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12-6-11 CVS Shopping Trip

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on December 7, 2011 None comments

I bought-

$1.27 ECB WYB Candy Canes, 10 ct., $1.27 Limit 1
– No coupons
Cost after coupons and ECBs- FREE
*Note* – These ECBs are not printing so make sure the cashier manually prints them, when they do for some reason you will get $2 ECBs

$10 ECBs when you buy $20 any Playtex or Schick Products
Bought-
(2) Schick Disposable Razors, 10 pk., $9.49
(1) Shick Hydro Shave Gel, $4.29
Used-
-B1G1 Schick disposable razor, max $13.99, excl 2 ct, SS 11/06
-$2 off Schick disposable razor, excl 2 ct, SS 12/04
-$1 off Schick Hydro shave gel, SS 12/04
Cost after coupons and ECBs- .78¢

I was going to do this deal-
Buy 2 Revlon Cosmetics or Beauty tools (excludes clearance) = $6 Ecb (limit 1)
Buy 2 Revlon nail clippers $2.99 (based on online price)
Use 2 $1/1 beauty tool coupons found in the 10/30 SS (Expires 12/31!)
Pay $3.98
Get back $6 Ecb
Cost after coupons- FREE
But what ended up happening was that the Revlon beauty tools were 50% off unmarked clearance which and I had no idea so I got both nail files for .50 cents each but no ECBs

Arm & Hammer Spinbrush Toothbrush or refills., $5.99 get $2.00 in Extra Bucks, limit 2
-$4.00 off 1 Arm & Hammer Spinbrush Sonic printable or printable or printable
Cost after coupons and ECBs- FREE

Used a Rain Check from last week’s sale for 4 Glade Air Fresheners or Scented Oil Warmer, 1 ct., 99¢
– I used $2/2 Glade Winter Collection product CVS printable coupon
You can also use-
-$1.50/2 Glade Winter Collection fragrance printable
-.75/1 Glade Winter Collection product, excl solids, November Redbook, Ladies Home Journal, Good Housekeeping, or Cooking Light Magazines
-$2/2 Glade Winter Collection product, excl solids, November Redbook, Ladies Home Journal, Good Housekeeping or Cooking Light Magazine
-$2/2 Glade Winter Collection products, excl solids printable
Cost after coupons- FREE+

I started with $10 ECBs
In two transactions my totals were-
Spent- $2.96
Saved- $63.73
Still Have- $6 ECBs
Money Back- $4 from a coupon the cashier forgot so they gave me the cash,
So I actually was paid $1.04 to take all of this out of the store, plus $6 ECBs

Thanks to SouthernSavers.com for the coupon match ups

11-28-11 CVS Shopping Trip

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on December 1, 2011 None comments

Xtra 2x Laundry Detergent 28 loads $1.49
-$1/2 Xtra laundry detergent, SS 11/13
Cost after coupons- .99¢

Dawn Dish Liquid 99¢
-.50/1 Dawn product, P&G Everyday Solutions home mailer
-.50/1 Dawn product, PG 10/30
-.50/1 Dawn Power Clean, Bleach alternative or Oxi product, PG 10/30
-.25/1 Dawn product, P&G Home Made Simple Gather Together home mailer, PG 11/27
-$1 off Dawn Hand Renewal with Olay Beauty, Booklet in select PG products
Cost after coupons- .50¢

Glade Air Freshener or Scented Oil Warmer, 1 ct., 99¢ (forgot to put in picture)
-$1.50/2 Glade Winter Collection fragrance printable
-.75/1 Glade Winter Collection product, excl solids, November Redbook, Ladies Home Journal, Good Housekeeping, or Cooking Light Magazines
-$2/2 Glade Winter Collection product, excl solids, November Redbook, Ladies Home Journal, Good Housekeeping or Cooking Light Magazine
-$2/2 Glade Winter Collection products, excl solids printable
Cost after coupons- FREE

11-24-11 Thanksgiving Day/Black Friday at CVS

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on November 24, 2011 None comments

These are my “Black Friday” deals at CVS. The deals actually started Nov. 24th at midnight so I went at about 1:30am because I didn’t want to be there right at midnight to fight the craziness but I am night owl. The employees at the store told me I just missed the huge line that had extended to the back of the store.This actually worked in my favor because there was almost no one in the store and the staff was great about helping me do multiple transactions, which I usually don’t do.

