Rite Aid Couponics

I’ve been resisting the pressure to go into great detail about the coupon/shopping games I play at assorted pharmacies, out of fear that they’d take over my blog. However, I get a lot of questions about the details of the deals I do, so here’s my first attempt to give in…

Items purchased
$3.09 – 1 gallon of milk
$1.99 – 1/2 gallon of milk
$5.97 – 3 x 24ct Bayer aspirin
$2.99 – Nivea lip care
$3.00 – 6 jars of spices
$2.99 – Finesse conditioner
$4.00 – 8 Hershey bars
$   .69 – Sally Hansen nail polish
$   .47 – Sales tax
$25.19 TOTAL before coupons

Coupons used
– $5/$25 purchase coupon (online at NBA.com, good thru 3/13/09)
– $5 Bayer printable coupons (2 x $2, 1 x $1)
– $2.50 B1G1 Hershey’s (accidentally put one extra through)
$12.22 TOTAL after coupons + sales tax adjustments

Rebates expected:
$1.99 for Finesse
$2.00 for Nivea
$10 gift card for 3 Bayer products
$13.99 TOTAL Rebates due mid-March

Net cost:  $1.77 profit

For me:  1/2 gallon milk, 3 spices, 2 Hershey bars ($4 worth of stuff)
Everything else will be donated.