Two weeks of Drugstore shopping

Hi everyone

I apologize for my lack of posts and responses to comments. I've just had a full plate lately. Here's what I did at the drugstores the past 2 weeks. 

Last week 

Trans 1

3 x OS b/w $21.00

2 x Pantene conditioning spray 12.00

1 x Pantene heat protector spray 5.00

2 x Colgate t/p 10.00

Less OS DQ (6.00)

Less Colgate (4.00)

Tax 2.88

OOP : $40.88

Earned : $10 WC (WYS $45) + $5 WC (Pantene - see below) + $13 RR ($5 OS, $5 Colgate, $3 Pantene)

Total earned : $28.00

Trans 2

3 x Pantene shampoo $15.00

Less WC (10.00)

Tax 0.90

OOP $5.90

Earned $3 RR + $5 WC 

My Pantene DQ didn't deduct on either transaction, because of the mixed scents (stupid Wags rule). The problem is that they didn't have enough inventory on the shelves to purchase enough of the same scents. I contacted CS and they added WC to both my accounts. 

This week

Trans 1 & 2 - I did the same transaction twice

2 x Garnier shampoo $8.00

Less DQ (3.00)

Less WC (5.00)

Tax 0.48

OOP $0.48

Earned $3 RR

Trans 3

2 x Garnier whole blends shampoo $8.00

Less DQ (3.00)

Less WC (5.00)

Tax 0.48

OOP $0.48

Earned $3 RR

The regular Garnier & whole blends are part of the same deal. I had to split the transactions to earn the reward each time. If you purchase multiples of the same deal's items in one transaction, you'll only earn the reward once. 

Trans 4

2 x Tresemme shine spray $14.00

2 x Garnier whole blends 8.00

2 x Colgate t/p 8.00

2 x Crest t/p 8.00

1 x OS b/w 7.00

Less Tresemme DQ (5.00)

Less Garnier DQ (3.00)

Less Colgate DQ (2.00)

Less Crest DQ (3.00)

Less B/W RR (5.00)

Tax 2.70

OOP $29.70

Earned $7 WC (WYS $40) + $15.00 RR ($4 Tresemme, $4 Colgate, $4 Crest, $3 Garnier)

Total earned $22.00

Wags now has a new way of printing RRs to be item specific 😡 The $5 B/W RR is from last week's OS deal, so I just decided to buy another OS item.

I hit 2 stores today. The first store had half empty shelves. I don't know what is happening there, but most of the shelves were bare and they didn't even have all the sale items marked, so I only purchased the Garnier. I hope this store isn't closing. 

I actually had a plan to purchase all of the above items, minus the Tresemme and use $20 WC to pay. After I got home, I realised that I could just add the Tresemme (cause it had a high value Q and reward) to get my total to over $40 to earn the booster $7. My total cost after rewards is actually lower on this new transaction, so I guess I should thank that store for not having everything in stock 😂 Otherwise, Wags worked slick as snot today. I told BF It's a miracle that Wags worked so well. 

When I left the 2nd store, I saw a RR laying on the ground. All I could see was $5, so I scooped it up. It's a $5 WYS $15 Booster Q that someone threw away. Whoo hoo!  This will be nice to stack with next week's digital booster, cause I have oodles of RRs to redeem. I'm all for free money. 

Breakdown:

Number of items purchased: 26

Total Qs used : $32.00

Total Rewards used : $30.00

Total Rewards earned (RR, WC, Ibotta, Fetch): $64.00 - haven't scanned all my receipts yet

Total OOP : $77.92 ($3.00 per item - this includes sales tax)

Total Retail value : $166.94  (excl tax)

I'm not too bothered by my high OOP. You'll notice that I earned $64 rewards vs only spending $30 rewards. That's leaves me a difference of $34, which would bring my total cost to $43.92 ($1.70 per item). However, I don't like to count my rewards twice (I count it when I spend the rewards), so I'll stick to my actual OOP cost. 

It's been a minute since I've been to CVS. We actually needed the Softsoap (we use it as foam bath), so I was very happy to find a good deal (I can't believe Softsoap now costs the same price as Old Spice b/w).

2 x Garnier shampoo $8.00

1 x Irish Spring b/w 6.99

1 x Softsoap b/w B1G40% off 2nd 3.95

Less Garnier DQ (3.00)

Less IS DQ (2.00)

Less Softsoap DQ (2.00)

Less EB (0.06) I had a whopping 6c on my account 😂

Tax 1.13

OOP $13.01

Earned $7 EB ($3 Garnier, $4 IS/Softsoap)

As y'all can see, I'm still stocking up despite us having a big HBA stockpile. There's just too many unknowns and that empty Wags store has me on edge. Wags is my go to store. I'd hate to see any of my local stores close. 

I hope everyone stays safe, healthy & warm

Have a wonderful evening peeps!