I was excited because they still had almost everything in stock. I didn’t have a preplanned list of transactions because I know that often they will be out of one item that forces you to redo your plan in the store anyways.

My strategy was this, collect all of the items I was going to buy and then, because almost all of the items were free after ECBs (CVS dollars), I split them into transactions of as close to $15 as I could get so that I could keep reusing the $15 ECBs so I had a much lower out of pocket cost.

I started with $5 ECBs from earlier this week. The only transactions I used coupons on, besides for store dollars, were the first two. The items in the first transaction were the ones that I would make a profit off of or get back more store dollars than cash spent. I did this intentionally because that way I got my initial $15 ECBs for only about $4 out of pocket and the rest of the money I spent on the other transactions was mostly tax or the slight difference in balances and ECBs from the previous transaction.

Transaction #1

Spent- $4.68 Saved- $13.74

Transaction #2

Spent- $1.36 Saved- $20.22

Transaction #3

Spent- $.59 Saved- $18.67

Transaction #4

Spent- $1.75 Saved- $22.21

Transaction #5

Spent- $.65 Saved- $17.86

Transaction #6

Spent- $.63 Saved- $10.35

Totals for all 6 transactions-

Spent- $9.66

Saved- $103.05

Still Have- $14.37 ECBs That’s like getting paid to take all of this out of the store!

If you would like to see a list of all of the CVS deals and coupon match ups SouthernSavers.com has a great list HERE.

11-22-11 CVS Shopping Trip

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on November 22, 2011 None comments

You are able to get a really fantastic deal on Garnier Products at CVS this week. I used Garnier Nutritionist Skin Renew Daily Moisture Lotion every day. At around $14 for a 2.5oz bottle, I have thought about using something cheaper but this works great for me. It doesn’t leave my skin greasy, it doesn’t clog my pores, and it has an SPF 28 which is higher than most cheaper lotions and living in FL it’s important to protect your skin from the sun. The point is, this is a product that I am willing to pay a little more for but that doesn’t mean that I don’t still look for deals on it when I buy it. Everyone has products they can’t live without so keep your eyes open for great deals!

Today, the deal I did was-

Transaction #1
Bought- 1 Excedrin 8 Count .99¢
Total- .99¢
Received- .99¢ ECB and $1 ECB from using my green bag tag

Transaction #2
Bought- 2 Garnier Nutritionist Skin Renew Daily Moisture Lotion- On Sale for $10
Coupons Used- $5 off of $20 Skin Care Purchase Printed From the CVS Coupon Printer
– $5 off of $15 Garnier Purchase Printed From the CVS Coupon Printer
– (2) $1 off Garnier Moisturizer Coupons from RP 11/06
– The $1.99 CVS ECBs from the 1st transaction
Total- $6.92
Received- $5 CVS ECBs

Totals for Both Transactions-
Spent- $7.91
Saved- $19.97
Still Have- $5 CVS ECBs
That’s like spending $2.91 for all of the items!

Note- I’m always trying to get as much free stuff as possible. When I go to CVS and Walgreens knowing that I am going to spend a certain amount of money I always look for items that are free after store dollars like the Excedrin was today. I didn’t spend any more money buying that item than I would have otherwise spent at the store. I used the store dollars I received towards my larger purchase because I was going to spend the money anyway. It simply allows me to get more for my money.

11-5-11 Free At CVS This Week

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on November 5, 2011 None comments

This week CVS’s Coupon Machine was giving out coupons for free Illy coffee drinks. *TIP* We had to scan our cards twice for the machine to print the coupon. I have noticed that if you scan your card twice it will often give you different coupons. The Dawn dish soap was on sale for .99¢ and I used .50¢ off coupons from the 10/30 RP to make them .50¢ each. I had $1 CVS bucks which I used to make my total for these three items .02¢. Getting stuff for pennies is my favorite way to shop.

