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I hit up CVS yesterday since I have some ECB's that were getting close to expiration. I hadn't been there in a couple weeks since Wag's deals have been so good.
Anyways, here is what I got:

1. 2 Purex laundry detergent. I had a B1G1 coupon and a rain check from previous weeks when they were also B1G1=2 free laundry detergents
2. 1 gallon of milk $1.99
3. 1 Playtex tampons $3.99, get $3.00 ECB, use 1 $1.00 cpn
4. 1 pack of playing cards, $3.29
5. 1 Dove cleansing pads on clr for $2.50, used CVS crt for $2.50 off any Dove product
6. 2 Lumene on sale B1G150% off, $2.99 for the first one and $1.49 for the second. Used 1 CVS crt for $5.00 off any Lumene purchase
7. 1 Blade deoderant on clearance for $1.12, used 1 $1.00 CVS coupon
8. 3 L'Oreal all natural eye shadows on clearance for $2.49 each, used 3 $2.00 coupons
9. 1 L'Oreal lip product on clearance for $2.37, used 1 $2.00 coupon
10. 1 L'Oreal color juice lip product on clearance for $2.49, used 1 $2.00 coupon
11. 1 Colgate toothpaste $2.99, get $2.00 ECB, use 1 $1.00 coupon
12. 2 Bandaids 30 ct, $2.99 each, get $4.00 back, use 2 $1.00 coupons
13. 2 Planters nuts on sale B1G1, $5.49, use 2 $1.00 printables
14. 2 Sobe, on sale B1G1, use 1 B1G1 printable
15. 2 Speed Stick deoderant, $3.99 each, get $3.99 ECB on each, used 1 $.75 off 2 coupon

Total came to $74.79 before coupons. I used 1 CVS $3.00 off $15.00 and 1 CVS $5.00 off $30.00 and 1 CVS $4.00 off $20.00 beauty purchase. The beauty coupon was long expired but they still took it. I wish I would have had more CVS coupons with me but I didn't think my total was going to be near that high. Then I used $17.00 in ECB's and paid $1.92. I got back $16.98. Not too shabby. :) The savings on my receipt said I saved $122.98!

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Just a couple quick pics for you...my deals for the day!!! I did really good at both CVS and Walgreens and was able to stock up HUGEly on stuff! First pic is from CVS...
This is all from Walgreens...

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Since it has been a while since I posted on here...again...I thought I would catch everyone up real quick. I had a birthday, I did deals, I was sick, my kids were sick. There, now you are caught up. :) My life is so glamorous.

Anyway, here are some of the deals I did at CVS and Walgreens this week. And, yes, I will be going back for more. I just can't resist a free deal!

1. 4 Chex mix $.99 each, use 4 $.50 cpns
2. 2 Lysol toilet bowl cleaner on sale B1G1 @ $2.79, use 2 $.75 cpns
3. 6 Scunci hair ties, $2.00 each, get back $2.00 RR each=FREE!!
4. 2 L'Oreal men's moisturizing stuff, $1.79 each (clearanced from $6.99!!), use 1 $3.00 off 2
5. 3 Fiber Choice $2.49 each, get back $2.50 RR each=FREE!!
6. 2 Bayer monitors, $14.99 each, use 2 $30.00 cpns (will be marked down to $14.99)=FREE!! plus get 2 cpns for free Crest pro-health toothpaste back!!! Do these in separate orders to get both cpns to print.
7. 4 Crest Pro-Health toothpastes, all FREE by doing the above mentioned deal earlier. Also send in for $5.00 MIR #5 for a $5.00 profit!

Total before cpns was $81.23!!! I used the above mentioned cpns, $22.50 in RR's and got back $19.50 in RR's! I used my gift card to pay the remaining balance of $5.91! All of this was done in 6 orders. So, yes, it did take a little while, but it was so worth it!

Labels: cvs, walgreens

I did better than I expected this week at CVS thanks to the Throat Cooler rain check I have held on to since January. Here is what I got...

1. 2 Perfect 10 hair colors on clearance for $3.49, used 2 $5.00 cpns from P&G
2. 1 gallon of milk, $2.39
3. 2 GR Press, $2.00 each
4. 4 Throat Coolers, $4.99 each with $4.99 back in ECB's on each, used 2 B1G1 printable cpns
5. 1 Scrubbing Bubbles Action Scrubber $2.99, used $2.50 printable cpn
6. 2 Paas egg coloring kits, $1.99 each, $1.99 ECB back on each
7. 3 Clear and Dry, 2 @ $4.99, 1 @ $5.49, used 3 $2.00 printable coupons
8. 2 Sally Hansen nail polishes on sale B1G1 @ $2.79 each, used 1 $3.00 CVS manufacturer cpn
9. 1 Accu-check monitor $9.99, with $9.99 back in ECB's
10. 1 Orajel Toddler toothpaste on clearance for $1.00, used 1 $1.00 cpn
11. 1 Skin Effects sun screen on clearance for $3.25, used 1 CVS cpn for $5.00

I did this in 3 separate transactions to take advantage of 1 $5.00 off $30.00 cpn and 2 $3.00 off $15.00 coupons. My total amount of stuff came to $75.59. I used $23.74 in ECB's and got back $38.97!! And I only paid $.73 in cash!! Woot for awesome deals this week!!

