CVS This Week

My trips to CVS this week weren't as good as they could have been, but they weren't too bad either. I wound up hitting three different CVS stores before I finally called it quits for the week. For details on the ECB deals I used this week, click here. Here are the details of my transactions:

Transaction #1

• 6 Glade Glass Scents $15.00
• 2 Duracell 16 packs $19.98
• Loreal Age Perfect $15.99
• 3 Glade BOGO Coupons ($7.50)
• 2 Duracell Coupons ($3.00)
• ECBs Used ($20.58)
• Total Out of Pocket $21.72 (includes $1.83 tax)
• ECBs Earned $20.99 ($15.99 for Loreal & $5.00 for Glade)

Transaction #2

• 3 Duracell 16 packs $29.97
• 2 Duracell Coupons ($3.00)
• ECBs Used ($20.99)
• Total Out of Pocket $6.52 (includes tax of $0.54)
• ECBs Earned $30.00 for Duracell

Transaction #3

• 4 Glade Glass Scents $10.00
• Duracell $9.99
• 2 Glade BOGO Coupons ($6.58) the cashier took of the regular retail price instead of the sale price. I pointed it out to her, but she left it that way.
• Duracell Coupon ($1.50)
• Total Out of Pocket $13.11 (includes tax of $1.20)
• ECB Earned $5.00 for Glade

Transaction #4

• 2 Bags M&M Peanut $4.00
• 6 Glade Glass Scents $15.00
• Duracell $21.97 (1 16 pack & 2 8 packs)
• 3 Glade BOGO Coupons ($7.50)
• Duracell Coupon ($1.50)
• ECB Used ($30.00)
• Total Out of Pocket $2.63 (includes tax of $0.66)
• ECB Earned $25 ($15 for Duracell & $10 for Glade)

Summary:

• Total Out of Pocket $43.98
• Coupons Used $30.58
• ECBs Used $71.57
• Price I would have paid without coupons or ECBs $146.13

I got confused on the limit on the Duracell deal so I wound up buying enough batteries to do the deal 4 times, but there was a limit of 3 on the deal. At least we now have enough batteries to last us awhile. With a small child in the house we can go through some batteries. I also have a ton of Glade now. These will be used as Christmas gifts and I may even use one or two around my own house.

These deals could have been done with even less out of pocket if you were willing to break the transactions out even more. The problem I have with doing that is that two of the CVS stores I stopped at were busy and had lines to check out. I don't feel right holding up the line to do multiple transactions to save a few dollars. The deals are very good even without doing that so there is no need for it.

Do you have any CVS questions? If you do, please let me know. I plan to write an Intro to CVS post to help out anyone new to CVS.

CVS Duracell Deal

According to the previews I've been seeing CVS will be having an excellent deal on Duracell batteries starting Sunday. When you spend $20 on Duracell batteries you get back $15 in ECBs. There is a limit of 3 on this offer. Combine this with coupons and you can get some free or very cheap batteries. This is a great time to stock up on batteries for the holidays.

There are some other free or cheap after ECB items this week at CVS. They are:

• L'Oreal Age Perfect Pro-calcium moisturizer $15.99 (limit 1)
• Glade spend $10 get $5 (limit 5)
• Zantrex 3 $4.99 get $4.99 in ECB (limit 1)

There have been a lot of coupons for Glade lately, so go through your stash. You should be able to get some free Glade products. I'm not sure if the Glade deal is for all Glade or just some products, so check your ad. There was also a coupon for $1.00 off any L'Oreal moisturizer in the 9/21 Smart Source. If you use that, this becomes a money maker.

Sunday Shopping November 2nd

Here are the details from my shopping on Sunday, November 2nd.


CVS

• Pampers Jumbo Packs $20.00
• 3 Dawn Dish Soap $2.97
• 2 Gillette Shave Gel $3.98
• Crest Pro Health Toothpaste $3.49
• CVS Coupon for $5 on $30 ($5.00)
• Pampers coupons ($3.00)
• Dawn Coupons ($0.60)
• Gillette Coupons ($2.00)
• Crest Coupon ($1.00)
• ECB Used ($18.00)
• Total Out of Pocket $2.04
• ECB Earned $8.49 ($5.00 for Pampers & $3.49 for Crest)

Target

• 2 Frosted Mini Wheat $5.50
• 2 Cocoa Krispies $5.48
• Kellogg's Smart Start $2.75
• 5 Kellogg's Coupons ($5.00)
• Gift Card From Sat ($5.00)
• Total Out of Pocket $3.73

The register didn’t give me a gift card so they gave me $6.00 in apology coupons.

