Stock up on on Finish Jet-Dry rinse, gelpacs or Powerball tabs at CVS

I run my dishwasher at least once a day and sometimes twice, so we go through gelpacs pretty quickly.  This is one item I try to stock up on when it is on sale.  Starting tomorrow at CVS, these are on sale for $3 each.  Plus, if you spend $20 on select items, you get $10 Extra Bucks.  There are other items that qualify (select varieties of Lysol and Air Wick) for the 10EB, but I'm going for the Finish products.  You can go here and print off coupons for extra savings.  You should be able to print two .50/1 and two .75/1 coupons (plus others for additional products) on one computer.

Buy 7 packages at $3 each = $21
Minus $10 EB
Minus $2.50 in printable coupons
Total = $8.50/7 = $1.21 each

This is a great price, considering they typically retail for at least $4 at a super store.
What are you going to buy from CVS this week?

CVS - $9.88 for all of this!

I mentioned earlier in the week on facebook that I had a great purchase at CVS this past Sunday.  As a fairly new blogger and couponer, I wanted to share this just to show you that you don't need "mad skills" to get great deals.  It just takes a little planning.  Read my first posting about CVS if you are not familiar with their Extra Care Bucks program and read my Couponing Basics post if you are totally new to couponing.  Reading these will help you to better understand how you, too, can easily achieve deals like this.  Sorry I didn't get this posted sooner, but the current sale is still good through tomorrow!

Here is how I paid just $9.88 for 6 boxes of Puffs Plus, 12 Double rolls of Charmin, 1 Complete Contact Solution, 2 packages of G.U.M Flossers, 2 Oral B toothbrushes, 40 Duracell batteries, 2 Crest mouth rinses, 1 Right Guard Men's body wash, 2 Herbal Essences styling products and 3 bottles of Dawn dish washing liquid. Subtotal before coupons and Extra Bucks $68.98.  This was the subtotal on sale!

As a member of CVS's Extra Care rewards program, I have an Extra Care Card.  I started with $5 extra bucks that they emailed me for the month that I had earned from purchases, $5 coupon that they emailed to me as a member, and $6 in Extra Bucks from my prior week purchase.  So I walked into the store with $16 in CVS coupons and a handful of manufacturer's coupons, as well as my planned out list.

1st transaction:

• Charmin with .25 off coupon
• 2 20-packs of Duracel batteries with 2x $1.50 off coupons
• 3 Dawn dish washing liquid with 3x .25 off coupon
• 2 Herbal Essence styling products with BOGO coupon

Using all of Extra Bucks and my coupons, this transaction cost me $12.50 plus I got an additional $10 EB from this purchase.  (Deal was to buy any of the above sale items totaling $30 (subtotal) and get $10 EB.)


2nd transaction:

• 6 boxes of Puffs plus with 2x $.25 off 3 coupons (on sale for .87 minus .25 on 3 = 0.79 each)
• 2 Oral B toothbrushes with 2x $2 off coupons (on sale for $2.99 minus $2 coupon minus .99 EB = Free!)
• 2 Crest Rinse with 2x $1 off coupons (on sale for $3.49 minus $1 coupon minus $2.50 EB = -0.01 money maker!)
• 1 Complete Contact Solution with $1 off coupon (on sale for $8.99 minus $1 coupon minus $8.99 EB = $1 money maker!)
• 1 Right Guard Body Wash (on sale for $3.88 minus $3 EB = 0.88)
• 2 G.U.M. Flossers (on sale for $2 minus $2 EB = Free!)

This transaction, after coupons and EB from first transaction cost me $20.35 and I got $22.97 in EB!!

So....I spent a total of $32.85 in cash from my wallet, but left the store with $22.97 in EB = $9.88 spent on entire purchase!  I left the store quite satisfied!  Most of my manufacturer's coupons came from that day's Sunday paper coupon inserts - mostly P&G.  I also had a few in my stash from prior inserts. 

Tell me about your best deal!

Freebies and Under $1 Through 3/26/11

Sales and good deals are great.  Free is even better.  Here are a few items you can pick up this week for under $1.

Let's start at Walgreens:

Reach Floss or Toothbrush = Free! / Go here and get your $1/1 coupon from Reach (I was able to print 2).  Combine with coupon from Walgreens circular this week.
Plackers Flossers = Free! after $2 RR
Tena-Serenity Pads = Free! after $9.99 RR (give them away if you don't have a personal need!)
Pure Protein Bar 50 cents each after B1G1 coupon from prior newspaper
Kraft Mac & Cheese 69 cents w/Walgreens coupon
Hunts Tomato Sauce 3/$1 w/Walgreens coupon
Campbell's Tomato or Chicken Noodle Soup 69 cents w/Walgreens coupon
Jell-O 59 cents w/Walgreens coupon
Assorted Gum 79 cents w/Walgreens coupon
Palmolive Dish Liquid 5/$4 after $1 RR, plus use coupons from prior newspaper .25/1 and .50/1

And at CVS:

Allegra Allergy = Free! after $6.99 EB
Crest or Oral-B Pro-Health select varieties  = Free! 22 cents or 49 cents (depending which coupons you have on hand)  only 99 cents after $2.50 EB plus use your saved coupons for .50/1, .75/1, or $1/1
Colgate select varieties only 99 cents after $2 EB
Suave Invisible Deodorant only 75 cents each if you buy 12 for $9 after $3 EB  Stock Up!

There are a few other good deals at the drugstores this week, but since there were a notable amount of "under $1" deals, I wanted to do a separate post.  Go save some money!

My CVS Deal Picks 3/13/11 - 3/19/11

Here are my top picks for CVS this week:

Spend $25 on these products, get $10 Extra Bucks:
16 Big Rolls (=32 rolls) Charmin Toilet Paper $10
12 Big Rolls (=16 rolls) Bounty Paper Towels $13
Puffs Plus Lotion 132 Ct 2/$3

Subtract $10 savings from above and pay 16 cents per roll toilet paper, 50 cents per roll paper towels, and $1.50 per box of tissue.  This is a great deal.  Add manufacturer's coupons for extra savings.

Crest Pro Health / Oral B select varieties $3.49 plus $2.50 back in EB plus 50 cent coupon from Sunday paper = 49 cents!
Thera Flu Trial Size 99 cents plus 99 cents EB = Free!  Use a coupon for extra savings (I have a $3 off any 2, so I'm going to get a total of 4 at no cost to me!)
Irish Spring Deodorant or Body Wash $2.99 plus $2 EB plus 50 cent off coupon from paper = 49 cents!
Dial Nutri Skin Lotion $4.99 plus $3 EB plus $1 coupon = 99 cents!
Gallon Milk $2.49

As with any of my "top picks", these are not the only good deals to be found, just my top picks.  Check their ad or website for more!

My CVS Deal Picks 3/6/11 - 3/12/11

If you don't already have one, sign up for an Extra Care Card at CVS.  It's free, only takes a few minutes and you need it to get the good deals.  You can earn Extra Bucks on a lot of sale items each week.  Extra Bucks print as a coupon on your receipt for you to use on future CVS purchases.  I usually do two purchases at CVS if I'm buying enough stuff.  I purchase anything that will give me Extra Bucks (EB) first.  Then I use my EBs toward my second purchase (if I earned 10 EBs in my first purchase, I get $10 off my second purchase).  There are some exclusions (gift cards, liquor, etc.)  You should visit their website or look at a circular ad for complete details.  Combine with manufacturer's coupons for big savings!
Here's what I like at CVS this week.