CVS Holiday Sale Dec 21

I'd say if you can go on Dec 21st, GO! I'm sure the stock will run out fast.


Here's everything FREE after ECB.


Listerine antiseptic 16.9oz $2.99 get $2.99 limit 5
$1/1 Listerine Premium 500 mL or larger exp 12-31-08
from CVS Diabetes coupon Book (Benz1968)

Sally Hansen Lacquer Shine nail Color $5.99 get $5.99 limit 2
.50 off Sally Hansen Nail Color, Any - 09-28-08 SS
$3/2 from CVS Beauty Book also referred to as the Reinventing Beauty flyer (get it near the pharmacy for $0.99)

Arm & Hammer Essentials starter kit $2.99 get $2.99 limit 5
MQ $1/1 here

L'Oreal HIP Metalic eye shadow duos $6.99 get $6.99 limit 2

ThermaCare neck to arm heatwrap 1ct $2.49 get $2.49 limit 3

Right Guard Professional solid 1.8oz or aerosol 6oz $6.00 get $6.00 limit 5
.50/1 IP here (use code rightguard) link comes in your email when you enter

Zipfizz energy 3ct $5.99 get $5.99 limit 1

Excedrin Express Gels 20ct $3.99 get $3.99 limit 1
$2 MQ here

Alteril sleep aid 30ct $9.99 get $9.99 limit 1

Halls Naturals 25ct $2.59 get $2.59 limit 1


EAS AdvantEdge bar 2.11oz $1.69 get $1.69 limit 1

Zantac 150 8ct $4.99 get $4.99 limit 1

EAS AdvantEdge shake 4pk $7.49 get $7.49 limit 1

Benefiber drink mix 16ct $7.29 get $7.29 limit 1


Iceland Health joint relief 60ct $29.99 get $29.99 limit 1 <>

Slimquick 2pk 4oz total $4.99 get $4.99 limit 1

Sleepinal 32ct $8.49 get $8.49 limit 5

Crest Pro Health Toothpaste, 4.2 oz, $2.99, ECB $2, MQ $1

I hope this is what I will get (IF I GET TO GO)

Crest Pro Health Toothpaste
Listerine
Sally Hansen Nail color X2
Thermal Care X2
Rightguard
Halls Natural
Benefibe2
Exedrin

Total: $42.81, tax $3.59 (possibly), coupons $12.50 (including $5/25), earn ECB $41.82
earn $7.92

Now possibly I won't be able to get everything, but everything counts!

Amazing Thanksgiving Deals!

Right after breakfast, we took off. There wasn't many people in CVS, BUT! There were people getting like...5 or 6 of each ECB items! wow. And NO MORE Crockpots for us at 8:15am.

Still we got amazing deals.
CVS
Transaction 1
Covergirl Pressed Powder, $5.99, ECB $5.99
Playtex sport/gentle glide tampon, $3.99, ECB $3.99, MQ $1
Lip gloss Loreal, $6.99, ECB $6.99 MQ $1 here (register, go to MyLoreal, fill out survey to get 2 $1 coupon on any Loreal product) Maybelline Foundation, $8.99, ECB $8.99 each, MQ $3 each (then I realized this ECB didn't print? had to return it and got back on cash card)

$4/20 coupon, use ECBs $15.99

Transaction 2
Colgate Total toothpaste, $2.99, ECB $2.99, MQ $1.50, CRT $1
Gatorade, $1.49, ECB $1.49 Hubby got 3
Hershey Chocolate, $1, get $1 ECB
Aussie shampoo, $2.99, ECB $2.99, MQ $1
Johnson's soft lotion $5.69, ECB $5.69, MQ $1 here
Garnier towelettes $5.99, ECB $5.99, MQ $1
(No more bic razors for us)

$5/25 coupon, use my today's ECBs
Total OOP: $4.26 (but because I returned the foundation, I have $9.74 back)

Total earnings: $19.12. Now, I got more gatorade than I've planned, but how come I got more earnings than I planned I can't tell. I won't fight with that.

Rite-Aid
Maybelline Colossal Mascara, $4.99, MQ $1, Rebate $4.99
Maybelline Nail polis, $2.99, Rebate $2.99
Fructis Shampoo, $2.99, MQ $1, Rebate $2.99
Huggies Diapers, $14.99, Rebate $2, $1 from Caregivers Marketplace

$5/25 coupon

And I can get $5 off from Rite Aid too (I think). I don't know if they'll still give me after MQs...
If I do, I've spent...$0.91 on those...(which is mainly diapers).