Here are my deals that I have done so far at Walgreens:

1. 1 Softsoap body wash $3.99, get back a $3.99 cpn for a free bodywash
2. 1 Skintimate shave gel $2.79, get back a RR for $3.00
3. Walitin Allergy $6.99, get $6.99 MIR
4. 1 One A Day Women's drinkables $1.49, get back $1.49 MIR
5. 1 Chapstick $1.99, get back $1.99 RR
6. 3 Reynold's wraps on sale for $.89 with in-ad cpn, use 3 $1.00 cpns
7. 1 Glade soy candle $5.99, use 1 $2.00 Wags cpn, 1 $4.00 printable

Total amount came to $28.31 before coupons. I used $16.00 RR and got back $5.00 RR, and a $3.99 Softsoap RR. I paid $2.38 in cash. I will also get back $8.48 after MIR. I basically paid $.91 after all is said and done. Woot!!

If you need any help getting/finding coupons, let me know! Or if you would like how to do this, don't hesitate to shoot me an email. :) Otherwise, have fun getting the deals!

Labels: cvs, walgreens

Walgreens deals...no pic, but you can make a nice little profit on buying a Gillette Fusion Gamer razor on sale for $8.99 with a $6.00 Register Reward. Use 1 $4.00 coupon from today's P & G insert and make about $.47 after tax. :)

For example I bought:

1. 1 Progresso soup on sale 4/$5, used 1 $1.10 printable coupon


2. 1 Gillette Fusion Gamer razor $8.99, $6.00 RR, use 1 $4.00 coupon
   

Comes to $5.68 after tax. I used my gift card, didn't pay anything out of pocket and received 1 $6.00 RR for a profit of $.32. The Venus razors are also $8.99 with a $6.00 RR back. Use 1 $2.00 coupon also from the P & G insert.

CVS is a slow week, but I didn't do too bad.

Here is what I got. Transaction #1:

1. 1 gallon of milk $2.69
2. 1 Gillette Fusion Gamer razor $7.99 with $4.00 ECB, use 1 $4.00 coupon
3. 2 CVS crackers $1.99 each, get $2.00 ECB, use 1 $3.00 CVS coupon
4. 6 Kellogg's protein bars on clearance for $.78 each, used 3 $1.00 off 2 coupons

Came to $19.30 before tax. Used coupons above, 1 $3.00 off $15.00 CVS coupon, and $5.00 in ECB's. Paid $1.30 in cash and got back $6.00 in ECB's.

Transaction #2:

1. 1 Glade spray $.99, use 1 CVS crt coupon for $1.00 off
2. 2 CVS crackers $1.99 each, get $2.00 ECB, use 1 $3.00 CVS coupon
3. 4 Kellogg's protein bars on clearance for $.78 each, used 2 $1.00 off 2 coupons
4. 2 Slimfast packages on clearance $3.35, used 2 $1.00 coupons
5. 1 Ambi face bar $1.99, use 1 CVS crt for $2.00
6. 1 CVS antacid pack $1.99, use 1 CVS crt for free CVS antacid pack

Total before tax and coupons was $18.73. Used coupons above, 1 $3.00 off $15.00 CVS coupon, and $1.99 in ECB's. Paid $1.75 in cash and got back $2.00 in ECB's.

Not too shabby considering it was such a slow week for deals. :)

Rite Aid has some pretty good deals. Avert your eyes if you don't want to read about the "stuff".

1. 1 Finesse Curl Mouse $2.99, $2.00 MIR, use 1 $.75 coupon from today's insert
2. 1 Garnier Fructis style product $2.99, $2.99 MIR, use $1.00 coupon
3. 1 Nivea lip moisturizer $2.99, $2.00 MIR, use 1 $1.00 coupon from today's insert
4. 1 Play/Durex product $6.99, $6.99 MIR

Total after coupons and tax is $14.70. Send in for MIR of $13.98. Total for all of products is $.72. Woot!

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Woot for good deals at CVS and Walgreens this week!

I didn't take a pic of the Walgreens deals but here is what I got:

1. 4 bags of Mauna Loa chocolate covered macadamia nuts...yummm!! on sale 2 for $4.00. Use 1 $3.00 off 2 cpn from ESR booklet, will take off $6.00. These bags are originally $3.79!


2. 5 Sunsilk products--1 mouse, 3 gel sprays, and 1 gel. All clearanced to $1.19 each. Used 2 $2.00 off 2 and 1 $1.00 off 1.


3. 1 gallon of milk

Used a $5.00 RR from last week and my total was $1.30! Yeah!

Here is my awesome deal at CVS...and on a week that I thought I was going to get nothing! Picture complete with some of the Pepsi cans that nearly exploded after the whole box ripped!

1. 10 Reese Whips candy bars on sale 2 for $1.00. Use 5 $1.00 off 2 coupons=FREE!


2. 2 Sobe Life waters (part of Pepsi deal), use 2 $.50 coupons on bottles


3. 6 12 packs of pop on sale 4 for $12.00 (part of Pepsi deal, buy $20.00 get $10.0 ECB)


4. 1 Excedrin on sale for $1.99, use 1 $2.00 cpn and 1 $1.00 CVS crt cpn=+$1.01!


5. 1 Organix tea tree shampoo on sale for $4.99 with a MIR of $4.99=FREE!


6. 6 Dawn dishsoaps on sale B1G1 @ $1.99. Used 3 $1.00 off 2 cpns


7. 1 Pantene deep conditioning hair mask on clearance for $1.54


8. 1 Pantene shampoo on clearance for $1.54


9. 1 Pantene conditioner on clearance for $1.54


10. 1 Pantene moussing foam wax (???no idea what this is) on clearance for $1.25


11. 1 bag of sour gummie worms for Ambry $.99 :)

Total came to $52.51. I used a $10.00 off $50.00 that printed in store, a $3.00 off $15.00 printout, and a $4.00 off $20.00. If I had known that the cashier would take all those coupons together, I would have given him a $5.00 off $25.00 too! Oh well. I used only $16.00 in ECB's and got $10.00 back. Cash out of pocket was a whopping $1.51! And I still can send in for the $4.99 Organix rebate and a $15.00 MIR for Pepsi coupons! Sweet deals to be had this week!

