Brag Thread 2008 - 2010

[booklover]

Today's purchases:

4 Nivea body washes
3 Betty Crocker warm delights bowls

coupons used:
$4 off any Nivea body wash (2)
Buy 1 get 1 free Nivea body wash
CVS store coupon, $2 off any two soap or body wash (2)
75 cents off Betty Crocker bowls (3)
$1 ECB

paid $3.90 oop, got $6 ECB back ($5 for Nivea products, $1 for Green Bag Tag)

[aheavel]

Ok, so I am new to this whole CVS thing. I've been into couponing for a while now though. This is only my 3rd week shopping there (I always thought they were too pricy, boy was I wrong). The first 2 weeks I did ok, nothing too great but this week I killed it. Below are the details of my trips.

1st Trip:
4 Nivea Body Washes
2 Listerine Smart Rinses
2 Sobe Life Waters
1 Bounty 6-pack of Paper Towels
Total: $35.58. I used 2 B1G1 Nivea coupons from the May All You (and the cashier took off the regular prices - $5.99 and $6.99 instead of the sale price), 2 $4/1 Nivea coupons, 1 $2/1 Listerine Smart Rinse (from the orthodontist), 1 $1/1 Listerine Smart Rinse, 1 $1/1 Bounty Paper Towels. I also used $11 worth of ECB. That brought my total down to -$0.40 + $1.66 tax making my oop $1.26 (all tax) + I earned $9 in ECB

2nd Trip:
4 Nivea Body Washes
1 Reach Floss
Total: $21.51. I used 3 $3/1 Nivea coupons, 1 $4/1 Nivea coupon, $1/1 Reach Floss, $2/2 Body Washes (CVS coupon), and $5.51 in ECB. That brought my total down to $0 + $1.30 tax making my oop $1.30 + I earned $7 in ECB

3rd Trip:
3 Nivea Lip Care Products
2 Satin Care Shave Gels (found on clearance for $0.75 each)
Total: $10.47. I used a B1G1 Nivea lip product coupon, $1/1 Nivea lip care product, and a $2 ECB. That made my total $4.48 + $0.63 tax making my oop $5.11

4th Trip:
1 5-Pack Gillette Mach3 Razor Cartridges
2 Gillette Body Washes
2 Gillette Deodorants
1 Venus Embrace Razor
2 Nivea Lip Products
Total: $41.45. I used a $5/$40 CVS coupon, $10 in ECB, $2/2 Shower Gels (CVS coupon), $4 off of Gillette razor cartridges coupon, $2 off of Venus Embrace coupon, $4/2 Gillette Deodorants, B1G1 Gillette Body Wash, B1G1 Nivea Lip Care, $1/1 Nivea Lip Care. That brought my total down to $5.47 + $2.19 tax making my oop $7.66 + $12 in ECB

5th and Final Trip:
1 Reach Floss
Total: $2.99 (they didn't have the $1.99 one). $1/1 Reach Floss, $2 ECB. My total was $0 + $0.18 tax making my oop $0.18 + $2 ECB.

Sorry for such a long post but I am beyond excited about this week. I spent $15.51 for 10 body washes, 5 lip glosses, 2 mouth washes, a 6-pack of paper towels, 2 shaving gels, 2 flosses, 2 deodorants, a razor, a 5-pack of razor cartridges, and 2 beverages. And now I am rolling into next week with $14 in ECB. I wish I would have gotten into this sooner!

[saylormama]

aheavel that is amazing!! Nice work!!

I wanted to post mine too...

Transaction #1
Dial Bodywash $4.50 (had a raincheck from a couple weeks ago)
Gummy Worms .99
.35 cent MQ for Dial (home mailer)
$5 ecb from last week
Paid .17 cents OOP
Got $5 ECB back (Bodywash… got this because of my raincheck from a couple weeks ago)

Transaction #2
Cottonelle 12 pack double rolls SALE $4.99 (normally $13.50)
Kotex U pantyliners $4.99
Mother’s day Card $3.49
Newspaper $1.50
$1 Cottonelle MQ
$1 CVS Q for Kotex U
$1 Kotex U MQ
$5 ECB from last week
$5 ECB from transaction 1
Paid $2.60 OOP
Got $4.99 ECB (Kotex U)

Transaction #3
Dean’s 1 Gallon 2% Milk $2.59
Crest Pro-health toothpaste $3.50
MQ $1.00 (I think this might have been the cashier’s mistake? I don’t know what Q I would have had for this??)
$4.599 ECB from transaction 2
Paid .34 cents OOP
Got back $3.50 ECB (Toothpaste)
Got back $1.00 ECB (milk)

Transaction #4
Hawaiian Tropic Suntan Lotion SALE $9.99 (normally $10.99)
$1 Hawaiian Tropic MQ
$1.00 ECB from Transaction 3
$3.50 ECB from transaction 3
Paid $5.19 OOP
Got back $5 ECB (sunlotion)

Transaction #5
Huggies Little Movers Jumbo pk SALE $8.49 (normally $11.99)
$2.00 Huggies MQ (home mailer)
$5 ECB from transaction 4
Paid $2.08 OOP
Got back $2 ECB (diapers)

Paid $10.38 TOTAL for all and have $2 ECB left for next time.

