Free Ink Refill at Walgreens

There was a coupon Sunday's Parade magazine for a free ink cartridge refill at Walgreens. The coupon is good on Wednesday, April 2. They will refill any refillable black or color cartridge except for Epson or Canon. If you did not get a coupon in your local paper, you can print one here or get one from the in-store circular.

Make sure you go take a peek at the Monday Grocery Gathering!

A Few Ingles Deals for March 30 - April 5

If you want to see the ad yourself, just click on the Advantage Card.

Here a few coupon match-ups that I have done:

Hungry Jack mashed potatoes 3.5 oz.
Sale price = 5/$4
Use $.35/1 from 3/9 Redplum
You pay = $.10

Muellers pasta
Sale price = $.73 and BOGO
Use $1/2 from 1/6 Smartsource #2
You pay = FREE plus $.27 overage

McCormick grinders
Sale price = 2/$3
Use $.25/1 form 1/20 Redplum
You pay = $1.00

Totino’s pizza rolls
Sale price = 10/$10
Use $.40/1 from 3/9 Smartsource, 1/27 Smartource, and 2/10 General Mills
You pay = $.20

Veg-all Steam Supreme frozen vegetables
Sale price $2.00 and BOGO
Use $.35/1 from 3/16 Redplum
You pay = $.30

Blog Contests and Giveaways

Do you ever enter blog contests or giveaways? I found a really good list tonight at Laura Williams' Musings. Go take a look! I have entered several myself. We'll see if I win anything!

A Few Free Samples

Free sample of Purex Ultra Concentrate.

Free sample of Airborne Power Pixies.

Free sample of Texas Habanero Hot Sauce.

Super Savings Saturday

I got a ton of great deals this week! It would take me way too long to list them all, so I will just do the highlights.

On Thursday, I went to Harris Teeter, Wal-Mart, and 2 grocery salvage stores. Here is everything I got:

My total for all of this was $32.08!

Today I went to Ingles and the thrift store.

At Ingles, I got this stuff...

...and I paid $2.64 for it! I used my coupon for a free product from Mission (read about it in my Mail Call post). The lunch meat was marked down to $1.99 for a pound. The success rice was free after my coupon doubled. The salad was marked down to $1.49 and $0.99. I had found coupons for $2.00 off 2 when I was at Harris Teeter, so I got both salads for $0.47.

At the thrift store I found some tennis shoes for my son. They were $0.99.

Mail Call!

I only got two things in the mail today, but they were both good.

First, I got my sample of True Lemon. It had 2 packets of True Lemon, 1 of True Lime, and 1 of True Orange. It also had a coupon for $.40 off.

Second, I got a check from American Consumer Opinion for $8.00. I really like doing surveys from them because they send you a check as soon as you complete a survey, and they generally pay you between $4.00 and $8.00. I have also been able to do product testing for them. I get to keep the product, and I get a check as well.

Free Stuff by Phone

I found this on More Than Enough:

Two great freebies to share from the 800 numbers I have called.

Apple & Eve Juice (1-800-960-8018) - Sent me a coupon for one free Apple & Eve Juice product coupon along with 2 $1/1 coupons! You can also register on their website for additional coupons; sign up to be on their Advisory Panel; and sign up to participate in surveys for more free product vouchers! Click here to register.

Soy Joy Bars (1-888-676-9569) - Sent me a coupon for a free Soy Joy bar!

Get a Free Swingline Stapler

All you have to do is take a short survey (I promise it is very short) and you will get a free Swingline stapler worth $20! Click here

Do you have a Grocery Salvage Store?

Some of my favorite places to shop are at the 2 grocery salvage stores I have nearby. I can get lots of things for just as cheap or cheaper than I can with coupons, and I don't have to do all the work organizing my coupons. For example: canned goods = $.35, all pasta = $.25, juice = $.75. I got a whole bunch of granola bars yesterday for $.33 a box. To find out if you have one of these stores near you, try checking Yahoo. Click on the "local" tab at the top, type in your zip code, and do a search for "Grocery salvage stores" or something of that nature. You never know, you might find out you have one that you never knew about.

More-Than-Free Glade Plug-ins

If you got a Sunday paper on March 16th, you should have gotten a coupon for $3 off a Glade Plugins Scented Oil Warmer. These are only $2.47 at Wal-Mart. I got 2 of them today, and made $.53 on each. I bought a case of Pampers, 3 boxes of Honey Bunches of Oats, and 2 Glade Plug-ins. I used 3 of the $2 Honey Bunches of Oats coupons and 2 of the $3 Glade Plug-ins coupons. (I should have used a Pampers coupon, but it was in the car, and I didn't feel like going back out.) My total for everything was less than the price of the Pampers! I love overage!

