CVS 9/30/12....WOW!

I bought some $4/$20 from Ebay again. I love that my CVS will allow me to use as many in my transaction as I want so I don't have to split it up. This time I was just over $80, so I got to use 4 :) Here is how I did:

Pampers (3) $28.50
-(3) $1.50/1 MQs (from Cheerios boxes)
-$10 ECB Earned (needed the Puffs for this too)
-$14 or $4.67 each

Puffs (2) $1.98
-$1/2 MQ (from inside of Pampers box)
-$.98 or $.49 each

Soft Soap Bodywash (2) $7
-(2) $1/1 MQs (from inside of Colgate toothpaste box)
-$4 ECB Earned
-$1 or $.50 each

Nexxus (2) $20.28
-(2) $3/1 MQs
-$10 ECB Earned
-$5 Savingstar Credit Earned
-$5.07 (25% CVS Q)
-$5.79 MM!

Schick Quattro $10.49
-$4 MQ
-$4 ECB Earned
-$2.62 (25% CVS Q)
-$.13 MM!

Physician's Formula Mascara $9.99
-$7 ECB Earned
-$2.50 (25% CVS Q)
-$.49

Subtotal: $78.24 (oops, I thought I was over $80 before tax, but I wasn't...all 4 came off though)
MQs: $17.50
Savingstar Credit: $5
CVS Qs/ECBs: $57.69
Tax: $3.79
OOP: $1.84

Also, I used $33.58 in ECBs and got back $35. The increase almost covers my OOP meaning that this was all free :)

Toys R' Us Gerber Baby Food Clearance!

So, when I saw this I grabbed my coupons and headed back. Unfortunately I didn't look for my yogurt coupons, but oh well. Here is how I did:

Gerber 2nds Foods (12) $13.33
-$7.33 (clearance discount)
-(6) $.75/2 MQs
-$1.50 or $.13 per pack or $.06 per container!

Gerber Puffs 3 pack (2) $11.98
-$6.18 (clearance discount)
-$1/2 MQ (I wonder if they would have let it fly if I tried to use 3?)
-$4.80 or $2.40 per 3 pack or $.80 per container!

Gerber Yogurt Blends (3) $8.97
-$6.27 (clearance discount)
-$.90 per 4-pack or $.23 per yogurt!

Overall, if I would have paid full price (which would never happen!) this would have cost $34.28. However, after clearance and coupons I paid $9 which is a savings of 73.7%! I didn't even have to work hard for this one either :)

Walgreens TOO :) 9/16

This was fun too! Although I don't get to see all of the rewards now, I know they are there! Here is how I did:

ID Gum (12) $12
-(6) BOGO MQ (took off $7.40)
-6000 BR Earned ($6)
-$1.40 MM!

Glade Oil Warmers (3) $4
-(3) $1/1 MQs
-$2 RR Earned
-1000 BR Earned ($1)
-$2 MM!

Blistex $2
-$2 RR Earned
-FREE!

Glade Expressions $2.99
-$2 MQ
-(2) $1 RR Earned
-$1.01 MM!

Mitchum Deoderant $1.99
-$.75/1 MQ
-2000 BR Earned ($2)
-$.24

Huggies Slip-Ons $8.99
-$2/1 MQ
-$2/1 Wags Q
-1000 BR Earned ($1)
-$3.99

So, although I spent quite a bit OOP, I have 10,000 BR which equates to $10 if I redeemed now. I am going to save them up though! Altogether:

Subtotal: $30.97
MQs: $14.15
WQs: $2
Tax: $1.40
OOP: $16.22

I earned $10 and got $6 back in RR, therefore, this all cost me $.22!!!!!!!

I'm Back!! CVS 9/16.....This was fun :)

I have still been shopping although I haven't been posting. This was a pretty big shop and I since I got my new camera, I thought I should share! Here is how I did:

John Frieda Frizz Ease (2) $12.98
-(2) $1/1 MQs
-$5 ECB Earned
-20 % CVS Q (took off $2.60)
-$3.38 or $1.69 each

Nexxus Shampoo (2) $20.28
-(2) $3/1 MQs
-$10 ECB Earned
-20% CVS Q (took off $4.06)
-$.22 or $.11 each

Herbal Essences Shampoo/Hairspray (2) $7
-BOGO MQ (took off $6.99)
-$.01

Pantene Shampoo/Hairspray (clearance) (2) $6.73
-BOGO MQ (took of $6.73)
-FREE!

Physician's Formula Eye Liner $10.49
-20% CVS Q (took off $2.10)
-$7 ECB Earned
-$1.39

Colgate Kids Toothpaste $2.99
-$1/1 MQ
-$1/1 CRT
-$2 ECB Earned
-$1.01 MM!