CVS Free Candy Corn This Week – 10/23/11 to 10/29/11

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on October 26, 2011 None comments

Cost .99 cents. Receive .99 cents ECBS (Extra Care Bucks- CVS dollars). Equals Free!

10-20-11 CVS Clearance Shopping

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on October 20, 2011 None comments

We went to CVS today hoping to get coupons from the coupon printer for $1 off (which =s free) NYC nail polish. We didn’t get the coupons but we did stumble across a 90% off sale on some items. I got the items below, some of which will be Christmas presents, for a total of $2.57 and I used the $2.50 I had in ECBS (CVS bucks) to get all of them for .07 cents. I saved $25.00. Not too bad.

9-25-11 Couponing Trip

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on September 26, 2011 None comments

Sunday I was excited when I woke up and found that attached to my two copies of the newspaper were six mini boxes of cereal!

I then went couponing at CVS.

$7 ECB WYB Bausch & Lomb Re-Nu Sensitive Solution, 12 oz, $8.99 Limit 1
-$2 off Bausch + Lomb renu fresh or sensitive solution, (sign up) printable
– cost FREE

Ajax Dish Liquid, 16 oz, 88¢
-$1/2 Dynamo, Ajax, Fab, or Niagara Ajax, Fab, or Niagara products, SS 8/14
– cost 38¢ each

Peanut Butter stuffed pretzels $1.50
– No deal I just couldn’t resist

At Walgreens this is what I bought-

-$4.99 RR WYB Remington King of Shaves Azor 5 Blade Razor System at $4.99
– cost FREE

– $2 RR WYB Walgreens Overnight or Regular Maxi pads, 14-24 ct., at $2
– cost FREE

– $ 1.59 RR WYB Balance Bar, 1.76 oz, at $1.50
-$.55 off Balance bar, singles, SS 9/11
– cost FREE + profit

– Yardley Bar Soap, 4.25 oz, 69¢ w/ in-ad coupon Limit 3
-.25/1 Yardley London product, September All You Magazine
– cost 44¢

– 2 Real Soft 12 Packs Toilet Paper $5
– $1 off in ad coupon – limit 2
– cost $4 each

– 3 Pieces of candy as filler items- .33 cents each

I used the Register Rewards to buy the toilet paper and soap. I needed the candy because Walgreens only allows one manufacturer coupon per item and Register Rewards are manufacturer coupons.

These deals are good until Saturday.

9-11-11 Couponing Trip

Posted by shopaholicsavers on September 17, 2011 None comments

I had a rare Sunday off of work so I decided to go couponing! I haven’t had the time to do a huge couponing trip in a long time. My mom came with me and it was a lot of fun!

WinnDixie

First we went to WinnDixie where we spent .15 cents and got 4 Hershey’s bars! You can never have too much chocolate!

Hershey’s, Kit Kat or Reese’s Candy Bars, 1.5-1.8 oz, at $1.09 (54¢)
-Free Hershey’s Air Delight milk chocolate bar WYB regular milk chocolate bar, max $1.19, SS 8/28 (buy reg. & air delight get both FREE)

Spent- .15 cents

Saved- around $3.00 (the receipt wouldn’t print at the store)

Walgreens

Then we went to Walgreens where we got dish soap for .25 cents and toothpaste free after Register Rewards(Walgreens Dollars)

$3 RR WYB (2) Crest Deep Clean Toothpaste, 5.8 oz, Glide Floss or Oral-B Advantage Complete Deep Clean Toothbrush at $2.50 ea.
-.50/1 Crest toothpaste 4 oz, + or liquid gel, PG 8/28
-$1 off Crest toothpaste 4 oz, + or liquid gel, excl Cavity, Baking Soda or Tartar, PG 8/28
-$1 off Oral-B PulsarTM, CrossAction, or Advantage or (2) Indicator Cavity Defense, on product (use (2) $1 off, makes it FREE)

Dawn Dish Liquid, 9 oz, 99¢
-.75/1 Dawn product, PG 8/28
-.25/1 Dawn product, Organize in Style home mailer
(use .75/1, makes it 25¢)

Spent- $3.94

Received- $3.00 Register Rewards

Saved- $7.48

I then used my Register Rewards towards something I needed to buy anyway because with store dollars it’s like being able to spend the money twice. I try to make sure I use the store dollars in a way that I am able to get the most for my money.

