Post by cupcakeninja on Jul 5, 2010 18:05:40 GMT -5
I had one of the most confusing yet most rewarding shopping experiences at Rite Aid today. 
I went to Rite Aid to take advantage of the deals Kristin posted for this week, namely the Pantene shampoo/conditioner one. When I got there, there were sales tags on the shelves, but it was a bit confusing. The tags were in front of the larger bottles so I grabbed those figuring it would be a better value. Now had I actually read the ad and didn't have my kids with me, I would've known the deal was on the smaller bottles. Of course, my kids distracted me during check out and I didn't see the shampoo ringing up as $7.49 each instead of 2/$7 as advertised. I didn't realize this until I got home. Thank goodness I don't live far so I had to run back to Rite Aid to exchange them. Problem was, I used a $2 manufacturer coupon that I got with a Pantene sample for my purchase, and that complicates the return since I want to get credit for the $2 manny, and not lose it. Thankfully I got an awesome cashier who just gave me full credit for my return without subtracting the $2 manny out of it so I got credit for it. Then when I went to pay for the correct size of Pantene, the cashier saw the coupons I got from my last purchase on my receipt and just went tear happy with them, yanking out 2 coupons from the end and rang them up. I honestly didn't think those coupons would work because I hadn't bought enough, but they rang up, so I got an extra $2 off my Pantenes. So my return trip back saved me another $2 making my error a money saving one. ;D
In the end, after it was all said and done, for the 2 bottles of Pantene that are advertised as 2/$7, I paid $3 for them....basically $1.50 each for a bottle of shampoo and conditioner. I'll take it! ;D
I also took advantage of other deals while I was there too including the Dawn dish soap...I had 4 coupons from Home Made Simple...the same ones Kristin mentioned: two $1 off and two .25 off. I got 4 bottles (small bottles) of Dawn for $1.48. I also cashed in a free Suave Professionals shampoo coupon and made a bit of money with that one too. The shampoo itself rang up $2.79, but the coupon rang up as $3 off.
I also had a $5 off $20 coupon from watching Rite Aid ads on AdPerk and a bunch of other coupons from those ads including one for Swedish Fish candies to reward my kids for being good in the store.
The one that was a bit of a head scratcher for me was the Compound W that Kristin posted. She mentioned that it's $6.99 but the shelf price was $11.49, not on sale, but had a $6 SCR. Still, it's a good deal since online price is the same as shelf price.
I also took advantage of the Kendall bandages deal and the t-shirts sale as well. (Great for arts project smocks for the kids! In fact one of my kids need one for school as part of their school supplies.) I should get a good chunk back in SCR. Not factoring SCR my savings at Rite Aid today between Wellness card and coupons came to $27 and I only paid $30 after tax...so close to a 50% savings. Plus, $20 is reimbursable by FSA. If I factor in the $9 SCR I should be getting back, I really only paid $1 out of pocket for my purchases at Rite Aid today. ;D Well worth even the return trip with kids in tow.
Oh I almost forgot! My return trip to Rite Aid scored me more Up rewards. I got yet another $1 off $10 hair care coupon, $1 off $10 pain relief coupon (I now have 2 of these since I got one my first trip there), and a $2 off non prescription purchase w/minimum $2 purchase. I guess if you factor in those coupons, my Rite Aid score was a $4 money maker!
I went to Rite Aid to take advantage of the deals Kristin posted for this week, namely the Pantene shampoo/conditioner one. When I got there, there were sales tags on the shelves, but it was a bit confusing. The tags were in front of the larger bottles so I grabbed those figuring it would be a better value. Now had I actually read the ad and didn't have my kids with me, I would've known the deal was on the smaller bottles. Of course, my kids distracted me during check out and I didn't see the shampoo ringing up as $7.49 each instead of 2/$7 as advertised. I didn't realize this until I got home. Thank goodness I don't live far so I had to run back to Rite Aid to exchange them. Problem was, I used a $2 manufacturer coupon that I got with a Pantene sample for my purchase, and that complicates the return since I want to get credit for the $2 manny, and not lose it. Thankfully I got an awesome cashier who just gave me full credit for my return without subtracting the $2 manny out of it so I got credit for it. Then when I went to pay for the correct size of Pantene, the cashier saw the coupons I got from my last purchase on my receipt and just went tear happy with them, yanking out 2 coupons from the end and rang them up. I honestly didn't think those coupons would work because I hadn't bought enough, but they rang up, so I got an extra $2 off my Pantenes. So my return trip back saved me another $2 making my error a money saving one. ;D
In the end, after it was all said and done, for the 2 bottles of Pantene that are advertised as 2/$7, I paid $3 for them....basically $1.50 each for a bottle of shampoo and conditioner. I'll take it! ;D
I also took advantage of other deals while I was there too including the Dawn dish soap...I had 4 coupons from Home Made Simple...the same ones Kristin mentioned: two $1 off and two .25 off. I got 4 bottles (small bottles) of Dawn for $1.48. I also cashed in a free Suave Professionals shampoo coupon and made a bit of money with that one too. The shampoo itself rang up $2.79, but the coupon rang up as $3 off.
I also had a $5 off $20 coupon from watching Rite Aid ads on AdPerk and a bunch of other coupons from those ads including one for Swedish Fish candies to reward my kids for being good in the store.
The one that was a bit of a head scratcher for me was the Compound W that Kristin posted. She mentioned that it's $6.99 but the shelf price was $11.49, not on sale, but had a $6 SCR. Still, it's a good deal since online price is the same as shelf price.
I also took advantage of the Kendall bandages deal and the t-shirts sale as well. (Great for arts project smocks for the kids! In fact one of my kids need one for school as part of their school supplies.) I should get a good chunk back in SCR. Not factoring SCR my savings at Rite Aid today between Wellness card and coupons came to $27 and I only paid $30 after tax...so close to a 50% savings. Plus, $20 is reimbursable by FSA. If I factor in the $9 SCR I should be getting back, I really only paid $1 out of pocket for my purchases at Rite Aid today. ;D Well worth even the return trip with kids in tow.
Oh I almost forgot! My return trip to Rite Aid scored me more Up rewards. I got yet another $1 off $10 hair care coupon, $1 off $10 pain relief coupon (I now have 2 of these since I got one my first trip there), and a $2 off non prescription purchase w/minimum $2 purchase. I guess if you factor in those coupons, my Rite Aid score was a $4 money maker!
