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CVS- July 5th

Filed under CVS by Jennifer Billy on July 6, 2009 at 4:26 pm {no comments}

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Here is what I purchased this week at CVS:

Sunday & Monday Only

Caliber or CVS transparent or invisable tape $1.49 (limit 3)
Get $1.49 in Extra Care Bucks
I Purchased two for $2.98 and got $2.98 ECB
FREE after ECB

Caliber or CVS pencils and pencil sharpeners .99¢ (limit 3)
Get .99¢ Extra Care Bucks
FREE after ECB

Weekly Deals

(2) Caliber or CVS Envelopes .99¢
Total Price: $1.98

Caliber or CVS Mechanical Pens .99¢

David Sunflower Seeds $1
Used $1 off coupon I had from DavidSeeds.com
FREE

Dawn Dish Soap 2/$2
Used .25¢ coupon from 7/5 PG and .50¢ coupon from Home Made Simple Mailer
(also .25¢ coupon in 6/7 PG)
OOP: $1.25
Get $1 ECB
Final Price after ECB: .25¢ or .13¢ each

Lay’s Chips Buy one at $3.99 get one Free (limit 4)
Used $1/2 coupon from July All You
OOP: $2.99 or $1.50 each

Spend $10 in Select Febreze Products get $5 Extra Bucks (limit 5)
(2) Febreze Noticeables Starter Kits $6.50
Febreze fabric refresher $5
Febreze air effects $3
Total Price: $21
Used two $4 off Febreze Noticables from 7/5 PG
Buy fabric refresher get air effect for Free from 7/5 PG
.50¢ off coupon for fabric refresher from Home made Simple Mailer
.50¢ off coupon for air effects from Home Made Simple Mailer
OOP: $9
Get $10 ECB
Final Price after ECB: $1 profit

Clearence Items

75% off toothbrushes
(2) Reach toothbrushes .39¢ each
Used BOGO coupon from 4/26 RP
Total Price: .39¢ or .20¢ each

Colgate Wave Toothbrushs- twin pack .66¢

(2) Kids “Over The Hedge” toothbrushes .40¢ each
Total Price: .80¢

Total Price: $22.03
Used $12 ECB
OOP: $10.03
Got $13.98 in ECB Plus .50¢ ECB from Spring Spending
Final Price after ECB: $3.95 Profit

I also picked up pictures I order online. I had a total of 113 prints.
Got 50 Free prints for signing up at CVS Photo and entering my EC Card
I also got 20 free prints with the purchase of 60 with the code 60FOR40
Total Price: $8.17
Used $7.98 in ECB
OOP: .19¢

Total Price Today: $10.22
Total Savings: $72.57

Go HERE if new to CVS
Go HERE if new to Couponing
“Where To Find Coupons“

50 Free Prints from CVS

Filed under Photo Deals by Jennifer Billy on July 1, 2009 at 3:24 pm {no comments}

CVS Photo Center
Sign up for CVS photo center. It’s free and you’ll get up to 50 free prints when you join.Includes Free photo storage and sharing.

CVS- June 21st

Filed under CVS by Jennifer Billy on June 23, 2009 at 5:29 pm {no comments}

newlogo4 Soy Joy Bars $1
Buy 4 get $4 ECB (limit 5)
FREE After ECB

So you can purchase a maximum of 20 bars for $20 and get $20 ECB back.
Now use coupons to make this deal a money maker.

Here is what I used.
Two BOGO coupon from 5/31 SS
$2/10 coupon from 5/31 SS
Print $1/5 coupon

Now it is best to split up your transactions so your OOP cost is less and also so you do not receive a $20 ECB. I do not normaly spend that much each week so I wanted smaller denominations.

Here is a scenerio to get the lowest OOP price:
Transaction #1
(4) Bars
Use (2) BOGO coupon from 5/31 SS
Price: $2 get $4ECB
Transaction #2
(6) Bars
Use $1/5 coupon and $4 ECB from last transaction
Price: $1 get $4ECB
Transaction #3
(10) Bars
Use $2/10 from 5/31 SS and $4ECB from last transaction
Price: $4 get $12ECB
Total OOP: $7 with $12 in ECB left

Also on sale:
French’s Mustard $1
Use .50¢ off coupon from 3/29 SS, 5/10 SS or 6/21 SS
Final Price: .50¢

Tylenol Arthritis $4.99 (limit 3)
Use $2 off coupon from 5/17 RP
OOP: $2.99
Get $2ECB
Final Price after ECB: .99¢

Go HERE if new to CVS
Go HERE if new to Couponing
“Where To Find Coupons“

Deals, Steals & Money Makers- June 21st

Filed under CVS, Walgreens by Jennifer Billy on June 23, 2009 at 4:56 pm {no comments}

I did some major shopping today. I hit 5 different stores plus had lunch in four and a half hours. My total for the day was $75.28 plus ended up with $37 in catalina coupons from different stores. I could have gotten my out of pocket price down a bit with some extra work. However I did not want to spend any extra time in the stores then needed. So instead I will have a lot of coupons to use next week. It all evens out.

