CVS: Paid $4.95 for over $75 in FREE merchandise with $47 ECB left over!

 It's been nearly an entire year since I've posted!  Trust me, I haven't been holding back - I just haven't couponed in that long!  I've been waiting for the right time to jump back in and boy did the perfect opportunity present itself with this week's CVS Ad!

Through Wednesday if you buy a prepaid PayPal Mastercard and load $150 you get $50 in ECB back.  Woooow.  There is a $4.95 activation fee which was my only out of pocket expense on this.  There are monthly fees associated with this prepaid card so I just ran over to Walmart and used the $150 PayPal Mastercard to buy a $150 Walmart gift card.  No further fees and can easily be spent on groceries.

I then used that huge $50 ECB to buy the 20+ items in the CVS ad this week that are FREE after ECB!  So you pay with the ECB and get them back immediately.  I threw in a few items not free after ECB, but cheap, so I walked out with all the merchandise pictured below PLUS $47.01 in ECB for future spending!

What a fun way to start my Sunday (very, very early - I went around 2am!).  The deal on the PayPal Mastercard is actually 2 so I could go buy another $150 card and get another $50 back.  The store I went to only had one left (phew, got there in time!) so I only did it once.

Also, besides the $50 ECB I didn't use a single coupon on this trip.  I could have because there are coupons available for some of these items but most were free anyways so I didn't bother.

CVS 12/1 : Paid $.09 Saved $474.02 - Diapers, Cereal and More

It's been a while since I had a large CVS Trip!

I paid $20.35 in ECB, $1.42 on a gift card and $.09 cash and earned back $81 in ECB!  Plus I made enough Beauty Purchases to earn $10 in ECB so I earned back $91 in ECB!  I got back around $70 more in ECB than I spent!

What I bought:
3 Hershey Kisses
3 Reese's PB Mini's
1lb Reese's PB Cup
7 Cheese & Breadsticks
3 Doritos
3 Olay Body Wash
Blistex
Carmex Healing Lotion
Huggies Box 62ct
Pampers Box 82ct
4 Pampers Jumbo Pack (RC)
2 Pampers Wipes
10 Kellogg's Froot Loops Cereal
4 Bumble Bee Tuna (RC)
Visine Tired Eye (RC)
3 American Greetings Cards
4 Febreeze Fabric Refreshers
2 Lumene Peet Masks
Lumene Toner
Gillette Fusion ProGlide
La Roche-Posay Cleanser
2 packs of Christmas bows (thought they were BOGO but they weren't, whoops)
Axe Body Spray
Verio IQ Meter
16 Sobe Lifewaters

CVS 10/27: Paid $.25 and Saved $114.14 - Ritz, Thermacare, Glade

Did two transactions.

Transaction 1

3 Nabisco Ritz Crackers $2.50 each
Triscuits $2.50
- $3.99 Free Triscuits MQ from FB
Hershey's Snack Snack Variety pack $5
- $5.00 Hershey Candy CVS Q from the Halloween pack
3 Stride iD Gum $1 each
2 Thermacare Back Wrap 2ct $6.79 each
- $2 Thermacare CVS Q
- $3 Thermacare MQ x 2
Mascarade Mask (not pictured) $3.99
- $5 Halloween Costume CVS Q from the Halloween pack
3 American Greetings Halloween Cards $.99 each
5 Glade Candles $4.29 each
- $1 Glade Candles MQ x 5

Total = $59.99
- $10/$50 Purchase CVS Q
- $3 Birthday Bucks!
- $26.99 in Coupons Above
Paid with $20 ECB and earned back $24 in ECB:
$5 for Nabisco/Triscuit/Hershey
$1 for Stride iD Gum
$3 American Greetings
$5 Thermacare
$10 Glade

Paid $.24 in cash and saved $74.75.

