8/3 CVS Trip & Walgreens Scenerios
CVS
I made one trip to CVS today, but am planning one or two others. Part of the problem today was that I stopped at the gas station on the way to CVS to purchase four more newspapers, but forgot to bring scissors. I can only stand to fold, lick and tear so many coupons! So, I’ll be returning.
Here’s what I bought today (Transaction 1):
CVS Ibuprofen
$2.99, used free coupon (my August gift)
Final Price = Free
Extreme Energy 6-Hour Shots
I hope I don’t have a need for these anytime soon, but they were $4.99 with a $4.99 ECB
Final Price = Free after ECB
Oral B Advantage Toothbrush
$2.49, used $1 off coupon, received $1.50 ECB
Final Price = $0.01 overage after ECB
2 Colgate Total Advanced Clean Toothpastes
$2.99 each, used 2 $1 coupons, received 2 $2 ECBs
Final Price = $0.02 overage after ECB
2 Pert Plus Shampoo/Conditioners
$3.69 each, on sale BOGO, used 2 $2 off coupons
Final Price = $0.31 overage
Cover Girl Trublend Liquid Foundation, Whipped Foundation, Concealer, Powder, Blush and Aqua Foundation
$7.49-$9.19 each, on sale BOGO, used BOGO coupons for free powder/concealer/blush with foundation purchase
Final Price = Free
Planned Transaction 2:
Children’s Advil
$5.79, use $1 Internet coupon, receive $5.79 ECB
Final Price = $1 overage after ECB
4 More Cover Girl Products
On sale BOGO, use BOGO coupons
Final Price = Free
2 More Oral B Advantage Toothbrushes
$2.49 each, use 2 $1 off coupons, receive 2 $1.50 ECBs
Final Price = $0.02 overage after ECBs
5 Dawn Hand Soaps
On sale for $0.88, use 5 $0.50 off coupons
Final Price = $0.38 each
Planned Transaction 3 (Have to Wait Until Tues. for $5 School Supply Rebate):
1 More Children’s Advil
$5.79, use $1 Internet coupon, receive $5.79 ECB
Final Price = $1 overage after ECB
2 More Oral B Advantage Toothbrushes
$2.49 each, use 2 $1 off coupons, receive 2 $1.50 ECBs
Final Price = $0.02 overage after ECBs
2 More Pert Plus Shampoo/Conditioners
$3.69 each, on sale BOGO, use 2 $2 off coupons
Final Price = $0.31 overage
2 Sure Deodorants
I heard they were $2.69, on sale BOGO, use 2 $1 off coupons
Final Price = $0.69 for 2
$5 in “School Supplies”
When you purchase $5 worth of Sure and/or Pert Plus, there is a mail-in rebate offer for $5 worth of school supplies. I plan to purchase the CVS envelopes ($1.69 BOGO), Mead index cards ($1.19 BOGO), Papermate pens/mechanical pencils (3/$1 - buy 4) and Avery glue sticks ($0.99)
Final Price = Free after mail-in rebate
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Walgreens
I haven’t made my Walgreens trip yet, but here’s what I’m planning:
Glade Fabric and Air Odor Eliminator
$2.99, use $1.50 Internet coupon, use $1.50 Easy Saver (Walgreens) coupon
Final Price = $0.01 overage
2 Pledge Sprays
2/$6, use BOGO coupon, receive $2 rebate
Final Price = $0.50 each after rebate
2 Glade Candles
$1.99 each, use 2 $1 off coupons, receive 2 $1 rebates
Final Price = $0.02 overage after rebate
Shout and Scrubbing Bubbles
2/$5, use 2 $0.75 coupons, receive $2 rebates
Final Price = $0.75 each after rebate
4 Kellogg’s Cereals
4/$10, use 2 $1 off 2 coupons, receive $5 register rewards
Final Price = $0.75 each after register rewards
8 Speedstick/Lady Speedstick Deodorants
$1.99 each, use 4 $0.75 off 2 coupons, receive $10 register rewards
Final Price = $0.36 each after register rewards
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6 responses so far
Great job! Can I ask what you do with all the extra non-planned purchases? I don’t think I could go through so much!
You’re right - I have a ton of stuff I could never go through on my own! My goal is to have about 3 months worth of stuff. My sister and brother-in-law are right out of college and currently working minimum-wage type jobs, so I made them a huge basket of stuff - laundry detergent, shaving cream, air freshener, makeup, razors, bandaids, medicine, toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, etc. I also gave my parents some stuff. It feels good knowing I can help people without spending much money. In the future, I plan to donate things whenever I’m ‘ahead.’
On the rebates, are you only allowed 1 rebate offer per 1 item for that month? You have 2 $1 rebates on the Glade Candles, so I wasn’t sure if you can only receive just 1 $1 rebate on this? I have never done the rebate thing yet but was trying to understand it and how many you can get. If I purchased 4 candles, do I get to receive 4 $1 rebates? From what I was reading it said only 1 rebate offer per item to one address. So just trying to get this figured out before I calculate it into the price. Thanks a bunch - love this stuff.
Well, this is my first month of doing the rebates too. But if you look in the rebate section of the Easy Saver book, for the Glade Candles (#30) it says, “Rebate limit of FOUR (4) for up to $4 in savings!” The cleaning supplies one (#31) also has a limit of 4, so I’m doing 2 Pledge, 1 Shout and 1 Scrubbing Bubbles. But most of the free items have a limit of 1, as do some of the other stuff in the weekly ad. Hope this helps!
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I have a link for a Zout rebate making it free. I saw this product at my walgreens for about 4.00. My post is here;
http://josh-maryanne.blogspot.com/2008/08/my-walgreens-deals-for-week-of-83-89.html