CVS and Marketbasket

Transaction 1

2 Kotex with wings - $7.00 (not in picture)

Revlon Nail Polish - $3.99

Colgate Total Advanced - $2.99

Playtex Sport - $3.99

2 Bandaid Comfort - $5.98

2 OFF clip on - $15.98

4 Therma Care Neck - $9.96

2 Speedstick Pro - $7.98

2 Neutrogena Sunblock Stick - $15.98

5 Clearanced Physicians Formula Duo Eye Shadow - $5.00

Softsoap Refill - $3.99

-$2.00 MQs (Kotex)

-$2.00 CRT (Kotex)

-$1.00 MQ (Revlon)

-$1.00 MQ (Colgate)

-$2.00 CRT (Playtex)

-$1.00 MQ (Playtex)

-$2.00 MQs (Bandaid)

-$6.00 Store Printables (OFF)

-$8.99 MQ (OFF)

-$4.00 MQs (Therma Care)

-$1.50 MQs (Speed Stick)

-$2.00 MQ (Neutrogena)

-$5.00 MQ (Physicians Formula)

-$2.50 MQ (Softsoap)

-$2.00 CRT (Softsoap)

-$10.00 off $50.00 CRT

-$28 ECBs

Earned $2.00 ECB (Kotex), $3.00 ECB (Revlon), $2.00 ECB (Colgate), $3.00 ECB (Playtex), $4.00 ECB (Bandaid), $5.00 ECB (ThermaCare), $7.98 ECB (Speed Stick), $10.00 ECB (Neutrogena)

Total Before Qs:  $82.84

Total After Qs:  $1.94

Earned $36.98 in ECBS

Transaction 2 (at Market Basket):

7 Marcal Paper Towels - $6.93

-$6.93 MQ (Marcal)

Total Before Qs:  $6.93

Total After Qs:  $0

I still haven't been able to find the Clearasil Face Wash, but I have a raincheck so I can still get it at some later date.  There are a few more items I may pick up if I happen to drive by another store.  Overall I think it all worked out.  The Marcal paper towels were a good find and I was tempted to pick up some toilet paper at $.19 for a 4-pk, but I decided to wait it out and see if Family Dollar gets any in before the MQ expires.  HTH someone out there!  TTFN!

Shaw's - $108.08 of Product for $56.75 OOP

Transaction 1

Bananas -  $3.51

Strawberries - $5.00 (48 oz)

2 Tyson Frozen Chicken - $22.98 (totally a dumb purchase because chicken is on sale next week!  Oh well.  Live and learn!)

Shaws Peanut Butter - $1.89

2 Loaves of Bread - $3.38

8 Kellogg's Poptarts - $14.16

3 Instant Jello - $2.00

6 Kraft BBQ Sauce - $6.00

4 Crystal Light - $8.00

6 Vitamin Water - $6.00

2 Shaw's Gallon Milk - $4.98

2 Reduced Bakery Rolls - $2.85

-$4.00 MQ (Poptarts)

-$1.00 MQ (Jello)

-$4.00 MQ (Kraft BBQ)

-$4.00 BOGO MQ (Crystal Light)

-$2.00 MQ (Crystal Light)

-$6.00 MQ (Vitamin Water)

-$3.00 Store Q (Vitamin Water)

Total Before Qs:  $80.75

Total After Qs:  $56.75

Transaction 2 (Done by my DH.  He's trying to redeem himself)

6 Vitamin Water - $6.00

7 Joint Juice - $7.00

6 Mars Bars (Varieties) - $5.34

-$6.00 MQ (Vitamin Water)

-$3.00 Store Q (Vitamin Water)

-$7.00 MQ (Joint Juice)

-$2.67 MQ (Mars Bars)

Total Before Qs:  $18.34

Total After Qs:  -$.33, The cashier zeroed it out so it was FREE!

Transaction 3 (Again, done by the DH.  He is AWESOME!)