Harris Teeter: Oh, so much fun!

Early this morning I found myself on my way to Harris Teeter to take advantage of their triple coupons. I was a bit nervous as I have never had the opportunity to do this before, and I wasn't sure if it would turn out as well as I was hoping. But it did! Here's what I got:

The grand total? $10.24

And the really incredible thing about this is that $10 worth of this stuff I didn't even use coupons for!

Remember that catalina on Kellogg's cereal at Bi-lo and Food Lion? Well, they have the same thing at Harris Teeter. I bought Raisin Bran because I had some $3/2 coupons. It was also on sale for $2.39 a box. So I bought my 7 boxes of cereal first, got my $10 catalina, then started a new order and used my $10 off on all my other items. I paid $7.40 for the cereal, then paid $2.84 for everything else.

Wow! What a great day!

It's time for the Thursday edition of the Grocery Gathering over at BeCentsAble. Make sure you go over and take a look!

Good deal on cereal at Food Lion

This is very similar to the Bi-Lo deal I posted earlier. I got this from Candace via Money Saving Mom:
Starting tomorrow, select Kelloggs cereals go on sale B1G1 (Frosted Flakes, Corn Pops, Fruit Loops and Apple Jacks). The regular price is $2.96-$3.25, so you can get one for $1.48-$1.63.
There is a catalina that prints until 3/30 for any Kelloggs (12 oz or larger):
buy 3-4 save $3 on next order
buy 5-6 save $6 on next order
buy 7 or more save $10 on your next order
There is a limit of two free (I assume on each kind), so if you buy 7 you'll have to get 4 of one kind, three of another, or some other combination. It has to be all in one transaction.
If you buy 7 it should cost $10.36-$11.41, and you get a catalina for $10 back.

Harris Teeter deals March 26 - April 1

Don't forget that the 27th, 28th, and 29th are triple coupons days! I posted some good deals earlier. Here are a some more good deals using triple coupons:

French's Honey or Honey Dijon mustard
Regular price = 2.79
Use $.75/1 coupon from 3/9 Smartsource
You pay = $.74

French's yellow mustard
Regular price = $1.79
Use $.50/1 coupon from 3/9 Smartsource
You pay = $.24

Eagle sweetened condensed milk
Regular price = $1.99
Use $.55/1 coupon from 3/9 Redplum
You pay = $.34

Chef Boyardee pizza kit
Regular price = $2.44
Use $.75/1 from 3/9 Smartsource
You pay = $.19

Betty Crocker cookie mix
Regular price = $1.99
Use $.50/1 from 3/16 Smartsource #2
You pay = $.49

Betty Crocker frosting
Regular price = $1.79
Use $.50/1 from 3/16 Smartsource #2
You pay = $.29

Hamburger Helper
Sale price on select varieties = $.94
Use $.75/3 from 2/10 General Mills or 3/9 Smartsource
You pay = $.19/box

International Delight Creamer
Sale price = $1.87
Use $.55/1 from 2/3 or 3/16 Redplum
You pay = $.22

Lever 2000 bar soap
Regular price =$2.39
Use $.75/1 from 3/9 Redplum
You pay = $.14

Mrs. Dash
Regular price = $2.99
Use $.75/1 from 2/10 Smartsource
You pay = $.75

Pillsbury frozen Grands biscuits
Sale price = $2.50
Use $.75/1 from 2/10 General Mills or 3/16 Smartsource #2
You pay = $.25

Pillsbury brownie mix
Regular price = $1.50
Use $.35/1 from 3/9 Redplum
You pay = $.45

Pepperidge Farms italian bread
Regular price = $2.00
Use $.40/1 from 2/24 Smartsource
You pay = $.80

Swanson canned broth
Sale price = $.67
Use $40/4 from 3/9 Smartsource
You pay = $.37 each

Smuckers grape jelly
Sale price = $1.29
Use $.25/1 from 3/9 Redplum
You pay = $.54

Splenda Quick Pack substitutes 5 ct.
Regular price = $2.14
Use $.75/1 from 3/9 Redplum
You pay = FREE plus $.11 overage

Welch's grape juice
Regular price = $3.19
Use $.75/1 from 2/10 Smartsource
You pay = $.94

Honey Nut Chex
Regular price = $2.99
Use $.75/1 from 3/16 Smartsource #2
You pay = $.75


A few more good deals that don't require coupons:

Harris Teeter 8 oz. shredded cheese
Regular price = $2.99
Sale price = BOGO
You pay = $1.50 each

Russet potatoes
3 lbs. for $.99

Harris Teeter 15 oz. ricotta cheese
$1.50

Celery
$.99

Bagged salad
$.99

Today's freebies

Did you get your free Starbucks coffee? Get a free sample sent to your home.

