2010-09-14 -- $0.82 + $1.08 = $1.90

I began with 32.98ECB for Card3.

Regular Prices:
5.99 Nivea Men Body Wash
4.99 Tresemme Mega Gel
4.99 Tresemme Mega Gel
2.00 CVS Summer Napkins
2.00 CVS Summer Napkins

19.97 TOTAL Regular Prices

Sale Prices:
4.99 Nivea Men Body Wash
4.99 Tresemme Mega Gel
4.99 Tresemme Mega Gel
0.49 CVS Summer Napkins
0.49 CVS Summer Napkins

15.95 TOTAL Sale Prices

Coupons and Discounts Applied:
5.00 STORE Coupon "$5 Off $15+ Purchase
1.00 STORE Coupon "Any Two CVS Napkins"
1.00 MANUFACTURER Coupon "Nivea Men"
1.00 MANUFACTURER Coupon "Tresemme"
1.00 MANUFACTURER Coupon "Tresemme"
6.95 ExtraBuck (Reduced from 6.99)

15.95 TOTAL Coupons and Discounts

My total came to ZERO, plus a loss of 4 cents due to a cashier-reduction of the 6.99ECB.  The local taxes came to 82 cents.

I began with 32.98ECB, spent 6.99ECB, and earned 9.99ECB (5.00ECB for Tresemme and 4.99ECB for Nivea Men).  As a result, Card3 for Household3 had a total of 35.98ECB.

Upon arrival in the store, I scanned my card and received TWO additional mega coupons.  Yay. Since I had two "$4 Off $20" coupons available, I quickly concocted another transaction to take advantage of some additional weekly deals.

Regular Prices:
10.99 Alive Multi-Vitamins
3.99 Skintimate Shave
1.99 Fig Newtons
1.99 Kitchen Item
1.99 Kitchen Item
1.99 Kitchen Item
1.99 Kitchen Item
1.59 Reeses 8-Pack Snack
1.49 Altoid Minis
1.49 Altoid Minis
1.00 Emerald Nuts
0.99 Halloween Mix

31.49 TOTAL Regular Prices

Sale Prices:
9.99 Alive Multi-Vitamins
3.99 Skintimate Shave
1.00 Fig Newtons
0.39 Kitchen Item
0.39 Kitchen Item
0.39 Kitchen Item
0.39 Kitchen Item
0.77 Reeses 8-Pack Snack
1.49 Altoid Minis
0.00 Altoid Minis
1.00 Emerald Nuts
0.99 Halloween Mix

20.79 TOTAL Sale Prices

Coupons and Discounts Applied:
4.00 STORE Coupon "$4 Off $20+ Purchase"
1.00 MANUFACTURER Coupon "Alive Multi-Vitamins"
1.00 MANUFACTURER Coupon "Emerald Nuts"
0.75 MANUFACTURER Coupon "Skintimate"
5.00 ExtraBuck
5.00 ExtraBuck
4.00 ExtraBuck

 20.75 TOTAL Coupons and Discounts

My total came to $0.04, plus an additional $1.04 in local tax for a grand total of $1.08.

I began this transaction with 35.98ECB.  I spent 14.00ECB and earned 13.98ECB (9.99ECB for Alive, 3.00ECB for Skintimate, and 0.99ECB for the Halloween Mix.)  In addition, I found two packages of gum that had expiration dates of JULY 2009 !!!!!  So, in keeping with the CVS policy of rewarding CA customers for locating expired product, the cashier generated an extra 2.00ECB. (She did not know how to do the $2.00 "apology" coupon.)

So I began the day with 32.98ECB, then had 35.98ECB after my first transaction and ended up with 37.96ECB on Card3 for Household3.

I spent less than two dollars in actual cash, bought 17 items, and gained nearly 5.00ECB.  Yet again, CVS has paid me to shop.