CVS & Walgreens Runs

Today, I hit Walgreens for a few deals and to cash in one of my register rewards from the Huggies deal last week.

I also went to CVS to continue gathering purchasing for my $25 CVS challenge. I honestly haven't been to CVS in several weeks. I got my newspapers at Shaw's last week, cashing in some of my $88 in catalinas (I found another one hiding in my wallet!), so I didn't even hit CVS for that. But I stopped by CVS because there were a few good deals this week.

I almost forgot to add this transaction from February 28th! Here's what I picked up in transaction #4 of my $25 CVS challenge:
$7.50: 2 bottles Mylanta Ultimate Strength Mint
$9.49: Maybelline Dream foundation

Used $2/1 Maybelline coupon from 2/8 insert
Used $3 off Maybelline CVS coupon from mailer (it pays to give them your address!)
Used $4 off 2 Mylanta coupon from 1/4 insert
Used $2 ECB
Used $4.99 ECB

Total OOP after tax & ECB's: $1.05
ECB's earned: $11.00

Transaction #5 from today:
$4.99: Irish Spring Body Wash 15-18 oz. (this deal ended Tuesday, but I forgot and bought it. Since the tags were still up, the very nice cashier force-printed a $5 ECB for me!)
$2.99: Dry Idea roll-on deodorant
$2.99: Colgate Maxwhite toothpaste
$2.99: CVS Vitamin D 400 iu, 100 ct

Used $2/1 Dry Idea roll-on coupon here
Used $5 ECB
Used $6 ECB

Total OOP after tax & ECB's: $1.01
ECB's earned: $12.98

Total spent so far: $4.28 + $3.41 + $8.67 + $1.05 + $1.01 = $18.42
ECB's earned: $24.98 (This does not include the ones I cashed in)
Profit: $16.56 (includes $10 rebate, minus 42 cent stamp)

Stuff I got:
1 bottle CVS Chewable Aspirin, 36 count
1 bottle Excedrin, 10 count
3 bottle Mylanta Ultimate Strength Mint
2 Neutrogena facial soaps
2 Stayfree Pads, 16 ct
2 Natural Dentist Mouthwash
Extreme Energy Shots
Renuzit TriScents Air Freshener Starter Kit
Maybelline Dream foundation
Irish Spring Body Wash 15-18 oz.
Dry Idea roll-on deodorant
Colgate Maxwhite toothpaste
CVS Vitamin D 400 iu, 100 ct

Walgreens Run

I went to Walgreens today and wanted to update some of the info I posted earlier in the week to reflect local inserts and prices, as some of the prices and Register Rewards were different. I also added a couple of moneymakers!

Here's what I actually picked up:
Colgate Total Toothpaste 4 oz. ($2.99)
Use $2.50/1 coupon from Easysaver Catalog
Use $1.50/1 coupon from ALL YOU March magazine or printable that's been floating around the web
$1.01 overage after coupons

Revlon Emery Boards ($1.79)
Use $1 coupon from Easysaver catalog
Use $1/1 coupon from 2/8 RP inserts
$.21 overage after coupons

Colgate Toothpaste Max Fresh or Max White, $3.29
Get $3.50 RRs
(I couldn't find a regular Colgate coupon in my 2/22 insert)
$.21 overage after RR

Blink Tears Eye Drops (0.33-0.5 oz.), $7.99
Get $8.00 in RRs
Use $2 off from Red Plum 3/1 insert
$2.01 overage after coupons

Vaseline Intensive Care Rescue Lotion, $2.84 (lotions are 25% off shelf price)
Get $2 RRs
Use $1.25/1 Vaseline Intensive Rescue Care coupon from Red Plum 1/18 insert
$.41 overage after RR & coupon

I tried to do the Nabisco cracker deal with 4 packs in one transaction, and they wouldn't take 2 coupons, so it was $1.98 for 4 packs. Maybe you'll have more success!
Nabisco Ritz Crackers (4-8 oz.), $1.99 (Buy One, Get One)
Use $2/2 Ritz, Wheat Thins or Triscuit coupon from Smart Source 1/25 insert

Even with the Ritz cracker snafu, I made $1.73 on my transactions. I also picked up the Wal-Zyr 24 hr allergy relief 5ct ($3.99) that is free after rebate this month.

