Well, my store was out of a lot of the school supplies, but on the bright side, the limit on the Softsoap is at least three so I was able to get two!
Transaction one:
2 Stayfree pads - $10
1 bottle Softsoap Serum - $4.99
1 double Sunday paper - $2.50
1 caramel - 33 cents
Used $2/Softsoap, BOGO Stayfree, $10.87 ECBs. Paid 59 cents OOP (all tax, and somehow my pre-tax total was negative 5 cents even though I handed everything over in my usual order). Got back $9 and a coupon for a free small mouthwash.
Transaction two:
1 pack of pens - 99 cents
2 one-subject notebooks - $1.98
1 scissors - $2.99
1 Softsoap Serum - $4.99
1 mouthwash - $2.59
Used free mouthwash ($2.59), $2/Softsoap, $8.91 ECBs. Got back $9.96.
Transaction three:
1 Blink tears - $7.99.
Used $3/Blink tears (pulled out of paper after I bought it), $5 ECBs (adjusted down to $4.99). Paid 56 cents tax, got back $7.99.
Then I went to the pharmacy and talked to the really nice pharmacist and scored the new coupon booklet that includes TWO $4/$20s good all month! (Plus a bunch of specific coupons.) And I got a raincheck for the glue sticks that are free after ECBs but decided I have enough of everything else to need other rainchecks. (I have a raincheck for the photo book too, and that may come in handy with this 4/20!)
So it was a nice moneymaking day, and I am considering going to another store to max out the Softsoap (my store had TONS).
UPDATE: I went to another CVS and got another Softsoap. I used $2.97 in ECBs and a $2 coupon, paid 30 cents OOP, got back $4 AND my receipt still doesn't say offer limit reached, which leads me to believe the limit is 5. I am going to print out one more coupon (and possibly use a different computer to get another as well) and go back tomorrow, I think. The list below is updated with the new amounts. :)
SECOND UPDATE: I went back to the CVS I went to in the morning, bought two more bottles, one at a time. Although both CVS stores are in the same county and the sales tax is the same percentage, I paid a few cents more in tax at this store and I have NO idea why. I was caught a penny short, but my awesome cashier spotted me and I ran to the car and gave it to him. So I maxed out this great deal - hooray!
Total OOP: $28.26 ($13.44 tax)
Total merchandise: 16 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, 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, 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, 6 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, 2 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.
Current ECB status: $38.95
4 comments:
Some ECBs are ringing up as "CVS MFR coupons" now for some reason and you are charged tax on those. Some people say it's due to when a cashier hits the total button but that can't be it because I have several receipts where one ECB is a "CVS MFR coupon" and another is just a plain old CVS coupon. I think it might have to do with what deal the ECB is from. Deals involving outside manufacturers will be CVS MFR coupons and deals where it's a CVS brand item will be CVS coupons. It's so confusing now.
I'd read about this too - just checked my receipts and sure enough that's where the discrepancy is. Thanks for making things MORE confusing CVS! (And yes, on one receipt I used two ECBs - one went through as a CVS coupon, one as a man. coupon - maybe it's about when I got them and they're phasing out CVS coupons that cover tax? We'll see!)
On the plus side, from my very first transaction it looks like if an ECB is calculated a manufacturer coupon, it can be used if it's a bit over the pre-tax amount and that extra will apply to tax rather than beeping/needing to be adjusted, the way "regular" coupons work. At least...maybe?
Hmm, that's interesting if CVS MFR coupons can pay some of the tax. I've noticed that I can't have a negative subtotal anymore. The stores around me have been having to adjust down my last manufacturer's coupon (regular MQs) so that I zero out the subtotal but I still have to pay tax. I'm getting a headache just trying to figure it all out.
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