Just for Sean's Ramblings

Here is a (somewhat) embarrassing picture of my "stockpile" of stuff that I've "purchased" for free or next to free at CVS. The food items on the top shelf were mostly purchased using coupons, too.

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Free Dove Shampoo/Conditioner Sample

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Caress Body Wash Sample

Free sample of the new Brazilian Caress Exotic Oil Infusions Body Wash.

(almost) FREE cereal!

There is an internet coupon for $2.00 off the new Honey Bunches of Oats with Chocolate Clusters cereal. The cereal is priced at $2.29 at Walmart. I've already purchased 3 or 4 boxes of this cereal using coupons that I printed. For some reason, when the coupons reset, I was unable to print them so I just clicked the "help" option at the bottom of the print page and filled out my info to have a coupon mailed to me. I also filled out the help option for hubby. To my surprise, I received 14 coupons today for $2.00 off a box of cereal. They expire on April 7, so I will need to use them soon. Am I crazy for buying 14 boxes of cereal if I can get them for $0.29 each?

You can get the coupon here (scroll to the bottom page and click the "Get $2 off" button on the right). Enjoy!

CVS Deals

Thanks to Crystal at Money Saving Mom, I have learned that there are some great deals to be had at CVS. I managed to get $27.00 worth of merchandise for $1.64! Plus I earned $3.00 in ECBs for next time and I have a rebate for the full purchase price of one of the items!

Here is my transaction:

1 Bic Soleil Razor at $5.99
1 Soft & Dri Deodorant at $2.47
1 Loreal Vive Shampoo at $4.99
1 Loreal Vive Conditioner $4.99
1 Ensure Chocolate 6 pack at $8.49

My total was $26.93 plus tax.
-$4.99 (Loreal Vive was Buy One Get One Free)
-$5.00 (CVS coupon for $5.00 off $15 purchase)
-$1.00 Coupon on Loreal Vive
-$1.00 Coupon on Loreal Vive
-$2.00 Coupon on Bic Soleil
-$1.00 Coupon on Soft & Dri
-$10.00 in previously earned ECBs

Grand total: $1.64 paid out of pocket today. The Bic Soleil printed an ECB for $3.00 and I have a rebate for the full purchase price of the Ensure (form available here)

In actuality...I'll earn $6.85 on this purchase!

Back to Blogging....

OK, so I've been MIA since the end of August. A lot has changed since then. I left my full time job and returned to school full time while working part time. Needless to say, that stopped the (limited) blogging that I was doing prior to that.

I think I'm ready to get back into the swing of things. We'll see how long it works this time!