In My Mailbox Today 10/24/08

This is what I received in the mail today (yea), plus some bills (yuck).Degree sample from Sam's club, Brilliant Brunette Shampoo and Conditioner from PG, and the coupon was with the shampoo.

This is the kind of mail I like to get.

Another CVS Purchase 10/24/08

I was in CVS today picking up a script for DH and decided to make another quick CVS purchase before this week's sale was over.

1 Listerine Whitening Pen $9.99 ($3 coupon) (receive 3 ECBs)

1 Listerine Whitening Rinse $5.49 ($1 coupon) (receive 2 ECBs)

2 Pert Shampoos $3.99 each (2 $2 coupons) (receive $5 ECBS with Sure Deo)

1 Sure Deo $2.99 ($1 coupon)

Total: $26.45

- $5/$25 CVS Coupon

-$9 MF Coupons

-$11.68 ECBs

$0.77 + $0.78 tax= $1.55 OOP

Received $12 in ECBs

I do not think this was a bad purchase since all the items that were in my plan were still there this late in the week. Unfortunately, a very uninformed manager was checking out at the register. He has already given my SIL flack on a couple of occasions. I handed him 2 Pert coupons. He told me I could only one coupon, "One coupon per purchase." I kindly informed him that I bought 2 Perts. That means I can use 2 coupons. It worked. Imagine that. I wish store employees could learn their store's coupon policies, especially the management.

In My Mailbox Today 10/20/08

This is what I got in the mail today:

Stride Gum, Benefiber Sample, Fiber One cereal sample, Fiber One bar, and Fiber One coupons.

CVS Haul 10/19/08

CVS shopping went wonderful this morning. My local CVS opens at 10:00 a.m., and the workers did not show up until about 15 minutes after 10:00 a.m. to open up. Nevertheless, I had the best shop at this store ever. They actually had everything on my list. Here goes the first transaction:

• 1 Butlers 2 pack toothbrush $3.99 ($3.99 ECBs)


• 1 Candy Corn $1.29 ($1.29 ECBs)


• 1 Autumn Mix $1.29 ($1.29 ECBs)


• 2 Always Infinity $9.98- $4 in coupons ($2.00 ECBs)


• 1 Listerine Agent Blue $4.49- $0.50 coupon ($3 ECBs)


• 2 Pumpkin Pails $1.98 ($1.98 ECBs)


• 1 Bic Soleil Razor $1.99 raincheck- $2.00 coupon


• 2 CVS bar soap $1.98 ($1.98 ECBs)

Total: $26.99

- $5/$25 CVS Coupon

-$6.49 MF coupons

-14.99 ECBs

Subtotal: $0.51

Tax: $0.56

OOP: $1.07 and received $15.55 ECBs

Here is my second transactions. I had an alternate to the first in case something was missing, but I found all items in both plans. This is the first time I have done 2 transactions in one visit.

• 1 Mylanta Max liquid $6.00- $1.50 coupon (Buy two get $5 EBCs)
• 1 Tylenol Rapid Release $6.00- $2 coupon (Buy two get $5 EBCs)
• 1 32 ounce Powerade $1.69 ($1.69 ECBs)
• 1 Touch of Gray $7.99- $2 coupon ($7.99 ECBs)
• 1 Hershey's Candy Bar $0.50- I picked this up to bring my total up so I could use all of my previous ECBs.
• 1 Oral-B Dental Floss picks $3.99 ($2.00 ECBs)

Total: $26.17

-$5/$25 CVS coupon

-$5.50 MF coupons

-15.55 ECBs

Subtotal: $0.12

Total including 8% sales tax: $0.57

Received $16.68 ECBs

I also received 2 more $5/$25 coupons today, one on each transaction.

Total for both transactions: $53.16 all for $1.64 OOP

What FUN!

CVS Plan for Tomorrow

This is my proposed plan for my CVS shop tomorrow. My CVS store usually is out of something on my list, so things may change once I get to the store.

Transaction 1:
2 Pumpkin Pails $1.98 (1.98 ECBs)
2 Candy Corns $2.58 ($2.58 ECBs)
2 Funlights $1.98 ($1.98 ECBs)
1 Butler Toothbrush 2 pack $3.99 ($3.99 ECB)
2 Always Infinity Pads $9.98 - (2) $2 coupons (2 ECBs)
1 Listerine Agent Cool Blue $4.49 - $0.50 coupon (3 ECBs)

Total: $25.00
-$5/$25 CVS coupon
-$4.50 MF Coupons
-$14.99 ECBs
Equals= $0.55 OOP (includes 8% sales tax)

Get back $15.53 ECBs

In My Mailbox Today 10/14/08

Today, I received these Yogi Teas samples and coupon in the mail.

I promise, I only spent $1!!!!

This is my CVS haul yesterday. I only spent $1 OOP. My husband did not believe me at first, but after seeing the result he was a believer. This is my best shop ever! I was quite excited.

Swiffer Starter Kit $7.99

Swiffer Duster Starter Kit $6.99

Well Patch $5.99

Puffs tissues $0.99

Palmolive dish detergent $0.99

Colagte toothpaste $3.49

Total: $26.44

-$5/$20 coupon

-Buy Swiffer Starter kit get duster kit free- $6.99

-$0.25 Puffs coupon

-$0.25 Palmolive coupon

-$1.50 coupon

-approx. 12 ECB's

plus tax= $1.00

I do not have my receipt in front of me, but I definetly remember my total. Earned $12.99 in ECB's.

In My Mailbox Today 10/07/08

Another surprise in my mailbox today! A Simple Harvest bar with a $1 off coupon for me and a Greene's dog treat for my Molly. I love freebies!

Krispy Kreme

I went out of town today for a meeting in Tuscaloosa for work. I could not resist stopping at Krispy Kreme. I have been thinking about KK ever since I saw the Halloween doughnuts in last Sunday's paper. I bought a dozen assorted doughnuts. I included a few pics of one of my biggest weaknesses. Isn't the pumpkin so cute? Also note the footballs. I bought these for my husband, Mr. B. For those of you who don't know, Tuscaloosa is the home of the University of Alabama. Roll Tide! I bet these are big sellers on gameday.

In My Mailbox Today 10/06/08

As you know, I have recently started saving coupons and shopping at CVS. I have also been signing up for freebies like crazy. Here are the samples I got today. Both are from the Walmart website.

My Coupon Organizer

I have recently become interested in the exciting world of collecting coupons. I have dabbled in collecting numerous times, but this time I am serious. After two Sunday newspapers, I had more coupons than I knew what to do with! I had to figure out something to keep my collection in. I do not like to buy anything that I know I can make. I looked on several people's blogs and gleaned some ideas. I bought my SIL a plastic coupon organizer for her birthday a few weeks ago from Wal-mart, so I used that basic idea to create my organizer. I first took a expanding file folder and cut down the sides and front. I then folded the back over the front of the folder to create a flap. I then covered the organizer with scrapbook paper and made it my own creation. I also added velcro as a closure.

This is the front of my coupon organizer. I think its cute and functional, even if I did make it myself.

This is the back.This is the inside.I got the idea from Money Saving Mom to use envelopes as sleeves for the categories. I folded the flap inside the envelope and stapled an index card inside and labeled the categories that I needed.