6 Vitamin Water - $6.00

Klondike Heath Bars - $2.99

-$6.00 MQ (Vitamin Water)

-$3.00 Store Q (Vitamin Water)

Total Before Qs:  $8.99

Total After Qs:  -$.01, The cashier zeroed this one out too, so FREE!

I broke my own rule and planned poorly.  I spent $22.98 on chicken and used no coupons.  What a dink right?  I shouldn't have even bought it, but I knew we were out.  Had I looked at the ad for next week I would have seen that chicken breasts are on sale for $.99/lb.  Oh well.  What my DH did after me almost made up for my stupidity.  Live and Learn!  TTFN!

CVS, A Slow Week For Me

I apologize for my absence so far this week.  I have been hosting loads of family for the last 10 days and life has been a bit too busy for me.  ;)  Shopping has, believe it or not, taken the back seat.  I hit CVS today and did two transactions.  This is what I did:

Transaction 1

6 Dry Idea - $15.00

1 Covergirl Outlast - $7.00

5 Trial Size St. Ives Facial Scrub - $7.45

- 4 $1.50 MQ (St. Ives)

-$1.45 MQ (St. Ives, adjusted down manually)

-6 $2.00 MQ (Dry Idea)

-$5 off $30 CRT

-$5 ECB

Total Before Qs - $29.45

Total After Qs - $0, Earned $6 ECB (Dry Idea), $3 ECB (Cover Girl)

Transaction 2:

Sally Hansen Quick Dry Pen (BOGO %50 off) - $12.74

8 Hershey Dark Chocolate Bars - $11.94

1 CVS Garbage Bags - $4.99

-$4.25 BOGO MQ (Sally Hansen)

-7 $1.00 MQ (Hershey's)

-$2 off $5 CRT Sally Hansen 

-$4.00 off $20.00 CRT

-$11 ECB

Total Before Qs:  $29.67

Total After Qs:  $1.42

My second transaction was a botch through and through.  Somehow I missed

 that the limit on the Hershey's deal was 2.  So, I only got the BOGO deal on two of them.  The rest of them I spent at least $1 per bar.

  Grrrrrr.... I love chocolate, but wouldn't have bought them if I knew I would pay a dollar a bar!  Fortunately, I have plenty of ECBs to cover my stupid mistake.  Also, the Sally Hansen deal didn't work out precisely how I planned, but I needed some top coat for my loverly nails so it's all good.  As it was, I spent $1.42 for $59.12 worth of product.  98% savings is passable.  I am excited for next week.  It looks like we should be able to get $85 dollars worth of stuff for nearly free.  There are 6 different products that will be MMs for me.  Plan well and it will be a doozie!!!  Happy Shopping!

Target and Kraft... Perfect Together!

Oh friends, I have a few fun things for you today!  

1.  There is a great sale going on right now at Target on Kraft products.  I went today and scored free Kraft Ranch Dressing, but there are plenty of deals. My friend Garnet did a post on her blog about how to take advantage of the deals, step by step.  Unfortunately, I think her blog is private!  So, I hope this is okay Garn, if not let me know and I will strike it.  This is directly from her website.

Here's how you do it:

1. Go to http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/Pages/home.aspx and click on the link for the $50 worth of coupons. You have to sign up for the Kraft Community newsletter, but it's totally worth it and you can always cancel later if you're not interested.  Select all the coupons you want to use, and print them. Remember to print once and them click on back and refresh to print them a second time.

2. Now go to  www.afullcup.com

 Again, you will need to register if you are not yet a member. But it's so worth it. Click on the target coupon generator, and select the coupons you want to print and enter the quantity you want of each.

