Total Spent: $26.86
Total Saved with Coupons: $71.12
Total Saved with Sales: $55.68
Total Saved: $126.80
Rite Aid: $1.97
Saved with Coupons: $17.00
Saved with Sales: $12.00
The coupons are from the $1 that I donated to the Children's Miracle Network. If you donate money to that, Rite Aid will give you these coupons.Giant: $24.89
Saved with Coupons: $36.70
Saved with Sales: $33.48
What a fun week at Giant! Yes, I spent more than normal, but I also got a bunch of stuff. I am rather puzzled because I am under what I think I should have paid by $7.00. The cashier that was at the self checkouts scanned all my coupons for me (because I had so many and she thought it would be easier). I'm pretty sure she double scanned some of them. I tried to tell her that but she insisted it was all fine.
A similar thing happened when I purchased the Romaine lettuce. I had a rain check and they gave it to me for half the price I should have paid. I tried to tell them but the cashier coach insisted it was correct the way it was. So what could I do? At any rate, I'll enjoy the savings, but I feel bad for "cheating" Giant out of money. What do you do in a case like that? Argue and make the person mad? Or just leave it go and figure you tried?
I had a rain check for the Romaine lettuce and the Philadelphia Cooking Creme. I splurged on the Pepperidge Farms deli flats and good lunch meat because we are traveling this weekend and I'm planning to pack our meals. When I do that I try to buy good stuff to make sandwiches and even though I spend a bit more than I normally would for that kind of thing, it is still way cheaper than if we stopped to eat out.
CVS: $0 (gift card)
Saved with Coupons: $17.42
Saved with Sales: $10.20
Had I not used a gift card to pay for this transaction I would have paid $2.41. I had rain checks for the Folgers, Glide and Oral-B toothbrushes.
I think you should do a post on rainchecks - what they are, how to get and use them, how they work for you . . . I've been afraid to try them but it seems to really work for you.
ReplyDeleteKathy, thanks for the suggestion! I really appreciate your input. I think it's a great idea and will try to do a rain check post soon.
ReplyDeleteI'm curious. How do you figure your total amount paid? Do you figure amount out of pocket or amount after rebates and bucks back?
ReplyDeleteI figure it on the amount out of pocket. Then when I do my Monthly Spending Summary I adjust things and add rebates into my spending money. In other words, Extra Bucks etc. just count towards my purchase and my out of pocket will show only what I spent AFTER I use them. In my End of the Month adjustment I credit my monthly budget amount with rebates etc. Make sense?
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