Rite Aid Trip (saved 53.09%) and CVS Trip (saved 87.82%)

My percentages of savings this week aren't impressive looking, but that is because I don't include the ECBs or UPRs I earned in my savings. I wait until I spend them and then work them into coupons. That is one of my pet peeves about couponing. I don't like to count the reward you earn into calculating savings during that trip. To me, it almost fluffs it up. Don't get me wrong, when I decide what to buy, the rewards play a major role. I do, however, work the SCR into my savings, since it is in the form of cash, not a coupon good only for the store. The key to saving big at drug stores is to roll your rewards. You leave the store with $10 in rewards, come back next week, use those $10 to pay for your order, and in return earn say $15 more rewards. Then the cycle repeats itself!

Anyway, enough rambling. I haven't been to into my Rite Aid shopping lately, because I think the service at my local Rite Aid sucks. I feel like I am being profiled sometimes, and that they don't really like customers who use lots of coupons. I did have a good experience last night, though, so that was nice. I have never felt like that at CVS though.

Rite Aid Transaction:
1 box of Pampers: $19.99-$1/1 MFQ=$18.99 (plus I earned $5 UPR)
2 Pantene Conditioners: $3.50 each-$2/2 MFQ= $2.50 each
2 Oral B 3D White Manual Toothbrushes: $2.99 each - 2 BOGO Qs= Both for FREE (plus I will get back $2 SCR) (and for the above products, I earned an additional $10 UPR)
1 box Playtex Gentle Glide Tampons: $4- $2 IP= $2 (plus I earned $3 UPR)
-$5/$25 IP (use zip 19543 and change radius to 50 miles)

Total Shelf Cost: $44.92
My OOP: $21.07 (plus I earned $21 UPR)
Total Savings: $23.85 (53.09%)

CVS Transaction:
1 Brach's Candy Corn: $.99 (plus I earned $.99 ECB)
1 Nivea for Men Active 3 Body Wash: $4.99-$1/1 MFQ= $3.99 (plus I earned $4.99 ECB)
1 Nature's Way Alive Vitamins: $9.99-$1/1 IP= $8.99 (plus I earned $9.99 ECB)
1 box Tylenol Precise Heat Patches: $5.99-$2/1 IP-$2/1 CVS Q= $1.99 (plus I earned $2 ECB)
-$14 ECB (from previous transactions)

Total Shelf Cost: $27.33
My OOP: $3.33 (plus I earned $17.97 ECB)
Total Savings: $24.00 (87.82%)