I stopped in last night to a 99 Cent Only store and 2 things really caught my eye! Remember those $.25 or $.50 Dove Skin Vitalizer’s we got at CVS last week? Well for $.99 you can get the Dove refill packs to use with your Dove Skin Vitalizer! I know it’s not free but it’s still a good deal since they run around $5.

Are your little girls ready for a swim? Well they also had the cutest little 2pc swimsuits for toddlers! These were perfect for just around the house if your tyke is more consertive in public. Pick up a few now because we all know how easy little ones snag their swimsuits. Sorry boys, I didn’t see any swim trunks for you little guys but I’m sure Mom can find something for you there.

Here is what I got:

• 6 Dove Vitalizer refills
• 5 Chewy Granola dipping dots
• 1 Huge 99 Cent Only reusable bag

I traded giftcards with a friend and spent $2 for all this!

Here are the ECB deals I plan on putting in my handy bag of bargains:

SUNDAY – MONDAY DEALS

FREEBIE!
Buy: PAAS Egg Decorating Kit  at $1.99 LIMIT 2 ($1.99 after Monday and NO ECB’s)
Pay: $1.99
Get: $1.99 in ECB’s
FREE after ECB’s!

Buy: Lane Jelly Beans 9oz  at 2/$1.00 ($.99 after Monday)
Pay $1.00 for 2 bags!

Buy: Easter M&M’s 9.9-14 oz at 2/$3.00 (2/$5.00 after Monday)
Use: $1.00 off 2 coupon (3/1 RP)
Pay: $2.00 after coupon
$2.00 for 2 bags after coupon!

ECB DEALS

FREEBIE!
Buy: Accu-Check Aviva or Compact Plus at $9.99 LIMIT 1
Pay: $9.99
Get: $9.99  in ECB’s
FREE after coupon and ECB’s!

FREEBIE!
Buy: 2 Soft Soap Ensembles Hand Soap or Refill psa $3.99 (2 = $7.98) LIMIT 3
Use: 2 $2.00 off coupons (3/22 SS)
Pay: $3.98 after coupons
Get: $4.00 in ECB’s wyb 2
FREE after coupon and ECB’s!

Under a $1.00!
Buy: 3 Pond’s Towelettes, $3.99ea (3 = $11.97) LIMIT 1
Use: 3 $1.50  (Coming in this Sunday’s RedPlum 3/29 RP)
Pay: $7.47 after coupons
Get: $5.00 in ECB’s wyb $10 worth
$2.47 ($.82 ea) after 3 coupons and ECB’s!

Under a $1.00!
Buy: Glade Sense & Spray, $5.99 LIMIT 1
Use: $4 off coupon (All You magazine March 20 pg 120)
Pay: $1.99 after coupon
Get: $1.00 in ECB’s
$.99 after coupon and ECB’s!

Under a $1.00!
Buy: Buy 2 Veet psa $5.49ea ($10.98)  LIMIT 1
Use: 2 $2.00 printable coupon
Pay: $6.98 after 2 coupons
Get: $5.00 in ECB’s wyb $10 worth of Veet
$1.98 ($.99ea) after 2 coupons and ECB’s!

Buy: Fantastik 32oz, 2/$5.00 LIMIT 5
Use: $1.00 off coupon Fantastik All Purpose Cleaner, exp. 5-9-09 ( 3/29 SS)
Get: $1.00 in ECB’s
$1.00 ea. after coupons and ECB’s!

OTHER DEALS

FREEBIE!
Buy: Rimmel cosmetics B1G1
Use: FREE mascara coupon (All You magazine April pg 35)
Pay: FREE after coupon
FREE after coupon!

NEARLY FREE!
Buy: Scrubbing Bubbles Action Scrubber at $2.99
Use: $2.75  off printable coupon
Pay: $.24 after coupon
$.24 after coupon!

