Day 38 - Trip 1

OOOOH FUN WEEK!!!!!

Money Saving Mom readers, my Kroger post is here.

Transaction 1:

2 bags of Brachs candy* - $1.58
2 pumpkin pails - $1.98
2 Funlights - $1.98
1 pack of "Crayola" toothbrushes - $3.99
1 Just for Men haircolor - $7.99
1 Powerade - $1.69
1 CVS toilet paper - 89 cents

Coupons: $1/Powerade, 75 cents/toothbrushes, $2/JFM. Used all my ECBs that I had ($17.26). Paid 18 cents OOP - 9 cents tax. Got back $20.21. PROFIT! Plus I am going to submit the receipt for the JFM rebate - I don't know if they will reject it since I paid with ECBs, but it's worth the stamp to try.

*Sadly, these have gelatin, which I don't eat because I am a vegetarian. I almost skipped them entirely but it would've thrown off my math so I got them and will give them to a friend. :)

Transacton 2:

My plan was to get the Excedrin Express Gels, but the store was out of them, so I had to think fast. I couldn't really complain because they had *everything* else I was looking for. So I decided to burn some of my profit ECBs on the paper, rather than pay OOP.

1 double Sunday paper - $2.50
1 pack of Gum toothbrushes that included a bonus cleaner thingie - $3.99

Used 75 cents/toothbrushes, $1.69 and $3.99 ECBs. Paid 12 cents (6 cents tax). Got back $3.99.

Today was the last day for my favorite cashier, who got promoted and is switching stores. I'll miss her and I hope whoever replaces her is as nice!

I still have one more JFM coupon so I may go with my other card and make some profit on that, and I may also try to do the Excedrin deal at the other local store - although some cashiers there are less friendly and they may not let me make such a big profit.



Total OOP: $70.81
Total merchandise: 5 boxes of Excedrin, 5 boxes of CVS pain relief, 3 rolls of CVS TP, 5 12 oz. Softsoap SPA bodywashes, 1 diabetes monitor (donated), 1 EOB gift bag, 2 EOB lip butters, 2 bottles Herbal Essences shampoo, 2 bottles Herbal Essences conditioner, 5 18 oz. Softsoap SPA bodywashes, 5 Colgate toothbrushes, 3 Aquafresh toothpastes, 1 pair of CVS pantyhose, 4 Johnsons Buddies soaps, 4 travel tissue packs, 1 Dawn dish detergent, 14 double Sunday papers, 1 regular Sunday paper, 3 Tums Quik Paks, 3 boxes of CVS Loratadine, 1 spray sunblock [returned], 1 small tube sunblock, 2 boxes of cereal, 5 Colgate toothpastes, 1 box of 3 Intuition razor refills, 4 Adidas deodorants, 4 Brut deodorants, 5 Dove deodorants, 3 boxes of CVS band aids, 2 packs of CVS cotton swabs, 3 Listerine Smart Rinses, 5 bottles Powerade, 3 Nivea shave gels, 1 Benefiber, 1 bottle Dove shampoo, 1 bottle Dove conditioner, 2 tubes Nutritioniste cleanser, 3 bottles Dove body wash, 2 Oral B power toothbrushes, 2 sets of 2 Oral B power replacement heads, 1 bottle Palmolive Oxy, 12 SoyJoy bars, 3 boxes of Breathe Right strips, 5 boxes of cookies, 2-pack of Oral B toothbrushes, 24-pack Gold Emblem bottled water, 1 tube Physician's Formula mascara, 1 small jar CVS petroleum jelly, 3 photobooks, 2 packs of CVS panty liners, 8 tubs of baby wipes, 3 travel packs of baby wipes, 2 packs of makeup removing wipes, 4 packs of Trident gum, 1 pack of Thank You notes, 1 tube of Banana Boat sunblock, 2 travel-size bottles of Renu, 5 12oz bottles of Renu, 4 bags of Lifesavers, 4 big bags of M&Ms, 2 small bags of M&Ms, 2 bottles infant Advil, 1 bag of 30 CVS cough drops, 1 travel-sized bag of CVS cough drops, 2 bottles of Pert, 1 CVS ibuprofen, 2 bags Dove chocolate, 4 packs of Stayfree pads, 1 pack of Kotex lightdays pads, 4 Suave bodywashes, 2 Covergirl Wetslicks lipglosses, 2 Dawn hand renewal2, 1 L'Oreal Genesis face wipes, 2 Chex Mix bags, 3 Revlon Color Stay nail polishes, 1 L'Oreal Revitalift cream, 1 box 30 Breathe Right Strips, 1 Nivea for Men bodywash, 1 bottle Crest Pro-Health rinse, 1 bottle CoverGirl clean foundation, 2 boxes of 3 Wellpatches, 1 large bottle Vitamin Water, 1 Bic Soleil razor + refills, 4 boxes Soleil refills, 2 packs of Always Infinity pads, 2 pumpkin pails, 2 bags of Brachs candy, 2 Funlights, 1 Just for Men haircolor, 2 2-packs of toothbrushes.

Current ECB status: $18.52