Friday, May 6, 2011

2011-05-05 -- $2.16

OK, so the retirment of Card1 didn't last too long.  Thanks to some nice in-store coupons, I decided to spend a few pennies.  I began with 0.00ECB on Card1.

Regular Prices:
3.99 Revlon Tool
3.19 Revlon Tool
1.99 CVS Blade Spray
1.49 CVS Towelettes

10.66 TOTAL Regular Prices

Sale Prices:
3.99 Revlon Tool
1.59 Revlon Tool
1.99 CVS Blade Spray
1.49 CVS Towelettes

9.06 TOTAL Sale Prices

Coupons and Discounts Applied:
2.00 STORE Coupon "$2 Courtesy Coupon - Expired Item"
2.00 STORE Coupon "Any Revlon Tool"
1.99 STORE Coupon "Free CVS Blade Spray"
1.49 STORE Coupon "CVS Towelettes"?

7.48 TOTAL Coupons and Discounts

The balance came to $1.58, plus an additional $0.58 in local tax, for a grand total of $2.16.  I spent 0.00ECB and earned 0.00ECB.  However, thanks to my nearly $9+ purchase of beuaty items, I should receive a nice 5.00ECB in the next few days for having spent $50 on "beauty items".  Card1 is back alive !

Thursday, May 5, 2011

2011-05-05 -- 37 Cents

I began with 14.99ECB on Card3.

Regular Prices:
11.29 Tide Free
7.29 Bounce Free
1.99 Revlon Tool
1.99 Revlon Tool

22.56 TOTAL Regular Prices

Sale Prices:
5.99 Tide Free
5.99 Bounce Free
1.99 Revlon Tool
0.99 Revlon Tool

14.96 TOTAL Sale Prices

Coupons and Discounts Applied:
2.00 STORE Coupon "$2 Courtesy Coupon - Expired Item"
2.00 STORE Coupon "Any Revlon Tool"
1.00 MANUFACTURER Coupon "Any Tide"
0.50 MANUFACTURER Coupon "Any Bounce"
7.99 ExtraBuck
2.00 ExtraBuck

15.49 TOTAL Coupons and Discounts

The balance went significantly negative ( - $0.53 !!), but with $0.90 in local tax, the total came to $0.37.  I spent 9.99ECB and earned 2.00ECB (1.00ECB for Tide and 1.00ECB for Bounce). Card3 now has a balance of 7.00ECB.

Monday, May 2, 2011

2011-05-02 -- 87 Cents

Well, it was time to temporarily retire one of my cards.  The deals have been few and far between for most of 2011 and having two cards active was not yielding much action.  True, my savings rate is upwards of 97+% for 2011, but the Free After ECB deals are rarer and rarer.

Of course, something will likely change soon and I can un-retire the card.  I began this final Card1 transaction with a measly 0.99ECB.

Regular Prices:
4.79 Nestle PureWater (24ct)
1.20 CRV

5.99 TOTAL Regular Prices

Sale Prices:
2.66 Nestle PureWater (24ct)
1.20 CRV

3.86 TOTAL Sale Prices

Coupons and Discounts Applied:
2.00 STORE Coupon "$2 Off Courtesy - Expired Product"
0.99 ExtraBuck

2.99 TOTAL Coupons and Discounts

The balance came to 87 cents, with no local tax, for a grand total of 87 pennies.  I spent all 0.99ECB for Card1 and earned NONE.  Card1 is now retired.

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Four Months of 2011

It was a decidedly slow first four months of CVS shopping, with barely half as many transactions as the lst four months of 2010.  Still, the savings were substantial.

January - February - March - April
969.46  TOTAL REGULAR PRICES
524.38  TOTAL SALE PRICES

59.92 TOTAL ACTUAL PAID
31.64 TOTAL TAX

28.28 TOTAL NON-TAX

So, for the grand total of $59.92 actual cash spent, I received $969.46 worth of merchandise.  Of that $59.92, over half was for local taxes.  The non-tax amount came to $28.28, a savings of more than 97%.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

2011-04-26 -- $3.80

I began with 14.99ECB on Card3.

