Holy Cow! CVS Coupons Just Kept Coming!

So, the best part about my CVS run was the beginning of the month coupons I got from the scanner! Whoo hoo! Here's what I got: $15/75, $2 ECB, and $10/20 cosmetic coupons. This is what I got:

2 packages of Huggies $9.99 each

2 Johnsons shampoo $3 each

used 2 $3/1 huggies coupons

used 2 $1/1 Johnsons coupons

ECB's earned: $10 (wyb $25 of products)

Total: $7 for all of it!

Skintimate Shave Gel: $3.49

used $.55/1 from Kroger coupon booklet

ECB's earned: $3.49

Total: FREE, plus $.94 overage!

2 Easter grass $.79 each

ECB's earned: $2 (didn't print out so cashier gave me overage!)

Total: FREE, with $.42 overage!

Softsoap body wash: $5.29

used FREE coupon from Walgreens

Total: FREE!

2 Rubbermaid tupperware pkgs: $.75 each (75% off section)

used $1/2 coupon

Total: $.25 each!

Covergirl 3 eyeshadows $4.49

Covergirl 4 eyeshadows $5.99

Covergirl outlash lipstick $9.99

use 3 $1/1 coupons

use $10/20 CVS coupon

ECB's earned: $10 (wyb $20 of CG products)

Total: all FREE, plus $3 overage!

Then because I needed my total to get up to $75 to use my $15/75 coupon I got these things basically for FREE:

2 Edy's ice cream (BOGO) $6.29

Waffle iron/grill/sandwich smasher $6.25 (75% off)

2 Coffee mugs with cute little diamond designs $.38

**There was a ton of stuff in the 75% off section -- make sure you check your store!**

Because I was starting out with next to zero ECB's, I paid $18 OOP, but I earned $26 in ECB's so I'm stocked up for the coming weeks! It was exhilarating! (I missed you terribly today, Katie!)

Happy Day @ CVS!

I have to admit, I have not been pleased with CVS lately. I just haven't found it all that interesting -- until today! I needed pull-ups and wipes and so I just decided to burn some ECB's since there hasn't been anything that I've really wanted to get lately that earned me ECB's. I scanned my card and whoo hoo!!!! I scored a $10/30, plus a $2/1 Huggies wipes and a $3/2 shampoo and conditioner (which I will save for later). So, here's what I got:

2 Pampers Easy ups: $12.49

use 2 $2/1 from recent insert

Total: $10.49

Huggies wipes: $3.49

use $.50/1 from recent insert

use $2/1 CVS crt

Total: $.99

2 Valentines M&M's: $0.87 (these were my fillers to get me up to $30)

use $1/2 from recent insert

Total: $0.37 each

Total MQ's: $5.50

Total CVS Q's: $12

Total ECB's use: $13

Total: 00p $0

So, get to your store this week and see what prints off for you! It could be an exciting trip!

CVS Deals 2/1/08

Here's my deals this week. I had some good ECB deals and some really good sale items as well.

2 Loreal Revitalift Face Cream: $5.99
use 2 $2/1 coupons from recent inserts
ECB's earned: $10
Total: FREE, plus $2.02 overage!

2 Stayfree pantyliners $3.99
use BOGO coupon from recent insert
ECB's earned: $4
Total: FREE, plus .01 overage!

2 Revlon Hair barrettes (they were so cute, one with beautiful little flower on the end): $3.00

Bic Soliel razor cartridges: $3.50
use $2/1 coupon from recent insert
Total: $1.50





I also had a $5/30 from my email this week. I used $15 in ECB's and got $16 in ECB's back, even with the barrettes and razor cartridges. How did you do?

CVS Deals - I'm Gonna Have Great Looking Hair!

Just returned from CVS and I am really excited about my new hair products (its the little things in life). Here's what I got:




2 packages of Huggies $10.00 each
use $2/1 recent coupon
use $1.50/1 recent coupon
ECB's earned: $5
Total: $5.75 each

5 Pantene expressions shampoo & conditioner $4.99 each
use 3 $2/1 recent coupons
use $3/2 recent coupons
ECB's earned: $15 ($3 each)
Total: $0.95 for all three!

