Drugstore (and Grocery) Deals of the Week 8/18/08

Considering everything in life is getting exponentially expensive by what seems like the day, there is some comfort to be had in CVS, Walgreens and the like.

CVS
Transaction 1
Oral-B Toothbrush $1.77 (Sale)
5 12-pk. Pepsi/Dr. Pepper Products $11 (Sale)
SoBe Life Water $1.59
Total: $14.36
Use $2/$10 purchase CVS coupon
Use $1 Oral-B coupon from inserts
Use "Free SoBe Life Water wyb a Pepsi product" coupon my husband found
Use $5 ECB
Total After Coupons: $7.82
*Earned $1 ECB!*

Transaction 2
CVS antibacterial Foaming Cleanser $1.99
Use $2 Skin Care coupon
Total After Coupons: FREE!

Transaction 3
CVS antibacterial Foaming Cleanser $1.99
Use $2 Skin Care coupon
Total After Coupons: FREE!

Walgreens
6 Skippy Creamy Peanut Butter 16.3 oz $10
Swiffer Starter Kit $11.99
Walgreens Toothbrush $.79
Total: $22.78
Use $1 Skippy coupon
Use $5 Swiffer coupon
Use $.40 Walgreens Toothbrush coupon
Less Swiffer Rebate
Total After Coupons: $4.39
*Earned $4 off of next transaction!*

Rite Aid
Crest Extra Whitening with Scope $2.99 (sale)
Less $2.99 Rite Aid Rebate
Total: FREE

Totals for the day's drug store shopping:
$65.94 worth of items
$53.73 in savings
Total OOP: $12.21 with $1 ECB for the next CVS trip and $4 off the next Walgreens trip

Ralphs
Since Ralphs went to this new Rewards program, it has been my goal to save even more with the increased prices. No itemized list since it's too long, but here's the bottom line.

Total $27.37
Saved: $22.32
Not bad for groceries.