It’s the first day of the new drug store week and it’s already been complicated! Be sure to read my notes from CVS, the possible Crest moneymaker at CVS, the Mucinex moneymaker at Walgreens and about how the Shotz Register Rewards weren’t printing at Walgreens before you head out! When I got to CVS, I got a really nice surprise from the Red Instant Coupon Machine – a free $5 ECB since I’d apparently reached $50 in Beauty Club purchases! Whether you’ve thought it was worth joining the Beauty Club or not, please go do it. I don’t buy a lot of makeup, but I DO buy a lot of personal care items and those count. Things add up and suddenly you have a free $5 to spend! Best of all, CVS keeps track of it all for you, so you just get the nice surprise every once in awhile. Here’s what I did this week:
CVS
Transaction #1
2 Right Guard Xtreme Clear 2/$6 (Used 2 $2 Right Guard coupons here or from 3/16 RP)
2 Stride Gum 2/$2 (Used $1/2 from 3/16 SS)
1 Renuzit Adjustable $.99
1 Crest Be Toothpaste $4.99 (Used $1 Crest Be here or from 3/16 RP or 2/9 RP)
6 Purex Ultrapacks B1G2 for $6.29 each (Used 3 $1.50/2 Purex printables – no longer available)
Used $15 in ECB from previous weeks
Paid $1.06 plus tax, Got $4 ECB from Crest, $1 ECB from Stride, $1 ECB from Right Guard and $.99 Renuzit from SavingStar
Final Price: $9.07 (but since the $5 Beauty ECB were free, I count this as $4.07)
Transaction #2
2 Dry Idea Xtreme Clear 2/$6 (Used 2 $2 from 3/16 RP)
1 Crest Be Toothpaste $4.99 (Used $1 Crest Be here or from 3/16 RP or 2/9 RP)
Used $5 ECB from previous transaction
Paid $.99 plus tax, Got $1 ECB from Dry Idea and $4 ECB from Crest
Final Price: $.99
Walgreens
3 Pantene Hair Care 3/$10 (Used $5/3 from 3/2 P&G)
1 Shotz Energy Drink $5
1 Mucinex Allergy Relief $7.50 (Used $5 from 3/16 SS)
2 Sure Deodorant $1.49 each (Used 2 $1 from 3/16 SS)
3 Caramels 3/$.99 (bought these as fillers so that I could use Register Rewards from last week)
Used 4 $2 RR from last week
Paid $6.47 plus tax, Got 3,000 points from Mucinex, 1,000 points from Pantene, $5 RR from Shotz (which was actually 5,000 points given to me by the manager since mine didn’t print) and I’ll file for the $2.50 Mucinex rebate from 3/16 SS
Final Price: $2.97
When all is said and done, I spent a total of $8.03 and that included six packages of laundry detergent. I’m good with that and I hope my shops give you some ideas! Happy shopping!
Alli is a Chicago based wife and mother of two children. She has turned money-saving into a game and enjoys searching out the best deals to help you save money! Alli shares her insight, tips and up-to-the-minute deals for local and national retailers and brands. Her hope is that you will play the game and learn to save money at the same time!