CVS & RiteAid

Reminder - all of the August P&G coupons expire on 8/31. If you were lucky enough to get the $1 Gilette Satin Care shaving cream coupon, there are trial sizes of this shaving cream for $0.99 out there (I get mine at CVS) and this is a great way to get some free shaving cream. :)


Started off the day with a quick Rite Aid run - spent $2.40 cash and I'll get back $9.98 in rebates = $7.58 profit!

• Pert Plus $2.99, used $2 coupon (6/29 SS) and will get back $2 (SCR #94) = $1.01 profit and I found two bottles with "Try Me Free" stickers on them so I'll submit for the Pert rebate as well = $4 profit all together
• Bought second bottle to do under DBF's name. The rebate form for this one was lying next to the bottle, and I just realized the Simply Fresh variety doesn't qualify for the manufacturer rebate, so I'll have to exchange this tomorrow.

CVS - I really love the Garnier face lotion and at $12.99 a pop, I'm always on the hunt for a great deal. The deal this week is spend $15 on Garnier/Maybelline, get $5 ECB and there's a limt of 5. I also had a bunch of high value ECB's to use up, so I thunked up myself this little deal. ($2 off $10 and $2 CVS skincare coupon are available on iheartcvs.com) Here's what I did:

1st Transaction:

• Garnier lotion $12.99, used $1 coupon (5/11 RP)
• Garnier mousse $3.34, used $1 coupon (6/22 RP)
• 2 Softsoap hand soaps $0.99 *be careful - rang up $1.50 instead of $0.99, cashier had to manually adjust price
• CVS trial size $0.99, used $2 CVS skincare Q
• Coupons used: $2 off $10, $2 CVS skincare, two $1 Garnier, $10 ECB, $3 ECB
• Total was $0.39 and got back $5 ECB for Garnier

2nd Transaction:

• Garnier lotion $12.99, used $1 coupon (5/11 RP)
• Garnier mousse $3.34, used $1 coupon (6/22 RP)
• CVS trial size $0.99, used $2 CVS skincare Q
• 2 V8 Splash juices (these are really yummy) 2 for $5, used $1 off 2 coupon (8/17 SS)
• Coupons used: $2 off $10, $2 CVS skincare, two $1 Garnier, $1 V8, $10 ECB and $5 ECB
• Total was $0.48 and got back $5 ECB for Garnier

I did this on my way into work and as I'm driving in, I'm thinking, hmm, wait a minute. The lotion is $12.99 and the mousse is $3.34. I only need to spend $15 to get my $5 ECB, so I might have a little overage to use for a third transaction. Here's the math: $12.99 x 2 plus $3.34 x 2 = $32.66. That's $2.66 overage, so if I get another lotion at $12.99, I can earn another $5 ECB! Three guesses where I went on my lunch...

3rd Transaction:

• Garnier lotion $12.99, used $1 coupon (5/11 RP)
• CVS trial size $0.99, used $2 CVS skincare Q
• Pretzels $0.99
• 2 Malt o Meal cereals $1 each and you can print $1 coupons here or here = FREE
• Coupons used: $2 off $10, $2 CVS skincare, $1 Garnier, two $1 cereal Q, $5 ECB from earlier today and $5 ECB
• Total was -$0.03 - cashier wouldn't adjust last coupon up three cents so I'd be at zero so I picked up a candy bar = $0.47 and got back $5 ECB

Since the cashier told me to get a candy bar, the calories don't count, right? Right?? lol They also had mini Softsoap samples - gotta love a freebie!