What a great way to begin the day!!

In recap, I earned $18.21 to shop for all of the above. AMAZING.

CVS Black Friday Deals

*UPDATED*
Thanksgiving Day will be the biggest CVS run I've made since we started. They have Black Friday deals too, but starting on THURSDAY. This will be cool.

This is my plan. (can you believe it??!!) Mostly FREE after ECBs.

Transaction 1

Hershey Chocolate, $1, get $1 ECB
Playtex sport/gentle glide tampon, $3.99, ECB $3.99, MQ $1
Lip gloss Loreal, $6.99, Buy 2, ECB $6.99 MQ $1 here (register, go to MyLoreal, fill out survey to get 2 $1 coupon on any Loreal product)
Maybelline Foundation, $8.99, ECB $8.99 each, MQ $3 each
$4/20 coupon, use ECBs $19.48

Transaction 2

Colgate Total toothpaste, $2.99, ECB $2.99, MQ $1.50, CRT $1
Gatorade, $1.49, ECB $1.49 (I can get more if I want)
Bic Soleil razors/refills, $5.99, ECB $5.99, MQ $1
Aussie shampoo, $2.99, ECB $2.99, MQ $1
Johnson's soft lotion $5.69, ECB $5.69, MQ $1 here
Garnier towelettes $5.99, ECB $5.99, MQ $1
$5/25 coupon, use my today's ECBs $13.98

Total OOP: $2.59, Total earnings: $17.13. I'll be left with tons of ECBs for the next weeks to come!

For real??!! I can't tell, well, whatever I can get that day then, cos it may be easily out of stock!

Now if you want a Crock pot and are able to head to a CVS on Thurs, it's $19.99, with a $10 ECB, costing you $9.99 only. AMAZING deal. If I see it, I might even get it for a gift!!

I got my info from Keeping the Kingdom First. and ad scans here. (hopefully they'll be the same as NYC's scans!) Go check it out.

Imagine CVS Scenario

I'm skipping CVS this week cos we're on vacation. But here's my scenario if I didn't. I could have earned by shopping!!

Fructis Shampoo or Conditioner, $2.99, ECB $2, MQ $1(from papers), Final price: $0.24 (tax) Loreal Advanced RevitaLift Anti-wrinkle serum, $11.99, ECB $11.99, MQ $1(from papers), Final price: Free (covered tax)
St Ives Body wash, $3.99, ECB $3, Final Price: $0.99(b4 tax)
Listerine Agent Cool Blue Tinting rinse (for kids) $3.99, ECB $3, $1 MQ here. Final Price: $0.32 (mostly tax)
Glaceau Smart Water 1liter, $1.59, ECB $1.59, Final Price: FREE
Palmolive Dish Soap, $1.49, ECB $1, Final Price: $0.61 after tax

I have a $5/$25 coupon.

So, after "buying" all of that, I would have earned $2.49 (considering the ECBs I'll have gotten).

Youdata: Small Income-earning opportunity

I've joined YouData and blogged about it before. My reviews until now are these:

1) It's very legitimate. I've been paid FOUR times since I joined on Oct 5th (not even a month). And within this 24 days, I earned $15. It's a small income-earning opportunity, but hey! it pays!

2) It's very easy to earn the money. Unlike some other survey/email-reading sites like sendearnings (which I still have and till now haven't got to $30 to be paid...it'll be a while), inbox dollars etc, this pays quite a bit, almost $0.20 per ad you watch. And you DO NOT have to spend a lot of time!! I only spent I would say a total of less than 10 mins on those $15 I earned. Can you believe it? It's just watching an ad, how long does it take?

3) They pay weekly, not till you reach a certain amount.

As I said, I'm quite full of praise for youdata. Only complaint I have is that they don't seem to have enough of the ads for me, at least. I wish they won't "close shop" soon.

So, I would encourage you, if you want to earn some money for snacks, for a little bit of extra cash, sign up on my side bar!!!! You'll need a paypal account, which is painless to create.

Earn YouData $$ at my site

If you do sign up at youdata and would like to start earning your money, can I ask you to come to my blog (on the side bar) to read the ads? You can always sign in at Youdata's site, but this can be a convenient stop for you. I don't have that much affliates on my blog (cos this blog is generally not a money-earning one), so it'll be nice to have a little bit of income. You still get your money (apparently you can choose how much to share with me and I'm happy if you get to keep all your money). I just get paid a little bit (by youdata) when you look at ads from my site. Thanks in advance!!

