CVS deal Dove Chocolate

Dove Chocolate 9.5 oz bags are on sale at CVS for $2.99

When I scanned my CVS Card at the red box it spit out a $1.00 off Dove chocolate coupon. I combined that with a $1.00 off Dove chocolate manufacturer's coupon and I got a bag of chocolate for $0.99

This just goes to show, always bring those coupons in with you, you never know what kind of deals you can find!

CVS/ Riteaid trip

what I got:
RITEAID
2 small packs of Huggies little movers size 4
2 packs of Kotex U liners
2 Clorox clean-up with bleach
Listerine Zero mouthwash

CVS
Hefty Trash bags
Soft Scrub Total cleaner
2 right guard deodorants
2 Revlon Lustrous lipsticks
Schick Hydro shave gel

Riteaid Breakdown:

2 packs of Huggies @ 8.99 each = $17.98
-$2.50 manufacturer coupon
-$2.50 manufacturer coupon
-$1.00 Riteaid Video coupon
2 Clorox cleaner = 2 for $5.00
- $1.00 off two manufacturer coupon
2 Kotex products = 2 for $7.00
-$1.00 Manufacturer coupon
-$1.00 manufacturer coupon
Listerine Zero = $2.99 (best price by far anywhere)
-$1.00 Riteaid Video coupon
-$2.00 Manufacturer coupon

total came to $33.27 before coupons
I used a $5.00 off $25 = 28.27
total with coupons = $16.27
I had $10 +up rewards from last week which made it $6.27
total minus .30 in tax = $5.97
+ up rewards = $9.00
Gift Card earned = $10.00
Savings of 82%

CVS Breakdown:
2 Rightguard deodorants @2.49 = 4.98
-$3.00 off 2 manufacturer coupon
2 Revlon Lipsticks @6.99 = 13.98
-$2.00 Manufacturer coupon
-$1.00 (supposed to be $2.00 just caught it)
Hefty trash bags = $6.99
-$1.00 manufacturer coupon
Schick Hydro shave gel = $2.79
-$1.00 manufacturer coupon
Soft Scrub cleaner = $1.99
-$1.00 manufacturer coupon

total for everything =$30.73
Total after coupons = $21.73
total after using CVS bucks = $3.97 OOP
ECB's received $16.80
Savings of 87%

total for everything before $64.00
with coupons and rebates = $9.94 (should have been $8.94)
total savings of 85%
NOT TOO BAD

CVS trip #1 for the week 9/12-9/18

So we made our first trip in to CVS for this week. So far I've been doing fairly well at racking up the goods and saving the cash. This is almost like a game for me, to see how much merchandise I can get and for how little. If I know I have to put money out of pocket for the item, I will usually only buy it if it something I truly need, but if I can get it for free and get money back for it, I will go ahead and buy stuff that we will "use eventually".

Some people say this method is silly, but others debate that if you can "get paid" to buy things you will eventually get use out of why not?

So trip one got me the following:

1 Nivea for men active 3 body wash - regular - $5.99
sale price - $4.99
coupon - $1/1
price - $3.99
ECB received - $4.99 (made it a $1 money maker)
1 tylenol precise back pain patch - regular $7.99
sale price - $5.99
CVS coupon - $2/1
coupon- $2/1
price - $0.99
ECB received - $2.00 (made it a $1 money maker)
6 Hersheys chocolate bars - regular - $0.89
sale price - buy 2 get 1 free ($0.59 each)
coupon - 3 x $1/2
price - $0.56
1 Alive women's multivitamin - regular - $9.99
coupon - $1/1
price - $8.99
ECB - $9.99 (made this a $1 money maker)

All in all it cost me $0.56 for $29.31 worth of merchandise which is a savings of 98%

AND I got $17.98 back in ECB's (extra ECB from scanning my green tag 4 times)

CVA goodness saved 93%

so another strong venture in to CVS for me and the baby today (my first solo trip) and I was more than prepared.

