2010-09-02 -- $3.28

I began with 29.98ECB on Card3 for Household3.

Regular Prices:
9.99 Philips Earbuds
6.29 Dayquil (12ct)
4.49 Glide Floss
3.79 Oral B Advantage Toothbrush
3.79 Oral B Advantage Toothbrush
2.99 Oral B Indicator Toothbrush
2.99 Oral B Indicator Deep Toothbrush
0.89 Three Musketeers

35.22 TOTAL Regular Prices

Sale Prices:
6.99 Philips Earbuds
4.99 Dayquil (12ct)
3.79 Oral B Advantage Toothbrush
3.79 Oral B Advantage Toothbrush
2.99 Oral B Indicator Toothbrush
0.74 Oral B Indicator Deep Toothbrush
0.50 Three Musketeers

28.28 TOTAL Sale Prices

Coupons and Discounts Applied:
4.00 STORE Coupon "$4 Off $20+ Purchase"
2.00 STORE Coupon "Any Dayquil"
0.75 STORE Coupon "Three Musketeers"
2.99 MANUFACTURER Coupon "Buy 1 Oral B, Get 1 Free"
2.99 MANUFACTURER Coupon "Buy 1 Oral B, Get 1 Free"
1.50 MANUFACTURER Coupon "Any DayQuil"
0.75 MANUFACTURER Coupon "Any Glide Floss"
7.99 ExtraBuck
4.00 ExtraBuck

26.97 TOTAL Coupons and Discounts

My total came to $1.31, plus an additional $1.97 in local tax, making a total out-of-pocket cost of $3.28.

I began with a sky-high 29.98ECB, spent 11.99ECB, and earned 14.99ECB (6.99ECB for Philips, 5.00ECB for Oral B, and 3.00ECB  for Glide).  The Glide Floss was mistakenly tagged for the 2.50ECB and when it failed to print, the store checked the aisle, saw that the item was mis-tagged, and did a special print of the ECB to make it right.  Since "special print" ECB cannot be generated in partial dollar amounts, I received 3.00ECB instead of 2.50ECB.  The item itself also rang up at a non-discounted cost, so I actually paid $0.52 more as well.

I am stunned that with such little effort, the recently un-retired Card3, used to stock Household3, has a balance of 32.28ECB.