2/14/12 CVS

(2) Dove 6-pk bars $6 each = $12
(1) Dove conditioner $3 = $3
(2) Colgate Total Advanced $2.75 each = $5.50
(1) Nivea Soft cream .99 = .99
Total before coupons = $21.49 + tax

Used the following coupons:
CVSQ $4 off $20 = -$4
CVSQ Free Nivea soft cream .99 = -.99
MQ (2) $1/1 Dove bar soap = -$2
MQ (1) $1/1 Dove shampoo or conditioner = -$1
MQ (2) $1/1 Colgate Total Advanced = -$2
EB $4 = -$4
EB $2 = -$2
EB $3 = -$3
Total after coupons = $2.50 + $1.53 tax

Paid $4.03 OOP, received $5 EB (Dove), $4 EB (Colgate)

2/7/12 Walgreens

5 x Garnier Fructis Stylers $3.33 each = $16.67
Nice! honey = $4.99
Sheets energy strips = $3.99
2 x Nestle Crunch valentine heart .50 = $1
Russell Stover valentine heart = .50
Total pre-coupons = $27.15 + tax

Used 5 x $1/1 Garnier MQ = -$5
Used in-store Q for Nestle Crunch making it .39 each = -$.22
Used $18 RR = -$18
Total after coupons = $3.93 + tax

Paid $5.74 in cash, received $5 RR for Garnier and $4 RR for Sheets

2/6/12 Rite Aid and Walmart

Walmart:
4 x Vaseline Total Moisture 0.97 each = $3.88
Used (4) $1/1 MQ = -$4.00
Overage of .12 was used for tax.
Paid .22 for tax, so about 6 cents per bottle.

Rite Aid:
2 x Stayfree napkins $3 each = $6
Brainstrong vitamins = $12.99
Total pre-coupon = $18.99 + tax

Used (1) B1G1 Stayfree = -$3
Used $8/1 Brainstrong RAQ and $2/1 Brainstrong MQ = -$10
Total after coupons = $5.99 + tax = $7.65

Paid $7.65 in cash, got (2) $2 +UP. Will also submit the receipt for SCR of $10. So $4 +UP plus $10 less cost = $6.35 MM! Wuhoo!!

2/5/12 CVS

I had to do 2 transactions because there was a limit of one per customer on the Colgate CVSQ.

Transaction #1:

6 x Suave body wash $2 = $12
Suave lotion $3
Colgate Total Advanced $3.50
Total pre-coupon = $18.50

**Used $4 off $20 = $-4
Used (2) Suave B2G1 $3 = -$6
Used $2/1 Suave lotion wyb Suave body wash CVSQ = -$2
Used $1/1 Colgate CVSQ and $1/1 Colgate MQ = -$2
Used $4 ecb = -$4
Total after coupons = .50 + tax
Paid $1.77 using CVS GC, got $4 ecb for the Suave.

Transaction #2:
Colgate Total Advanced $3.50

Used $1/1 Colgate CVSQ and $1/1 Colgate MQ = -$2
Used $1 ECB
Total after coupons = .50 + tax
Paid .72 using CVS GC, got $2 ecb for the Colgate.

No cash out of my pocket! Wuhoo!!

** I had included the second Colgate in my first transaction and they had scanned the $4 off $20 CVSQ before the second Colgate was voided. Even though that brought my total to less than $20, the register did not beep or anything and my transaction still went through.

2/4/12 Target

Up & Up wipes $4.59
Alexia Sweet Potato Fries $3.09
Oroweat bread $2.29
2 x Vicks Vaporub $3.89 = $7.78
Vicks VapoInhaler $3.89
Total pre-coupon = $21.64

Used $1 off Up & Up item $3 or above = -$1
Used $1/1 Alexia TQ and $1.25/1 Alexia MQ = -$2.25
Used (3) $1/1 Vicks TQ and (3) $1.50/1 Vicks MQ = -$7.50
5% REDcard savigns = -$.29
Total after coupons = $11.17 (includes tax)

Paid $11.17 cash and got a $5 GC for the Vicks, so cost of $6.17 for all of it! :)

2/3/12 Walgreens

2 x Breathe Right $6.49 = $12.98
2 x Pork and Beans $1.69 = $3.38
2 x Colgate Optic White $3 = $6
2 x Softsoap body wash $3 = $6
Total pre-coupon = $28.36 + tax

Used 2 x try me free Breathe Right MQ = -$12.98
Used in-store coupon for pork & beans (2/$1) = -$2.38
Used 2 x $1/1 Colgate optic white MQ = -$2
Used 2 x $1/1 Softsoap body wash MQ = -$2
Used $5 RR
Used $1 RR
Total after coupons = $3 + tax
Paid $5.19 cash, got $4 RR and a catalina for beauty within promo.

