Today's whirl wind trip

I REALLY didn't want to go shopping today. I just really feel run down for some reason. But I had a $10RR that expired today so I HAD to go spend it on something. I dug out the sales paper, booted up my Internet & started looking for something to buy with my $10. Well after some research I decided there was only one thing at CVS I wanted this week. That was the free (after coupon) Softsoap body wash. YES I know I have over 10 bottles of girl body wash, but it was FREE!!!! I had to go to Walgreens because I had the $10RR so I just spent it on Pull Up's and Wipes. Since I was headed to Walgreens I wanted to make my trip worth while so...what to buy....what to buy? How about FREE laundry detergent. They have the Purex bottles BOGO this week & I had 4 BOGO coupons. I went to the 1st Walgreens and bought (for just tax) 4 bottles. I hate taking every bottle on the shelf so I decided to make a trip to a 2nd Walgreens so that I did not clear the self. When I got to the checkout the detergent did not ring up BOGO. Well after 5 minutes of waiting for the salesclerk to go back and check the tag, then call the manager, and then key them in correctly I got my 4 bottles free. When I get to the 2nd Walgreens I noticed the bottles looked different than the first 4 I got. When I checked out they rang up correctly.....why you may ask. Well when I got back in the car I realized the first 4 bottles were the bonus bottles with 44% more in the bottle. SCORE!!! They were not suppose to be BOGO, but the manager gave them to me BOGO anyway.

After this great deal my spirits were up & I decided to make a trek to Target because I had some things that have been listed as a good price with price drops lately & I just have not had a chance to get back there for a while. So off to Target we went with the promise of popcorn (side note the popcorn machine is still BROKEN UGH!!) & a drink to Ashlee & Hayden for being so good while Mommy went in search of the bargains that had to be hunted. Have you noticed that Target is more hard to shop than any other store. They hide things in strange places. I really wanted the Gillette body wash that was free with the $4 off 2 coupon. I looked the aisle for like 10 minutes for these stupid things. Couldn't find them so I gave up & went to look for the free mascara. As I round the corner for the makeup I see the display for the body wash. Why is it in the makeup aisle???Oh well I scored 6 free body washes. Ashlee saw the big display of flip flops while we were looking at clearance items. Since they were only $2.50 each I splurged and got both of them a pair. Considering I spent under $12 at Target & 5 of that was shoes, I was okay with it.

So here are my totals for today's shopping: 1 CVS trip, 2 Walgreens trip, & Target.

8- bottles laundry soap
6- bottles Mens body wash
6- card games (for stocking stuffer or last minute b-day gifts)
1- tube of mascara
2- pairs of flip flops
2 - 4 pack of mens soap w/ free travel body wash
1- softsoap body wash
2- packs of pull ups
1-Wipes refills
2- Candy bars (not pictured :-))
1- box of oatmeal (not pictured/ donated to food pantry @ Walgreens)

Total Cost of products:

$150.24 Shelf Cost
-$89.27 Coupons
-$31.46 Sales

OOP Cost was $24.51

Now keep in mind some people do not include tax in their OOP cost. I do because lets face it tax HAS to be paid, so I think it should be included. Out of the $24.51 I spent today, $8.68 of it was tax. So all in all it was a good days trip that was definitely worth me getting out of the house today.