Sure deodorant $1.99
use today's $1/1 coupon
Total: $0.99

2 Mentos gum BOGO $1.69 each
use $0.55/1 recent coupon
Total: 0.57 each

I had a $10/50 from last week and used about $24 in ECB's, but I got back $20 in ECB's. Any trip with free diapers is a success in my book!

CVS - NO ECB's but Some GREAT DEALS!

I am back from vacation and just made a run to CVS. I didn't really see any great ECB deals this week so I just got some things we needed, but I found that they were having some great sales, too! Here's what I got:

Gillette Power Fusion Razor: $6.00 (Reg. price $14.99)

Gillette men's shampoo: $5.99

use "buy a razor; get a free shampoo" recent coupon

Total: $6.00 for razor and shampoo

2 Gillette Mac 3 disposable razors: $7.99 $3.99 (BOGO 50% off)

use BOGO coupon from recent insert

Total: $3.99 for both

2 Johnson's Reach dental floss: $1.99 and free (BOGO)

use 2 $1/1 coupons from recent insert

Total: both FREE

I got a couple of other things that were on clearance, which will differ from store to store. Now is a great time to get some things you need especially if you have a stock pile of ECB's left over from the Christmas sale.

Great week @ CVS!

I thought this was a great week at CVS. I got a lot of things I needed as well as some fun treats for myself!

Garnier Fructis styling mousse: $2.99

use $1/1 coupon from this Sunday's paper

ECB's earned: $2

Total: FREE!

Cottonelle 20pk. Toilet Paper: $12.97

use any recent coupons (I use a catalina for .75/1 from my Kroger)

ECB's earned: $4

Total: $8.23!

2 Ziploc freezer bag 2pks (4 total): $5.99

used BOGO HERE and the recent $1/1 coupon (make sure you give this one first)

ECB's earned: $4 total

Total: .50 each

Nasogel nasal spray: $7.99 (limit 2 - be sure to do it twice to make twice as much!)

use $2/1 HERE

ECB's earned: $$7.99

Total: FREE with $2 overage! ($4 overage if you do it twice)

Children's throat cooler ice pops: $4.99 (buy 6 if you can)

use 3 BOGO coupons HERE

ECB's earned: $4.99 ($24.95 with a limit of 5)

Total: FREE, plus $9.98 overage!

Hershey's holiday kisses bags: $.75

use recent $1/1 coupon

Total: FREE with .25 overage!

Select Loreal Double extender mascara (75% off): $2.00

use this Sunday's $2/1 coupon

Total: FREE

Loreal single eye shadows BOGO: $4.49

use $3/1 from this Sunday's paper

use $1/1 from recent insert or this Sunday's $2/1 (will give overage)

Total: .49 for both or Free with .51 overage!

***There is all kinds of makeup and candy marked way down! You can find some great deals with your coupons. What were you able to find at your store?***

Why I Will Never Go to CVS at Midnight Again....

I won't bore you will all my CVS scenarios...you know what they all were, and if you're not an avid CVSer you may not understand this story, so sorry beforehand.

I had a friend email this today:
Whoa! I was WAY out of my league...but I kept up a brave front for Katie's sake! Intense. Hard core. I guess I'm more of a Monday afternoon 'rain check please' girl! Teach me, o wise one. : )

It got me thinking that I should be upfront with my readers....I think I may have been out of my league, too. Here's what happened:

My sister and I ventured out on Saturday night around 11:30pm with our four transactions perfectly planned out and separated into individual envelopes. We were very hopeful and excited about the deals we were going to get. As we pulled into the parking lot we could tell by the abnormal number of cars that it might be a little busy. When we walked in it was apparent by the four other shoppers who had their weekly circulars out that we were in for an interesting round of CVS. We each quickly grabbed a cart and headed for the Right guard. Just as we suspected they did not have enough for us to get the limit amount. Normally this wouldn't be that big of an issue, but we had just spent the last hour and half figuring our transactions out to the penny. We didn't get too discouraged - we kept moving. We got our Loreal and Sally Hansen, but on our way to the Benefiber we noticed a couple who apparently each had a Extra Care card because they had two of everything! They saw us; we saw them and we all knew that there couldn't possible be enough to go around. --- I really think I would have won the race that night in isle 17, had I not had a dysfunctional cart that squeaked and wobbled as I ran. It really slowed me down and cost me my Benefiber, which in the end actually cost me $2 (being that it was a moneymaker)! If losing the Benefiber wasn't enough, I was counting on it for my first transaction so I was really messed up! We were finally able to rework our scenarios and still have very little OOP. As we walked up to the cash register we noticed quite a few people -as we got closer we realized it was more like a 15 people deep line! At one point a man yelled from the back of the line "Aw, come on! I've got a nine month pregnant wife at home with heart burn!", unfortunately not all CVSers know the edict of allowing customers with very few items the luxury of going ahead, so it got kind of ugly as the nonECBers went up against the ECBers. I decided to hide myself and my coupons behind a Christmas display and remain low key. Several things surprised me about myself that night: 1) that I would actually go to CVS at midnight 2)that I would purposely purchase Benefiber 3) that I would actually race another human being to a box of Benefiber, and 4) that losing the Benefiber would actually cause me grief. It's funny what an ECB will do to a person.....Merry Christmas and happy CVSing.

CVS - Slow week - but FREE Coffee!

It was kind of a slow week at CVS this week, but it's okay because next week looks fantastic! Here's what I got:

2 Colgate Total: $2.99
use 2 $1.50/1 coupons HERE (it's on page 4, so only print that page)
CVS CRT $1/1 (it actually printed from the scanner today)
ECB's earned: $2 each
Total: FREE with $2.02 overage!

Folgers Coffee (we were out today): $4.99
use .25/1 from recent insert
ECB's earned: $2
Total: $2.49, but with toothpaste overage it was free so I didn't loose any ECB's


This was a good example of using the sales, coupons, and your ECB's to actually get something you need. Hope it helps!

Head's Up CVSers!

Christmas week there are deals to be had at CVS. Go HERE to see the deals for 12/21 and 12/22! If you haven't gotten into the CVS game this is the time to do so! There are 37 items (if you include the limits for each item) that you can get for free. I will try and come up with some scenarios for those of you that haven't started yet. Check back as time gets closer. Not quite as good as Black Friday but pretty darn close! Have fun.

Little Freebie at CVS

Maybelline lip products are BOGO @ $7.99 each

use 2 $4/1 coupons from recent insert and you've got yourself some free lipgloss

If you got a $5/15 coupon that printed off your receipt this week than you've got yourself more than $4 bucks to spend however you like since the 2 lipglosses add up to $15.98!

CVS Week of 12/7

This was a great week for diapers, especially since I had a few more extra care bucks from Thanksgiving:

Huggies diapers 36ct. $10.00

use $2/1 printable HERE

Huggies pull-ups $10.00

use $2/1 recent insert

Huggies wipes 2 for $5.00

use .75/1 recent insert

ECB's earned for $20 in Huggies products: $5

Use $5/25 CVS coupon

Total: $10.25

used my ECB's and paid .48 OOP!

This is the best deal this week, in my opinion.

Oh wait! You can also get Rolaids this month:$2.89

use $1/1 coupon from recent insert

ECB's earned: $2

Total: FREE with .11 overage!

(great filler to get yourself up to $25 if you need it)

Fox Urgent News: ECB Rates Cut!

I received this email today and it cracked me up! To my fellow CVSers you will appreciate this:

Dear lizzy,
I am one of your new students and am entirely grateful for all of your saving tips. In fact, since Thanksgiving I have been in a CVS store almost every day looking for deals. Imagine my horror this past week when I turned on FOX news and saw the Urgent news headline... "Recession looming...ECB rates must be cut! After a few breathing exercises to calm myself down I searched the internet to find that ECB not only means Extra Care Bucks but for the small minded and uninformed it stands for European Central Bank! The bad news is the worth of the euro is dropping. The good news is our extra care bucks are safe for now! I hope this calms any fears of my fellow shoppers!

