Transaction #1:
4 Febreze Air Effects Sprays (3.99 each reg. price)
2 Colgate Optic White Mouthwash 16oz (6.29 each reg. price)
4 Gillette Men's Disposable Razors 4pack (8.29 reg. price each)
1 Physician's Formula Eyeshadow (11.79 reg. price)
Total before card and coupons: $73.49 (without tax) (all full price--so card did not take anything off)--I did the above all together because I had a 20% off any regular priced purchase coupon--it was mailed to me a few weeks ago and was only good June 1 or 2 (either day I could choose, but only good one time). CVS is great about mailing things like coupons if you have a CVS card and simply give them your address. They also email really nice coupons (like 20-30% coupons) so if you are not registered with CVS.com it's easy to do :)
Coupons used:
1 CVS coupon for $10 off any $50 purchase-I get one of these on every receipt lately--usually, my total is well over $50 before coupons, so this is a coupon that the receipt prints off based on YOUR specific habits--I know people who get a $4 off $20 all of the time too, so the more you shop there, the better they treat you :)
1 CVS coupon for 20% entire purchase
1 CVS coupon (from coupon machine) for $4 off any $12 cosmetic purchase (remember, CVS only requires 98% of that total be met--11.79 eyeshadow rounds up to 98% of $12 :) so the coupon was fine)
4 Febreze Air Effects coupons for $1.50 off each (from P&G brandsaver 5/12)
2 Colgate coupons for $2 off any Colgate mouthwash 8oz and over (from TODAY'S paper)
2 Gillette BOGO FREE (up to 11.49) Men's disposables (from TODAY'S paper)--CVS, or at least the ones I've ever shopped at, takes the max value off--so while yes, these razors were only 8.29 per pack, the coupon took off 11.49, woohoo!
Total after coupons and card (for the 20% off to work, I needed to scan my card anyway):
$15.81 + $2.14 tax, so $17.95
I used $11.75 in ExtraBucks from weeks before, so we paid $6.20 in cash ($4.06 subtotal and $2.14 in tax)
I then received the following ExtraBucks: $5 for buying $15 or more in Febreze products, $5 for buying $10 or more in Colgate Optic White, $10 for buying $30 or more on Gillette items, and $7 for buying any Physician's Formula item over $7.49. So, I spent $11.75 in prior EBs, and gained $27 new EBs :) This is where you will see someone say "moneymaker" because I turned $17.95 total into $27 (a gain of $9.05 in CVS money). Granted, I traded $6.20 in cash for CVS money, but I am pretty happy to have that to use on whatever my next deals will be :)
Transaction #2: (did not use a 20% because all items, but 3, were on sale)
2 packs of Charmin 16 double rolls (on sale at $9.99 each-reg. $15.99 each)
1 Dawn 8oz dish detergent (on sale at $0.99, didn't need this really but needed I'll explain why I bought it--reg. $1.67 each)
1 Oral B power toothbrush (on sale at $5.99--reg. $9.99 each)
1 Oral B power replacement brush heads (on sale at $5.99 each--reg. $8.49 each)
1 Tena pads (on sale at $3.79-I don't use these but I know someone who does and it was a moneymaker!--these were reg. $7.59 each, wow)
2 Colgate 16oz Mouthwash (on sale at $4.99 each--reg. $5.99 each)
2 travel size Curel lotion (reg. price of $0.99 each)
1 CVS brand travel (8 count) pain relief PM (on clearance for $1.49--this was $1.99 pre-clearance)
Total with card but before coupons: $50.19 (without tax) (worth $75.57--my card saved me $25.38 alone!)
Coupons used:
1 CVS $10 off $50 purchase
1 CVS coupon for $3 off any toothbrush, mouthwash, or toothpaste $15 or more (from machine)
2 Charmin coupons for $0.25 (Charmin rarely has a 'good' coupon...but from TODAY'S paper)
1 Dawn coupon for $0.50 off any Hand Renewal Dawn (from an old pack of Charmin--if you have never checked packages for coupons--you should! I needed to spend $20 on P&G items (Charmin and Dawn here) in order to get the ExtraBucks and since I know CERTAIN PROMOTIONS REQUIRE THE MINIMUM TO BE MET...like the P&G ones...I needed AT LEAST $20, and the 2 Charmins did not give me that--in this case, the CVS 98% rule DOES NOT APPLY! bummer, I know, but it's dish soap and that's useful, right?
1 Tena coupons for $1 off any Tena product (I found a tearpad in front of these at CVS, but coupons.com has the $1 off coupons if you want to print one!)
2 Colgate $2 off any Colgate mouthwash (again, from TODAY'S paper--I have 6 papers lol)
2 Oral B power brush or brush heads coupon for $3 off any one (from TODAY'S paper)
Total after card and coupons: $25.19 (tax made it $26.51)
I used $10 prior ExtraBucks (I had $30 in Beauty Bucks I had accumulated lol) and then used $15 ExtraBucks from transaction #1 to bring my subtotal down to $0.19, with $1.32 in tax we paid $1.51 in cash.
We earned the following ExtraBucks: $5 for spending $20 on P&G items, $2 for buying an Oral B power brush (did this twice, so $4 EBs), $3 for the Tena pads, $2 for buying the Colgate mouthwash (did this twice, so $4 EBs), and $1 for buying two Curel or Jergens travel size for a TOTAL OF: $17 new Extra Bucks.
I spent $7.71 total in cash today, and used $36.75 in ExtraBucks for $149 worth of household and health items. I still have another $10 Beauty Bucks and a new (from today) $29 in Extra Bucks for a total of $39 in EBs for next time :)
I thought I would try writing a scenario for anyone who wants to try do coupons at CVS but not sure how to "roll":
So, my suggested "deals" for some of you may be:
Transaction #1: Buy 4 Gillette Disposables (at $8.29 each)--use 2 coupons for BOGO FREE Gillette Disposables (takes of 11.49 each)
Spend $11.83 (including tax and coupons), receive $10 Extra Bucks for next time
Transaction #2: Buy 2 big packs of Charmin (at $9.99 each) and 1 Dawn dish soap (or a box of Puffs at $0.99 each)
Use the $10 Extra Bucks from Transaction #1 and pay $12.01 total (after Extra Bucks and including tax) (exclusive of coupons-those would take off another approx. $0.75 to $1)
Receive $5 Extra Bucks for next time
Transaction #3: Buy 2 Oral B power brushes (at $5.99 each)--use 2 coupons for $3 off any Oral B power brush
Use the $5 Extra Bucks from transaction #2, spend $1.57 (after coupons and EBs) and receive $4 Extra Bucks for next time
Your costs would be: $25.41 out of pocket, with $4 Extra Bucks remaining (or, a net of $21.41 for $86.79 worth of items--or, a 71% savings)
-Obviously, these are just suggestions--but hopefully they help you understand how "rolling" ExtraBucks can save out-of-pocket money and help you get useful items you or your family may need. You could do any one of the above and just keep whatever Extra Bucks you receive and cash them in later :)
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