Spreadsheet Shopper

Shoprite 2/15/11

$0.74 Ronzoni Garden Delight - $1/1 MQ = $0.26 profit per box!

Of course, this is not given as cash back to you but rather applied as a discount to the rest of your order.

Target 11/23

10x $0.77 Goodlife wet cat food - 10x $1 MQ = $3.30 profit

Of course, it’s not cash back, but overage applied to other items in my order.  Like egg nog. :o

This past weekend I gave the ~20 Goodlife cat foods to my mom to donate to the animal shelter back home.  Don’t really want to feed my cat rice and veggies but it is better than nothing for hungry kitties at the shelter. :(

Target 11/11
Free!

Bought:
2x $5.99 TGIF Skillet Dinner
1x $0 TGIF Skillet Dinner (promotion)
10x $0.77 Goodlife Wet Cat Food
1x $0.99 dozen eggs (not pictured)
? tax —> ~$20.67 subtotal

Paid with:
3x $2 TGIF Skillet MQ
$4/2 TGIF Skillet Target Q
10x $1 Goodlife MQ
$0.99 FREE dozen eggs Target mailer Q
= $20.99

$20.99 Q - $20.67 spent = $0.32 in overage applied to other items :)

First of all, Target’s registers seemed to be fixed!  Hurray!  I had no problems with any coupons and even got overage on the cat food.  That was a nice perk! :)

So I went to check out Target’s new Fresh Grocery section and use some coupons.  Generally, everything varied from slightly to much more expensive than what I pay.  However, it seemed like the prices were basically standard full retail prices.  I doubt that their sales will be as good as ShopRite’s though, and ShopRite also has a better selection of items.

When I got the cat food coupons, I didn’t know this food contained rice and veggies. :/  Most people don’t seem to know that those things aren’t great for cats.  Cats are carnivores.  I may wind up donating these to the animal shelter.

CVS 10/14
Profit: $0.88 ($0.36 oop)

Bought:
2x $2.99 Colgate Total
2x $2.50 Quaker Oatmeal
$0.36 sales tax —> $11.34 subtotal

Paid with:
2x $1 Colgate toothpaste MQ
2x $1 Quaker Oatmeal MQ
$6.99 EB (adjusted to $6.98)
$0.36 oop

Received:
$2 EB Quaker
$5.98 EB Colgate
$0.25 EB gbt
= $8.23 EB

Summary:
$8.23 EB received - $6.99 EB spent - $0.36 oop = $0.88 profit

I got a $5/$25 in my email and had a scenario built to use it with the Alive vitamin rain check, but they were missing a lot of items, including the candy corn that would be free with the CRT coupon. :(  Oh well. Still a profitable transaction!

CVS 8/15
Profit: $0.91 ($1.34 oop)

Bought:
3x $1.79 SoBe Lifewater
3x $0 SoBe BOGO
$7.99 Blink Tears
$3.49 Crest Pro Health Toothpaste
$3.49 Glide Pro Health Floss
$0.86 NJ tax —> $21.20 subtotal

Paid with:
$1 Crest Toothpaste MQ
$1 Glide Floss MQ
$1.50 Blink IPQ
3x $1.79 SoBE BOGO IPQ (*up to $1.69, keyed in as $1.79)
$10.99 EB
$1.34 OOP

Received:
$2.50 Crest EB
$2.50 Glide EB
$7.99 Blink EB
$0.25 green bag tag
= $13.24 EB received

Summary:
$13.24 EB received - $10.99 EB spent - $1.34 oop = $0.91 profit

I am quite excited about this new toothpaste/floss product!  I have some gum issues, so maybe this will help me.  And, of course, I will be back at CVS later this week for more BOGO fun - this week it’s BOGO SoBe and BOGO deodorant!

