Rebates – Olay, SC Johnson, Staples, P&G

I used to ignore rebates completely (I know.. what a waste) because I felt like they were too much hassle, but I am now starting to learn what a great savings tool they really are. Especially when they are added to coupon and sale price savings. And, seriously, what’s the hassle? Fill out a form, attach the receipt, address/stamp an envelope, and put it in the mail. Easy peasy!

This month I submitted $25.98 in rebates plus a rebate for $100 in coupons.  That’s not the whole story though because when you look at what I spent for the rebate required products you will see that I am actually MAKING MONEY on most of these rebates.

Here’s what I did…

Oil of Olay Rebate

I bought (3) Olay Definity face washes at $7 each on clearance at Walmart. I used (3) $3/1 Olay Definity product coupons which made the total $12. After the $15 rebate I made a $3 profit.

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SC Johnson Rebate

I bought (3) Glade Plug-ins Scented Gel Warmers for $5/3 on sale at Target. I used (3) $1.50/1 Glade Plug-ins Scented Gel Warmers coupons which made the total $0.50. After the $5 rebate I made a $4.50 profit. This rebate can be used a total of three times and is good through the end of June, so you can bet I’ll be looking for more deals.  🙂

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Staples

Technically I don’t include office supplies in my household spending allowance (even though I print 100’s of coupons using office supplies) because the majority of our office supply usage is for business of entertainment purposes.  In spite of that I wanted to include this rebate here because, let’s face it, money back is money back!

So, I bought (2) packs of Multi-purpose Bright White paper for $4.99 each on sale at Staples. They were giving back a rebate of $2.99 each (limit 2) this week only which made each pack of paper just $2.

A great thing about Staples’ rebates is that most of them can be done online making the whole process that much easier! 🙂

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Proctor and Gable Coupon Rebate

I came across this Proctor and Gable rebate (spend $50 and get $100 in coupons) this week and realized I had already spent $50 on Proctor and Gamble products this month. Actually I didn’t really spend $50 thanks to coupons, but the price before coupons of the above items was $50.29 and that’s what counts.

I bought these items in multiple stores in three transactions, and I’m not exactly sure what I actually paid for them (that’s more work/math than I want to do right now) but I can guarantee that it wasn’t $50.29! I’ve heard that in the past the coupon books from these types of rebates have been really great so I’m definitely looking forward to getting mine this time around.

If you know of any other rebates that are available right now please let me know… I’m on a REBATE HUNT! 🙂