Get a free sample of Fiber One Caramel Delight cereal. I've heard it's quite good.

Thanks Freebies 4 Mom!

Subway Deal

I love to eat at Subway. But I don't like to have to drain my life savings just to pay for my food. I'm sure you don't either. That's why I'm letting you know about their $5 footlongs! Yay!

Boxtops for Diecuts

Do you have a bunch of products with "Boxtops for Education" on them, but don't know of any schools that use the Boxtops? Get something for yourself or a scrapbooking friend at "Boxtops for Diecuts." Each boxtop earns you $.05 toward any of The Diecut Lady's products. You can even use boxtops to pay for shipping and handling. Get more details here, and start putting those boxtops to good use!

Free Product at Bath and Body Works

Get your coupon for a free product (up to $11 value) with any purchase at Bath and Body Works. I have heard folks saying they bought something for $1, and got $11 worth free! I don't know what the "product" is; it may vary depending on your store. Whatever it is, this coupon provides you with a very inexpensive way to pamper yourself or someone you know.

A Couple Free Meals

Sign up for Zaxby's Z-Mail club, and they will send you a coupon for a free meal. I did this a while back, and I did receive the coupon.

Get a free breakfast at Jamba Juice on April 8 between 6am and 10 am. Find out if there's a store near you! Store locator

Um, Can We Say "More Honey Bunches of Oats"?

The Honey Bunches of Oats coupons have been reset again! Print a $2 coupon for Honey Bunches of Oats with Chocolate Clusters here, here, and here! You can only print one coupon per computer this time, though. (Oh, how sad, I can only add 3 more boxes to my stash of 24 boxes!) Go get yourself some more free or cheap cereal! I have gotten all of mine at Wal-Mart because that's the only store I can find that carries the chocolate kind. They are $2.24 regular price, but other grocery stores often have them on sale 2 for $4.00, so I just price match them when they're on sale somewhere else. Enjoy!

Good deal on cereal at Bi-Lo

Buy 7 boxes of select Kellogg's cereal, and get a catalina for $10.00 off your next order. This offer lasts until March 30.

The cereals to choose from are:
Raisin Bran
Frosted Flakes
Fruit Loops

You can get coupons for $3/2 Raisin Bran here
The Frosted Flakes and the Fruit Loops are BOGO until the 25th. They will
ring up half price.

I don't know the prices on any of these, but I will be asking my husband to check on his way to work Monday. This will still be a good deal, though, even if the prices are relatively high.

Let's price them hypothetically at $4.00 a box. I highly doubt they would be that much, but if they were, then the BOGO cereal would ring up $2.00 a box. 7 boxes would be $14.00. After you get the $10.00 catalina, that would be 7 boxes for $4.00, or $0.57 a box. Not bad!
I'll post the "un-hypothetical" prices as soon as I find them out!

Harris Teeter Triple Coupons Deals

Here are the best deals I see so far for
triple coupons days (March 27-29):

Uncle Ben's Ready Rice
Sale price = $1.99
Use $.75/1 from 3/9 Redplum
You pay = FREE plus $.26 overage

Dove deodorant
Sale price = $1.94
Use $.75/1 from 3/16 Redplum
You pay = FREE plus $.31 overage

Daisy sour cream
Sale price = $1.50
Use $.50/1 from 3/16 Smartsource #1
You pay = FREE

GUM toothbrush
Sale price = $2.19
Use $.75/1 from 2/17 Smartsource
You pay = FREE plus $.06 overage

Frenchs french fried onions
Sale price = $2.19
Use $.75/1 from 3/9 Smartsource
You pay = FREE plus $.06 overage

Reynolds baking cups
Sale price = $.99
Use $.35/1 from 3/9 Smartsource
You pay = FREE plus $.06 overage

Mahatma rice
Sale price $.99
Use $.35/1 from 2/3 Redplum
You pay = FREE plus $.06 overage

Kikkoman soy sauce
Sale price = $1.79
Use $.55/1 from 2/3 Smartsource
You pay = $.14

Hormel Compleats
Sale price = $2.79
Use $.75/1 from 2/10 Smartsource
You pay = $.54

Luden’s throat drops
Sale price = $1.59
Use $.50/1 from 2/3 Parade
You pay = $.09

Pillsbury frozen biscuits
Sale price = $2.50
Use $.75/1 from 3/16 Smartsource #2 or 2/10 General Mills
You pay = $.25

Keep an eye out as I will be posting as many more deals as I can when I find them.

