CVS Finds

I had a coupon delivery disaster making it quite difficult to get to the store and find savings!  I recently changed suppliers with regard to my coupon insert subscription.  My March 1st coupons should have been delivered on the 4th, and they did not arrive.  I impatiently waited for the mailman on the 5th, and was very disappointed when they did not arrive.  On the 5th I was chomping at the bit for the mail to be delivered, and they weren't!  I emailed my supplier asking for a tracking number to track down my coupons.  I was given a tracking number.  I pulled it up and realized that was my tracking number for a February order.  I emailed her back and explained I received my February order, I was looking for the March order.  I received a response that she made an error and overlooked my order and they had not been mailed out.  The supplier would send them out that day (Friday) and throw in a few extras for the error.  Okay, not the end of the world, but it completely ruined my shopping plan for the week, and I went back to eagerly waiting for my coupons.  Monday came and went and my coupons once again were not in the mailbox as scheduled. Tuesday came and went and once again no coupons.  I knew my new order for the week should be delivered on Wednesday so there was hope!  Wednesday arrived and my new order for the week were there! Yay!  And my week old order was there as well!  Double Yay!!

I eagerly opened up my envelopes.  The first envelope I opened had this weeks order in it.  I had a Smart Source and a Red Plum insert.  I scanned each one quickly.  I then separated the coupons by putting all of the Smart Source together and all of the Red Plums together.  As I separated my inserts, I realized I was short one Smart Source insert.  I order 10 copies of each insert and I only had 19.  I then opened up my other envelope that should have arrived the week before.  I ordered 10 copies of each insert and there were only 4 copies in my order!  I was sick!  I had impatiently waited for those coupons with a plan all laid out and when the order came, it was not what I ordered.  Ugh!  A couponer nightmare!  I immediately emailed my supplier and explained that I had ordered 10 copies and I only received 4 for the order that did not ship on time, and that my new order was also missing one insert.  I was shorted 25 inserts for the past 2 weeks.  Needless to say, my subscription with this supplier was immediately cancelled.  I have yet to receive an email back from the supplier regarding the issue (two days later).

I was unhappy about the situation, and sure didn't feel excited to cut coupons and update my binder.  I scanned the coupons and decided to make a quick run to CVS and see if I could find anything!  I hate to go to the store without my binder organized, but I needed to do something to get over my coupon funk.  Off to CVS I went and here is what I found!

Irish Spring Gear Body Wash on sale for $3.50 ~ I had a $2 coupon!

Irish Spring Signature on sale for $4 with $1 EB ~ I had a $2 coupon.

Got 2b hair gel and glue $2.57

Got2B $2 coupon!!

Cover Girl mascara $7.49.  Spend $15 receive $5 EB.  I had $3 coupons!

Transaction #1:

Signature Irish Spring $4 and two Cover Girl Mascaras $7.49 each to total $18.98.  I used a $2 Irish Spring Signature coupon, I used two $3 Cover Girl coupons and a CVS $4 off $15 cosmetic purchase coupon.  I got the total down to $6.98.  I used $5 EB and paid $2.14 OOP (including tax) and received $5 EB for the mascara and $1 EB for the Irish Spring!

Transaction #2:

M&M's on sale 2/$6 receive $1 EB.  I had a $1 coupon.  My total was $5.  I used the $5 EB from transaction #1 and paid $0 OOP and received $1 EB.

Transaction #3:

Irish Spring Gear $3.50, Irish Spring Signature $4, Cover Girl mascara $7.49, Got2B hair supplies $2.57 to total $27.62.  I used $2 coupons on both Irish Spring washes, I used $2 coupons on each got2b hair products, I used $3 coupons on each mascara, and I used a $3/$10 cosmetic purchase ($17 in coupons).  I got my total down to $10.62.  I used a $10 EB and only paid $0.67 including tax OOP!  I also received $6 back in EB's!

I was glad I decided to get out and shop a bit!  Now I must focus and get my binder back in order!

Dollar General "Saturday"

Typically on Saturday at Dollar General they have a $5 promotion.  This week the $5 Dollar General coupon is off of a $30 pre-tax purchase.  My purchase was $30 pre-tax.  I used my $5/$30 Dollar General coupon as well as my manufacturer coupons and only paid $3.63 after tax!  Yay!

The Mr. Clean Liquid Muscle is on sale this week for $2.  The March Procter & Gamble inserts had $1 Mr. Clean coupon making each bottle only $1.  (Please note that all P&G coupons have a limit 4 so you can only buy 4 similar items per transaction)

The Always discreet liners are only $3 and with the P&G $3 coupon it makes them FREE!

The Garnier Fructis Shampoo & Conditioner is $3 each.  I used my $2 off of Shampoo or Conditioner coupons making each bottle only $1.

