My 6/5 CVS Trip

Since I had to run to Rite Aid today to make $5 I decided to go ahead and pick up some FREE pain relief medicine at CVS. I have lots of ECB's so I also went ahead and used those to purchase my papers for the week. Here's what I did:

Purchase:
4 Newspapers $1.50 each
2 Excedrin 8 ct pain relievers on sale for $0.99 each
Total: $7.98
Use:
$3 ECB from last week
$2 ECB from last week
$1 ECB from last week
Pay: $1.98 plus tax
Get Back: $2.98 ECB ($1 for the 4th visit with my green bag tag and $1.98 for purchasing 2 Excedrin)

Total Out of Pocket: $1.98
Total Value: $7.98
Rewards Remaining: $2.98

Another easy shopping day in which I left with more money than I started with!

My May 29th CVS Trip

CVS had a moneymaker this week and lots of candy (chocolate on sale). This came at a great time because I need chocolate (if you know what I mean) ;) Here's what I did today:

Purchase:
2 M&M's single packs on sale 2 for $1
2 Degree Deodorants on sale 2 for $7 (look for deodorants with a free fragrance attached)
2 Oral - B Toothbrushes on sale for $1.99 each = $3.98
1 Preparation H Wipes 10 ct. on sale for $3.99
4 Hershey's Pieces or Drops on sale 2 for $5 = $10
Total: $25.97
Use:
$5 off $25 purchase coupon emailed to me from CVS
1 - $1.50/2 Oral B Indicator Toothbrushes 5/1 PG
1 - $2/1 Preparation H printable
2 - $2/2 Hershey's Pieces or Drops 5/1 SS
1 - $10 ECB from a few weeks ago (note: my pre-tax total was 9.97 after the above coupons. Therefore, I forfeited the remaining .03 on my ECB and I was ok with that)
Pay: $0.00 plus tax!
Rewards Remaining: $9.99 ECB ($1 for buying 2 Mars Singles, $3 for buying $10 in participating Hershey products, $2 for buying 2 Oral-B toothbrushes, $3.99 for buying Preparation H)

Total Out of Pocket: $0.00 plus tax
Total Value: $38.89
Rewards Remaining: $9.99 ECB

It was another great couponing trip!

May 27th Weekly Finals

Grocery Store Totals (Publix Only):

Total out of pocket: $13.77 plus tax
Total Value: $87.09 plus tax
Total Savings: $73.32 or 84%
To see my Publix trip head on over here


Drug Store Totals (CVS and Walgreens):

Total Out of Pocket: $23.88 plus tax
Total Value: $55.08 plus tax
Total Savings: $31.20
Rewards Remaining: $42
To view my CVS trip go here; For Walgreens click here

In total I spent $37.65 plus tax for $142.17 worth of grocery and drug store items. Plus, I still have $42 remaining in ECB and RR! You could say I actually made $4.35 this week!!!

How'd you do this week? Feel free to share in the comment section or on my facebook page if you'd like :)

My May 24th CVS Trip

The coupons I ordered arrived in the mail yesterday so this morning I headed out to CVS to score my moneymaking nail polish! Here's what I did:

Transaction #1:
Purchase 2 Revlon Nail Polishes on sale for $4.99
Use 2 $2/1 Any Revlon Color Cosmetic 5/8 SS (nail polish is considered a cosmetic item)
Pay $5.98 plus tax
Get back $14 ECB (1 $8 for buying 2 nail polishes, 1 $1 for using my green bag tag, and 1 $5 for spending $50 in beauty items)

Transaction #2:
Purchase 2 Revlon Nail Polishes on sale for $4.99
Use 2 $2/1 Any Revlon Color Cosmetic 5/8 SS
Use $5 ECB from Tran #1
Pay $0.98 plus tax
Get back $8ECB (for buying nail polish)

Transaction #3
Purchase 2 Revlon Nail Polishes on sale for $4.99
Use 2 $2/1 Any Revlon Color Cosmetic 5/8 SS
Use $1 ECB from Tran #1
Pay $4.98 plus tax
Get back $8 ECB (for buying nail polish)

Total Out of Pocket: $11.94 plus tax
Total Value: $34.14
Total Savings: $22.20 or 65%
Rewards Remaining: $24 ECB (3 $8)

In total I spent $11.94 and I have $24 in ECB remaining. That's like CVS paying me $12.06 to shop in their store!!!

