Rite Aid Rocks (Thank You, Fabulessly Frugal!)

So, I went to Rite Aid yesterday armed with Up+ Rewards from the last shopping ($17.96 worth), coupons, and the list I print off from Fabulessly Frugal (Mel totally rocks this site!)
I was aiming for stockpiling feminine hygiene products and maybe shaving gel. They didn't seem to have the shaving gel on sale, so I passed on that. I got 4 boxes of Stayfree pads (2/$5, with a buy one get one free coupon times two). I got 2 boxes of Carefree pads (also 2/$5, with a 55 cent off coupon times two). I got a bottle of Veet ($6.49, with a $2 off coupon). I got some bubble gum (it's my weakness).
My first total was $25.52 and then I whipped out the coupons. $7.50 off with the coupons. Sweet! Then I used my up+ coupons ($1.50 times two, $2.99 times three, $2, and $1). I have one more up+ coupon from that trip, for $2.99. My grand total for today? $2.56.
Did you hear me scream? Yep. Finally I got big bucks off. Okay, it wasn't a huge trip (I really don't see buying $600 or more at a time of anything). But it's 90% off. And I got $7 in up+ coupons for next time, and still have one from last time (that needs to be spent by 7/9). And I have more coupons for similar products, and yes we'll stock up.
So, I'm learning that it's not just the coupons that saves, that planning things very carefully is required. For instance, if I buy just Stayfree/Carefree at my next visit (and I'll get four items, two Stayfree and 2 Carefree), and one box of toothpaste, I'll use my Up+ rewards (as much as allowed) and pay about a buck. And then I'll do a second transaction with the shaving gel and use the first transaction's rewards on that, and pay a couple of bucks. Doing just one transaction would cost around 7 bucks. It's a little savings, but the little savings are starting to add up.
And with these great sales, I'm now at a solid 25% savings on everything I've bought since the end of May. 50% savings on groceries (and cutting the spending) does now seem achievable.
Onward!