Coupons in one hand, ad in the other hand and CVS card in my pocket I was ready to brave the elements.
This is a photo of my finds (from top left to bottom right)
-Tylenol Precise Patch
-Garnier Herbashine hair dye
-Garnier Nutrisse hair dye
-Airwick I motion mini
-Schick 3 hydro razor
-Dulcolax
-Schick shave gel
-Large Garnier Fructis shampoo
-Skintimate shave gel
-Visine tears
-Suave deoderant

Here's the break down:
Transaction 1: Dulcolax $9.99 (saved $3.00)
coupon for $4.00 off
used 5.99 worth of ECB's
Total: FREE and I got $9.99 back in ECBs

Transaction 2: Hydro 3 razor $8.97 (saved $0.02)
Tylenol Precision $7.99
coupon for $5.00 off razor
coupon for $2.00 off tylenol
used $9.96 in ECBs
Total: FREE and I got 4 ECBs for the razor and 3 ECBs for the tylenol = 7

Transaction 3: Fructis shampoo $5.00 (same price as smaller bottle) (saved $2.79)
Nutrisse Hair Dye $6.00 (saved $2.49)
Herbashine Hair Dye $6.00 (saved $2.49)
Schick shave gel $3.99
(deal was spend $15 on garnier and get $5.00 ECB)
coupon for $2.00 off HerbaShine hair dye
coupon for $2.00 off nutrisse hair dye
coupon for $1.00 off Garnier Fructis shampoo
coupon for free shave gel (from the package for the razor in Trans 2)
used $7.00 ECBs
Total: $5.30 and I got $5.00 back

Transaction 4: Visine tears $3.99 (saves $2.80)
Skintimate shave gel $1.99 (saves $1.20)
Airwick mini $4.99 (saved $5.00)
Suave deoderant $0.99 (saved $0.40)
coupon for $2.00 off any visine
coupon for $1.00 off skintimate shave gel
coupon for $4.00 off airwick mini/refills
used $4.96 ECBs
Total: FREE

I got $80.09 worth of product for $5.30 which = a 93% savings (assuming my math is right)

BOOOYAHHH

Losing my CVS virginity

Frugality is a foreign word to me. When I see something I don't check for a coupon or a sales price, if I want it I grab it. No wonder I have credit debt. So I have been reading lately about thrifty frugal moms, and decided maybe it's time to start saving.

My husband thinks I am ridiculous spending the time and effort to cut the coupons hand write the different ways to save (at CVS) and why would I buy something just to buy it. But I think for me it's about knowing I got a good deal, on things we will use sometime in the future if not immediately.

So after all the talk about CVS and their Extra Care Bucks I decided to give it a go.
For detailed directions visit HERE. That site has everything you need to know about using the CVS program to your advantage.

Essentially the point is that there are certain items in their store that if you purchase them with your CVS card you will receive ECB's. This is like instant money that prints up on your receipt. Many women make 4-5 transactions per time in CVS so it is like a math game.

Here is my small start:

What I got:

2 - 12 packs of coke products

1 - box of 96 count size 3 Pampers

1 - Tylenol Precise heat pad

1 - box of 18 count Kotex pads

Total Cost: $23.98 (it's my first time)


Break down:
Transaction 1: Pampers $21.99 (save $2.00) - buy 1 get $10 ECB (like paying $11.99)
Kotex $4.99 - buy 1 get $4.99 ECB (making it free)
COUPON $2 off pampers (from in home flier)
COUPON $1 off kotex (printable online)
TOTAL = $23.98 and I got $14.99 in instant ECB's

Transaction 2: 12 Pack of Coca Cola $2.98 (save $2.41)
12 pack of Dr Pepper $2.98 (save $2.41)
Tylenol Precise Heat Pad $5.99 (save $2.00)
COUPON $1 off Tylenol product (printable online)
ECBS $10.00
IN STORE COUPON $2.00 off Tylenol Precise (only had $0.98 left)
TOTAL = $0.03 cents (cashier rang it up as cash before we paid and said it was $0)

Price without discounts/ coupons/ ECB's = $50.62
total cost with all discounts/ coupons/ ECB's - $23.98 with $6.99 in ECB left!

SAVED ALMOST 50%