CVS Superstars

Halley was out of pull-ups (she wears them at night, for naps, and for mother's morning out twice a week) so when my parents got in town I went to CVS to buy some. Good thing for me, CVS was offering a great deal. With a purchase of $25 of certain baby items, I could recieve $10 in ECBs. The first night, this is what I purchased:


2- 29 count Pull-ups, reg. price $12.99 on sale for $10

Total:$22

-Qs used:
$3/$15 CVS internet q
$2 Huggies

OOP: $16.50

I would have done the entire deal that night, but I wanted to go home and get another $2 Huggies Q.

On Saturday night, I went back to CVS and completed the deal. Here is what I purchased:




Charmin toilet paper- reg. price 12.99 sale price $9.99
Huggies Pull-ups- reg. price 12.99 sale price $10
2 Colgate toothpaste reg. price 3.29 sale price $2.99

Total: $28.57

-Qs used:
$5/$25 CVS q
2- $0.75 Colgate q
$2 Huggies q
$0.50 ECB

Total OOP: 19.02
ECB recieved $10 for Huggies
$2 Colgate

Since my mom was with me and I need LOTS of diapers for the twins, I had her do the deal too. Here's what she got:



2- 40 ct Huggies diapers reg. price $12.49 sale price $10
2- Johnsons Head to Toe Body Wash reg price $4.49 sale price $3
1- Big Red Gum

Total $29.90

Qs used
2- $1.50 off Huggies
1- $1 off Johnson's
1- Free Big Red

OOP: 24.72
ECB's earned: $10 for Huggies, $0.50- Winter Spending Earnings

Now I have $22.50 in ECB's. What deals will I snatch up next?

CVS Superstars

Since having the twins, I've put couponing on the back burner. Since my parents are here for the weekend, I had some time to get back to the savings. Here is what I purchased at CVS.



Huggies Pull-ups on sale for $9.88 reg. price $12.99
4 Johnson's Buddies soaps $4.76

Total $15.81

Qs used:
-$3/$15 CVS q sent via email
-$2 Huggies pull-ups
-2 $2/2 Johnson's Buddies

Total OOP $6.81

Savings of 62%!
What a great trip!

For more CVS deals, check out the Centsible Sawyer's CVS Superstars

CVS Superstar

Sorry I don't have a pic. Please use your imagination. I bought a 54 count pack of Huggies Diapers and a 44 count pack of Huggies Pull-ups. (The last time I bought Pull-ups I thought they would be the last ones I would buy, but maybe these will be it!)

Diapers $15
Pull-ups $15

Total with tax $33
Qs used:
$3/$15 CVS CRT (prints on bottom of reciept)
$2/$10 CVS Q
$2 Pull-ups
$1.50 of Diapers
$7 ECBs

OOP = $16
That's a savings of 50%
Plus I earned $10 in ECBs! That's like paying $6 for $33 worth of stuff! What a deal. If you're not into CVSing, you should give it a try!

Want to see more CVS savings? Visit the "Cents"ible Sawyer's CVS Superstars.

Check out my Freebies!

So, I decided to add a new store to my regulars! I feel like I have the CVS game down and Publix, too. This week, I added Walgreen's. Since CVS and Walgreen's are right across the street from one another and less than 1/4 mile from Publix, I have a savings seizure every time I drive by! Check out this post at Frugal is Fab to learn how to shop at Walgreen's. I did exactly what she said, and made out wonderfully. Here's what I got for FREE after rebate:



1- Excedrin Migrain 24 ct - $1.99
1- Excedrin Gel Caps 20 ct - $3.99
1- Lypsyl Lip Balm - $1.99
1- Crest Pro Health - $2.99
1- Nivea Bodywash for Men - $4.99
1- Revlon Nail Polish - $4.49

Coupons used:
$2/1 Excedrin Migraine (makes it free...actually overage of $.01!)
$1/1 Nivea Bodywash (with rebate of $4.99, they paid me $1 to buy it!)

