Sunday, July 12, 2009

CVS - Free school supplies, razors, Tylenol arthritis

NOTE: I've written an article for Examiner.com that you can use to save a lot of money on school supplies this week, even if you've never shopped at CVS before or have no Extra Bucks to start with! Start with 99 cents and end up with a bagful of supplies! Check it out here!

Today was SO MUCH FUN.

The store had only one set of materials to make one photo book - so I made that one and shopped while it was printing. When I got my receipt from that transaction, it said the limit was not reached (the circular says limit one but I'd read in various places that it was probably more than one). So I will be going back to get at least one more book later in the week - ah, and I got a raincheck for one too!

I split up my transactions to minimize my OOP. I think I did the math correctly.

Transaction 1:

1 double Sunday paper - $2.50
3 bars Dove chocolate - $2.67
3 bottles Tylenol Arthritis - $11.97
2 pen packs - $1.98
2 1-subject notebooks - $1.98
2 rulers - $1.98
1 school glue - 99 cents
2 scissors - $5.98
1 Bayer Breeze2 monitor - $19.99

Used 3xfree chocolate from the Mars promotion (I have one more coupon for that on the way, yay!), 3x$2/Tylenol Arthritis, $30/Bayer (adjusted to $19.99), $2.50/$10 pain reliever CRT. Used $18.47 in ECBs. Paid $1.41 OOP ($1 tax). Got back $26.91!

Transaction 2:

1 photobook - $7.99
1 Gillette Fusion razor - $7.99
1 school glue - 99 cents
1 pack of pens - 99 cents
1 folder - 5 cents

Used $4/Gillette coupon, $13.98 ECBs. Paid 31 cents OOP (28 cents tax). Got back $13.97.

Final total - paid $1.72 OOP, made an ECB profit of $8.43!!!!! I probably will "spend" that profit on a final photobook though. (As in, I'll max out the ones that give me back ECBs and then buy a final one without getting ECBs back.)

A tip for CVS newbies - this is a great week to start! You could hand over 99 cents plus tax and by buying things one at a time and rolling the ECBs, you could get 2 bottles of glue, 2 rulers, 2 notebooks, and 3 packs of pens - all for 99 cents!

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Total OOP: $24.99 ($9.99 tax)
Total merchandise: 13 double Sunday papers, 3 single Sunday papers, 4 boxes Throat Coolers, 1 Garnier 2-in-1 shampoo/conditioner, 6 packs of Stayfree maxi pads, 1 box of sheer Band Aids, 4 boxes of Soy Joy bars, 20 Soy Joy bars, 1 pack of Nutra Trim gum, 6 bottles Dawn, 4 travel packs of tissues, 7 greeting cards, 2 boxes 5 ct. allergy meds, 2 3-packs of CVS brand paper towels, 1 box of CVS cold medicine (Dayquil-ish), 1 Gillette shampoo, 1 Gillette conditioner, 1 Gillette shampoo+conditioner, 1 box of 30 Breathe Right strips, 4 Gillette Gamer razors, 2 L'Oreal towelettes, 1 KY product, 1 CVS toilet paper, 1 10-count Excedrin, 1 chewable aspirin, 2 Johnson's Buddies soaps, 1 20 oz. Dr. Pepper, 1 small CVS mouthwash, 10 25-count CVS cotton rounds, 4 small boxes of Wheat Thins, 1 Boost Kid Essentials, 2 Cascade Action Pacs, 2 bags of Halls cough drops, 2 Energy Shots 2 pack, 5 Colgate toothpastes, 1 small box Breathe Right strips, 5 bottles Suave body wash, 2 bottles Herbal Essences shampoo, 2 bottles Herbal Essences conditioner, 1 Snickers heart candy, 2 bottles Mylanta Mint, 1 Fruitopia shampoo, 2 Venus Spa Breeze razors, 1 Renuzit Tri-Scent starter kit, 1 box 10-count Carnation Instant Breakfast, 2 single-serving Pringles, 1 bottle Vaseline lotion, 1 tube Crest toothpaste, 1 bottle Irish Spring body wash, 5 Dry Idea roll on deodorants, 1 Colgate Max White, 2 Colgate Max Fresh, 1 Crest Pro-Health Enamel, 2 Hylands teething tablets, 2 Skintimate shave gels, 1 pack Juicyfruit gum, 1 Softsoap coconut scrub, 2 Colgate sensitive toothpastes, 1 Zantrex 2-pack, 1 Adidas deodorant, 3 Contour monitors, 1 Bayer quick-release aspirin, 1 tub CVS-brand baby wipes, 2 bags Purina dog treats, 1 box of Playtex tampons, 2 boxes of Hello Kitty bandaids, 1 Clearasil face wash, 2 Speed Stick pro deodorants, 1 diet Dr. Pepper, 2 Gillette Fusion razors, 3 Powerades, 2 Thermacare wraps, 1 pack CVS panty liners, 3 boxes Post Trail Mix Crunch cereal, 2 rolls CVS tape, 2 bottles school glue, 3 10-packs of pens, 2 rulers, 2 scissors, 2 1-subject notebooks, 3 Dove chocolate bars, 1 Bayer Breeze2 monitor, 1 photobook.

Current ECB status: $39.89

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