I am a Savings Genius!!!
Ok maybe not a genius since I misspelled genius at first *facepalm*.
But really, I'm a dork and am super excited about the trip I just made to CVS. It was perfect timing for Peter to need shaving items as CVS is having ECB deals on Gillette items this week. I was lucky enough to recently get a coupon in my email for 30% off my purchases (excluding sale items) so with that coupon and others, along with ECBs I had earned on a prior purchase, I headed off to see how low I could get my out of pocket spending. I had planned on having to spend around $8 or so, but was doing the happy dance (I swear I really did do it in the middle of the store) after scanning my card at the machine and getting a couple more coupons that I could apply to my purchase.
The regular price total for my purchase: $42.63
What I bought:
What I actually paid out of pocket (before taxes):
(Drumroll Please...)
$.33
That's a savings of 99%!!!
The icing on the sweet savings cake: I got back $11 in ECBs so technically I got paid $10.67 to take these items away. Now can you see why I'm dorkishly excited??
Now, learn from the master. Here's a breakdown of my trip. I was lucky enough that all items were regular price, so the 30% off coupon applied to all items.
Gillette Fusion Shave Gel Reg. Price $2.37
Gillette Fusion Razor Reg. Price $9.99
Gillette Fusion Cartridges Reg. Price $15.49
L'Oreal Eyeshadow Reg. Price $4.99
L'Oreal Million Lashes Mascara Reg. Price $9.79
Coupons Used:
-$4 off $12 Cosmetic Purchase (CVS coupon machine)
-$4 off Purchase of Shaving Items (CVS coupon machine--wasn't expecting it, so big bonus for me)
-$6 off 3 Gillette Products (Manufacturer's coupon)
-$1 off L'Oreal (Manufacturer's coupon)
-$3 off L'Oreal Million Lashes Mascara (Manufacturer's coupon)
-30% off purchase coupon from CVS email (took off $11.59)
-10% off Beauty Purchase (CVS coupon machine--another bonus coupon I wasn't expecting) (took off $2.71)
-$10 ECBs from previous purchase
Received:
-$5 ECBs for Gillette Razor
-$3 ECBs for Gillette Cartridges and Shave Gel
-$3 ECBs for L'Oreal
How can you start saving big at CVS??
-Get a CVS card
-Scan the card every week at the coupon printer in the store for bonus coupons
-Sign up for CVS emails to get coupons emailed to you periodically
-Purchase items that give back ECBs with purchase
-Use manufacturer coupons, CVS printing machine coupons, email coupons and earned ECBs in combinations on more items that give you ECBs back
-Keep rolling the ECBs!
Sites that update current CVS deals and ECBs scenarios:
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