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    more free school supplies, but hurry!

    Posted on 8/2/2009 12:43:56 PM  •  Comments (0)  • 

    This week (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday ONLY) there are a lot of freebies for school! Another great way to earn more extra bucks is to get a coupon booklet in the pharmacy which has $4 off $20 purchase coupons, valid for the next month! Here's what I got (everything either free or money maker!):

     
    S/M/T deals:
    2 scissors $2.99 FAECB
    2 single subject notebooks $.99 FAECB
    2 20ct pens $.99 FAECB
    2 flexi rulers $.99 FAECB
    2 sticky note 2ct $.99 FAECB
    2 book covers $.99 FAECB
    1 protracter/1 compass $1.50 FAECB
    2 folders $.49 FAECB
    5 Softsoap bodywash Nutri-Serum $4.69 - $2 printable found here (enter zipcode 45435) = $2.69 earn $4 ECB each.

    weekly deals:
    5 lysol $4 each - $2 MQ from 6/7 SS = $2 each, earn $10 ECB wyb $20 worth = FREE
    2 stayfree pads $5 each- b1g1 Q from 6/28 SS = $5 earn $5 ECB = FREE
    1 Blink eye drops $7.99 - $1 peelie (or $3 MQ from todays paper) = money maker!

    used $4 off $20, two transactions for a total PROFIT of $14!!!


    money maker CVS free!!

    cvs freebies!-- AGAIN!

    Posted on 12/23/2008 7:44:07 PM  •  Comments (0)  • 

    I thought nothing would top the sales of FAECB items on Black Friday from CVS, but thank goodness they did it again a month later so I could use all my ECB up!

     
    I paid 1.44 on GC and used $190 ECB. I got back $230 in ECB and giftcards, so it was a pretty good profit! Here's my haul.





    I also got these 99 cent American Greeting cards by using $1 off ANY American Greeting Card wine tags found at Kroger. Even though the coupon came from Kroger, they don't sell anything but Hallmark there!

    money maker promo CVS free!!

    hidden ECB deal on vitamin water @ CVS!!!

    Posted on 8/3/2009 11:39:58 AM  •  Comments (10)  • 

    For whatever reason, the 20oz bottles of Vitamin10 water are each counting towards the offer for buy a 12 pack, get $3 ECB!! The limit is 9, and so far confirmed that they have to each be on their own transaction. Only the 10 kind is working, not plain vitamin water. I got 9 of the same as to not get a flavor that didn't work.
    There are also $.50 Qs in the beauty book found in the pharmacy. We are talking major overage!

    cvs vitamin water 10 freebie $3 ecb deal!!

    Report back what flavors work and where!


    heads up hidden ECB deal! CVS free!!

    cvs summer clearance + weekly deals

    Posted on 9/7/2009 8:25:58 AM  •  Comments (0)  • 

    The $4/$20 coupon in the Readi-fill booklets has been so good to me. I use it on every transaction that I can now! This was 2 transactions below:

    CVS 9/6 rolling ECB deals + summer clearance totes  

    4 Cooler totes $4.25 each (75% summer clearance price)

    1 Skintimate $3.49 (raincheck price with $3.49 ECB back)
    =$20.49    - $4 /20 = $16.49 in ECB get back $3.49, so I paid $13 total.
    I figure I can use them for grocery shopping, and I really needed to get rid of more expired ECB.

    2 Aussie $2.99 each (get $2 ECB each)
    2 Crest w/ Scope TP $3.49 each  -$.50 MQ (get back $2.50 ECB each)
    1 Schick disposable $6.99 -$3 MQ (8/16 SS) =$3.99 get $4 ECB
    1 candy filler $.89
    =$20.84 -$4/20 -$4 in Qs above = $12.84 in ECB/gc and get back $13 ECB!
    With the $4/20 this turned into a great way to roll ECB and not lose money!

    clearance! CVS

    black friday (early) at CVS

    Posted on 11/27/2008 8:37:23 AM  •  Comments (0)  • 

    edit: round 2 & 3 added! scroll down to view

    Yes, that's right- it started at 12 AM Thanksgiving! I was able to hit a 24 hr store and even then some items were already out of stock. Here's what I got (the same items on 2 cards), most are Free After Extra Care Bucks:

     

    2 Aussie $2.99 each - $1 Q = FAECB
    2 Colgate Advancedd $2.99 each - $1 Q = FAECB
    2 Loreal Lip $6.99 each - $1 Q = FAECB
    1 Johnsons lotion $5.69- $1 Q = FAECB
    1 Garnier towlettes $5.99 - $1 Q = FAECB
    1 Sally Hanson nail polish $3.79  = FAECB
    1 Cover girl Liquid foundation $7.99 - $1 Q = FAECB
    1 Cover girl powder $5.99 - $1 Q = FAECB
    1 Playtex - $1 Q = FREE



    all of the items above but the playtex and sally hansen were a money maker because of coupons.
    one one card i get $10 off $50 Qs, so my total oop was $.39 after using ECB - my profit on that card was $21.01
    on the other card, all i had was a $3 off 15, and i somehow LOST a colgate Q instore... so my total was $1.43 instead of $.43 :( and my profit was $12.01

    The store was out of both razors, so I got rainchecks, and I didn't get a few of the items that I knew I didn't need. I ran in to quite a few ladies from HCW- very nice. I think I will head out again today but am in no hurry. I am very happy I was able to roll some big $$$ ECB from previous weeks!