Lots of Free-Afer-Rebate/Register Reward/ECB's This Week!

There is a lot of stuff this week that's "free" after rebate, register reward & ECB's. I hit CVS yesterday, but am snowed in now, so Rite Aid & Walgreens will have to wait!

Here's some of the weekly deals I'll be picking up, or have already picked up:
Walgreens Money Makers
Colgate Toothpaste Max Fresh or Max White, $3.49
Get $3.49 RRs
Use $0.75/1 Colgate Adult or Kids Toothpaste coupon from Smart Source 2/22 insert

Blink Tears Eye Drops (0.33-0.5 oz.), $7.99
Get $7.99 in RRs
Use $2 off from Red Plum 3/1 insert

Vaseline Intensive Care Rescue Lotion, $2.69
Get $2 RRs
Use $1.50/1 Vaseline Intensive Rescue Care coupon from Red Plum 1/18 insert

Reach Toothbrush, $0.99 (w/ in-ad coupon)
$1/1 Reach Toothbrush coupon from Red Plum 2/8 insert

And a Walgreens freebie:
Nabisco Ritz Crackers (4-8 oz.), $1.99 (Buy One, Get One)
Use $2/2 Ritz, Wheat Thins or Triscuit coupon from Smart Source 1/25 insert

Rite Aid Moneymaker:
Soothe Eye Drops, $7.49
Use $3/1 Bausch & Lomb Soothe Lubricant Eye Drops coupon from Smart Source 1/18 or 2/8 insert

Rite Aid free after Single Check Rebate
Ocean Complete Nasal Rinse, $8.99
Sinus Buster Sinus & Headache or Allergy, $8.99
SnoreStop FastTabs or NasoSpray, $8.99
SnoreStop Extinguisher, $12.99
Novitra Cold Sore Treatment, $7.99

CVS free after ECB's
Act Total Care Trial Size, $0.99
Carnation Instant Breakfast, $4.99
Slimquick Energy Shot (2-pk.), $4.99

For a full look at what's available this week, check out these blogs: Rite Aid, CVS & Walgreens as well as the monthly deals: CVS & Walgreens (thanks The "Cent"sible Sawyer & Deal Seeking Mom!). I'm waiting for my Walgreens rebate in the form of a gift card to arrive, so I'm holding off on the monthly deals till then.

Walgreens Update

I went back to Walgreens to pick up another Gillette Fusion Gamer razor yesterday. I decided I would try to find some of this month's free-after-rebate stuff since I was already there. I found the contact solution, the Zucol & the Thermacare. The prices were all marked wrong on the shelf, but when I price-checked them, they were all within the range allowed by the rebates. No sign of the Revlon stuff, even though there was huge sign advertising the Revlon Age Defying Spa line in the front of the store. Bizarre.

Free This Week at Shaw's & Walgreens

Free This Week at Shaw's & Walgreens
Here are some freebies you might want to pick up this week:

Shaw's
Gum/Butlet Micro Tip Toothbrush 1 ct, 10 for $10: Use $1 off coupon from 12/7 Red Plum insert = FREE!

Walgreens
Gillette Fusion Gamer, $8.99: Use $4 off coupon from 2/8 P&G Insert, get $6 Register Reward = $.76 Money Maker after tax!

These razors were not with the regular razors. They were on display at the cosmetics counter. If you can't find them, be sure to ask!

Free After EasySaver Rebate this month:
Revlon Age Defying spa concealer or foundation, $9.99: Use $2 off coupon from 1/11 or 2/8 Smart Source insert = Money Maker!

Revlon Creme lip gloss, $9.99: Use $2 off coupon from 01-11-09 or 2/8 Smart Source insert = Money Maker!

Zucol ColdCare 18 pack lozenges, $7.99: Use $2 off coupon from 2/1 Smart Source insert = Money Maker!

Garnier Fructis wonder waves hair care 6.8 to 13 oz., $3.99: Use $1 off coupon from 11/9, 1/4 or 2/8 Red Plum insert = Money Maker!

Walgreens Multipurpose contact lens solution 4 oz., $1.99 = FREE!

Thermacare heat wrap single trial size neck, shoulder and wrist--free after rebate item, sale price $2.49 = FREE!

Make sure to double-check prices before buying these. To be honest, I went last week & the only item I purchased was the Fructis. I found the contact solution, but it was $3.99.

