I heart RiteAid!

I'm still new at this drug store savings stuff, so I was pleasantly surprised when I saw my Single Check Rebate (SCR) for this month. (Okay, who am kidding, I was so excited I called Bri and my Mom. I lead an exciting life!). I'm sure people can do better, but it is amazing to me that I have been missing out all this time. The RiteAid system is so easy, and I like that you get a check back rather than 'store bucks' that you have to keep up with until you redeem them. So here's what I got this month along with the breakdown:

(Ignore some of the partially used things, I promise they were full when I got them =))


In a few different trips over the month I bought:

-Garnier Fructis Conditioner
-Crest Pro Health Toothpaste
-Zantac Cool mint tablets
-Dawn Apple Dish Soap
-Oxy Clean powder
-Pledge Fabric Sweeper
-Aussie Moist Conditioner (x2)
-Zyrtec 40 ct
-Zyrtec 30 ct
-Replenish Contact solution
-Tampax Pearls 40 ct
-Tampax Pearls 20 ct
-Total Advanced Toothpaste
-Tylenol 8Hr

Keep in mind that this is all brand name stuff, and many things are usually pretty expensive (Zantac being the biggie).

With tax, that's a total of $72.31 spent this month. But, guess how much I'm getting back as a rebate check? $50.77!!!! So, I got all that stuff for $21.54 including tax. My biggest rebate is because of the Zyrtec I bought combined with the Tylenol. Tylenol that I bought because it was free and I had a coupon, so it earned me a dollar. I didn't even realize it was part of J&J's rebate and I got $25 because I spent $50 on selected J&J products (keep in mind this is before all the coupons and SCRs which is another neat thing about Rite Aid. I didn't spend anywhere close to $50 on these three things. Rite Aid also has a Zyrtec Rewards program that I'm also earning towards, so they aren't stingy on rebates).

Rite Aid is great at pairing up Single Check Rebate items with coupons that are in the paper (they even tell you about some of them in their circular). Several of these things are free and can even earn you money if you use the coupons (toothpastes, contact solution, Tylenol and Zantac above) . All you have to do is watch the circular and look at the rebates online. Honestly there are several sites that list them weekly which makes it even easier.

Happy Shopping!!

Four Months

I can't believe it's been four months, Ethan. Honestly, I think it is still sinking in. This has been the month where my mind has forgotten you are gone for brief moments. Where my heart cringes when we rearrange the guest room because I wonder where your crib will go. Or I see some fabric and think "That will look great in Ethan's quilt". Seeing the little John Deere hat that Mimi and Pops got you that matches Daddy's hat. Reality rushes in quickly, I try not to focus on what could have been. Regardless of how things turned out, I wouldn't give up all the joy you did bring us when you were here. Oh how I miss you sweet boy!