Regular Prices:
13.79 Blink Tears
4.99 DoveMen Roll-On
3.50 Oral B Vivid Toothbrush
3.50 Oral B Vivid Toothbrush
3.50 Oral B Vivid Toothbrush
3.50 Oral B Vivid Toothbrush
2.27 Fig Newtons (8oz)
2.27 Fig Newtons (8oz)
1.99 Golden Oreos (5.5oz)
1.99 Golden Oreos (5.5oz)
1.99 Lorna Doone (5oz)
1.99 Double Stuff (6oz)
1.49 CVS Facial Towelettes (5ct)

45.93 TOTAL Regular Prices

Sale Prices:
7.99 Blink Tears
0.99 DoveMen Roll-On
3.50 Oral B Vivid Toothbrush
3.50 Oral B Vivid Toothbrush
3.50 Oral B Vivid Toothbrush
3.50 Oral B Vivid Toothbrush
0.83 Fig Newtons (8oz)
0.83 Fig Newtons (8oz)
0.84 Golden Oreo (5.5oz)
0.84 Golden Oreo (5.5oz)
0.83 Lorna Doone (5oz)
0.83 Double Stuff (6oz)
1.49 CVS Facial Towelettes (5ct)

29.47 TOTAL Sale Prices

Coupons and Discounts Applied:
2.00 STORE Coupon "$2 Courtesy Coupon - Expired Item"
1.49 STORE Coupon "Any CVS Facial Towelette"
1.00 STORE Coupon "Any Deodorant"
3.50 MANUFACTURER Coupon "Buy 1 Oral B, Get 1 Free"
3.50 MANUFACTURER Coupon "Buy 1 Oral B, Get 1 Free"
1.00 MANUFACTURER Coupon "Blink"
8.99 ExtraBuck
3.00 ExtraBuck
2.00 ExtraBuck
1.00 ExtraBuck

27.48 TOTAL Coupons and Discounts

The balance came to $1.99, plus an additional $1.81 in local tax, for a grand total of $3.80.  I spent all 14.99ECB and earned 12.99ECB (7.99ECB for Blink and 5.00ECB for OralB). In addition, I found 6 bottles of children's sunscreen which had expired (some as long ago as September 2009 !!!).  In lieu of getting the "$2 OFF Courtesy Coupon", the cashier simply issued a 2.00ECB.  Card3 now has a balance of 14.99ECB.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

2011-04-21 -- One Cent

Ah, the single penny for payment.  And actually, since I had no change (yikes), the woman in line behind me offered up a single coin.  She was quite impressed by my total amount

I began with a balance of 3.74ECB.

Regular Prices:
3.79 MM Plain (14oz)
3.79 MM Plain (14oz)
1.57 CVS Gold Emblem Pretzels

10.14 TOTAL Regular Prices

Sale Prices:
1.97 MM Plain (14oz)
1.97 MM Plain (14oz)
0.78 CVS Gold Emblem Pretzels

5.71 TOTAL Sale Prices

Coupons and Discounts Applied:
1.00 MANUFACTURER Coupon "Any MM"
1.00 MANUFACTURER Coupon "Any MM"
2.00 ExtraBuck
1.00 ExtraBuck
0.74 ExtraBuck

5.74 TOTAL Coupons and Discounts

My balance went negative ( - $0.03 ), but with $0.04 in local tax, the total came to ONE PENNY.  I spent all 3.74ECB and earned 0.99ECB (for Easter Grass).  Card1 now has a balance of 0.99ECB.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

2011-04-16 -- $1.35

I began with.2.00ECB on Card1.

Regular Prices:
6.99 Bayer AM (50ct)
3.79 MM Plain (14oz)
3.79 MM Peanut (14oz)
3.79 MM Peanut (14oz)
1.99 CVS Bubbles
1.39 Gain Dish Liquid
1.49 CVS Gold Emblem Cookies
 0.87 Russell Stover Bunny

24.10 TOTAL Regular Prices

Sale Prices:
3.49 Bayer AM (50ct)
1.97 MM Plain (14oz)
1.97 MM Peanut (14oz)
1.97 MM Peanut (14oz)
1.99 CVS Bubbles
0.97 Gain Dish Liquid
0.74 CVS Gold Emblem Cookies
0.74 Russell Stover Bunny

13.84 TOTAL Sale Prices

Coupons and Discounts Applied:
2.00 STORE Coupon "$2 Courtesy Coupon - Expired Item"
2.00 STORE Coupon "Any Bayer"
1.00 MANUFACTURER Coupon "Any MM"
1.00 MANUFACTURER Coupon "Any MM"
1.00 MANUFACTURER Coupon "Any MM"
0.97 MANUFACTURER Coupon "Any Gain Dish"
2.00 ExtraBuck
2.00 ExtraBuck

12.97 TOTAL Coupons and Discounts

The balance came to $0.87, plus an additional $0.48 in local tax, for a grand total of $1.35.  I spent all 4.00ECB, but earned back 3.74ECB (2.00ECB for Bubbles, 1.00ECB for the fourth use of my cloth bag, and 0.74ECB for Russell Stover).

Card1 now has a balance of 3.74ECB.

Friday, April 8, 2011

2011-04-07 -- 41 Cents

I began with 14.99ECB on Card3.

