Scenario Sunday: CVS scenarios for the week of 1/18

This has turned out to be a fairly decent week, especially since last week was kind of slow.

Here’s a good scenario for newbies or those with very few ECBs to start out with:
Spend $5.97 OOP, get $16.46 in merchandise
(if you want to add Excedrin or St. Ives, see my scenarios at the end)

Transaction #1:
Buy 1 Herbal Essences Hydralicious shampoo or conditioner – $2.99
Use $1 manufacturer’s coupon

Spend $1.99, get $1 ECB

Transaction #2:
Buy 1 CVS 24 hour allergy relief – $3.79
Use $1 ECB from HE
Spend $2.79, get $3.79

Transaction #3: (if you don’t need/want more allergy meds, move to transaction #4)
Buy 1 CVS 24 hour allergy relief – $3.79
Use $3.79 ECB from HE
Spend $0, get $3.79

Transaction #4:
Buy Cottonelle moist wipes 2 pk – $5.98
Use .50 printable coupon
Use $3.79 ECB from CVS allergy relief
Spend $1.69, get $3 ECB
.50 rebate from
Caregivers

Somehow I missed this deal. Buy 3 American Greeting (or Hallmark) – YMMV cards, get a $3 ECB. Prices start at .99. So, buy 3 cards, use your $3 ECB from the Cottonelle (they will need to adjust the ECB down if you are not buying anything else and are buying the .99 card) and you will get $3 back. SO FREE! ๐Ÿ™‚

My transactions for the week

I have about $17 in ECB that I need to “roll” before they expire on 1/20. Here are my scenarios: ($54.48 in merchandise for .51 OOP)

Transaction #1:
Buy 2 CVS Allergy meds – $3.79/each

Buy 2 Herbal Essence shampoo – $2.99/each
use 2 $1 coupons

Buy Cottonelle moist wipes – $5.98
use .50 printable

Buy 2 Excedrin – $1.99/each
Use 2 $2 Excedrin printables (they will have to adjust the coupon down in the register)

Buy 2 St. Ives Scrubs – $2.99/each (I printed coupons to do the Wags deal a few weeks ago and never made it there)
Use $3/2 CVS CRT
Use 2 $2 printables

Buy 2 Dawn dish detergent – $1.99 (BOGO free)
Use 2 .25 coupons

Total before coupons = $31.49
Total after coupons = $17.51
Spend .51, get $12.58 in ECBs

Transaction #2:
Buy 4 Pepsi 12 pks – 4/$12
Buy 3 bags of Lays/Tostitos chips – $3 each

Total = $21 (pay w/ ECBs), earn $10 ECB

Savings Saturday: CVS ad for the week of 1/18-1/24

January is flying by! Here are the deals for the upcoming week at CVS. The match ups for the monthly deals can be found here.

I do these coupon match-ups myself and it takes a LOT of time. I don’t mind if you share this information, but please make sure you are giving credit by posting a link back to my blog! Thanks ๐Ÿ™‚

ECB deals:

This is FREE after ECBs: CVS 24 hour allergy relief – $3.79, get $3.79 ECB (limit 2)

Cottonelle toilet paper (20 rolls) – $12.97, get $4 ECB (this is a month long value pack)
.50 printable coupon on Smartsource.com

Claritin Liqui-Gels – $19.99, get $10 ECB – this is a 2 day day (Sunday/Monday only)
$2 printable coupon on Claritin.com

Cottonelle moist wipes 2 pk – $5.98, get $3 ECB
.50 printable coupon on Smartsource.com

Spend $10 on CoverGirl products, get $3 ECB
$1/1 Covergirl Cosmetics, Any – 12-28-08 PG

Buy 2 Maybelline Mineral products, get $10 ECB
$3/1 Maybelline Foundation, Any – 10-26-08 RP

Spend $15 on Neutrogena Skin or Hair care, get $5 ECB
$1/1 printable coupon on coupons.com (click on the blue link at the top or on the sidebar)
$2/1 hair care printable here

Buy Rogaine regular for women, extra strength or foam for men – $19.99, get $5 ECB
$15 off Rogaine printable here

