Shopping Trips 2/3 - CVS & Michael's

I was so excited last night because my giveaway prize pack came from David's Mommy blog. It included all the inserts from the 1/29 paper. Her area received the $5 Colgate mail in rebate (which we did not receive in Columbus) so I had to head out to take advantage of the CVS sale on Lady Speed Stick.

Now, I'll say, I did NOT want to get this many deodorants. My original plan was a Colgate, Irish Spring & a pack of Soft soap bar soap along with a few Lady Speed sticks. I went to my usual store and they had 2 Lady Speed Sticks. That was it. I purchased those 2 (which rang up $.99 instead of $1.99 - so it messed things up a little more) and went to a different store. They only had 2 also and didn't carry the soft soap bar soap. At this point I remembered that I had to spend $10 in one transaction for my $5 rebate to be valid. The cashier there checked the local stores around and none showed more than 5 in stock. That would have only put me at $9.95 & I needed $10. Sure, I could have added the toothpaste, but because of the deodorants ringing up $.99 at the first store, it threw off my numbers and I would have actually been paying out of pocket, instead of it being a money maker. I had to take our nieces home today and stopped by a CVS on the way and they had TONS of the Lady Speed sticks...probably 30+!

So...here is how it went:

(not pictured - mailing envelopes)

CVS
OOP: $.32
SAVINGS OF: $56.98
I received $6 ECB & will submit for a $5 Mail in Rebate

Store 1
2 Lady Speed Sticks $.99
 -used Buy one get one Free coupon from the 1/29 Sunday paper 
 -used $1.00 CVS store coupon from the Reinventing Beauty magazine (expired)
=2 for FREE!

Pull Ups $4.94 (clearance 75% off)
 -used $2.00 coupon from the Sunday paper
 -used $2.00 CVS coupon from the Red Coupon machine
=$.94 (just over $.02 a diaper!)

25 pack of mailing envelopes $4.39

 -used $5.00 ECB 

Store 2:
6 Lady Speed Sticks $1.99 each
 -used 3 Buy one get one Free coupons from the 1/29 Sunday paper (2 took off $3.99 & 1 took off $3.96)

 -EARNED $6 ECB for spending more than $12 on select Colgate branded products

Our daughter is completely potty trained, so I'm not sure what I'll do with princess diapers. I figure I can give them away or our son can rock the pink at nighttime :) At $.94 for 40 diapers I HAD to get them! As for the deodorant...that is an item that can always be donated

(not pictured - 2 Ghirardellli squares)

Michael's

Transaction 1:

2 Ghirardelli chocolate squares $.49 each (fillers)

16 count Crayola paint $4.49

4 Crayola paint brushes $ 1.79 (clearance - so the coupon could not be used on these)

 -used $5 off a $5 purchase coupon available here

OOP: $2.26 

I could have put back the clearance paint brushes that the coupon couldn't be used toward (so I had to get the chocolate as a filler) but 2 kids and 1 paintbrush wouldn't have went well ;)

Transaction 2:

Water color paper $2.49

Skittles $1.29

3inch vase $1.99

 -used $5 off a $5 purchase coupon available here

OOP: $.77

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