MONTHLY ECB DEALS

FREEBIE!
Buy: CVS Pharmacy Vitamin D 400, 100-ct. at $2.99 LIMIT 1
Pay: $2.99 after coupon (unless you have a $/off any CVS coupon)
Get: $2.99  in ECB’s
FREE after coupon and ECB’s!

Abbreviations:  B1G1 = Buy One Get One Free, B1G1-50% = Buy One Get One Half Off, ECB = Extra Care Bucks, MIR = Mail In Rebate, OOP: Out of Pocket, PSA = Prices Starting At, YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary

What’s in your bag of bargains?

Feel free to share your shopping trip or deal scenario by posting to your link and share the linky love!

Remember to check that have you the right item by stopping by the price scanner. If the price is different than the ad price double check the size of the product with the ad.

These are just the deals that stand out as HOT DEALS, check your ad for more bargains!

$25 Rx coupon for Gift card w/ any transferred Rx! (expires 4/11/09)

ECB DEALS

MONEY MAKER!
Carnation Instant Breakfast at $4.99, Get $4.99 ECB Limit 1
Use $.75 coupon in Jan 23 issue of All You magazine
$.75 overage after coupon and ECB’s!

FREEBIE!
Act Total Care Trial Size at $.99, Get $.99 ECB Limit 1
FREE after ECB!

FREEBIE!
Gillette Fusion Gamer, Venus Embrace or Spa Breeze razor at $7.99, Get $4 ECB’s Limit 1
Use $4 any Fusion razor coupon in the 2/8 P&G insert
Use $2 any Venus razor coupon in the 2/8 P&G insert
Fusion Gamer Free ($1.99 Venus razor) after coupon & ECB’s!

FREEBIE!
Slimquick Energy Shot 2 pack at $4.99, Get $4.99 ECB’s Limit 1
FREE after ECB!

Buy $20 worth of L’Oreal products, Get $5 ECB’s Limit 4
Deal Idea:
Buy 2 Color Rich Lip and/or Voluminous/Telescoping Mascara at $5 each = $10
Buy 2 L’Oreal Preference hair color 2/$11.98
Use 2 $3 L’Oreal Preference coupons in the 2/1 RP insert
Use 2 $2 coupons in the 1/4 RP insert
Pay $11.98 before ECB’s
$6.98 or $1.75 each after coupons and ECB’s! (Plus you have $1.98 towards the next one since limit is 4)

Buy $20 of Pampers/Playskool Deal, Get $5 ECB’s Limit 1
Pampers Jumbos pack or Easy Ups $10 each
Deal Idea:
Buy 2 Jumbo packs  = $20
Use 2 $1.50 coupons in the 2/8 P&G insert
Pay $16 Get $5 ECBs
$11/2 packs ($5.50 each) after coupons and ECB’s!

OTHER DEALS

MONEY MAKER!
$6.99 Ensure Drink Multi-Pack
Use $3.00 printable
Use $6.99 MIR printable
FREE plus $3 profit after MIR!

FREEBIE!
EAS or Zone Perfect Nutrition Bar, 4 Pk. Shake, or Zone Perfect Bars 5 pk BOGO 50% Off
Use $1/1 EAS and Zone in this Sunday’s SmartSource insert
FREE after coupons!

FREEBIE!
Hershey Candy Bars 2/$1
Use $1/2 Hershey’s Whips coupon in the 1/4 SS
FREE after coupon!

Just for Men Touch of Gray Haircolor at $6.99
Use $6.99 MIR printable
FREE after Rebate

MONTHLY ECB DEALS

CVS Pharmacy Vitamin D 400, 100-ct. at $2.99, Get $2.99 ECB’s LIMIT 1
FREE after ECB’s

Abbreviations: B1G1 = Buy One Get One Free, B1G1-50% = Buy One Get One Half Off, ECB = Extra Care Bucks, MIR = Mail In Rebate, YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary

What’s in your bag of bargains?