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Here are the deals I did at Rite Aid:

1. 10 Soy Joy bars $5.00, MIR $5.00=FREE Use $3.00 off 10 coupon from this weeks insert and make $3.00!



2. 1 Garnier product regular priced at $4.19 on sale for $2.99, MIR $2.00=$.99 Use $1.00 off from paper=FREE!

Total is $7.99, after coupons will be $3.99. Send in for MIR for a total back of $6.00 and it will be a money maker of $2.01!!!
Here are the deals that I did at Walgreens. First Purchase:

1. 4 Kellogg's cereal on sale for $2.50 each. Deal is buy $10.00 get $3.00 RR. Use 4 $1.00 Kellogg's coupons from recent insert and pay $.75 a box after RR and coupons.
2. 2 Quaker oatmeal on sale for $1.99 after in-ad coupon. Used $1.35 off 2 from this weeks paper.
3. 2 Glade scented oil refills on sale for $2.50 each with MIR of $2.00. Used B1G1 coupon from recent insert.
4. 1 Electrasol gel tabs on sale for $3.49. Use $2.50 coupon from Sunday's paper and send in for MIR of $1.50=$.51 profit!
5. 4 Garnier Fructis product on sale for $2.99. Use 1 $2.00 coupon from Jan. MIR booklet (will take off $8.00) and 4 $1.00 coupons from just about any insert. :) =FREE!

Total will be $38.45 before coupons. After coupons it should be $12.12. Add on tax of $1.23 and pay $13.35. I used a $10.00 RR from last week's Robitussin deal and paid $3.35. I will also get back $3.50 from MIR on this receipt!

Second transaction:

1. 3 Quaker oatmeals (thought I could use a Wags coupon for $2.00 off 3 and 2 $1.00 oatmeal coupons together, but alas, you can't)
2. 4 Garnier

Total was $2.65 for everything after using coupons and $3.00 RR from Kellogg's deal.

Third tansaction:

1. 2 Quaker oatmeals
2. 4 Garnier

Total was $2.66 after coupons. Not too shabby. Receipt said I saved $22.02 on this order alone. The nice thing about doing Wags is that I paid with my gift card everytime and didn't have to shell out any cash!

Totals for Wags:

Came of $82.37 worth of stuff

Used gift card to pay for everything which came to $8.66. Will get $3.50 back though.

Here are the purchases that I did at CVS:

1. 1 pk of Starburst $.50
2. 1 pk of Mentos $.79 (had to purchase the candy to use a different ECB)
3. 2 Speedstick on sale for $3.00 each with a $3.00 ECB back
4. 2 Colgate items $2.50 each with $2.00 ECB back
5. 2 Glade scented oil refill twin packs $5.49 each with $2.00 ECB back on each

$25.26 worth of stuff. Used $4.00 off $20.00 CVS coupon, $2.00 CVS Speedstick coupon, B1G1 Glade coupon, $1.50 Colgate toothpaste coupon, $1.00 Colgate CVS toothbrush coupon, and $11.00 in ECB's. I paid $.63 in cash and got back $7.00 in ECB's. This purchase was a little messed up because I grabbed the wrong toothbrush and it rang up at $4.49 instead of $2.50 and then I didn't get the $2.00 ECB back either. So I will be getting a slight refund and $2.00 more in ECB's back also.

Second transaction:

1. Garnier Fructis hair gell $2.99 with $2.00 ECB back Use $1.00 coupon
2. Cottonnelle Bath tissue $12.97 with $4.00 ECB back Use $.50 coupon
3. 2 Nutra-trim gum $3.99 each with $3.99 ECB back on each
4. Skin Effects SPF 30 sun tan lotion on clearance for $5.50, use $5.00 CVS crt coupon

Total is $29.44 worth of stuff. I paid $1.94 in cash, used $16.00 ECB's and got back $13.98.

Third transaction:

1. 2 ob tampons $4.50 each (b$20g$10 Johnson deal) used 2 $1.00 coupons
2. 1 Bandaid $3.00 use 1 $.50 coupon (part of deal mentioned above)
3. 1 Listerine whitening pen $10.00 used $3.00 coupon (part of deal mentioned above)
4. 1 Lumene for men shave gel on clearance for $2.99 used $3.00 CVS crt coupon

Came to $24.99 worth of stuff, paid $1.91, used $10.00 in ECB's and got $10.00 back.

Fourth transaction:

1. 4 Scotch pop-up tapes on clearance for $.49. Used 2 $1.00 coupons=FREE
2. 2 photobooks $9.99 each, use $1.00 off $5.00 CVS crt coupon
3. 4 Progresso soups on sale for $2.99 each and also B1G1 Use $1.00 off 4 coupon

$33.90 worth of stuff. I paid $2.46, used $18.00 in ECB's and got $0.00 ECB's back.

Totals for CVS were:

$113.59 worth of stuff, paid $6.94 in cash, used $55.00 in ECB's and got back $30.98 in ECB's. I got rid of $24.02 in ECB's, but should be getting a refund of $1.99 and $2.00 in ECB's. I basically ended up paying for the photobooks and everything else was for free is the way I am looking at it. :)

As always, Happy Deal Hunting and let me know if you find any good deals this week!

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Here is my list of deals at CVS that I am getting along with the coupons that I will be using. I can not wait to go! Read to the end to find out. And for those who don't normally make the trip to CVS I highly recommend going on Thursday. Yes, that is right. I said Thursday. The deals start Thursday at 8:00 am!!!