Happy earning!!

Walgreens 10/24 deal

Here's how we did today.

Transaction 1
Loreal Age Perfect Moisturizer - $19.99, $2 off
Almay Mascara - $6.99
Nestle Crunch - $10 (for 4 packs), 4 $1 coupons
Burger Buns (for our Omaha burgers) - $2.89 (buns more expensive than burgers? hahaha)
Milk - $3.49, $0.50 coupon off

$5 coupon
$10 RR

Pay by gift card (after tax): $24.54

Transaction 2 (for my MIL...moisturizer at least, the mascara can be given to someone else cos she doesn't need it)
Loreal Age Perfect Moisturizer - $19.99, $1 off coupon
Almay Mascara - $6.99

$5 coupon
$4 RR

Pay by gift card: $18.82

I'll get back rebate: $63.76

So, if I cound RR as my cash, I've paid out $57.36..I get every thing for free (including my milk, chocolate and burger buns) and earn $6.40!!

Drugstore Plan Oct 24-26

Alrightee, this Sun we're going on vacation, thus I was about to skip this week's drugstore. Then again, I have 2 RR to use at Wag and tomorrow's first day of the Nov Rebate items AND, there is the $5/$20 coupon again. So I'll be going (at least to Walgreens, but maybe not Rite Aid..I'm learning to let go of deals!)

Here's what I'll get:

Walgreens

4 Nestle fun-size chocolate. Look at my post on this. $10 b4 tax, 4 $1 off coupon, $4 rebate

L'oreal Age Perfect Moisturizer $19.99 b4 tax(I have a Wag coupon for $2 off), Rebate: $19.99

Milk, $3.49 ($0.50 off MQ) (cannot believe this was out of stock yesterday)

Almay Mascara, $6.99 b4 tax, Rebate $6.99 (this will help me use the RR)

Final Price: Milk and Chocolates will be free, I have 2 gifts to give away and I earn $2.01

Rite Aid

I can't believe how many items are FAR again!!! Grab them!

If I get to a Rite Aid this week, I'll be getting:

Loreal Age Perfect Moisturizer, $15.99 b4 tax, $1 off MQ

Kotex Tampons/Pads, $3 b4 tax, $1 off MQ

Oral B Artica toothbrush, $2.49 b4 tax

Citre Shine Miracle, $5.99 b4 tax, $1 off MQ

Citre Shine mist, $3.99 b4 tax, $1 off MQ

DentaBurst Teeth Cleaner, $1.99 b4 tax

GE Power strip, $5 b4 tax

GE Extension Cords, $2 b4 tax

Use Rite Aid's $5/25 coupon (you get this when you register with myRiteAid)

Total: $34.84, Rebated amount: $40.84, I get all those things for free and earn $5.61!! If I get all these things, that is.

Walgreens Deals

This week went to Walgreens a couple times, because I had to use up my Register Rewards, yet I can only use 1 per transaction. Mainly to use up the RR, but also some money-making deals.

Transaction 1:
2 Robitussin, $3.99 each, $2 off MQ each
1 Dimetapp, $.399, $2 off MQ
1 filler (Mars bar)

Used $5 RR, OOP (gift card): $1.93
Get back $10 RR

Transaction 2:
3 Kotex, $9, used 2 $1.50 Wag Kotex coupons (from the sample!) and 1 $1 Kotex coupon (this makes the pads and tampons to be $1.66 each!)
1 filler (Wag handsoap) $0.99

Used $5 RR, OOP (Giftcard): $1.83
Get back $3 RR

Transaction 3 (because I forgot this for my MIL):
1 Arms and Hammer Laundry Detergent, $2.99, file for $1 rebate, $1 MQ (final cost of this detergent: $1.24 plus tax!!)
OOP (Gift card): $2.24

TOTAL spent (counting RR and rebate): $2 [WOW!!]

Rite Aid Free stuff for the cold season!

This is a crazy week for Rite Aid. These are what I got for free (and earn)

Arm and Hammer Essential Kit - $2.50, $1 MQ off
Simply Saline Baby - $3.99, $1 MQ off
Neilmed Neti Pot, $10.99, $2 MQ off
AYR Sinus Kit, $6.99
Hyland's Sniffles/Sneezes for kids, $3.99
Lypsyl Moisturizer, $1.99
(I hope to find the Chapstick True Shimmer, cos it's a double rebate! - one from Rite Aid, one from the papers)

The nice lady took my internet coupons again! ( I like this Rite Aid!)