[tinkinpink84]

Well today given my circumstances. i didnt want to be in the house. so i hit up CVS
I started out with 2 ECB
Got
2 right guards
$3 IP coupon (coupons.com)
2 ecb
OOP was .38
1 hydro razor
$5 MFQ from this mornings paper
4 ecb
OOP was .71
1 Kotex U
$1 cvs printable coupon from their site
3.99 ECB
OOP-.40
2 ob crossaction toothbrushes
2- .75 mfq ( i think last weekends newspaper)
4.99 ECB
OOP-$1.05
2 pantene pro v
$1 MFQ (from a sunday paper)
3 ECB
OOP- $3.54 (most expensive OOP)
1 crest pro health toothpaste
3 ECb
OOP-.78
all in all i spent $6.84 (estimation) I saved $34.87 so all in all not to shabby
also i have $4.50 ECB left.
if the nivea is rolling i got some $4 nivea coupons coming in the mail and i only need like $12 something towards that. for the $5 ecb. I do it better when i have the actual flyer sunday morning to sit on my floor with my coupon binder. calculator and ad.

[tinkinpink84]

alot of it was tax too most of my subtotal was o or negative. the thing that cost a lil was the shampoo and conditioner. Hoping there are some good coupons in this sundays paper or some good IP ones.

[kansascountrygirl66002]

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[bentleys_sister]

Okay so I finally decided to share my deals for this past week. I have always been too scared of not comparing to all the CVS Pro's out there!

Note: Coming into this trip I had some ECB's from the previous week or I wouldn't had done so good since I lost a couple coupons (*GASP* I know, that's bad...)

TRIP ONE:

2- Rightguard Deodorants on Sale $2.99/each
1- Crest Pro-Health Toothpaste on Sale $3.50
1- Schick Hydro Razor $8.99
Total before Q's: $18.47
Used 1- $3 Rightguard Q
Used 1- $5 Schick Hyrdro Q
Used $4 ECB From last week (I believe it was a Colgate Deal)
Used $6.00 ECB from last week (I believe this was the Venus Razor deal
Total OOP: $0.47 plus tax ($1.76 after tax)
Received $11.50 ECB's

TRIP 2
1- Pantene Shampoo on sale 2/$6.97)
1- Pantene Conditioner
1- Kotex U Tampons on sale $4.99
Total before Q's: $11.96
Used 1-$1 Kotex U Coupon
Used $3 ECB from last week Aleve deal
Used $3.00 ECB from last week Revlon deal
Used $4.00 ECB from Trip 1 Rightguard Deal
Total OOP: $0.96 plus tax ($1.80) after tax
Received $7.99 ECBs

I now have $15.49 to use on next week deals. Hopefully no more toothpaste!!!!!

Not too shabby :)

[libranikki]

You guys are super good at this! I'm still learning, but here's what I did.

Pantene 2/6.97
Crest Pro-Health
24pk CVS Water
4 Vitamin Waters
2lt. Coke
2 Mentos Gum
Shick 5 blade razor
Crayola toothbrush
Apple Jacks
TOTAL: 37.89$
USED:
1.00$/2 Pantene
1.00$/2 Mentos Gum
5.00$/1 Schick Razor
1.00$/2 Vitamin Water
TOTAL: 25.67$
Plus, I got the ECB on the Pantene, toothpaste, and the razor. I started off with no ECB and I had my four year old with me, hence the toothbrush (even though she already has five) and the Applejacks.
I can't wait to go back and use my ECB on more stuff next week.
I know it's not fabulous, but when I see that I woulda spent 37 before all the coupons, I'm stoked, plus I got the ECBs.
I love learning from everyone!

[BunnyHopHop]

Found a money maker today! I scanned my card and got a $3 off Borghese nail polish coupon, so I went to check out the Borghese Nail polish and it was $7.99 a bottle but some had stickers that said "50% off retail price" so out of curiosity I scanned one for the price and it said $7.99 retail, $1.99 with card!!! and I made $1.01 using the $3 coupon!

Transaction 1:
Kotex 16 ct pads $4.99

Paid with $1 kotex coupon and $4.00 EB

Total: -.01

Got back $4.99 EB coupon

Transaction 2:
2 pantene 2/$6.97
1 Borghese Nail color $1.99 (Saved $6!)
1 trident gum $.99
1 Kotex 20ct liners $.99

Paid with:
$1 Kotex coupon (from sample)
$2 Pantene coupon (from a sample)
$3 Borghese Coupon (Card scan coupon)
$4.99 EB coupon (from transaction 1)

Total: .01

Cashier used a penny she had on the counter (which she may have taken out from my 1st transaction)

Grand total today: $25.78
OOP paid: 0
and I left with $3 in EB!




I LOVE CVS and this forum for teaching me how to shop there

[tinkinpink84]

Today i did the nivea again.
I got
2 nivea body wash at 5.99 each
1 nivea body wash at 6.99 (they were out of the 5.99 ones)
2 nivea chapsticks
1 pack of $1 balloons (had my son with me)
used the $4/$20 coupon
$4 off one nivea body wash
$4 off one nivea body wash
BOGO body wash took 5.99 off
BOGO nivea chapstick took 2.99 off
3.50 extra bucks i had from last weeks sale
1.00 extra bucks on the green bag tag
subtotal was 47 cents and i paid 2.15 in total so most of it was tax and i got 5 extra bucks back :)
I coulda got another scan on my green bag tag but i left my set of keychains with all my cards on it at home!