Yesterday (1/30/12) was a great day for us at CVS! My roomie had a $5/$30 CVS store coupon to we did most of our shopping in one transaction on her card. I only purchased three Hallmark cards. Here’s what we bought and the coupons we used:
TRANSACTION #1 – ROOMIE
FOUR IRISH SPRING BODY WASH, on sale $3 ($4.99 regular price)
FOUR SOFTSOAP BODY WASH, on sale $3 ($4.99 regular price)
Get $6 Extra Bucks when you spend $12 on Speed Stick, Softsoap, Colgate, Irish Spring (Limit 2)
Used four $1/1 Irish Spring Body Wash, 1/29 SS newspaper insert
and used four $1/1 Soft Soap Body Wash, 1/29 SS newspaper insert
Price at Register: $16, but received $12 Extra Bucks & Submit for $5 Colgate-Palmolive Rebate (1/29 RP)
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $1 MONEYMAKER!
ONE TOM’S OF MAINE WICKED FRESH RINSE, on clearance $2.74 ($5.49 regular price)
Get $3 Extra Bucks when you buy one Tom’s of Maine Deodorant, Toothpaste or Rinse
No coupons used
Price at Register: $2.74, but received $3 Extra Bucks
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $0.26 MONEYMAKER!
ONE CADBURY EGG, on sale $0.87 (regular price $0.99)
Get $0.87 Extra Bucks when you buy assorted chocolate (including Cadbury)
No coupons used
Price at Register: $0.87, but received $0.87 Extra Bucks
NET PRICE FOR ALL: FREE!
THREE HALLMARK CARDS, regular price $0.99
Get $3 Extra Bucks when you buy three Hallmark cards
No coupons used
Price at Register: $2.97, but received $3 Extra Bucks
NET PRICE FOR ALL: FREE + $0.03 OVERAGE!
Used a $5/$30 CVS Store Coupon (it was in her online account)
TOTAL RETAIL VALUE OF ALL MERCHANDISE: $49.37
SALE PRICE SAVINGS & COUPONS: $31.79
PRICE AT REGISTER: $17.58 (plus $1.80 tax), but received $18.87 Extra Bucks & $5 Colgate-Palmolive Mail-in Rebate
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $6.29 MONEYMAKER (less $1.80 sales tax!)
TRANSACTION #2 – ME
THREE HALLMARK CARDS, regular price $0.99
Get $3 Extra Bucks when you buy three Hallmark cards
No coupons used
Price at Register: $2.97, but received $3 Extra Bucks
NET PRICE FOR ALL: FREE + $0.03 OVERAGE!
TOTAL RETAIL VALUE OF ALL MERCHANDISE: $2.97
SALE PRICE SAVINGS & COUPONS: $0
PRICE AT REGISTER: $2.97 (plus $0.21 tax), but received $3 Extra Bucks
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $0.03 MONEYMAKER (less $0.21 sales tax!)
GRAND TOTALS FOR THIS TRIP:
TOTAL RETAIL VALUE OF ALL MERCHANDISE: $52.34
SALE PRICE SAVINGS & COUPONS: $31.79
PRICE AT REGISTER: $20.55 (plus $2.01 tax), but received $21.87 Extra Bucks & $5 Colgate-Palmolive Mail-in Rebate
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $6.32 MONEYMAKER (less $2.01 sales tax!)
SAVINGS RATE (EXCLUDING TAX): 112.1%
SAVINGS RATE (INCLUDING TAX): 107.9%
We also used some previously earned ECBs to lower out-of-pocket spending, but those do not impact the savings rates, as they were factored into the savings at the time earned. To include them here would be inaccurate.
Way to go! Thanks for all your money saving tips!
Does anyone happen to have any extra rebates? I would love one if you do. We didn’t get them here in Greenville, SC. Thanks!
I got the greenville news and it was in the smartsource with the colgate palmolive coupons. It was on the back of the dollar general ad. Hope that helps.
Thanks Steve, another awesome one, I am going to be a copy cat
Steve, sorry I have a funny question: Did you have to break out the first transaction into 2 small transactions in order to get $6 ECB each time. The reason I asked because if you did it in one transaction, even thought the price at register for all – before coupon, was $24, but they only print out one time of 6ECB. Sorry I just want to understand more clearly before I go tomorrow. Thanks again.
It prints one $12 ECB when you do them all together.