Regular Prices:
4.99 Right Guard Body Wash
4.99 Right Guard Body Wash

9.99 TOTAL Regular Prices

Sale Prices:
3.88 Right Guard Body Wash
3.88 Right Guard Body Wash

7.76 TOTAL Sale Prices

Coupons and Discounts Applied
4.99 MANUFACTURER Coupon "Buy 1 Right Guard, Get 1 Free"
3.00 ExtraBuck

7.99 TOTAL Coupons and Discounts

Thanks to a lucky break, my balance went negative. The cashier deducted the full regular price for the free body wash, instead of the discounted $3.88 price.  As a result, my balance went negative ( - $0.23).  When tax was added, the final total came to $0.41.  I spent 3.00ECB and earned 3.00ECB.  Card3 remains with a 14.99ECB balance. 

2011-04-06 -- $2.90 + $0.61 +$0.67 = $4.18

I began with 6.99ECB on Card1 and made three transactions.

Regular Prices:
6.99 Gold Bond Body Wash
4.99 Right Guard Body Wash
4.99 Right Guard Body Wash
1.99 Dole Pineapple

18.96 TOTAL Regular Prices

Sale Prices:
5.88 Gold Bond Body Wash
3.88 Right Guard Body Wash
3.88 Right Guard Body Wash
1.00 Dole Pineapple

14.64 TOTAL Sale Prices

Coupons and Discounts Applied:
2.00 STORE Coupon "$2 Off Courtesy Coupon - Expired Product"
3.88 MANUFACTURER Coupon "Buy 1 Right Guard, Get 1 Free"
6.99 ExtraBuck

12.87 TOTAL Coupons and Discounts

The balance came to $1.77, plus an additional $1.13 in tax, for a grand total of $2.90.  I spent all 6.99ECB and earned 6.00ECB (3.00ECB for Gold Bond and 3.00ECB for Right Guard). I began the second transaction with 6.00ECB.

Regular Prices: 
4.99 Crest Clinical
2.99 GUM Dental Picks
2.19 Pringles
2.19 Pringles

12.38 TOTAL Regular Prices

Sale Prices:
3.49 Crest Clinical
2.00 GUM Dental Picks
1.34 Pringles
1.33 Pringles

8.16 TOTAL Sale Prices

Coupons and Discounts Applied:
1.00 MANUFACTURER Coupon "Two Pringles"
1.00 MANUFACTURER Coupon "Any Crest"
3.00 ExtraBuck
3.00 ExtraBuck

8.00 TOTAL Coupons and Discounts

The balance came to $0.16, plus an additional $0.46 in local tax, for a grand total of $0.61.  I spent all 6.00ECB, but earned 4.50ECB (2.50ECB for Crest and 2.00ECB for GUM).  I ended the second transaction with 4.50ECB on Card1.

Regular Prices:
3.39 GUM Dental Picks
1.99 Hunts Snack Pack

5.38 TOTAL Regular Prices

Sale Prices:
2.00 GUM Dental Picks
1.00 Hunts Snack Pack

3.00 TOTAL Sale Prices

Coupons and Discounts Applied:
2.50 ExtraBuck

The balance came to $0.50, plus an additional $0.17 in local tax, for a grand total of $0.67.  I spent 2.50ECB and earned NONE.

However, I located expired merchandise in the store, and in lieu of issuing the standard "$2 OFF COURTESY COUPON", the casheir merely issued a 2.00ECB.

After 3 consecutive transactions, Card1 has a balance of 4.00ECB.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

2011-04-05 -- $3.86

I began with 9.49ECB on Card3.  After scanning my card in-store, I received a .50ECB for my Second Quarter 2011 purchases. Card3 then had 9.99ECB.

Regular Prices:
9.99 Complete Lens Solution
6.99 Gold Bond Body Wash
2.99 GUM Dental Picks
1.57 CVS Gold Emblem Pretzels

21.54 TOTAL Regular Prices

Sale Prices:
8.99 Complete Lens Solution
5.88 Gold Bond Body Wash
2.00 GUM Dental Picks
0.78 CVS Gold Emblem Pretzels

17.65 TOTAL Sale Prices

Coupons and Discounts Applied:
2.00 STORE Coupon "$2 Courtesy Coupon - Expired Product"
2.00 MANUFACTURER Coupon "Gold Bond Body Wash"
1.00 MANUFACTURER Coupon "Complete"
6.99 ExtraBuck
2.50 ExtraBuck
0.50 ExtraBuck

14.99 TOTAL Coupons and Discounts

The balance came to $2.66, plus an additional $1.20 in local tax, for a grand total of $3.86.  I spent all 9.99ECB, but earned back 14.99ECB (8.99ECB for Complete, 3.00ECB for Gold Bond, 2.00ECB for GUM, and 1.00ECB for the fourth use of my cloth bag.

Card3 now has a balance of 14.99ECB.