CVS 3/29/09 Emily

Glade Lasting Impressions $5.99 - $4 coupon = $1.99 + $1 ECB

Softsoap Pump and Base $7.99 - $2 coupon - $2 CVS coupon = $3.99

Softsoap Refil $3.99 - $1 coupon = $2.99

$4 ECB earned when you buy two Softsoap plus $4 Softsoap Mail-in Rebate

Mentos Gum $1.69 - $1 coupon = $.69

Total: Used $4 off $20 coupon and $4.99 ECB for a total OOP $1.21

I'll make a profit of $2.79 after rebate + earned $5 ECB

Walgreens 3/29/09

Transaction 1:

Chapstick Shimmer $1.99 + $2 Register Reward = $2.14 OOP

Transaction 2:

Glade Soy Candle $6.49 - $4 coupon - $2 Walgreens Coupon = $.69 OOP

Walgreens Allergies Tablets 30ct $6.99 Free = after Walgreens Rebate

Physicans Formula Tinted Moisturizer/Mascara

$11.99 - $1 - $10 Walgreeens Rebate = $.99 OOP

Grand Total: Used $2 Register Reward + $11.40 gift card - $16.99 Rebate = $7.48 profit

More Redbox Deals...

Ok, so after all of Emily's great deals this week, mine are super lame, but it's the best I can do in Puerto Rico!  If you go here and sign up for emails, they will send you a code for a free movie.  Then if you give them your phone number, they text you a new code every Monday for a free movie.  And during March and first week of April they are posting a free movie code on the website each Wednesday.  Gotta love free movie rentals!  

CVS 3/22/09 Emily

Crest Pro-Health Enamel Shield $3.49 - $1 coupon = $2.49 + $3.49 ECB = $1 profit

Schick Intuition Razor $8.99 - $3 coupon - $4 coupon = $1.99 + $3 ECB = $1 profit

Total: Used $4 ECB, OOP $1.14 (I hate tax!), earned $6.49 ECB

Ulta 3/22/09 Emily

I bought some new eye shadows today at Ulta and received this free Bare Minerals Lip Gloss.

Staples 3/20/09 Emily

Staples had FREE pens after rebate last week!

Free Stuff at the Mall 3/21/09 Emily

Free Victoria's Secret Tote when you sign-up here: https://www.vspink.com/pink_nation.jsp

Free Natural Samples at Sephora

CVS 3/20/09 Emily

Glade Oil Refils 4 x $2.50 = $10 - 4 x $1 coupons - 2 x $1 CVS coupons = $4 + $3 ECB

Bic Razor $6.99 - $2 = $4.99 + $3 ECB

Fuze Drink 6 x $1.59 = $9.54 - 3 x B1G1 coupons = $4.77 + $2 ECB

I also used a $4 off $20 CVS coupon.

Total: I used $9 ECB, OOP $1.21 and earned $8 ECB

Lucy 3/20/09 Emily

Thanks to Suzy for telling me about this great deal! I didn't even know there was a Lucy store around me but I ended up finding one in La Jolla. I got two pairs of their workout socks ($14.99 value) for FREE!

Free Chick-fil-A Breakfast

It was free Chick-fil-A breakfast week again at the one by my house. I was pretty busy at work all week so I only able to get away twice for the breakfast but it so so worth it both times!!

Red Box in Puerto Rico!

I got a deal in Puerto Rico!  We discovered there is a Red Box (movie rentals) outside the Walgreens here and yesterday there was a code for a free movie - I wasn't sure if it would work here, but it did!  So Jennifer and I got to see Rachael Getting Married for FREE!  I'm sure we will be making the trip to Walgreens more often now, if it includes free movies!  This does not make up for all of the amazing free stuff I am missing out on while I am here, but it makes me feel a little better!  