Rebates I will recieve
$3.99 for Excedrin Gel Caps
$1.99 for Lypsyl Lip Balm
$2.99 for Crest
$4.99 for Nivea
$4.49 for Revlon

OOP $19.48
- 18.45 in Rebates
= $1.03 for all of this stuff!
Plus I recieved a Register Reward (RR) for $1, so I used it to buy some butter for $0.31!!!!

Here's what I got at CVS:



Transaction 1:

4- Suave Body Wash $2 each
2 Colgate Advance $2.99 each

Coupons used
2- BIGI Free for Suave
2- $1.50 off Crest

Total $19.54
- $4.26 in store sales
- $7 in coupons
-$1.30 on Gift Card
= $6.98 oop
ECB's earned = $6 ($4 for Suave and $2 for Crest)

Transaction 2
2 Covergirl Wetslicks (B1G1 50% off) $5.99 and $2.99

Coupons used
1- BOGO any Covergirl item

Total oop = $2.99

Lots of great deals are out there. You can do it, too!

CVS Superstar

Ok, this is the best deal I have ever done at CVS.
Here's what I got.
Transaction 1
2- Advil Children's Fever Syrup ($5.79 each)
Coupons used:
2- $1 off Advil
1- $2/$10 ($2 off $10 purchase)
ECB for $7.58 (I've been holding on to this for about 3 weeks)

OOP $0.20!!!! And I earned $11.58 in ECBs for the Advil. Can you believe it?

Transaction 2
1- Delsym (it's a great cough syrup) $8.99
1 Mr. Goodbar $1
1 M and M's (not pictured...we ate them. I had to get the candy as a filler to use up the entire amount of the ECB) $0.79
1 CVS Toddler wipes $1.49

Coupons used:
$11.58 ECB from preious transaction

OOP $0.76!!!
Total I spent $0.96 for $28.11 in products! Wow! What a great trip. Halley is stocked up on meds. Now, if I could just keep her well!



I could have done even better with Transaction 2 b/c I had another coupon for $2/$10 but I forgot to use it! Oh well. I just took the Q to Publix and used it! I bought my last pack of Pull-ups for Halley. I only bought them b/c she will be going to Mothers Morning Out (MMO) once a week,and may need them there...if they don't put her on the potty. The pull-ups were regular price $15.99 and on sale for $13.99. I used the $2/$10 Q and a $2 Pull-ups Q, making them $9.99. Mmm, mmm, good!

Super Saturday Savings

A friend of mine named Tracey contacted me this week about all the savings she's been getting at CVS and Publix. She asked if I was interested in learning the couponing ropes. I'm all for a great deal, so of course I said yes. I've been reading blogs like fiddledeedeeblog.blogspot.com, moneysavingmom.com, and couponmom.com to learn the ropes. Yesterday, I stepped out and saved us some money! Now that we're having twins and expanding from a family of 3 to a family of five in 6 short months, this is a great time to get started on cutting the food budget! Thx Tracey. Here is what I bought at CVS.






Let me explain why I have such random items. These items cost me a total of $15.91 oop (out of pocket) (excluding the phone cards that I bought with a second transaction). However, I got extra care bucks (ECBs) totaling $14.46 plus a coupon for a free $25 giftcard with a new or transferred prescription in return! ECBs can be used on future purchases at CVS. With my "free money" I purchased the $10 phone cards which were buy 1 get one free! That means I got a total of $20 in minutes to call Keisha in South Africa for absolutely FREE! At the end of the day I still have $4 to roll over on my next purchase and the $25 gift card coupon. Now that's a great day at CVS to me! What do you think?

My trip to Publix took some planning, but it wasn't hard b/c those blogs told me exactly what to buy and where to print out the coupons. Here is what I purchased at Publix.



Publix had a coupon for $5/$35 ($5 off a $35 purchase). My total came up to $34.17 (but it would have been $49.31 if the items purchased weren't on sale) so I purchased the Snickers bar to put me over $35. After my coupons my total was $20.02! Can you believe it? I cut the bill by more than half. The key was to buy things that were on sale or buy one get one free (BOGO) and use a coupon on top of that. I'm telling you, the internet and good friends can teach you anything! I have so many ideas for what I can do with the extra money we're going to save...did I mention we are about to have twins?!!!!