Friday, September 16, 2011

Last week's Martin's and Big Lots Trips

Joe and I needed to run down to Martin's to get some banana boxes to pack somethings in for the Flea market last weekend, so while he loaded the car, I perused the store for deals.  And afterward we stopped into Big Lots for a look around as well, here's what we ended up with...
Martin's:
1 pkg Charmin TP $5.29
1 pkg Luden's Cough Drops $1.59 - $0.59 Sale - $0.55/1 MC (magazine) doubled to $1 = FREE!
1 loaf Bakery Italian Bread $1.99
3 Stretch Island Fruit Co. $0.59 ea - $0.26 x 2 and $0.25 x 1 Sale = 3/$1
1Organic Pasta from the clearance rack $1.73 marked down
+ $0.32 Tax
Total OOP: $10.33, Savings of $2.36 or 19%! + 26 Banana Boxes to pack stuff in for FREE!

Big Lots:
4 pkgs Kitty Treats $1 ea = 4/$4
1 pkgs Plastic Sheeting (to cover out flea market Tables) $6.50 (cheaper than Wal-mart)
+ $0.63 Tax
Total OOP: $11.13!

This week's CVS Trip

Well, by the time I got to CVS on Tuesday most of the deals were gone, so I walked out with more rain checks than purchases, but that's okay.  Here's what I did get...
1 box pHresh Brilliant pH Tampons $6.79 - $6.79 ECB - $1/1 MC = FREE + $1 Money-maker!
2 pkgs Hallmark Tissue Paper $1.50 ea - $0.75 ea clearance = 2/$1.50
+ $0.09 Tax
- $6 ECB's used to Pay
Total OOP: $1.38 - $6.79 earned ECB's = Net OOP: ALL FREE + $5.41 Money-maker!

This week's Rite-Aid Trip

There are loads of deals to be had this week at Rite-Aid!  Here's what I scored yesterday, and I'll be going back for more tomorrow hopefully...
4-2 pks GE Light bulbs (done in two transactions) $4.29 ea - $2.29 ea Sale - $3 SCR x 2 = 4/$2
2-4 pks Simplify Toilet Paper $1 ea - $0.20 ea card discount = 2/$1.60
2 pkgs Stay-free Maxi Pads $3.99 ea - $0.99 ea Sale - $1/1 MC (newspaper) x 2 - $3 UP+Rewards wyb 2 = 2/$1
4 boxes Tylenol Precise Pain Patches $7.99 ea - $2 ea Sale - $5/1 MC (newspaper) x 4 = 4/$3.96 (these count towards a spend $30 get $10 UP+Rewards, so I need to go back and finish the deal!)
1 pkgs Hair Clips $1 - $0.50 clearance = $0.50
+ $0.50 Tax
- $14 UP+Rewards used to Pay
Total OOP: $4.56 - $6 in SCR's and $3 UP+Rewards = Net OOP: ALL FREE + $4.44 Money-maker!!!