CVS Trips

I really didn’t expect to get everything that I wanted to get at CVS, but I DID! I’m really shocked that they weren’t out of the Roc and the Zooth Toothbrushes!

Here’s what I did (starting out with $20 in ECBs):

Transaction #1:

6 3M Metal Hooks – $2.50 each
2 Zooth Toothbrushes – $1.99 each
2 Gold Emblem Almonds – 99¢ each
1 pack of Huggies Training Pants – $11.99 (not pictured)
2 Insect Repellent Wrist Bands (anyone know if these actually work?)
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Total before coupons/ECBs: $36.93

- $5/$25 CVS coupon
- 6 $2.50/1 3M coupons
- B1G1 Zooth coupon
- $2/1 Huggies coupon
- $2 off any Gold Emblem nuts
- $10 in ECBs from last week
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$1.76 out of pocket after coupons and ECBs

Got back $7 in ECBs ($5 for 3M, $2 for Zooth toothbrushes)

Transaction #2:

5 Roc Cleansers – $3.99 each
2 Roc Cleansers – $5.99 each
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Total before coupons and ECBs: $31.93

- $4/$20 Beauty product coupon (printed out at the price scanner machine)
- 7 $3/1 Roc coupons
- $6.93 ECBs from transaction #1 (they adjusted the $2 one down to $1.93)
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$0 out of pocket after coupons and ECBs

Got back $10 in ECBs from the Roc deal (and it looks to be at least Limit 2 instead of Limit 1)

Transaction #3:

Pampers Diapers – $11.99
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Total: $11.99

- $1/1 Pampers coupon
- $10 in ECBs from last week
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$1.07 out of pocket after coupon and ECBs

And I still have the $10 in ECBs that I got from Transaction #2 to use next week!!

So how much would all of this have cost? $80.85

How much did I pay out of pocket? $2.83

That’s a savings of 96%!!

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Click here to see all of the CVS deals and coupon matchups (with pictures!) for this week.

After taking a CVS break for a few weeks I decided that this week was worth a trip! Here’s what I got:

Transaction 1:

2 Rimmel Sexy Curves Mascaras – $7.59 (BOGO)
2 PALS Easter Egg Dye Kits – $1.99 each
2 Veet Gel Cream – $5.49 each
Scrubbing Bubbles Action Scrubber – $2.99
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Total before coupons and ECBs: $25.54

- $5/25 CVS coupon
- 2 $2/1 Veet coupons
- $6.49 Rimmel Mascara coupon (I had NO PROBLEM using the coupon the way I cut it – they just keyed in “$6.49″ since that was the limit)
- $2.75/1 Scrubbing Bubbles coupon
- $5 ECBs
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Total out of pocket: $2.40

Got back $8.98 in ECBs ($5 for the Veet, $3.98 for the Easter Egg Kits)

Transaction #2:

(So this would have been a lot less if there weren’t so many great clearance items at the store I went to!!)

2 Rimmel Sexy Curves Mascaras – $7.59 (BOGO)
2 Popcorn Kernels – 75¢ (regularly $2.99)
3 bags of Kettle Corn – 62¢ each (regularly $2.49 – notice there is only one bag in the picture!)
2 Toddler Fleece Lines Clogs – 99¢ each (regularly $9.99!!!! And to think I almost bought them one week at $9.99!)
Layered Pastel Candle – $2.49 (regularly $9.99 – will make a great Christmas or birthday gift!)
Leg Magic – $12.49 (regularly $49.99!)
1 CVS Cleaning Cloths – $1.25 (regularly $4.99)
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Total before coupons and ECBs: $29.06

- $5/$25 CVS coupon
- $6.47 Rimmel Mascara
- $10 ECBs (that I received for participating in a CVS Advisor survey)
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Total OOP: $7.94!

Grand total OOP: $10.34

Total ECBs left: $8.98

Total value of everything purchased: $143.72

Total % Savings: 92.8%!!!

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My amount out of pocket (oop) today at CVS would’ve been $1 less, but I hadn’t gotten the Sunday paper yet. Oh well! I am so excited that I was able to get the Madagascar 2 DVD! I was going to have to get diapers anyway, so it worked out really well! Here’s what I got:

Transaction 1:

5 Boxes Wheat Thins: $1.00/ea
3 Boxes Ritz Crackers: $1.00/ea
CVS brand low dose aspirin: $1.99
2 Stay Free pads – $3.99/ea
Dawn Dish Soap: 99¢/ea

Total Before Coupons and ECBs: $18.96

- $1.99 Get a free Ibuprofen, aspirin, or acetametophin CVS coupon (that printed out from price scanner this week)
- 4 $2/2 Crackers coupons
- $3.99 B1G1 Free Stayfree coupon
- $5.00 ECBs

Total after coupons and ECBs: $0!!

Earned $5.99 ECBs

Transaction #1:

2 Sobe Life Water – $1.25 each
6 bags Stacy’s Pita Chips – $3.00 each
2 Nutra-Trim Gum (monthly deal) – $3.99 each
2 Mentos gum – B1 @ $1.69, G1 free
KY Yours + Mine – $19.99 (UNADVERTISED deal — it will be advertised for next week, but they are already printing the $10 Extra Bucks – Use $5/1 coupon from 12/7 RP or $5/1 printable coupon)

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Total before coupons and ECBs: $50.16

- $10/$50 CVS coupon that printed out in store earlier this week
- 6 $1.50/1 Stacy’s Pita Chips coupon from this week’s paper
- $5/1 KY Yours + Mine coupon
- 55¢/2 Mentos Gum
- $24 ECBs from a few weeks ago (I haven’t been to CVS in a couple of weeks)

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Total OOP: $1.61

ECBs earned: 27.98 (10 for Pepsi deal, 10 for KY, 7.98 for Gum)

I’m very excited about my CVS trip today! I found two toys that my son will LOVE for his 4th birthday (in April) at 75% off.

