Thursday, April 30, 2009

How I bought $135 of stuff for $2.96!!

Boy, was I proud of this trip to CVS!! Unfortunately, not everyone can do this trip, but it worked out perfect for Mary and me!!

When you walk into the CVS store, there is a price scanner there and you can scan your CVS ExtraCare card and get coupons. When I scanned my card, it gave me a coupon for $10 off your $50 purchase. I already had $11.47 in ExtraCare Bucks with me, so here's how I did the purchase:
  • Bought 1 Garnier Fructis -- regularly $4.29, on sale for $2.99
    Used $1/1 coupon from 1/4 RP
    Received $2 ECB's
  • Bought 2 Crest toothpastes -- regularly $2.99, on sale for $1.99
    Used 2 $1/1 coupons from 4/5 PG
    Received $2 ECB's
  • Bought Band-Aid Comfort Flex @ $3.29 (full-price, but needed to get ECB's)
  • Bought 3 Viactiv Multivitamins -- regularly $8.49, on sale for $6.00
    Used 2 $2/1 coupons (all I had was 2!) from 3/1 RP & 4/19 RP
    Received $10 ECB's for purchasing $20 of healthcare items
  • Bought Bayer Contour Meter -- regularly $79.99, on sale for $14.99
    Used $14.99/1 coupon from 3/22 SS
    (I bought this item to get me above $50 purchase, and it's free after coupon!)
  • Bought All Small & Mighty laundry soap -- regularly $7.49, on sale for BOGO
    Used 2 $2/1 printable coupons
Total purchased = $135.00
CVS Sale savings = -$84.26
ECB's used = -$11.47
Coupons used = -$26.99
CVS Coupon used = -$10.00
Final price = $2.28 + tax!!

It wasn't free, but Mary sent me to the store to get the Viactiv and All Small & Mighty anyway, and I would have paid well over $30 anywhere else!

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