Don't Pay $87.15 at CVS!

One occasion, I play a numbers game, where I try to get several products all under $20.00 Out of Pocket (OOP). Sometimes, I succeed, and sometimes I goof, and fail miserably.

So the moral of today’s trip: if you have CVS coupons on you CVS CARD, Remember them.

Alright, let’s begin.

Transaction: #1

Buy $20 of CVS Dental Products and Receive $16 ECB, From last week, I had $1.25 ECB and $3.00 ECB

3 CVS Toothbrushes @ 1.49 ea

1 CVS Mouthwash @  6.29

2 CVS Dental Floss @ 2.19

1 CVS Inter Dental Picks @ 4.19

=19.33 + (Still managed to receive $8 ECB)

-CVS 3.00 ECB

-CVS 1.25 ECB

Subtotal: $15.08

+ tax

OOP: $16.82 Received 2 ($8ECB) (& Saved 22%)

Transaction #2:

$3.00 off of $15 Cosmetics, $3.00 off of $15 of Eye, Mascara, Foundation, Nail

CVS AD Buy 2 Maybillene, Receive $5ECB

CVS AD Pay $12 for Physician's Formula, Receive $8 ECB

(1) Physician's Formula Eye liner 3 ct. @ 12.49

(2)  Maybelinne  NY Baby Lip gloss @4.49 ea

– 2 x MFC $1/1

– CVS 16 ECB from Transaction #1

Subtotal: .00

Tax .90

Paid .90

100% Savings! Received $5ECB, $8ECB

Transaction #3

CVS Coupon on Card $4.00 off of $10 Razors, Blades, Gel. (Forgot to use).

Buy 1 Schick Hydro, Receive $4 EcB

Buy 1 Baron Calendura Crea, Receive 6ECB

(2) Schick Hydro 5 $ 13.49

-MFC B1G1Free (13.49)

(This is where I should have used the CVS coupon $4 off of $10, but forgot: It was on my card).

(1) Baron Calendura Cream @ 8.99 Sale price.

-MFC of $5.00

-MFC on box $2.00

-13 ECB from Transaction #2

Subtotal: 2.48 (should have been .00)

Tax: $3.24 (should have only paid).

Total: $5.72, Received $4ECB, 6ECBs

If we add all of the totals, we reach $23.44, way over my goal. Had I remembered that $4 off of $10 coupon on my card, it would have been $20.96.

I still would have exceeded my goal of "being under $20", but here's another thing that I noticed about CVS: the internet prices and the store prices sometimes differ. For instance, the razors that I bought were 11.99 online, but at the store, they were 13.49. There was a $1.53 difference. Even some of the dental products weren't the same price, and so I had to crunch numbers in the store, until something worked out.

Over all, I learned that I could have paid $87.15 for all of these products, but I didn't. I only paid $23.33. I will be kicking myself for that extra $2.48 because of the missed coupon, but that's life. $63.71 is still a heck of a savings, and I still have $10 ECBs. Whoo-hoo!