3. Now take your little stash of coupons to Target and score score score!

Here's my list of the best deals:

• Kraft Salad dressing: buy 2. use $1 off 2 target Q and two $1 off Kraft Q. On saturday my store had them for 1.59 each -- with coupons? 9 cents each!!
• Kraft mayo or miracle whip. Buy 2. use $1 off 2 Target Q and stack with two $1 Kraft miracle whip or Mayo Q. On saturday my store had them for $1.99. With coupons? .49 cents each!
• Triscuits or wheat thins: Buy 2. Use $1 off 2 targe Q and combine with $1 wheat thins or $1 triscuit kraft Qs. Get $3 off of 2 boxes.
• Kraft cheese: $1 off 2 Target Q and $1 Kraft cheese Q = $3 off 2
• Crystal Light: $1 off Target Q and $1 Kraft Q = $2 off!
• Kool Aid or Country time: $1 off 2 Target Q and $1 off Kraft = $3 off 2
• Ritz crackers: $1 off Target and $1 off Kraft Ritz = $2 off a box
• Oscar meyer Deli Fresh Lunch Meat: $1 off 2 Target and $1 off 2 Kraft = $2 off 2
• Nabisco 100 calorie snacks: $1 off target and $1 off Kraft = $2 off
• $1 off 1 lbs of apples Target Q (some apples on sale for .99 lbs. buy 1 lbs, use coupon get them free!)
• $1 off Hershey Bliss Candy Target Q (candy bars in checkout lanes are .99, use coupon and they are free!)

Again, Thanks Garnet.  Normally, I don't food shop at Target, but this week it seems like the better place to go.  It just goes to show you that a store can be generally more expensive, but if they offer better store coupons, when coupled with sale prices and manufacturer coupons, you can do even better than the cheapie stores.  I actually had 8 $1.50 off MQ for the Salad Dressing, so I was able to get the Kraft Salad Dressing completely free.  Her list seems pretty comprehensive, but check out the Target forum at A Full Cup for more great deals.  

2.  I've heard that the Banana Boat Sunscreen trial size was $.99 so if you have the $1.00 MQ for Banana Boat Sunscreen, you may be able to get that for free. 

 Also, in my store, they had Physicians Formula Make-up on clearance.  Some of them had peelies and with the $1.00 MQ I got a fabulous lip plumper for free.  So, be sure to browse the clearance section while you are there.

3.  The Coupon Goddess mentions the Target Swiffer deal on her page that looks pretty sweet so drop by her neck of the cyber woods for an explanation on how to score cheap Swiffer at Target.   

So, I guess Target is the store of choice this week for shoppers all across America.  Hope you have a great time finding bargains.  TTFN!

Husbands, Gotta Love 'Em

I sent my husband off to do the shopping for Mother's day on Saturday.  He gets a little nervous about using coupons, but despite this his overall savings were 38%.  It really isn't too bad for a beginner.  My new numbers in the right hand column do have this shopping trip factored in so that is why my percentage of savings has dropped from 90% down to 88%.  DH has been trying to learn how to meal plan and cook a little bit better.  So, instead of buying the 1 large container of sour cream that he needed, he bought 3 of them because he was so nervous that he would not have enough.  Buying unecessary multiples without a coupon is what hurt his savings.  These are the learning experiences that will only make him a more savvy shopper.  ;)  WTG Aaron.  Pretty soon, I will delegate all shopping trips to you!!!  TTFN!

$.62 OOP for $62.12 of Product

I already explained the deals that I was planning on doing this week at CVS, so I won't go over all that again.  I ended up doing one that was especially sweet.  Here's what I did:

5 Vickery & Clarke Lip Balm - $8.65 ($1.73 each)

2 Vickery & Clarke Body Wash - $8.98 ($4.49 each)

1 Vickery & Clarke Lip Gloss - $3.49

2 Xtra Laundry Detergent - $3.98 ($1.99 each)

1 Schick Quattro Trimmer - $8.99

1 Nivea  Soft Creme - $.50

-7 $1.00 Store Q

-$3.00 off 2 Body Wash CRT

-$2.00 off $10.00 CVS Brand CRT

-$4.00 MQ (Schick)

