Today’s CVS Deals
July 10, 2009 by Karen Weideman
Filed under coupons, saving money
I stopped into CVS to pick up a few free items there were advertising and left with all of this.
First transaction:
3 CVS nighttime (generic Nyquil), regular price $5.29, clearance price $1.32
I stockpiled these for the winter season while they were at a rock bottom price. This is using the buy ahead principle to avoid paying full price later.
Second transaction:
CVS panty shields, $.89, receive $.89 Extra Care Bucks (ECBs) back (limit 1)
Pantene shampoo, reg $6.29, $4.99 sale, receive $2 ECBs, used $1 coupon
3 pencil sharpeners, $.99 each, receive $.99 ECBs each (limit 3)
At the end of this transaction, I received the $.89 ECBS for the panty shields, the $2.97 ECBs for the pencil sharpeners, the $2 ECBs for the Pantene, and it also printed a few coupons – $5 off a $25 purchase, $2 off Huggies wipes, and an additional $1.50 CVS coupon or ECB.
Transaction 3:
2 six inch topiaries (for my girl’s Barbie house), reg $1.99, clearance price $.19 each
Organix shampoo, reg $6.99, sale $4.99 – I bought this because there was a rebate form on the bottle to try it for free.
Bayer heart aspirin, reg $6.99, clearance $3.50, $1.50 coupon on box
2 Dove hair mousse, reg $4.99 each, on sale buy 1 get 1 free, used $1 coupon
Pampers Easy Ups, reg $11.99, sale $8.99, used $1 coupon
2 Pringles canister, reg $2.79 each, sale $1.50 each, used $1 coupon
Huggies wipes $3.49, used $2 CVS coupon and $.75 manufacturer’s coupon
On this transaction, I had $5.25 in manufacturer’s coupons and $14.36 in ECBs and CVS coupons.
If my calculations are correct, the regular price for all of these items would have been $94.73. My out of pocket (OOP) expense was $21.54 plus I will send off immediately for the $4.99 rebate. This is a savings of over 80%!
I spent some time this week clipping and organizing my coupons into my coupon binder. The binder is very helpful in situations (such as today) when you are shopping and happen to find some items on sale or clearance.
These are my CVS bargains for this week. Let me know if you have any questions or if I did not explain something clearly.
Happy saving!
image (c) Karen Weideman
That is so awesome