Deals This Week

Here are some highlights of the deals at CVS & Walgreens this week, thank you Money Saving Mom & the Centsible Sawyer.

I went to CVS this morning, and here's what I had hoped to get:

Buy 2 Stayfree pads at $3.99 each
Use 1 B1G1 coupons
Spend $3.99 out of pocket
Get $4 ECBs (make a penny!)

Buy 1 CVS Children's Chewable Aspirin (36 ct.) at $1.99
Get $1.99 ECBs (Limit 1)

Buy 2 Loreal Revitalift Products, Get $10 ECBs (Limit 2)
Buy 2 cleansers or toweletters at $5.99 each
Use 2 $2/1 coupons from the 01/04 RedPlum insert
Spend $7.98 out of pocket
Get $10 ECBs back
Free plus $2.02 overage after coupons and ECBs

Buy 1 Excedrin 10 ct. at $2.49, Get $2.49 ECBs (Limit 1)
Free after ECBs

CVS was out of Excedrin, the L'Oreal products and I couldn't find the children's aspirin. Here's what I did instead:

Buy 2 Stayfree pads at $3.99 each
Use 1 B1G1 coupons
Spend $3.99 out of pocket
Get $4 ECBs (make a penny!)

Buy 1 Extreme Energy 6-hour shot at $4.99
Get $4.99 ECBs (Limit 1)
Free after ECBs

I have NO idea what I'm going to do with energy shot; I probably couldn't drink it if I wanted to (which I don't!). But the Stayfree is a REALLY good deal. You can buy 5 packages total over the month of February and get $2 ECB for every package you buy. This is a great way to use up any ECB's that might be expiring.

A Strange Sunday

Today is definitely a strange Sunday. I went to Walgreen's to get papers & use my $10 Register Reward from 2 weeks ago. I only picked up a couple of things: 1 Sunday paper (they only had 1 copy), diapers with a $1 Register Reward, canola oil & some Gatorade for my husband. Later, I went to the corner store to get a couple more papers; they're $1 cheaper here, so I got 3 total instead of my usual 2. No grocery trips or trips to CVS or Rite Aid. No scouring the coupons before going to Walgreen's. Just a simple trip to pick up a few things.

A strange Sunday indeed.

This Week's Deals

I hope you guys picked up extra copies of the paper yesterday. I got 4 myself, paid for in ECB's :) Nows let's check out some of the deals where you can use them.

Walgreens has a couple of things worth picking up this week. Finish/Electrasol Gelpack 20 ct. is $3.49. Pick up a copy of this month's EasySaver booklet and use the $1.50 Easy Saver Rebate #31, plus a $2.50/1 Finish/Electrasol Powerball Tabs, Gelpacs or Quantum from yesterday's paper, and this is a money maker.

Garnier Fructis Shampoo, Cond or Styler is on sale for $2.99. Use $2.00 EeasySaver Coupon on page 8, plus $1.00 coupon yesterday's paper, and you make a penny :)

Also, Bayer Aspirin is on sale for 4 for $20. Use 4 $1 off coupon, you'll get back a $10 register reward, and mail in the form in yesterday's paper for a $10 rebate, making this a money maker.

Shaws is having a deal where if you buy $30 of certain products, you get $15 in register rewards. Many are saying this works on shelf prices, not sales prices. Either way,you can still use coupons & get some great deals! I picked up diapers, organic granola, organic spaghetti sauce, 2 boxes of Bisquick for the food pantry, granola bars and orange juice for a fraction of the normal cost because I also used coupons. Go to your weekly Shaw's circular & it's on page 8.

CVS also has deals on toothpaste & more Garnier Fructis stuff. CVS
Colgate Total Toothpaste is 2/$5, and you get $1 back in ECB's for each one you buy (limit 3). There's a $1.50 coupon floating around the internet, but some are questioning its legitimacy. You also get $2 ECBs when you buy more Garnier Fructis shampoo, conditioner or styler at $2.99 (limit 1). Use a coupon from the paper & make a penny.

Rite Aid has more Free-after-rebate SoyJoy bars, and there was a coupon in my insert for $3 off when you buy 10 bars (others got a $2 coupon), making this a moneymaker.

I've already hit Shaws & CVS and will check out some of the other stores later this week.