Here are my transactions (all four of them) for today:

Transaction 1:

Freestyle Lite Monitor – $9.99 (with mail in rebate)
2 – 90ct packs of white tissue paper – 99¢
Wrapping paper – 75¢
Ambulance Rescue Truck – $2.49
Car Turbo Blaster – $3.75

Total before coupons and ECBs: $18.96

- $3/$15 CVS coupon
- $9.99 Freestyle coupon
- $2.99 ECBs
- $2.98 ECBs

$0.00 Out of Pocket!

Transaction 2:

4 – Stayfree Ultra – $4.50 each
Hello Kitty Band-Aids – $3.00

Total before coupons and ECBs: $21.00

- $3/$15 CVS coupon
- $4.50 Stayfree B1G1 coupon
- $4.50 Stayfree B1G1 coupon
- $5.00 ECBs
- $4.00 ECBs

$0.00 Out of Pocket!!

10 ECBs earned (from Johnson and Johnson deal)

Transaction 3:

Lady Speed Stick 24/7 – $3.00
Speed Stick 24/7 – $3.00
4 – Colgate Total toothpaste – $2.50 each
2 – Colgate 360 toothbrushes – $2.50 each
Garnier Leave in Conditioner – $2.99
2 Loreal Mascara – $7.49 for two (B1G1 free)

Total before coupons and ECBs: $31.48

- $5/$25 CVS coupon
- 4 $1.50/1 Colgate coupons
- 2 $3.00/1 L’Oreal coupons
- $1/1 Garnier coupon
- $10 in ECBs (from Transaction #2)

48¢ Out of Pocket!

$11.00 ECBs earned

Transaction 4:

CVS Epsom Salt – $4.29
CVS Epsom Salt – $2.14 (B1G1 50% off)
CVS Hydrogen Peroxide – $1.99
CVS Hydrogen Peroxide – $.99 (B1G1 50% off)

Total before coupons and ECBs: $9.41

- $3.00 off any CVS brand purchase
- $3.00 ECBs
- $3.41 ECBs

$0.00 Out of Pocket!!

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I had to go to get diapers tonight (we had ONE diaper left) and so I decided to get a few of the other items on sale. I had to get a raincheck for the Schick Quattro (why do I think I need another razor??) but everything else I wanted to get was in stock.

If you are new to CVSing, make sure to read CVS 101 before continuing.

Here’s what I did:

Transaction 1:

Pampers Cruisers (my 1 year old leaks in every diaper except these) – $9.99
Bayer Contour Blood Glucose Monitor – $14.99 (normally $80)
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Total before coupons and ECBs: $24.98

- $5/$25 CVS coupon (I’m just realizing that this shouldn’t have gone through… I guess he pushed it through anyway because it was so close to $25)
- $19.98 coupon for the Bayer Contour Meter from the 10/26 RP (I argued with him that he took off too much, but he kept saying that he took off the right amount, so I just let it go)

82¢ TOTAL OOP (Out Of Pocket) after coupons and ECBs

And I made $5.00 in ECBs from the Monitor

Transaction 2:

Pampers Cruisers – $9.99
2 Colgate Total Advantage toothpastes – $2.99 each
2 Nature’s Bounty vitamin C with Rose Hips (a must have for flu season!) – $9.69 for two (they are B1G1 Free)
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Total before coupons and ECBs: $25.66

- $5/$25 CVS coupon (make sure to scan your CVS card in the price scanner everytime you go to CVS… that’s where I get these $/$$ coupons!)
- $1/1 Pampers coupon from the 12/28 P&G insert
- 2 $1.50/1 printable Colgate coupons
- $1/1 CVS Colgate coupon (printed out a few weeks ago from the price scanner)
- 2 $2/1 Nature’s Bounty printable coupons
- $5.00 ECBs from previous weeks/transactions
- $5.99 ECBs from previous weeks/transactions

67¢ TOTAL OOP after coupons and ECBs

And I made $7 ECBs from the Vitamins and the Toothpaste

Transaction 3:

2 Pantene Shampoos – $3.50 each
2 Pantene Conditioners – $3.50 each
2 South Beach Cereal Bar 5 ct. packages – $2.50 each
4 cans Bumble Bee Tuna – 88¢ each
Earrinse solution (I had a raincheck from… two weeks ago?) – $9.99
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Total before coupons and ECBs: $32.51

- $5/$25 CVS coupon
- 2 $3/2 Pantene coupons from the 12/28 P&G insert
- 2 $2/1 South Beach Cereal Bar Printable coupons
- $1/2 South Beach CVS coupon from the Diabetes Book by the pharmacy section (this coupon along with the other two printable coupons lets you get two of these FREE – Thanks, Stephanie!)
- $10 in ECBs
- $4 in ECBs
- $2.51 in ECBs

= NOTHING OOP!

And I got back $4 ECBs for the Pantene.

GRAND TOTAL FOR THE TRIP: $1.49 OOP!!!