I have listed below what I purchased at each store. I will add additional posts breaking each store down. I am not planning on doing that for the grocery stores, but if you are local and would like that info just let me know.

Target
(2) Swiffer WetJet Starter Kits
(4) Boxes of Lipton Tea
Motts Apple Juice
(2) Kraft Easy Mac
(2) Starbucks Frappuccinos
Table Cloth
Total Price: $32.72

Walgreens
(3) Kotex
(2) Ban Deodorants
AquaFresh Toothpaste
Total Price: $12.17 plus got $7 in RR

CVS
(20) Soy Joy Bars
Total Price:$10.09 plus got $20 in ECB

Jewel-Osco
(8) Hunts Ketchup
(6) Wesson Oil
(2) Crunch N Munch
David’s Sunflower Seeds
(4) Weber Grill Seasoning Packs
Wheat Bread
Total Price: $14.90 plus got $10 Catalina Coupon

Dominick’s
18 lb bag of Kingsford Charcoal
KC Masterpiece: Free with coupon from 5/10 RP
3.19 lb of Boneless Pork Sirloin Chop: Free with coupon from HERE
Total Price: $5.40

In total I paid $75.28, plus have $37 in coupons for next week. My total savings for today is $125.19. Not too bad for four and a half hours of work.

Go HERE if new to CVS
Go HERE if you are new to Walgreens
Go HERE if new to Couponing
“Where To Find Coupons“

Deals, Steals & Money Makers- June 14th

Filed under CVS, Walgreens by Jennifer Billy on June 15, 2009 at 2:36 pm {no comments}

This is a good week to stock up on Men’s razors. There is a sale going on for Schick Quattro at both CVS and Walgreens. I had five different coupons for the razor and blades. The best way I found to work this deal was to purchase the razor at CVS and then stock up on the blades at Walgreens. So I ended up with one Schick Quattro Titanium razor and four boxes of razor blades for a total out of pocket price of $7.97 plus $3 ECB.

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St. Ive’s Body Wash $2.99
$1.50 off St. Ive’s Body Product from 5-10 SS
Out of Pocket: $1.49
Get $2.99 Register Rewards
Final Price after RR: $1.50 profit

Reusable Green Bag 3/$1 with in ad coupon (limit 3)

Cottonelle Fresh Wipes $1.99 with in ad coupon
.50¢ off coupon from June All You Magazine
Final price: $1.49

Right Guard, Dry Idea .99¢ with in ad coupon
$1 off coupon from 4/19 SS
$1/2 coupon from 5/17 SS
Final Price: FREE or 50¢

Hefty One Zip Bags BOGO FREE ( $3.29) with in ad coupon (limit 4)
Use (2) $1 coupons from 5/17 RP
Final Price: $1.29 or .65¢ each

Men’s Schick Quattro Razors or 4 pack Cartridges BOGO ($9.49-$9.99)
Two $4 off coupons from 6/14 SS or June All You Magazine
Final Price: $1.99 or $1 each (or less depending on purchase)

newlogo3 Schick Quattro Titanium Razor or Trimmer $7.99 (Limit 3)
$4 off coupons from 6/14 SS or June All You Magazine
Out of Pocket: $3.99
Get $3 Extra Bucks Reward
Final price after ECB: .99¢

Kotex Lightdays pads or Tampons 2/$7
$1 off and .75¢ off coupons in 6/14 SS
$2/2 and $1.50/2 printable coupons at smartsource.com
Out of pocket: 2/$5 -$5.50
Get $2 Extra Care Reward
Final Price after ECB: 2/$3 -$3.50 ($1.50 – $1.75 each)

L’Oreal Studio or Vive Pro $2.99
$1 off coupon from 5/17 SS
Final Price: $1.99

John Frieda Collection $4.99
$3 off coupon and $1 off coupon from 6/14 SS
Final Price: $1.99-$3.99

Go HERE if new to CVS
Go HERE if you are new to Walgreens
Go HERE if new to Couponing
“Where To Find Coupons“

Deal, Steals & Money Makers- June 7th

Filed under CVS by Jennifer Billy on June 8, 2009 at 7:01 pm {no comments}

newlogo1 It was a good thing I waited till going to CVS before posting the deals. There were a few things that did not work out as planned and also some that worked better then I thought. This is an example of why I like to make sure that I know exactly how the deal is going to work before passing it on to you.