Walmart

• Gerber Graduates Splashers Juice $2.50
• Gerber Graduates Yogurt Melts $1.83
• 2 Wet Ones Trial Pack Wipes $1.96
• 2 Kotex Liners $2.00
• Wet Ones Coupon ($1.50)
• Kotex Coupons ($1.75)
• Total Out of Pocket $5.04

Note: I had to guess at some of these prices because the cashier didn’t give me my receipt. I remembered how much I spent and some of the prices so I backed in to the others. The total for the coupons and out of pocket is correct though.

Walgreens Trip #1

• 2 Walgreen Brand Formula $23.98
• Register Rewards ($13.00)
• Total $10.98 – Paid with gift card

Walgreens Trip #2

• Fountain Soda $0.99
• 2 Almay Mascara $6.99 (BOGO Sale)
• 2 Gallons Milk $5.98
• 2 Almay coupons ($2.00)
• Register Reward ($4.00)
• Total $8.44 (includes tax) – Paid with gift card
• Rebate due $6.99 for Almay

Note: I also got a catalina for $1.00 off a 20 oz bottle of soda. I'm guessing this is from buying a fountain soda.

Weis

• 3 Kellogg's Raisin Bran $6.00
• 1 Kellogg's Special K $2.00
• 2 M&Ms $1.58 (my hubbie threw them in)
• 4 Kellogg's Coupons ($4.00)
• Total Out of Pocket $5.68 (includes tax of $0.10)

Wow, I did a lot of shopping last weekend. We are pretty set for cereal for awhile though. Hopefully my daughter doesn’t grow tired of Cheerios.

CVS Advisor Panel

For those of you with a CVS card, it pays to join the CVS Advisor panel. Once you register, CVS will periodically send you surveys. If you qualify for and complete the survey they will pay in ECBs which print on you next purchase after a specified date. For the two surveys I have participated in, there were even smaller ECB payments for responding and not qualifying.

When they sent the emails about the surveys they had a time estimate for completing the survey. This helps you decide if you have the time to participate. Everything is online and credits to your Extra Care card automatically. I love being able to earn a few extra “dollars” just by completing some surveys. If you shop at CVS and have an Extra Care card, it’s definitely worth checking this program out. You can get to their website by clicking here.

CVS Today

I didn't get much at CVS this week; just the Bic Cmfort 3 Advance Razors. I debated getting some more candy, but we don't need it. We have more then enough candy for Halloween.

Here is the breakdown of my transaction:

• 2 Packs Bic Comfort 3 Advance Razors $11.98
• 2 Coupons for $3.00 ($6.00)
• ECB Used ($5.26)
• Total OOP $1.13 (includes tax)
• ECB Earned $8.00
• Upromise Earnings (e-coupon) $3.00

This transaction actually earned me $4.61. Granted $3.00 of that is in my Upromise account, but hey, it's still money. We'll take any help we can get planning for college expenses.

CVS This Week

This picture shows everything that I picked up at CVS yesterday for a grand total of $7.71 out of pocket. After I get back my rebates that will be reduced to $3.72. I did also pick up a second pumpkin pail. It didn't make it into the picture because my daughter already claimed it. I wound up going to two different CVS stores looking for the candy corn Hershey Kisses. I still didn't find them and my coupon expired yesterday. At least I did score some other good deals. Here are the details of my transactions:

Transaction #1:

• Excedrin Express Gels 20ct $1.99
• Funlight $0.99
• Excedrin Coupon ($2.00)
• ECB ($0.50)
• Total Out of Pocket $0.51 (includes tax)
• ECB Earned: $0.99 for Funlight
• Rebate pending $1.99 for Excedrin

Transaction #2

• Candy Corn $2.58 ($1.29 * 2)
• Huggies Jumbo pack diapers $19.98 ($9.99 * 2)
• Huggies Wipes $2.79
• Playskool Wipes $2.79
• Pumpkin Pails $1.98 ($0.99 * 2)
• Funlight $0.99
• Huggies Coupons ($2.00) ($1.00 * 2)
• Playskool Wipes Coupon ($1.00)
• ECB ($23.96)
• Total Out of Pocket $5.35 (includes tax)
• ECB Earned $15.55 ($2.58 candy corn, $10.00 diaper deal, $1.98 pumpkins, $0.99 funlught)
• Rebate pending $2.00 for Huggies from Caregivers Marketplace

Transaction #3

• Excedrin Express Gels $1.99
• Poweraid $1.69
• Sunday Paper $1.88
• CVS Excedrin Coupon ($3.00)
• Poweraid Coupon ($0.75)
• Total Out of Pocket $1.85 (includes tax)
• ECB Earned $1.69 (for Poweraid)

Since I had several transactions I also got a bunch of CVS coupons on my receipts. Now I just need to look through them all and match them up with upcoming sales.

CVS Just For Men Money Maker

CVS has Just For Men hair color free after ECB October 19-25. (It's $7.99 and gives back $7.99 in ECBs.)

