1. I do not have a garage full of stockpiled items.
2. I only have 2 containers of mustard in my fridge and they are different kinds.
3. I don't feed my family processed TGI Friday's anytizers I got for free. Ever.
My favorite place to coupon is CVS, because it's like a puzzle or game. There are many blog posts on the internets that explain how the system works, so I won't get into that here. The only thing I will say is that CVS has an ECB (extra care bucks) program. Certain items give you in-store credit (called ECBs) and when you buy them, you get ECBs back. My two rules for CVS are:
1. only buy items I need
2. only buy items that give me ECBs or that are on a really good sale
Here is a recap of my best CVS trips:
1. The time I got 3 shampoos, 1 conditioner, and a jumbo pack of baby wipes for $3.50
2. The time I got contact solution and Necco wafers for $1.00
3. The time I got toilet paper, overnight diapers, and 2 toothpastes for $10.00
There. Aren't you impressed? You wanna be me.
And, AND today. Today I got this from CVS:
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| Oral B toothbrush replacement heads, ginger ale, tissues, and necco wafers. You could probably tell that by looking. |
The Oral B toothbrush replacement heads were on sale for $5.99, and you got 2 ECBs back with purchase. The tissues were 99 cents, the ginger ale was 99 cents, and the Necco wafers were probably around a dollar or so.
I had a coupon from the Sunday paper for $3.00 off the toothbrush heads, which I combined with a CVS coupon (from their coupon center) for $1.50 off a dental care item. I had a 25 cent off coupon for the tissue (from the paper), and 30 cent coupon for the ginger ale that also printed out at the coupon center. Then, I had $3.00 in ECBs left from a previous trip. HOWEVER, my total was less than $3.00 so I was forced to buy the candy in order to use my ECBs, which brought my total to $1.73.
I can't believe I just blogged about coupons. Where is my life going?
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