CVS 1/27/09

Free

$4.99- $2 Q- $3 ECB=free

CVS

2 Pantene shampoo $7/2- $3/2 Q= $4/2 (earned $2 ECB= $2/2)
2 Dawn dish detergent $1.49/2 - $.25 and $.50 Q= $.37 each
colgate $2.99- $1.50= $1.49 (earned $2 ECB= made $.51)
Bumblebee albacore tuna $.88

Used $4 ECB
Paid $3.78 OOP - paid with gift card for transferring prescription so no real money spent
Earned $4 ECB

For more CVS scenerios see CentSible Sawyer.

CVS deals 12/8/08

The rest of my CVS trip is in the witness relocation program. All names have been changed to protect the parties. If you look at this post there are some items that may "stand out."

3 Johnson trial size first aid kits $.99 each
Used $3/2 coupon here- hit the back button and print twice.
All three FREE!

I had a $5 and a $6.96 ECB that expire in a few days so I used them to pay. I got $10 ECBs.
I paid $5.xx OOP(out of pocket)

cvs 12/7-12/13

Buy one Powerade (32 oz.) at $1.59, Get $1.59 ECBs (Limit 1)
Free after ECBs

Buy one Theraflu Warming Relief at $5.99, Get $2 ECBs (Limit 5)
Use $2/1 printable here or $2/1 from the 10/19 SmartSource insert
Send in for $3.99 mail-in rebate (purchase price minus $2 coupon) from 10/19 SmartSource insert
Free plus $2 overage after coupon, mail-in rebate, and ECBs!

Buy $15 worth of Duracell Batteries, Get $5 ECBs (Limit 1)
*Deal (if you're able to find the $5/2 tear pads and you are doing multiple transactions)
*Buy 2 Duracell battery packs at $3 each
Use $5/2 tear pad coupon
Spend $1 out of pocket
Repeat above deal two more times in separate transactions and on your last transaction you'll get a $5 ECB.
So after the coupons and ECBs, you'll have spent $3 out of pocket and made $5 to make this a $2 money-maker!

Buy $20 Worth of Hershey's Candy, Get $10 ECBs (Limit 1)
*Deal*Buy 7 bags of Hershey's Bliss candy at $3 each
Use 3 $2.50/2 coupons from the 09/14 SmartSource insert
Use $1/1 coupon here
Spend $12.50, Get $10 ECBs back$2.50 after coupons and ECBs for 7 bags of Hershey's Bliss!

Deal idea (hint hint)- if you don't have the $2.50 coupons above
2 Big Mix Bags @ $3.50 each
2 kisses @ $2 each
2 Bliss @ $3 each
1 Big bag Reeses cups $3.50
Total $20.50
Use 2 printed Bliss coupons from above deal -$2
Use $1.50 coupon from 12/7 insert (?)
Get back $10 ECB
Total OOP = $7 plus tax
(Great for stocking stuffers!)

Buy $25.00 Worth of Huggies Products, Get $5 ECBs (Limit 1)
There's a $2/2 jumbo pack coupon here and a $2/1 Pull-ups coupon here


Johnson & Johnson "trial" sized First Aid Kits are $0.99 --
Go here to print a coupon for $3 off any two J&J first aid kits. You should be able to actually purchase three of the $0.99 kits for free using this coupon--or you might be able to get $1 overage if you only purchase two.
Also, if you got a copy of the CVS Diabetes booklet, you can use the $1/1 J&J coupons in there off these kits as well to get them for free.See all deals at CVS this week with coupon match-ups here. And see the ad scan here, courtesy of SlickDeals.