Here is what I purchased this week:

(2) Frosted Mini-Wheats
(2) Special K
(2) Froster Flakes
(2) Dawn Dish Soap
Clairol Natural Instincts Haircolor
Gillette Fusion
Off Clip On Insect Repellent
Off Clip On Refill
$1 donation to ALS (In honor of my Dad!)
Total Out Of Pocket: $6.54
Total Savings: $59.54

Here is how I did it:

Transaction #1
Dawn Dish Soap 2/$2 (limit 1)
Use two $.25 off coupon from 6/7 PG
Out of Pocket: $1.50
Get $1 Extra Care Buck
Final Price: $.25 each after ECB

Clairol Natural Instincts Haircolor $7.99 (limit 2)
Use $1 off coupon from 6/7 PG
OOP: $6.99
Get $3 Extra Care Bucks
Final Price: $3.99 after ECB

Gillette Fusion $7.99 (limit 1)
Use $4 coupon from 6/7 PG
OOP: $3.99
Get $4 Extra Care Bucks
FREE after ECB

$1 for ALS Donation

Total Price: $13.48
Used $13 in ECB from last week
OOP: $.48
Got $8 in ECB

Transaction #2
Kellogg’s Special K, Frosted Flakes, Mini-Wheats cereal Buy 1 get 1 FREE (limit 4)
(2) Mini-Wheats $5.19
Two $1 off coupons from 6/7 RP
or Print $1.50/2 coupon from RedPlum.com
Final Price: $1.60 each
(2) Special K $4.46
Two $1 off coupons from 6/7 RP
Final Price: $1.25 each
(2) Frosted Flakes $4.39
Two $1 off coupons from 6/7 RP
Final Price: $1.20 each
Total: $8.07 for 6 boxes

Final Price: $1.20 eachTotal: $8.07 for 6 boxes

Off Clip On Insect Repellent $7.99
Refill $3.99
Print coupon for Buy Clip On Starter kit get free refill
Also use $2 off starter kit & $1 off refill from 5/17 SS
Total Price $4.99

(I was told by the manager that you could use all 3 coupons. Everything seemed to scan but I am missing one of my $1 off coupons on receipt. Not sure if I did not give them all to her for the cereal or it did not take it off for some reason. No matter how much I plan my shopping trip there is always the unexpected when shopping with a 2 1/2 year old. So for my total it does not include the $1 off coupon.)

Total Price: $14.06
Used $8 ECB from last transaction
OOP: $6.06

You could also print coupon for Buy one Clip On Insect Repellent get one free. It would be $5.99 for both Clip Ons with $2 coupon or $3.99 if you have two $2 coupons.

Go HERE if new to CVS
Go HERE if new to Couponing
“Where To Find Coupons“

Deals, Steals & Money Makers- May 24th

Filed under CVS by Jennifer Billy on May 25, 2009 at 9:09 pm {no comments}

newlogo3 (2) Speed Stick Deodorants
Playtex Tampons
Colgate Total
Cottonelle Fresh Whips
Revlon Nail Polish
Band-Aids
Total: $24.93
Used
$4.50 in manufactures coupons
$6 ECB from last week
$3 ECB from today’s visit
$3 off $15 purchase coupon from e-mail
Out Of Pocket: $8.43
Still have $14.98 in ECB
* Could have lowered OOP cost for this week by splitting up order better. However I had an impatient two year old, so I will just have more ECB for next week to use.

Sunday & Monday Only!

