Preview of Coupon Inserts on 12/14

For some reason, I get my coupon inserts delivered on Saturday morning, and the rest of the paper on Sunday morning. Now this seems inherently inefficient since the delivery person has to make 2 stops, but I have no intention of complaining because it means I get my coupons 1 day in advance.

So I thought I'd share a quick preview of the little something extra we get this week -- a mid-month P&G insert!

Here are the highlights of all 3 coupon inserts (in my opinion):

P&G:

• $1.50/1 Duracell batteries (4-packs are on sale for $2.99 this week at CVS)
• $1/2 any Dawn
• $1/1 any Tide
• $1/1 any Downy
• Buy Gillette Fusion, get Gillette shampoo or body wash free
• $1/1 Olay facial moisturizer or cleanser
• $2/1 Pantene (CVS: matches with this week's Pantene ECB deal)

SmartSource:

• $1/1 Arm & Hammer Essentials starter kit (CVS: matches with next week's free-after-ECB deal on this for a $1 money-maker)
• $2/1 Schick Quattro razor
• $1/1 Energizer batteries

Red Plum:

• 4 separate $1/1 Kellogg's cereal Qs (exp. 1/25/09) (Matches with the Kellogg's cereal deal going on through 12/16 at Safeway)

There are plenty more coupons in this week's inserts, but these are the ones that make it worthwhile for me to buy multiple copies tomorrow. I'm hoping to find some of those $.50/1 Washington Post Qs --I've heard they also appear in the free Washington Post insert some of us get in our mailboxes.

Tomorrow is the day for Oral-B replacement brush-heads...

If you have an Oral-B electric toothbrush that needs replacement heads, tomorrow (Sunday Nov. 30) is a good day to buy them. A convenient convergence of sales, deals and a coupon makes it about as good a deal as I've ever found on these.

It's at CVS of course, and here's how it works:

• A November monthly deal gives $5 ECBs when you buy Oral-B replacement brushhead 6-pack.
• This week (Nov. 30 - Dec. 6), Oral-B brushheads are on sale for 20% off.
• Coupon: $1/1 Oral-B replacement heads 3-count or higher (PG 10/12)

Only one day in November overlaps with the weekly deal, so Sunday is the day!

CVS Deals for Week of 9/21 – 9/27

These look like the best deals for this week to me. You can see a complete line-up of all deals for this week here or here. Also, don’t forget those monthly deals!

ECB Deals:

Sunday/Monday only:

L’Oreal Advanced RevitaLift anti-wrinkle serum, pay $11.99 get $11.99 ECBs (limit 1)
$1/1 any L’Oreal moisturizer (RevitaLift is pictured) from 9/21 RP
Free plus overage after coupon and ECBs

All-Week Deals:

Nivea for Men body wash, pay $4.99 get $4.99 ECBs (limit 1)
$1/1 on any Nivea for Men body wash 8.4 - 16.9 oz. (7/20 SS)
Free plus overage after coupon and ECBs

Crest Pro-Health 4.2 oz. toothpaste or 250 ml rinse, pay $2.99 get $2 ECBS (limit 2)
$1/1 any Crest paste 4.1 oz or larger (PG 8/31)
$1/1 any Crest rinse 946 ml or larger (PG 8/31)
Free after coupon and ECBs

Adidas any 2.8 oz. anti-perspirant, pay $4.99 get $4 ECBs (limit 1)
$1/1 any Adidas anti-perspirant, deodorant, body spray or body wash (7/27 RP)
$1/1 any Adidas anti-perspirant, deodorant, body spray or body wash (9/7 RP)
Free after coupon and ECBs

Kimberly Clark products, buy $25 and get $10 ECBs (limit 1)
The Kimberly Clark products included in this offer are:

• Kleenex tissues, regular 120 ct. or upright with lotion 80 ct. ($1 with card)
• Huggies mega-pack diapers, Cleanteam 9 oz. pump, or 42-80 ct. wipes ($2.99 - $15 with card)
• Cottonelle toilet paper 12-pack ($6.49 with card)
• Viva paper towels 8-pack ($6.49 with card)
• Kotex liners, tampons, pads ($6 with card)
• Depend or Poise undergarments or pads ($13 with card)

BOGO Deals: (remember, you can use 2 MQs with CVS BOGO deals)

Schick Quattro for Women razor or 4-ct refill cartridges
$2 Schick Quattro for Women razor 8/3 SS (expires 9/21)
$4 Schick Quattro for Women refill 8/3 SS (expires 9/21)

Brut cologne, aftershave 5 oz, splash-on lotion 7 oz, and ALL deodorant
$1/1 any Brut product, 9/21 SS

CVS's Generous BOGO Policy

CVS allows you to use 2 coupons on BOGO deals – one for each item, even though one is already free. Not all companies allow that (e.g. Harris Teeter does not), so it’s good to know the policy before you go.