Free Olay Regenerist at Walgreens

Through Saturday at Walgreens, Olay Regenerist cleansers or moisturizers are on sale buy-one-get-one-50%. Then, you can get a $15 gift card back from OLAY by mailing in this form.

I hit up Walgreens this morning, and grabbed 2 Olay Regenerist deep hydrating mousse cleansers for $9.99 each. I had trouble figuring out what was a cleanser, so I just picked one that was fairly obvious :) They both rang up as $9.99, but then $5 was taken off. I used the $5/2 coupon from the 12/14 newspaper insert, used my last $5 Register Reward from the Walgreens 4-day sale, and paid $5.23 (with tax) out of pocket, so after the gift card rebate, this is a moneymaker!

This would make a great stocking stuffer, but I think my son's a little young for it :)

Walgreens 4-Day Sale

Walgreens is having a 4-day sale, and if you spend $25 pre-coupon, you can a $5 register reward back!

The best way to go about this is to find things that have a high pre-coupon price to meet the $25. Here are a couple pre-coupon prices from my store.

$7.49: Arm & Hammer laundry detergent (on sale for $1.99)
$4.49: Walgreens Ibuprofen (on sale for $1)
$1.29: Hydrogen Peroxide (on sale for $.39)
$3.79: Domino's Sugar (on sale for $1.99)
$1.50: Carnation Evaporated Milk (on sale, $.99)

Add in a few items that are free after rebate (like Scotch tape, use the coupon from the insert) or discounted with rebate (Hershey's candy, use coupon from insert), and you could score some serious product!

One of my transactions was 2 peroxides, 3 evaporated milk, 1 ibuprofen & 2 Arm & Hammer.

$26.55 before coupons.
-$17.82 Walgreens Coups
-$2.50 Manufacturers coups (50 cent off 2 on the milk from insert, 2 $1 off laundry detergent from A&H site)

$6.23 OOP (which I put on a gift card I got from doing a rebate), get $5 RR

Got to Walgreens.com to find some good deals!

Bless Back Project

On Sunday November 30th at church, envelopes were distributed to different individuals and families at random. Taking an envelope was voluntary.

Inside the envelopes was money of different amounts. The rules were simple.

1. You can't give the money back.
2. You can't spend it on yourself.
3. You have to bless someone else.
4. You have to tell us what you did with the money.

My husband & I took an envelope. When we got it, I knew exactly what I wanted to do: use coupons & register rewards to see how far I could multiply it! My husband had been thinking the same thing, so off I went!

I took the $20 I received, and early in the week, I went to Walgreens. I took advantage of the Reach deal & got 2 packages of dental floss for $6.30, and I earned a $6 register reward.

This past Friday, I went to Shaws & got a ton of baking mixes & frostings for $9.52. I also got 4 cans of cream of coconut for $3. You can read the full story on that here. Not the healthiest choice, but that's a serious amount of baking, and nothing says Christmas like baking!

I also used the money to purchase a stamp. I'll use that to mail in a rebate for free Smart Start. Actually, that one was a moneymaker because I had a dollar off coupon. I also got 2 Russell Stover Private Reserve Luminary Boxes that are free after rebate. I fronted the initial money for those 3 things since I'll get it back in a rebate in several weeks. And no need for a stamp for the Russell Stovers because I can do that rebate on-line.

I brought the following to the local food pantry today:

6 tubs of frosting
7 Cookie Mixes
3 boxes of Bisquick
1 cake mix
1 supreme brownie mix
3 cans Goya Cream of Coconut
1 box Smart Start cereal
2 boxes Russell Stovers candy


(My son wanted to help organize!)


I forgot to ask if they take dental floss! If not, I'll give it to the women's shelter the next time I go.

So here's what I spent so far:
$6.30: Walgreens
$.42: stamp
$12.52: Shaws
minus $1 coupon for cereal
Total: $18.24

So I still have $1.76 in cash & $6 in a register reward to spend at Walgreens!

On that same Sunday, November 30th, our church collected its annual offering that goes to a project called "One Day to Feed the World". We are annually challenged to consider giving one day's income to feed the hungry of the world. The program has corporate sponsorship, so our gifts are multiplied by up to 4 times!

So our choice to use the money to donate goods to the food pantry felt even more appropriate.

I'll let you know later what I spend those last few dollars on!

