Reader Shopping Trip: CVS

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Tina is one of the Winners from the August Shopping Trip.  The card she chose was a CVS Card.  She used her gift card on this awesome CVS shopping trip.

Transaction #1:

1 Ph Tampons: $6.79
Ritz Crackers: $2.50

Coupons used:

-$1.00 off Ph tampons (Printable)
-Free Ritz Crackers (CVS machine) $2.50 max value
-$5 ECB from previous week
Paid: $.79 with winning gift card
Receive:  $6.79 ecbs (tampons) & $1.00 (green bag tag)

Transaction #2:

4 Airwick Kits: $4.99/each=$19.96
2 Aussie (shampoo & conditioner): $2.99/each=$5.98
1 St. Joseph’s Asprin: $2.00
1 Colgate Optic White Toothpaste: $3.99

Coupons Used:

-(4) $4.00 off Airwick Compact Kit (9/11/11 smartsource)
-1 FREE Aussie Shampoo/Conditioner (3.99 value)
-$1.00 off St. Joseph’s Asprin (printable)
-$1.00 off Colgate Optic (CVS.com)
-$1.50 off Colgate Optic White (9/11/11 smartsource)
-$6.79 ECB from trans #1
Paid: $1.65 with winning gift card
Receive $10 ecbs (Airwick), $2.00 ecbs (Aussie), $1.00 ecbs (St. Joseph’s) & $1.50 ecbs (Colgate)

Transaction #3:

1 Colgate Optic White Toothpaste: $3.99
1 Dawn soap: $.99
6 Trident singles gums: $6.00
1 Bounty ExtraSoft paper towels (16 ct.) : $12.99
2 Charmin toilet papers (16 pks.) : $9.99/each=$19.98
1 Bengay Pain Relief: $5.49
1 Softsoap body wash: $2.99

Coupons used:

-$1.00 off Colgate Optic (CVS.com)
-$1.50 off Colgate Optic Toothpaste (9/11/11 smart source)
-$1.00 off Dawn Soap (8/28 P & G)
-(2) $2.00 off 3 Trident Singles (forget the insert)
-$1.00 off Bounty (8/28 P & G)
-$1.00 off 2 Charmin (8/28 P & G)
-$5.00 off Bengay (9/11 smartsource)
-$.75 off Softsoap (colgate.com)
-$10.00 off $50.00 (CVS printout)
-$14.50 in ECBs from trans #1 & $1 ECB (green bag tag from trans #1)
Paid: $11.68 with winning gift card
Receive $10 ecbs (bounty & charmin), $1.50 ecbs (Colgate) & $2.00 ecbs (Softsoap)

Total Paid including tax: $16.99 and have $13.50 in ecbs for next visit 🙂
Total Value of Products: $93.65

I saved 82% without taking into account that I even have $13.50 for my next trip!
An added bonus is that I didn’t even have to pay for this because I won a $100 CVS gift card from livingrichwithcoupons.com 🙂

Be sure to check out the CVS deals for this week.  And take a look at the LRWC Coupon Database to find any of the coupons listed here.

If you have a shopping trip you want to share, find out how to enter it into the $100 Store Gift Card Giveaway.

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