Dual Drugstore Deals: $179 for $17

We had a busy day today.  After rushing off to Walgreens & Rite Aid, we came home so I could finish making my mom's birthday cake and then headed off to a combo Super Bowl party/birthday party.  I always love family get-togethers!

Walgreens - shelf price $83.88
3 Garner Herbashine hair color $5 ea, $15
1 Right Guard body wash $3.99
Subtotal $18.99, less $1 Right Guard (peelie on bottles), three $3 Herbashine
Total $8.99, received back $8 RR ($5 for spending $15 on Garnier, $3 for Right Guard)
Out of pocket $.99

I did the above transaction three times for a total cost of $2.97 for NINE boxes of hair dye (!!!) and three body washes!

Rite Aid - shelf price $95.27
4 Finesse conditioners $3ea, $12
9 boxes cereal $1.99ea, $17.91
5 Mentos $.50ea, $2.50
2 Ritz crackers $1.99ea, $3.98
3 Scotch paper/coupon cutters $.79ea, $2.37 (clearance)
Subtotal $38.67, less five $.50 Mentos, less $1 off 2 Ritz
Total $35.26, received $21 in +UPs ($5 for each pair of Finesse, $1 for each cereal, $1 for each Ritz)
Out of pocket $14.26

Today was raincheck city at my Rite Aid.  The Excedrin PM 20ct ($1.99ea, I have a bunch of $2.50 coupons) were wiped out, the Betty Crocker items ($2ea, get $2 WYB 2 plus an additional $1 monthly +UP for each, plus various coupons available) were wiped out, and there were only 4 Finesse conditioners on the shelf.  I don't need any shampoo right now, but we go through conditioner so quickly that I'd wanted to get several more bottles. Rainchecks all around!

The cereal deals have been really slim lately.  I mean, really slim.  With various Kellogg's cereals $1.99ea with a $1 +UP back, I figured we should grab a few boxes.  Andy grabbed 9.  The prices at the stores aren't getting any lower and I've started to rethink my stock-up prices.  Cereal used to be $.49-.75 per box for my stock-up price; now it's looking like $.99 is the point where I need to grab a bunch.  Kellogg's recently announced that their cereal prices would go up even more in the coming year, so may as well get it now.  *sigh*

Today's totals

Shelf price $179.15
Total $62.23
Rewards earned $43
Out of pocket $17.23

We had a great time at the party this evening.  As is the norm with my family gatherings, there was tons of great food and lots of laughter.  I brought three of the Herbashine hair color and traded those to my mom for 5 jars of Jif and some Lays Stax from last week's sales and some Betty Crocker from this week's.  She's had good luck finding abundant stock of the various freebie/super cheap food deals at her stores, so she picks us up extras.

Now it's time to go sleep off all the pizza & cake from tonight's festivities....!