Colgate Total $2.99
-$1/1 MQ
-$2 ECB Earned
-$.01 MM!

Hershey's Simple Pleasures (2) $6
-(2) $2/1 MQs
-$2/2 CVS Q
-FREE!

Pampers Box Diapers $25
Gerber Yogurt Melts (3) $6
-$3/1 MQ (diapers)
-(3) $1/1 (melts)
-$10 ECB Earned
-$15 for 112 diapers and FREE melts! (just over $.13 per diaper)

So, I bought the $4/$20 from Ebay and was able to use 5 of those in this transaction. I also used the 20% off coupon that was e-mailed to me. I have put in the 20% above in the non-sale items which adds up to $8.76. However, that coupon only took off $6.23. Anyways, here is the total breakdown:

Subtotal: $100.46
MQs: $34.72
CVS Qs: $55.23 (includes 4/20 and ECBs)
Tax: $4.02
OOP: $14.53
Savings: 85.5%

I started with $28 ECBs and ended with $37. The increase of $9 means that this really cost $5.53 after tax! Oh yeah, I clearly earned $5 ECB for the beauty club today too! So, this cost $.53 after tax :)

CVS 8/5.....AMAZING!!!

So, I lost my camera about three weeks ago and haven't bought a replacement yet. (this is why I haven't posted--also because I have been crazy busy) Anyways, my trip to CVS this morning was so good that I took a picture with my phone and e-mailed it to myself. I wasn't sure if all the coupons I wanted to use would fly, but they did and I had a great trip :) Here are the details:

Pampers Diapers/Easy Ups (3) $26.97
-(2) $3/1 MQs
-$4/1 MQ
-$5/$25 CRT
-$10 ECB wyb $30 P&G products (more below)
-$1.97 or $.66 each

Pampers Wipes $3.49
-FREE MQ wyb diapers (took off $3.99)
-$.50 MM!

Puffs Tissues (4) $6
-(2) $1/2 MQs
-$1/$5 CRT
-$3 or $.75 each

Pantene Shampoo/Conditioner/Styler (4) $21.56
-(2) $3/2 MQs
-$2/3 CRT
-$3/$15 Beauty CRT
-Sale: Free Styler wyb shampoo or conditioner (took off $11.58)
-$1.02 MM!

General Mills Bars (5) $10
-(3) $.60/1 MQs
-$.60/2 MQ
-$2 SavingStar Credit Earned
-$3 ECB Earned
-$2.60 or $.52 each

Bumble Bee Tuna (2) $1.76
-$1/2 MQ
-$.76 or $.38 each

Sally Hansen Nail Polish (5) $14.95
-$5/$15 CRT
-(5) $1/1 MQs
-$3 ECB Earned
-$1.95 or $.39 each

Revlon Nail Clippers $2.87
-$2/1 CRT
-$1/1 MQ
-$.13 MM!

On top of these already great deals, I used (4) $4/$20 that I bought on Ebay and I used a 25% off that came in my e-mail. I am not sure how that was calculated, but this turned out to be a huge MONEYMAKING trip!

Subtotal: $87.60
MQs: $31.39
CRTs/Sales: $29.58
ECBs Used: $9
Ebay/Email CVS Qs: $19.51

Tax: $2.57
OOP: $.69

SavingStar Credit: $2

Savings: MONEYMAKER!

What is not reflected above is that I used $9 ECBs but I got $16 back as well. So, with that and the SavingStar credit, I came out ahead $8.31!!!!! (and that includes tax)

CVS 7/3....Sunscreen and Formula!

So, I did two transactions so I could use two $5/$20. Here is the breakdown:

Hawaiian Tropic (2) $19.98
Nexxus Hairspray $3.19
-(2) $2/1 HT MQ
-$3/1 Nexxus CVSQ
-$5/$20
-$10 ECB Earned (HT)
-$1.17 or $.39 per item :)
**This is amazing for sunscreen!!

Gerber Formula $22.99
-$7.50/1 MQ (catalina from Walgreens)
-$5/$20
-$10.49 (paid with $10 ECB from previous to make it $.49 OOP!)

Subtotal: $46.16
MQs: $11.50
CVS Qs: $31
Tax: $1.27
OOP: $4.93 on gift card from transferred prescription
Savings: 100%

June Savings Totals!

So, this is probably a lot easier than me listing out my savings details for the month! However, it does not show the tax that I spent. Although it is included in the "My Price" column, I like to separate it out to see how much of it was tax :)

This month I spent $39.65 on tax! That is over 18% of what I spent this month!

I also like to point out that half way through the year, my budget allows me to spend $1800 and I have only spent $1518.39 ;)