May 20th Weekly Finals

Grocery Store Totals (Kroger and Publix):

Total Out of Pocket: $62.63 plus tax
Total Value: $147.58 plus tax
Total Savings: $86.95 or 59%
To see my Kroger trips go here, here, here or here. For Publix click here


Drug Store Totals (CVS and Rite Aid):

Total Out of Pocket: $23.99 plus tax
Total Value: $236.16 plus tax
Total Savings: 213.77 or 91%
Rewards Remaining: 10 ECB
To see my CVS trip go here. For Rite Aid head on over here, here, or here


In total I spent $86.62 for $383.74 worth of grocery and drug store items and that doesn't include my 10 ECB that still remain. It was another great week of coupon shopping!

How'd you do this week? Feel free to share in the comment section.

My Favorite CVS Deals Starting May 22nd

Revlon Nail $4.99 ---> $4 ECB (limit 6)
Use $1 off Revlon Nail 4/10 SS
Or $2 off Revlon Color Cosmetic 5/08 SS

Trident Vitality or Stride Spark gum 9-14 ct. $0.99 ---> $0.99 ECB (limit 1)
Use $1/2 Stride Gum 4/03 SS

Spend $10 on Select Suave products ---> $3 ECB (limit 1)
Purchase (4) Suave Body Wash priced at $2
Purchase (2) Suave Deodorant priced at $1
Total: $10
Use
(2) B1G1 Free Suave Body Wash or Lotion 5/22 SS
(2) .50/1 Suave Deodorant 5/22 RP
Pay: $5 get back $3 ECB

Purex Laundry Liquid 23-33 loads  $1.98 (limit 4)
$1/1 Purex Laundry detergent 50-100 oz 5/01 RP

CVS Deal Starting May 22nd

Hey guys. I was looking over the ad that begins on the 22nd for CVS and I wanted to let you know about another great deal on laundry detergent if you haven't been able to stock up from this week's deals at Rite Aid or Kroger.

Beginning Sunday May 22nd CVS will have Purex Laundry Detergent on sale for $1.98
Use the $1/1 from the 5/1 RP
Pay $0.98 plus tax

If you didn't get the $1/1 coupon you can order it off of ebay or use a coupon clipping service. If you need help finding a clipping service let me know and I'll pass on who I use :)

My May 15th CVS Trip

After looking over the CVS ad there wasn't too much I was interested in. However, I did run in to pick up a few items. Here's what I did:

Purchase
2 Neutrogena Oil Free Sunblock Sticks priced at $8.49 each = $16.98
2 Wisk HE Laundry Detergents on sale for $4.99 each = $9.98
Total: $26.96
Use
$5 off $25 purchase from an email CVS sent me
2 $2/1 Neutrogena printables
2 $2/1 Wisk Hangtags (found on the product) or use the $2/1 in the 5/15 RP
$3 ECB from 2 weeks ago
$1 ECB from 2 weeks ago
Pay: $9.96 plus tax and I received $10 in ECB to use on my next shopping trip!


Total Out of Pocket: $9.96
Total Value: $34.96
Total Savings: $25.00 or 72%
Rewards Remaining: $10

Note: If you have the Neutrogena printable coupon be sure to look for products priced at $7.99 or less to get the best value. My store was out of the $7.99 items so I settled for the next cheapest item.

Please share how you did at CVS this week.

My May 13th CVS Trip

Today I decided to run a few errands and while out I stopped in at CVS. Here's what I did:

Purchased 4 - 20 count Carefree Pantyliner on sale for .99 each = $3.96
Used 4 - $1 off 1 Carefree Pantyliner from the 5/08 SS
Pay $0.00 plus tax!

