I had an awesome trip to CVS today! I had a $6 off $30 total purchase CVS store coupon, so there’s an extra $6 of savings factored into the final stats for this shopping trip. I also received $5 Beauty Club Extra Bucks from the Red Coupon Machine, and I factor those in at the time they print (since it’s hard to count them as you earn partial rewards on each shopping trip.) So between the $6 off $30 coupon and the $5 Beauty Club Extra Bucks there are $11 worth of additional savings not included with the individual items but included in the trip’s final statistics at the bottom of this post.
I split my trip into three different transactions so I had nice clean receipts for my two rebates. I DID NOT use any Extra Bucks towards the transactions with the rebate items, because I did not want to risk those “coupons” being deducted from the rebates.
Here’s what I bought, along with the coupons used…
TRANSACTION #1
ONE ZANTAC150 24 CT, on sale $8.99 (reg. $9.99)
Get mail-in rebate for the purchase price (up to $11) when you buy one Zantac 24 or 30 ct (we might get the full $8.99, but I have assumed that I will only get my post-coupon price of $3.99 back)
Get $2 Extra Bucks when you buy Zantac 24 or 30 ct or Duo Fusion 20 ct (limit 3)
Used one $5/1 Zantac 24 ct or larger or Duo Fusion 20 ct or larger printable coupon (preclipped)
Price at Register: $3.99, but received $2 Extra Bucks and will get at least $3.99 rebate
NET PRICE: FREE + $2 MONEYMAKER (but possibly up to $7 profit!)
TRANSACTION #2
ONE SCHWARZKOPF STYLISTE ULTIME HAIR SPRAY, on sale $6.99 (reg. $8.99)
Get $3 Extra Bucks for buying select Schwarzkopf Hair Care (limit 1)
Get $2 cashback from SavingStar for buying Schwarzkopf Essence Ultime or Styliste Ultime Hair Care or Styling
Get purchase price of Schwarzkopf Essence or Styliste Ultime Hair Care or Styling product (post-coupon price) with Try Me Free rebate here (expecting my $4.99 paid after coupon)
Used one $2/1 Schwarzkopf Essence Ultime Hair Care or Styling product printable coupon
Price at Register: $4.99, but received $3 Extra Bucks and will get $2 from SavingStar and $4.99 Try Me Free rebate
NET PRICE: FREE + $5 MONEYMAKER!
TRANSACTION #3
ONE GARNIER FRUCTIS SHAMPOO, on sale $2.99 (reg. $4.49)
Get $2 Extra Bucks for buying Garnier Shampoo/Conditioner 13-17.3 oz (limit 1)
Get $1 cashback from SavingStar for buying Garnier Shampoo/Conditioner (not sure if still available to load; I forgot that I had this one!)
Used one $1/1 Garnier Fructis Shampoo, Conditioner or Treatment coupon, 8/7 RP insert
Price at Register: $1.99, but received $2 Extra Bucks and will get $1 cashback from SavingStar
NET PRICE: FREE + $1.01 MONEYMAKER!
TWO COLGATE ENAMEL HEALTH MINERAL REPAIR TOOTHPASTE 4 OZ, on sale $3.99 (reg. $5.99)
Get $2 Extra Bucks when you buy select Colgate Optic White, Enamel Health or Sensitive Toothpaste (limit 3)
Used one $2/2 ANY Toothpaste CVS store coupon, Red Coupon Machine (not everyone got this one)
and used two $1/1 Colgate Total, Optic White, Enamel Health or Sensitive Toothpaste printable coupons (preclipped)
Price at Register: $3.98, but received $4 Extra Bucks
NET PRICE FOR ALL: FREE + $0.02 PROFIT!
TWO PAPER MATE WRITE BROS PENS 10 CT, on sale $1.99 (reg. $2.67)
Get $1.40 Extra Bucks when you buy select BIC, Caliber or Paper Mate (limit 2)
Used two $0.55/1 Paper Mate 2 ct or larger coupons, 7/31 SS insert – THESE BEEPED!
Price at Register: $2.88, but received $2.80 Extra Bucks
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $0.08 (4 cents per 10-pack!)
TWO COLGATE TOTAL MOUTHWASH 500ML, reg. price $5.29
Get $5 Extra Bucks when you buy $10 of Colgate Total Toothpaste or Mouthwash (limit 2)
Used two $2/1 Colgate Mouthwash 473ml or larger coupons, 7/24 SS insert
and used one $2/2 Colgate Mouthwash CVS store coupon, Red Coupon Machine (not everyone got this one)
Price at Register: $4.58, but received $5 Extra Bucks
NET PRICE FOR ALL: FREE + $0.42 MONEYMAKER!
TWO COLGATE OPTIC WHITE 360 TOOTHBRUSHES, on sale $3.49 (reg. $6.49)
Get $2 Extra Bucks when you buy select Colgate Manual Toothbrush (limit 4)
Used two $0.75/1 Colgate 360 Adult Manual Toothbrush printable coupons
and used one $2/2 Colgate 360 Toothbrushes CVS store coupon, Red Coupon Machine (not everyone got this one)
Price at Register: $3.48, but received $4 Extra Bucks
NET PRICE FOR ALL: FREE + $0.52 MONEYMAKER!
TWO ALMAY LIQUID LIP BALMS, on sale BOGO 50% OFF $6.49 ($9.73 for two)
TWO ALMAY EYE SHADOW SOFTIES, on sale BOGO 50% OFF $5.29 ($7.93 for two)
Used one $3/$15 Cosmetics CVS store coupon, Red Coupon Machine last week (not everyone got this one)
and used four $4/1 Almay Cosmetics manufacturer’s coupons, 8/7 SS insert (regional)
NET PRICE FOR ALL: FREE + $1.34 OVERAGE!
Don’t forget, the final stats below include the savings from my $6 off $30 coupon I received in my email last Thursday and the $5 Beauty Club Extra Bucks that popped out of the Red Coupon Machine this morning.
Total Retail Value of All Merchandise: $87.91
Net Price for Everything: $21.23 PROFIT!
Savings Rate (excluding tax): 124.1%
In case you’re wondering, there’s no picture of this haul because we lost the original image while moving the site to a new server some time ago.