Back to regular drugstore shopping

I finally got back to my regular drugstore shopping routine. WAGS & CVS had a few good deals with coupons expiring 6/6, so I made a list and headed out. First stop WAGS

Trans 1

4 x Old Spice deodorant $20.00
2 x Loreal Elvive shampoo 8.00
2 x Palmolive dish soap 3.98
1 x Mentos  1.29
Less Old Spice DQ (6.00)
Less Loreal IVC (2.00)
Less Loreal DQ (4.00)
Less BR Points (20.00)
Tax 1.92
OOP $3.19

Earned $5.29 RRs ($4 Old Spice, $1.29 Mentos), $2 BR points (Palmolive), $8.10 Ibotta (Old Spice + any item)

Total earned $15.39

Trans 2

4 x Crest t/p $11.96
2 x Palmolive dish soap 3.98
3 x Purex detergent 6.00
2 x Oral B t/b 7.98
1 x Mentos 1.29
Less 2 Crest DQs (10.00)
Less Purex q (0.50)
Less BR Points (20.00)
Tax 1.80
OOP $2.51

Earned $10 BR Points ($8 Crest, $2 Palmolive) + $1.29 RR (Mentos)

So my $3 Oral B RR didn't print, but I didn't have time to figure it out. I'm trying to spend less time in store and I still needed to go to CVS & Walmart, so I decided to just wait until I got home. I knew that it wasn't the CAT machine, cause my Mentos RR printed. I knew that I could just contact CS to refund me. Well, after studying the receipt when I got home, I noticed that the cashier didn't scan all 3 toothbrushes. I bought 3, but she only scanned 2. Ugh! This isn't the first time this has happened. You had to buy 3 to get the reward. I figured I'm actually ahead, because the t/b costs $3.99 and the reward was only for $3. So 99c extra in my pocket.

I started out with $48 BR Points and ended up with $21 BR. I don't mind spending it down, as long as my OOP is low.

The Palmolive is a monthly deal (thru 6/27). Buy 2, get $2 BR. Sale price is $1.99. I figured this is a better deal than my DT deal. DT bonus size bottles are 16 oz vs WAGS 20 oz bottles. I'm stocking up.

This deal rolls, so you can keep using your earned points, to roll into another deal. For those who'd like to try, do the following:

2 x Palmolive $3.98
OOP $3.98 + tax
Earn $2 BR points

Trans 2

2 x Palmolive $3.98
Less BR points from previous transaction (2.00)
OOP $1.98 + tax
Earn $2 BR Points

Rinse & repeat

CVS

Let me start off by saying that I'm beyond mad at CVS. Contacted CS about my expired EBs (that they were supposed to reissue). Haven't heard a thing back, nor has anything been added to my account. That's $27 down the drain. Really CVS. We still have a Stay Home order in place & this is how you thank your customers!

The other thing is that I couldn't find my $10 EB from my last shopping trip. I normally cut my EBs and place it in my wallet, but the last I remember seeing the receipts, is when I wrote my previous blog post. The crazy part is that I easily found the other receipt from the same date. I'm blaming lockdown for my CRS (can't remember shit)....lol So yeah, my OOP was really high.

2 x Garnier shampoo $7.00
2 x Loreal Elvive 8.00
3 x Pantene detangler 15.00
1 x Bulldog razor 9.99
1 x Schick razor 8.99
1 x Covergirl lipstick $8.79
1 x Covergirl mascara 6.79
1 x GS blender 6.49
Less Garnier q (3.00)
Less Loreal Q (4.00)
Less Schick DQ (4.00)
Less Bulldog DQ (4.00)
Less Covergirl DQ (3.00)
Less Covergirl DQ (3.00)
Less 3/12 cosmetics DQ (3.00)
Less 3/12 Shave DQ (3.00)
Less 3/15 Haircare DQ (3.00)
Less Hair care DQ (2.00)
Less Pantene DQ (2.00)
Less Beauty EB (3.00)
Less GSQ Q (6.49) Free wyb $15 Covergirl
Tax 2.97
OOP $27.53 Paid $5 of it with a gc
Total OOP $22.53

Earned $19 EBs ($4 Bulldog, $3 Schick, $4 Pantene, $2 Loreal, $6 Covergirl).

Should get another $3 Beauty EB too. That's $22 earned.

A very spendy drugstore shopping day for me.

Total OOP : $28.23
Less cash back earned $8.10
OOP $20.13
Retail value : 205.16

Well, I'll take that 90% saving any day...lol

I opted to do a big transaction instead of smaller ones to lower my OOP. If I just did separate transactions, I'd still have a small EB amount to roll into future deals. That means more small transactions.

I'm so very happy to get my Pantene detangler on sale again. This stuff is too pricey (well according to me...lol ) for me to pay full price for it. Silly me just realised that I never clipped the Pantene paper q. Ugh.

For those folks who still think we are crazy to stockpile, let me tell you that we haven't needed a single HBA or household item for the 3 months we've been in lockdown. We had more than enough food too and still do. We still have enough HBA items in our stockpile to last several months. However, I'm building up my stockpile again, just in case there's a 2nd wave (which I hope won't happen). If not, then we'll at least be set for winter and I don't have to worry about chasing deals in bad winter weather.

WALMART

I did some grocery shopping at Walmart. We really only needed bagged salad, bananas & milk, but I left the store $100 later. Oy vey...lol

I did find something new. I was getting some Rotel tomatoes, when I spotted the Walmart brand for 46c. I immediately put the Rotel ($1) back onto the shelf & grabbed a few Walmart ones instead. If it tastes good, then I'll stock up on it next time.

That's my shopping for the week. I only have drugstore shopping on my list for next week. We really don't need any more food.