******DECEMBER ECB DEALS******

Buy 3 Pro Max Bars at $1.66 each, Get $5 ECBs (Limit 5)
Use $1/1 from the 10/26 SmartSource insert
Free plus $3 overage after coupons and ECBs

Buy 1 Complete Eye Solution at $8.99, Get $8.99 ECBs (Limit 1)
Use $2/1 printable here or $1/1 from the 10/26 RedPlum insert
Free plus $1-$2 overage after coupon and ECBs

Buy 1 Rolaids Soft Chews (12-42 ct.) or 3-roll package at $2.19-$2.99 (price varies), Get $2 ECBs (Limit 5)
Use $1/1 coupon from the 09/14 SmartSource or the 10/05 RedPlum inserts
Free plus possible overage after coupon and ECBs

Buy 1 Theraflu at $6.59, Get $2 ECBs (Limit 5)
Use $2/1 from the 10/19 SmartSource insert or $2/1 printable here
Spend $4.59 out of pocket, Get $2 ECBs back and then send in for full mail-in rebate from the 10/19 SmartSource insert
Free plus overage after coupon, ECBs, and mail-in rebate

Buy 1 3-piece Bodi Heat at $3.99, Get $3 ECBs (Limit 5)
Use $1/1 peelies (if you can find them on the products--check the expiration date as some of the coupons are reportedly expired)
Free after peelie and ECBs

Buy 1 Brut deodorant $3.49, Get $2 ECBs (Limit 5)
Use $1/1 from the December All You Magazine
or $1/1 from the 9/21 SmartSource insert
$0.49 each after coupon and ECBs

Limit deal at CVS higher

CVS is offering Complete Multi Purpose contact solution in the 12 oz size for $8.99, then you get back $8.99 in Extra Care Bucks. It states that there is a limit of 1 but as reported on Hot Coupon World the limit is really 5. In order to check to make sure your area is allowing 5 in the deal buy one. At the bottom of the receipt it will tell you "Item limit reached" if you have reached the limit. If it says "Quantity needed to earn this reward-1" you can still do it again. The "1" does not mean you can only do it one more time it means that you only need one item to receive the ECBs- sometimes you have to purchase two or five of an item to receive the ECBs.

You can use the ECB earned from your first bottle bought to pay for the second bottle and so on. You will not even owe tax. If you are new to CVS and do not have ECBs built up to pay for the first bottle you will pay $8.99 to get started but could end up with 5 bottles of solution for your initial $8.99 investment. You are then on your way to rolling ECBs. Next week you use the ECBs to buy what is offered that week. If you do small transactions you can work it where you always pay with ECBs and little out of pocket.

CVS many times through the year will state in advertising that it is a limit of one and then really have a limit of three or five. Always look at the bottom of the receipt to find out.

CVS Black Friday deals

Thanks to BeCentsAble for posting these deals!

11/27

ECB=Extra care buck (store credit)

Bic Soliel $5.99
get $5.99 ECB
$3.00 off 11/2 SS
final price $3.00 overage
(limit 2)

Maybelline Foundation $8.99
get $8.99 ECB
$3.00 off 10/26 RP or $2.00 off 9/21 RP
final price $3.00 overage
(limit 2)

Colgate Total Advanced, Clean, Advanced Fresh or Whitening $2.99
get $2.99 in ECB
$1.50 off-Printable
final price $1.50 overage

Aussie $2.99
$2.99 ECB
$1.00 off 10/12 PG
final price $1.00 overage
(limit 2)

Garnier Nutritioniste cleansing towelettes $5.99
get $5.99 ECB
$1.00 off 8/24.9/14, or 11/9 SS
final price $1.00 overage
(limit 1)

Covergirl Smoothers Foundation & Powder $7.99
get $7.99 ECB
$1.00 off 10/12 or 11/2 PG
final price $1.00 overage

Johnson's Soft Lotion $5.69
$5.69 ECB
$1.00 off- Printable
final price $1.00 overage
(limit 1)

Playtex 16-18ct for $3.99
$3.00 ECB
$1.00 off 10/5 SS
final price FREE
(limit 1)

And this, folks, is how you make money shopping!

CVS: Deals for the week of November 23-29, 2008

Thanks to Money Saving Mom for posting these deals!

Here are the best deals I see at CVS this week. Please note that there are some exceptionally sweet Black Friday deals (loads of free-after-ECBs deals!) which begin on Thursday (yes, on Thanksgiving!). I'll post more details on these in a few days.

