Nice savings at the drugstores

I generally shop at the drug stores on Sunday, when the sales week has started and items are still in stock.  But this week, I threw a birthday party for my youngest daughter on Saturday night, and I was so exhausted that I just decided to skip the Sunday shopping altogether.

So I planned to go Monday.  I made my plans - I loved the deal on Nice! products at Walgreens - and cut out my coupons, and headed to the store... and realized I had left my coupons sitting on the table at home.  Oops.

So I tried again the next day, and I was successful!  Here's what I got:

CVS:

1 gallon milk @ $3.69 (receive $1 ECB)
= $3.69 ($2.69 after ECBs)

1 Blink Tears @ $8.99 (receive $8.99 ECBs)
- $1/1 Blink Tears or Blink GelTears Lubricating Eye Drops, exp. 6/4/12 (SS 04/29/12 R)
= $7.99 ($1 moneymaker after ECBs)

1 U by Kotex tampons @ $3.99 (receive $2 ECBs)
-  $1/1 U by Kotex Product printable
= $2.99 (99¢ after ECBs)

3 Hallmark cards @ 99¢ = $2.97 (receive $3 ECBs)
= $2.97 (3¢ moneymakers after ECBs)

Total product: $17.64
Pay with $5 ECBs from previous visit
Tax: 40¢

Total out of pocket: $13.04
Total saved compared to CVS full prices: $11.90
ECBs received: $14.99

Walgreens:

1 U by Kotex tampons @ $3.99 (receive $3 RRs)
- $1/1 U by Kotex Product printable
= $2.99 (1¢ moneymaker after RRs)

Buy $10 in selected Nice! products, receive $2 RRs:
1 ground cinnamon @ 99¢
1 trash bags @ $2.99
1 kitchen trash bags @ $2.99
1 sandwich bags @ $1.29
1 quart-sized bags @ $1.29
1 gallon-sized bags @ $1.29

Total product: $13.83
Pay with $5 RRs from previous week

Total after RRs: $8.83
Tax: 84¢

Total out of pocket: $9.67
Total saved compared to Walgreens full prices: $15.70
RRs received: $5


The milk deal at CVS was so good, I stopped by again yesterday to get one more gallon:

1 gallon milk @ $3.69 (receive $1 ECB)
= $3.69 ($2.69 after ECBs)

Total product: $3.69
Pay with $3 ECB from previous trip

Total out of pocket: 69¢
Total saved: $3.00
ECBs received: $1

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