You can get a coupon for $2.00 off Just For Men here.
Then you can get a rebate form for $8.00 here or here

By purchasing your Just For Men at CVS with the coupon, you make $2.00. Then, when you send in the rebate you make another $8.00. So, you can make $10.00 just for buying some hair color. Whoo Hoo! This is my kind of deal.

CVS Today

On my way home from work today I decided to stop at another CVS to see if they had the Always Infinity that is free after ECB this week. I stopped at my regular CVS on Sunday and they didn't have any. Anyway, the CVS I stopped at did have them although there was only one more when I left. I was happy to get my two packs. Since I paid with $8.99 in ECBs I only had to pay $0.97 out of pocket and got back $9.97 in ECB for my next visit.

I had debated even stopping since it is so late in the week. I figured they would be out of them, but this CVS didn't even have the sale sign on them. I guess that's why they still had a few left. Whatever the reason, I'm glad that I stopped. I even got some coupons on my receipt that may work well for me.

One of the coupons was for $1.50 off the Candy Corn Hershey Kisses. the idea of this particular flavor is a bit gross to me, but if I can get them free I just may be willing to try them. Has anyone out there tried this flavor yet?

Did you get any good deals at CVS this week?

Shopping the Deals

I am really starting to love CVS. Today I hit three different CVS stores and picked up most of the items in this picture. Three of the items were picked up at Walmart yesterday. I purchased everything in this picture for a grand total of $2.64.

I am having so much fun with putting together deals. I love to take at least one night a week and put together my shopping list and pull my coupons for shopping. I think it's just so worth it when you take the time to plan out your shopping. You do have to be flexible though because you never know when they're going to be out of something that is on your list or you'll see something that is also a good deal.

I had been debating using the Walgreens $5 off of $20 coupon that's good tomorrow (Friday, June 13th). So I decided to sit down and write up my shopping list to see if it would be worth making a stop. My gift card from the May rebate came in today so I have some free money begging to be spent. I finally came up with two alternative lists to maximize my savings with the coupon. Now I just have to hope that they have everything that I want when I get there tomorrow. At least I have two scenarios to choose from.

Do you take the time to plan out your shopping trips and pull your coupons? If you do, do you find that this works well for you?

To get your Walgreens coupon, click here

Sunday Shopping

Before the trip to the mall I mentioned in my previous post, I also did quick shopping trips to Target and CVS. Here's what I got:

Target:
2 Butt Paste trial size $1.98
1 Oral B Floss trial size $0.97
1 Gillette Clinical Deodorant on clearance $6.78
2 Fusion Razors $15.98
1 Pepsi $1.29

Coupons:
2 * $4.00 off Fusion razor ($8.00)
2 * $1.00 off any Butt Paste ($2.00)
1 * $1.00 off any Oral B Floss ($1.00)
1 * $2.00 off Gillette Clinical Deodorant ($2.00)

Total Out of Pocket $14.91 (includes sales tax)

I also got a $10.00 gift card for purchasing the two Fusion razors.
The trial size butt paste will be great for my daughter's diaper bag, especially since it was free. The floss was also free. I have another of the floss coupons so I will be using that when I go back to redeem my gift card. It also printed out a Target coupon for $0.75 off Charmin bath tissue with my receipt.

CVS Trip:
2 Chex Mix $2.00
4 Dawn Dish Soap $4.00 ($1.00 ECB when you buy 2)
2 Listerine Kids Rinse $6.98 (free after ECB this month)

Coupons:
2 * $1.00 off Chex Mix ($2.00)
4 * $0.20 off Dawn dish soap ($0.80)
2 * $1.00 off Listerine rinse ($2.00)

ECB used $4.99
Total Out of Pocket $3.19
ECB Earned $8.98

I love it when I am able to use a coupon on an item that is already free after ECB.

FYI, the Chex Mix coupons came from coupons.com and I think the Listerine and Butt Paste coupons did too. The Dawn, Oral B floss and Fusion razor coupons were in today's P&G Super Saver. I've had the Gillette coupon for awhile so I don't remember where I got it, but there was one for $1.00 in today's P&G Super Saver insert.

CVS 5/29/08

I did a quick stop at CVS yesterday. Here's what I got:

1 Satin Care shave gel, trial size $0.99
1 Aquafresh toothpaste, trial size $0.99
1 Excedrin $1.99
1 PB Nips $0.88
Subtotal $4.85

Coupons:
Free toothpaste ($0.99)
$2.00 off Excedrin (get your coupon here)
$1.00 off shave gel (they adjusted this coupon to $0.99

Total OOP $1.06 (includes sales tax)

Watch your coupons, if they don't specify a certain size, or say good on any, try using them on trial size items for free or nearly free products.