By utilizing the $5 off of $30 Dollar General coupon stacked with manufacturer coupons, I was able to increase my savings!  If you need help or ideas, please post a comment and I will be glad to give you direction on

More for Less

I got a new client this week to shop for and was very excited.  The Savvy Saving Shopper headed out with $100 to shop and save with.  I was able to buy $265.53 with $100! I believe this shop and/or save was a great success!  

The trip includes:  7 body washes (4 men & 3 women), 5 deodorants (2 men, 3 women), 3 toothpastes, mouthwash, 2 hand lotions, 9 dawn dish washing soaps, 4 Mr. Clean muscle cleaners, 4 Bounty Basic rolls, 2 Bounty 12 packs, 2 Charmin 16 double rolls, 10 detergents (6 Purex & 4 All), and 4 fabric softeners (Gain).

Please comment with any questions you have with regard to sales or deals!

A Great Saving

I've been out shopping again and helping others save money!  This story starts out with $150.  I kept my $35 fee to cover my expense and I shopped with $115!  I was able to purchase $380.05 worth of product with the $115 (over 70% savings).  

This purchase included: Frosted animal crackers, goldfish, 4 packages of crackers, 2 packages of Nutter Butters, 12 Pantenes, 2 razors, 5 toothpastes, 6 detergents, 9 body washes, 2 men shampoo + conditioners, Tide Oxi multi-purpose powder, 4 dawn, shave gel, 2 face washes, 10 boxes of cereal, 21 count Pampers, 58 count Huggies, wipes, 3 Cottonelle 18 packs, Scott 6 pack paper towels.  

I have now tried to break down the transactions so you can see the savings!  I did more than one transaction of course, used coupons, and rolled extra bucks to maximize my Savvy Saving Shopper totals!

Cottonelle was on sale for $6.99 with a promotion of spend $20 receive $5 EBs.  I used a $1.50 Cottonelle coupon and paid $21.08 OOP for three 18 packs of Cottonelle.  

The Scott paper towels were on sale for $5.49.  Thanks to my $5 EBs from the Cottonelle purchase, I only paid $0.53 OOP!

Colgate Optic White was on sale for $2.74.  I had $2 Optic White coupons.  The Colgate Total was on sale for $1.89 and I had $0.50 coupons.  I also had a $3/$10 oral care purchase.  I was able to buy 5 toothpastes for only $2.65!!

Pantene was on sale 3/$10 along with a spend $20 receive $5 EB promotion.  I purchased 6 shampoos and 6 conditioners.  I also used 4 $5/3 Pantene coupons.  The sale basically allows you to buy Pantene for only $0.83 each before tax!  

Select Kelloggs cereal was on sale 2/$5 purchase 2 receive $2 EBs!  That alone is a great stock up price on cereal!  I had two $1/2 Kelloggs cereal coupons.  I only paid $7 for the cereal thanks to the coupons and using $14 I had earned in EBs.

The Gillette Sensor razors were on sale for only $2.82 and I had $3 coupons making these razors a MONEY MAKER!  The only thing better than Free is a Money Maker!

The body washes were found at great clearance prices!  I was able to score 7 body washes for only $6.50 OOP thanks to my coupons and great sale prices!  $0.93 a piece is definitely a great stock up price!

The CVS body was on sale for $2.89! The Dove Shampoo+Conditioner were on sale for $3.50 and I had $2 Dove hair coupons making them only $1.50 a piece!  This purchase for 2 body washes and 2 shampoos with conditioner for men totaled $9.49!

Tide Multi-Purpose Oxi stain remover is great to have on hand for laundry and other cleaning projects!  I throw a scoop in with each load of laundry and use it as a booster when I clean!  The Tide Oxi is $9.97 at Walmart.  I used  $4 coupon and paid $6.46!

ALL laundry detergent was on sale $3.  I used a $2 coupon and $1 EB and paid only $3.25 for both detergents!

The Xtra detergent was on sale for $1.50.  I used two $1 coupons and paid only $4.33 OOP!

The Old Spice shave gel was on sale for only $0.89!  The Nivea face wash was on sale for $1.87.  I had two $2 Nivea coupons making those a Money Maker and paid only $0.68 OOP for all three items!

The Pampers were on sale for $8.99 - and receive $1 EB.  The Huggies were on sale for $18.99.  The wipes were $3.79.  I used a $5/$30 coupon, $2 off $10 Huggies purchase, $2 Huggies diaper coupon, $1 wipe coupon, $2 Pamper coupon and paid only $21.40 a $20 saving!

The Nutter Butters were on sale for $2.50.  The frosted animal crackers were on sale for $2.76.  I used a $0.75 Nutter Butter coupon and paid $7.01.

The Goldfish Puffs were on sale for $2.24.  I used a $2 EB from a cereal purchase to pay only $0.24!

The Dawn with Olay dish soap was on sale for $0.99.  I had $0.50 coupons.  I bought 4 dish soaps and paid only $2.12 including tax!

I found the Lance crackers at the Dollar Tree.  I had $1 coupons for each pack making them FREE!