May your ECBs increase and your OOPs decrease in life!

jerseygirl

To My CVS Students...

Over the Thanksgiving holiday my sister and I trained about 10 of our female family members on the CVS game. It was hilarious! I think we may have created some monsters. I thought I would create a post as a tribute and help to them - hopefully you are reading. Here's some pointers:

Lingo:

OOP: out of pocket

WYB: when you buy

ECB: extra care buck

CRT: coupon from receipt

$/$$: $4 off of 20; $5 off of 25, etc.

BOGO: buy one get one

MQ: manufacture coupon

RP: Red Plum (coupon insert in Sunday Paper)

SS: Smart Source (coupon insert in Sunday Paper)

PG: Proctor & Gamble (coupon insert in Sunday Paper on the 1st Sunday of the month)

Remember:There are very few deals for the next couple of weeks because of the Black Friday deals. Also, you will actually make money if you use coupons with the items at CVS that give you ECB's. This is crucial! Along with weekly ECB deals there are monthly ones as well that are usually a limit of 5. Here are the best December deals:

Rolaids Soft Chews 12-42 ct. or 3 Roll Pk 2.19-2.99 (varies)

use $1/1 from recent coupon inserts (to my students: you won't have these yet, but this is still a pretty good deal)

ECB's earned: $2

Total: FREE, plus overage!

Pro Max Bars Buy 3 (3/$5)

use $1/1 from recent coupon insert

ECB's earned:$5

Total: FREE, plus $3 overage (if you have three coupons)

Complete Eye Solution $8.99 Earn 8.99 ECBs (limit 1)

use $2/1 Printable HERE-(to my students: great deal for you!)

ECB's earned: $8.99

Total: Free, plus $2 overage!

Better days are ahead, I promise! Have fun, and don't lose the passion!

Gearing up for Thursday....

I went to CVS early and got some of the deals out of the way for Thursday here's what I got.

Transaction #1

3 $25 American Express Gift Cards ($11.85 in processing fees)
ECB's earned: $10
Gas Rebate: $15
Gift Cards: $75
Total: $13.15 profit!

**Note: I usually don't do this kind of deal, but it was too good to pass up.**

Transaction #2

Maybelline liquid foundation: $8.99
$3/1 recent coupon
ECB's earned: $8.99
Total: FREE, plus $3 overage!

Complete Multi care eye solution: $8.99
Internet printable $2/1 here
ECB's earned: $8.99
Total: FREE, plus $2 overage!

Loreal lip gloss: $2.49 (in the clearance section)
recent $1/1 coupon (Walgreens ad, but manufacturer coupon)
Total: $1.24

I also used a $4/20 CVS coupon
Spent $10 in ECB's and got back $18 in ECB's

**Check back this weekend to see the Thanksgiving deals I snag!**

CVS small buys, good moneymaker!

I didn't buy much this week - but I'm gearing up for next week! Here's my moneymaker this week:

L’Oreal Age Perfect Pro-Calcium Radiance Perfector Moisturizer - $15.99

use $1/1 coupon from recent insert

ECB's earned: $15.99

Total: FREE, with $1 overage

CVS cleansing cloths - $3.49 (trying to get my total up to $20)

use $3/1 from coupon that printed off my receipt (CRT)

Total: $.49

Advil Travel size - $.99 (still trying to get my total up to $20)

Use CVS $4/20 coupon

My total ended up being $.58 and I made $3 in the deal. Yeah! That large ECB will come in handy next week with my large transactions...can't wait!

CVS is Out of Control on Black Friday!

If there's a will; there's a way and I will make it to CVS during the Thanksgiving holiday! CVS is giving tons a stuff away after ECB's (see full ad scan here) here's what I've come up with so far:

**Note: you can get these deal early if you go on Thanksgiving day!**

Playtex Gentle Glide (Sport is included): $3.99

use $1/1 coupon from recent insert

ECB's earned: $3

Total: Free with $1 overage!

