Cut Your Grocery Bill In Half! with Stephanie Nelson, The Coupon Mom

CVS Deals Now for 3/4-3/10!  Cick here and log in to see the entire list.  This list is for MOST regions in the country, although there will be a special ad for TEST regions that includes select areas of Georgia, Tennessee, Connecticut and more.

 

Gold Emblem Jelly Beans 7oz  FREE

Revlon select Eye Shadow  FREE (coupon expires Sunday 3/4 so shop early)

Revlon Nail  $.79   (coupon expires Sunday 3/4 so shop early)

Softsoap Body Wash 15-18 oz or Bar Soap 4 pack  $1

Dentyne Gum 16ct or Stride Gum 14ct  $.50

Blue Diamond Almonds 6 oz  $1.50

Betty Crocker Scooby Doo Fruit Snacks 6-10ct   $1.75  printable coupon here

General Mills Fiber One Chewy Bars 5-6ct   $2.25 printable coupon here or  Here

CVS Shopping Scenario for the week of 3/4-3/10.  Click here to see our entire store list.  My first transaction needs to be done on Sunday, coupons for a few of the items expire 3/4 -3/6 and free items are most likely to be in  stock.

 

Transaction One: Sunday

Revlon Eye Shadow x3–$4.99 each will use three 1/29 S coupons (expiring 3/4)
Gold Emblem Jelly Beans 7oz  $.99
Softsoap Body Wash 15-18 oz or Bar Soap 4 pack x2  $3.50 each

Total for 5 items=$22.96
-$3 in Revlon coupons
Total out of pocket is $19.96
Extra Bucks received: $17.99

Net cost $1.79

At checkout I will get Extra Bucks Rewards– $12 (for three Revlon products), $.99 for Jelly Beans and $5 for both softsoap Body Washes= $17.99

Transaction two:

All Laundry Detergent 2x Ultra, HE, Small & Mighty 28-32 loads x5 — $4 each –will use four 3/4 RP coupons for $1 off
Blue Diamond Almonds 6 oz x 3– price is $2.50 each–will use three 1/29 S coupons save $1 on each
Lysol Neutra Air 10 oz x1– price is $2.50 each (coupons expire 3/6) –will use one 2/5 S coupon save $1

Total cost:   $30
minus $4 in All Laundry Coupons, $3 Blue Diamond coupons and $1 Lysol coupon
Cost after coupons $22 minus $17.99 Extra Bucks Reward from first transaction
$4.01 total out of pocket for transaction #2

At checkout I will get $10 CVS Gift Card for buying $30 in select items ( all items in transaction 2)

Transaction 3

Axe Deodorant or Body Spray x4 $4.50 each will use four 2/12 S coupons

Total for 4 items is $18 less $4 in Axe coupons
-$4 in Axe coupons =total coupon savings is $4

Total cost $14 minus  $10 CVS gift Card from transaction #2= $4 total out of pocket for transaction #3

At checkout I will get $5 Extra Bucks Reward for spending $15 on Axe products.

Total out of pocket for all 3 transactions = $27.97
Have $5 Extra Bucks for next week
Have $70.96 in usable merchandise, 5 All Small & Mighty, 4 Axe Deodorants, 3 Blue Diamond Almonds, Lysol Neutra Spray, 2 Softsoap Body Washes and 3 Revlon Eye Shadows!

I also earned about $20  in Beauty Club purchases–toward the spend $50 goal to get $5 Extra Bucks Reward

Thanks to our member Teresa Mack for creating this CVS savings scenario for next week.  The objective is to divide your items into smaller transactions so you can use your Register Rewards earned on the next order, and end up with the most free items possible with the lowest out of pocket cost.    Teresa is the $25 winner of our Savings Scenario Facebook contest today!

Note:  Your scenario may be slightly different because only certain regions have Dean milk.  Use this as a guide for your savings next week!  Even if you don’t have any Extra Bucks to start with, you will get big savings rolling your Extra Bucks with this scenario.

Find all the CVS deals and details with our CVS Deals List 3/4 to 3/10 here

She will start out with 2 Extra Care Bucks (ECB) earned earlier from CVS totaling $6.79….

Transaction #1
Revlon Eye or Lip: $4.99
Using $1.00 off coupon = $3.99
(You will get back a $4.00 ECB)

Gold Emblem Jelly Beans: 99 cents
(AND get back a 99 cents ECB)

Welch’s Grape Juice, Buy One, Get One Free: $4.00 for both
Using (2) $1.00 off coupons = $2.00 for both

Total Cost Transaction #1: $6.98, use $6.79 ECB from last week
Pay 19 cents + tax
AND get back $4.99 in ECB’s

Transaction #2
Revlon Nail Polish: $4.79
Using $1.00 off coupon = $3.79
(AND get back a $3.00 ECB)

Arizona Beverages, Buy One, Get One Free: $1.00 for both

One piece of Caramel: 33 cents

Transaction #2 Total: $5.12
 Use$4.99 ECB from Transaction #1
Pay 13 cents + tax
AND get back a $3.00 ECB

Transaction #3
Dean Milk: $2.99
(AND get back a $1.00 ECB)

Using $3.00 ECB from Transaction #2
Total: $0

Transaction #4
1 Dozen Eggs: $1.29

Using $1.00 ECB from Transaction #3
Total: 29 cents

Recap of  purchases: 1 Revlon Lipstick, 1 bag of Jelly Beans, (2) bottles of Welch’s Grape Juice (64 oz), 1 Revlon Nail Polish, 2 Arizona Beverages, 1 piece of caramel, 1 gallon of milk and 1 dozen eggs – all for $7.39 + tax on taxable items.

Find all the CVS deals and details with our CVS Deals List 3/4 to 3/10 here