Living better, spending less.
I have gotten a little lazy about taking pictures of my shopping results lately. This may or may not be connected to the number of toys laying around the living room floor at any given time–it’s sadly difficult to find a clear spot in which to set up photos. It is also connected to the disappearance of naptime at my house–I used to blog during nap and I haven’t yet figured out a new time to work that in. I have taken several shopping pictures that I gave up on posting. But here we are. I can’t take a picture of yesterday morning’s Walgreens visit because everything is already put away, but I can tell you that I purchased:
5 Fusion MVP razors
4 tubes of Crest
6 bottles of peroxide
1 Oral B toothbrush
4 bags of Halls Refresh
6 boxes of character Band-Aids (two each of Dora, Spongebob and Barbie)
2 packages of Trident gum
Total Spent: $13.63 (1.75, 1.13, 1.45, 3.15, 6.15)
Total RR Used: $20 (7, 3, 2, 3, 2, 3)
Total OOP: $33.63
RR Received: $40 (2, 1, 6, 2, 1, 6, 1, 6, 1, 6, 1, 6, 1)
Gift Card Received: $3
Prescription Savings Club: $0.18
Total Cost: $9.55 profit
I think it was worth my time. :)
Just a note about the $3 gift card. I thought that the toothbrushes were a monthly RR deal. They didn’t print and now I see that most deal sites don’t have it listed now…though I remember seeing it somewhere. My beauty advisor also thought it was supposed to be a monthly. I wasn’t going to sweat it, and asked to return the item after purchasing it…but when the manager came, he just gave me the gift card instead of returning it. That’s pretty much the benefit of establishing friendly relations with your store.
When I became a stay-at-home-mom, I promised I could save our family money by shopping sales and maybe even using a few coupons. I had no idea what I was getting into. These days, I am on a first-name basis with the cashiers at the local drugstores, I haven't paid for toothpaste or shampoo in over a year and I spend my free time here, helping others do the same. So please, make yourself at home while you learn how to save, and when to spend!
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