Schick Quattro Razor or Trimmer: $7.99

use $2/1 coupon from recent insert

ECB's earned: $6

Total: Free, with overage!

Colgate Total: $2.99 (Limit 2)

use $1/1 coupon from recent insert

ECB's earned: $2.99

Total: Free with $1 overage!

Magnavok Universal Remote or Phillips Headphones: $6.99 (Limit 2)

ECB's earned: $6.99

Total: Free

Aussie shampoo, conditioner, or style product: $2.99 (Limit 2)

use $1/1 coupon from recent insert

ECB's earned: $2.99

Total: Free with $1 overage!

Johnson's Soft lotion: $5.69

use $1/1 coupon from recent insert

ECB's earned: $5.69

Total: Free with $1 overage!

Gatorade: $1.49 (Limit 3)

ECB's earned: $1.49

Total: Free!

Hershey's candy bars: $1

use BOGO coupon from recent insert

ECB's earned: $1

Total: Both Free

Garnier Nutriste Cleansing Towelettes: $5.99

use $1/1 coupon from recent insert

ECB's earned: $5.99

Total: Free with $1 overage!

Maybeline Liquid Power Mineral Foundation: $8.99

use $3/1 coupon from recent insert

ECB's earned: $8.99

Total: Free with $3 overage

5-hour energy strength 2pk.: $3.99

ECB's earned: $3.99

Total: Free

Covergirl Smoother's pressed powder: $5.99

use $1/1 coupon from recent insert

ECB's earned: $5.99

Total: Free with $1 overage

Covergirl Smoother's liquid makeup: $5.99

use $1/1 coupon from recent insert

ECB's earned: $5.99

Total: Free with $1 overage!

Loreal juice sheer lipgloss: $6.99 (limit 2)

use $2/1 coupon from recent insert

ECB's earned: $6.99

Total: Free with $2 overage!

Sally Hansen maximum growth plus nurishing nail color: $3.79

ECB's earned: $3.79

Total: Free

Bic Soliel Single Razor with 2 cartridges: $5.99 (Limit 2)

use $3/1 coupon from recent insert

ECB's earned: $5.99

Total: Free with $3 overage!

***Okay so here is the part you will brag about to your grandchildren (maybe that's a little over the top): You will get $110.69 worth of stuff -- and here's the kicker -- CVS will pay you $19 to do it! I am sure there will be plenty of $/$$ coupons to use as well so it stands to be an even better deal. Talk about saving money - we are making money! Obviously, you will need to do more than one transaction and I'm sure more coupons will come out between now and then. Plus, I'm sure that other bloggers will come up with even better scenerios, so stayed tuned!***

I just realize a few of the coupons I posted are expired, however, my CVS often will accept expired coupons as long as you are within a month of the expiration date. Hopefully, yours will do the same. :)

CVS is Back!

Finally, CVS has some worthwhile deals! Here's what I got this week:

(Sunday and Monday only)
Loreal Advanced Revitalift - $11.99 (good luck finding this still available!) use $1/1 Loreal Revitalift coupon from recent insert
use $2/1 Walgreen's coupon (this does scan in the system)
ECB's earned: $11.99
Total: Free, plus $3 overage!

St. Ives body wash - $3.99
use $2/1 printable here
ECB's earned: $3
Total: Free, plus $1 overage __________________________________________________

Crest pronamel whitening toothpaste 4.2 oz. - $3.49
use $1/1 Crest toothpaste from recent insert
ECB's earned: $3.49
Total: Free, plus $1 overage!

Palmolive dish soap - $1.49
use $.25/1 coupon from recent insert
ECB's earned: $1
Total: $.24

Glaceau Smart Water bottle: $1.59
ECB's earned: $1.59
Total: Free!

Rimmel mascara: $6.99
use $1/1 coupon from recent insert
ECB's earned: $4
Total: $1.99

Listerine Agent cool blue mouthwash: $3.99
use $1/1 printable here
ECB's earned: $3
Total: Free!

