Shopped for FREE at CVS

CVS is my favorite store to use coupons at.  Besides great deals, the cashiers are coupon friendly, and  I actually like the limits.

I shop on Sunday, buy what is on my plan, and call it quits for the week.  I never get that nagging feeling.  You know the feeling I'm talking about - you still have a coupon left for a great deal and you keeping thinking about needing to go find a store that might still have the product on the shelf.

I had an especially good trip to CVS this week because I received a $5 off  $25 purchase coupon via email.

Transaction #1

purchased:
(2) Snickers Bars $1.00
(2) Pantene $6.98
(1) Preparation H Wipes $3.99
(1) John Frieda Hair Color $11.49
(1) 20 oz. Diet Coke $1.59

coupons used:
 $5 off $25 CVS coupon received via email
 $3/2 Pantene coupon from 5/01/11 P&G insert
 $1.59 coupon for a free 20 oz. Coke product  from My Coke Rewards
$11.49 coupon for free John Frieda Hair Color (I don't remember where I got this from)
$2 Preparation H printable coupon
$2 ECB I had from a previous purchase (cashier reduced to $1.98)

= $0.00 out of pocket and received a $1 ECB from Snickers purchase, $3.99 ECB from Preparation H , $2 ECB from Pantene


Transaction #2

purchased:
(2) Oral -B Indicator Toothbrushes $3.98

coupons used:
$1.50/2 Oral-B Indicator Toothbrushes 5/01/11 P&G insert
$1.50 ECB I had from a previous purchase
$1 ECB I had from a previous purchase (cashier reduced to $0.98)

= $0.00 out of pocket and received a $2 ECB

Total retail before sales & coupons: $37.11
Total out of pocket: $0.00 + $4.50 in ECBs
Receive $8.99 in new ECBs
Final cost: $4.49 Money-Maker

In Missouri, we do not pay sales tax on the value of coupons, so you can actually walk out of a store paying nothing.

For everyone who "did the math" on my first transaction, my total purchase was less than $25.  The John Frieda Hair Color shelf tag was a $1 more than what it rang up.  I noticed this price difference and told the cashier I was going to run and get another 20 oz. Diet Coke so my I could use my $5 off $25 coupon.   She told me not to bother and rang the coupon through.