-$14.00 ECBs

-$4.00 off $20.00 CRT

Total Before Qs:  $34.59

Total After Qs:  $.62 (including tax), Earned $10.00 and $4.00 ECB

My second transaction was just a couple of the razors and a couple more Xtra Laundry detergent.  It actually ended up being a $0 transaction, although I did have to use a few of my ECBs.  So, for both trips today, my OOP was $.62.  I'm heading in for oral surgery tomorrow, so I don't think I will be able to do many more transactions.  HTH!  Good luck on your savings!

This Week At CVS

There aren't a ton of completely free deals this week, but I did take advantage of a few deals that are decent if you work them right.  Colgate Toothbrushes are free if you buy 5 of the $1.99 toothbrushes and use 5 $1.00 MQs.  You would spend $4.95 and earn a $5.00 ECB.  The Bayer Crystals 4 ct. costs $2.00 and earns a $2.00 ECB.  I used an internet printable coupon for $1.50 off and paid $.50 OOP and earned back $2.00 ECB so it was a MM for me.  The Schick Quatro Trimmer is $8.99 and earns a $4.00 ECB so using my $4.00 MQ I got it for $.99.  This is an especially good time to stock up because the limit is 5 for this deal.  I also love the Nivea deal.  I bought the leg bronzer and the women's body wash and used the MQ from this past Sunday's insert to get the body wash for free.  It was a little treat for myself.  My trip summary looked like this:

Total Before Coupons:  $40.91

Total After Coupons:  $1.49, (I spent $19 ECBs and earned $20 ECBs back so all told this trip cost me $.49)

My receipt indicates that I can still do the Nivea, Colgate, and Schick deals again.  I am also hoping to do the Vickery & Clarke deal.  Their lip gloss is awesome.  I also saw that Xtra laundry detergent is $1.50 a bottle.  I love this stuff and am hoping to get a few more bottles for my stockpile.  The Eucerin and the Neutrogena deals could also work out okay as well.  So, I hope to be able to squeeze in a few more mini trips.  IDK, I have family in town and it may be hard to work it all out.  Wish me luck!!!  TTFN!

My Receipt is 5'2" Long. WOW!

Okay friends.  I went to Shaw's this evening and my receipt says I saved $116.53 on my groceries tonight.  I didn't take a picture of my purchase.  Unfortunately, it is late and the thought of laying all of my groceries out all pretty and nice on my dining room table sounds tiring.  So, use my title as your visual.  My receipt was 5'2" long!  Literally.  I measured.  ;)

Bananas - $1.21

Tomatoes - $2.66

Iceberg Lettuce - $.99

Strawberries - $2.50

Iodized Salt - $.89

Shaw's Whole Wheat Bread - $2.19

Shaw's Wheat Sandwich Bread - $2.19

Sandwich Rolls - $3.19

6 Grill Mates Season Packs - $6.00

2 French's Yellow Mustard - $2.98

2 Shaw's Tortillas - $3.00

7 Sunrise Capri Suns - $17.43

6 Del Monte Fruit Chillers - $15.00

4 Quaker Rice Snacks - $4.00

1 Shaw's Pancake Syrup - $1.77

6 Lipton Knorr Rice Sides - $6.00

1 Kellogg's Corn Pops - $1.77

4 6pk Flip Top Poland Spring Water - $8.00

2 Ken's Marinade - $3.34

6 Easy Mac and Cheese - $6.00

2 Gallons Shaw's Milk - $4.98

Dozen Large Eggs - $1.19

2 Shaw's Turkey Deli Meats - $8.58

9 Hefty Zip Lock Quart Bags - $13.50

-$4.00 MQ (Hefty)

-$3.00 Store Q (Market Basket - Hefty)

-$2.10 MQ Peelies (Hefty) - Not sure why these went through.