Russel Stover's chocolate (bags): $3.29 buy 3
use BOGO coupon from today's paper
use B2GO from recent insert
Total: $3.29 for all three
***I needed a $3 filler to get my $5/25 coupon to work***
***These will make great little gifts - maybe for my kids teachers***

Huggies diapers: $9.50
use $1.50/1 coupon from recent insert
use $2/1 CVS coupon from recent receipt
Total: $6
***I needed diapers - remember to use those ECB's on things you need, too!***

Garnier Fructic Conditioner: $2.99
use $1/1 coupon from recent insert
ECB's earned: $2
Total: Free!

I did two transactions using a $5/25 coupon and a $5/15 coupon (it got mailed to me this week, along with a $3 free CVS item, and a Free bottle of Pepsi coupon) Anyone else get these?

I ended up spending about $15 in ECB's but I got back a little over $16 in ECB's. Not bad considering I got diapers, candy, and few items that I didn't receive overage on. All in all, I was paid $1 for all this stuff! Whoo hooo!

You know the deals...here's some tips for the CVS run

I'm not going to bore you with the deals you already know. There aren't that many this week so it seems silly to post about the same ones everyone esle already has posted. However, I did learn a couple of things this week.

#1: Make sure you use those ECB's on things you actually need, too. That's why we do this whole thing - to save money on the things we need. If you've got some ECB's stocked up than use them for things like, tampons, milk, wipes, diapers - that's what they are there for! Combine with a coupon and you are not "wasting" those ECB's you are using them for a good purpose.

#2: Scan your card on the scanner as many times as it will let you! I scanned mine 3 times in one visit! The first time I got a $5/30 and a $5/25, the second I got a $5/25, and the third I got $1/2 Gold emblem candy and $1/1 CVS vitamin (which you could use on the Vitamin ECB this month).

Hope that was helpful!

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CVS - Diapers! Wipes! Pull-ups!

Today was a practical run at CVS. I used a bunch of ECB's but got some things we really needed, which actually is the point of using the ECB method - up until now I've been getting lots of cool, free, and not very practical things. :) So, next week will be focusing on building my ECB's back up.

Sun. & Mon. only
Transaction #1

Pumpkin pail: .99
ECB's earned: .99
Total: Free


Fun flashlight: .99
ECB's earned: .99
Total: Free


Brach's candy corn: $1.29
ECB's earned: $1.29
Total: Free

Weekly deals

GUM toothbrushes: $3.99

use recent insert .75/1 coupon

Total: Free plus .75 overage

***NOTE: "GUM Plus Series, Technique +" "Soft Full" with the number "590" on the front (upc 7094212391) is reported as ringing up $1.25 w/ $3.99 ecb back!***

Touch of Grey hair color: $7.99
use $2/1 printable here
ECB's earned: $7.99
Total: Free plus $2 overage
Get the $8 mail in rebate here

Powerade: $1.69
ECB's earned: $1.69
Total: Free


Excedrin Express gels 20ct: $1.99
use $2/1 printable here
use $3/1 CRT
Total: Free, plus $3 overage!

Colgate Maxfresh toothpaste: $2.99
use $1.50/1 All You magazine
or use $1.50/1 printable here
ECB's earned: $2
Total: Free plus $.50 overage

Revlon nailpolish: $4.19
use $2/1 recent insert
use $1/1 CRT
Total: $1.19 (needed filler to use $5/25 coupon)

Transaction #2

Huggies diapers: $9.99
use $1/1 recent insert

Huggies Pullups: $9.99
use $2/1 recetn insert

Huggies wipes wipes: $2.79 each
use .50/1 recent coupon

(**note the large bags of huggies wipes and Playskool wipes are not included in this deal! I made that mistake. You won't make your ECB's if you try to use them - get 2 smaller packages for this deal)

ECB's earned: $10
use $5/20 coupon
Total: approx. less than $3 each (great deal!)

What deals did you find this week?