1. 2 Colgate toothpate, $2.99 each, use 2 $1.50 coupons here, get back $5.98 in ECB's=profit of $3.00
2. 2 Aussie products, $2.99 each, use 2 $1.00 coupons from P & G, get back $5.98 in ECB's=profit of $2.00
3. 1 Johnson's Soft Lotion, $5.69, use 1 $1.00 coupon here, get back $5.69 ECB=profit of $1.00
4. 3 Gatorade, $1.49 each, use $1.00 off 2 from CVS Reinventing Beauty magazine (this can be found by the register), $4.47 ECB back=profit of $1.00
5. 2 Hershey King Size bars, $1.00 each, use B1G1 cpn from recent insert, $2.00 ECB back=profit of $1.00
6. 2 Bic Soleil razors, $5.99 each, use 2 $3.00 coupons from recent insert, $11.98 ECB back=profit of $6.00!!!
7. 1 Garnier Nutritioniste towlettes, $5.99, use 1 $1.00 coupon from paper, $5.99 ECB back=profit of $1.00
8. 2 Phillips universal remote(or Phillips ipod headphones) $6.99 each, $13.98 ECB back=FREE
9. 2 L'Oreal sheer lipgloss, $6.99 each, use 2 $1.00 coupons here, get back $13.98 ECB=possible profit of $2.00 if they use both coupons, otherwise FREE
10. 2 Sally Hansen nail colors, $3.79 each, use $3.00 off 2 from CVS Reinventing Beauty(found by register) and try to use $2.00 off 2 from recent paper, $3.79 ECB back=possible profit of $1.21
11. 1 Covergirl smoothers liquid makeup, $7.99, $7.99 ECB back=FREE
12. 1 Covergirl liquid smothers powder makeup, $5.99, $5.99 ECB back=FREE
13. 1 Playtex tampons 16-18 ct.,$3.99, use 1 $1.00 coupon from paper, $3.00 ECB back=FREE
14. 1 Schick Quattro razor, $7.99, use $2.00 coupon here, $6.00 ECB back=profit of $.01 :)
15. 1 Clairol Hydrience hair color, $8.49, use $2.00 coupon from paper, I also have a $2.00 off any hair color CVS crt coupon, $5.00 ECB back=$.51 profit

Possible other bonus coupons to use: $1.00 Colgate toothpaste CVS crt, save $3.00 off $15.00 cosmetics purchase CVS crt, save $10.00 off $50.00 CVS crt. These will definitely help sweeten the deals even more. Don't forget to scan your card when you go there also. You never know what bonus coupons you might find.

Bonus deal at CVS this week to consider: Buy 3 American Express gift cards with values of $25.00 each. Pay $3.95 activation per card. Get back $10.00 ECB for buying 3 cards. Send in for $15.00 gas card MIR. This will be a profit of $13.15! Something to consider if you have lots of extra ECB's or if you have the cash to do this deal. Not too bad! :)

If you notice any other deals, feel free to send them my way. I did not do every single one, just picked the ones that I would buy. If you notice any coupons missing, let me know! Maybe I will see some of you Thursday!

Here are some quickie transactions if you don't have a whole lot of ECB's to work with. Say you start with $20.00 ECB's. Here is what you can do:

Transaction 1
2 Colgate, 2 Aussie, 1 Johnson's soft lotion, 3 Gatorade
Total equals $22.12 +tax($1.33)-cpn(5.00 2 $1.50 Colgate, 2 $1.00 aussie)=$18.45 Use your $20.00 ECB's to pay. Get back $22.12 in ECB's. Now have $23.67 ECB's.

Transaction 2
2 Hershey king size bars, 2 Bic Soleil razors, 1 Garnier towlettes
Total =$19.97 +tax($1.20)-cpns ($8.00 B1G1 hershey, 2 $3.00 Bic, $1.00 Garnier)=$13.47. Use ECB's from previous transaction. Get back $19.97 in ECB's. Now have $30.47 ECB's.

Transaction 3
2 Phillips remote, 2 L'Oreal lipgloss, 1 Playtex tampons
Total=$31.95 +tax($1.92)-cpns ($3.00 2 $1.00 L'Oreal, 1 $1.00 Playtex)=$30.87. Use ECB's from previous transaction. Get back $30.96 in ECB's. Now have $30.56 in ECB's.

Transaction 4
2 Sally Hansen, 1 Covergirl, 1 covergirl, 1 Squick Quattro, 1 Clairol Hydrience
Total=$38.54+tax($2.31)-cpns($7.00 $3.00 Sally, $2.00 Schick, $2.00 Clairol. Possibly use $2.00 Sally Hansen from paper and $2.00 CVS crt for hair color)=$33.85. Use ECB's from previous transaction. Pay OOP $3.29 (unless other coupons are able to be used.) Get back $38.54 in ECB's.

Grand total is $3.29 OOP and a profit of $18.54 in ECB's in you started with $20.00! Woohoo!

Labels: Black Friday Deals, cvs

**EDITED**for some reason I can't get a pic to load, so I will try again later...sorry...I think visuals are so much better than just words. Oh well. :(

CVS deals for the week...I did these in 3 separate transactions...

1. 1 L'Oreal age perfect serum $15.99
2. 2 Hershey Dark Chocolate bars $1.00 each, use 2 $1.00 cpns from recent insert

$17.99 worth of stuff, use CVS $3.00 off $15.00 cpn (emailed to me), use $11.98 ECB's, pay $1.07 cash, and ggot back $15.99 ECB's.

Second transaction:

1. 1 Hershey Dark Chocolate bar $1.00, use 1 $1.00 cpn
2. 2 Glade glass scents $2.50, use 1 B1G1 cpn
3. 2 Glade scented oil plug-ins, use B1G1 cpn
4. 1 Crest pro health toothpaste $3.49, use $1.00 cpn

$17.47 worth of stuff, use $3.00 off $15.00 CVS cpn, use $5.00 ECB's, pay $1.40 in cash, and get back $8.49 in ECB's.

