CVS Buys Nov 17

Here’s what I bought: (More stuff for family Christmas Gift Baskets)
Transaction 1:
4 Glade Glass Scents @ $2.50 each
Coupons:
2/ Buy1 Get 1 Free Glade Glass Scents(from Sunday inserts)
Total with tax: $5.60
ECB earned: $5.00 (Buy $10 Glade products get $5 ECB)

Transaction 2:
4 Glade Candle Jars $2.50 each
Coupons:
$1.50 off 2 Glade Candle Jars(from Sunday insert)
$5.00 ECB (from Transaction #1)
Total with tax: $2.30
ECB earned: $5.00 (Buy $10 Glade products get $5 ECB)

CVS Nov 2-8

I have been just rolling ECB on diapers for about a month now!

2 Jumbo Pampers Diapers $10 each

Coupons Used- 2/$1.50 off

Total After Coupons:$17.00

ECB Used: $10.00 from last weeks Huggies deal

Total after coupons and ECB: $7.00 OOP

ECB Earned: $5.00

So it's like I paid $2.00 for 2 packs of Pampers Jumbo Pack Diapers!

Saving Money Shopping Drug Stores

When I started trying to save money, I saw lots of people claiming to get FREE stuff from drugstores like CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens. I decided to play the game and I have also gotten free stuff, made money, or just really good deals. This is a great way to get a stockpile going on things you use regularly. Here are some of the stores I shop and how they work.
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Rite Aid is a store I shop at every week. They have Single Check Rebates (SCR). Basically, you buy the products that have rebates all month and then you either send all of them in online at their website or you mail them in using the form in the monthly SCR booklet. Once you send it in for a check you can’t add anything to it, so you have to make sure you have bought everything you want before sending it in for a rebate. The good thing about Rite Aid is that they will put these products on sale so you will save even more money. Lots of times, I will pair a coupon with a product on sale and SCR. This sometimes makes the product free or I sometimes even make money on it. It took me about 3 months of spending before I was able to “roll” my SCR money. When I first started out, I just bought the free after rebate or free after rebate and a coupon and then when I got that check, that money stays on my Rite Aid Card that I only use for buying stuff that has a rebate, hence I am “rolling” my SCR monies. Now each week I have the money on there to buy the free after rebate stuff and it is not coming out of my pocket. Rite Aid is also offering a $3o gift card when you transfer a prescription so you could start out using this money. You can do this deal up to 5 times. Another important thing to note about Rite Aid is they do not take Internet printable coupons. Rite Aid does have coupons that you can pair with manufacturer coupons which could make an even better deal. I made $5.00 on 4 large tubes of toothpaste that were on sale and had a rebate doing this last month. This week Rite Aid is offering lots of Free after rebate deals on medicines, so be sure to check out the ad. So, as you can see you can save and sometimes even make money with Rite Aid and get lots of great stuff for your stockpile.
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Another place I like to shop at is CVS Pharmacy. I also saw lots of people getting “free” stuff here too and wanted to try it out for myself. CVS has what they call Extra Care Bucks often referred to as ECB’s, where they give you “money” back when you buy certain products. They will place these ECB products on sale to make it an even better deal. I like to use a coupon with these deals to get an even better deal or sometimes a free product. Most months they will also offer free after rebate stuff too. Make sure you check the ECB monthly booklet to see how many times you can get an ECB on a product. In order to get any of the sale prices or ECB’s, you must either register online or at the store to get an ECB Store Card. If you register at the store you can use your card right away, if you register online you will have to wait several weeks. The ECB’s print right out on your receipt and it keeps a running total as to how many ECB deals you have used and how many times you can do them again. I started out slow in the first month that I bought things and usually only got the free after ECB products. I could then roll that money over onto more deals which is how you continue to keep your out of pocket expenses low. It takes awhile to get the hang of this and sometimes you will have to do more than one transaction to keep your out of pocket expense low. CVS is also a great way to get a stockpile going of things you use a lot. This week at CVS, I got two 10 oz tubes of Colgate Total Advance toothpaste. I did them in two separate orders. I used $1.50/1 coupon from the September All You Magazine and my first order total was about $2.00 and something and then got a $2.00 ECB back which printed on my receipt. I then paid for the second tube with the coupon and ECB paying cents for the second tube and got another $2.00 ECB back to roll on a deal next week. I only paid the tax for both of these orders after ECB.
So as you can see there are a lot of deals and freebies at drug stores. I will be matching coupons and listing some of the deals you can make to help you get free products at these two stores since those are the ones I have available to use.