Transaction 2

Jr Dippers Cheese & Breadsticks $2
2 Thermacare Back Wrap 2ct $6.79 each

- $2 Thermacare CVS Q
- $3 Thermacare MQ x 2

3 Halloween Cards $.99 each
- FREE Card wyb 2 CVS Q
4 Glade Candles $4.39 each
- $1 Glade Candles MQ x 5

Total = $40
- $4/$20 purchase CVS Q (Expired)
- $13.99 in Coupons Above
Paid with $18 ECB (all expired) and earned back $18 in ECB:
$10 Glade
$3 American Greetings
$5 Thermacare

Paid $.01 in cash and saved $39.39.

CVS Trips 9/20 - 9/29: Paid $1.90 on a Gift Card and Saved $824.80!

All of these items were purchased from 9/20 through 9/29.  Not all of the items are pictured (Herbal Essences) because my full order didn't come in.  After all CVS Coupons, Manufacturer Coupons and ECB my OOP was $1.90 which I paid with a CVS Gift Card.

This is what was purchased:

6 Charmin Basic
10 Downy Unstoppables
40 Herbal Essences Stylers
40 Herbal Essences Shampoos
16 Pantene Shampoos and Conditioners
6 Nexxus Products
2 Schick Quattro
13 Skippy PB
8 Jr Dipper Cheese & Breadsticks
2 Colgate Toothbrush/Toothpaste
2 CVS Baby Wipes 216 ct
15 Gerber Graduates Snacks
8 Glade Room Sprays
Glade Scented Oil Refill
Physicians Formula pH Gloss
Alteril Shots
Thermacare Pad 1 ct 

CVS Trip 9/15: Paid $0 for $42.44 worth of Centrum, Lotion & Nuance Hair Form

I took a few weeks off from CVS but I'm back!  I made a large pre-order so when I dropped it off at the store I went ahead and picked up some freebies!  All of these are free after coupons.

Centrum Flavor Burst 60 ct vitamins were $6.99.  The Coupon Machine at CVS was printing a coupon for $5 off every day and there is a $2/1 coupon on Centrum's website making them free!

The Coupon Machine also printed a coupon for a FREE Trial Size Selma Hayak Nuance Trial Size product so I picked up the Wheat Protein Volumizing Foam free!

Finally, the Red Coupon machine also printed a coupon for $2 off any CVS Hand or Body Lotion.  Went down the aisle and found a Travel Size CVS Lotion for $1.49 so free after coupon!

8/18 CVS Trip: Paid $0 for $406.56 worth of Wisk, Huggies, Clairol Natural Instincts + More!

Bought: 
12 Wisk HE Laundry Detergent
10 Clairol Natural Instincts 
18 Twix 
3 Huggies Jumbo Packs
1 Kleenex
2 Pepsi 12 pack
1 Mt Dew 12 pack
2 CVS Wipes Boxes
2 CVS Wipes Packs
2 Reese's PB Cups
2 CVS Gummy Kids Vitamins 

Retail Price: $406.56
Sale Price: $241.62
OOP: $0! (Paid $.53 on a Gift Card) - I would have only needed $.05 on the Gift Card if my Rich hadn't texted me and asked for Reese's PB Cups...

I spent $60 in ECB and only got $50 back BUT I got $5 Beauty Bucks  AND 2 of the $5 P&G MIR rebates so I still feel as though I came out ahead!

8/4 CVS Trip: Paid $0 for $376 worth of Cereal, Pop Tarts, Jiffy PB, Head & Shoulders and Olay Products!

Retail: $376.07
Sale Price: $228.98
OOP: $0
What I bought:
8 various Olay Body Washes & Shower Lotions
8 various Olay Cleansers
3 Accu-Check Nanos (I ordered a lot more but only 3 came in)
8 Head & Shoulders Shampoos/Conditioners (Green Apple!)
2 Mentos Gum
4 Jiffy Peanut Butter
25 Pop Tart boxes
6 Raisin Bran cereals
4 Froot Loop cereals
2 Apple Jacks cereals

I spent $35.75 in ECB.
I earned back:
$25 ECB for the Kelloggs Cereal/Pop Tarts
$15 ECB for Olay/Head & Shoulders
$2 ECB for Mentos
$3 ECB for Jiffy PB
= $45 ECB immediately PLUS
$15 Beauty Bucks will print in 48 hours
$20 in P&G Mail in Rebates
= $80 in total money earned back. 

