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Friday, November 28, 2008

Rockin' CVS!

This Black Friday (actually, I shopped on Thursday), CVS had a gajillion things virtually for free. Here's what I got:



1 Aussie shampoo and 1 conditioner - Free w/ECBs
2 Colgate toothpastes - Free w/ECBs + $2.50 in overages from coupons
1 Sally Hanson nail polish - Free w/ECBs
1 25-pack Garnier make-up removing wipes - Free w/ECBs
KitKat and Hershey's info below...not free*
1 King-Size Reese's - Free w/ECBs
1 Bic Soleil w/ 2 cartridges - Free w/ECBs + $3 in overage from coupon
1 Johnson's dry skin lotion - Free w/ECBs + $1 in overage from coupon
2 L'Oreal lip glosses - Free w/ECBs + $1 in overage from coupon
1 L'Oreal anti-wrinkle serum - Free w/ raincheck
3 Gatorade G2s - Free w/ECBs

So all that was free PLUS I gained $7.50 in ECBs b/c of the coupons I used! Thanks, CVS, for paying me to take home more of your stuff. ;)

*I messed up and spent $1 on the KitKat b/c I didn't realize the Reese's was part of the same deal and I had already reached my limit of one. In another transaction, I bought the Hershey bar instead of losing $.60 in ECBs. Mmmm chocolate. (The wrapper is actually empty in the photo above because Ryan ate it already.) Then add up the tax on all the purchases and you figure I spent $3.50 out of pocket for everything - still less than the amount I gained in ECBs.

Hmm...$3.50 is about the same amount I would have spent on just the Gatorade (which I love). Pretty sweet!

This was my Black Friday shopping challenge. Some of these items are going in my Operation Christmas Child stash for next year - I figure if I start now, I'll have a TON of stuff to donate by next Thanksiving, and that has me VERY excited.

2 comments :

Anonymous said...

haha Empty hershey bar wrapper. Because Ryan already ate it! haha

BusyMom said...

that is a great trip. I never knew how much you could get for so little...it really helps stretch the budget.

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