Since we’re living in the big city now, it makes getting to grocery stores and Target a little harder. We do have a car, but a trip to the grocery store is no longer a 15-20 minute trip. It takes at least an hour or so. And then I have to lug all of the bags up to the 9th floor with a cart, unload the bags, take the cart back down to the parking garage, and so on. So I like to keep those trips to the store to a maximum of about 3 re-usable grocery bags so I can avoid the cart.

So I thought I would try the whole “CVS” thing. You know, where you check out the circular, match coupons, Extra Bucks, the whole nine yards. This definitely takes some preparation. So I made my list of things I needed that were in the circular this week. I figured out which coupons I already had, which coupons I could get online, etc. So I was armed with this fierce list & stack of coupons. I was ready to dive into this.

CVS is only 2 blocks from our apartment building, so it’s not far. I used the self check-out, and unfortunately it was spazzing out. So I pretty much had my own personal CVS employee to help when it would tell me the weight wasn’t matching up to what I purchased, or that my coupon wasn’t accepted.

Here’s how I made out. Not too bad for my first time, if I do say so myself! I apologize for no picture of the loot.

2 bags of M&M’s – originally $7.58 – On sale 2 for $5 – $1 coupon = $4.

2 boxes of Wheat Thins – originally $7.98 – On sale 2 for $4 – (2) $1 coupons = $2

8 roll pack of Bounty – originally $9.99 – On sale for $6.99 (+P&G EB)

(2) 16 double roll count Charmin – originally $29.98 – On sale for $19.98 (+P&G EB)

3 bar pack of Dial Soap – originally $2.77 – On sale for $1.99 – $1 coupon = 0.99 cents (+EB)

Dawn Dish Soap – originally $1.69 – On sale for $0.97

(2) Boxes of Colgate Toothpaste – originally $7.38 – On sale for $2.99 each ($5.98) – $0.75 = $5.23 (+EB)

Method Laundry Detergent – $8.99 (+EB)

(2) Purex 3 in 1 Laundry Sheet thingies – $15.98 (B1G1 Free) – $7.99 = $7.99 – $1 coupon – $3 coupon = $3.99

Advil Liquid Gels – $4.99 – $4.99 Coupon = FREE

(2) Reach Toothbrushes – $8.58 (B1G1 Free) – $4.29 = $4.29 – (2) $1 coupon  = $2.29

Saved: ($30.45)

Coupons ($23.03 + $3 CVS coupon = $26.03)

Extra Bucks ($21.98)

$10 P&G EB on the Paper Towels/Toilet Paper (spend $25 and get $10 EB)

$1 EB on the Dial Soap so it made the soap FREE

$5.98 EB on the Colgate Toothpaste – I actually made $0.75 on the deal

$5 EB on Method Laundry Detergent making it $3.99

Total: $52.43 + $0.95 (8% PA Tax) = $53.38 – $21.98 EB = $31.40

Total Savings = $78.46

This was fun. I look forward to doing it again next week (minus the self check-out spazzing on me!)