I headed to CVS super early this morning to take advantage of the FREE Chocolate deal! The shelves were stocked! Woohoo! I picked up 8 boxes for FREE! I didn’t receive the $3/2 Nivea Lipcare coupon in my Redplum, so I used (4) $1/1 printables to make the Nivea lip care $.25 each…which is still a great price!

Bought:
(8) Skinny Cow Chocolate $4.99 on sale B1G1 FREE
(8) BumbleBee Tuna $.59 each
(4) Nivea Lip Care $2.50 each

Used (4) B1G1 FREE Skinny Cow Chocolate
Used (4) $1/2 BumbleBee Tuna printable Coupon on Recyclebank (no longer available)
Used (4) $1/1 Nivea Lip Care printable coupons
Used $5.50 ECB

Paid $2.70 & Received $5 ECB

Total Leftover in Project CVS: $6.10 on Gift Card & $5 ECB = $11.10

I stopped in to one more CVS on my way back from Target just to see if they had any clearance shampoo left…and luckily they had (2) bottles of Pantene Conditioner on sale for  $1.87 each! I should note, the Pantene was marked 50% off, but when I scanned it, it was actually 75%. So be sure to price check the bottles if the signs say 50%.

(2) Pantene Conditioner $1.87
(1) Benefiber Singles $1.57
(1) Legg’s Knee Highs $.99
Used (1) $3/2 Pantene Coupon from 11/27 P&G Insert
Used (1) $2/1 Benefiber printable coupon
Used (1) $1/1 Hosiery coupon that printed on receipt from previous purchase
Paid $1.00 on Gift Card!

Total Leftover: $8.80 on Gift Card & $5 ECB!

Woohoo! I hit up (2) CVS stores today in search of the clearance shampoo and luckily, one of the stores still had some! At this point in my Project CVS journey, I have accumulated over $300 worth of Merchandise and not a single penny out of my pocket! This my friends, is why I love couponing!

Here’s what I got today:

Transaction #1:

(1) Legg’s Knee Highs $.89
(1) Benefiber Sticks $1.57
(1) Zyrtec $5.99
(1) Essences of Beauty CVS Lotion $1.99

Used (1) $2/1 Benefiber product printable coupon
(1) $1/1 Hosiery from Magic coupon Machine
(1) FREE Essences of Beauty Lotion from CVS Facebook (no longer available)
$4.00 ECB
Paid $2.36 on Gift Card & Received $5.99 ECB from Zyrtec

Transaction #2:

(2) Pantene 2-in-1 Shampoos $1.87 (Clearance)
(2) Herbal Essences Conditioner $1.14 (Clearance)
(1) Theraflu $4.77
Used (1) $3/2 Pantene Product coupon from the 11/27 P&G
Used (1) $1/2 Herbal Essences coupon from the 11/27 P&G
Used $5.99 ECB
Paid $1.30 on Gift Card + Will Submit for $5 Theraflu Rebate

Total Remaining (including Theraflu Rebate) $9.80 on Gift Card & $5 ECBs = $14.80 Total ($1.80 more than I started)

Photo above is from my (4) store shopping trip featured here.

Project CVS is still going strong! Almost 3 months after starting this I am over $250 worth of goods and still have $4 more than I started with in my pocket! Here are the shopping trips I did yesterday:

CVS Transaction #1: – Started with $10.10 on Gift Cards & $12 ECBs

(1) John Frieda Hair Color $13.29
Used (1) FREE John Frieda Hair Color coupon from Mail

(2) Ricola Cough Drops 2/$3
Used (1) B1G1 Ricola Dual Action Coupon from the 10/4 SmartSource
Used (1) $1/1 Ricola Dual Action printable coupon (NLA)

(1) Lumene Day Cream $3.99
Used (1) $5.00/1 Lumene Skin Care coupon from CVS Magic Coupon Machine

