My CVS scenarios for the week of May 18, 2008
There aren't any real money-makers this week that I can see, but there are quite a few things that are generating ECBs that I need/want, so I was able to come up with 5 transactions to work them all in and spend as little oop as possible. If you do all five transactions, you'll be getting more than $105 worth of merchandise, and you'll only be spending $1.41 after ECBs! LOVE that!!
Here's what I came up with:
$19.99 K-Y Yours-Mine (earns $10 ECBs)
$4.69 Tums Quik Pack (earns $4.69 ECBs, monthly deal)
$.30 pencil
Total before coupons: $24.99 +tax
-$5/$25 CVS printable*
-$5 K-Y printable
-$1 Tums printable from this week's newspaper inserts (plus send the rebate form that was also in this week's inserts!)
Total after coupons: $13.99, earns $14.69 ECBs
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$2.99 Garnier shampoo (earns $1 ECB)
$2.99 Garnier conditioner (earns $1 ECB)
$1.99 Dial multi-pack soap (earns $1 ECB)
$3.99 Colgate 360 toothbrush (earns $3.99 ECBs, monthly deal)
$6.99 Almay Intense i-color (earns $5 ECBs)
$1 Sobe Life Water
$1 Sobe Life Water (earns $1 ECB, monthly deal)
Total before coupons: $20.95 +tax
-$4/$20 printable*
-$1 Garnier Fructis shampoo (from 5/4 V)
-$1 Garnier Fructis conditioner (from 5/4 V)
-$0.60 Dial Multi-Pack (from 5/18 SS)
-$1 Almay Cosmetic, any (from 3/9 SS)
-$1 B1G1 Sobe printable
$12.35 after coupons, earns $12.99 ECBs
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$10 Freestyle Lite or Freedom Lite glucose monitor (earns $10 ECBs, monthly deal)
$7.99 Cristophe 10 oz Shampoo
$2.19 Rolaids 3-pack (earns $2 ECBs, monthly deal)
$20.18 before coupons
-$4/$20 CVS printable*
-$1 CVS Christophe printable*
Total after coupons: $15.18, earns $12 ECBs
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Do the above Christophe transaction a second time (substitute a conditioner for the shampoo, if you like) and you'll get $17 back in ECBs the second time.
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$6.99 Almay Intense i-color (earns $5 ECBs)
$6.79 Banana Boat Suncare
$6.79 Banana Boat Suncare (earns $7 ECBs)
$20.57 before coupons
-$4/$20 CVS printable*
-$1 Almay Cosmetic, any (from 3/9 SS)
-$1 Banana Boat product, any (from 4/13 SS)
-$1 Banana Boat product, any (from 4/13 SS)
Total after coupons: $13.57, earns $12 ECBs
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*CVS printable coupons are distributed through email to select customers. They state that they are to be used only by the intended recipients, and may be card-specific, causing them to beep at the register if attempted to be used by a different card-holder than whom they are intended for.
Here's what I came up with:
$19.99 K-Y Yours-Mine (earns $10 ECBs)
$4.69 Tums Quik Pack (earns $4.69 ECBs, monthly deal)
$.30 pencil
Total before coupons: $24.99 +tax
-$5/$25 CVS printable*
-$5 K-Y printable
-$1 Tums printable from this week's newspaper inserts (plus send the rebate form that was also in this week's inserts!)
Total after coupons: $13.99, earns $14.69 ECBs
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$2.99 Garnier shampoo (earns $1 ECB)
$2.99 Garnier conditioner (earns $1 ECB)
$1.99 Dial multi-pack soap (earns $1 ECB)
$3.99 Colgate 360 toothbrush (earns $3.99 ECBs, monthly deal)
$6.99 Almay Intense i-color (earns $5 ECBs)
$1 Sobe Life Water
$1 Sobe Life Water (earns $1 ECB, monthly deal)
Total before coupons: $20.95 +tax
-$4/$20 printable*
-$1 Garnier Fructis shampoo (from 5/4 V)
-$1 Garnier Fructis conditioner (from 5/4 V)
-$0.60 Dial Multi-Pack (from 5/18 SS)
-$1 Almay Cosmetic, any (from 3/9 SS)
-$1 B1G1 Sobe printable
$12.35 after coupons, earns $12.99 ECBs
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$10 Freestyle Lite or Freedom Lite glucose monitor (earns $10 ECBs, monthly deal)
$7.99 Cristophe 10 oz Shampoo
$2.19 Rolaids 3-pack (earns $2 ECBs, monthly deal)
$20.18 before coupons
-$4/$20 CVS printable*
-$1 CVS Christophe printable*
Total after coupons: $15.18, earns $12 ECBs
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Do the above Christophe transaction a second time (substitute a conditioner for the shampoo, if you like) and you'll get $17 back in ECBs the second time.
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$6.99 Almay Intense i-color (earns $5 ECBs)
$6.79 Banana Boat Suncare
$6.79 Banana Boat Suncare (earns $7 ECBs)
$20.57 before coupons
-$4/$20 CVS printable*
-$1 Almay Cosmetic, any (from 3/9 SS)
-$1 Banana Boat product, any (from 4/13 SS)
-$1 Banana Boat product, any (from 4/13 SS)
Total after coupons: $13.57, earns $12 ECBs
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*CVS printable coupons are distributed through email to select customers. They state that they are to be used only by the intended recipients, and may be card-specific, causing them to beep at the register if attempted to be used by a different card-holder than whom they are intended for.
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One question...did you have trouble getting approved for pay per post? They declined me. Not sure why?
Thanks, Carrie! I enjoy your blog as well, and visit it regularly. :)
The first time I submitted my blog to Pay Per Post, I was declined. They said the reason was that it needed to be 30 days old and have so many posts (it was still a new blog at the time and didn't meet those requirements). They told me I could re-submit when I met the requirements, and when I submitted it a second time, it was approved right away.
Did they give you a reason for not approving you? I would suggest re-submitting it and seeing what happens.
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