart.com (no longer available)
Get: $2 ECB
Final: -$0.01!
- Schick Hydro 3 or 5 razor for men $8.29
Use: $5.00 off any Schick Hydro razor (no longer available)
Get: $3 ECB
Final: $0.29
- Dawn Dishsoap 9-10.3 oz $0.97
Use: $0.50 off any Dawn plus from P&G 10/2
Final: $0.47
Note: P&G stands for the monthly Proctor and Gamble coupon insert that comes in many Sunday newspapers. SS stands for the weekly SmartSource coupon insert that comes in many Sunday newspapers. RP stands for the weekly RedPlum coupon insert that comes in many Sunday newspapers. The dates after any of these abbreviations refer to the week the coupon was printed.
If you have any questions about any of the deals posted, please feel free to ask us about them. Good luck couponing!
Softsoap, hard savings
Store: Rite Aid
Date: 9/25/2011
What we got:
- 1 bottle of Softsoap body wash—Normally $4.99; on sale for $2.99; we used a $0.75 off coupon; final price $2.24
- 2 tubes of Crest Pro-Health toothpaste—Normally $3.99ea; on sale for $2.69 ea; we used 2 $1.00 off coupon; final price $1.69 ea
Note: We used $5 in +up rewards to keep the cost down. However, we got $2 +up rewards from the Softsoap and $2.69 +up rewards from each of the Crest toothpastes.
Summary:
Cost before any deals: $12.97
Paid @ register: $0.62
Rebates/Extra Rewards: $7.38
Final cost: -$6.76
That’s 152% savings!
Deal or No Deal
Deal or No Deal for the week of 9/25/11:
Rite Aid:
- (2) Crest Pro-Health Clean Mint Toothpaste 4.2 oz. $2.69 ea
Use: (2) $1.00 off any Crest toothpaste 4.0 oz or larger from P&G 8/28
Get: (2) $2.69 Up Rewards ea
Final: -$1.00! ea
- (2) Theraflu Multi-Symptom Severe Cold with Lipton Green Tea & Honey Lemon Flavors $5.00 ea
Use: $2.00 off any Theraflu Multi-Symptom Severe Cold with Lipton Green Tea & Honey Lemon Flavors from theraflu.com
and use $2.00 off any theraflu from the Rite Aid email sent out yesterday or $1 off any theraflu from Rite Aid ad perk
Final: As low as $1! Great for cold season coming up!
- Softsoap Body Wash $2.99
Use: $0.75 off any Softsoap Body Wash from colgate.com (no longer offered) or $0.75 off any Softsoap Body Wash 12 oz or larger from SS 9/25
Get: $2 Up Rewards
Final: $0.24
CVS/Pharmacy:
- (2) Excedrin 8ct. $0.99 ea
Get: $0.99 Extracare Bucks ea
Final: Free!
- Colgate Optic White Toothpaste 4 oz. $2.99
Use: $1.50 off any Colgate Optic White Toothpaste from SS 9/11
Get: $1 Extracare Bucks
Final: $0.49
- Schick Quattro for Women $8.99
Use: $5.00 off any Schick Quattro for Women from coupons.com (no longer available)
Get: $4 Extracare Bucks
Final: -0.01!
Walmart:
- (2) O-Cel-O sponges 2 ct. $0.97 (regular price)
Use: (1) $0.75 off any two O-Cel-O sponges from 3m.com
Final: $0.54 ea
Note: P&G stands for the monthly Proctor and Gamble coupon insert that comes in many Sunday newspapers. SS stands for the weekly SmartSource coupon insert that comes in many Sunday newspapers. RP stands for the weekly RedPlum coupon insert that comes in many Sunday newspapers. The dates after any of these abbreviations refer to the week the coupon was printed.
If you have any questions about any of the deals posted, please feel free to ask us about them. Good luck couponing!
InSAVEium 23
Store: Rite Aid
Date: 9/18/2011
What we got:
- 1 bottle of Infusium 23 conditioner — Normally $7.99; on sale for $5.99; we used a $1 off coupon; final price $4.99
- 1 Tom’s deodorant — Normally $5.49; on sale for $3.99; we used a $1 off coupon; final price $2.99
Note: We used $7.50 in +up rewards that were going to expire soon to help keep the cost low. However, the conditioner gave us back $4 +up rewards and the deodorant gave us $1 +up reward.
Summary:
Cost before any deals: $13.48
Paid @ register: $0.48
Rebates/Extra Rewards: $5.00
Final cost: -$4.52
That’s 134% savings!