CVS Trip 7/7: Made $5 ECB buying Coke, Purex, Head & Shoulders & Garnier

Another week where I didn't use any ECB but earned some back!  My store accepts expired CVS Coupons in case you're wondering how I was able to use them.

Bought:
4 Coke 2 liters @ $.79 each
5 various Garnier products @ $2.99 each
8 Head & Shoulders @ $5.99 each BOGO 50%
Centrum Fruits & Veggies ProNutrients
4 Little Dippers snacks (cheese & breadsticks)
2 Purex
Total was a bit more than $70 before coupons.

Coupons used:
$4/$20 CVS Purchase x 3
$5/$10 Vitamin Purchase CVS Q
$1/1 Garnier MQ (Printable) x 4
$1/1 Garnier CVS Coupons (Printed a couple of weeks ago) x 5
BOGO Head & Shoulders MQ x 4
$2/1 Shampoo, Conditioner or Styler CVS Coupon (Printed a couple of weeks ago) x 5
B3G1 Free Coke MQ
$2 off any beverage CVS Coupon (from FB, no longer available)
$5 Centrum ProNutrients MQ (Printable)
$2 Centrum ProNutrients CVS Coupon
$1/1 Purex MQ (Printable) x 2

After all coupons paid $0 and earned back $5 ECB for Garnier!

CVS Trip 7/2: Nivea Creme Tins FREE + Made $4.00!

Ran into CVS for a quick deal this morning!  Nivea Creme Tins are $.99 and you get $2 ECB.  Limit is 4.  I happened to have a $4 ECB so I used it to buy 4.  I paid nothing and got $8 ECB in return!

Quarterly ECB started printing yesterday so use those to get some free Nivea and double your bucks!

CVS Trip 6/23: Fruity Pebbles Cereal, Huggies Diapers & Gerber Baby Snacks + $10 Gas Card!

I told you I'd be back with more CVS deals!  The next couple of weeks are looking really good so stay tuned for more great trips!

Today I bought 15 boxes of Post Fruity Pebbles Cereal, 2 bags of Huggies Diapers and 6 Gerber Baby Food Snacks.

My total was over $60 so I used 3 of the $4 off any $20 purchase CVS coupons.  I used 15 of the $.55 Pebbles Cereal MQ, 2 of the $3 Huggies MQ and 3 of the $1/2 Gerber Baby Snacks MQ.  I also used $16 ECB and paid a bit on a CVS Gift Card.

The Fruity Pebbles are part of a gas card promotion for when you spend $30 so I also got a $10 Shell Gas card at the end!

CVS Trip 6/21 - Made $9.99 Purchasing Accu-Check Meters!

I haven't posted my CVS trips in a while.  Honestly, there hasn't been a whole lot that interests me in the last couple of months and my trips have only been an item or two.  The next couple of weeks are looking really good though so you'll be seeing more trips posted!

This trip I made early this morning and I made $9.99 buying Accu-Chek Nano Diabetes Meters!

You don't have to buy two.  I did because the 2nd one was still free!

I purchased 1 Accu-Chek Nano for $9.99.  I paid with a CVS Cash Card I earned last winter so it didn't cost me anything. I earned back $9.99 ECB on my receipt.  There's a Mail In Rebate inside the box so another $9.99 will be mailed back to me!  So I made $9.99!  I also used the $9.99 ECB I received and immediately used it to buy another meter for $9.99.  So I paid nothing and earned back another $9.99 ECB.

If you want to do this deal it's important that you do not use ECB to pay for the 1st meter.  You have to use cash/debit/credit or a gift card.  The rebate states you'll receive a rebate for the price after coupons so if you use ECB to pay for it they won't reimburse you.  The limit on this deal is 2 but you must do them in separate transactions.