-$3.00 MQ BOGO (Mac and Cheese)

-$2.00 MQ (Ken's)

-$4.00 MQ (Poland Spring)

-$2.00 Store Q (Poland Spring)

-$.28 Store Q (Kellogg's)

-$1.00 MQ (Kellogg's)

-$2.00 MQ (Lipton)

-$4.00 MQ (Quaker)

-$3.00 MQ (Del Monte)

-$3.00 Store Q (Market Basket - Del Monte)

-$7.00 MQ (Capri Sun)

-$1.00 MQ (French's)

-$3.00 MQ (Grill Mates)

-$4.00 Store Q (Dollar Doublers - Stop and Shop)

-$20 off purchase of $120.00 Store Q

Total Before Qs:  $119.36 (I guess with Tax it was over the $120 required for the $20 off $120 Store Q)

Total After Qs:  $50.98 + $.43 Tax =$51.41

That is it for me for the week.  Hope you had as good of a week as I have.  TTFN!

Walgreens

I have been debating whether or not to shop at Walgreens this month because I have been hoping that they would figure out what they were going to do with their rebate program sooner rather than later.  Those that have been following my shopping trips know that it has been a long time since I have paid a dime at Walgreens.  I have purchased a ton of product, but have been able to work the deals so that I spent nothing out of my own pocket.  This has been, in large part, because of their rebate program.  I have a gift card filled with money from rebates that I have been rolling.  Each month I have used up all of the money on the card to cover my small OOP and at the same time purchase enough rebate items to fill it back up for the next month.  It has been amazing to see the savings and while it is a difficult system to learn and feel confident with, it has been more lucrative than any of my other couponing ventures.  That said, I called corporate customer service to find out what was going to happen to their rebate program/Easy Saver Catalog and apparently they are at the drawing boards trying to come up with a new and better way to reward loyal customers.   Anyway.  I decided today to go ahead and spend that money on my gift card.  Whew!  What a long and drawn out explanation.  I started out with $0 RR.  Here is what I did today:

Transaction 1

1 Right Guard Deodorant - $2.99 (I forgot to use the MQ that I had for this product.  Stupid, me!)

Total:  $3.14, paid for with Rebate Gift Card, so $0 OOP, Earned $2.00 RR

Transaction 2

Colgate Toothpaste - $4.49

1 Caramel - $.39 

-$1.00 MQ (Colgate)

-$2.00 RR (Right Guard)

Total Before Qs:  $4.88

Total After Qs:  $1.97, paid for with Rebate Gift Card, so $0 OOP, Earned $4.50 RR

Transaction 3

2 Pert Plus Men's Shampoo - $5.00

1 Right Guard - $2.99

2 Caramels - $.78

-$1.00 MQ (Right Guard)

-$1.50 MQ (Pert)

-$1.50 MQ (Pert)

-$4.50 RR (Colgate)

Total Before Qs:  $8.77

Total After Qs:  $.27, paid for with Rebate Gift Card, so $0 OOP, Earned $2.00 RR (Right Guard) and $2.00 RR (Pert)

Transaction 4

Colgate Toothpaste - $4.49

2 Caramels - $.78 

-$1.00 MQ (Colgate)

-$2.00 RR (Right Guard)

-$2.00 RR (Pert)

Total Before Qs:  $5.27

Total After Qs:  $.27, paid for with Rebate Gift Card, so $0 OOP, Earned $4.50 RR

Transaction 5

4 Mr. Clean Magic Erasers - $10.00

3 Febreeze Noticibles - $18.00

-$.75 MQ (Magic Eraser)

-$2.50 MQ BOGO (Magic Eraser)

-$2.50 MQ BOGO (Magic Eraser)

-$4.00 MQ (Febreeze)

-$4.00 MQ (Febreeze)

-$4.00 MQ (Febreeze)

-$4.50 RR (Colgate)