******ECB DEALS******
Buy 1 Complete Multi-Purpose Solution (12 oz.) at $8.99, Get $8.99 ECBs (Limit 1) Use $2/1 printable coupon Free plus $2 overage after coupon and ECBs

Buy 1 Maybelline Mineral Power Liquid Foundation at $8.99, Get $8.99 ECBs (Limit 1)Use $3/1 coupon from 10/26 RedPlum insert or $2/1 coupon from 9/21 RedPlum insert Free plus $2-3 overage after coupon and ECBs

Buy 1 Right Guard Professional Strength Deodorant (solid 1.8 oz. or aerosol 6 oz.) at $7.99, Get $7 ECBs (Limit 5)$0.99 after ECBs There are reportedly tear pads out in some places with $1/1 coupons, so if you can find those, these would be free after the coupon and ECBs.

******NON-ECB DEALS******

Duracell Batteries--on sale for $2.99 each--If you were able to locate the $5/2 CVS coupon tearpads, and still have some of the $0.75/1 or $1.50/1 coupons from the 11/16 or 10/26 RedPlum inserts, you can get these very inexpensively or free!

All Revlon Make Up is on sale B1G1--Prices start at $3.49 so if you buy two items for $4 or less and use 2 $2/1 coupons from the 08/24 or 09/14 SmartSource inserts, you can get both for free!

******NOVEMBER ECB DEALS******
Buy 1 Crest Pro-Health Whitening Toothpaste (4.2 oz.) at $3.49, Get $3.49 ECBs (Limit 2)Use $1/1 coupon from 11/2 P&G insertFree plus $1 overage after coupon and ECBs

CVS 11/19 - 11/25 deals

Buy 1 L’Oreal Age Perfect Pro-Calcium Radiance Perfector Moisturizer at $15.99, Get $15.99 ECBs (Limit 1)
Use $1/1 coupon from 9/21 RedPlum or 10/19 SmartSource insertFree plus $1 overage after coupon and ECBs

Buy 1 Zantrex-3 at $4.99, Get $4.99 ECBs (Limit 1)Free after ECBs

Buy $10 in Select Glade products, Get $5 ECBs (Limit 5)

5 ECB wyb $10 Glade - PlugIns Scented oil Refill Twin pack $3.99, Glass scents or Jar candle 2/$5, and Scented Oil Refill $2.99 Limit 5
-$1.50/2 Glade 4-oz. Jar Candle or 2 in 1 Candles SS 11/02B1G1 Free Glade Glass Scents Decorative Air Freshener, SS 10/12Buy 1 PlugIns Scented Oil Refill get a Glade PlugIns Scented Oil Holder FREE SS 11/02
Buy: (4) Glass ScentsUse: (2) B1G1Total Due: $5Get Back $5 ECB, makes it FREE after ECBs

15 ECB wyb $20 Duracell - Limit 3AA, AAA 8 pk, C, D 4 pk, 9V 2 pk $5.99AA, AAA 16pk, 8pk, 9V 4pk $9.99-.75/1 Duracell CopperTop, PowerPix, Ultra Digital, etc.
Batteries, any RP 10/26, 11/16 (upcoming)-$1 off Duracell home mailer-$5/2 Duracell Battery Tearpad coupon found near toys and batteries in CVS (once sale starts these will be gone if not already)

CVS 10/6/08

First transaction:
CVS vitamin D -$2.99
water with vitamins-$2.29
Used $5.00 ECB
OOP $$.30/Earned $2.99 and $2.29 ECB
Transaction 2:
Colgate with mouthwash beads $2.99=$1 Coupon= $1.99
gummy bears $.99 (used as filler to equal $2.99 ECB)
Used $2.99 from 1st transaction
OOP $.08/ Earned $2 ECB

CVS 9/21/08-9/27/08

*Adidas Deoderant $4.99 (limit 1)
Use $1/1 MQ from 7/27 or 9/7 insert
Get back $4 ECBS
Final price = Free after coupon & ECBS

