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If you read
my last post you
may be asking how I can still shop even though I’m on a no buy. Well, you can
shop if it doesn't cost you anything J
CVS is my
favorite store to grab great beauty deals. If you haven’t already, sign up for
their ExtraCare card. You can swipe it in the front of the store at a kiosk and
get tons of store coupons (that you can combine with manufacturer’s coupons).
CVS will also email you coupons (e.g., $3 off a $15 dollar purchase, 30% off
your regular price purchase) and you can get ExtraCare Bucks—these are
essentially money, just money you can only use at CVS. You get ExtraCare Bucks
by buying certain products (e.g., spend $12 on Revlon products and get $4 in
ExtraCare Bucks back). You can use the ECBs on your next purchase. Also, if you
sign up for CVS’s Beauty Club you get $5 ECBs when you spend $50 on beauty products.
The $50 total is BEFORE coupons! For more on couponing at CVS, see my post here.
So sales +
coupons + ECBs make CVS my favorite couponing spot.
The Coupon
Machine is printing a $5 off of a $15 cosmetics purchase for all shoppers with
an ExtraCare Card. The deal I got this week required three transactions. It
took some work, but it was worth it (it’s for free makeup, after all)!
First Transaction:
This week, Eucerin
is buy 2, get $5 ECBs—on any Eucerin product. I got two 1 oz. bottles of the
Daily Moisturizing Crème that go for $1.37 each. You might ask why you’re able
to get $5 ECB when you spend less than $3 on the items but… the sign clearly
stated ANY Eucerin item so I will gladly take it. However, I do want to stress
that this was totally within the limits of the deal and I in no way condone
dishonest behavior like swapping price tags or using fake coupons. I’m all for
being clever when you coupon, but cheating is wrong and probably illegal.
Okay now
that that’s out of the way, let’s coupon!
Breakdown: Spent,
before tax, $2.74 and got $5 ECBs back. (Products like this don’t count in my
no buy because it’s more of a necessity)
Second Transaction:
L’Oreal is
also buy 2 get $5 ECBs. I got the Voluminous Butterfly Intenza mascara in 380
Blackest Black and the Infallible Silkissime eyeliner in 250 Cobalt Blue. The
mascara is on sale from $7.99 and there was a $3 off coupon in the Sunday paper,
the eyeliner was $10.49.
Breakdown: Before
coupons, sales and taxes, my total would have been $19.98. Sales and coupons
used:
$5 off of $15 cosmetics purchase (CVS
coupon from the Coupon Machine)
$6 ECBs (from my Revlon purchase
last week, see the deal here)
$5 ECBs (from the above Eucerin
purchase)
$1 Manufacturer’s Coupon on L’Oreal
eye product (from newspaper)
$3 Manufacturer’s Coupon on L’Oreal
Butterfly Intenza mascara (from newspaper)
$1.50 off the mascara
Total = $0.00 J J AND I got $5 in ECBs back.
Third Transaction:
This is a
little off of the makeup/skincare track, but I figured I’d share because it’s
good to take your vitamins (if your doctor says you need to, of course). CVS
vitamins are buy one get one free this week (and most weeks). I got two bottles
for $7.79 each.
Breakdown:
My cost before sales and coupons would have been $15.58.
$7.79 off (one free bottle)
$3 off a $15 vitamin purchase (CVS
coupon from the Coupon Machine)
$5 ECBs from second transaction
transaction
Total = $0.00!!
Final
Breakdown: Before coupons, sales and taxes, my total would have been $38.12. I
spent just $2.74 (on the Eucerin) for a 93% savings! Gotta love it!
These
transactions sent me over the spending threshold ($50) for the Beauty Club so I
will get $5 in ECBs next time I go to the Coupon Machine.
You can
check out all the Saving Series posts here. Happy couponing!!
Disclaimer:
These items were purchased with my own money or by my lovely husband and all
opinions are 100% honest and my own. I do not provide positive reviews for
payment. Products that work for me may not necessarily work for you.
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