Walgreens Trip:
Transaction #1 –
- Aussie Deep Conditioner, $3 ($3.99 regular)
- Used FREE Aussie Product coupon from Facebook
promotion - Paid $.21 in tax, got $1 RR
Transaction #2 –
- Herbal Essence Conditioner, $3 ($3.99 regular)
- Used FREE Herbal Essence Product coupon from
Facebook promotion - Paid $.21 in tax, got $1 RR
Transaction #3 –
- Crayons 24 pack, $1 ($2.29 regular)
- Used $1 RR from above
- Paid $.07 in tax, got $1 RR*
Transaction #4 –
- Walgreens Packing Tape, $2.99 regular, $.99 with
in-ad - Papermate Pens 10 pk, $.29
- Used $1 RR from above
- Paid $.37
Transaction #5 –
- FREE 8×10, $0 (Walgreens Photo 7 Days of Deals)
Total Spent: $.86
Total Saved (coupons, advertised savings): $15.27
CVS Trip:
Transaction #1 –
- Nature Made Fish Oil, $19.99 ($23.99 regular)
- Used $1 printable coupon
- Paid $18.99, got $10 ECB
Transaction #2 –
- Pampers Baby Dry, $8.99 ($11.79 regular)
- Snickers, $1.19 (if I had known about the
clearance wipes I would have gotten them, instead opted for not leaving the
counter) - Used $.50 coupon Pampers, $.25 CVS kiosk
printout, and $10 ECB turned into $9.43 (baby getting fussy so I didn’t notice
or I definitely would have gone and gotten something from the school supply
area at least and completely skipped the Snickers) - Paid $.72 in tax, got $3 ECB
Transaction #3 – (originally had a different pack of CVS
wipes and cashier told me at this point about the clearance wipes)
- Gift Wrap bags, $1.12 (clearance)
- 3 packs of CVS Wipes, $.64 each (clearance)
- Used $3 ECB from above
- Paid $.25
Total Spent: $19.96
Total Saved (coupons, advertised savings): $30.14
*Lesson learned – always take the few minutes to tally your
transactions before you get to the register. I keep learning this the hard way
and those few cents can throw you off!



