While we were vactioning I wanted to make sure that I took advantage of the cheap-free Pediacare. I should have stopped in Texas but didn't have a chance. So, I waited until we had arrived. My first mistake was the sales tax rate in TN is about 9.75% (even on meds) and my second mistake is that you pay the tax on the amount only after the Walgreen's discount. You pay the tax on the m. coupons. I decided to go ahead with my transactions because I would not be back in Texas in time to get this deal. Oh well. I still saved regardless. I have a teething baby and we go through this stuff! I did 2 transactions at 2 different stores. (I guess this was my third mistake - keep reading!) The first transaction, I did while we stopped on a break from driving. Here is how it went:
Purchased 4 Pediacare Infant drops @ $23.96 ($5.99 each)
Purchased 1 Always liner 34 ct @ $2.99
total: $26.95
- used 2 $3/2 Pediacare printable (no longer available)
- used 1 $.50/1 Always liners from 2/27 P&G
- used Walgreen's $5/1 in-ad coupon for Pediacare (took off $20)
total paid: $.45
Received $2 RR for Always
The second transaction I did a few hours down the road (after we'd arrived) while buying our groceries for the week. Here is how it went:
Purchased 2 Pediacare infant drops @ $12.98 ($6.49 each. These were priced a little higher. Guess I should have got them at the first stop but was trying to save time!)
Purchased 1 Always liners @ $2.99
total: $15.97
- used 1 $3/2 Pediacare printable
- used $5/1 Pediacare Walgreen's in-ad coupon (took off $10)
*I could have used a $2 RR that I already had from last week but decided to hang onto it since I was so low.*
total paid: $2.97
Recieved $2 RR for Always
Grand total: $3.42
total value: $42.92 (at sale prices)
total saved: $39.50
RR Received: $4
No tax on coupons or food was a wonderful surprise when we moved here last year. I think my first transaction at a Walgreens in Texas came out to less than .10 and I was standing at the register a bit flabbergasted and trying to figure out what they had missed in my transaction. I quickly realized that it's a whole different world down here in TX. The same transaction would have cost me over $2.50 in tax alone back home.
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