Thank you Steve for your quick response
Sure no problem
Hi Steve,
I’m going cross-eyed trying to find the rebate! I can only see the $10 Pfizer one…I’ve looked thru both RP 1/29. I’m in Orlando…am I too tired to see it, or did we not get it here?
They were regional. I didn’t get the Pfizer one in my paper. I got the Colgate-Palmolive one instead. I ended up trading with someone to get two of the Pfizer forms. You might want to attempt to make a trade on this post where there’s a lot of activity: http://www.couponaholic.net/2012/01/colgate-palmolive-rebate-gamechanger-consider-postponing-certain-purchases-until-monday-130-heres-why/
Thanks so much! I just read your “Kotex” score! Was that the $10 Pfizer? I’m soooo excited to try this one tomorrow!!! I’m wondering why you didn’t use more than one $1.50 Kotex man coupon to stack? Thanks so much for helping me with all this!!! You give us great insights! I stare at my piles confused, then read your site and have my ah-hahhh moments! Thank you!!!
No, it was the Kimberly-Clark mail-in rebate for a $10 Publix Gift Card. The rebate form is in a booklet found in some Publix stores called “Start Your Year with Big Savings” It is a blue trifold brochure with some awesome store coupons in it. Buy $35 of select Kimberly-Clark brands (pre-coupon and pre-tax) in one transaction to get the gift card.
Thanks for posting this deal. I would have never known that the Soft Soap body wash was included in the $6.00 ECB deal. Going tomorrow to score this one also. I did the lady speed stick deal on Sunday with the buy one get one coupons. Appreciate the great tips!
I didn’t know it was included either until I saw the shelf tag! I was also expecting a $0.75/1 coupon in my paper and it was a $1/1. Great surprises
Thanks! I didnt know about the soft soap either & it’s my favorite so for .50 a bottle I am super excited.
If anyone has an extra Pfizer rebate please email me at krauber@tampabay.rr.com…would really appreciate it!!!
Ok Steve…tried to do your deal. I bought 4 Softsoap @ $3 each, 4 Irishspring bodywash @ $3 each, 2 Cadbury…(they looked good) for 0.75 each, 3 Hallmark cards @ $.99 each. Used 4-$1 off Softsoap and 4-$1 off Irishspring, no coupons for Cadbury, but I B1G1 free coupon for Hallmark which cashier took off only $2 ?? (max value was $2.50).
I only got back 1-$6 ECB (softsoap) and 1-$3 ECB (Hallmark)-which was a $2.00 MM.
I did this on my lunch break so I tried to be quick about it. I see now that 1 of my Irishspring bodywashes ran up at $2.49…making me short $0.51 little cents…lol..for the other $6 ECB… I still can’t figure out the cadbury though….hummmmm.
Hey Kim…I think the Cadbury deal may have only been Sun-Tues now that you mention it. (IMO they’re still worth 75 cents yum!)
I didnt get Soft soft or isrish sping in my 1/29 ss We are in MD Is there anywhere else to go on lineand get it?
Huggied boys and girls pull=ups ringing up for 4..97 each!! -$2 coupon = huggies pull-ups for 2.97 for 38ct or 40ct sizes 3t-4t. + Dove shine boost shampoo ringing up at 1.22 each – $1 coupon = .22 shampoo!!
4.97 each sorry was excited. lol
I went to a CVS yesterday and some of the Men’s Speed Stick was ringing up at $1.09 on sale. They just has a clearance tag with $2.49 on it and when I scanned it it was $1.09 – Yippee! Bought 12 – got $6 back and used the buy one get one coupons that were ringing up at $3.99 each. yea.
opps – sorry for the typos. My keyboard is sticking.
Steve, I forgot to mention to you that in Sunday newspaper this week, I also found a $10 mail in rebate for Pfizer Consumer Healthcare. The rebate said receive $10 back by Mail when you buy (3) participating product from 1/24 – 2/29. Products included (Bottle or package of Centrum, Centrum Specialist, ProNutrients or Caltrate, Dimetapp, Tobitussin, Advil Congestion Relief, Advil 40ct or higher, Advil PM 16ct or higher, or Thermacare 2ct or higher. I guess this is a regional one, since I did not hear any comment about others. I live in VA. Since I have 2 rebates, I can send to you one if you are interested in getting these products. Let me know pls. Thank you for all your tips. Have a great superbowl weekend.
Thanks for offering, Thuy. Someone else has already mailed one to me, but I appreciate it