Total Out of Pocket: Tax Only!!!
Total Value: $6.28

*HOT! HOT! HOT!* Neutragena Suncare Coupon!

Head over to Redplum to print a $2/1 Neutragena Suncare or Sunless Tanning Product coupon. Hold tight to it till the week of May 15th to score 2 Neutragena Suncreen products for only .99 each!

Here's how:
Buy 2 Select Neutragena Sunscreen products at $7.99
Use 2 $2/1 printables
Pay $11.98 and you'll get back $10 in ECB!

Note: I must admit that I love the oil free version to use on my face!

(Thanks Penny Pinchin' Mom!)

My May 8th CVS Trip

There wasn't much in the CVS ad that I was interested in this week and what I was interested in I didn't have the right coupons for. Sometimes this happens and I don't let it get me down because I'm able to score so many deals with the coupons I have that it's ok to miss a few deals here and there! So anyway, my trip was a quick and easy one.

I purchased 1 Dulcolax Balance 14 dose on sale for $5.99
Used $3.00 off 1 printable   (there's also a $4/1 printable)
Used $3 off ANY Dulcolax coupon from the magic coupon machine (adjusted down to $2.99)
Paid Tax Only!
Got back $1 ECB!

Total Out Of Pocket: $0.00 plus tax
Total Value: $10.49
Rewards Remaining: $1 ECB

Please share in the comment section the deals you found at CVS. Thanks!

My 5/01/11 CVS Trip

Unfortunately CVS was kinda of a let down this week. But I still made a trip to get my moneymaking toothpaste and a couple other things. Check out my transactions below:

Transaction #1:
Purchase 2 - Colgate MaxFresh Toothpaste on sale for $2.77 each
Use 1 - $1 off 1 coupon from the May All You magazine
Use 1 - $0.75 off 1 Colgate coupon in the 5/01 SS
Use $1 ECB from last week
Pay $2.79 plus tax
Get Back $6.54 in ECB ($5.54 for buying 2 toothpastes and $1 for using my green bag tag for the 4th time)

Transaction #2:
Purchase 2 - Mr. Clean Magic Eraser 2 packs on sale for $3 each
Purchase 1 - Cascade Powder Dishwashing Detergent at $4.99
Use 1 - $1.50 off 2 Mr Clean products in the 5/01 PG
Use 1 - $1 off 1 Cascade from the $110 P&G coupon booklet previously available
Use $6.54 in ECBs from Transaction #1
Pay: $1.95 plus tax

Now here's where things were messed up a bit. I accidentally purchased the wrong Cascade item and because of that my ECB's didn't print. Once the cashier and I looked over why they didn't print we realized my error. I went to see if they had the correct Cascade item and the store didn't have it so I asked if I could return everything. That's when my cashier said she'd just go ahead and print my $3 ECB since I'm so friendly when I shop with her, which I thought was incredibly sweet and nice of her.

Total Value: $18.35 plus tax
Total Out of Pocket: $4.74 plus tax
And I have $3 in ECBs for my next visit to CVS

Please share how you did in the comment section...

April 24th CVS Trip

After looking over the CVS Ad I noticed there wasn't too much of interest to me. However one thing did stand out so I made a quick trip over there to pick it up.

First I want to say that I absolutely love shopping at CVS! If you're new to couponing I think this is a great first store to learn! Their cashiers always seem to very knowledgeable on the coupon policy as well. Often you'll find an item in the ad that is free after Extra Care Bucks (ECB). These are printed on your reciept and can be used like cash and usually you have a month before they expire. Items with ECB tend to have a limit of 1 or 2, which is nice in that you don't have one person going in and clearing the shelf leaving nothing for anyone else. The ECB are tied to your card and tracked that way so, you'll want to sign up for a CVS card if you don't already have one.

Ok, so here's what I did today:

Purchase 3 Dove Men + Care Deodorant priced @ .99 each (this is a great price even if you don't have coupons)
Use 3 - $1 off 1 from the 3/27 RP (expires today 4/24)
Paid $0.00 plus tax!!!!! (My tax came to .18 which is a great deal on deodorant!!!)

Retail Value: $14.87