Rite Aid: Week of 2/27-3/5 - Sales and Clearance

I made a trip to Rite Aid today and thought I would share a few noteworthy sales I took advantage of from this week's sale ad.

Through tomorrow 3/1 only, you get a $1 +UP reward for every Lays Stax you buy. These are priced at $1 with a limit of 2. I bought 2 which cost me $2 and I earned 2 $1 +UP coupons to use on my next purchase.

I always like to take a quick look at the clearance items when I'm at Rite Aid. There were a few Valentine's items that were 75% off, so I grabbed a coconut filled chocolate heart to surprise my husband. Cost: 22 cents. I also saw BBQ sauce, Ranch dressing, and croutons that were 50% off, making each a whopping 50 cents.

Finally, I bought 3 Secret deodorants. They are on sale buy one, get one 50% off this week. I used a buy 2 get 1 free coupon from the 2/6 Red Plum insert (there is another one in the 1/9 insert). Three cost me $8.23, and also generated a $1 +UP coupon.

I used 2 $1 off +UP coupons that I earned when I stocked up on Theraflu, so I spent $9.95 out of pocket and have 3 $1 +UP coupons to use on another trip to Rite Aid.

Have you made any good trips to Rite Aid lately?

Acme: Cereal and Milk deals

I had a nice trip to Acme this week. A bunch of General Mills cereals are on sale 2 for $5, and if you buy 4 boxes in one transaction, you will receive a catalina for a free gallon of milk on your next transaction. I used 2 coupons ($1/2 Chex and $1/2 Cheerios) so my cereal was $2 a box, which is more than I like to pay for cereal. I usually shoot for no more than $1.50 a box. But, since since I got a free gallon of milk it was a good deal for me.

I also happened to see this new Crunchy Nut cereal had a try me free offer. I had a $1 coupon with me, so I paid $1.50 for the box and will submit for the full purchase price rebate of $2.50!

The sale runs through Thursday at Acme, so you have plenty of time to stock up on some cereal! If you are not shopping at Acme this week, be on the lookout for the Crunchy Nut try free boxes at other stores. My rebate was good through the beginning of 2012, but remember, you can only do the rebate once.

Food Waste Friday: A rough week!

Every Friday, I join with The Frugal Girl and other bloggers to clean out my fridge and freezer and take a picture of anything that has gone bad over the last week. This holds me accountable to faithfully check every week, and motivates me to use up our leftovers. This has made a huge difference in the amount of food we waste every week. I encourage you to participate with me in food waste Friday, too!

Last week I said that we had a bunch of leftover to use up. The good news is that we used up pretty much all of last week's leftovers. The bad news is that because there were so many things in our fridge, a few things from the week before got shoved in the back...a bit of chicken and potatoes, chili, and sadly, mini crab cakes from our Valentine's Day dinner. Also I found some white sauce that I made for fish tacos a while back had sprouted some new colors!

I think we will be back on track for this week!

Free 8x10 Photo Collage from Walgreens 2/24 only!

Yay! Get a free 8x10 photo collage from Walgreens today as part of their 7 days of photo deals this week! Choose to pick up your collage in a local store and you will not have to pay any shipping. Your collage will be waiting for you in as little as one hour! I have done these many times and have always been happy with the results.

Visit Walgreens photo to get started now!

Walgreens Photo Deals: This Week!

I wanted to post about this earlier in the week, but the holiday Monday and the snow yesterday really threw me off! Check out Walgreens Photo online everyday this week for a photo deal!

Today's deal is for a collage mouse pad. These are regularly priced at $12.99 but are $2.99 today only. Shipping is not included, so be sure you take that into consideration.

In the past when they run these sales there is usually a discounted or even free 8x10 photo collage, which you can get free shipping on by having it printed at a Walgreens store. I will post the details if I see that sale!

Food Waste Friday

Every Friday, I join with The Frugal Girl and other bloggers to clean out my fridge and freezer and take a picture of anything that has gone bad over the last week. This holds me accountable to faithfully check every week, and motivates me to use up our leftovers. This has made a huge difference in the amount of food we waste every week. I encourage you to participate with me in food waste Friday, too!

Well, I am a bit surprised that this is all the food waste that I have this week! I mentioned earlier that I've been fighting a rather nasty cold (incidentally, you can still get a great deal on Theraflu at Rite Aid through Saturday!), but all that I had to throw out was a lone strawberry, a little bit of cream cheese, and a small piece of block cheese (not pictured). I do have a ton of leftovers in my fridge right now, so we are going to be working on cleaning those out in the next few days.

Stocking Up: Theraflu at Rite Aid

I've been dealing with a nasty cold this week, so this sale on Theraflu was perfect timing for me! I bought 2 packages at Rite Aid and will end up making $2 for my trouble! Here's how:

Theraflu on sale for $4.99
Purchased 2 for $9.98
Used $3 off 2 Theraflu products from Sunday's Smart Source insert
Used 2 $1 +UP rewards (generated from a previous purchase last week at Rite Aid)
Paid $4.98 out of pocket
Each Theraflu purchase generated a $1 off next Rite Aid purchase coupon ($2 total +UP rewards)
Submit for full ($4.99) Theraflu rebate (found in this Sunday's Smart Source insert also)

Now we are set for cold medication for a while! I hope this helps you prepare for the rest of cold season too!