Well I got more comments on my coupon adventures than I expected, so I guess I thought I'd keep sharing ... at least until I bore you all to tears :).
So to keep these posts to a minimum (because this could get crazy) I thought I would just keep one post for Walgreens and one for Grocery Stores (Albertsons, Wal*Mart, Etc) for the month and update them for your viewing pleasure.
10.3.08 Adventure
Out of Pocket $22.33
Initial Savings $15.55 (reflected in the above amount)
Register Rewards $18.50
What did I get?
2 Soft Soap Body Washes
Tom's of Maine Mouthwash
Tom's of Maine Toothpaste
Tom's of Maine Deodorant
Gillette Fusion Razor
Oral B Toothbrush
The register rewards are basically a "cash coupon" off your next visit that expire 2 weeks from when they are printed.
Well we happen to have about 5 Walgreens in a five mile radius of our house, so I stopped at another one on the way home to redeem one of the register rewards.
Out of Pocket $1.24
Savings $15.51 (I used a $10 register reward)
Month End Rebate $4
What did I get?
2 Puffs Tissues
4 Hershey's Fun Size Chocolate (I almost have all of our Halloween candy)
10.6.08 A new week of deals
Out of Pocket $9.56
Initial Savings $35.52 (reflected in the above amount)
Register Rewards $3.00
What did I get?
2 Glade Candles
Palmolive Dish Soap
2 Oxy Cleaning Pads (90ct)
1 Colgate Toothpaste
2 Crest Toothpastes
8 Halloween Treat Sacks
And again we stopped at another one on the way home to redeem our register rewards.
Out of Pocket $3.49
Savings $32.72 (I used my remaining $11.50 in register rewards)
Month End Rebate $9.50
What did I get?
Glade Candle
Glade Candle
4 Glade Plug In refills
Scrubbing Bubbles Action Scrubber Kit
Shout Stain Remover (32oz)
3 Halloween Sticker Books
10.9.08 A new week of deals
Out of Pocket $13.23
Initial Savings $23.12 (reflected in the above amount)
Register Rewards $10.00
Rebate $1.00
What did I get?
2 Children's Dimatapp
Children's Robitussen
2A&H Liquid Laundry (32 wash each)
8 Halloween Cups
Second stop:
Out of Pocket $6.65
Savings $30.60 (I used my $10.00 in register rewards)
Register Rewards $5.00
What did I get?
Dove Shampoo
Dove Conditioner
Dove Lotion
Dove Bodywash
4 2L Soda
2 Pert Plus Shampoo&Conditioner
Third stop:
Out of Pocket $3.74
Savings $13.95 (I used my $5.00 in register rewards)
Register Rewards $3.00
What did I get?
3 Kotex Pantyliners
2 Bonne Belle Lip Smackers
4 Halloween Pencils
Fourth and final stop:
Out of Pocket $6.28
Savings $18.81 (I used my $3.00 in register rewards)
What did I get?
2 Bonne Belle Lip Gloss
2 Jane Lip Balms
2 Lysol Disinfectant Wipes
Bounty Papertowels
Halloween Spider Web
Totals thus far for October:
Out of Pocket $65.23
Savings $185.78 (this includes the register rewards, not the month end rebate)
Register Rewards Remaining $0
Month End Rebate $15.50 + MIR $3.99 = $18.49
Now, I can tell you I haven't even come close to "cracking this system." After all, there are some that would think the above is meager savings. But given all the stuff I got that we will use (not the Glade candles) I'm still happy with my end out of pocket. Oh and all those Glade candles, well they were all free after rebate ... some of them small "money makers." Meaning after my coupons and the rebate, I actually came out ahead. Otherwise I would not be purchasing them ... now to figure out how to incorporate them into Christmas gifts :). And the Halloween items, well those were "filler" items. If you read the Walgreens 101, you'll find that their computer will not accept more coupons than items, so if you have multiple coupons for an item, you need a few filler items to make the register happy. We got 11 filler items for $2.
So there you have it, two weeks down, two more to go.
Happy Saving!
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