     


    edit: round 2 added!

     3 transactions, at 2 stores resulted in the items below and I ended up paying $3.63 OOP with an ECB profit of almost $20!:
     am now sitting on ~ $215 in ECB :)

     

     


    edit: round 3 added!

     2 Gatorade
    2 Complete Solution
    1 Schick Trimmer
    2 Duracell
    1 Philips Headphones
    = OOP of 44 CENTS!

    money maker overage promo CVS good deal alert! free!!

    CVS week 11-16

    Posted on 11/19/2008 8:23:23 PM  •  Comments (0)  • 

    WOW are there some great deals this week!

    FREE after ECB  Loreal Pro Age - $15.99
    FREE after ECB Zantrex (energy drink?) - $4.99
    Spend $10 on Glade, get $5 ECB back - (limit 5 per card)
    Spend $19.98 on Duracell, get $15 ECB back (limit 3 per card)

    here's what I have gotten so far! (the other items were fillers so I could use a few $4 off $20 Qs.)



    So to spend $10 on Glade, I used 2 b1g1 Glass scents Qs every time I purchased 4. So i spent $5, got $5. FREE.
    You can also use the Q for b1 oil refill (they are $3.99 this week), get 1 oil warmer (so i got the fan priced at $7.99). your OOP on this is just $3.99 and get $5 back- so its a money maker.

     


    Buy 2 16 packs of Duracell at $9.99 each - use two $.75 off MQs, and one $5 off 2 CVS duracell coupon. If you add a filler like the Reeses you can also use a $4 off $20 Q- making this a couple dollar moneymaker! I won't ever need AA's again.... they last til 2015!

    money maker CVS free!!

    week of 7/5

    Posted on 7/9/2009 9:37:07 PM  •  Comments (0)  • 

    Since Walgreen's was a dud this week with no deals, I went ahead and maxed out my deals at CVS. The school supplies were only Sunday/Monday deals but all were FREE after ECB. The Febreze is all week, get $5 ECB for every $10 in products. Limit 5 per card. The best scenario so that all are FREE is buy 4 noticeables @ $6.50 each, 3 fabric refreshers @ $5 each, and 3 air sprays @ $3 each.

    The total is $50 for all that, with Qs, its $25 and you will get $25 back!

     

     

    I totally love the fabric sprays so this is great!



    Dawn is also FREE after ECB. $2/2 - $.50 Q x 2 = $1 get $1ECB
    Pantiliners $.89 each FREE after ECB

    CVS free!!

    cheap and addicting m&m's!

    Posted on 8/11/2009 12:36:00 AM  •  Comments (1)  • 

    Hidden clearance deal here at CVS. These 11oz bags are not marked on clearance, but are ringing up at stores as $.99 or $.39 each!! That's 90% off. I limited myself to 5 bags... and have already gone through one. They are so good!

     


    cvs clearance peanut butter mms m&m's $.39 each!

    clearance! CVS

    2008 Year End Totals!

    Posted on 1/2/2009 2:52:39 PM  •  Comments (6)  • 

    I try to keep track of each and every purchase I make. I file the receipts, have a spreadsheet with totals, OOP, profits, etc. Now keep in mind, I only started in August. Here are my "year" totals then:


    Walgreens:

    Total SPENT: $111.09 (cash:$56.80, gift cards:$55.38)
    Total BACK (in RR or MIR):$431.29
    Total Savings:$2173.43
    PROFIT of $320

    CVS:

    Total SPENT: $63.93 (cash:$7.61, gift cards:$56.32)
    Total BACK (in ECB):$999
    Total Savings:$1742.71
    PROFIT of $936

     

    Randalls:

    Total OOP: $84.03
    Total Savings:$1390.55

    Kroger:

    Total OOP: $83.27
    Total Savings:$906.08

     
     

    OVERALL SPENT: $342.32
    OVERALL SAVED: $6,212.77


    I absolutely cannot wait to see what 2009 has in store. And I certainly will be needing some other venue for storage! LOL!

    Randalls TOTALS CVS Kroger Walgreens

    cvs clearance

    Posted on 3/18/2009 10:00:00 AM  •  Comments (0)  • 

    I have so many more ECB to spend this week before they expire, I basically have to give in and "waste" them. Check out the clearance sections at your stores to find what you can at 90% off.

    These blankets were just $.25 each

    I had to buy them- figure I can donate to the shelters once it gets cold again, or to maybe an animal shelter.
    Used a $3 ECB and $.50 on GC for the ice breakers.

     


    clearance! CVS good deal alert! cheap

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