Saturday, September 13, 2008

Working on my scenarios for tomorrow's trip to CVS

Transaction 1
1 Aleve 3.99 earn $3.99 ECB
1 Excedrin 3.99 earn $3.00 ECB
1 Purex earn $1.00 ECB
Coupons:
$2/$10
$2 ECB
$1 Aleve
$6 Out of pocket
Earn $7.99 ECB


Transaction 2
4 Purex 11.96 earn $4 ECB
Coupons
$2/$10
$7.99 ECB
2 $1/2 Purex
$0 out of pocket, actually may just have to pay tax still new at this so I am not positive
Earn $4 ECB


Transaction 3
2 Suave products 2/$11 earn $2 ECB
Coupons
$2/$10
$4 ECB
2 $2/1
$1 Out of pocket
Earn $2 ECB

I am working on a 4th transaction, I need to stock up on lotion any ideas?

Thursday, September 11, 2008

My first CVS savings trip

On Monday I attempted my first trip to CVS. I cut coupons from 3 different papers and planned my trip with the online cvs circular.

Of course what I planned on buying wasn't available so I had to think quick.

This is what I came out with:
2 Chex mix 2.00
1 Loreal Age perfect 5.99
2 Colgate Total Whitening BOGO 2.79
2 3 -Count Schick Quattro BOGO 7.99
1 Sprinkler .79

Coupons
2 $1/1 chex -2.00
1 $1/1 loreal age perfect -1.00
1 $2/10 CVS coupon
1 $2.00 off schick -2.00

Out of Pocket $13.50

Total savings $27.96

Earned $5.99 Extra Care Bucks

This trip wasn't so succesful but I learned from my mistakes and went back today.

First Transactions:
2 Renuzit Triscents 15.98
2 Peanut M&M's (needed to match up my items to coupon amount) 2/$1 (WOW M&M's were suppose to be $1.74 each!!)

Coupons:
$2/$10 CVS Coupon
2 $4/1 Renuzit
Extra Care Bucks $5.99

Out of pocket $1.53

Total Savings $20.57

Earned $3 Extra Care Bucks

Second Transaction:
2 Lady Speed Stickk BOGO $2.99
3 Suave Body Wash $8.37

Coupons:
$2/$10 CVS Coupon
$1/1 Suave
$2/1 Suave also was BOGO for one
Extra Care Bucks $3

Out of Pocket $3.75

Total Savings $9.99

Earned $2 Extra Care Bucks

Not too bad for my second attempt at this game!
Spent $5.28 and saved $30.56 and I still have $2 Extra Care Bucks to start planning my Sunday trip!!