CVS For Fun & Profit

I haven’t posted one of my deals in quite some time, but I thought today’s shopping was worthy of such an honor.

And to think, just yesterday I decided CVS wasn’t worth my time this week

I happened upon Jamie’s CVS trip today and looked through my uncut coupons. Once I formulated a plan there was little to stop me from going forth and being frugal!

Trip #1
2 Stayfree pads $5 each
1 B1G1 Free MQ (1/3 RP)

1 Listerine Total Care $4.99
1 $1/1 MQ (1/3 RP)

2 Oust spray $3.99 each ($3 EB each)
1 B1G1 Free MQ (1/3 SS)

1 GE Energy Smart lightbulb $2.99 ($2 EB)
1 $1/1 MQ (1/3 SS)

$25.96 Before Coupons/Deals
$5/$20 CVS Coupon
$4.99 Free Listerine Deal
$10.99 MQ Used
$5.00 EB used
73¢ paid with gift card
$6 EB (Oust) + $2 (GE) + 50¢ EB quarterly reward earned

O Amanda, Amanda! Wherefore art thou, Amanda?

Then I attempted to bring some food to Amanda, but the school couldn’t locate her. They thought she was at lunch, but they had the wrong class. Poor thing. She was not feeling well all day.

After the failed attempt to bring Amanda food, Megan and I headed up to Staples and the bank. This meant a trip up to Roanoke. I thought we might run a few more errands; we really had no big plans. I could have hit Walgreens, but it wasn’t a must. So, back to town and to the second CVS.

Trip #2
3 Soy Joy 6pk $6 each ($6 EB each)
1 Nestle Crunch 19¢ clearance

2 Gold Emblem candies 99¢ B1G1 50%
1 $1/2 CVS Q

$20.17 Before Coupons/Deals
$5/$20 CVS Coupon
50¢ Gold Emblem Deal
$1.00 CVS Q
$14.00 EB used
1¢ dug a penny from my wallet
$18 EB earned (Soy Joy)

Megan
2 Soy Joy 6pk $6 each ($6 EB each)

$12.00 Before Coupons/Deals
$12.00 EB used
30¢ paid with gift card
$12 EB (Soy Joy) + 50¢ EB quarterly reward earned

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So, when you do the math we bought $58.13 worth of items, used $31 in EBs, earned $39 in EBs, and paid $1.04 out of pocket for a profit of $6.96 after tax!

For those of you completely confused check out CVS for Newbies or any of the great sites on my Frugal Info page.