Drugstore Bootstrap Challenge: One out two is... well... not that good
I had two goals in mind when I created this challenge: first, I had barely any ECBs and RRs at the beginning, due to doing the Clean Out the Cupboards Challenge the previous month, so I wanted to get a nice collection of them, to be able to use them to get more deals week to week. And second, I wanted to do it without spending much cash out of pocket.
Well, the first goal has been quite successful. The second, not so much.
I made the same mistake twice in Sunday's trips to CVS and Walgreens, and because of that, I spent far more out of pocket than I had hoped. I am kind of bummed about that, and I hope all of you who have joined me in the challenge are doing better than I am!
Here's my latest stats:
Walgreens:
Total cash paid: $20.18
Total tax paid: 64¢
RRs started with: $0
RRs on hand: $27
Products purchased:
2 Natrol melatonin
4 Vicks Sinex
4 Butterfinger Snackerz
2 Royal gelatin
1 Arnicare gel
1 Blink Tears
5 Gain dish liquid
4 Skippy peanut butter
2 Ragu pasta sauce
3 Lipton tea
1 Veripur hand sanitizer
CVS:
Total cash paid: $14.72
Total tax paid: 96¢
ECBs started with: $4.99
ECBs on hand: $13.99
Total items purchased:
4 Herbal Essences shampoo
3 Rice Chex cereal
2 Quaker instant oatmeal
2 Speed stick deodorant
1 Tums
How are you doing on the Drugstore Bootstrap Challenge? Leave a comment below!
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4 comments:
Great job getting more Drugstore cash. I think I ended up using almost everything i started off with and not getting as much back! We are perhaps in the same boat then. LOL I'll be sharing my Rite Aid trip on my blog soon.
I think I have done pretty good with my Walgreens trips these last two weeks. I have broken them down week 1 and week 2 and probably will continue on this way to watch how I do in the future.
Are you doing your transactions in one deal each week or doing in a couple of small deals.
here is a link to my walgreens transaction this week and a recap to both weeks
http://couponloversunite.blogspot.com/search/label/Walgreens%20%245.00%20Challenge
Debi @ Bluegrass told me about this challenge! What a great idea! Do you have a Rite-Aid by you? I LOVE shopping at Rite-Aid! That is where I get most of my deals!
@Holly - unfortunately there are no Rite Aid stores within 300 miles of my house. I love to read about all the savings people get there - and I am a little jealous!
@grace - it depends. Usually at CVS I do one big transaction because it doesn't matter which ECBs you use. At Walgreens, I'll usually do several smaller transactions so that I don't use an RR from a specific manufacturer for a transaction with a product from that same manufacturer, which is not allowed at Walgreens.
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