Total Before Qs:  $28.00

Total After Qs:  $6.04, paid for with Rebate Gift Card, so $0 OOP, Earned $6 RR

Transaction  6

Colgate Toothpaste - $4.49

Push Pop - $1.29 (I needed a filler and my 5 year old convinced me to get him a prize)

2 Pert Men's Shampoo - $5.00

-$1.00 MQ (Colgate)

-$1.50 MQ (Pert)

-$1.50 MQ (Pert)

-$6.00 RR (P&G)

 

Total Before Qs:  $10.78

Total After Qs:  $.78, paid for with Rebate Gift Card, so $0 OOP, Earned $2 RR (Pert), $4.50 RR (Pert)

Transaction 7

3 Febreeze Noticibles - $18

4 Mr. Clean Magic Erasers - $10

-$4.00 MQ (Febreeze)

-$4.00 MQ (Febreeze)

-$4.00 MQ (Febreeze)

-$2.50 MQ BOGO (Magic Eraser)

-$2.50 MQ BOGO (Magic Eraser)

-$4.50 RR (Colgate)

-$2.00 RR (Pert)

Total Before Qs:  $28.00

Total After Qs:  $4.73, paid for with Rebate Gift Card, so $0 OOP, Earned $6 RR

Transaction 8

4 Energizer 4pk. AA Bateries - $11.96

2 Mentos Gum - $3.58

-4 $1.00 MQ (Energizer)

-$6.00 RR (P&G)

-$1.00 RR (I have no idea how I got this and I just went ahead and used it without really looking at it.  Something in one of my previous transactions triggered it.)

Total Before Qs:  $15.54

Total After Qs:  $4.59, paid for with Rebate Gift Card, so $0 OOP 

There you have it.  I have been trying to limit myself to one drugstore and one grocery store per week and yet, sometimes it is just too hard to pass up a good deal.  Oh well.  I'm feeling pretty good that it is Tuesday and I am nearly done with my shopping for the week.  I'm hoping to be able to do some grocery shopping this evening, but we shall see.  With the DH in the middle of finals, I am tuckered out by 8pm.  Hope this helps some of you that are trying to work the Walgreens system!  GL!

My Quick Little Jaunt

Well, I just got back from my run to CVS.  I did several different transactions and rolled, rolled, and rolled my ECBs.  The scanner was nice to me and I got 2 (yipee!) $4 off $20 CRTs.  I swear I could have kissed that machine!  It also gave me a $5.00 off Dove Skin Vitalizer so with my MQ I got another one of those for free.  Rather than break down every single transaction I will share what I got and what Qs I used.  The rest of the dollars were covered by rolling ECBs and using the $4 off $20s.

17 Vitamin Water - $22.66, Earned $10 ECB

3 Kellogg's Cereal - $10, Earned $5 ECB

Dove Skin Vitalizer - $8.49

6 John Frieda Shampoo/Conditioner - $30, Earned $10 ECB

3 Adidas Deodorant - $11.97, Earned $9 ECB

2 Colgate Max Fresh - $5.98, Earned $4 ECB (1 of them was a bonus w/tooth

brush)

Zantrex - $4.99, Earned $4.99 ECB

Physicians Formula Lip Plumper w/ Bonus Mascara Plumper- $9.99, Earned $5 ECB

-$17.00 MQ (Vitamin Water)

-$5.34 MQ (Kellogg's)

-$5.00 Store Q CRT (Dove Skin Vitalizer)

-$3.50 MQ (Dove)

-$12 MQ (John Frieda)

-$3.00 MQ (Adidas)

-$2.00 MQ (Colgate)

-$1.00 MQ (Physicians Formula)

-$4 off $20

-$4 off $20

Total Before Qs:  $104.08

Total After Qs and ECBs:  $4.17, I started out with $25 ECBs and ended with $33 ECBs

There you have it!  I took this close up so that you could see the 2 bonus products.  Both rang up fine and the ECBs printed.  So, I got the mascara plumper and the toothbrush as a little extra lovin'.  Hope your shopping was as fun as mine!  