Walgreens: $5 off $25 Scenario

Click on my blue coupon bar thingy on the right to get your $5 off $25 coupon, good this Monday & Tuesday only. There is a condition; your total needs to be $25 after coupons & cashed in register rewards.

There are still deals to be had! And the great thing about this one is it does not require any coupons!

Here's what I plan on picking up:
Freestyle Blood Glucose Monitor: $9.99
$9.99 mail-in rebate on box

Right Guard Professional or Dry Idea Clinical Strength.: $5.99
$5 ESR (Walgreens EasySaver Rebate)

Bald Guyz 16 pack Head Wipes or Moisture Gel, 4 oz.: $4.99
$4.99 ESR (Walgreens EasySaver Rebate)

2 Reach Ultra Clean Products: $6.00 (I'm not using my coupons since I used them this morning, but there's a BOGO, as well as a $1 off floss)
$6 Register Rewards

Out-of-pocket: $26.97 - $5 coupon

Register Rewards: $6
Rebates: $19.98

Small Profit of $4.01

There is also a Colgate deal that you can incorporate if you are short or an item is missing: $2.99 for certain Colgate products, receive $2 Register Rewards. There are some $1 coupons floating around, but I've used mine already.

Walgreens Double-Dipping Days

It's Double-dipping Days at Walgreens! Every month there are two days where the Easy Saver Catalog for November overlap with the Easy Saver Catalog for December.

Lots of people are posting fun deals in their blogs:

Deal Seeking Mom
Raging Bear Ranch
Common Sense with Money
Money Saving Mom
Thrifty & Chic Mom

Check them all out!

Walgreens Coupon: $5 off $20

There's a Walgreens coupon for $5 off $20 available at Coupons.com right now. Make sure to print one out! It is good tomorrow and Saturday only

Coupons & Freebies

I went to CVS tonight to pick up my Free Garnier Fructis Shampoo, as well as 2 cans of Progresso soup (using 2 $1.10 off coupons from Coupons.com, see side bar) & 3 cans of Libby's Pumpkin (using $1 off 2 coupon from Coupons.com side bar again) at just a little over $2. The soup worked out at 15 cents a can!

Now, here are some fun giveaways & rebates:
Try Arm & Hammer Essentials for free! Make sure to print the form in black & white.
Kristen's Raw is giving away Fruits of the Earth Powder
Common Sense with Money is giving away a $50 Walmart Gift Card

Free Tea & Walgreens Deals

Get your free Sundance Organic Tea here.

I found these 2 deals at Common Sense with Money. Bic Soleil razors are $5.99 at some Walgreens stores. Use the $3 off one manufacturer coupon from 11/2 inserts and the $3 off one Walgreens coupon in the Easysaver catalog and you get the razor for free.

Yesterday I stopped by my store and found Goody Ouchless brushes starting at $4.99 each. Use the $2 off one manufacturer coupon here and the $2 off one Walgreens coupon in the Easysaver catalog and you could pay only 99 cents per brush.

Today's Purchases

I hit Walgreens and Rite Aid today. Small purchases, but worth noting.

Walgreens
$4.50: 2 newspapers
$6.67: 2 Herbal Essence Hair Products (one of which I exchanged since I bought the wrong one!)
$11.98: 2 Schick Quattro Disposable Razors

Coupons Used
-$6 off the razors from November EasySaver coupon book (it's a $3 coupon, and the register will automatically apply it twice)
-$5.99 from BOGO coupon for the razors from recent newspaper
-$3 off 2 Herbal Essence Hair Products from recent newspaper
-$8 in Register Rewards

$.16 out of pocket

Rite Aid
$5: 10 Soyjoy Bars (a good deal no matter what!)
$1.99: Twin pack of Gum Toothbrushes

Coupons Used
-$2 off 10 Soy Joy bars

$5.09 out of pocket
Will get $6.99 in rebates, so this is a money maker!

Meal planning is going well in my other blog. I'm sharing some recipes over there as well!

Today's Purchases

I've already hit Walgreens & Rite Aid today. I ended up buying the Herbal Essence products at Walgreens in order to use my $8 in Register Rewards. I came home to claim my free haircut, only to find out I grabbed one of the bottles that says Free Manicure!! Oops. It's easily fixable, but I wanted to give you ladies a heads up about that. Make sure to read the bottle!