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Friday, February 20, 2009

CVS Deals - 2/20

I finally made it to CVS this week. I toted my coupons around with me, but never seemed to have the time to stop. In fact, when I did finally stop, it wound up being at my least favorite location. Normally, I would have waited until I could get to one of my regular stores, but I wanted to make sure I got the deals, so I stopped in despite my feelings.

Here is what I got:

Transaction #1
1 - Colgate Total
2 - Herbal Essence Shampoo/Conditioner
2 - Neutrogena Facial Bars

-$1.50 Colgate mfg coupon
-$3 $3/2 Herbal Essence mfg coupon

Paid with $9.98 ECB and $.79 OOP. Earned $2.99, $2 and $10 ECBs.

Transaction #2
1 - Gillette Shampoo
2 - Suave 12oz Body Wash
1 - Suave 11oz Hair Spray

-$2 Gillette Shampoo mfg coupon
-$1 Suave Body Wash IP
-$1 Suave Body Wash IP
-$2 Suave free coupon from Suavenomics campaign

Paid with $2 and $2.99 ECBs from Transaction #1 and $.38 OOP. Earned $3 and $2 ECBs.

I started the day with $9.98 and $3 in ECBs and ended the day with $10, $3, $3, and $2 ECBs. I realized a net gain of $5.02 in ECBs, with only $1.17 OOP.

To see other deals, check out CVS Superstars at The "Cent"sible Sawyer and Super Savings Saturday at Money Saving Mom.
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5 comments:

  1. Princess DanellFebruary 21, 2009 at 7:35 PM

    Why do you make your purchases in several transactions?

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  2. BusyMomFebruary 21, 2009 at 10:55 PM

    By doing multiple transactions, I am better able to use my ECBs. I use the ECBs earned in one transaction to pay for the next. This allows me to reduce the OOP.

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  3. GloriaFebruary 22, 2009 at 10:09 PM

    Do you make several transactions in one visit? I mean do you pay and then turn around and get more stuff and pay again? Also what is OOP? I'm still learning the ropes.

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  4. BusyMomFebruary 23, 2009 at 5:46 PM

    Gloria -

    I generally do them all on the same visit.

    Usually I get all the items in my basket and then just place my orders on the counter one at a time. If there is a line, I will do one transaction, move to the end of the line, etc.

    Sometimes, I do one transaction and then based on coupons generated at the register, go back and get more.

    OOP is Out of Pocket
    CRT is the coupon that prints on your receipt.

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  5. Free Is FunFebruary 25, 2009 at 9:55 AM

    Thanks for visiting my blog.
    I totally missed out on the Sauve deal last week, bummer. I live 9 miles from cvs and had no reason to go by the time I heard of the deal. Win some lose some, I have to keep telling my self!

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