Saving Green with the Queen!

The Queen of Coupons that is!

CVS 8-23-11 August 29, 2011

Filed under: CVS — queen620 @ 3:27 pm

Spent:   $13.74

Saved:  $29.95

Total Value:   $43.69

69 % savings   with 10 ECB back for later!

 

CVS 7-26-11 August 2, 2011

Filed under: CVS — queen620 @ 8:43 am

Spent:   $6.55 on a GIFTCARD so FREE!

Saved:   will find receipts later

 

CVS 6-25-11 June 29, 2011

Filed under: CVS — queen620 @ 10:57 am

Spent:  $21.19

Saved:  $49.91

Total Value:  $71.10

70% savings w/ $13.49 ECB left for next week!

 

CVS 6-17-11 June 23, 2011

Filed under: CVS — queen620 @ 12:20 pm

Spent:  $21.51

Saved:  $62.75

Total Value:   $84.26

75% savings & 8 ECB for next week!

After Q & ECB the 5ct Zyrtec & 2 Motrin PM were FREE and MADE me ECB.   That worked out great b/c I NEEDED the Zegerid Heartburn medicine which wasn’t so cheap!     I was also out of eyeliner so I paid a little more out of pocket that I would have liked, but that is what I get for not watching the make up sales.

John Frieda was $1.50 each after Q & CVS promo.

All in all a good trip.   I got all of the above for less than the retail value of Zegerid.

 

CVS 6-4-11 June 12, 2011

Filed under: CVS,Uncategorized — queen620 @ 2:33 am

Spent: $22.95

Saved:  $41.00

Total Value:  $63.95

64% savings, & I left w/ 10 ECB for next week

Spent WAY more than expected b/c I had the family with me.  I should make hubby pay me for the vaseline that he needed for fire starters!  My cost would have been $5 less if I had made him pay with his $$!  Anyway it was an okay trip.

I got:

 John Frieda shampoo for $.50 each after sale , Q & ECB

*Revlon makeup– $4 for each piece–

I know if had been watching sales I could have gotten them for cheaper, but I was running out and was desparate!

*Ivory Soap FREE after sale & coupon

*Bic Razor Free or $.99 after sale & ECB

*Huggies $4.49 I think after sale & ECB

 

CVS 5-18-11 May 25, 2011

Filed under: CVS — queen620 @ 4:28 am

Spent:  $9.71

Saved:  $11.28 (ECB from previous weeks)

Total Value:  $20.99

54% savings

UGH!!!!  I showed up to the store with the WRONG COUPONS.  I had 2 x  $2 off Q for AVEENO, but Neutragena was on sale instead!  My total would have been $5.71 if I had caught it earlier 😦

Oh Well– we were leaving that night to go to the beach, so we would be needing sunscreen regardless!

The upside is I got $10 ECB for spending $20 on Neutragena Sunscreen!

 

CVS 4-23-11 April 27, 2011

Filed under: CVS — queen620 @ 7:26 am

Spent:  $1.92

Saved:  $34.20

Total Value:  $36.12

95% savings

I went late Saturday night hoping to get last weeks sale for the shave cream & get the sales starting on Sunday, b/c I had Q expiring on Sunday but didn’t want to run out Easter and go shopping.  It worked!   This might be a way to beat the person/people who clear the shelves early Sunday morning!

*Dove Deodorant regular price $4.99—-SALE $.99

– $1 off Q= FREE

*Blink Tears $7.99- $4 Q on box= $3.99, but got $7.99 ECB

FREE plus profit of $4 store credit!!!

*Edge Shave Cream $3.29- $.55 Q= $$2.74, got back $2.30 ECB..so really cost $.34

Spent $6 ECB from last week–I got back $10.29 ECB & $2 ECB left from last week= $12.29 AVAILABLE!

 

CVS 4-19-11 April 20, 2011

Filed under: CVS — queen620 @ 8:10 am

Spent $.97

Saved $42.31

Total Value:  $43.28

97% savings

Started with 17 ECB, spent 16 ECB, got back 7…so 8 left for next week.  So I spent more ECB than I got back,

but remember this is monopoly money and it comes and goes.

FREE   FREE  FREE   FREE   FREE after sale, Q or Extra Care Buck promo…

*colgate toothpaste $1- $1 off Q= FREE

*2x Listerene $1= $2.  – $2.50 Q off 2= $.50 MONEY MAKER which rolled into my other purchases

*Easter Grass $.99—got back $.99 ECB  FREE

*PAAS easter die $1.99—got back $1.99 ECB  FREE

*GE Compact Florescent Bulb $2.99—- got back $2.00 ECB —so $.99

*Head & Shoulder Shampoo $4.99– got back $2 ECB so $3.00,

Head & Shoulder Condition $5.89- FREE Q up to $4.74= $1.15…

The conditioner didn’t ring up at the sale price I I really overpaid…$4.15 for shampoo & conditioner is WAY TOO MUCH unless it is maybe John Frieda!

*Scott Paper Towel– extra large rolls 6ct–$4.98 – $1 Q= $3.98 = $.66 a roll

(I don’t use a lot of paper towels so this 6pack will last months!)

 

CVS 4-8-11 April 13, 2011

Filed under: CVS — queen620 @ 12:09 pm

Spent:  $18.58

Saved:  $26.80

Total Value:  $45.38

59% savings left with17 ECB

 

Of Course CVS posted a save $5/off $40 purchase on ebay the day after I did my weekly shopping.  I spent the week trying to decide if I wanted to go in for a few more things.   I have horrible acid reflux when pregnant so I take generic pepcid every 12 hours and fill in with lots of Tums or Maalox.   In past pregnancies I have just stocked up at Sam’s, but this time I have been keeping my eyes open for sales at the CVS.

How I got to $40:

*$25 worth of Maalox, get 10 ECB

didn’t even have ANY Q for the deal.  Still an okay deal, I did compare prices at Sam’s just to make sure.

*Gold Bond Body Wash $5.88- $2 Q- 3 ECB back= $.88

*2x Right Guard Body Wash @ $3.88 =$7.76 – Buy 1 Get One Q $4.99 (cashier took off regular price instead of sale price)- 3 ECB back=  BOTH FREE

*Peeps $.50 each= $2

 

Pretty Good trip…I didn’t use a lot of  coupons, but I did spend the ECB I had from earlier in the week.

I spent almost 19 and left with 17 ECB for next time and I left with real product I would have bought somewhere, especially the Peeps or Maalox

 

CVS 4-3-11 April 8, 2011

Filed under: CVS — queen620 @ 2:32 am

Spent:  $21.86

Saved:  $50.68

Total Value:  $72.56

70% savings with 10 ECB for later!

 

*John Frieda spend $10, get 3 ECB back-

2x $5 each= $10- 2x $2. off Q= $6- 3 ECB or $1.50 each

*2xOral B toothburshes Spend $2.99, get .99ECB back = $5.98

*1x Buy 1 Get 1 FRee Q- $2.99

*$1/off 1 Oral B- $1

==$1.99, but got back 1.98 in ECB so basically FREE

*Proctor & Gamble Items- spend $30, get 10 ECB

*Pampers $18.99

*4  Herbal Essence/Aussie x $2.75= $11.00

*Dawn – $.99=== $30.98

Coupons used- $3 Pampers, 2 Buy One Get One Free Hair Care $5.50,  1x $1/off 2 Hair Care, & $.35 off Dawn= $9.85 in Q savings

$30.98- $9.85 Q savings= $21.13, then got 10 ECB for next trip thereby keeping my future savings rolling!