I paid: $26.66
I'm getting rebate for all items, which means I'm getting back $30.45

I earned: $3.79 and I got all these for free.

btw, go to Moneysavingmom. She has links to the MQs.
Walgreens left me disappointed. Went to two Wags and they have not even ONE bottle of dimetapp. Oh well.

Glade catalina deal, gotta do it

even though we had a busy day, and I just wasn't sure if this deal is on at our Stop and Shop, but I had just ONE Buy one get one free coupon, so I HAD to do it!

It was!!

So, we bought 2 Glade Scented Oil Plugins, get one free, pay $5.13 plus tax and get $8 catalina back. Earn $3.87, free scents. nice.

Prizes from Bright Baby Buys!

Our prizes came! Thanks, Candy!
The kids had so much fun looking through the cups/containers/cream (lots of stuff!!)...and their favorite..The Sassy Bath toys.
If you live in the States, do go onto her site and recommend a must-have baby product. You may win a prize too!!

Free/almost Chocolates and cleaner Walgreens

What a horrible pic. I missed out a can of soup and a can of olives. Anyhows, they are fillers.

So, I bought...

2 Windex Vinegar Cleaners, $2.50, -$2 MQ each, will send in for rebate $1 each, Final Price: Overage $0.58 (including tax)
2 Lindt Chocolate, $2.59 each, -$0.75 MQ, BOGO MQ, Oct IVC $1 each, Final Price: $0.27 including tax
2 chicken noodle, $0.69 (Wag coupon)
1 Lindsay Olives, $0.99 (Wag coupon)

Total: $2.06 (including $3RR I used and minus rebate I will get) mostly for tax

Free Money from CVS

CVS gives out 2% cash back on all your purchases after every season. This is cool, for that's extra cash! (even if you've earned every single shopping trip)

For us, for some odd reason, our card came with prior spendings. Over $200 worth of them! So, we got a $4.50 ECBs, mostly NOT from our spending, knowing that we only started in August. That's extra cash to us!

CVS Money-making 10/5!!

Now today is a great deal. Finally I can use my $4/$20 as well as my ECBs. I checked with Customer's Service and was affirmed that I should be able to do so.

I was disappointed to have not found Arms and Hammer Essential Kit again. It was in the ad but not in the store. It's a money-maker!

Transaction 1:

Aquafresh Toothpaste $0.99, -MQ $0.75 Final price: $0.25

Colgate: $2.99, $2 ECB, Final Price: $0.99

Soleil Razor: $5.99, $4 ECB, - $2 MQ, Final Price: free

Vitamin water: $2.29, $2.29 ECB, Final Price: free

Always infinity: $4.98, $4.98 ECB, Final Price:free

Fillers (Chips) my hubby is happy: $1.98

Coupons: $4/$20, ECB: $5 from before, $4.50 (from nice gift from CVS)

OOP: $10.44 (including $5ECB)

Gain back: $14.27 ECBS

Transaction 2

Centrum Cardio + Centrum Silver: $18.98, $4 ECB, - $4 MQ, $10 Rebate, Final Price: $0.98

Soleil razor cartridges: $5.99, $4 ECB, (forgot to use the coupon!!): $1.99

Coupon: $5/$25, ECB $14.27 from last transaction (YEH!)

Gain back: $8 ECBs

OOP: $1.70

So, in total, I spent $12.14, and I gain back $8 ECBs, filing in for $10 rebate for Centrum.

I earn: $5.98!! (imagine, if I had used the Soleil coupon, I'd earned $7.98!!)

Youdata: earn money watching ads

Now, I'm trying some sites on earning small money, like http://www.sendearnings.com/ or http://www.cashcrate.com/. Then I realized I can only keep to one, so I'm with sendearnings. I read emails, do cash offers once in a while if it cost me $0, and the money adds up very slowly. It's fine, cos it doesn't cost me much time. (I can only cash out at $30)

Then I tried youdata. Basically you watch ads, each ad is like $0.20! It really adds up! And they pay every Friday (through paypal)!!! I just got paid $3.36 for a few days of watching ads (it really cost me not much time at all!!)

Try it!!

