Ohhh, it has been awhile since I’ve posted! Goodness. I’m hoping to post more frequently soonl I’m also hoping to revamp my blog a bit so that all my frugal posts are all in one place and my others will be in another. That way, I can keep them separate. I did get a new camera (yay!yay!yay!) so I think I’ll be more motivated to blog about “other” things. I felt lost this past year with only a camera phone.
Well here’s my dealio at CVS this week. I went on Thursday, mostly for the Madascar 2 DVD deal for a Valentine’s day gift for my kiddos. I didn’t want to purchase a lot of candy as gifts and when I saw this deal come out, the week of the Procter and Gamble insert, I thought this would make a great gift. Here’s my loot…
And here’s how it went…
Transaction #1
1 Gillette Fusion Gamer razor $7.99
2 Pampers Easy-Ups Jumbo $9.99 each
1 Dawn dish washing soap $.99
3 Gillette shampoo $5.99 each
1 Madagascar 2 DVD $19.99
Subtotal: $66.92
Used:
$10/$50 CVS coupon (I get these almost weekly at the scanner machine at my store)
$15 off Madagascar 2 for purchasing $20 in P&G products
(2) $2.00 off Pampers MQ’s
(3) $2.00 off Gillette shampoo MQ’s
(1) $4.00 off Gillette Fusion razor
(1) .50 off Dawn MQ
26.99 in ECB’s
New total: $.43 (+tax)
ECB’s earned: $13.00
Transaction #2
(2) Glade Air Fresheners $.99 each
(1) Gillette shampoo $5.99
(1) CVS aspirin 10 ct vial $1.99
Subtotal: $9.96
Used:
$2/$10 CVS coupon (also got a few of these this week from the scanner machine)
(1) $1.00 off Glade Air Freshener CVS coupon (from scanner)
(1) $1.00 off two Glade Air Fresheners MQ
(1) $2.00 off Gillette shampoo MQ
(1) free 10 count vial of CVS brand aspirin CVS coupon (from scanner)
New total: $1.97 (+ tax)
Earned $3.00 ECB’s
Summary:
Total value of purchases: $76.88
Total OOP: $2.40 (on a gift card)
ECB’s spent: $26.99
ECB’s earned: $16.00
So, I kinda burned a few ECB’s but I don’t really mind, since that’s a great deal on diapers and I got the DVD for a gift. I spent less on all these items than I would if I’d bought just the shampoo at Wal-Mart! I still have quite a stash of ECB’s so I don’t mind burning them sometimes! 
And the purpose is to keep from having to pay much out of pocket money, and I didn’t spend ANY out of pocket money!
Check out other CVS deals this week at The Centsible Sawyer’s CVS Superstars!