Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Day 43 - Trip 1

It was a good deal...except that I paid a higher OOP than I really wanted to because of sales tax.

2 Glade Scented Oil Fans - $15.98
2 Glade Scented Oil refills (clean linen, apple cinnamon) - $7.98
Used two buy-refills-get-holder-free coupons, $8 in ECBs (adjusted to $7.98). In my head this meant zero OOP, but I forgot about sales tax - $1.12. Hrmph. So it was a $2 ECB moneymaker as I got $10 back, but I hate paying OOP for things like this. Ah well.

Also I got a CRT for $2 off any L'Oreal skincare - and I have the $1 L'Oreal coupon as well, so I *might* go back for the $3 moneymaker on the moisturizer. Except my stores are always out of this stuff and also with the sales tax I'd have to pay the moneymaker might not really be worthwhile, especially for a product I don't need. While moneymakers are nice, keeping my OOP low is also very nice. Decisions, decisions.

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Total OOP: $73.32
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, 7 Colgate toothbrushes, 3 Aquafresh toothpastes, 1 pair of CVS pantyhose, 4 Johnsons Buddies soaps, 5 travel tissue packs, 1 Dawn dish detergent, 15 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, 16 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 renewal, 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, 1 Excedrin Express Gels, 1 CVS-brand Vitamin D, 1 pack Bic Comfort Razors, 2 bags M&Ms fun size, 1 Nova Max glucose monitor, 5 greeting cards, 1 bottle Smart Water, 1 bottle Garnier shampoo, 1 Crest toothpaste, 2 Glade plug in fans, 2 Glade oil refills.

Current ECB status: $17.08

2 comments:

Unknown said...

If you save the $1 MQ for last, your OOP should be just pennies since the MQ can help pay for the tax while ECBs and other CVS coupons (including that $2 CRT) reduce the amount of tax you pay.

L'Oreal = 15.99
- $13 in ECBs
- $2 CRT

which leaves you with only $0.99 that can be taxed so after the $1 MQ, your OOP will be super low.

Marla said...

Thank you so much for pointing this out! I got so flustered by the OOP from the Glade deal that I forgot that the ECBs do take away the evil tax. Now I have to see what combo of ECBs I have and try to find a time to do this deal. :)