Deal or No Deal
Deal or No Deal for the week of 9/18/11:
Rite Aid:
- Toms toothpaste/deodorant $3.99
Use: $1 off Toms toothpaste or $1 off Toms deodorant from SS 9/18
Get: $1 Up Rewards
Final: $1.99 (not a great price but I love this brand and it doesn’t go on sale often)
- Infusium 23 shampoo or conditioner $5.99
Use: $1 off any Infusium 23 product from SS 9/18
Get: $4 Up Rewards
Final: $0.99
Note: We’ve heard that tomorrow (9/19) Rite Aid will put up a coupon for $2 off Colgate optic white toothpaste on their facebook! If you get it:
- Colgate Optic White Toothpaste $3.50
Use: $2 off Colgate Optic White Toothpaste from Rite Aid Facebook
and $1.50 off Colgate Optic White Toothpaste from SS 9/11
Final: FREE!
CVS/Pharmacy:
- Softsoap Liquid Hand Soap $1.67
Use: $0.70 on Softsoap Liquid Hand Soap from couponnetwork.com
Final: $0.97
Sorry it’s so short but there aren’t a lot of good deals this week!
Note: P&G stands for the monthly Proctor and Gamble coupon insert that comes in many Sunday newspapers. SS stands for the weekly SmartSource coupon insert that comes in many Sunday newspapers. RP stands for the weekly RedPlum coupon insert that comes in many Sunday newspapers. The dates after any of these abbreviations refer to the week the coupon was printed.
If you have any questions about any of the deals posted, please feel free to ask us about them. Good luck couponing!
Fast, safe couponing
Store: Rite Aid
Date: 9/12/2011
What we got:
- 1 tube of Colgate Optic White Toothpaste — Normally $4.49; on sale for $3.99; we used a $1.50 off MFR coupon; final price $2.49
- 1 box of 24 Bayer advanced aspirin pills — Normally $3.99; on sale for $2.99; we used a $2 off MFR coupon and a $1 off Rite Aid coupon; final price -$0.01
Note: We had $2 +up rewards set to expire this week so we decided to use them on the Colgate toothpaste, which gave us $1.50 +up rewards back. The Bayer also gave us $1 +up rewards. Also, the cashier didn’t lower the value of the Bayer coupons so we got an extra 1 cent off our total (we’re rollin’ in the dough now).
Summary:
Cost before any deals: $8.48
Paid @ register: $0.48
Rebates/Extra Rewards: $2.50
Final cost: -$2.02
That’s 124% savings!
careFREE
Store: Rite Aid
Date: 9/7/2011
What we got:
- 2 packs of 20 pantiliners — Normally $1.49 ea; on sale for $1.00 ea; we used 2 $0.50 off coupons; final price $0.50 ea
Note: We also used $1 +up rewards, but got $2 +up rewards back!
Summary:
Cost before any deals: $2.98
Paid @ register: $0.00
Rebates/Extra Rewards: $2.00
Final cost: -$2.00
That’s 167% savings!
Deal or No Deal
Deal or No Deal for the week of 9/11/11:
Rite Aid:
- (2) Bayer Aspirin 20-36 ct. $2.99 ea
Use: $2.00 off any Bayer Advanced Aspirin from RP 9/11
and $1.00 off any Bayer Aspirin from Rite Aid Ad Perk
Get: $1.00 Up Rewards
Final: -$1.01!
Walgreens:
- (2) Skittles candy 1.8-2.17 oz bags $1.19 ea
Use: Walgreen in ad coupon for 2/$1 Mars or Dove candy (Skittles is owned by Wrigley which is owned by Mars)
and use $1.00 off any 2 Skittles candy 1.8-2.17 oz. from target.com (it will print as a manufacturer coupon)
Final: FREE!
CVS/Pharmacy:
- Colgate Optic White Toothpaste 4 oz. $3.99
Use: $1.50 off any Colgate Optic White toothpaste from SS 9/11
and use $1.00 off any Colgate Optic White toothpaste from cvs online
Get: $1.50 ExtraCare Bucks
Final: FREE!
- Softsoap Body Wash $2.99
Use: $0.75 off any Softsoap Body Wash from colgate.com
Get: $2.00 ExtraCare Bucks
Final: $0.24
- (4) Air Wick Freshmatic Compact Starter Kit $4.99
Use: $4.00 off any Air Wick Freshmatic Ultra or Freshmatic Compact Starter Kit from SS 9/11
Get: $10.00 ExtraCare Bucks
Final: -$6.04!!
Note: You get $10 ECB when you buy $20 of participating product. If you buy 4 the total is $19.96 however, they will still print the ECB if it is within $0.05 of the deal.
Note: P&G stands for the monthly Proctor and Gamble coupon insert that comes in many Sunday newspapers. SS stands for the weekly SmartSource coupon insert that comes in many Sunday newspapers. RP stands for the weekly RedPlum coupon insert that comes in many Sunday newspapers. The dates after any of these abbreviations refer to the week the coupon was printed.
If you have any questions about any of the deals posted, please feel free to ask us about them. Good luck couponing!