I will also submit the receipt for the Colgate $5 rebate. So a MM for me after RR and the rebate! :)

2/2/12 CVS

2 x Thermacare $5.99 each = $11.98
Centrum Pronutrients = $9.99
Total pre-coupon = $21.97 + tax

Used 2 x $3/1 Thermacare MQ = -$6
Used $5/1 Centrum Pronutrients MQ = -$5
Used $4/1 Centrum Pronutrients CVSQ = -$4
Used $6 ECB
Total after coupons = .97 + tax (used CVS GC to pay for this)

Got $4 ECB! I love how I didn't even have to fork out any cash for this :) I will also submit this for the $10 Pfizer rebate. Yay!!!

2/1/12 Food4Less and Vons

Food4Less:
Bananas $2.85
Corned beef $3.29
Used $5 Arrowhead catalina
Paid $1.14 cash

Vons:
(4) Crunchy nut cereal $4.29 each = $17.29
Hills Bros cappuccino $3.99
Dozen eggs $2.49
Breathe Right strips $5.49
Grapes $1.48/lb = $1.95
Total pre-coupon + card savings = $31.21 + tax

Used in-store q for cereal making each $1.99
Used (2) $1/2 Crunchy nut exp 2/1
Used .55/1 Hills Bros that doubled to $1
Eggs were free for signing up to Vons justforU program
Breathe Right strips were free after try me free catalina

Paid $11.38 cash (so really, just paid for cereal $1.49 each = $5.96, cappuccino for $2.99, grapes for $1.95, tax for .48)

1/31/12 Walgreens

Did three different transactions at Walgreens. The breakdown will take ages but in summary this is what it's like:

$23.55 pre-coupon
-$4.05 coupons
$1.92 tax
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$21.42 cost
used $16 register rewards
paid $5.42 cash
received $14 register rewards
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total cost after register rewards = $7.42 for everything. Wuhoo!

1/31/12 CVS trip

Made $4.42 at CVS! Here's the breakdown:

Bought 6 Lady Speedstick for $1.99 each (deal was spend $12, get $6ecb) = $11.94
Bought Tums on sale for $3.99
Bought 3 x .99 American greeting cards (deal was buy 3 cards, get $3ecb) = $2.97
Total before coupons = $18.90 + tax

I used the following coupons:
3 x BOGO Speedstick (the coupons were ringing up as $3.99 each, the last one was $1.99, so took off $9.97 in total)
1 x $1/1 Tums MQ
1 x $3/1 Tums CVS Q
$2/3 American Greeting cards
Total after coupons = 2.93 + 1.65tax = $4.58OOP

Paid using CVS cash card and got $6ecb and $3ecb. So made $4.42 in ecb and will also submit the receipt for the Colgate products rebate, which will add another $5, so actually the transaction is a $9.42 MM!

1/15/12 CVS trip

Bought (4) Coke Zero 12-pk $2.50 each and (4) Scott 6-pk Paper Towels $5 each

• Used (4) Coke Zero 0.99/1 MQ
• Used (4) Scott towels $1/1 MQ
• Used $10 CVS cash card

Paid: $17.27 oop and received $10 CVS cash card

Not too shabby considering Coke Zero is something that we would have bought anyway!

1/14/12 Haul - CVS and Food4Less

CVS: The Finish dishwashing tablets and Rembrandt were part of the Buy $30, Get $10 GC promo at CVS. The price for each Finish box was $3.50, while the Rembrandt toothpaste was $3.99. I used the following coupons:

(8) $2.15/1 Finish
(1) $2/1 Rembrandt toothpaste
(1) $10 GC
(1) $1 ECB

I paid $4.50 out of pocket and received another $10 GC.

Food4Less: These products were part of the Buy 4, save $4 promo. Each one was priced $1.98. I used the following coupons:
(4) $2/1 Gillette body wash
(3) $2/1 Old Spice body wash
(1) $1/1 Downy
I only paid $2.23, $1.39 of that was actually tax!

1/12/12 Target trip

I went to Target to look for the single serve teddy grahams to include in Matt's birthday loot bag. I had already bought six from Albertsons but they ran out so I needed more. I used the following coupons:

(2) $2/3 Nabisco coupon = $2 for all six teddy grahams
(4) $1/1 Target Carefree = (4) free Carefree liners
(1) $1/1 Target cleaning product = free 2-pk foam scrubbers
(4) $1/1 Reach floss = (4) free Reach floss
(1) $1/1 Target Stayfree + $1/1 Stayfree MQ = free Stayfree + overage
(1) $1 off $3 Up & Up product = $2.29 for 600ct table napkins
Used Target Red card = saved 5%

Paid $3.98 OOP for all of these (that includes 0.57 tax), retail for everything was about $20.