Ingles Deals for March 23 - 29

Here are the best deals I see this coming week:

Buy One Get One Free:

NEW CRUSTY SUB ROLLS, CIABATTA, WHOLE WHEAT PADINHA, OR PORTUGUESE ROLLS 6 Count-18 Oz.

Regular price = $1.88

You pay = $.94 each

FIVE O'CLOCK FRESH FRENCH BREAD 16 Oz.

Regular price = $1.68

You pay = $.84 each

FRESH EXPRESS BABY SPINACH

Regular price = $3.18

Use .50/1 coupon from 3-9 Redplum, doubled

You pay = $ .59 each

TRUE BLUE JUICES 64 Oz. - Assorted Varieties

Regular price = $3.98

Use $1.00/1 Printable here

You pay = $.99 each

SUCCESS BROWN RICE MIX 4.4 Oz. Package - Assorted Varieties

Regular price = $1.00

Use $.25/1 coupon from 2-10 Redplum, doubled

You pay = FREE

CAMPBELL'S SELECT SOUPS 18.6 Oz. Can - Selected Varieties

Regular price = $2.37

Use $.40/1 coupon from 2/3 Smartsource, doubled

You pay = $.39 each

KOTEX LIGHTDAYS LINERS 18-22 Count - Assorted Varieties

Regular price = $1.38

Use $1.00/1 Printable here

You pay = FREE plus $.31 overage

The only good non-BOGO deal I see is this:

FLORIDA STRAWBERRIES 1 Lb. Package 2/$3

Office Depot

If you have an Office Depot nearby, there is a ONE DAY ONLY coupon for this coming Sunday, March 23rd. It is good for $5 off a purchase of $5 or more. You will find the coupon in their weekly circular. If your store is closed on Sunday, they will honor the coupon on Monday, March 24th. Get yourself some free office supplies!

Free Dog or Cat Food

Fill out the form and have a coupon mailed to you for a free bag of Natural Choice dog or cat food. I have heard that you can get this brand at Wal-Mart if you do not have a pet store near you.

Now Taking Requests

Are you looking for a good deal on something specific? Do you shop at any certain store and want to know what the best deals are? Let me know, and I will do my best to come up with the information for you! Leave a comment stating what you're looking for, and I will post my findings as soon as possible!

A Confession and an Admonition

My apologies for not posting anything yesterday. My husband surprised me and whisked me away to a nearby city for an all-day date! My confession is this: I saw a CVS on the way, and I asked if we could stop and go in. However, since we try to be as frugal on our dates as possible, I made sure to work some snacks for the day into a deal. We got all the snacks we needed, and still came out with 3 more Extra Bucks than when we went in!

So...my admonition is this:
If you have not started shopping at CVS yet, DO IT NOW!!! If you're still a little overwhelmed and confused by how the system works, be sure to read CVS 101 over at Money Saving Mom. It was not until I read that information that I finally got the courage to go and try "CVSing" for myself.

Free Chicken Nuggets at Wal-Mart!!!

Fast Fixin' Dino Bites are on sale 2 for $2.00 at Wal-Mart this week. Go here to get your $1.00 off coupons. Just sign up for their fanatics club, and they will send 5 coupons to your printer. Go back and refresh the page to print 5 more! Then, look around on their site, and there is a place to print another coupon. Again, backspace and refresh the page and you'll get yet another. That makes a total of 12 coupons! I just got my 12 free bags today, and we had them for supper tonight. (Hey, I always cheat on dinner on my errand day!) They taste pretty good, and one bag more than filled up my husband and I.
Oh, and I almost forgot! Send in ten UPC's and get a coupon for another free bag!

Harris Teeter triple coupons coming up!

Rumor has it that Harris Teeter is having triple coupons March 27th - 29th. I do not know what will be on sale that week, but you can still get some great deals even on things that are at regular price. You need to stock up on coupons NOW so that you will be ready. I personally will be purchasing some coupons from The Coupon Clippers. They have many coupons available to purchase for a very small price. Harris Teeter will let you triple coupons 99 cents and under. You can triple 20 coupons per day. I will probably mainly buy $0.75 coupons because if you triple $0.75. that's $2.25 off! I will post more specific deals as I find out more information. But in the meantime, GO GET YOUR COUPONS!!! Just click on the banner below.

Rite Aid

Here's what I'm getting at Rite Aid this week:


Dove chocolate is BOGO (Buy one get one free). There is a printable coupon at www.coupons.com for BOGO. Use the coupon to get both bags free!

