CVS Trip

I love it when CVS shopping goes better than expected! :-) I'm not usually one of thos people who buy things they don't need to get the ECBs (Extra Care Bucks), unless I know I'll be giving it to someone who can use it, so I limit my deals to what we need and can use. This leads me to pass up some deals and occasionally even "burn" my ECBs - that is, use them on items that don't give me ECBs in return. But last night was a good night. I not only got things we'll use but got paid to shop! Here's what I did:

Carefree liners - on sale for $1 (used $1 coupon) free!
Lindor truffle candy bars - on sale 2/$4 (used $1/2 coupons) $3
Crest ProHealth toothpaste - on sale for $3.50 (used 75-cent coupon) $2.75
Kotex U tampons - on sale for 4.99 (used $1 coupons ) $3.99

I rolled over an ECB for $4.49, and after tax I paid $5.87. In return, I got ECBs for $4.99 (Kotex), $3.50 (Crest) and $1 (Lindor), for a total of $9.49 ECBs remaining! So in essence, I got paid $3.62 to shop last night. That makes couponing worth it!