(2) Excedrin PM $5.99
Used (2) $1.50/1 Excedrin PM printable coupon

(2) Excedrin Extra Strength $4.79
Used (1) $4/2 Excedrin Product coupon from the 12/4 SmartSource

Total Before Coupons: $28.55
Total After Coupons: $12.56
Used $12 Extra Care Bucks
Paid $1.06 on Gift Card (Including Tax) & Received $10 ECB (Excedrin) & $1 ECB for Ricola

CVS Transaction #2:

(1) Revlon Colorburst Lip Color (75% off) $2.49
Used (1) $1/1 Revlon Colorburst Lip color from tearpad

(2) Pot of Gold Chocolates $3.99
Used (2) $1/1 Pot of Gold Chocolates
Stack with $3/2 Pot of Gold Chocolates from CVS Magic Coupon Machine

(1) Revlon Top Speed Nailcolor: $4.99
Used (1) $1/1 Revlon Top Speed Nailcolor tearpad coupon

(1) Decorative Bandaids $2.99
Used (1) $1/1 Johnson & Johnson Bandaids printable

(1) Freeman Clearburst Facial Mask $3.99

Total Before coupons: $22.44
Total After Coupons: $14.44
Used $11 ECBs
Paid $4.57 on Gift Card & Received $2 ECB (Bandaids), $4 ECB (Revlon Lip Color), $3 ECB Revlon Nail Color + $3.99 Try Me Free Rebate!

Total Left over:  $8.46 on Gift Card + 9 ECB = $17.46

The stars were aligned when I walked into CVS this morning! Not only did I get a $5 ECB from the Beauty Club but I also got a $5.00 off Centrum Pro Nutrients coupon from the CVS Magic Coupon Machine! Booyeah!

I started out this trip with $13.33 in ECB & Gift Cards & Ended with $10.10 on Gift Cards & $13 in ECB – Holy Moly I MADE $10 in this trip, plus got $32.86 in goods!
Bought:
(3) Centrum Pro-Nutrients Vitamins $9.99
(1) Combos $2.00
(1) Legg’s Knee Highs $.89
Used (3) $7/1 Centrum Pro-Nutrients Vitamins coupons from the 12/11 SmartSource
Used (1) $5/1 Centrum Pro-Nutrients CVS Coupon from Magic coupon Machine
Used (1) $1 off Hosiery CVS coupon
Used $6 ECB
Paid $1.23 on Gift Card & Received $10 Amex Gift Card + $2 ECB

Total to Date: $202.86 in goods & $23.10 left over – Over $10 MORE than I started with!

You can catch up with the previous Project CVS Shopping trips here.

It seems like forever since I’ve been in a CVS, I didn’t get a chance to hit the Black Friday CVS sale because I had a house full of camera crews and family from out of town! I was totally bummed about it..but of course, family comes first :)

Anyway, I woke up this morning and realized that my ECBs were set to expire tomorrow! So I set out to spend them as wisely as I could :) I was really hoping to get the Pledge deal, however, both stores that I went to were out of them. So I compromised, and got the Glade deal instead.

For those of you who are new to this site or Project CVS, here’s the premise: I started this challenge with a $10 CVS Gift Card & $3 Extra Care Bucks(which are like cash at CVS). To date, I’ve purchased over $170 worth of products and still have $13.33 left to spend! Which means I have more money now that I even started with!

Bought:
(4) Glade Candles $3.00/1
(1) Legg’s Knee Highs $.99
(1) Candy Canes $1.27
(1) Revlon Nail Clippers $2.89
(1) Revlon Nail Shapers $3.19

Used (2) $2/2 Glade Product CVS Coupon from the 12/4 SmartSource
Used (1) $1/1 Hosiery Item CVS Coupon
Used (2) $1/1 Revlon Nail Clippers from the 10/30 SmartSource
Used (2) $1.25/2 Glade Jar Candle coupon from the 12/4 SmartSource
Used $10 ECBs & $2.86 on CVS Gift Card

Received $2.00 ECB from Candy Canes
Received $6.00 ECB from the Beauty Tools
Received $4.00 ECB from the Glade Candles

Started with: $14.19 & Ended with $13.33

To date I have purchased over $170 worth of goods & have $.33 cents MORE than I started with!

