Target Shopping 5/15/10 - Schick Hydro Deal Explained!

If you've been paying attention, you may have seen the Target deal posted last week for Schick Hydro razors. Here's a recap:

FREE Schick Hydro 5 or 3 Blade Razor
:: Buy 2 Schick Hydro 3 Razors @ $6.99 ea
:: Use 2 $5/1 coupons from the 5/9 Smartsource circular
:: Use 2 $1/1 Target coupons, print here (can be combined with manufacturer's coupons)
:: Receive a $5 Target gift card for purchasing 2 razors
Final Price: FREE + $3.02 moneymaker! ($1.98 out of pocket)

So, knowing about this deal when it was advertised last weekend, I decided to seek out more of the $5/1 coupons from the Sunday paper. They were all over eBay, so I purchased 20, intending to donate the razors, and use the gift cards on things the family could use. So, here's a breakdown of my Target purchases and how I worked the deal:

Target Trip #1
Transaction #1:
6 Schick Hydro 5 Razors (they were out of the Hydro 3's, boo), $7.99
4 Old El Paso Enchilada Kits, $.68 clearance price (woo hoo!)
7 Johnson's Buddies Kids Soap, $.97
Total before coupons: $57.45
Coupons Used:
6 $5/1 Schick Hydro Razor
6 $1/1 Schick Hydro Razor, Target coupon

2 $.60/2 Old El Paso products
7 $1/1 Johnson's product
Subtotal: $13.25

Total Out of Pocket (after tax): $15.69 
  :: Received $15 in gift cards for buying 6 Schick razors (1 $5 gc for every 2 razors)

Transaction #2:
2 Travel Size Dove deodorants, $.97
1 box Motrin PM, $3.99
1 3-pack Blistex Lip Balm, $1.95 clearance
1 pair infant denim shorts, $3.50
8 Carefree Liners, $.99
2 Benadryl Itch Sticks, $2.29
2 boxes Nexcare Strawberry Shortcake bandages, $1.77
1 Box Honey Nut Cheerios, $3.49
Total Before Coupons: $30.91
Coupons Used:
11 $1/1 Carefree Liner (I just realized that I gave 11 coupons for 8 products; oops!)

1 $4/2 Benadryl products
2 $1/1 Nexcare product
2 $.50/1 Nexcare bandage, Target coupon
2 $1/1 Dove deodorant

1 $3/1 Motrin
1 $1/1 Motrin, Target coupon
Subtotal: $6.91
Total Out of Pocket: $8.79 (at this point, I could have used some gift cards, but had the kids with me and got distracted, so I saved them)
 :: Total of Target Trip #1: $24.48, plus $15 in gift cards

Target Trip #2 (different Target)
Transaction #1:
1 Carnation Instant Breakfast, $4.89
7 Schick Hydro 3 Razors, $6.99
7 Schick Hydro 5 Razors, $7.99
Total Before Coupons: $109.75
Coupons Used:
14 $5/1 Schick Razor
14 $1/1 Schick Razor, Target Coupon
1 $1/1 Carnation Instant Breakfast
Subtotal: $24.75
Total After Tax: $28.76
 :: Used $15 in gift cards from earlier purchase
Total Out of Pocket: $13.76
  :: received $35 in gift cards for buying 14 razors

:: Grand Total Out of Pocket from Target Shopping on 5/15: $38.24 PLUS $35 in gift cards. And I got a ton of stuff!

Holy cow! That took a lot of work. Now you may be asking, what in the world is she going to do with all of those razors? Well, I certainly don't need them, and 20 razors would hold my husband over for quite a long time...But, I'll be donating most of them. I only bought them for the gift cards to use on other things, so I essentially used Target's money to buy things that we need, instead of the razors.

To sum up, I bought 20 razors, 8 packages of Carefree liners, 7 Buddies Soaps, 1 pair of kid shorts, Honey Nut Cheerios, 2 Dove travel size deodorants, 3 tubes of Blistex, 1 box Motrin PM, 2 boxes Nexcare bandages, 2 Benadryl Itch Sticks, 4 Enchilada Kits, and 1 Carnation Instant Breakfast. All for $38.24 - subtract the $35 in gift cards that were leftover, and I basically paid $3.24. Not too shabby! Anyone need a razor? ;)