*Crest Prohealth mouthwash or toothpaste $2.99 (limit 2)
Use $1/1 MQ from 8/31 P&G
Get back $2 ECBS
Final price = Free after coupon & ECBS

*Nivea for Men Body wash $4.99 (limit 1)
Use $1/1 MQ from 7/20 insert
Get back $4.99 ECBS
Final price = Free after coupon & ECBS

*Loreal Advanced Revitalift $11.99 Sunday & Monday only!(limit 1)
Use $1/1 MQ from 8/3 insert
Get back $11.99 ECBS
Final price = Free after coupon & ECBS


*Garnier Shampoo or conditioner spend $15, Get back $5 ECBS (limit 5)
Use $1/1 from 9/14, 8/24, or 7/20 inserts


*Speed stick 24/7, buy (1) get $2 ECBS (limit 1)
Use $1/1 MQ from 9/7 insert

B1G1 Free deals with coupon match ups:
*Brut products B1G1 free
Use $1/1 MQ from September All You magazine

*Veet Bladeless Razor Kit B1G1 free
Use $2/1 printable here

More Deals:

*Advil PM $6.99
Use $2 off peelie from the package
Final price = $4.99

*Robitussin and Childrens dimetapp on sale for $4.99
$1 off Robitussin here
$2 off Dimetapp here

*Soy Joy Bars $5/10
Use $3 off 5 bars printable coupon here
Final price = $.25 ea.

*South Beach diet bars on sale 2/$5
$2 off printable coupon here
hit the back key then refresh, to print 2.
Final price = print 2 and get ea. for $.50 ea.

CVS/ Walgreens/ Rite Aid

Each month Rite Aid and Walgreens offer items that you purchase and fill out a rebate form and get the items for the cost of the sales tax. They both have made it easy and offer their rebate forms online so you can enter them without having to mail in a form. At Rite Aid you enter your receipt number and it automatically pulls up the items that offer a rebate. At Walgreens you have to enter the items you purchase. Rite Aid mails you a check that you can either cash at your bank or take into the store and use as money on your next months purchases. You can either mail in the rebate for or enter them online. They offer a check of gift card that is reloadable. If you choose the gift card you receive an extra 10% back. More free money!

CVS gives Extra Care Bucks back on certain purchases. You have to have a CVS card for your purchases. Look through the add and they offer items each month that they give back the ECB's. A lot of items are free. You have to buy them then an ECB will print out after you pay that is like store money to use on your next purchase. They also print out coupons for certain items. Try to combine those with a manufacturer coupon for free items. You generally have to make an initial investment the first month to earn your ECB's but then you continue to roll them monthly and have little out of pocket expense.

To start earning ECBs, instead of making all your transactions at one time, make one transaction that will produce ECBs. What is a happy day is when you combine a sale with a coupon and pay little for an item then receive more than you paid in ECBs. Then, calculate another transaction where you use coupons and your earned ECBs to buy those items for little out of pocket. You earn more ECBs to continue rolling them. Not every item produces ECBs so it does take calculating and working it to get the deals. I go to different stores or come different days or times instead of doing more than two transactions back to back. I don't want to make the cashiers hate me. The most I have done at one time is three transactions.

Walgreens offers Register Rewards that are similar to the CVS ECBs. Except, at Walgreens you cannot earn a RR for a certain brand product and rebuy that product and earn another RR. You have to use it to purchase other items.

At all these stores I am trying to use coupons on their sale items. Most of my toiletries and medicines are free after coupon and rebates or store bucks. Do you want to know how to MAKE MONEY????

This week at Walgreens you can work this deal:
Hershey's Bliss candy--$3 each
Buy 4 and use 2 $2/2 EasySaver coupon
Stack with 4 manufacturer's coupons here
Get a $5 rebate for buying $10 worth of Hershey's products (rebate #34)
Free plus overage after coupons and rebate

This week at Target you can work this deal:
Schick Razors (trial sized) - $0.97
Use the $2/1 coupon from the 5/11 SmartSource insert

Don't try to buy an item where it shows you have an overage. They are not going to hand you money. If you are negative pick up something else to make up the difference so it will go through their computer system.

