Saturday Shopping

Went for my papers, a couple of Publix shops, and my big main thing was to roll ECBs and RRs. I'm so tired of trying to keep up with these things before they expire.
I'm ready to spend them all in and just not mess with those anymore. I don't need most of the stuff I get using them, and most of the time they end up costing me more anyway having to pay tax and buying fillers.
CVS = $1.98 oopThe first CVS I visited had what I was looking for, which wasn't much, just a bottle of nail polish and toothpaste.
$3.99 Revlon Nail Polish
$2.99 Colgate TP
$6.98
-1.00 Revlon Cosmetic
-1.00 Colgate Total
=4.98
Paid with $5.00 ECB (lost .02) & .49 tax
Got $3.00 & $2.00 ECB
Total Cost .49 oop

The next CVS I visited was out of both Colgate and Tone soap. Also I hadn't looked at the sale paper myself, and was going by a scenario I got off the internet somewhere, counting on the bags of candy being $2.50 each. Some of them were, but not the ones that I had the coupons for. Those were marked 2/$7.00, but rang up $3.00 each.
I had $13.99 ECBs I HAD to spend, so I had no choice but to buy 6 nail polish. Which would have given me back an $18.00 ECB, had I not got lucky and the register messed up my receipt. The cashier had to manually print the ECB, so I was able to get six $3.00 ECBs instead.
$23.94 (6) Revlon Nail Polish
$ 6.00 (2) bags Candy
=29.94
- 5.00/25.00 Flu Q
- 6.00 (6) 1.00 Revlon Cosmetics
- 1.00/2 bags Candy
=17.94
Paid with $13.99 ECBs and $3.95 cash and $1.55 tax (paid w/ Staples Rebate card)
Got $18.00 ECB
Total Cost $1.49 oop

Walgreens = $6.06 oopI'm not mathematically gifted, but near as I can figure, it cost me $6.06 to turn over my RRs today...tax and the single candy bars ("fillers") add up I reckon.

Value of Items before Coupons: $92.85
Total Amount Coupons Used: $39.25
RRs Spent: $48.00
Cash: $5.60
Tax: $5.46
RRs Received: $53.00
Total Cost $6.06

Rite Aid = $14.76 ProfitTransaction #1:
$26.00 (13) Bandaids
$ 4.00 (4) Hershey Bars
$ .88 Reeses
$ .00 Reeses BOGO
$ .88 Reeses
$ .00 Reeses BOGO
=$33.52
- 5/$25 RAQ
-18.00 (6) $3/2 J&J Blinkie Qs
- 1.00 Bandaid MQ
- 4.00 (4) $1.00 Hershey MQ
- .88 BOGO Reeses MQ
- .88 BOGO Reeses MQ
=$2.00 + 1.38 tax = $3.38 (Paid with Gift Card from Dist. Manager so actually Free)

SCR #75 $10.00 J&J
Total: $10.00 Profit

Transaction #2:
$18.99 Zyrtec 30ct.
$14.99 Zyrtec Eye Drops
$ 3.52 (4) Reeses
=$37.50
-5/$25 RAQ
-8.00 in-ad Q
-4.00 Zyrtec MQ
-4.00 Zyrtec Eye drops MQ
- .88 Reeses BOGO Sale
- .88 Reeses BOGO Sale
- .79 Reeses BOGO MQ
- .79 Reeses BOGO MQ
=$13.16 + 2.08 tax = $15.24 (paid with $10.00 Zyrtec Rewards Certificate)
Total Spent: $5.24 (paid with Staples Rebate card)

SCR #75 $10.00 J&J
Total $4.76 Profit
and $33.98 towards another Zyrtec Rewards Certificate

PublixTotal Value before Coupons: $53.75
Tax: $2.06
Total After Coupons: $0.16 (paid from Kraft Rebate Gift Card)

Total Value before Coupons: $57.52
Tax: $2.37
Total After Coupons: $1.74 (paid from Kraft Rebate Gift Card)