Third transaction. I could have split this in two but the cashier was giving me funny looks about my $3.00 off $15.00 cpn, even though it didn't say a limit of 1 use on it. So I didn't want to push my luck and not have her use it if I tried 4 transactions. :)

1. 3 AAA Duracell batteries $5.99, use 3 $1.00 cpns
2. 1 AA Duracell battery $5.99, use 1 $1.00 cpn
3. 1 Hershey dark chocolate bar, $1.00, use 1 $1.00 cpn
4. 1 Crest pro health toothpaste $3.49, use 1 $1.00 cpn
5. 1 candy for Ambry $.99 (yes, I know I bought the dark chocolate bars, but she did really good just standing and being patient, so she was allowed to pick out a treat.)

$29.44 stuff, use $3.00 off $15.00 CVS cpn, use $19.65 ECB's, pay $1.08 cash, and get back $18.49 in ECB's.

Grant totals:

$64.90 worth of product

$36.63 ECB's used

$3.55 cash paid out

$42.97 ECB's back

Check out Money Saving Mom for more great deals!

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Here we go...yet another post on deals. I'm sorry! I just can't resist. I LOVE getting stuff for pennies on the dollar. Or even better yet, making money. So much fun!

Here are my Walgreens deals:

1. 4 Coffee-Mate creamers $2.49 each, use in ad B1G1 cpn ($4.98 off)and 2 $1.00 off from Coffee-Mate website, 1$1.50 off 2
2. 4 Carnation evap. milk $1.50, use in ad $.99 each cpn, then 2 $1.00 off 2 from Nestle website
3. 4 Libby's pumpkin mix $1.79 each, use in ad $.99 each cpn, then 2 $1.00 off 2 from Nestle website
4. 2 Reach dental floss, use in ad $.99 each cpn, 2 $1.00 cpn from last week's paper
5. Domino sugar 5 lb $3.49, use in ad $1.50 cpn, $.50 cpn from paper

My total was $6.99. I used my gift to pay for everything. That was a savings of $21.82 just by using coupons. Yeah!

Here is what I got at CVS:

1. 5 Listerine mouth wash $3.99 each with $3.00 ECB back on each. Use 5 $1.00 Listerine cpns from here or from last week's insert.
2. 5 Palmolive dish soap $1.49 each with $1.00 ECB back on each. Use 5 $.25 cpn from paper
3. 4 St. Ives body wash $3.99 each with $3.00 ECB back on each. I had 1 $1.00 cpn from the paper(not sure from what insert) and 2 $2.00 cpns from here. (VALID ONLY SUNDAY OR MONDAY!)
4. 1 Garnier hair gel $2.99 with $2.00 ECB back. Use $1.00 cpn from paper.
5. 1 Electrasol dish tabs on sale $2.99, used $2.25 cpn
6. 1 SmartWater $1.59 with $1.59 ECB
7. 1 gallon of milk $2.99
8. 1 L'Oreal serum $11.99, used 1 CVS $1.00 cpn and $1.00 L'Oreal printable from here. (VALID ONLY SUNDAY AND MONDAY!)
9. 1 box of Oreo cakesters--bought separate and forgot to put in pic. They are on sale for $2.50. I used 1 CVS $2.00 cpn. Maybe someone else has gotten these too?

Total of $68.41 worth of stuff. I used $39.94 worth of ECB's, 1 $5.00 off $25.00 CVS cpn and 1 $2.00 off $10.00 (printed in store), and paid $3.02. Got back $47.58 in ECB's! Yeah!

Good deal hunting this week! If anyone else finds any other great deals, let me know. :)

Labels: cvs, walgreens

Wow! It has been a week again since I have posted anything. I'd post more, but life here is not terribly busy or very exciting. Basically the same routine over and over and what fun is that? So in keeping with the same routine going on here for the last two weeks, here are some deals to be found this week.

CVS:

1. 7 boxes of Quaker oatmeal $2.50 each, use 7 $1.00 coupons from recent inserts
2. 1 box of Quaker granola bars $2.50, use $1.00 coupon from recent insert (get $5.00 ECB. Part of deal with Quaker--buy $20.00, get $5.00)
3. 10 Soy Joy bars $1.00 each, use 2 B1G1, 1 B2G1, $2.00/10, get $4.00 ECB Comes to $1.00 for all 10 bars after ECB's
4. Advil PM is on sale for $.99 Use $1.00 coupon from here
5. Bic Comfort 3 on sale for $4.99 with $4.00 ECB, use $2.00 coupon from last week's insert, profit of $1.01!
6. Nestle candy bags on sale for $1.50 (2 day sale only), I had a $2.00 off 3 and a $1.00 off 2 to use

I lucked out and got a $5.00 off $30.00 coupon this time which made this purchase even better. I ended up only being able to get the 7 boxes of oatmeal, 1 box of granola bars, 10 Soy Joy bars, 1 Advil PM, and 4 bags of candy. My store didn't get the Bic razors in yet. It came to $36.99, used $13.86 ECB's, paid $.14, and got back $9.00. Not too shabby.

The only thing I got at Walgreens was the L'Oreal Age stuff that is for free this month. It is $19.99. Use the $2.00 coupon, I think from 2 weeks ago insert, get back $19.99 MIR and make a profit of $2.00!