Headed out early this morning to make a CVS run before the SoftSoap was sold out! :) My 10 week total is $150.71 worth of product with $14.19 left to spend…which is $1.19 MORE than I started with!

Catch up with the nine previous Project CVS Shopping Trips here

Started with : $8.60 on Gift Card + $7 ECB = $15.60

(3) SoftSoap $.99
(2) Schick Hydro Razor $9.29/ea
(1) Edge Shave Gel $2.19

Used (3) $1/1 SoftSoap
Used (2) $5/1 Schick Hydro Razor printable coupon (no longer available)
Used (1) $.55/1 Edge Shave Gel from the 9/25 SmartSource
Used $7 ECB

Paid $4.41 on Gift Card & Received $10 ECB

Total Left: $4.19 on Gift Card & $10 ECB = $14.19

Just realized that I never added that HOT CVS shopping trip to my Project CVS series. Nine weeks into Project CVS, I’ve managed to buy $126.97 worth of products and have $2.60 MORE than when I started with!

Click here to see all the previous Project CVS shopping trips.

Started with $10 AMEX Gift Card + Still have $1.72 on CVS Gift Card = $11.72

Bought (2) Travel Size Aveeno $1.49/ea
Paid $3.13 on Gift Cards & Received $7 ECB
Total Left: $8.60 on Gift Card + $7 ECB = $15.60

Total to date: $126.97 worth of product with $15.60 left to spend

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Ever get that euphoric rush from couponing? yeah…I totes have that right now ;) Just got back from doing a couple of transactions at CVS for Project CVS! I was psyched to receive the FREE Illy Coffee coupon I posted about yesterday!

For those of you who are new to this site or Project CVS, here’s the premise: I started this challenge with a $10 CVS Gift Card & $3 Extra Care Bucks (which are like cash at CVS). To date, I’ve purchased over $123 worth of products and still have $11.72 left to spend! Which means I have been able to purchase $123 worth of goods for $1.28 or 99% off!

If you are interested in learning more about CVS Shopping, then download my free guide: CVS Shopping: Shop Like an Extreme Couponer at CVS. You can also catch up with my six previous shopping trips here.

Transaction #7
(1) Schick Quattro Razor $8.99
(1) Listerine Total Zero $3.99
Used (1) $5/1 Schick Quattro Razor printable coupon (no longer available)
Used (1) $2/1 Listerine Total Zero printable coupon (no longer available)
Used $6 Extra Care Bucks & Paid $.40 on Gift Card
Received $4 Extra Care Bucks & $2 Extra Care Bucks
Total Leftover: $11.99 ECB & $3.13 on Gift Card = $15.12

Transaction #8
(4) Cover Girl Cheekers B1G1 50% $4.99
(2) Cover Girl Foundation* B1G1 50% $13.99
(1) Illy Coffee $2.00
Used (3) $8/2 Cover Girl Face Coupons from 10/2 P&G Insert
Used (1) FREE Illy Coffee Coupon from CVS Magic Machine
Used $11.99 Extra Care Bucks & $1.41 on Gift Card
Received $10 AMEX Gift Card + Still have $1.72 on CVS Gift Card = $11.72 Left To Spend (<–Only $1.28 less than I started with!)

Total to Date: $123.84 Worth of Product with $11.72 Left to Spend 

P.S. I opted to purchase the CoverGirl Foundation rather than more Cheekers Blush (even though it would’ve been a better deal)…because this is the actual foundation I use, so it made more sense for me to purchase the foundation that I use rather than buy extra blush..that I didn’t need! :)