Free Stuff at the Mall 3/13/09 Emily

Free Victoria's Secret Underwear
Aveda Hand Relief
Sephora-Somehow it's my Birthday in March at Sephora, so I got my free gift plus a few extras.
-Bliss Foaming Face Wash Sample
-3 Super Shimmer Lip Glosses
-Birthday Cake Shower Gel Sample

Rite Aid 3/15/09 Emily

iStyle Finishing Spray $4.99 - $4.99 rebate = $0

Secret Flawless $2.99 - $2 coupon - $2 rebate = $.01 Profit

CVS 3/15/09 Emily

Wheat Thins 2 x $1 = $2 - $1 coupon = $1 for 2
Irish Spring Body Wash $4.99 - $.50 + $4.99 ECB = $.50 Profit
Cologate Toothbrush $2.99 - $.75 + $2.99 ECB = $.75 Profit
2 Reese's Eggs, 1 Hersey's Kisses 3 x $1.88 - $1.50 coupon = $4.14
Mentos Gum $1.69 - $1 coupon = $.69
Total: Used $12 ECB paid $.56 cents OOP

Walgreens 3/8/09 Emily

Out of the drug stores CVS is usually where Patchouly and I get the best deals. Every now and then though Walgreens will come up with a good one. Today there was a really good one!!

Transition 1:
2 Glade Lasting Impressions
$7.99 x 2 = $15.98 - B1G1 coupon - $4 mfc - $8 In Store Coupon = +$4.01
2 Glade Sense & Sprays
$7.99 x 2 = $15.98 - B1G1 coupon - $4 mfc - $8 In Store Coupon = +$4.01
Sambucol Cold & Flu Relief $13.99 - $4 mfc - $10 In Store Coupon = +$.01
$10 Gift Card (I had to buy something since I was making money.)
Total: $6.53 OOP because I was taxed on my original total of $55.95, Total savings with sales included $64.98.

Transition 2:
2 Glade Lasting Impressions
$7.99 x 2 = $15.98 - B1G1 coupon - $4 mfc - $8 In Store Coupon = +$4.01
2 Glade Sense & Sprays
$7.99 x 2 = $15.98 - B1G1 coupon - $4 mfc - $8 In Store Coupon = +$4.01
$10 Gift Card
Total: $6.46 paid with my gift card I bought before. My original total was $41.96 and my total savings with sales was $49.98.

All together I bought $134.96 worth of items and gift cards for $6.53 OOP!!!
This amazing trip wouldn't have been successful without all the coupons Patchouly sent me before she left for Puerto Rico!!

Ralphs 3/7/09 Emily

I'm usually not a huge grocery shopper and only get what I need hence I tend to go more than I probably need to. But this week I actually did a big trip and saved a lot of money since Ralphs (Krogers for you East Coasters) was having a huge Frozen Food Sale. Using my card, coupons, double coupons and the frozen food special of getting $5 back when you bought 10 items I ended up saving $72.10!!!! My total was only $56.64! I got a ton of stuff that I wish I could take a picture of but since most of it is frozen I don't think it would work out so well :-)

CVS 3/7/09 & 3/8/09 Emily

Transition 1:

Aveeno Shave Gel $4.99-$2 coupon = $2.99 + $2 ECB

Aveeno Shave Gel $4.99-$2 coupon = $2.99 + $2 ECB

CVS Cashew Samples $.99 x 2 = $1.98 - $2 CVS coupon = $0

Total: Used $2.97 ECB paid $.16 cents OOP

Transition 2:

Crest Toothpaste $2.99 - $1 coupon = $1.99 + $2 ECB

Total: OOP $2.22 I didn't have an ECB small enough to pay for this :-(

March Emily

3/3/09
TV Guide Magazine
3/4/09
Aveeno Positively Ageless Night Cream Sample + $1.50 coupon
Viva Paper Towel Sample + $1 coupon
3/7/09
Maybelline Dream Liquid Mousse Sample
3/10/09
TV Guide Magazine
3/12/09
Cosmo Magazine
Huggies Soft Skin Wipes Sample
3/14/09
Chex Mix Chocolate Turtle Sample + $1 coupon
3/17/09
TV Guide Magazine
Rebate checks from Longs and Windex deal
Coupon to get free Sauve product finally came in the mail this week!
Week of 3/22/09
Walgreens Rebate Check $24.46
TV Guide Magazine
Kashi Free Frozen Food Coupon $4.09 value
Nature Made Multi Vitamin for Her
Ziploc Fresh Shield Bag Sample
Head & Shoulders Shampoo and Conditioner Samples
Pantene Pro-V Shampoo and Conditioner Samples
Prilosec OTC Sample

Free Tank Top

I got this free tank top ($19.50 value) at Aéropostale this week. It was a co-promotion with Seventeen magazine where you only had to show a print out of the magazine website or the cover of the magazine to get the tank top.

