Tonight I got $24.31 worth of groceries for $3.40 out of pocket and $3.43 on a gift card:
As you may have noticed from this week’s posts, I’m a lot more mobile than I have been for a long time. Going to Portland and running all over the place would have been a near impossibility even a month ago. My knees have been improving in leaps and bounds – well, not LITERAL leaps, but you know what I mean! I feel a lot more “Normal” than I have ever since this happened. I’m overjoyed to be able to function more normally! So what better way to celebrate than to do multiple transactions at my local grocery stores? 😉
I needed to pick up a few things at the store today, and when I stopped by bloggy buddy and Just4U attendee Frugal Living NW‘s site, I noticed a couple of great catalina deals happening at Safeway and Rite Aid, so I added those scenarios to my list as well. First stop, Rite Aid –
Transaction #1:
Total spent: $1.18, and received $3 back in UP+ rewards
View receipt
Got:
2 travel-size bottles of Jergens hand lotion – these were on sale for “Buy one, get one half off”, so one bottle was .79 cents and the other was .39 cents. Rite Aid was running a promotion where you would receive a $3 UP+ reward (Rite Aid’s version of a catalina coupon) when you bought ANY two Jergens lotions. So, I paid $1.18 and received $3 back to spend on anything in the store; hence, I was “Paid” to buy them!
Transaction #2:
Total spent: .52 cents
Total before coupons: $3.52
View receipt
Got:
4 boxes of tissue – regularly .88 cents each, used my $3 UP+ reward from the previous transaction to make the final cost for all 4 boxes .52 cents. I wanted to use my UP+ reward to stock up on something that would not only cost me little out of pocket, but be the best overall value. Prices on certain household items are higher at Rite Aid than other local stores, so I picked up this tissue because it had a good shelf price, was a great deal after the UP+ reward, and will save me money in the future as it is something we need/will use.
Transaction #3:
Total spent: $1.18, and received $3 back in UP+ rewards
View receipt
Got:
2 travel-size bottles of Jergens hand lotion – you’re allowed a limit of 2 identical UP+ transactions, so I bought two more lotions for $1.18 and received a $3 UP+ reward back.
Transaction #4:
Total spent: .52 cents
Total before coupons: $3.52
View receipt
Got:
4 boxes of tissue – regularly .88 cents each, used my $3 UP+ reward from the previous transaction to make the final cost for all 4 boxes .52 cents.
Next, I headed over to Safeway.
Transaction #1:
Total spent: Nothing out of pocket, put $2.95 on the gift card I received for attending the Safeway Just4U event. I then received a $4 catalina back.
Total before coupons: $4.95
View receipt
Got:
5 packages of Oscar Mayer lunch meat – price: .99 cents each, and I had a $2.00 credit that was automatically deducted at the register because of the Just4U milk promo not coming off. (Just FYI, the credit didn’t show up in my account, it just came off automatically when I entered my club card info at checkout.) My final total was then $2.95, and I received a $4.00 catalina back.
Transaction #2:
Total spent: Nothing out of pocket, put .48 cents on the gift card I received for attending the Safeway Just4U event.
Total before coupons: $9.96
View receipt
Got:
1 dozen eggs – regularly $1.49, received them free through a Just4U offer. This offer is available to all new customers who register for Just4U.
1 can of Pam spray – regularly $3.99, used one free coupon that I received through a blog panel that I am signed up with through Contest Corner.
4 lb bag of sugar – regularly $2.89
1 bag of black beans – regularly $1.59
I then used the $4.00 catalina from my previous transaction to bring the final total down to .48 cents. As an aside, when I talk about these multiple transactions, I am literally walking out of the store, putting my bags in the car, then heading back into the store for round #2 (Or #3, or #4…). I think sometimes people have a mental image of me clogging up the line for hours with a bazillion transactions, but I assure you that’s not the case. 😉
Oh my gosh this is AMAZING. I love reading your blog because I learn so much – I can’t believe you got PAID essentially to buy the lotion. Thank you for spending the time writing these posts Beeb – I bet they are time consuming but they are SO helpful.
[…] cooking spray – if your read Super Coupon Girl then you may have noticed me redeeming the free coupon for this which arrived in my prize pack! This stuff is so handy – I was just using it the […]
[…] Here’s a shelf with some canned food that I think is probably past its best-by date, cans of flavored air, and my stash of cheap tissue. […]
Influence:When viewing a website becomes a routine
experience, many users are known to miss new and vital components that could mean the difference between a good and a
bad browsing experience. This is because if the website of an organization catches the attention of
the people through the designs that are able to focus users’ attention and the content is displayed effectively then the purpose of designing is met.
Even these days’ individuals also are having
their own websites.