FREE: At CVS and Walgreens This Week ($ Overage $ too) - WIth and Without Coupons

Some Extreme Savings to Start 2012

I'm starting out 2012 with a New Year's Commitment instead of a Resolution.  Mine is to focus my shopping and stockpiling on products that assist in promoting personal health.  Here are a few that just happen to be FREE this week at CVS and Walgreens after coupons and store rewards.

CVS Exp. 1/7/12

GET 4 FREE:

Nivea Lip Care Products, $2.50 ea. sale price

BUY:  $10 worth and GET $5 ExtraCare Bucks

Use two coupons:  $3 off 2 from Red Plum insert of 1/1/12

Cash out of pocket:  $4

Receive:  $5 ExtraCare Bucks

Profit:  $1 ExtraCare Buck

Walgreens Exp. 1/7/12

GET 1 FREE:

MuscleTech Smart Protein Bar 2.2oz., $1.99 ea. sale price

BUY:  1

Cash out of pocket $1.99

Receive $1.99 Register Rewards

Final Price: FREE after RRs

GET 1 FREE:

Lichi Super Probiotic Supplement, 30 ct., sale price $9.99

BUY:  1

Cash out of pocket:  $9.99 (or $8 if you use previous new RR)

Receive: $9.99 Register Reward

Final Price: FREE after RR

GET 1 FREE:

NutraLife SAMe Mood, Joint, & Liver Health, 30ct., $10 ea. sale price

BUY:  1

Cash out of pocket:  NOTHING or $10 (ZERO if you use the $9.99 new RRs from previous item)

Final Price: FREE after RR

GET 2 FREE:

Triaminic Cold, Cough, Fever, or Allergy Relief - 2 for $10 sale price

BUY:  2 for $10

Use two coupons: $3 off 1 Triaminic Fever Reducer Pain Reliever, from SmartSource insert of 12/4/11, or $3 off 2 Triaminic from same insert

Cash out of pocket $4

Receive:   $5 Register Rewards when you by 2 

Profit:  $1 Register Reward

CVS 7-24-11 Trip - Everything For Free

I only had time for a quick dash in and out of CVS yesterday.  More shopping later in week.

Started with $3 ECBs.   Ended with $2 New ECBs and No Money Out Of Pocket (except tax)

Transaction 1

• 1 Crest Pro Health toothpaste, 4.2 oz., sale price $2.99 (wrong sale tag on shelf).
• 1 8/pkg 3 Musketeers fun size, 4.02 oz, sale price $0.99 (no sale tag on shelf)
• Coupon used:  $1 off 1 Crest® Pro-Health, P&G 6/51
• ECBs used:  $3 from last week

TOTAL DUE:  overage 2¢ (plus tax)
RECEIVED:   $2 ECB

Transaction 2

• 1 Crest Pro Health toothpaste, 4.2 oz, sale price $2.0
• Coupon used:  $1 off 1 Crest® Pro-Health, P&G 6/511
• ECBs used:  $2 from previous transaction

TOTAL DUE:  overage 1¢ (plus tax)
RECEIVED:  $2 ECB

Bottom Line
Everything for nothing (except tax) 
The store seemed very disorganized and understaffed (sale price tags were wrong all over the two aisles I shopped), so I didn’t have time for more shopping because I was on my way to get some BOGO McDonald’s smoothies (mmmmm… Mango Pineapple).  

Planning
Free Paper Mate Grip pens deal 
Free Gas Card deal 
Softsoap-Mennen-Irish Spring deal
Schick Hydro and Skintimate Cream Shave deal

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Prefer CVS to Walgreens...past week, anyway. Lured by Kashi Cereal, Aussie, Oral-B.

First CVS Coupon Trip With Stacking Scenarios
It Is Like CVS Paid Me To Shop! 

  $37.45 in Products                   Final Cost to Me  -0-
Net Overage ECB’s = $1.68

So I finally made it to CVS yesterday with my coupons and detailed list in hand.  I have avoided shopping at CVS for deals (with or without coupons).  The ExtraCare Bucks really intimidated me, plus I’ve always had problems finding what I need in CVS (the stores seem disorganized and understaffed in my area).  I simply couldn’t resist grabbing a Kashi Cereal for $3 and using my $2/1 Recyclebank.com coupon.

Here’s How It Went:

Started with -0- ECB.  Received a bunch of ECBs after’ the first transaction for store and for specific products, since it had been a while since I used the card.

I realize now that I didn’t do the transactions to maximize my savings.  The first trans.  should have been for the toothbrush alone.

Transaction #1
1 Oral-B pulsar toothbrush (very nice)
1 Campbell Select Harvest Soup
2 Large Bartlett pear cans

Coupons & ECB Used
1 $3/1 on the toothbrush (was on sale)
0 ECB
Paid Out of Pocket $4.35 (plus tax)
Saved $10.21

Transaction #2
1 Oral-B Pulsar Toothbrush
1 Kashi Heart Healthy cereal

Coupons & ECB Used
1 $2/1 Kashi
1 $3/1 Oral-B Pulsar Toothbrush
1 $3 ECB from transaction #1
Paid Out of pocket paid 99¢ (plus tax)
Saved $11.49

Transaction #3
1 Aussie shampoo
1 Aussie conditioner
1 Puff’s tissues large box

Coupons & ECB Used
$3 Aussie
$3 Aussie
$2 ECB, product specific (Aussie or Pantene)
Paid Out of Pocket:  -0- (plus tax)
Saved $10.41

Ended Up With $7 ECB + another $ 2.50 ECB on Clairol–
That means I am $1.68 ahead (not counting the Clairol ECB) & my net payment is OVERAGE of $1.68 because of the $7 in ECB vs. the -0- I had when started today.

Happy Shopping, Happy Saving.RecycleBank.com