Walgreens Feb. Summary Patchouly

This will probably be my last post for awhile, as I am in Puerto Rico for 2 months doing humpback whale research - although there is a Walgreens nearby so you never know!  Here is everything I got for Free from Walgreens in February!

Product                                     Rebate

Zucol Cold Care                        $7.99

Revlon Age Defying                 $9.99

Fructis Wonder Waves           $3.99

Revlon Lip Gloss                      $9.99

Wlgn Multi-Purpose Sol         $1.99

ThermaCare Heat Wrap         $2.49

Scrubbing Bubbles (2)             $2.00

Total = $38.44!

CVS 3-1-09 Patchouly

Carnation Instant Breakfast = $4.99 - earn $4.99 ECB

Gold Emblem nuts - coupon for $2 off 2 = Free

CVS vitamin D = $2.99 - earn $2.99 ECB

CVS Lotion on clearance for $1.37 - $1 coupon off CVS beauty product = 37 cents

6 Fuze drinks - 3 BOGO coupons plus buy 3, earn $1 ECB = $2 ECB

Walgreens 3-1-09 Patchouly

Axe hair gel = Free after rebate

Walgreens gelcaps = Free after rebate

Noxema razors BOGO = $2.99 - $2 coupon from Easy Saver book = 99 cents

CVS 3/1/09 Emily

My biggest CVS day yet! I was determined to get the Lumene spend $20 get $5 ECB deal so I ended up going to 6 CVS and doing 7 transactions.

Transaction 1:

Carnation Instant Breakfast $4.99 = $4.99 ECB

ACT Total Care Trail Size $.99 = $.99 ECB

Lumene Face Wipes $2.99 -$4 coupon = +$1.01

Used $5 ECB, OOP $0, Earned $5.98 ECB

Transaction 2:

ACT Total Care Trail Size $.99 = $.99 ECB

Lumene Face Wipes $2.99 -$4 coupon = +$1.01

Reinventing Beauty Magazine $.99 (this has CVS coupons in it, I've been looking for it forever)

OOP $1.05, Earned $.99 ECB

Transaction 3:

CVS Vitamin D $2.99 = $2.99 ECB

Lumene Face Wipes $2.99 - $4 coupon = +$1.01

Used $1.98 ECB, OOP $0, Earned $2.99 ECB

Transaction 4:

Downy $3.99 - $1 coupon = $2.99

Lumene Face Wipes $2.99 - $3 coupon = +$.01

OOP $3.29

Transaction 5:

Lumene Face Wipes $2.99 - $2.99 coupon = $0

OOP $0

Transaction 6:

Lumene Face Wipes $2.99 - $4 coupon = +$1.01

Orbit $1.29

OOP $.28

Transaction 7:

Lumene Eye Make-up Remover $6.49 - $4 coupon = $2.68

OOP $2.68, Earned $5 ECB

Day Total
Total Cost Before Savings $40.66, Coupons $26.99, ECB Used $6.98, OOP $7.3
ECB Earned $14.96
ECB Left to Use $31.98

Walgreens 3/1/09 Emily

Axe Shampoo & Conditioner $5.99, Free After Rebate (For Dad)
Walgreens Headache Relief $2.99, Free After Rebate
Walgreens All Day Allergy $3.99, Free After Rebate

Rite AId 2/27/09 Emily

Even though there were several more free things at Rite Aid this week I only ended up getting two items. Everything else had to do with snoring and I had no idea what I was going to do with that so I decided against buying them.Allergy Buster $8.99, Free After Rebate
Bausch & Lomb Eye Drops $7.39 Free After Rebate

Fee Stuff at the Mall 2/27/09 Emily

On my way home from work on Friday I stopped by the mall and got these free items.

Free Underwear from Express

Free 1 oz. Pink Energizing Body Lotion from Victoria's Secret

Free Night Heath Balm from Origins