For My Newbies

I taught another coupon class this weekend and after seeing Dana's comment thought I would give my newbies a plan for this week at CVS.  I will assume you don't have any coupons available to you except printables.  Here is what I would do:

Transaction 1

2 Colgate Max White Toothpaste - $5.98

Pay $5.98, Earn $4 ECB (Colgate)

Transaction 2

2 Adidas Deodorant - $7.98

2 Vitamin Water - $2.66

-$1.00 MQ Vitamin Water

-$4.00 ECB

Pay $5.64, Earn $6 ECB (Adidas)

Transaction 3

1 Adidas Deodorant - $3.99

5 Vitamin Water - $6.66

-$2.50 MQ Vitamin Water

-$6.00 ECB

Pay - $2.15, Earn $3 ECB (Adidas)

Transaction 4

3 Kellogg's Cereal - $10

2 Vitamin Water - $2.66

-$1.00 MQ Vitamin Water

-$1.00 MQ Kellogg's

-$1.00 MQ Kellogg's

-$1.00 MQ Kellogg's

-$3 ECB

Pay - $5.66, Earn $5 ECB

Transaction 5

6 Vitamin Water - $7.99

-$3.00 MQ Vitamin Water

-$5.00 ECB

Pay - $0, Earn $10 ECB

Print the Kellogg's Coupons at coupons.com if they are still available.  If not, go to the Kellogg's website and print them there (click on "Coupons - new" in the left column).  Print the Vitamin water MQ here.   I have used this MQ before and it works great.  Print up however many you need.  

So, your total OOP would be $19.43 (if my math is correct!), you would earn $10 ECB for next time and get $47.92 in product.  Not too shabby.  Keep in mind that there is a small investment initially.  After this week, you would have $10 in ECBS to roll, which if you work it right should help you to get lots of stuff for very little.  BTW--there is a free after ECB item in the advertisement, but I didn't add it to this scenario because it may appeal to only a few people and I was looking to find something everyone could do.  That free item is the Zantrex - 3 on page 17 and it's $4.99 and earns $4.99 ECBs.  If this is a product you would use, then by all means add it in and try your hand at rolling.  HTH!   If anyone sees any ways to make these transactions even better for someone with $0 ECBs and only printable MQ available, please share!!!  GL!

Better Late Than Never!

I've been a busy girl, so before things get too far ahead of me, I thought I would report on how I finished up the shopping for this week.  I didn't reach the goal of getting my ECBs back up to $30, but I got to $25 so that will just have to do!  My final CVS transaction was for the Bandaid deal.  It is funny how you hope a deal is going to be smashing, but this was just passable.  I was hoping to find $1 a box a Bandaids, but those proved to be elusive.  So I got them for $3.59 a box.  Here is what I did:

Transaction

6 20ct. boxes of Bandaids - $21.54

2 Gold Emblem Chocolate peanuts - $1.98

-$4 off $20 CRT

-6 $1 MQ (Bandaid)

-$2 CRT Store Q (Gold Emblem)

-$10 ECB

Total Before Qs:  $23.52

Total After Qs:  $1.52, Used my blessed GC from the refunds earlier in the week so my actual OOP was $0!  Yay!

The first aid kits in my car and home were both getting low on Bandaids, so with one shopping trip and $0 I refilled my stock.  

In other totally non-coupon related news, I am making

 cakeballs today.  It's my first time, so I figured a trial run was necessary.  Mel, I hope they are as good as you say!  We have tons of family coming for my husbands graduation soon, and I need an impressive celebratory cakeball.  Check out Bakerella for her beautiful cakeball creations.  I was trying to figure out a graduation shape that I could make them into.  Any brill ideas?  I feel like I am floundering a bit because my previous baking adventures have often gone awry.  Check my latest blunder out here.