Clearasil Stayclear Daily face wash $3.99 (limit 1)
Use $1 off coupon from 4/19 SS
OOP: $2.99
Get $3.99 ExtraCareBucks
Final Price: Profit of $1 after ECB

Revlon Nail Polish $3.99 (limit 1)
Use $1 off coupon from 4/26 SS
OOP: $2.99
Get $3 ExtraCareBucks
FREE after ECB

Playtex Gentle Glide Tampons $3.99 (limit 1)
Use $1 off coupon from 3/22 SS
OOP: $2.99
Get $3 ExtraCareBucks
FREE after ECB

Band-Aid Brand Bandages $2.99 (limit 1)
Use $1 off coupon from 2/8 SS or 4/26 RP
OOP: $1.99
Get $2 ExtraCareBucks
FREE after ECB

Weekly Deals

Colgate Total $2.99 (limit 1)
Use $1 off coupon from 5/10 SS
OOP: $1.99
Get $2 ExtraCareBucks
FREE after ECB

Speed Stick Pro Deodorant $3.99 (limit 2)
Get $3.99 ExtraCareBucks
FREE after ECB

Go HERE if new to CVS
Go HERE if new to Couponing
“Where To Find Coupons“

Deals, Steals & Money Makers- May 17th

Filed under CVS, Target by Jennifer Billy on May 18, 2009 at 10:51 pm {one comment}

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(2) Right Guard X-treme Deodorant
(2) Dry Idea Deodorant
Aveeno Conditioner
Total Out Of Pocket: $1.49 plus tax

Here is how to do this deal:

Right Guard Sport, Xtreme or Dry Idea Sale 2/$5
Get $2 ExtraCareBucks on 2 (limit of 3)
Purchase (2) Right Guard and (2) Dry Idea Roll On $10
Use (2) $1 off coupons from 4/19 SS
Use (2) $2 off coupons from coupons.com
There is also $1/2 coupons in 3/8 SS and 5/17 SS. I also found a .55 cents off peelie on one of my Right Guard deodorants.
OOP: $4
Get $4 in ECB
Final Price: FREE after ECB
Dry Idea is a $1 moneymaker, Right Guard $.50 each

Aveeno shampoo, conditioner or nourishing spray Sale $6.49
Get $2 ExtaCareBucks (limit 2)
Use $2 off coupon at Aveeno.com
Also $1.50 off coupon in 5/17 RP, $1 off in 4/5 SS, $1.50 off 2 in 4/5 SS and $1.50 off in June All You magazine
OOP: $4.49
Get $2 ECB
Final Price: $2.49

Total: $8.49
Used $7 in ECB from last week
OOP: $1.49
Got $6 in ECB for next visit

Saved $15 with coupons
Total savings: $25.56

If you still have Kraft coupons left, here are some more Target deals.

Kraft Shredded Cheese $1.99
Purchase Two for $3.98
$1/2 coupon from coupons.com and Kraft
$1/2 Target coupon
Final price: $1.98 or $.99 each

Kraft Mayo $1.99
Purchase Two
$1 off coupon from coupons.com and Kraft
$1/2 Target coupon
Final Price: $.98 or $.49 each

Kraft Miracle Whip $1.99
Purchase Two
$1 off coupon from coupons.com and Kraft
$1/2 Target coupon
Final Price: $.98 or $.49 each

Kraft BBQ Sauce $.99
$1 off coupon from coupons.com and Kraft
Final Price: + $.01
There is also a .75 cents off coupon in 5/3 SS

Go HERE if new to CVS
Go HERE if new to Couponing
“Where To Find Coupons“

Deals, Steals & Money Makers- May 10th

Filed under CVS by Jennifer Billy on May 12, 2009 at 7:53 pm {one comment}

newlogo1 I made a trip to CVS today. Here is what I purchased:

Bayer Contour blood glucose monitoring system Sale $14.99 (limit 2)
Used coupon for up to $30 off from 3/22 SS (will not give overage)
Received $5 in ExtaCareBucks
FREE
Profit of $5 after ECB

Bayer Quick Release Crystals 4ct Sale $2 (limit 1)
Received $2 ExraCareBucks
OOP: $2
Free after ECB

(2)St. Ives Apricot Scrub trial size $1.49
Used two coupons for $1.50 off from 5/10 SS
FREE

Tinkle Bell Sunglasses $6.99
purchased just because my daughter wanted them, but the glasses where buy one pair and get 50% off second pair.

Total: $8.99 plus tax
Used $5 ECB from last week
OOP: $3.99 plus tax
Got $7 in ECB for next visit.

Saved $22.97 with coupons
Total savings: $88.96

Some other good deals going on this week:
Nivea Sun-Kissed Beautiful Legs or Nivea My Silhouette Lotion $9.99 est
Nivea Body Wash $5.99
Use coupons for Free body wash with lotion purchase from 5/10 RP
Spend $15 in Nivea products and get $5 ExraCareBucks

Schick Quattro for women razor Sale $8.99
Used $4 coupon from 4/26 SS
Get $4 ExtaCareBucks
OOP: $4.99
Final price: $.99 after ECB

VO5 Shampoo or Conditioner $.77

bullseye I want to start by mentioning that there are some amazing Kraft coupons available right now. I found one of the best places to take advantage of this is at Target because in addition to the manufactures coupons, there are also Target coupons available. You are able to stack both manufactures and Target coupons for added savings.

