Friday Finals - Drug Stores - Rite Aid, CVS - week of 5/1

Here are my drug store savings for the week:

                                                             Rite Aid Trip #1 (transaction #1 )

 Nivea  (on sale $4 each) = $12 / 3  - 3 $4 coupons = $0
carefree panty liners= $1 - $1 coupon = $0
kotex panty liners = $1 - $1 manufactorer coupon - $1 rite aid video coupon = $1 overage
Cover Girl powder:  $8.99
Cover Girl mascara : $8.99 - $8.99  on sale B1G1F
   = $8.99/2 - $8.99 B1G1F manufactorer coupon
Sally Hansen nail strengthener: $4.95 + Sally hansen nail polish $2.49 (on sale b1g1 50%) - $4 manufactorer
 = $3.44/2
Sally Hansen nail: $3.19 + SH nail polish $1.15 (b1g1 50%) - $4 manufactorer = $0.34/2
SH nail polish: $2.30 + SH nail polish $1.15 (b1g1 50%) - $1 manufactorer = $2.30/2
- $5/25 coupon
=  $0.08 + tax = $1.67 = $1.75 OOP       EARNED $3 rebate on Sally Hansen #70

Regular Retail:  $56.05 - coupons/savings = 97% savings  + earned $3 rebate

CVS

Colgate Total Advanced $2.99 - $1.00 coupon
Nivea lipgloss x2 = $5.98/2 - $2.99 b1g1f coupon , -$1 coupon
Nivea body wash = $9.76/2 - $4.88 b1g1f coupon, -$4 coupon
Gummies Vitamins= $7.99/2 (on sale B1G1F) - 2 $1 coupons, - 2 $0.50 on package (cashier rang them without me realizing till got home and they were off package and saw on receipt taken off)
Reach Total Care Floss = $7.98/2 - $3.99 b1g1f coupon, -$1 coupon
= $12.84 - $10 ECB, - $2 ECB = $1.12 OOP (with tax)
received back:  $9 ECB

Regular Retail: $45.81 - coupons & savings = 72% savings before ECB = 97% savings after ECB

Rite Aid Trip #2 (transaction #2 & 3)

Today I went to use my last Cover Girl B1G1F coupon and since I received my $25 Rite Aid gift card from the allergy medication rebate offer yesterday, I knew I wouldn't have to use any OOP money.

Transaction #3:
Scrubbing Bubbles Starter $9.99
Scrubbing Bubbles Refill $4.49
Cover Girl Mascara $8.99
Cover Girl Mascara $0  (on sale b1g1f)
- $5/25 coupon
- $5 scrubbing bubbles starter coupon
- $3.99  (buy scrubbing bubbles get refill free)
- $8.99 BiG1 free cover girl coupon
= $0.49 + $1.52 tax = $2.01 on gift card = $0 OOP

Regular Retail: $32.46  - coupons & savings  =  93 % savings

Transaction #3
Votive on clearance $0.99
Votive on clearance $0.99
Votive on clearance $0.74
Votive on clearance $0.74
FGX sunglasses $12.99
FGX sunglasses $3.49 (b1G1 50%)
- $5/20 coupon
- $5 foster grant rite aid video coupon (exp.5/31 - printed in april)
- $5 foster grant rite aid  video coupon (exp. 6/30 - printed in may)
= $4.94 + $1.23 tax = total $6.17 - gift card = $0 OOP
qualifies for $4 rebate on sunglasses in May Rite Aid rebate

Regular Retail Price:$33.94  - sale & coupons   =  81% savings + $4 back in rebate #7

Total Regular Retail Drug Stores: $165.26  - coupon/savings =  $ 2.87 Total OOP  = 99 Total % Savings       + earned $7 in rebates and $9 in ECB

May regular retail: $350.76 - $316.77 savings = $25.81 OOP

May Budget: $250 - $25.81 amount spent = $224.19 left in budget
Total savings May = 92%

How did you do?

- Kathleen