Wednesday, November 19, 2008

CVS Black Friday Scenario Post

I plan on updating/altering/playing with this post a lot in the next few days.

So far, this is Plan A:

2x Bic Soleil - $11.98
1x L'Oreal Colour Juice - $6.99
1x Maybelline Foundation - $8.99
1x Aussie - $2.99

-$1/Aussie, 2x$3/Bic, $1/L'Oreal, $3/Maybelline

19.95

I have $20.07 in ECBs, so I'd probably add some sort of filler (my favorite travel pack of tissues for 50 cents?) so I wouldn't lose much. If everything is in stock (I HOPE I HOPE - I would like to go to CVS early on Thanksgiving day...), I should end up with $30.95!

Transaction 2:

1x Maybelline - $8.99 [use $3 coupon]
1x Aussie - $2.99 [use $1 coupon]
1x Colgate - $2.99 [use $1.50 coupon]
1x Garnier - $5.99 [use $1 coupon]
1x Gatorade - $1.49

=$15.95

Use $15.98 in ECBs [8.99 from Maybelline, 6.99 from L'Oreal, 2.99 from Aussie], Get back $21.96 - $8.99, $2.99, $2.99, $5.99, $1.49. Plus have the $11.98 from Transaction 1.

Transaction 3:
The headphones, the remote control, the L'Oreal Color Juice (use $1 coupon) and the Hershey Bar [use $11.98, $8.99]. Get back $6.99, $6.99, $6.99, $1.

Look for a Plan B and Plan C because, well, you know stores are notorious for not having everything...

Plan B was my "if I get a 10/50" plan - but I didn't get one (boo!) so I can't do this. I'll leave it up though in case someone else could benefit from it.

2 Bic Soleil: 11.98
2 Maybelline foundation: $17.98
1 Colgate - $2.99
1 Aussie - $2.99
2 L'Oreal Color Juice - $13.98
1 25 cent filler
= 50.17
- $10/$50, $6 Bic coupons, $6 Maybelline coupons, $1.50 Colgate, $1 Aussie, $2 L'Oreal, $20.07 ECBs = $3.60 + tax OOP, get back nearly $50.

So here's hoping A) I get the 10/50 and B) my store has all that in stock on Thursday - because I'd prefer as few transactions as possible.

3 comments:

TLC said...

Oh I'm so glad that you posted your plans!! I've been wondering what I was going to do to break up all my battery ecbs! After tomorrow I'll have the last one!! :-) Thanks for sharing!

Corey said...

Thanks for sharing your BF scenario! The only thing I would be worried about is that the Maybelline makeup would be sold out since it goes on sale Sunday. Good luck!

Marla said...

It's entirely possible but I'm hoping one of my stores will still have some! Think good thoughts for me, heh.