My CVS Trip: Spent $17 & Saved More than $85

Ever wonder how people get stuff really cheap.  PennyPinchinMom spells it out for you!

I will admit that I’ve not been a good CVS’r of late.  Many deals just didn’t appeal to my family’s needs, but this weekend, I saw several deals that really would work for us.  So, I worked up my transactions, got my coupons together and ran several transactions.  The important thing to note is that I started my transactions with 1 – $3 and 1 – $3.79 ECB from a prior weeks’ purchase.  Here are the deals that I ran:

TRANSACTION #1

$  9.99  Gillette Fusion Razor
-   4.00  $4/1 Gillette Fusion Razor P&G 2/27/2011 Insert (exp 3/31/2011)
-   3.79   ECB from prior purchase
$ 2.20  (plus tax) —- received $4 in ECB

TRANSACTION #2

$5.99  Olay Moisturizer
   6.79  Olay Total Effects Body Wash
- 4.00  ECB from Transaction #1
- 5.99   B1 Olay Body Wash G1 Moisturizer Free (coupon expires on 2/28/2011)
- 1.00  $1/1 Olay Body Wash 2/27/2011 P&G Insert (exp 3/31/2011)
- 1.00  ECB earned from reusable bag tag
$0.79 (plus tax) —- received $2 in ECB

TRANSACTION #3

$ 6.58  2 Crest Vivid White Toothpaste
-  2.00  ECB from Transaction #2
-  2.00  2 – $1/1 Crest Toothpaste coupons 2/27/2011 P&G Insert (exp 3/31/2011)
$2.58  (plus tax) —- received $6.58 in ECB

TRANSACTION #4

$12.00 2 Oral-B Battery Toothbrushes
-  6.00   B1G1 Free Oral-B Battery toothbrush (exp 2/28/2011)
-  3.00  ECB from prior purchase
-  3.00  $3/1 Oral-B Battery toothbrush 2/27/2011 P&G Insert (exp 3/31/2011)
$0.00  (no tax in Missouri) —- received $6.00 in ECB

TRANSACTION #5

$10.41  3 Pantene Shampoo Products (at $3.49 each)
     6.00  6 Puffs Tissues (at $1 each)
   11.88   2 Tide Detergent (at $5.94 each)
     1.88   2 Dawn Detergent
-   3.00  3 – $1/1 Pantene Product coupons 2/27/2011 P&G Insert (exp 3/31/2011)
-   1.50  3 – $0.50/2 Puffs Tissues coupons 2/27/2011 P&G Insert (exp 3/31/2011)
-   2.00  2 – $1/1 Tide Laundry coupons (recent P&G booklet from Facebook offer)
-   1.00  2 – $0.50/1 Dawn Detergent coupons (recent P&G booklet from Facebook offer)
-   6.00  ECB earned in Transaction #4
-   6.58  ECB earned in Transaction #3
$10.14  (plus tax) — received $10 in ECB
 
So, my grand total spent out of my own pocket was around $17.  My total savings with coupons, ECBs and store deals was $86.  When I net the $10 I still have not used with the $17 I spent, it is LIKE I paid only $7 for EVERYTHING today.  Don’t you love a great deal?  How did you do this week?