Mommin' It Up!

April 18, 2009April 18, 2009

For the Love of Viva!

With last Sunday being Easter, and since I was leaving for Chicago the next day, I didn’t think I was going to make it to CVS until after we got home. This made me kind of sad because I figured by the time we got back, all the “freebies” would be gone. However it was a sacrifice I was willing to make in order to celebrate our Lord’s Ressurrection and get ready for my trip.

Until I saw that Viva paper towels were on ECBs, and I lit out of my house like a bat out of hell to go get some! You see, Viva are my faaaavorite paper towels. They are like luxury paper towels. I always try to get them when they are on ECBs, and since we were about to leave my mom with two kids and 1/2 a roll of CVS brand (sandpaper) “green” paper towels, I decided I better go get some Viva!! My husband loves them too. We are now paper towel snobs, thanks to CVS. So here it what I got:

Viva $7.49
Softsoap body was $4.99
Colgate $3.99
Ellin Lavar ThermMist (love it for flatironing my hair!) $7.99

Total = $$24.46

coupons:
CVS $4/$20 email coupon
$1 off Softsoap manu q
75 cents off Colgate manu q
$2 off Ellin Lavar CRT
$3 off Ellin Lavar CVS email q

Total = $13.71
I paid with 10 ECB and about $4 on my CVS gift card and got back 4.99 ECB for the Softsoap, 3.99 for the Colgate and 2 ECB for the VIVA! Yay!!

That’s all I got to do this week! I tried to go get the FREE Purex laundry detergent but my CVS only had ONE left! I might go to another one today if I have time. We shall see! To see how everyone else did this week, check out CVS Superstars at the Centsible Sawyer, Shopping Superstars at the Thrifty Mama and Super Savings Saturday at Money Saving Mom!

April 10, 2009

Ah, CVS I Missed You!

I went back to CVS today to get some good deals. Still nothing I jumped up and down about, but at least there were a couple freebies and a great diaper deal. Here’s what I got:

Skintimate shave gel $3.49
Colgate toothpaste $2.99
CVS paper towels $.99
Two Excedrin Migraine @$1.99 each – $3.98
Advil Liquigels $3.99
Two Schick Intuition refills B1G1 free $10.99
Total = $26.43

Coupons:
$5/$25 Rite Aid q (my CVS takes competitors q’s)
75 cents off Colgate q
Free CVS paper towels coupon
Two $2 off Excedrin manu q’s (adjusted down)
Two $4 off Schick Intuition manu q’s
Total = $7.71
Paid with 5 ECB and $3.12 cash and got back $5.49 ECB

Next transaction: diapers!!

Two packs of Huggies $20
Wipes $5
Total = $25

Coupons:
Rite Aid $5/$25 purchase
Two $3 off Huggies diapers printable q’s
One $5 off any Huggies Gentle Care product printable

Total = $9
Paid with 7.49 ECB and $1.86 cash and got back 10 ECB!

That’s all I got! I still have those 10 ECB so I hope to get some great deals next weeks. We shall see! To see how everyone else did this week, check out Shopping Superstars at the Thrifty Mama and Super Savings Saturday at Money Saving Mom!

March 21, 2009

Deal or No Deal?

Well before the cold from H-E-L-L hit me this week, I was able to get out to CVS on Sunday. So the answer is, ONE deal at CVS, NO DEAL anywhere else. 🙁 I haven’t even been to the grocery, I just sent Bobby out to get some staples. I’m very sad to say that I have both my Kroger and Meijer grocery runs all planned out, complete with coupons in separate envelopes, but I doubt I will be feeling good enough to even get there today. 🙁 Waah! I hate missing those deals. But anyway, here’s what I got at CVS on Sunday.

Irish Spring Body Wash $4.99
Dry Idea $2.99
Bic Soleil razor $6.99
L’eggs trouser socks clearance 75 cents. (Score!)
Total = $15.72
Coupons: $3/$15 CVS email coupon (expired but my CVS takes these for up to 30 days)
50 cents off Irish Spring manu q
$2 off Dry Idea printable manu q
$2 off Bic Soleil manu q
$2 off Bic Soleil Walgreens q (my CVS takes competitor q’s also)

total = 6.22

I paid in ECBs and paid 70 cents cash and got back 9.99 in ECB. Not too shabby! I hear the deals aren’t too great in the coming week, so we’ll have to see if I can find a deal or not!

Well, I wish I had done more, but whaddya do? Hope you all did great! To see how everyone else did, check out CVS Superstars at the Centsible Sawyer, Super Savings Saturday at Money Saving Mom and Shopping Superstars at the Thirfty Mama.