CVS Trip 4/21/12 - Paid $.06 For $116.75 Retail And "Made" $17.78 In ECB

I haven't shopped the weekly sales for a few week so it was nice to be back. I had $12.99 in expiring ECB to use (they were actually already expired) and two $4/20 coupons to use. I spent $24.98 in ECB and $.39 on a Cash Card but I earned back $42.76 in ECB!

I could have done better if I'd bother to clipped Revlon or PF MQ but I've been pretty lazy lately.

Transaction 1

Blink Tears - $8.99
3 American Greetings Cards - $2.97
DW Snoozeberry - $5.79
Cottonelle Roll Cover - $1.99
Caramel - $.33

Used:
$4 off $20 Purchase CVS Q
$1 Blink MQ IP
$2 American Greetings CVS Q IP
$12.99 in ECB
Paid $.10 on a Cash Card. 

Earned: 
$8.99 Blink
$5.79 DW Snoozeberry
$3 American Greetings
$1.99 Cottonelle

Transaction 2

Allegra 5ct - $6.00
Gummy Bears - $.88
Cottonelle Roll Cover - $1.99
Revlon Nail Polish - $5.99
Revlon Nail Polish - $2.89*
Physician Formula Matte Quad Shadow - $7.49
Gold Fish - $3.69
Caramel - $.33

Used: 
$4 off a $20 Purchase CVS Q
$6.99 Allegra MQ (she made a mistake on this and the manger told it's fine - it was also expired but they just got them in and the manager initialed it last week)
$3 Physicians Formula CRT
$5/2 Revlon CRT
$10 ECB
Paid $.28 on a Cash Card

Earned:
$1.99 Cottonelle
$7.00 Physician Formula
$4.00 Revlon* (This had to be force printed and I didn't realize why until I got home. The register was picking up the BOGO50% sale instead of the ECB promotion. So that's why the 2nd nail polish was ringing up $2.89)

Transaction 3

Cottonelle Roll Cover (I wanted one of each!) - $1.99

Used: 
$1.99 ECB from previous transaction
$0 OOP

Earned: 
$1.99 Cottonelle

Transaction 4 - I had a RC for Coke 5/$15 with $5 ECB

5 Coke - $15.00
5 Sprite - $15.00

Used: 
FREE Coco Cola MQ from MCR
Paid $.06 OOP (tax?)

Earned: 
$10 ECB

I haven't had to purchase Coke and Sprite for months.  I was pretty shocked when we ran out this week. The Coke/Sprite isn't pictured. I didn't feel like lugging it into the photo.

CVS Trips 3/31 - 4/9: Paid $1.29 for $487.67 worth of Similac, Sobe, Luvs Diapers and Candy!

What I bought:
29 Similac RTF Formula
3 Similac 1.45lb Tubs
3 Luvs Diapers
10 various Candy Eggs (Butterfinger, Reeses, Snicker)
4 Twix
6 8pk Kit Kats and Reeses Cups
Gummy Bears (kid concession)
70 Sobe Lifewater

I had Sobe coupons for BOGO and they were on sale BOGO so that means 2 free per coupon! The Similac baby formula I used a $5 Similac check for each one purchased and combined those with $5 and $2 manufacturer coupons. The diapers and all the candy were free by using coupons for 25% and 30% off any non-sale item.

CVS Trip 3/17/12 - Chex Mix + Zhu Zhu Pets - Paid $.01 for $215.75 Retail

I will finish the rest of my CVS Trip for this week on Tuesday so I just picked up the Chex Mix and some Zhu Zhu playsets last night.

Paid: $.01

Sale Price: $65.00

Retail Price: $215.75

Purchased 40 bags of Chex Mix for $1.50 each.

Used 3 CVS Coupons for $4 off a $20 purchase

Used 20 coupons for $1 off 2 Chex Mix

Used $10.99 in ECB

Used $17.00 on a CVS Cash Card

Total = $.01. Earned $20 in CVS Cash Cards.

Purchased 5 Zhu Zhu Pet play sets on sale for only $1 each.

Used $5 ECB and paid nothing!

