CVS - Free school supplies, free L'Oreal products, moneymakers!

Before you go any further, you may be interested in reading an article I wrote for Examiner.com about how you can save money on fresh produce using Target store coupons!

CVS was SO much fun today! I was planning on using my $5/$25 printed coupon and then the scanner gave me a $6/$36 - I'll take that extra dollar! And I was pretty sure I'd hit $36 before tax - turns out I hit $37-ish. Nice!

1 double Sunday paper - $2.50
2 10-packs of pens - $1.98
2 packs filler paper - $1.98
1 L'Oreal facial wipes - $5.99
1 L'Oreal Advanced Revitalift deep set wrinkle repair - $14.99
2 mini composition notebooks - $3.98
6 Red Cross first aid kits - $5.94

Total before tax: $37.45

Used $6/$36, $4/$20 facial care (from ReadyFill booklet - didn't beep!), 5x$1/Red Cross product (since I had one coupon fewer than items I bought, none of these beeped either), $5/L'Oreal printable, $1/L'Oreal from newspaper. Used $15.95 in ECBs (including a bunch that were going to expire soon). Paid $2.24 ($1.74 in tax - this time ALL my ECBs rang up as manufacturer coupons). Got back $23.94 in ECBs! Huge profit!

AND my receipt says the L'Oreal deal isn't complete (I thought it was limit one - apparently it's limit two and I didn't pay attention, oops) AND that it's simply buy $20, get $10 back (vs. the indication that you HAVE to buy specific products in the ad). I think I am going to go back and get more of this stuff, throw in the free Rice Krispies, and use my $5/$25 before it expires!

(Looks like I didn't even get the Revitalift product the promotion requires - the coupon worked on it too...but now I really want the duo thing, so I WILL go back to max out the deal. Won't be able to get the free cosmetic bag though, oh well.)



Total OOP: $31.35 ($16.12 tax)
Total merchandise: 18 double Sunday papers, 3 single Sunday papers, 4 boxes Throat Coolers, 1 Garnier 2-in-1 shampoo/conditioner, 8 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, 3 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, 2 small CVS mouthwashes, 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, 3 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, 3 Speed Stick pro deodorants, 1 diet Dr. Pepper, 2 Gillette Fusion razors, 3 Powerades, 2 Thermacare wraps, 2 packs CVS panty liners, 3 boxes Post Trail Mix Crunch cereal, 2 rolls CVS tape, 2 bottles school glue, 8 10-packs of pens, 2 rulers, 3 scissors, 4 1-subject notebooks, 3 Dove chocolate bars, 1 Bayer Breeze2 monitor, 5 photobooks, 1 photo DVD, 2 small packs of almonds, 4 packs of filler paper, 2 vinyl binders, 2 small memo pads, 3 bubble mailers, 2 composition books, 2 packs of Pilot pens, 2 caramels, 2 packs of sticky notes, 3 boxes Kashi Go Lean Crunch cereal, 1 Blink Tears, 5 bottles Softsoap Serum, 1 Revlon mineral mousse, 1 travel pack CVS baby wipes, 6 Twix bars, 1 Milky Way dark bar, 1 Axe shampoo/bonus hair gel, 2 mini composition books, 1 L'Oreal Revitalift deep set wrinkle repair, 6 Red Cross first aid kits.

Current ECB status: $48.94