CVS Run

Today I went to CVS to get some more Diet Dr. Pepper. I had a $3 ECB from the begining of the week when I got 4 cases for $11 with a $3 ECB, so I wanted to get some more. I bought it and did not know that you could get another $3 ECB with purchase, but I got another one. I also picked up some clearance stuff. Here's what I got:

Order 1:

4 Diet Dr Pepper Caffine Free- $2.75 each

4 flexible straws- clearance to $.25 each

4 boxes freezer zip lock baggies clearance to $.25 each

Electric Razor (gift for DH for his birthday) $2.50

Total: $16.25 with tax

used $3 ECB

Total OOP of $13.25 and $3 ECB's to use

Order #2

4 Halloween Boxes of Fruit by the Roll $2.75 each (Bought these for Trunk of Treat at Church)

1 CVS Tote Bag $.99

Total: $11.99

Used two $.50/2 coupon from insert

Used $3 ECB

Total OOP: $7.99

CVS Clearance Deals

Last week I went to CVS. I wanted to get some Fiber One bars because all Walmart has had for weeks is the Strawberry and oats flavor. So, I found some fiber one bars in the clearance bins because it had September 19 on it. It said $2.00 on the front. I took it because they are $2.50 at Walmart and I had a $.60 off coupon. I also picked up a lot of bags of clearance marshmallows. When I got to the register, the manager told me that the Fiber one bars were suppose to be $1.00 so I got them for $.40 after my coupon! What a steal! I have lots of campfire marshmallows to make rice krispy treats too!

CVS Shopping

I had several $.50 off coupons left and Rite Aid was out of the $.97 Chex. I also had a $1.00 off Internet coupon which Rite Aid does not take. So, I decided to go ask if CVS would honor the Rite Aid Ad and guess what? They did! So, with that $1.00 off coupon it made it a real deal. I want to get the Kotex Pantyliner money making deal with coupon making this an even better deal, but I went three times and could never find them. If anyone knows about rain checks and ECB's how does it work? Leave me a comment if you have ever done that.

CVS
1 Cinnamon Toast Malt-o-Meal $1.00 used $1.00 off coupon FREE!
2 Colgate 360 toothbrushes B1G1 Free at $3.99 used $1.00 off coupon paid $2.99 for two toothbrushes
2 Colgate Max fresh toothpaste B1G1 FREE at $3.29 for both
4 Chex mix @ $.97 each Used 3/$.50 and 1/$1.00 off making total $1.38 (they were 2.99 regular price for 1!
1 Reinventing Magazine $.99 was suppose to be full of coupons but they all expired that day and I did not notice until I got home. Kind of made me mad thought about taking it back!
Total before coupons and B1G1 Free $19.44
Total after coupons and B1G1 FREE $6.15

Walmart and CVS Trips

Walmart
Pert 2 in 1 Shampoo $2.88 ($3.00/1 coupon)Got this for free!
All You Magazine Sept- $1.77
Scott Bath Tissue 4 pk $2.68 ($1.00/1 coupon) Got for $1.68
2.04 lbs Bananas $.98
Tootie Fruities $1.00 (had a $1.00/1 coupon) Got this free!
3 Kraft American Singles @ 1/$2.98 2/$3.48 Got different kinds (Got this free with buy 3 Kool Aid pack coupon)
Malt-o-Meal Corn Flakes $1.00 ($1.00/1 coupon) Got this Free!
2 Johnson Buddies EZ Grip Soaps @ $.97 each (had $2.00 off 2 coupon) Got this Free!
6 Kotex Panty liners @ $1.00 each (had 6/ $1.00 off 1 coupons) Got all Free!
2 biscuits @ $.86 each
Juicy Juice on sale for $2.08 (had a $1.00/1 coupon) Got for $1/08
French's Mustard $.92 (had $.50/1 coupon) Got for $.42
10 Huggies Clean Team Wipes $1.64 (had $3.00/2 coupons) paid $.28 each! (I got two potty training!`
2 Nestle Water 24 packs @ $3.88 each (had $1.50/2 coupon)(not shown in picture)
2 Capri Sun $1.75 each (had $1.00/2 coupon) Got for $2.50
33 pack Kool-aid @ $.20 each
Natures Own White Wheat Loaf $1.97
Nature's Own Hot Dog Buns $1.68
2 Oscar Myer 98% Fat Free @ $2.50 each (Got free after buying 3 Kool Aid packets per item)
2 Family Size Reduced Fat Wheat Thins @ $2.98 each (Got Free w/ KoolAid Coupon)
2 Crystal Light $2.98 each (Free with Kraft coupon!)
2 Kraft Dressings @ $1.58 each (Free with Kraft coupon!)