CVS Trip 3/10: Paid $3.55 for $344.17 Retail - Beneful, Coke/Sprite, Similac and Olay

Paid $3.55 (of which $1.67 was tax) for items retailing $344.17. Paid out only $22 in ECB and earned back $51.99 in ECB.

Purchased:

10 Sprite

4 Coke

1 Diet Coke

15 Beneful Dog Food

Zyrtec

2 PediaCare Medicine

5 Similac Formula

6 Olay Body Wash

6 Olay Facial Cleansers

2/26 + 3/3 CVS Trips: Paid only $1.58 for $606.36 worth of items!

Start with the 3/3 Trip:

Out of Pocket: $.58
Sale Price: $227.37
Retail Price: $323.34

Started with $27 in ECB and ended with a $10 Cash Card and $46.47 in ECB.

CVS Supreme Diapers
Earned $2 ECB.

6 Reeses Peanut Butter Cups
- 20% off Coupon

4 Softsoap Bar Soaps
- $1.50 MQ x 4
Earned $5 ECB x 2. Total was $4 after coupons so $1 MM x 2 = $2 Money Maker

41 UP2U Gum
- $1.00 MQ (adjusted down to $.99) x 41

4 Axe Body Sprays
- $1.00 MQ x 4
Earned $4 ECB.

3 Jelly Beans
Earned $.99 ECB x 3 so free after ECB.

6 Revlon Eye Shadow
- $1.00 MQ x 6
- 20% CVS Q
Earned $24 ECB. Price after coupons and 20% off coupon was $19.39 making it a $4.61 Money Maker

12 Blue Diamond Almonds
- $1.00 MQ x 12
Earned $10 Cash Card.

2 Colgate Sensitive Toothpastes
- $1.00 MQ x 2
- $1.00 RIB Q x 2
Earned $8.00 from Colgate ($4.00 x 2). They were ringing up only $2.74 so $.74 after coupons making each one a $3.26 MM x 2 = $6.52 Money Maker

21 Beneful Baked Delights
- BOGO MQ x 9
- $2.00 MQ x 12
Earned $5.00 ECB x 3 (in groups of 7). After coupons the total was $14.28 after couons making it a small $.72 Money Maker

Now the 2/26 Trip. No photo - I apologize. It was a lot of dog food.

I don't know the ECB/CC Earned vs. Spent, though.

OOP: $1.00
Retail: $283.02

15 Beneful Dog Food
- $2.50 MQ x 15
Earned $5 ECB x 3 (groups of 5).

8 Jacks Links Beef Jerky
- $2 MQ x 8
2 Combos Snacks
- $1/2 MQ
Earned $10 Cash Card.

36 Wild Cherry Ludens
- $1/2 MQ x 18
Earned $6 ECB for every 6 purchased (I think I remembered that right)

2 Physicians Formula pH Gloss
- $3 MQ x 2
Earned $7 ECB for each.

Thermacare Heat Wrap
Earned $3.79 ECB so free after ECB.

5 Heinz Ketchup

CVS Trip - 1/28/12 - Paid $0 for $489.72 Retail - "Super Bowl" Snack Sale!

Paid Out of Pocket: $0! (Used CVS CC earned from previous weeks for all my OOP)
Sale Price: $341.49
Retail Price: $489.72

I paid $25.62 in gift cards and earned back $33 in GC/ECB so it was a great trip!

Purchased:
126 Nabisco Cups (Nutter Butter, Oreo, Chips Ahoy & Teddy Grahams)
3 Dr. Pepper 12 packs
4 Sprite 12 packs
2 Coke 12 packs
4 Doritos
Starbucks Frap 4 pack
60 Air Delight bars
40 Kit Kat Bars
20 Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
6 Ragu Sauce
20 U by Kotex Liners
2 Axe Body Wash
30 Combos
3 American Greetings
2 Toms of Maine deodorant
2 Toms of Maine toothpaste

ECB Earned:
I earned a $10 CC for the soda (had purchased $10 towards it last Saturday)
$6 ECB for TOM x 2 (so $12)
$5 ECB for Doritos/Fraps (Pepsi)
$3 ECB for Ragu
$3 ECB for American Greetings