CVS Deals

I am very excited about my CVS deals this week:

This is what I bought:

#1:

*3 - Right Guard deodorant
$2.99 each
-$3/2 coupon printed from coupons.com
-$1.00 coupon I got in the mail
+ $2 Extra Care Bucks earned for each one

*2 Edge shave gel
$2.79
-Buy one, get one free
+$1.80 ECB earned

*2 - Revlon lipstick
$6.99 each
-2 - $1 coupons from paper
+ $10 ECB earned

*2 - Revlon nail polish
$4.99 each
used buy lip color get nail polish free from paper

=$23.25 + $17.80 ECBs

#2:

*2 packs of Huggies diapers
$8.99 each
- 2 - $3 coupons from internet
+ $3 ECB earned

* Scott toilet paper
$6.99
-$1.00 coupon from All You magazine
-$1.00 CVS coupon printed at the store (they have a place to scan your card & coupons will print)

- $17.80 ECBs from #1

=$1.42 total


#3:

*2 Xtra detergents
$2.00 each
-$2.00 CVS store coupon printed at the store

*M&M mini & 3 Musketeer bar:
$.50 each

-$3.00 ECBs from #2

=$.45

I love CVS!

Rite Aid

I went to Rite Aid today. This is the deal I got...

Transaction #1

*Crest toothpaste
$2.99
-$0.50 (coupon from paper)
=$2.76 (incl tax) + $2 Up reward

Transaction #2

*Huggies Pull-Ups
$8.99
-$2.00 coupon printed from internet
-$2.00 Rite Aid Video coupon

*Huggies box of 360 wipes
$11.99
-$1.00 coupon from Huggies mailer

*Huggies pack of 184 wipes
$3.99 (wipes are Buy one get 1 50% off)
-$1.00 coupon from Huggies mailer
-$2 UP reward

-$4 off $20 Rite Aid Video Coupon

=$14.86 (including tax) + $2.00 UP reward + $10 Rite Aid gift card that will be mailed to me


#3:

*Kellogg's Raisin Bran (2)
$5.00
-$1.00 Rite Aid Video coupon
-0.60 coupon from the Parade in the paper a few weeks ago
-$2.00 Up reward
=$1.85 (incl tax) + $1.00 UP reward


#4:

*Milk
$3.29
-$1.00 Up
=2.59 (incl tax)

My total for all of this is $22.06 + a $10 Rite Aid gift card coming in the mail in a few weeks! If I had gone to another store I would have spent $20 just on the Pull-Ups & wipes! So I think of it as getting 2 boxes of Raisin Bran, milk, & toothpaste for free! Plus whatever I will buy with my $10 gift card (which will probably be diapers!). Stayed tuned for CVS deal this week and I am going to try to update what my BEAUTIFUL children are doing!

A Bargain Blog

I usually do not post a blog about my "couponing." However I did really well at Rite Aid this week and thought I would share. Sometimes my Publix trips are too long to post but I may start blogging about my trips to the drug stores. People tell me all the time they can't do it and I am here to tell you that anyone can do it. It does require time and effort but the end result is worth it to me. For example, Thursday I put together a Publix trip list with the help of www.southernsavers.com in about 1 hour (would have taken less time if I had my coupons better organized but I have been sticking them everywhere lately). I spent $86.87 but I saved $118.79. How many of you would do an hour of work to make $118.79? I realize that I don't always save this much but I usually save at least $30 and I would still work for $30 an hour.



My total(including tax) for all of this was $10.84! Based on shopping at Walmart for these items in the past my total would have been around $36.00 + tax! This is how I did it...

1st transaction:

*Jumbo pack of Pampers
$8.99 - $1.00 coupon from 8/29 paper = $7.99 + $2.00 UP reward. An UP reward is a coupon that will print on your receipt. You can use for anything in the store, which is why I do multiple transactions so I can use them the same day.

*Gain dish detergent
$.89 - $1.00 coupon from 8/29 paper = made $.03

* Butt-paste (I hate the name of this stuff but it works wonders for diaper rash)
$3.99 - $2.00 coupon I think I got from a parenting magazine - $3.00 (Rite Aid coupon that I got from watching a video on www.Riteaid.com) = made $2.02 - I bought two & had two sets of coupons

Total for transaction #1 was $7.47 (after taxes).


Transaction #2:

50 oz Tide detergent
$5.99 - $2.00 coupon from Parenting magazine this month - $2.00 UP reward from Pampers purchase = $1.99

Total: $2.53 (after tax) + $1.00 UP reward


Transaction #3:

2 liter coke
$1.69 - $1.00 UP reward = $.69

Total $.84 (after tax)

I hope all of this makes sense. By the way, the video coupons will only let you print one. However I set up an account under Josh's name and am able to print one from each account. It is so much fun saving money and seeing what kind of deals I can get. Now when I have to pay full price for things I have gotten really cheap in the past, it hurts a little!