Feel free to share your shopping trip or deal scenario by posting to your link and share the linky love!

MONEY-MAKER!
Excedrin Express Gels 20 ct. at $3.99, Get $3.99 ECB’s LIMIT 1
Use 1 Excedrin PM Product, any $2  SS 7/13/08 or
$2 Printable
Spend $1.99 + tax if applicable or use ECB’S if you have some
$2.00 overage after coupon and ECB’s

MONEY-MAKER!
Aleve D Sinus & Cold or Sinus Headache $3.99 Get $3.00 ECB’s Limit 1
Use 1 of the following coupons:
Aleve, any 20 ct.+ .75 (10-31-08) RP 7/27/08 (not sure if you can use this coupon for cold version)
$1 Aleve D Printable
$1 Aleve D Printable #2
Spend $2.99 + tax if applicable or use ECB’S if you have some
$.01 overage after coupon and ECB’s

ALMOST FREE!
Covergirl buy $10.00 Get $3.00 ECB’s Limit 1
Prices: Eyeshadow 2.99, Lashblast 6.49, Wetslicks AmazeMint 3.99, AquaSmoothers or Outlast lipcolor 5.99)
Buy 4 Cover Girl Wetslicks AmazeMint at $3.99 each
Use 2 Cover Girl Lip Product B1G1F (9-30-08) P & G 8/31/08
Use 2 Cover Girl Product, any $1 (9-30-08) P & G 8/31/08
Spend $5.98 + tax if applicable or use ECB’S if you have some
$2.98 ($.75 each) after coupon and ECB’s

FREE! Possible Money Maker after ECB’s & MIR?
Just for Men or Touch of Grey $7.99 Get $2.00 ECB’s Limit 1
$2 Printable
$8 Rebate
Spend $5.99 + tax if applicable or use ECB’S if you have some
$3.99 after coupon and ECB’s
FREE after Rebate!

NICE DEAL!
Sally Hansen price starting at $3.99 Get $2.00 ECB’s Limit 1
$1 Printable
Spend $2.99 + tax if applicable or use ECB’S if you have some
$.99 after coupon and ECB’s

NICE DEAL!
Purex Laundry detergent 24-32 loads at $2.99 Get $1.00 ECB’s LIMIT 5
Use 1 Purex Laundry Detergent, any liquid or powder .50 (10-31-08) SS 8/10/08
Spend $2.49 + tax if applicable or use ECB’S if you have some
$1.49 after coupon and ECB’s

OKAY DEAL!
Hellmans, Lipton, Skippy, Ragu Buy $10.00 Get $3.00 ECB’s Limit 1
Ragu & Skippy are $3 for $5
Buy 4 Ragu Pasta Sauces
Buy 2 Skippy Peanut Butter
Use 2 Ragu Pasta Sauce, any $1 off 2  RP 8/17/08
Use 1 Skippy Peanut Butter Product, any 15 oz.+ $1 off 2 RP 8/17/08
Spend $7.00 + tax if applicable or use ECB’S if you have some
$4 ($1 each) after coupon and ECB’s

OKAY DEAL!
Buy $15 of Jergens, Curel Naturals 6.99, John Frieda 4.99, Biore 5.99 Jergens 5.99 Get $5.00 ECB’s Limit 5
Buy 4 John Frieda at $4.99 = $19.96
Use 2 John Frieda Collection Product, any $3 on 2 (11-29-08) SS 8/24/08
Spend $13.96 + tax if applicable or use ECB’S if you have some
$8.96 ($2.24 each) after coupon and ECB’s
If you do this 4 times you should enough for the Limit 5

OKAY DEAL!
Revlon Age Defying at $9.99 Get $5.00 ECB’s Limit 1
Revlon Color Cosmetic Product, any $1 (10-3-08) SS 8/3/08
Revlon Color Cosmetic Product, any $2 (11-16-08) SS 7/20/08
Revlon Color Cosmetic Product, any $2 (12-28-08) SS 8/24/08
Spend $7.99 + tax if applicable or use ECB’S if you have some
$2.99 after coupon and ECB’s

Here are the deals that caught my eye as the best for your money, bear in mind there may be deals I missed and prices can vary depending on region. Hope you all enjoy them!