I did a lot better at Rite Aid. Here is what I got:

1. 9 ft. GE extension cord $2.00 FAR
2. GE 6 outlet power strip $5.00 FAR
3. L'Oreal Age Perfect $15.99 FAR
4. Axe shower gel $3.99 FAR
5. Adidas Body Spray $3.99 FAR (use $1.00 coupon)
6. Citre Shine Mist $3.99 FAR (use $1.00 coupon)
7. Citre Shine Miracle $3.99 FAR (use $1.00 coupon)
8. Charles Worthington Uncurl balm $6.99 FAR
9. Denta Burst cleaning strips $1.99 FAR
10. Oral B toothbrush $2.49 FAR (use $1.00 coupon)
11. Kotex tampons 18 ct. FAR (use $1.00 from mailer)
12. M & M minis for Ambry $.88(she went shopping with me that day)

Everything came to $52.51 and I will get back $54.43 in MIR. A profit of $1.92. Yeah!

All in all, a good shopping day. I will be posting Meijer deals later today. There are some pretty good deals this week! There will also be new pics of the girls, since I haven't put up any new pics for a while.

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CVS deals for the week that I got:

1. Ajax dish soap (a HUGE bottle) on clearance $.19
2. 3 of Q-tips $2.49 (part of a Buy25 Get10 deal) 1 $.30 cpn
3. 2 packs of Huggies $9.99, used 2 $1.50 cpns (with q-tips deal, got 10 ECB)
4. 3 Energizer batteries $5.99, used 3 $.75 cpns (Buy15 Get5)
5. 5 GUM toothbrushes double pack $3.99, used 3 $.75 cpns, 1 $.50 cpn, $3.99 ECB each
6. 2 Brach candy corns $1.29, $1.29 ECB each
7. 1 Excedrin Express gels $1.99, use 1 $2.00 cpn
8. 1 Powerade $1.69, get $1.69 ECB
9. 1 Just For Men hair color $7.99, get $7.99 ECB, use 1 $2.00 cpn (can send in also for full rebate!)
10. 2 Colgate toothpastes $2.99, get $2.00 ECB, use 2 $1.00 cpns
11. 1 Listerine blue agent $4.49, get $3.00 ECB, use 1 $1.00 cpn
12. 2 Pumpkin pails $.99 each, get $.99 ECB each
13. 2 Funlight glow sticks $.99 each, get $.99 ECB each
14. 1 Aquafresh whitening trays clearanced to $4.00, use 1 $5.00 cpn(they will mark it down)
15. 1 CVS vitamin D $2.99, get $2.99 ECB (monthly deal)
16. 2 Wellpatch arthritis $5.99 each, get $5.99 ECB each(monthly deal)

Total amount of products? $113.21. I used $86.27 in ECB's. Yes, I know most of you probably don't have this many. Honestly, I don't know how I have that many! But you could split these up into smaller purchases in order to roll your ECB's and still come out great. I then paid $1.40 in cash and got back $73.14 in ECB's. Yes, I did have to "waste" some ECB's, but I consider them "well wasted"!

So there you have. The deals that I did at CVS. Hope you get some awesome ones too!

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Here is my purchases for the week at CVS. I feel like I made out like a bandit! Here is what I got...

And here is how I did it:
Purchase #1:

1. 1 bic Soleil razor 5.99 with 4.00 ECB (used 3.00 cpn)
2. 1 Always Infinity pads 4.98 with 4.98 ECB
3. 2 Colgate toothpastes 2.99 each with 4.00 ECB (used 2 1.00 cpns)

Totals: 16.95 worth of stuff, used 3/15 CVS cpn, 8.00 in ECB's, used 1.31 on money card, and got back 12.98 in ECB's. Good moneymaker!!

Purchase #2:

1. 1 Pure Black face Cream 9.99 with 5.00 ECB (used 5.00 CVS cpn crt)
2. 1 Lumene face cream 2.99 (used 2.00 CVS crt)
3. 2 Sally hansen nail polish (used 3.00 off 2 CVS cpn. Also had 2.00 from paper, but they wouldn't accept that one too)
4. 1 V05 hair gel 3.99 (used 2.00 CVS crt)

Totals: 21.95 worth of stuff, used 3/15 CVS cpn, 6.00 in ECB's, 1.19 on money card, and got back 5.00 in ECB's.

Purchase #3:

1. 1 Bic Soleil 5.99 with 4.00 ECB (used 3.00 cpn)
2. 1 Well Patch 5.99 with 5.99 ECB
3. 2 Gatorade 1.49 with 1.00 ECB (used 1.00/2 CVS cpn)

Totals: 14.96 worth of stuff, used 3/15 CVS cpn, 7.96 in ECB's, .06 in cash, and got back 10.99 in ECB's. Another great moneymaker!!

Purchase #4:

1. 1 Bic Soleil 5.99 with 4.00 ECB (used 2.00 cpn)
2. 2 Well Patch 5.99 each with 5.99 ECB each (used 1 1.00 cpn)

Totals:17.97 worth of stuff, used 3/15 CVS cpn, 11.97 in ECB's, .18 in cash, and got back 15.98 in ECB's. Another moneymaker.

Purchase #5:

1. 1 Arm & Hammer cleaner 2.50 (will send in 2.50 MIR to get it for free)
2. 1 Breeze 2 monitor 14.99 with 10.00 ECB (used 30.00 cpn-they mark down)

Totals: 17.49 worth of stuff, used 3/15 CVS cpn, no ECB's, .14 in cash, and got back 10.00 in ECB's. Awesome moneymaker!!

Purchase #6:

1. 2 Bic Soleil 5.99 each with 4.00 ECB each (used 1 2.00 cpn and 1 3.00 cpn)
2. 1 Vitamin Water 2.29 with 2.29 ECB (sorry, not in pic)
3. 1 Always Infinity 4.98 with 4.98 ECB
4. 1 pack of Mentos .79

Totals: 20.04 worth of stuff, used 3/15 CVS cpn, 11.99 in ECB's, 0.00 cash, and got back 15.27. Another moneymaker!!

