Dual Drugstore Deals: $145 for $8

Another fun morning getting all sorts of good stuff for dirt cheap!  Today: Rite Aid & Walgreens.  Nothing at CVS was calling my name this week, and with my ECBs good 'til later in the month I didn't even stop in.

Wags had some good sales on the whole, though not many were items we particularly wanted or needed.  I can't complain, though! 

Transaction 1
2 Reach Crystal Clean toothbrushes - $1.99ea
1 Reach floss - $1.99
2 oven mitts and a 2-pack of kitchen towels - $1.99ea
1 4-pack Schick Xtreme3 razors - $5.99
Subtotal $17.93
Less three $1 off Reach brush/floss, $3 off Schick razor, three $1 off Reach store coupons, three $1 off oven mitts/kitchen towels store coupons
Total $5.93, paid $3 RR & cash
Received back $3 RR (Schick)

Transaction 2
1 Reach Crystal Clean toothbrush - $1.99
2 Betty Crocker cornbread mix - $.50ea
3 Clabber Girl double acting baking powder - $.99ea
1 2-pack kitchen towels - $1.99
1 4-pack Schick Xtreme3 razors - $5.99
Subtotal $13.94
Less one $1 off Reach brush, two $.75 off Clabber Girl, $3 off Schick razor, one $1 off towels store coupon, three $.49 off Clabber Girl store coupon, two $.26 off cornbread store coupon, $1 off Reach store coupon
Total $4.45, paid $2 RR, $1 RR & cash
Received back $3 RR (Schick)

Shelf price: $32.05
Total: $11.38
Earned rewards: $6
Out of pocket: $5.38

$3.96 of my OOP went directly towards my oven mitt & kitchen towel obsession, so $1.42 for all the rest of that stuff works out to be pretty awesome!

 Next, we went to Rite Aid for the huge deals on Garnier products:

Transaction 1
3 Garnier Herbashine hair colors - $5.99ea
5 Garnier Fructis shampoo - $3ea
1 Oral-B Crossaction toothbrush - $2.99
Subtotal $35.96
Less $5 off $25 purchase, three $3 off Herbashine, five $1 off Fructis, one $.75 off Oral-B, $2 off Herbashine store coupon
Total $14.21, paid ten $1 +UPs & cash
Received back two $5 +UPs (Garnier, $5 when you spend $15) and one $2.99 +UP (Oral-B, limit 1)

Transaction 2
3 Garnier Herbashine hair colors - $5.99ea
5 Garnier Fructis conditioner - $3ea
2 Nivea for Men Active 3 bodywash - $3.99ea
2 Renuzit air freshener cones - $.88ea
Subtotal $42.71
Less $5 off $25 purchase, three $3 off Herbashine, five $1 off Fructis, two $3 off Nivea, two $1 off Renuzit, $2 off Herbashine store coupon
Total $13.71, paid two $5 +UPs (previous transaction) & cash
Received back two $5 +UPs (Garnier, $5 when you spend $15), two $1 +UPs (Nivea)

Shelf price: $113.39
Total: $27.92
Earned rewards: $24.99
Out of pocket: $2.93

Yeah, 18 months' of hair color, 4 or 5 months' of shampoo & conditioner, some bodywash, some air fresheners, and a toothbrush for under $3.  I can live with that. 

Today's totals

Shelf price: $145.44
Total: $39.30
Earned rewards: $30.99
Out of pocket: $8.31, for a savings of $137.13, or 94%!!!

One box of the hair color (which is my preferred brand!) is $8.49.  This was cheaper than buying one hair color and still getting everything else today for free!   We went to McDonald's for lunch (because - hello!! - McRib!!!) and it was more expensive than both drug store trips combined.

Now, if you'll pardon me, I'll be over here doing a happy dance once my McRib digests.  Woo hoo!!