Total before coupons: $92.90
Total after coupons: $29.90!!!!


A 68% savings! Pretty good if I say so!



CVS Trip

5 Diet Dr. Pepper Buy 4 get 1 free paid $2.75

2 Glade Air Freshener @ $.88 each (Had B1G1 Free coupon)

Total before coupons and savings $26.35

Total after coupons and savings $11.88 before tax

A 55% savings!

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CVS Report from Week of Aug 10

Well here is my report from my CVS spending last week:

Friday:

Transaction #1:
1 pack of Huggies Diapers $8.99
1 Playskool Wipes $2.50
1 Childrens Advil $5.79

Coupons Used:

$2 off $10 purchase (go to iheartcvs.com)
$1.50/1 Huggies diapers (huggies mailer)
$1/1 Playskool wipes
$1/1 children's advil

ECB's Used-0
Total OOP: $11.78 ($12.64 with tax)
ECB's Received: $5.79 for the advil

Transaction #2:

1 pack Pull-ups $8.99

1 pack Pull-ups $8.99
1 Playskool wipes $2.50

2 Colgate Toothpaste B1G1free- $2.79

Coupons Used:

$2 off $10 purchase (go to iheartcvs.com)

$2.00 off Pull-Ups from mailer$1/1 Playskool wipes

$1.50 toothpaste

$1.50 toothpaste

ECB's Used-0
Total OOP: $13.27 ($14.49 with tax)
ECB's Received: $5.00 for baby products and coupon for free CVS Toothbrush

Transaction #3:(Toothbrush not pictured)

Dum Dums suckers(potty treats) $5.00

4 pks gum $4.00

1 Ban Deodorant $1.99

1 Spree Chewy $.50

1 CVS Toothbrush $.99

1 OB Tampoon $7.49

Coupons Used:

$2 off $10 purchase (go to iheartcvs.com)
$1.00 0ff Ban Deodorant from All You Aug Magazine

$1.50 off OB Tampoons

$1.99 CVS coupon for Toothbrush I think?

ECB's Used-0
Total OOP: $13.48 ($14.44 after tax)
ECB's Received: $5.00 for candy

Transaction #4:

1 package Huggies wipes $2.50

Dove Shampoo $3.99

Dove Conditioner $ 3.99

1 pack of Huggies Diapers $8.99

1 pack of OB Tampoons

Coupons Used:

$2 off $10 purchase (go to iheartcvs.com)

$1.50/1 Huggies diapers (huggies mailer)

$.50/1 Huggies Wipes

$1.50/1 Dove Shampoo

$1.50/1 Dove Conditioner

ECB's Used-15.79
Total OOP: $2.17 ($2.72 with tax)
ECB's Received: $5.00 for OB Tampoons

Saturday: I went back on Saturday because I had realized that I could spend my $5 EBC on some more diapers since I found some more coupons and dh told me he needed some 3 ring binders since college starts on Monday and I remembered that CVS had a good deal. I wish I would have printed some more $5/off 10 CVS coupons but I did not find the razor coupon until I went to the library. So this deal probably could have been better, but oh well. I also did not take any pictures of these deals, sorry!

Transaction 1:

1 pack Pull-ups $8.99

2/B1G1 Free Colgate Spongebob Toothbrush $2.99

2 Colgate Toothpaste B1G1 Free $2.79

1 Giant Chewy Nerd $.79

1 Giant Chewy Nerd $.79

Coupons Used:

$2 off $10 purchase (go to iheartcvs.com)

$.79/Buy1 G1 Free Nerd From August All you Magazine

$1.50 toothpaste

$1.50 toothpaste

$2.00 off Pull-Ups from mailer

ECB's Used-$5.00
Total OOP: $3.56 ($4.12 with tax)
ECB's Received: 0

Transaction 2:

1 BIC Soleil Razor $4.99 on sale

1 Storage Basket $1.50

Coupons Used:

$2.00 Soleil Razor form Sunday paper insert

ECB's Used-0
Total OOP: $4.49 ($4.88 after tax)
ECB's Received: 0

Transaction 3:

B1G1 Free Economy 3 ring binders $3.79

B1G1 Free Economy 3 ring binders $3.79

ECB's Used-0
Total OOP: $6.58 ($6.97 after tax)
ECB's Received: 0 used

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So total OOP for this sale add was $60.26 with tax and I got $122.00 worth of stuff before taxes. I think that is pretty good! This was my first big CVS spending. I know I could have done better though. I got all my diapers and pull-ups for 2 weeks and other household stuff that I usually spend $100 every two weeks on mostly generic stuff, so I feel pretty good about reducing our spending!