So the grand totals were: 109.36 worth of product

.38 in cash (2.90 also used from money card)

45.92 in ECB's

70.22 back in ECB's!!!

An awesome day at CVS if I do say so myself. Woohoo!

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1. Woo hoo for CVS deals. I got a ton of stuff this week for my money. I am trying to get rid of some ECB's so I don't have to worry about them expiring, so I used way more than I usually do.
   
   

Here is what I got:

1. Crest toothpaste
2. 2 Clorox bleach
3. 1 Clorox wipes
4. 7 Schick razors
5. 2 packs of sunflower seeds for Caleb and Amrby
6. 1 pack of Huggies
7. 1 pack of Playskool diapers
8. 1 little notebook for Ambry (clearanced for .62)
9. Dr. Scholl's for Caleb
10. Nivea bodywash
11. Ambi face cream
12. 2 boxes South Beach bars
13. 2 packs of Cottonelle toilet paper
14. L'Oreal Advanced Revitalift serum
15. 1 adidas deoderant
16. 2 Hanes shirts for Jordan (clearanced for .69)
17. 4 Hanes shirts for Caleb (clearanced for .49)

Grand total? Going off of sales prices, I got $116.60 worth of stuff. I used $52.98 worth of ECB's (can you see why I want to get rid of some?), I paid $5.82 in cash, and got back $37.98 in ECB's. Not too shabby! Got rid of some ECB's and in exchange got diapers and toilet paper--both of which I needed. Yeah for CVS!

If anyone needs any help, feel free to shoot me an email or leave a comment with your email address and I can tell you which coupons and such I used.

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All right...back by the popular demand of...one...here is my trip to CVS. (Oh, and one more small on in the afternoon...again). First, here is the pic of all my goodies.

Here is the list of what I got:

1. 4 bags of Chex Mix (2 not in pic...they were all ready eaten by the animals that occupy my home.)
2. 1 L'Oreal Skin care wipes
3. 2 Right Guard deoderants
4. 2 Soft and Dri deoderants
5. 1 Revlon nail polish
6. 4 balls
7. 1 pair of boys sandals
8. 1 package of rc cars (opened immediately when I got home by Jordan)
9. 1 pair of sandals for Ambry
10. 1 pair of sandals for Piper
11. 4 shell shaped plates
12. 5 pairs of goggles
13. 1 Aussie shampoo
14. 1 Aussie conditioner
15. 1 Act rinse mouthwash
16. 1 bubble shooter
17. 1 Bayer monitor (made $5.00 in ECB's on this one!!!)
18. 1 Arnicare pain gel
19. 15 swim rings
20. 1 baseball hat for Piper (not pictured)
21. 1 football
22. 1 pair of sandals for me
23. 1 Renuzit triscents (not pictured)
24. 2 Lady speedstick deoderants
25. 1 car air freshener
26. 1 small ball

Quite a big pile of loot right? So sweet! Anyway, I think that is all I bought. I had 5 different receipts! So...for the grand total...if I would have paid full price for some of this stuff...my total would have been over $300.00!!! But with things being marked down and sales and such, I only paid $6.23 in cash, used $40.46 in ECB's, and got back $36.99 in ECB's! Woot!

Such awesome deals! These kinds of purchases are why I do CVS. The deals are just too good to pass up.

And if you're wondering what I would do with all the goggles? Well, we have a pool, so those will be put to use. The excessive amounts of swimming rings? Well, again, fun for the pool. I already blew up some for the kids to play with in the house. It is so cute how they come up with ideas and games in order to use the rings. They've used them as life rings when they were lost at sea, they were used as dog's beds...I am sure they will be able to think of even more ways in order to play with them too. :)

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Oh the joy of CVS...

Piper got stung by a bee last night for the first time and of course I went into full blown panic attack. I only had Benadryl topic ointment in the house and Piper's bee sting was just under her eye brow. I didn't want to put it that close to the eye. Poor thing...her eye swelled up until it was about half shut. We put a cold popsicle on it instead in between bites for her. :)

So what do I do after that? Make a trip to CVS in order to get Benadryl in the house. I lucked out and they had a great deal going on with it too!

Here is what I got:

1. 3 dye free liquid Benadryl's $5.00 a piece
2. 1 dye free adult Benadryl $5.00
3. 1 Christophe shampoo on sale B1G1 @ $7.99
4. 1 Christophe conditioner
5. 1 Revlon bronzing blush $9.99
6. 2 M & M dark chocolate with peanuts $2.50 a piece
7. 2 Hershey bags $2.50 a piece
8. 1 Colgate toothpaste $1.77
9. 1 Colgate toothbrush $1.77
10. 1 Bandaid ultra strips $2.99

Total before coupons and tax was $62.50. I had $31.00 in coupons! $9.00 of that was from the $3.00/$15.00 expired CVS coupon. I thought I would try it and see if they would take it and they ended up taking 3 of them! Woot! I then used $21.99 of ECB's, paid $1.52 in cash, and got back $26.99 in ECB's! What a good trip! And I got stuff that I really needed in the house.

Definitely can't beat the deals at CVS!

Like Piper's face in the side of the pic? I opened the bag of M & M's for Caleb to try since they had no milk in them and she kept sneaking up there to sample a "few" for herself. :)

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Here is what I got in yet another trip this week:

1. 3 nail polishes Please excuse the colors. Ambry was with me and those are the ones she picked out. Quite colorful, to say the least. On sale for $.99 each
2. Hubba Bubba gum, again courtesy of Ambry $.99
3. 2 Pantene Pro-V shampoo marked down from $6.19 to $.61 !!!
4. 2 Pantene Pro-V conditioner marked down from $6.19 to $.61 !!!
5. 1 CVS cleansing facial wipes for $2.99
6. 1 24/7 men's deoderant on sale for $3.99
7. 1 water...again, for Ambry $1.19 This is what happens when I bring her with me to places. I should know by know that she is either going to die from hunger or perish from thirst and remember to bring these things with me!
8. 1 4x6 photo book on sale for $3.99
9. 1 6x8 photo book on sale for $7.99

Came to $48.97 worth of stuff(before clearance prices). I had $12.50 in coupons, used $13.00 in ECB's, paid $1.34 in cash, and got back $14.98 in ECB's. Seriously, have I mentioned that I LOVE CVS?!?