In this transaction, I used 2 $4/1 MQs (manufacturer’s coupons) on the BOGO razors, which were on sale for $8.79. That means I got 2 packages of razors for 79 cents total (reg. price would have been $17.58).

This is excellent for two reasons: 1) you get nice razors almost for free, and 2) it increases your total (without using ECBs), which is good if you’re planning to use a $/$$ offer (I had a $5/$25 CRT). BOGO deals are great if you have enough coupons because they have no offer limit, while ECB deals do.

NOTE: Schick Quattro razor refills will be BOGO for the week of September 21 – 27, so those same coupons may be good again, depending on the starting price.

On this trip, I bought two packages of razors, 2 tubes of deodorant and 1 bottle of contact solution for 16 cents total. Sorry there’s no pic, I already delivered some of it to my distribution avenue.

The breakdown:

• 2 Schick Quattro women’s disposable razors (3 ct) @ $8.79 (on sale + BOGO)
• 1 Complete Moisture Plus contact solution @ $10.49
• 1 Right Guard deodorant @ $2.99 (reg. $4.49)
• 1 Soft & Dri deodorant @ $2.99 (reg. $4.49)

Subtotal: $25.26 (after subtracting the $8.79 for the free razor pack)

I paid with:

Manufacturer coupons: (total = $11.75)

• 2 $4/1 Schick Quattro
• 1 $2/1 Complete contact solution
• 1 $1/1 Right Guard
• 1 $.75/1 Soft & Dri

CVS coupons:

• 1 $5/$25 CRT (cash register tape)

ECBs: $9

Total OOP: $.16

Total saved: $37.84

Got back $6 ECBs

• 2 deodorants @ 2 ECBs each = 4 ECBs
• 1 Complete contact solution = 2 ECBs

In summary, I spent $0.16 OOP and $9 in ECBS to get $37.05 worth of products and $6 ECBs.

CVS Run Sept. 7

I decided to make a quick CVS run this morning after buying some extra coupon inserts (um…I mean newspapers) to take advantage of the Sunday/Monday only CVS deals. I got 4 bottles of shampoo/conditioner, 3 bottles of nail polish, 1 tube of face scrub and 1 travel pack of cotton swabs, all for $2.38 total. I also grew my ECBs by $3, so it was a great transaction overall.

The breakdown:

I bought:

• 2 Herbal Essences conditioners @ $2.49 (reg. $4.69)
• 2 Aussie shampoo & conditioner @ $2.49 (reg. $4.49)
• 3 Revlon nail enamels @ $3.99 (reg. $4.99)
• 1 L’Oreal Skin Genesis face cleanser @ $5.99 (reg. $7.99)
• 1 CVS 50 count cotton swabs @ $.99

Subtotal: $28.91

I paid with:

• Manufacturer coupons: (total = $7)
  
  • 2 $2/1 Herbal Essences
  • 1 $2/1 Aussie
  • 1 $1/1 L’Oreal

• CVS coupons: (total = $5.99)
  
  • 1 $5/$25 CRT (cash register tape)
  • 1 $.99 (email offer)

• ECBs: (total = $13.99)
  
  • $8
  • $5.99

Total OOP (out of pocket): $2.38 (includes tax)

Total saved: $40.38

Got back: $16.99 ECBs

• 3 Revlon nail enamel @ 3 ECBs each = 9 ECBs
• 1 L’Oreal face cleanser = 5.99 ECBs
• 2 Herbal Essences conditioners @ 1 EBC each = 2 ECBs

In summary, I spent $2.38 OOP and $13.99 in ECBS to get $42.76 worth of products and $16.99

ECBs.

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