First official CVS trip

Well if you have a CVS store in your area and you are not familiar with "CVS-ing" then go here to read up on how to make CVS work for you! I never even knew this little world existed until a couple of weeks ago and I am still amazed and how it is done! The website I just linked you to is full of money-saving tips and lots of info from many people all over. Go check it out!

So, anywho, back to my original thought... I went to CVS yesterday just to buy a few things that were on sale until the end of the month. Here is what I got....

(2) Colgate 360 toothbrushes
(1) Aquafresh Advanced Whitening toothpaste
(1) box of Absolutely Divine cookies
(1) package of extra strength Rolaids
(1) Baby Ruth candy bar

Wanna guess what I paid for that??

$4.25, though technically it was only $2.25! Now, I know to the experienced CVSers, I paid way too much but being that this was my first attempt at the "game" I think I did pretty darn good! Here is how I did it.....

Transaction #1:
(1) Colgate 360 toothbrush - $3.99
total: $3.99 + tax = $4.25
OOP: $4.25
Got back $3.99 in Extra Care Bucks

Transaction #2:
(1)Colgate 360 toothbrush - $3.99
total: $3.99 + tax
Paid with the previous $3.99 in ECB
OOP: Nothing!
Got back $3.99 in Extra Care Bucks

Transaction #3:
(1)Aquafresh Advanced Whitening toothpaste - $2.99
(1)box of Absolutely Divine cookies - $1.99 on sale
total: $4.98 + tax
-$1 off coupon for the cookies
total: $3.98 + tax
-previous $3.99 in ECB
OOP: Nothing!
Got back $2.99 in ECB for the toothpaste

Transaction #4
(1)package extra strength Rolaids - $2.49
(1)Baby Ruth candy bar
total: $2.99 + tax
-previous $2.99 in ECB
OOP: Nothing!
Got back $2 in ECB for the Rolaids

So...... I walked in and spent $4.25 and walked out with $2 to use towards my next purchase.
Not too shabby, huh?

I had originally gone in to pick up the Addidas deoderant and Tums QuikPak which both would have been free after the ECBs but they were all out. :(