Buy Herbal Essences Hydralicious shampoo or conditioner – $2.99, get $1 ECB
$1/1 Herbal Essences shampoo, conditioner, styling product or hair color, any excluding trial size – 12-28-08 PG

Buy Axe Shower gel, body spray, shampoo or conditioner – $2/$10, get $3 ECB
$1.50/1 Axe printable on Smartsource.com

Buy Schick Quattro Titanium, Midnight, or Quattro for Women – $8.99, get $3 ECB
$2/1 Schick Quattro Titanium Razor, Any – 12-14-08 SS
$2/1 Schick Quattro for Women, or Intuition Plus Razor or Refill – 12-07-08 SS

University Medical Wrinkle Free Eyes 20 minute eye lift system – $29.99, get $5 ECB

Buy Crest Whitestrips (56 ct) – $19.99, get $5 ECB
$5/1 Crest Whitestrips Premium, Pro Effects, Daily Whitening Multicare Or Daily Whitening + Tartar Protection, Any Excluding Classic – 01-18-09 PG

Buy Colgate Total 7.8 oz, Total Advanced (5.8 oz) or Deep Clean 360 toothbrush – $3.49, get $1 ECB
$1/1 Colgate Adult Or Children’s Toothpaste, Any 4 Oz. + – 01-04-09 SS
$1.50/1 Colgate Total Advanced Whitening, Colgate Total Advanced Clean, Or Colgate Total Advanced Fresh Toothpaste Only, Any 4 Oz. + – 01-04-09 SS

Buy twin packs of Crest, Oral B, Fixodent, or Oral B toothbrushes multipack, get $2 ECB
$1/1 Oral-B Pulsar, CrossAction, Advantage or Indicator manual toothbrush, any – 12-28-08 PG

Buy Zaditor, Aquify, CLear Care, GenTeal twin pack – $14.99, get $3 ECB
$2/1 printable Zaditor on Smartsource.com
$1.50/1 GenTeal Dry Eye Relief, Any – 10-19-08 SS

Buy Bausch & Lomb ReNu solution twin pack – $7.49, get $2 ECB

Buy Alli weight loss starter kit, get $10 ECB
$5/1 printable coupon here

Buy Boost Nutrition drink 6 pk – $6.99, get $1 ECB
$2/1 Boost Glucose Control Nutritional Drink, Any Multi-Pack – 01-04-09 SS

Buy Zantac 150 or Zantac 75 – $9.97, get $2 ECB
$1.50/1 Zantac 75 Heartburn Relief, Any – 12-14-08 SS
$1.50/1 Zantac 75 product, any – 11-09-08 SS
$1/1 Zantac Heartburn Relief, Any – 10-26-08 SS
$1.50/1 Zantac 75 Product, Any, Any – 01-18-09 SS

Spend $20 on PepsiCo products, get $10 ECB: Lays (excludes baked)/Tostitos – 2/$6, Sobe Life water/Propel Fit Water/Gatorade/Pepsi 2 liters – 4/$5, 12 packs Pepsi – 4/$12
Buy 3 12 packs and 3 bags of chips, get $15 in coupons by MIR printable here
.50/1 Sobe hang tags found at Target/gas stations/grocery stores

Clairol Natural Instincts – $5.99, get $2 ECB
$2/1 Clairol Natural Instincts Product, Any – 12-14-08 PG

Prilosec OTC – $24.77, get $5 ECB
$3/1 Prilosec OTC, Any – 01-18-09 PG

BOGO deals:
Maybelline mascara, liner, or eye shadow
$1/1 Maybelline New York Mascara, Any – 01-18-09 RP
$1/1 Maybelline Mascara, Any – 10-26-08 RP

Dawn dish detergent
.25/1 Dawn, Any Size – 12-28-08 PG

Campbell’s or Swanson soup/chicken broth
Purex laundry detergent
.50/1 Purex printable here

Stridex products
L’Oreal Hip cosmetics
Life Fitness vitamins

Other deals:
Spend $15 on selected Hershey products, get a free $5 CVS pharmacy gift card
Hershey’s (1) Special Dark Chocolate Bar FREE WYB (1) Milk Chocolate Bar, Milk Chocolate Bar With Almonds Or Special Dark Chocolate Bar 1.45-1.56 Oz. – 11-09-08 SS – valid up to $0.79
$1/1 Hershey’s Miniatures Special Dark Chocolates, Hershey’s Kisses Brand Special Dark Chocolates, or Hershey’s Nuggets Special Dark Chocolates, Any 11 oz. + – 11-09-08 SS
Look for specially marked packages with Mega Movie points. Details are here

Tide – $5.99
$1/1 Tide Product, Any – 12-28-08 PG

Excedrin – $1.99
$2 off Excedrin Migraine printable here (makes it free!)

