Starting Off My Week the RIGHT Way!

Tonight I had to get out of the house, so I went to Bryan all by myself! The kids have been home WAY too long! I went to CVS and Walgreen's, hoping that by going at the beginning of the week the stores wouldn't be out of everything. I had pretty decent luck...

Walgreen's is a little harder to understand. They have a monthly rebate program, weekly sales with in-ad coupons, and a register reward program (RR). I have learned how to combine the three to maximize my savings.

For my first transaction I purchased items that generated RR. I used some of the RR on the second transaction.

4 Boxes Frosted Flakes 4/10.00
4 Flintstone Gummies 4/20.00
7 Reynolds Wrap Aluminum Foil 20 sq feet 1.69 each

Coupons
4-1.00 Kellogg's
4-1.00 Flintstones
In ad coupon making foil 0.99 each
7-1.00 Reynolds Wrap

Total OOP 23.82 on Gift Card

Received 13.00 in RR
I was in search of a Walgreen's Pharmacy coupon for the Flintstones which would have saved me another 4.00, but to no avail. I thought 6.00 for 4 bottles was a great price anyway, considering we take these vitamins every day. Usually the price of one bottle is 5.99!

Transaction #2

Electrasol 3.49
2 Garnier Fructis Hairspray 2.99
2 Jars of Popcorn (per the husband's request) 2/3.00
6 Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bar 4.89
6 Hershey's Special Dark Bar 4.65

Coupons (try to follow me here)
2.50 Electrasol
EasySaver Coupon for Garnier 4.00 (2.00 per bottle)
6 Hershey's B1G1 (took off 4.80)
In-ad coupon for Hershey's 2/1.00 (took off 3.54)
3.00 RR

Total on GC 4.83
Will submit for monthly ESR of 1.50

CVS
I have so many ECB's from the Christmas and Turkey Day sale! I decided to start using some of them up so I don't have to be responsible for so many!

I only did one transaction, and the cashier looked at me like I was CRAZY! She remembered me from the Christmas sale and my many, many, many transactions! Too funny...

2 Colgate Total 2/5.00
Garnier Fructis Hairspray 2.99
Kids Throat Coolers 4.99
Playtex Tampons 7.99

Coupons
2-1.50 Colgate printable
17.97 ECB

Total OOP 0.21
I decided not to use my GC for this one. Helps me to meet the criteria of a checking acct that I have.

Earned 8.99 in ECB's