2 Day Sale – Sunday & Monday Only

MONEY-MAKER!
All Revlon Nail Enamel at $3.99, Get $3.00 ECB’s LIMIT 3
Use 1 $2/1 coupon in SS 07/20/08 or in SS 8/24/08 or Use $1/1 coupon in SS 08/03/08
$1.01 ($.01 w/ $1 off coupon) overage after coupon and ECB’s

NEARLY FREE!
Aussie or Herbal Essences at $2.49, Get $1.00 ECB’s LIMIT 2
Use 1 $2/2 coupon in RP 09/07/08
$.98 ($.49 each) for both after coupon and ECB’s

NEARLY FREE!
All Sally Hansen Nail Treatments BOGO after Monday BOGO 50%
Coupons available:
Sally Hanson, Lip Product, $1 off Any Printable
Sally Hansen Nail Color, any .50 (11-17-08) SS 8/17/08
Sally Hansen La Cross Beauty Tool, any $1 (11-17-08) SS 8/17/08
Sally Hansen Lip Product, any .50 (11-17-08) SS 8/17/08
Final price varies on purchase ECB Deals

MONEY-MAKER OR FREE!
Bayer Contour Blood Glucose Monitoring System at $14.99, Get $5.00 ECB’s LIMIT 1
Use 1 $30/1 Breeze 2 or Contour Meter $30 coupon in SS 6/1/08 Breeze 2 OR
Use 1 $30/1 Contour Meter From Bayer $30 coupon in SS #2 3/16/08
Mail in Rebate inside box if you don’t a coupon for this
$5.00 overage after coupon and ECB’s (Free with MIR only)

MONEY-MAKER ON 1 or GOOD DEAL IF YOU BUY 2!
L’Oreal Age Perfect, Revitalift or Skin Genesis at $5.99, Get $5.99 ECB’s LIMIT 1
Coupons available:
Use 1 $1/1 LOreal Cleanser or Moisturizer coupon in SS 7/20/08
Use 1 $1/1 LOreal RevitaLift Cleanser or Age Perfect Cleanser coupon in $1 RP 8/3/08
Use 1 $1/1 LOreal Revitalift Complete coupon in RP 6/22/08
Use 1 $1/1 LOreal Skin Genesis Cleanser coupon in RP 8/10/08
Use 1 $1/1 LOreal Skin Genesis Moisturizer coupon in RP 8/10/08
Use 1 $1/1 LOreal Skin Genesis coupon in RP 6/22/08 OR
*Use 1 $3/2 LOreal Cleanser or Moisturizer coupon in SS 7/20/08
$1.00 overage after $1 off coupon and ECB’s
*$2.99 ($1.50 each) for both after coupon and ECB’s

MONEY-MAKER!
Right Guard Sport, Xtreme, Soft & Dri or Dry Idea at $2.89, Get $2.00 ECB’s LIMIT 5
Coupons available:
Use 1 $1/1 Right Guard Xtreme, Sport, or Professional Strength coupon in SS 07/13/08
Use 1 $1/1 Right Guard Product, any except trial size and RGX Body Spray coupon in SS 8/10/08
Use 1 $.75/1 Soft & Dri or Dry Idea Anti-Perspirant & Deodorant any except trial coupon in SS 8/10/08
Use 1 $.75/1 Soft & Dri or Dry Idea Anti-Perspirant Deodorant any except trial coupon in SS 7/13/08
$.11 overage after coupon and ECB’s