St. Ives scrubs – $2.99
$2 printable here

Duracell batteries (in case you didn’t get in on all the deals during Christmas) – $2.99
.75/1 Duracell Coppertop (AA, AAA – 4-Pack +, C, D, Or 9V โ€“Any Size) Or Powerpix & Ultra Digital (AA Or AAA) Or Ultra Photo Lithium (123, 223, 245, Cr2 Or Cr-V3) – 01-18-09 PG
.75/1 Duracell Coppertop Batteries, Any 4 Pack + AA Or AAA Or Any Size C,D Or 9V Or Powerpix & Ultra Digital (AA Or AAA) Or Ultra Photo Lithium (123, 223, 245, CR2 Or CR-V3) – 12-28-08 PG
.75/1 Duracell Coppertop Batteries, Any 4 Pack + AA Or AAA Or Any Size C,D Or 9V Or Powerpix & Ultra Digital (AA Or AAA) Or Ultra Photo Lithium (123, 223, 245, CR2 Or CR-V3) – 12-14-08 PG

Freebie Friday: potty training stuff, Parents magazine, and more!

My Freebie Friday post is a little bit late today due to a late night last night and some technical difficulties today. I had hoped to do a giveaway as the “Freebie Friday” today, but due to the two things I mentioned and a long work week, it didn’t work out. But…I have an extra long weekend, so I will get it all together and ready to go next week for sure!

So….on to the freebies:

For potty training parents (these days are approaching for me, so I’m trying to be prepared):
Click here for a free Pampers Potty Training kit (comes with a free Easy Ups sample, stickers, coloring pages, coupons, training tips, and a progress chart)

Free interactive potty training success DVD from Huggies here

Get 10 free tokens at Chuck E. Cheese with the Potty Training rewards calendar here

A few other freebies:
Click here for Free Quaker Dark Chocolate Raspberry Almond True Delights

Thanks to Money Saving Mom: Free two year subscription to Parents magazine here

Lila Guide: $10 Target Gift Card Promotion

I have posted about how much I love Lila Guide several times now. Thanks to patientlywaitingforu on NBBC for sharing this!

Lila Guide has a new promotion. Here are the details:

1) You will get $5 for starting a parenting group

2) If you have at least 5 members (not including yourself) by Jan 30, you will get another $5. Members must be unique, real parents with verified email addresses (for example if the same person creates 5 accounts and joins their own group it wonโ€™t be counted).

Also don’t forget if you are just signing up you will also get $5 Target gift card by writing 10 reviews.

3) The promotion is open to anyone. Once you have completed the promotion, you must e-mail Shannon at sguyton @ lila guide . com (spaces removed, of course) to let her know your username and group name (I would attach a link to your group, too!)

If you haven’t signed up for Lila Guide yet, you really should! If you want more information about Lila Guide, check out this link for some of my other posts about the site (or feel free to post your questions here, as well).

Here’s the link to my group. It’s about potty training boys. I already have all of the members I need, but I sure could use some advice if anyone is interested!

Old Navy clearance sale at many stores starting today!

Old Navy will be having their “big” clearance sale today where you can take an additional 50% off of already clearanced merchandise. I recommend getting there EARLY as it promises to be a frenzy. I went to this sale once, with a one year old in tow, and I still have flashbacks of being unable to walk down the aisles (especially with a stroller) and of clothes flying back and forth. But…not all Old Navy stores may be like that!

If you are going, here’s a link to a printable $10 off $50 coupon for you to use as well.

UPDATE: I just got an e-mail from Old Navy and the sale is taking place online, too! You can save an additional 50% off when you use the code EXTRA50. Don’t forget to shop through Ebates to get an additional 3% cash back.