2010-08-23 -- $2.98

I began with 12.00ECB.

Regular Prices:
10.49 Blink Gel
4.99 Old Spice
4.99 Old Spice
2.29 Betty Crocker Frosting
1.99 Dole Pineapple
1.00 Emerald Nuts
1.00 Emerald Nuts
1.00 Emerald Nuts

27.75 TOTAL Regular Prices

Sale Prices:
7.99 Blink Gel
3.49 Old Spice
3.49 Old Spice
1.50 Betty Crocker Frosting
1.50 Dole Pineapple
1.00 Emerald Nuts
1.00 Emerald Nuts
1.00 Emerald Nuts

20.97 TOTAL Sale Prices

Coupons and Discounts Applied:
4.00 STORE Coupon "$4 Off $20+ Purchase"
3.49 MANUFACTURER Coupon "Buy 1 Old Spice, Get 1 Free"
1.50 MANUFACTURER Coupon "Any Blink"
1.00 Emerald Nuts
1.00 Emerald Nuts
1.00 Emerald Nuts
7.00 ExtraBuck

18.99 TOTAL Coupons and Discounts

My total was $1.98, plus an additional $1.00 in local tax, for a grand total of $2.98.

I began with 12.00ECB, spent 7.00ECB, but earned back 9.99ECN (7.99ECB for Blink and 2.00ECB for Old Spice)  My new balance is 14.99ECB.  So, overall, my $2.98 in cash yields 2.99ECB, for a net gain of one cent.