Here are the places to print your coupons:
Coupons.com: You will be able to print each coupon twice.
Kraftfoods.com: Just register to get access to all the coupons. You can also print each coupon twice here.
AFullCup.com: You can register for free and then go to the Target Coupon Generator. There is no limit to the amount of coupons you can print.

Here is a list of what I purchased today:

(4) boxes of Nabisco 100 Calorie Packs
(2) boxes of Ritz crackers
(5) bottles of Kraft salad dressing
Final Price: $4.59
Total savings: $19.50

Here is how I did it:

Nabisco 100 Calorie Packs $2.04
$1 off coupon from Coupons.com and Kraft
$1 off Target coupon
Final Price: $.04

Ritz Crackers $2.99
$1 off coupon from Coupons.com and Kraft
$1 off Target coupon
Final Price: $.99

Kraft salad Dressing $1.99
$1 off coupon from Coupons.com and Kraft and $1.50 off coupon in 5/10 SS
$1 off two Target coupon
Final Price: $.49

There are many more deals you could do. I think that the prices could be different in other areas so you should check things out for yourself. There is also a lot of coupons for Crystal Light that you can stack.

Target also has a deal going on with Swiffer Sweeper. Buy two and get a $5 gift card. You can combine this with the promotion that Swiffer is running, Buy $20 worth of Swiffer refills and receive a $10 debit card.
So what you need to do is break this up into 3 transactions.

Transaction #1
Purchase two Swiffer dry pack refills
Pay $8.08
Get $5 gift card

Transaction #2
Purchase two Swiffer dry pack refills
Use $5 gift card
Pay $3.08
Get $5 gift card

Transaction #3
Purchase two Swiffer dry pack refills
Use $5 gift card
Pay $3.08
Get $5 gift card

OOP: $14.24
Still have $5 gift card
Plus receive $10 debit cardfrom Swiffer
Final Price: Profit of $.76

Go HERE if new to CVS
Go HERE if new to Couponing
“Where To Find Coupons“

Deals, Steals & Money Makers- May 3rd.

Filed under CVS, Walgreens by Jennifer Billy on May 4, 2009 at 10:26 pm {no comments}

Since we have finally started to get some warm weather I decided to skip a lot of my normal shopping this week. Fortuanately I am pretty well stocked up so there was not much I needed. I did manage to get to Walgreens however for some of the deals I could not pass up.

While there I did find out that Walgreens has discontinued their Easy Saver Catalog. So it doesn’t look like we will be getting the coupons (IVC) or mail in rebates anymore. However it does appear that there are quite a few more Register Reward promotions going on. wag_logo_home_185

Here is what I got today on my shopping trip:

Right Guard Deodorant Sale $2.99
Used $1 off coupon from 4/19 SS
Received $2 Register Reward
OOP: $1.99
FREE after RR

Listerine Total Care Sale 2/$9
Used (2) $2 off coupons from 3/15 SS or 4/26 RP
Received $4.50 in Register Rewards
OOP: 2/$5
Final price after RR: 2/$.50 or $.25 each

Mr. Clean Magic Eraser 2/$5
Purchased 4
Used (2) coupons for BOGO from 5/3 PG
Received $2 Register Rewards
OOP: 4/$5
Final price after RR: 4/$3 or $.75 each

Total price: 13.06
Used $10 RR from last week
OOP: $3.06
Received $8.50 in RR

Walgreens advertised savings: $4.24
Coupon savings: $20.00
Total savings: $24.24

Jennifer Billy

Updated 5/5: I decided to head over to CVS today and wanted to share the deal that I got:

Transaction #1
Adidas Deoderant $3.99
Used $1 off coupon from 4/5 RP
Paid $2.99 plus tax
Received $3 in Extra Care Bucks

Transaction #2
Kelloggs Cereal (Frosted Flakes, Frosted Mini Wheats & Special K) 3/$10
Used (3) $1 off coupons from Coupons.com

Also used $3 ECB from previous transaction
Paid $4.00 plus tax
Received $5 in Extra Care Bucks

Total OOP for the day: $6.99
Plus left with $5 in ECB for next week