CVS Plan for Friday

Well, I am going to CVS today for my first big shopping experience at CVS. I need to do 4 transactions to get the deals I want to get. So, here is my plan.

Transaction #1:

1 pack of Huggies Diapers $8.99

1 Playskool Wipes $2.50

1 Childrens Advil $5.79

Coupons Used:

$2 off $10 purchase (go to iheartcvs.com)

$1.50/1 Huggies diapers (huggies mailer)

$1/1 Playskool wipes

$1/1 children's advil

ECB's Used-0

Total OOP: $11.78

ECB's Received: $5.79 for the advil

Transaction #2:
1 pack Pull-ups $8.99
1 pack Pull-ups $8.99
1 Playskool wipes $2.50
2 Colgate Toothpaste B1G1free- $2.79

Coupons Used:
$2 off $10 purchase (go to iheartcvs.com)
$2.00 off Pull-Ups from mailer
$1/1 Playskool wipes
$1.50 toothpaste
$1.50 toothpaste

ECB's Used-0

Total OOP: $15.27

ECB's Received: $5.00 for baby products

Transaction #3:
Dum Dums suckers(potty treats) $5.00
4 pks gum $4.00
1 Ban Deodorant $1.99
(would like to get ob tampons don’t know the price) have $1.50 coupon and will get $5EBC)

Coupons Used:
$2 off $10 purchase (go to iheartcvs.com)
$1.00 0ff Ban Deodorant

ECB's Used-0

Total OOP: $10.99

ECB's Received: $5.00 for candy

Transaction #4:
1 package Huggies wipes $2.50
Dove Shampoo $3.99
Dove Conditioner $ 3.99
2 Spongebob toothbrushes: $1.99
1 pack of Huggies Diapers $8.99
1 pack of playschool wipes $2.50

Coupons Used:
$2 off $10 purchase (go to iheartcvs.com)
$1.50/1 Huggies diapers (huggies mailer)
.50/1 Huggies Wipes
$1.50/ 1 Dove Shampoo
$1.50/1 Dove Conditioner
$1/1 Playskool wipes

ECB's Used-15.79

Total OOP: $1.17

ECB's Received: 0

So total out of our pocket will be $39.21 and we get two pull-ups and 2 packs of diapers for my baby and lots of wipes! That's less than Walmart for diapers and wipes)ever for us and we get all of that other stuff too! This is before tax. Also in transaction 3 I do not know how much the ob tampons are, so it will be about $6.00- $8.00 more if we get those and we will have another $5 ebc to use, if we want. I found some more toothpaste coupons so I am getting two more of those, hey they are FREE! So, do you think I have done good for the first time? It is some work and we have to do more than one transaction to get the best deals because of the $2 off a $10 order and then getting enough EBC to get some things free, like in transaction 4 we basically get a pack of diapers for free. It's worth it for me for those alone! I really hope they have all of the stuff we want, so this will work but we will see.... We have been spending about $80-$100 for household products and diapers,pull ups/wipes for kids every two weeks. That is buying generic, we get name brand here! So, I am hoping I can get that down at least a little by doing this!

CVS Deal

Well for awhile now I have sit back and read blogs about people saving money at CVS and other places. Today was the first time I have went to CVS and thanks to all of the bloggers out there, I was able to find my first STEAL! Yes, you read that right a steal. I was so excited to get my CVS rewards card. This week with my coupons and the deals I will be able to get my diapers and pullups and wipes for cheaper than Walmart. So, I am going to give it a try. Today I went, but I had three kids with and shopping and looking for deals really was not going to happen and they were out of a lot of the stuff I needed. So, I will go back on payday! Here is my first steal. Pretty good for a 1st time visit!

Colgate Toothpaste is on sale B1G1--Buy 2 and use 2 $1.50/1 coupons from the May, June, and July All You magazine or this printable here. Get both free.

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I got 2 Colgate toothpaste for $2.79 since one was free and I used (2) $1.50 coupons and I had to buy something else because they were going to owe me money, so I bought a package of Skittles for the kids. My OOP was .79 for the Skittles!!! I got the toothpaste for FREE! A STEAL! Nothing like FREE toothpaste! My total savings was $5.79.