CVS

The CVS coupon machine was printing free coupons for the New Newtons Fruit Thins and then I did the below deals.

$1 ECB WYB St. Joseph 81 mg Enteric Coated Aspirin 36 ct., $2 Limit 1
-$1 off St Joseph’s Aspirin product, 81 mg, SS 9/11
-$1 off St Joseph aspirin, 81 mg, SS 8/07
-$1 off St Joseph Aspirin, August All You magazine
(makes it FREE)

$3.69 ECB WYB CVS Allergy Relief Loratidine, Cetirizine or Fexofenadine, 5 ct., $3.69 Limit 1
(excludes all products containing pseudoephedrine and items limited by law)
(makes it FREE)

$2 ECB WYB Irish Spring or Softsoap Body Wash 15-18 oz, or Softsoap Bar Soap 4 pk., $2.99 Limit 1
-.50/1 Irish Spring body wash printable
-$1/2 Softsoap body washes, 12 oz+, SS 8/14 , SS 8/28
-$1 off Softsoap body wash AND bar soap, September All You magazine
-.75/1 SoftSoap Body Wash printable
(use .75/1, makes it 24¢)

There was also a deal to buy $20 of certain products and get $10 RR so I bought

(3) Air Wick i-Motion Kit, $4.99
(2) Finish Powerball or Gelpacs, $2.99
Use:
(3) -$4 off Airwick Ultra Freshmatic Reg or Compact, kit, SS 9/11
(2) -.75/1 Finish Powerball or Gelpac, SS 7/31 (EXP 09/11)
Total Due: $7.45
Get Back: $10 ECB

I bought the first three deals first in one transaction and then I used the ECBs I had received from that transaction toward next transaction.

On Both Transactions-

Spent- $9.74

Received- $10.00 ECBs (CVS Dollars)

Saved- $60.00

I’ll be able to use the CVS dollars on my next trip and because I spent less than I received back it was like getting everything I bought for free!

Publix

At Publix I got a lot of great deals. I looked at the weekly sales and both the yellow and green coupon booklets that are currently out. I did a lot of deals and also bought a few things that we needed even though there weren’t coupons for them. It has been a long time since I have done a large couponing trip for groceries. Those tend to be the most time consuming because there are the most items. After the results I had I know why I should do them more often.

Spent- $34.53

Saved- $65.94

To see the coupon match ups for any of the Publix deals I did please visit

http://www.southernsavers.com/category/publix/

In one day I saved $136.42. Not bad at all.

5-22-11 CVS Shopping Trip

Posted by shopaholicsavers on May 22, 2011 None comments

2 $4 ECB WYB Revlon Nail Polish at $4.99- Limit 6
-$1 off Revlon nail enamel, SS 4/10
-$2 off Revlon color cosmetic, SS 5/08
FREE

1 .99¢ ECB WYB Trident Vitality or Stride Spark Gum at .99¢- Limit 1
-$1/2 Stride gum, single pk, SS 4/03
-$1/3 Stride gum single pk, SS 5/15
-B1G1 Stride gum, tearpad
FREE +profit

*Unadvertised Deal*
1 Green Bag Tag
Coupon for one free from the CVS coupon machine
Free!

Total Spent- $4.62

Received- $8.99 ECB

That’s- $4.37 Profit

Saved- $9.29

When I scanned my CVS card at the CVS coupon machine it printed out a coupon for a free Green Bag Tag (see above picture). I love anything free but green bag tags actually pay you! Every four trips to CVS that you use a reusable bag and scan your green bag tag instead of polluting the environment with a plastic one you get $1 ECB (CVS store dollar) to spend in the store. I often find that things that are good for your wallet are also good for the environment.