Walgreens Huggies Deals 10/3

At first I thought I won't do the $5/$20 coupon this time. Then, I remembered, with this coupon and the RR deal on Huggies (that we did last Sun) this can be a very sweet deal! So we did it. We went 3 rounds (one by my hubby) so that we can get 5 diapers (to send in for rebate at Caregivers Marketplace).

So, here's our loot and damage.

Transaction 1:

Huggies Jumbo Size Diapers (30 for Size 5): $9.99

Huggies Jumbo Size Diapers (30 for Size 5): $9.99

Huggies Wipes: $5.99

Used $5/$20 coupon

Get back $5 RR

(Good way to use up the $4RR we got from the Gillette deal!)

Total spent: $16.05 (I count RR as money in and out)

Transaction 2:
Huggies Jumbo Size Diapers (30 for Size 5): $9.99
Huggies Jumbo Size Diapers (30 for Size 5): $9.99
Huggies Wipes: $5.99
Used $5/$20 coupon
Get back $5 RR
(Good way to use up the $4RR we got from the Gillette deal!)
Total spent: $16.05 (I count RR as money in and out)

Transaction 3:

Huggies Jumbo Size Diapers (30 for Size 5): $9.99
Huggies Wipes: $5.99
Energy Boost Drink: $3.99

Eggs: $1.50

Reward item (Keebler cookies) for my son, who has been patient with me in the runs : $0.99

Used $5/$20 coupon
Get back $3 RR, Energy drink will be rebated.

Total Spent: $10.24 (After rebate)

Grand Total: $42.34 (That's mostly out of giftcards)

Now, in perspective,

$42.34 minus

Wipes (696 wipes) - $13.92 (In the cheapest, at BJs)

Eggs - $1.50 (I count that reward item as my "expense")

Equals $26.92 for 150 Size 5 diaper will cost me $0.18 per dipe (I have to spend $0.25 at BJs for these). Now, if Size 3 are in stock it would have been a REAL deal ($0.13 per dipe)

AND...if the rebate from Caregivers' Marketplace comes through...I would have only spent $21.92, that's...$0.15 per dipe! Gosh! What a steal!!

Only thing I didn't like was I have all these Register Rewards to use up in a certain timeframe. And they are considered 1 coupon and I can only use 1 at a time.

So, if you're thinking of the diaper deal, DO IT!

Grocery/Drugstore Plan

This will be my plan this week. I'm sure it'll change.

Some great deals from Stop and Shop.

Internet coupons here
Yoplait Whips! Yogurt $0.50 each. Use $0.60/3 coupon IP, doubled.
Final Price: $0.10 each!
BC Frosting $1.50 ach. Use $0.55/1 coupon IP, doubled.
Final Price: $0.40 each!
Chex Mix $2 each. Use $0.60/1 coupon IP , doubled.
Final Price: $0.80 each!
BC Cookie Mix $2.19 each. Use $0.75/1 IP, doubled.
Final Price: $0.70 each!
BC Potatoes $1.50 each. Use $0.40/1 IP, doubled.
Final Price: $0.70 each!
GG Steamers $1.50 each. Use $1/1 IP.
Final Price: $0.50 each!


And buying 5 of these products GM and SS will donate $1 towards Breast Cancer Cure!


Other deals I might be getting:
Johnsonville Sausage $2.99 each. $1 MQ. Final Price: $1.99.
Mystic Minis pizzas (If they have) $4.69. $1 MQ from website. Final Price: $3.69. (these are the best frozen pizzas we have eaten)


DRUGSTORES

CVS:



Soleil razor system/Cartridges $5.99, $4 ECB, $2/1 coupon here, Final Price: Free ($0.50 tax)!

Arms and Hammer Essentials Starter Kit, $2.50, $1 coupon and rebate (from my other post), Final Price: Overage of $1 (b4 tax)

Buy 1 Centrum Cardio, $10 (possibly), $3/1 MQ get back full rebate (rebate form from papers), buy another Centrum Silver (possibly $8.99) for my mom, $1/1 MQ, get back $4 ECB,
Final Price: $1 for both! (b4 tax)

Always Infinity, $4.98, ECB $4.98, Final Price: Free (0.42 for tax)!


Now, hopefully I can use my $5/25 coupon with ECB this time!


WALGREENS:

Crest Toothpast, $1.99, Oct IVC $1, $1 MQ, Final Cost: Free! ($0.16 for tax)


RITE-AID:
Crest Whitening Mouthwash, $3.99, $3.99 SCR, Final Price: Free ($0.33 for tax)!

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