CVS 8/12
Profit: $6.53 ($2.71 OOP)

Bought:
2x $1.50 Coke Zero 2L
$8.97 Schick Hydro 5 Razor
$0.72 sales tax —> $12.69 subtotal

Paid with:
$1/2 Coke 2L CRT 1 day only
$5 Schick Hydro MQ
$3.98 EB
$2.71 OOP

Received:
$4 EB Schick Hydro
$0.25 EB green bag tag

Will receive:
$8.97 Schick Hydro Rebate

Summary:
$4.25 EB gained + $8.97 MIR - $3.98 EB spent - $2.71 OOP = $6.53 profit

CVS 8/4
Profit: $0.15 ($0.10 oop)

Bought:
$1.59 SoBe
$0 SoBe BOGO sale
$0.10 sales tax —> $1.69 subtotal

Paid with:
$1.59 SoBe BOGO IPQ
$0.10 oop

Received:
$0.25 green bag tag

Summary:
$0.25 EB received - $0.10 oop = $0.15 profit

I went to a new CVS is the slightly sketchy town near my work… Yeah it was sketchy, and they only had non-0 calorie SoBes.  I picked these up and got out of there.  On the bright side, I have not tried this flavor before.  Tomorrow I think I will send my bf out in search of more SoBe rain checks.

CVS 7/28
Profit: $2.20 ($0.05 OOP)

Bought:
$4.99 U by Kotex
$0.50 Dove Chocolate
$0.05 sales tax —> $5.54 subtotal

Paid with:
$1 U by Kotex IPQ
$1 U by Kotex CRT
$0.79 Dove Chocolate CRT
$2.99 EB
$0.05 oop

Received:
$4.99 U by Kotex EB
$0.25 green bag tag

Summary:
$5.24 EB gained - $2.99 EB spent - $0.05 OOP = $2.20 profit

I finally got some good, useful coupons out of the coupon machine!!  Free liners and chocolate… it must look like it’s that time of the month…. >_>

CVS 7/23
Profit: $0.48 ($0.76 OOP)

Bought:
$6.98 Bounty 8pk
$7.99 Celsius Green Tea
$1.99 Xtra Detergent
2x $0.50 Pretzel M&M
3x $0.99 Ivory Soap 3pk
2x $1.99 Expo Washable Dry Erase
2x $0.50 CVS Pantiliners
$0.35 sales tax —> $26.26 subtotal

Paid with:
$5 off $25 cvs email coupon
$3 off cvs birthday coupon
$1 Bounty MQ
$3 Celsius MQ ($2 ipq is here)
$1 Xtra MQ
$0.50 Pretzel M&M BOGO MQ
$1/3 Ivory MQ
2x $1 Expo Washable IPQ
$9 EB
= $25.50

$0.76 OOP

Received:
$7.99 EB Celsius Green Tea
$1 EB Pretzel M&M
$1 EB CVS Pantiliner
$0.25 green bag tag
= $10.24 EB

Summary:
$10.24 EB received - $9 EB spent - $0.76 OOP = $0.48 profit

I’d say this is one of my best CVS trips!!  The paper towels weren’t the best price, but I needed them.  I am also a paper towel snob and only use Bounty.  (It’s just one of those things for which I have to buy the top brand, like Heinz ketchup or Glide floss.) I got a $5/$25 in my email plus the $3 birthday coupon, so I worked out a scenario to use them all up to get some paper towels, as well as some just-expired EB.  I heart my CVS!

I also want to say that in exchange for being so awesome, I do spend real money at CVS.  With my insurance, the cost of a brand name prescription is the same anywhere, so I get my prescription filled at CVS.  By being nice to me about my coupons, they do earn real money!  Why go to Rite Aid or Walgreens, where more often than not the cashier is rude or an idiot, when I can coupon shop while I wait for my prescription at CVS?  That’s smart business.

CVS 7/17
Profit: $3.98 ($0.45 oop)

Bought:
$7.99 Complete
$2.99 Biotrue
2x $0.50 CVS Pantiliner
$1.99 CVS Hand Sanitizer Spray
$0.45 sales tax —> $14.42 subtotal

Paid with:
$2 Complete MQ
$2 Biotrue IPQ
$1.99 Free Hand Sanitizer Pen IPQ
$7.98 EB
= $13.97

$0.45 oop

Received:
$7.99 EB Complete
$2.99 EB Biotrue (monthly deal!)
$1 EB CVS Pantiliners (monthly deal!)
$0.25 EB green bag tag
= $12.23 EB

Summary:
$12.23 EB received - $7.98 EB spent - $0.45 oop = $3.80 profit

Easy moneymakers, mmmm.  This was a nice, quick, easy transaction and went just as planned.  I also have a $3 coupon I received for my birthday to spend before 7/24.  My receipt seems to indicate I can get another 2 CVS pantiliners for free.  I also have acquired a lot of contact solution… I should probably look into getting contacts if my insurance covers it. XD