Showing posts with label CVS vs. Walgreens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CVS vs. Walgreens. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Extreme Couponing at Walgreen's. FREE Crest, Sun-Maid, Noxema Razors, Glide Floss.

When:  Yesterday, 7-12-11
Transaction 1
  • Purchased:
    • 1 Glide Floss, big package, $2
  • Used 
    • No Coupons, No Walgreen's Register Rewards
  • Paid $2, but Net Paid is $0, 
    • Because I received $2 Walgreen's Register Rewards (Walgreen's 'store money') at check-out.  
Transaction 2
  • Purchased:
    • 5 Crest Toothpaste - Cavity Protection, regular size 4.0z $1 each, sale price
    • 2 Disposable Razors - Noxema Triple Blade $4.99 each, but also BOGO
    • 3 Sun-Maid Raisin tubs, 16 oz, $3.29 
    • 1 Glide Floss, big package, $2Used:
  • Used:
    • 5 of Crest 75¢ off 1 tube 4.0z and over
    • 2 of Noxema Razor $2 off 1 pack
    • 3x Sun-Maid Raisins@special price $1.99 each Walgreen's coupon from weekly ad
  • Net Paid:  $0.00 - Nothing - Zip - Nada (except tax, of course).  But not without a bit of a hassle, but only for me.  
    • Because - ! LEARNING POINT !  It would have been better had I not purchased the 2nd Glide as part of Transaction #2, because of Walgreen's policy that they do not give you the advertised Register Rewards if you are using previously received Register Rewards to pay for the transaction.  So the bill originally came to $1.21 (w/o tax) - which would have been fine if the new $2 Register Reward would have printed.  Then I would be totally ahead by 79¢ and paid $0.00 for everything because the $2 I paid to start would have been made even by $2 RR's.  So I plan to return the Glide next time and get my $2 back.  Once I get them back, then I will have paid zero for all of this because I will surely use it another time.  Incidentally - $5 of the RR's I applied as payment came from a promo a few weeks ago where they just swiped my card and gave me $5 RR's that are NOT a manufacturer's coupon, so it could be used in any combination of coupons.  

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Great Week of 72% Extreme Savings With & Without Coupons at Publix, Target, CVS, Walgreens

Final Tally For The Week
Sunday, July 3 - Saturday, July 9, 2011


Purchased: $267.58  Products (Publix, Target, Walgreens & CVS)
Net Cost:    $ 75.02 is what I paid out of pocket
Saved:        $192.50 (72%)

And, no, this was NOT piles of junk food or years worth of toilet paper and laundry detergent.

All items purchased are regular groceries (lots of organics and fresh and natural foods), household, and health/beauty/personal care items - no fillers, no piles of junk food, no massive amounts of toilet paper, etc.  Just things I would normally buy (with some small amount of stocking up on good deals like Muir Glen Organic soups, Oral-B toothbrushes and other dental products, quality shampoo, etc.)

For Printable Coupons, see menu menu bar located above.

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