I could have split this transaction up and done even better, but I wasn't taking any chances on Ambry dying from hunger. I just know she would have spotted those peanut M&M's if we would have been there for a minute longer. Poor child...she is just wasting away. :)

If you have not become addicted to shopping at CVS yet, or would like to become addicted to shopping at CVS, please do not hesitate to shoot me an email with questions. I highly recommend it to all those who either like to have lots of fun items, like to save money, or just like to find some great bargains. Also, it is very good at fixing those "need to spend some money" urges. Or maybe I'm the only one who gets those. :)

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I added up all of my purchases for CVS for the month of April and here is what I came up with:

I bought $420.41 worth of products.
I spent $19.36 in cash.
I used $123.89 worth of ECB's.
I got back $171.91 worth of ECB's.

Not too shabby. :)

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A quick trip to CVS yielded these goodies. It was May 1 so the new monthly deals came out so of course I had to make a quick trip to snatch some up. I met Tara there and here is what I got.
Transaction 1:

1. 3 Adidas deoderant for $4.00 a piece
2. 2 Aquafresh for $2.99 a piece

Came to $20.95 before tax. I used $13.00 in coupons($3/$10 Adidas cpn, $1.00 Aquafresh cpn, $3/$15 CVS cpn, $4/$20 CVS beauty cpn, $2.00 Aquafresh) and $6.00 in ECB's. I spent $1.43 in cash and got back $20.95 in ECB's!

Transaction 2:

1. 1 Freestyle Lite Glucose Monitor regularly $74.99 on sale for $10.00
2. 2 Colgate 360 toothbrushes for $3.99 a piece
3. 1 Aquafresh toothpaste for $2.99

I got $85.96 worth of stuff if you count the before sale price of the monitor. Otherwise it would be $20.97. The bigger # just sounds so much better. :) I used $7.50 in coupons($3/$15 CVS cpn, $4/$20 CVS cpn, 2 $1.00 Colgate cpn, 1 $1.50 Aquafresh cpn) and $12.00 in ECB's. I paid $1.68 in cash and got back $20.97 in ECB's!

Transaction 3:

1. 1 Dr. Scholl's gel insoles (not pictured) $14.99
2. 1 Colgate 360 toothbrush for $3.99
3. 2 Sharpie's markers on sale for $1.25 a piece
4. 1 Crayola erasable markers on sale $1.25
5. 1 Pledge Lemon furniture spray for $4.59

Total before tax was $23.57. I used $10.50 in coupons($2.00 CVS Pledge cpn, $1.50 Pledge cpn, $1.00 Colgate cpn, $3.00 for Dr. Scholl's, $3/$15 CVS) and $10.00 in ECB's. I paid $3.58 in cash (I didn't have any small ECB's left anymore) and got back $3.99 in ECB's. Not a great deal, but at the same time, I got some things that we could use.

All in all, I got $65.49 worth of stuff, paid $6.69 cash, used $28.00 ECB's, and got back $45.91 ECB's. Woot!!!

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Transaction #1:

1. 1 Contour monitor on sale for $14.99 with $14.99 back in ECB's
2. 3 Cheerios on sale for $.25 each
3. 4 mini bags M&M's on sale for .50 each
4. 1 Mentos for $1.19
5. 1 VO5 hair spray for $3.99 (not pictured)

Total before tax was $22.92. I used a $4/$20 CVS cpn, a $14.99 cpn for the monitor, $1.00 Cheerios cpn, $3.00 CO5 CVS coupon(expired on 4/6/06 but still worked). Out of pocket cash was .90, used no ECB's and got back $14.99 in ECB's!!! Woohoo!

Transaction #2:

1. 1 Freestyle Lite monitor on sale for $10.00 with $10.00 back in ECB's
2. 1 Mennen 24/7 deoderant on sale for $3.99 with $3.99 back in ECB's
3. 1 Skin Effect face scrub for $6.99 with $5.00 back in Ecb's

Total before tax was $20.98. I used a $4/$20 CVS cpn, $1.00 Mennen cpn, and $14.99 in ECB's. I paid $1.11 in cash and got back $18.99 in ECB's! Another great deal. :)
Transaction #3:

1. 3 CVS brand Q-tips on sale for $1.99 each with $5.00 back in ECB's when you buy 3
2. 1 CO5 hair gel for $3.99
   
3. 6 Zone Perfect bars for $1.79 each with $2.00 back in ECB's when you buy 3
4. 1 bag of gummi bears for $.88

Total before tax was $20.38. I used a $4/$20 CVS cpn, $3.00 VO5 cpn from CVS(again, it was expired, but worked fine), 2 $1.00 Zone Perfect cpns, and $10.00 in ECB's. I paid $1.38 in cash and got back $9.00 in ECB's. Not too shabby.
So in conclusion, that was $64.28 worth of product. I paid $3.39 in cash for all of it. I used $24.99 in ECB's. I earned $42.98 in ECB's! Yeah! Such an awesome trip to CVS! I couldn't be any happier with my deals. :)

Happy Hunting at CVS this week! And if you have any questions feel free to ask or go to Money Saving Mom...she is definitely an expert at CVS shopping.

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