I'm Back! My 1st Trip in a MONTH! CVS & Walgreens!

Ever since returning from vacation a MONTH ago I have been on a couponing hiatus. I just had no desire to coupon (gasp, I know. It was a horrid feeling).
But since my plans for today fell through I decided to suck it up and coupon anyway, and I am so glad I did!

I planned a short trip to CVS and decided to stop by Walgreens to check out their clearance aisle!
I found some LA Looks hair product on clearance from $3.99 to $1.09. I was so excited, especially since there is a $1/1 Q out in Coupon Land I was going to be able to get them for only $.09 each!
My bubble was quickly burst when I realized the insert that the Q was in came from 5/06 and that was the one week I decided not to order my Qs but instead just get some local papers. BAD IDEA, the $1/1 Q wasn't in the inserts that came in our local paper. :( but I had already decided that $1.09 was still a great price!
So enough of my complaining and more explaining. ;)

CVS:

Transaction 1:
Venus & Olay Razor: $10.99
Sale: $9.99
Minus $4/1 Q
Minus $3.79 left on GC
Total: $3.07
Received: $4 ECB!

Transaction 2:
12 Bayer Advanced: $4.49= $53.88
Sale: $3= $36
Minus 12 $3/1 Q
Total: FREE

Okay, I was SO excited about this Bayer Advanced deal! These are my crack! Seriously. They fix everything from my headache to my backache. Best. Pain medicine. Ever. :)
so of course I had to get 12 of them and use all my Qs!
They definitely won't go to waste!

Total CVS worth: $64.87
Total CVS spent: $3.07
With $4 ECBs back!

Walgreens:
3 LA Looks Hair Product: $3.99= $11.97
Clearance: : $1.09
Total: $3.27.

Still super bummed I didn't have the $1/1 Q, but I still got 3 of them for less than the price of 1. :)

Total Worth: $76.84
Total Spent: $6.34
And I have $4 ECBs to use at CVS next time!

Oh it feels good to be back! Love the feeling of saving! :)

My After Dinner Stop at CVS

After Jonathan and I finished dinner at PF Changs I promised to drive home if I could stop at CVS. (of course Jonathan would have stopped whether I drove or not but I know he hates driving)

I was so excited to find that they had the Maybeline Baby Lips!

3 Baby Lips
$3.99 each: $11.97
Minus (3) $2/1 Q
Minus $2 ECB (from Colgate deal)
Total: $3.97
Received: $3 ECBs

As we were waiting to check out we were looking at the clearance table and Jonathan spotted the Yoshi Blade knife. He has been wanting one but there was NO way we were going to pay $20 for a knife.
So when he saw it for only $5 he jumped on it!
So we got that too. And still saved $15 on it!
Jonathan asked if I was going to use my ECBs that I got from the lip gloss on his knife.
Obviously I said no since it would mess up my cough drop deal when my Qs come in. Haha :)

My CVS Scenarios for 3/25-3/31

I have put together a CVS shopping trip with an OOP cost of around $5.
This is the scenario I plan on doing when I go shopping either Sunday afternoon or Monday. I plan on doing 5 transactions.

Transaction 1
4 Mars Easter Egg singles
2/$1: $2
Minus (2) $1/2 Mars Q
Total: Free
Receive: $2 ECBs ($1 ECB for every 2 candies)

Transaction 2
Colgate 360 toothbrush $2.99
Minus $1/1 Colgate Q (SS 3/11)
Minus $2 ECBs from #1
Total: Free
Receive: $2 ECBs

Transaction 3
SAME AS #2
Minus $2 ECBs from #2
Total: Free
Receive: $2 ECBs

Transaction 4
3 Softsoap Bodywash 3/$9 *counts towards beauty club*
Minus (3) $1/1 Q (SS 3/25)
Minus $2 ECBs from #3
Total: $4
Receive: $3 ECBs (makes them $0.33 each)

Transaction 5
4 Halls Cough Drops
2/$3: $6
Minus (2) $1/2 Q (SS 2/5 or SS 3/25)
Minus $3 ECBs from #4
Total: $1
Receive: $1 ECBs

Total spent: $5
Total Worth (sale prices): $23
And you still have $1 ECB left! :)

And I'll get $5 ECBs for spending $50 on beauty products. (I thought I would get it after I bought the Olay but I was $2 short of the next $50 goal.)
So for me all transactions will be FREE!! :)

This week at CVS

So there are some pretty great deals at CVS that I'm excited about!
Here are my favorites:

Olay Daily facial cloths 30-33ct. or cleansers 6.78-7 oz $3.99
$3/2 Olay Facial Moisturizers, Facial Cleansers or Facial Hair Removal Product (RP 02/12/12)
FREE Olay Body Wash wyb Facial Cleanser (P&G 03/04/12)
Scenario:
Buy 2 x Olay cleansers and 2 x Body wash
Use: (1) $3/2 Olay cleanser and (2) FREE body wash wyb cleanser coupons
Pay $4.98 after coupons for 2 cleansers and 2 body wash
$1.24 per item *Counts toward CVS Beauty Club* and toward the P&G Rebate (spend $50 get a $15 gift card)

Spend $12 on Suave (excludes clearance) ~ Get $4 ECB (Limit 1)
*All Suave coupons from the 3/18 RP are LIMIT 2 per same shopping trip.
Deal Idea:
Buy (3) Suave Bodywash for $6
Buy (1) Suave Kids for $1.50
Buy (1) Suave Keratin Shampoo for $6
Buy (2) Deodorants for $2
Use B2G1 from 3/18 RP
Use $.50/1 Kids Shampoo PRINT
Use $2/1 Suave Keratin from 3/18 RP
Use (2) $.75/1 Deodorants from 3/18 RP
Pay $6.50 ~ Get $4 ECB
(makes it $.38 ea)

Carefree Trial Size Original or Body shape pantiliners 20-22ct. $1
Use $1/1 from 03/18 SS
Makes it FREE!

Mitchum or Lady Mitchum Deodorant $1.99
Use $1/1 PRINT
(makes it $.99)

My CVS Coca Cola trip!

So as I mentioned in my laundry detergent show and tell yesterday I also picked up 5 12 pack of cokes for $15 and received $5 ECBs back.

Well a little birdie told me that even though the ECB deal on the Coke products is advertised as a limit of 1 per household the system was allowing a limit of 2. So of course I had to try it out!
So I stopped by CVS today and got 5 more 12 packs
5/$15 minus $5ECBs
$10 out of pocket
AND I GOT $5 ECBs BACK!!!

So I got a total of 10 12 packs (6 coke zero & 4 Diet Dr Pepper) for $25 with $5 back.
It's like I paid only $2/12 pack! :)

My Quick CVS Trip

After posting about the free cheer laundry detergent I just had to run to the CVS near my aunts house to see if they had any on clearance.
They didn't.
BUT they did have Purex laundry detergent on sale from $6.87 to $2.50.
I just couldn't pass that up especially since I had $7 ECBs that were about to expire!

I ended up paying $.47 total for all 3 bottles! :)

They also have coke products 12 packs 5/$15 with $5 ECBs back.
So I got 2 packs of diet dr pepper and 3 packs of coke zero for $15 and got $5 ECBs back! :)