I posted on Facebook yesterday that I’d gotten 6 bottles of Tide, 12 boxes of Puffs, 6 bottles of Dawn, and 12 rolls of Bounty for less than $6 out of pocket. I didn’t plan on posting the details since I used a lot of coupons and Extra Bucks, so it wasn’t the kind of deal that can easily be duplicated, especially by a beginning Drugstore Gamer. But Sue asked how I did it, and that made me think it might be useful to show how you to take your drugstore shopping to the next level. So here’s what I did:
Transaction #1:
BOUGHT:
4 Tide detergent @ $5.94 each
6 Puffs tissue @ $0.77 each
2 Dawn @ $0.88 each
USED:
$5 off $25+ CVS coupon (arrived via email; I totally forgot to bring it with me when doing my Black Friday shopping)
4 x $2/1 Tide detergent 10/30 P&G insert (exp 11/30)
2 x $0.25/3 Puffs 10/30 P&G insert (exp 11/30)
2 x $0.50/1 Dawn 10/30 P&G insert (exp 11/30)
$6.99 ECB from Black Friday shopping
$3.99 ECB from Black Friday shopping
$2.99 ECB from Black Friday shopping
$1 ECB from Black Friday shopping
Subtotal: $0.67
Total with tax: $2.78
Paid: $1.74 on a CVS gift card + $1.04 on my American Express (I’ll get back 5% of that from Amex)
Received: Coupon for $10 gift card
Transaction #2:
Redeemed my coupon for a $10 CVS gift card
Transaction #3:
BOUGHT:
2 Tide @ $5.94 each
6 Puffs @ $0.77 each
4 Dawn @ $0.88 each
1 Bounty 12-roll @ $9.77
1 Mars bar @ $0.69
USED:
2 x $2/1 Tide 10/30 P&G insert (exp 11/30)
2 x $0.25/3 Puffs 10/30 P&G (exp 11/30)
4 x $0.50/1 Dawn 10/30 P&G (exp 11/30
$0.50/1 Bounty 10/30 P&G (exp 11/30)
$6 ECB from Black Friday shopping
$5.74 ECB from Black Friday shopping
Subtotal: $11.74
Total with tax: $14.35
Paid: $10 CVS gift card + $4.35 on my American Express (and I’ll get back 5% of that from Amex)
Received: Coupon for $10 gift card
Transaction #4:
Redeemed my coupon for a $10 CVS gift card
I actually left with less “CVS money” than I walked in with, but I feel it was well spent – I got great prices on things we will definitely use, building up my stockpile so that I don’t have to buy these items at a higher price because we ran out (and I can easily share some of these items with anyone in need). Plus, I didn’t clear any shelves – my store was suprisingly well stocked (I’d only intended to do one transaction, but when I saw how much they had, I felt good about doing two – and the cashier didn’t mind). I also like having just the $10 gift card, because it means I don’t have to worry about any ECBs expiring on me.
You can see a list of this week’s CVS deals here.
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