NEARLY FREE!
Right Guard Professional Strength at $6.99, Get $5.00 ECB’s LIMIT 3
Use 1 $1/1 Right Guard Xtreme, Sport, or Professional Strength coupon in SS 07/13/08
$.99 after coupon and ECB’s

BOGO Deals

All L’Oreal Lipcolor – (Without Card $5.99 – $11.99) LIMIT 6
Use 2 $2/1 L’Oreal Lip Product, any coupon in RP 08/17/08
$1.99 after coupon if you get 2 items for $5.99, my fave is $9.99 so it will be $5.99 for 2 All day lipcolors

Lifesavers, Cremesavers or Gummisavers
Use B1G1 Lifesavers candy SS 06/08/08
FREE after coupon

Other Deals

Chex mix is $1 for 4.5 oz – 6 oz bags
Use 1 $.50/1 Chex Mix, any 4.5 oz.+ or 100 Calorie Chex Mix coupon in SS #2 8/10/08 OR
Use 1 $1/1 Chex Mix Printable or Printable
FREE after coupon

Alavert or Alavert D 12 – 15 count $5.99
Use 1 $4/1 Printable coupon OR
Use 1 $3/1 coupon found in Alavert box from previous purchase
$1.99 or $2.99 after coupon

Thanks to Erica for the previews!

I recently was standing in line at my local Dollar Tree scooping up some more of those sturdy Sterlite plastic bins for all my drugstore bargains I get when I couldn’t help eavesdropping on a teen girl and her mother. The conversation went something like this:

Teen: Mom why can’t you just let me wear make-up that regular stores sells, I’m only asking for a few things.
Mom: Have you seen the price of those new lip glosses you want?
Teen: You act like $20 is going to break you for a couple of Covergirl glosses! Geesh Mom all the other girls have them why can’t I?
Mom: Because I can’t justify the price when the dollar store version is just as good if you apply it throughout the day!
Teen: Duh! Mom that costs more than using it once per day for the Covergirl brand! Hello!
Mom: Enough already otherwise you won’t even get the dollar store brand!

(more…)

A friend of mine mentioned a CVS challenge the other day and I thought “this is just what I need”. See I’ve been meaning to get back into blogging and this sort of lit the fire under my foot so to speak to get the site looking like I wanted it to look and have a reason to blog!
So without further adieu, on with the challenge!

CVS $5 Challenge:

Scenario #1:

• 1 – Accu-Check Diabetic monitor $9.99
• 1 – Covergirl Wetslicks Amazemint $5.99
• 2 – Colgate toothpastes $2.99 each
• 2 – Covergirl Outlast All Day lipcolors $9.99 each B1G1F sale

Total before ECB card discount, coupons and ECB’s: $109.34

Coupons used:

• $1 off Covergirl – Aug. 31 P&G
• B1G1F Covergirl - Aug. 31 P&G
• 2 $1.50 off Colgate – All You Magazine
• $3 off $15 CVS coupon from Carl’s Jr
• $3 ECB
• $10 ECB

Total after CVS card, sales, coupons and ECB’s: $1.96  + $19.98 in ECB’s back! (monitor, toothpaste and wetslick)

Scenario #2:

• 6 – Dawn Plus Hand Renewal dish soaps $.99 each
• 1 – Arnicare Pain Gel $9.49
• 1 – 3 Ring Zipper Binder on clearance $3.75

Total before ECB card discount, coupons and ECB’s: $38.32

Coupons used:

• 6 – $1 off Dawn Plus Hand Renewal dish soap – Aug. 31 P&G
• $2 off Arnicare Printable
• $3 off $15 CVS coupon from Carl’s Jr
• $5.99 ECB from Covergirl offer above

Total after CVS card, sales, coupons and ECB’s: $3.04 + $8.00 in ECB’s back for the Arnicare!

Take the CVS $5 Challenge and see what ends up in your bag of bargains!

A quick edit to let you know about the CVS Superstars as well! Tons of fun checking out all the various deals that these CVS Superstars get for practically pennies!