There are great sites to go to that share deal scenarios.
Money saving Mom
More than enough
The centsible sawyer
Thrifty Florida Mom
There are also sites like A Full Cup and slick deals that have threads where people post their deals. It shows grocery stores, drug stores, and department stores.
These sites are where I find out about printable coupons. The printable coupons are usually higher value coupons.

Start slowly and don't try to catch all the deals. When I first started I was like an insane coupon lady and spent HOURS clipping, sorting, figuring out the deals and shopping. My family wasn't as amazed with me as I was. I was getting high off the success of the deals, which made me want more. I filled every nook and cranny with items and finally slowed down. I have actually gone weeks without shopping the deals out of wearing out. Balance it out. Thank God for His provisions. It does take time to clip and file coupons. Next I will tell you how I organize my coupons.

CVS, Kroger, Publix, Walgreen 7/3/08

A LOT OF ITEMS NOT PICTURED- ARE IN FREEZER ALREADY

Publix:
7-Chex cereals- 6 were $1.50, 1 was $1.25(all have BOGO EL Paso taco seasoning on back of package)2- Oatmeal Crisp cereal- $1.25 each
4- Fiber one cereals- $1 each
6 Kraft BBQ sauce- $.60 each
3- Kraft dressing- 2 were $.60, 1 was $.40
5 Chicken Helper- 2 were $.30, 1 was $.20, 1 was $.45
4 Ziploc Bags- $1.45 each
Quilted Northern- $5.99
6 Planters Peanuts- $.39 for each set of two
2 Kraft Mayo-$3.29/2
5 cases Pepsi- $11
2 6 pk of juicy drinky things- $2
2 Quaker granola bars- $2.79/2
fingernail clips- made $.45
4 packages ground chuck-$1.99 lb=$9.50
Milk $3.99
Total $79.36


CVS
Clearasil- clearanced for $2.50(for missionary friends)
CVS panty liners $.99 each/ get $.99 ECB back on each
2 Sure deoderants _$2.69-used BOGO coupon/ get $2 ECB
speed stick deo $1.99 (for our missionary friends)
Kodak underwater camera- $9.99 (for our scuba trip in Cozumel!!!!)
Rightguard clinical $6.99-$1 Q/get $5 ECB= $.99
2 Life Savers gummies-free (BOGO with BOGO Q)
Total $10.92- I didn't have many ECBs left.

Walgreens:
2 Windex- $.50 each after $1 Q on each and rebate
4 8 oz cheeses $ 1.50 each
TheraBreath-free after rebate
Rx Essentials- free after rebate
Chocolate bar- free after rebate
3 Training pants- $7.97/3 after $5 Easy Saver Q and $5 rebate
Total= $41.00-$25.80 gift card& $$15.26 OOP/$22.97 of this is rebate items-
Large bag= free with $5 RR from above transaction for training pants

Kroger
4 Banquet meals-$1.00 each
4 Bryer icecreams- $2.27
2 tostinos pizza rolls- $1.00 each- $.35 doubled = free after Daytona deal
Daytona deal -Buy 10 items get $3 off bill
3 Ravioli- $1- $.35/3 =$.45 can after deal
6 Banquet meals-$1.00 each
1 bryers ice cream- $2.27
$3 back on 2nd Daytona deal
watermelon $3.99- $1 Produce coupon= $2.99
2 bread $.99 each
whole wheat bread-$ 2.69
2 hotdog buns $.99 each
2 Black beans- $.44 each
Huge Mr Goodbar-$.99
2 gums- $.54 each
carrots $1.99
Ground chuck- $9.95
2 whole fryers $6.72
3 packs breasts- $15.46
2 dole salads $1.49 each
3 planters nuts=all free
9 Koolaids $.90
tortilla chips-$2.79
TOTAL- $67.00/ got $4 catalina


JULY GROCERY TOTAL: $131.54