Sunday Morning Shopping

Rite Aid Deals 10/25 – 10/31/09 (more profit!)
CVS Deals 10/25 – 10/31/09
Walgreens Deals 10/25 – 10/31/09

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Ok, highlights from this morning’s trip:

I was asked twice, once at Tops and once at Rite Aid, if I work for corporate.

I think it is time for me to shut my mouth and stop being so “helpful”.

I love Rite Aid! I found out a whole lot more about the wellness+ program including my phone # did not work at the register, and Rochester is included in the Buffalo test market.

Yes, as suspected after we all saw the wording change on the amazing printables, the four cities, Buffalo, San Diego, Greensboro NC and Harrisburg PA are test markets for the new pilot program from RA. The good news is, even if you are not in the test markets if you sign up online you can accumulate points and they will send you a card. The bad news is you may not be able to use the great coupons they will be sending out weekly. The program goes national in January.

I am going to write another post on all I found out today, and I’ll enter the link here.

I left this morning dragging my butt due to my lack of sleep and a headache. I must not have been the only one having a bad morning because traffic was non-existent.

Headed over to Tops where I got:

(8) Weight Watchers Yogurt
(1) Jennie-O Tenderloin
(4) Tony’s pizzas
and paid 93¢ after coupons and a $1 Catalina.

This was the store where the clerk asked me if I work for corporate. He also asked me what he did “wrong” because, “Wait, this can’t be only 93¢! What did I do wrong?”

I told him “nothing” and he was ok with that.

The Jennie-O coupons are in the Tops fliers in the store!! *happy dance*

So after that I figured “I am an idiot”. I should get cheap stuff not the tenderloins. After all, how many people have the $5 biggest loser coupons, and how many other people are looking for a pack of turkey close to $2 to use the $2 coupon on?

At store#2 I got:

(8) WW Yogurt
(1) Jennie-O so easy turkey dinner entrees
for $1.83 after coupons

I did not have any newspaper coupons, but there is a 55¢ on-pack peel off coupon that doubles making the so-easy

$3.99
- 55¢ coupon doubled
- $2 jennie-o coupon
= 89¢

I did the exact same order at store #3.

I do not know if this coupon is kept track of on each bonus card like the doublers are. I have over 10 Tops bonus cards, so it is going to be the end of the week before I know. If anyone knows the answer to this question, please post or email me!
Thanks Christina: I have used 4 of the Jennie-0 coupons with the same bonus cards with absolutely no problems

I become more and more convinced each week that Walgreens is not worth the aggravation of the RR. If they let you use one RR and one manufacturer coupon per product, I’d change my mind in a split second, but as it stands now with the program, I donno. I mean sure since I buy papers (nearly) every week I am just using my paper money to buy stuff at walgreens and then immediately rolling to the newspapers, so it isn’t like I am spending actual cash on product; I’d buy the papers regardless, I just would make it an easy transaction. And the week I don’t buy papers? I’m stuck. I went in this morning with (2) $2 RR that expire today and literally walked the store looking for something to purchase. I ended up with some clearance saddle soap and mink oil and now I’m out of RR.

And I’m not sorry I am out either.

All I know is that CVS near my house cannot open soon enough!

Here’s my tiny order at RA. I headed north to shop because I did not feel like fighting the crowds at my stores and there are two Rite Aids one city block apart (not kidding) about 10 minutes north of me where no one ever shops. The stores were full of product at 9:30am and only one other person was looking for the deals.

At Store #1 the clerk was all set to ask me about the wellness card when I said to her “Can you enter my telephone number for the wellness+ program?”

Wow did she deflate!

Poor girl. She is so cute and perky and a pleasure to have check me out. We got to talking and the store manager knew a lot about the program, and this is the store where I was asked if I worked for corporate (probably because I knew about the wellness+ program). Bottom line I filled out an application and got my card there. Those amazing printables scanned with no trouble. Store #2 was the same order for someone else, and I picked up more info too. The phone number did not work in that store either (different number, different online account).

(1) Sambucol $7.99
(1) Blink Tears $7.99
(1) Cepacol fizzlers $4.99
(1) EOS $1.99
(1) Lubriderm $2.99
= $25.95
- $5/$25 RA coupon
= $20.95
- $4 in amazing RA coupons
= $16.95
- $5 manufacturer coupons
= $11.95
- $22.96 SCR
= $11.01 Profit! Not spectacular, but I am happy.

And then I came home and started typing… I probably should get the dairy out of the car, huh?

So, how did you do this morning? Everything go as planned?

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