2010-03-06 -- $1.02

I started with 11.49ECB on Card2.

Regular Prices:
4.99 SoftSoap NutriSerum
4.99 Excedrin (24ct)
4.99 Excedrin (24ct)
4.99 Excedrin PM (20ct)
3.89 Colgate Total Advantage (4oz)
3.89 Colgate Total Advantage (4oz)
2.29 Betty Crocker Warm Delight
2.29 Betty Crocker Warm Delight
2.99 Progresso Soup
2.99 Progresso Soup
2.99 Progresso Soup
1.99 CVS Deep Moisture Hand Wash

43.28 TOTAL Regular Prices

Sale Prices:
4.99 SoftSoap NutriSerum
2.50 Excedrin (24ct)
2.50 Excedrin (24ct)
2.50 Excedrin PM (20ct)
2.50 Colgate Total Advantage (4oz)
2.50 Colgate Total Advantage (4oz)
1.00 Betty Crocker Warm Delight
1.00 Betty Crocker Warm Delight
1.67 Progresso Soup
1.67 Progresso Soup
1.67 Progresso Soup
1.00 CVS Deep Moisture Hand Wash

25.50 TOTAL Sales Prices

Discounts and Coupons Applied:
5.00 STORE Coupon $5Off$20 from Santa Cruz Sentinel online
2.00 STORE Coupon "Any CVS Skin Care"
1.50 STORE Coupon Colgate
2.00 MANUFACTURER Coupon Excedrin
2.00 MANUFACTURER Coupon Excedrin
2.00 MANUFACTURER Coupon Excedrin
1.10 MANUFACTURER Coupon Any Three Progresso
1.00 MANUFACTURER Coupon SoftSoap
0.50 MANUFACTURER Coupon Betty Crocker Warm Delight
0.50 MANUFACTURER Coupon Betty Crocker Warm Delight
7.99 ExtraBuck

25.59 TOTAL Discounts and Coupons Applied

Yet again, my total goes negative ( $25.50 - $25.59 = -$0.09).  There was $1.11 in tax, bringing my out-of-pocket total to $1.02.

I also had a second Colgate coupon rejected. The terminology is often murky on coupons and sometimes confuses the cashier. It's often best to not argue too much. This coupon cites "one per purchase" and since I was "purchasing" two Colgate in this single "transaction", the coupon should have been allowed.  CVS tends to uphold the policy that "if it scans, we will take it."  The cashier attempted to scan the second Colgate coupon for the second Colgate being purchased, but it did beep.  She offered to let me make a second transaction by pulling out Colgate #2 and buying it separately, but I just opted to take back the coupon, as it is valid until 03-31-2010 and I will likely be able to use it later.

I started with 11.49ECB, spent 7.99ECB, and earned 7ECB (4ECB Softsoap, 2ECB Colgate, and 1ECB for the fourth scan using my cloth bag).  That leaves me with 10.50ECB on the card for my second household.