Friday, October 24, 2008

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.

Monday, October 20, 2008

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.

Sunday, October 19, 2008

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!

Saturday, October 18, 2008

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

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

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.