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By decree of the Random Number Generator, Tina is the winner of the Target diapering gift basket. Since Tina has THREE count ’em THREE in diapers and another one on the way, I am so glad she won this prize!!
The winner of the $25 CVS gift card is Cheryl!
Congratulations ladies!!
Thanks for giving us a great blogaversary week!
This week’s deals weren’t too too exciting at CVS, but thanks to some Walgreen’s coupons and some Rite Aid coupons, which my local CVSes take, I was able to do pretty well with the ECB deals AND get some things I needed. (Or am addicted to. Ahem.) Here’s what I got on my first transaction:
Joshua has to take Claritin every day for his seasonal allergies, and I use the kind of toothbrush that these replacement heads go with so I was excited that they were on ECBs!
Claritin syrup $5.99
2 Oral B power toothbrush replacement head packs $5.99 each (get back 3 ECBs each)
total = $17.97
coupons used:
CVS $3/$15 (expired 6/14 but my CVS will take it for 2 weeks)
$1 off Claritin Walgreens EasySaver catalog coupon
$1 off Claritin manufacturer coupon (got from a SmartSource machine at CVS)
B1G1 Free Oral B replacement head coupon
Two $3 off Oral B replacement head Walgreens EasySaver catalog
Total= 98 cents before tax. I didn’t have an ECB that small, so I paid $2.03 cash including tax and got back 6 ECB for the toothbrush heads!!
This next transaction I did because I was out of Mountain Dew and I really, really, really needed some!
I got:
12-pack Mountain Dew $4.59
Tylenol $3.99
500 count CVS cotton swabs $3.19
Almay mascara $6.99
Two Dove travel-size deodorants 99 cents each
Total= $20.74
Coupons:
CVS $3/$15 coupon
$2 CVS skincare purchase
$2 off Rite Aid Almay coupon
$1 off Almay manufacturers coupon
$1 off Tylenol
$1.50 off Pain Reliever CRT (I FINALLY got a CRT after over 2 months without one!! Did CVS read my plea??)
Total = $10.24. I paid with 9.49 ECB and $1.48 cash and got back 9 ECB (5 for Almay, 2 for Tylenol and 2 for the cotton swabs)! Mmm….$1.48 for a 12 pack of my sweet, sweet Dew! SCORE! The Dove deodorants also count toward the monthly Dove deal that I am sloooowly working on completing.
Finally, I just did this transaction to make ECBs. 🙂
4 EAS protein bars at $1.50 each (get back 3 ECB when you buy 4)
CVS 500 count cotton swabs $3.19
Almay mascara $6.99
Dove chocolate bar (as a bribe special treat for Joshua) 79 cents
Total = $16.97
Coupons:
CVS $3/$15
Four $1 EAS bar coupons
$2 off Rite Aid Almay coupon
$2 off CVS skincare coupon
Total = $5.97. I paid with 5 ECB and 99 cents cash and got back 10 ECB! Oot! Oot!
If you live in the Dayton area, a great way to get Rite Aid coupons is by registering at My Rite Aid. You will be emailed a confirmation,and when you confirm your account, you will get to print $50 worth of coupons. Since many of our CVSes take competitor coupons, this is a great resource! That is how I got the Almay Rite Aid coupons.
Lastly, thanks to Crystal at Money Saving Mom, I got this:
One adorable, thrilled little boy with TWO new Thomas Wooden trains from Toys R Us – FREE! Crystal posted a coupon on this post to get this free yesterday. The coupon is limit one per customer so Bobby and I both bought a train. We paid only tax 71 cents for each train! We could have saved them for a special occasion, but we just wanted to thrill him. After all, Christmas is a long way off and his birthday isn’t until February!
Well, I am OUT of deals to share, so go check out all the other dealin’ divas at CVS Superstars at the Centsible Sawyer and of course Super Savings Saturday at Money Saving Mom!
So first of all, let me say that I am a little off my game this morning… I was laying in bed, trying to recover from a long day at King’s Island yesterday, when the door bell rang at 8:00 sharp. We had no idea who it could be, until Andy opened the door and found the carpet cleaners I had scheduled a week ago, right on time. I had completely forgotten. So we picked up everything off the floor (which is quite a feat) and threw it in the bathrooms, I grabbed the kids and we headed to Grandma’s house to get out of the way. Yeah, it’s been a great morning.
So anyway, the answers to a few questions… Christie asked what my best bargain ever was. I’m not sure this is better than the three packages of diapers that I got for $3.61, but I was pretty excited to get a great deal on a big purchase – in December, I found a Maclaren Techno stroller that’s usually $350 for about $200, with free shipping. I am slightly obsessed with strollers, so I was thrilled to be able to get a great deal on a stroller that I wouldn’t normally have bought. Ok so that’s kind of lame, but it doesn’t take much to excite me.
Jenny and I got several questions about blogging this week. Alyssa asked what we like best/least about blogging. The “best” part is easy! I love being able to blog with Jenny, I love the friends we’ve made through this site, and I love having a record of all the great (and not-so-great, and sucky) times with my kids (because I am not really good about the whole baby book thing. Like, as in Sam doesn’t even have one). What I like least is that, for right now anyway, I am not able to keep up with all the blogs that I want to read and comment on, and I feel bad for being so out of the loop! But once I return to work and have lots of computer time (what? I should be working?) I will rectify that situation.
Elizabeth asked if there are fees associated with blogging and how we got started. The only fees we pay are for our hosting service, and since we paid for that up front, it doesn’t seem like we spend any money at all, haha. But there are plenty of free services as well. Jenny and I always said we were going to write a book, but with our busy lives that was never going to happen, so I suggested we start a blog. We did a little research and planning, and kicked it off last June. We have had a great time with it!
Stay tuned for the winners of our contest to be announced, and thanks once again for making this such a great year and we hope you’ll continue to stop by Mommin’ It Up!