Little update

It has been some time since I updated this blog and it is about time I caught up. I have done weekly trips to Rite Aid and Walgreens, I have scored some mega deals and I wish I documented them earlier. I will try to do them this coming Sunday :)

After some serious decision making, I purchased the Sephora Colorista Custom Makeup Palette. Between all the youtube makeup guru's, reviews and then the recent drop in price ($36 to $28) I knew it was time. The part of the palette that made it such an investment, is that each pod of color is magnetized into the container. It also comes with a mini container to take the colors out of the bigger palette, put them into the smaller container and you can take all of your colors with you for touch-ups during the day.  Make-up palettes have that downfall of not being small enough to take within your purse. Lets say, you are wearing a lip color but it is from a larger palette, you will not be able to take it with you unless, you fit it in a larger purse. This palette makes it easy for you to travel or touch-up during the day with the colors you picked out from the palette.

I can't wait to get it!

Rite Aid shopping trip June 1st

Here are some of the deals I scored this week at Rite Aid. I love Rite Aid and products that I can get great deal, use coupons and receive UP rewards.

What are UP rewards? They are basically free money that you can use on any future purchase. You can use them towards any product in-store; just keep an eye on the expiration date (you don’t want to throw away free money). You do not get to use them for your current transaction, you earned them from your purchase and it is not going to discount what you’re paying in that transaction.

What is Rite Aid Ad perks? If you go to riteaid.adperk.com, sign up and you can earn coupons to use in-store. All you have to do is watch a 30 to 1 minute ad of Product A, and you will earn a coupon for that product. You go to your rewards section and print off the coupon to use in store.

The start of my shopping trip, I already had $2 register rewards and a coupon for $3 off a $15 purchase. I earned these from a previous trip to Rite Aid about a week ago.

Now lets get into the deals:

Transaction #1

Renpure Organics Shampoo or Conditioner - $4.99 w/$4.99 UP Reward

This week this product is on sale for $4.99, with UP Rewards of $4.99 for each product purchased (max 2). You still pay $4.99 but you earn $4.99 for future purchases.

Used $2 in UP rewards earned from a previous purchase

Spent $7.98

Earned: $9.98 in UP Rewards

Transaction #2

Charmin 4 pack on sale for $2.99 (page 10 of ad)

Used $1.00 off coupon from P&G coupon booklet they sent out in early 2011

Total cost: $1.99

Herbal Essences or Aussie Shampoo 2/$5 (page 6 of ad)

Used $1.00 off coupon from P&G coupon booklet they sent out in early 2011.

Even without the coupon, it is still a fabulous deal.

Total cost: $4.00

Revlon Just Bitten Lip Stain (page 1 of ad)

This week all Revlon products are 40% off.

Regular price of lip stain $8.99. 40% off price $5.39

Ad Perks coupon $2.00

Total cost: $3.39

Loreal Mascara Voluminous Million Lashes (page 8 of ad)

This week Loreal Mascara’s are $5.99

Regular price of mascara $8.95, sale price $5.99

Ad Perks coupon: $2.00

Total cost: $3.99

Additional coupons:

$3 off $15 (earned from previous purchase)

$4.99 UP rewards (transaction #1)

$4.99 UP Rewards (transaction #1)

Total before taxes: $.39

Total out of pocket: $1.80

Original cost for shopping trip: $ 45.19

After sale cost for shopping trip: $29.35

Final cost of products: $8.37
FINAL COST AFTER TAXES: $10.64

Allyou has coupons online you can use too. They have a .50 off coupon off any Sally Hansen nail product and Rite Aid has a sale going on B1G1 50%. You know that you can use (2) with this sale!

Irish Spring, Lady Speed Stick, Speed Stick: You pay $2.99, earn $2.00 in Up Rewards, like you're paying $.99 for each, limit 4.

Kleenex Facial Tissues $.97 (should go back for that)

They have a bunch of food products on sale this week, nothing I had a coupon for you I passed it up.

Palmolive Dishwashing Liquid- $.99

Dog Chow $14.99. I believe there is a coupon on there that you can use with this sale.

Aquafresh $1.99

Banana Boat or Hawaiian Tropic: Buy 1 get 1 free. There are coupons you can use to lower the price from a Sunday ad a couple of weeks ago.

Huggies Little Swimmers:  $6.97 and I know there is a $2 off coupon from an Sunday Ad a few weeks ago. This would be a great deal for parents with children in diapers.

Well, that is all for now. You can check the ad online and see other sales they have going on. I also signed up tonight to start receiving Allyou magazine b/c they have dozens of coupons every month (which from what I have seen would be useful).  I shopped at Walgreens too but didn't score too big (I will make another blog tomorrow).