Kellogg's Cereal is 5 for $10. There are coupons here for $3 off 2 boxes of Raisin Bran. There is also a special rebate at Rite Aid to get $5 back when you buy $10 of Kellogg's products. Using the coupon and the rebate you could get 6 boxes of Raisin Bran for $3, then get $5 back!

Ingles this week

Here are the best deals I see at Ingles this week:


Betty Crocker potatoes are 5 for $5. Use your $.35 coupon doubled and they will be $.30/box.

Land o' Lakes Butter is $2.50. Double your $.50 coupon to make it $1.50/pound

Nature Valley cereal is $2.34 a box. Use your $1.10 printble to make it $1.24/box. (Sorry, these are no longer available to print.)

Fleischmann's yeast is $1.14/3 pack. Use your BOGO coupon to make them $.57 for a 3 pack.

Chex mix is $1.50. Double your $.50 coupon to make it $.50/bag.

Cheerios mix is $1.50. Double your $.50 coupon to make it $.50/bag

Birdseye Steamfresh frozen vegetables are $1.68 for 2. Use the $1 off 2 coupon in the blinkie machine next to the vegetables to get them for $.34 a bag.

Hormel bacon is $2.50. Double your $.50 coupon to make it $1.50 for a pound.

Today's coupons

Free coffee anyone?
Click here and you can print your very own coupon for free Taster's Choice coffee. Don't forget to backspace and refresh the page to print two coupons.
There are other coupons as well. You'll have to register first, though.

And don't forget the creamer...
Get a coupon for free Coffee-mate (up to $4.50) mailed to you. Click here.

CVS, Here I Come!

Here's what I'm getting at CVS this week:

Sunday and Monday only:

Free After ECB's!
Buy Hershey's Pot Of Gold Premium or Nut Asst. 7.7-12oz at $4.99 get $4.99 ECB (LIMIT 2)


All week:


Make $2 with coupon!
Buy Maybelline Superstay Lipcolor Or Gloss at $8.99 get $8.99 ECB
Use the $2 Maybelline New York Lip Product coupon found in Redplum from 2/10

Make $1 with coupon!
Plus, make an additional $3.89 if you can find the Mail in Rebate form at your store!
Buy Listerine Smart Rinse for Kids at $2.99 get $2.99 ECB (LIMIT 2)
Use the $1.00 off Listerine Smart Rinse For Kids: Print it here.

Free after coupon and ECB's!
Buy Venus Embrace Razor at $9.99 get $6 ECB
Use $4.00 off any Venus Embrace coupon from Proctor and Gamble 3/2

Make $1 after coupon and ECB's!
Buy 2 Glade Spray 9 oz. at $0.99 each get $1 ECB (LIMIT 5)
Use $1/2 Glade printable coupon.
Plus, use BOGO coupon coming out in this week's paper.

$0.99 After coupon and ECB's!Buy Glade Wisp Flameless Candle at $7.99 get $2 ECB (LIMIT 5)
Use $5 Glade Wisp printable coupon.

Today's Coupons

Here's a printable coupon for Buy One Get One Free on a 7Up 20 0z.
Here's one for Buy One Get One Free on a 7Up 2 liter.


Sign up here for $5.00 in Old Orchard Juice coupons by mail.


Get coupons in the mail! Valassis (the same people who put out coupons in the Sunday paper) will add you to their mailing list if you sign up here.

Today's Freebies

Free Trash Bag: Click here

Free Download of Roboform. This is what you use to quickly fill out all those forms for free stuff!

Free Sample of Garnier Nutritioniste Ultra-lift Deep Wrinkle Treatment. Click here.

Mail Call!

I got some really fun stuff in the mail today:

1. A free book for our son. He gets a free book every month from the Cleveland County Partnership for Children. Find out at your local library if this program is available in your county!

2. A box full of samples and coupons from CVS. The only reason I can figure out that they sent it is that I emailed them recently.

3. Parenting magazine. (It was free, of course.)

4. A book I ordered from Amazon. I didn't have to pay for it because I used a giftcard I got for taking a survey. There are lots of good survey sites out there that either pay in cash or giftcards. One of my favorites is Survey Spot. I get survey invitations very frequently from them, and they pay anywhere from one to five dollars per survey. Most of the surveys I have taken have paid three dollars each. You can request payment if you have any amount in your account. I have received every single check I have requested from them.

5. A coupon for a free product from Mission. Go to their website, click "contact us", and there will be a place to click "coupon request." I was expecting a cents-off coupon, not a free item!

Today's Freebies

How about a sample of True Lemon? Click here.

Here's some Neutrogena Oil-free Acne Stress Control Scrub: Link

If you need some vitamins, here's a 7 day sample of Multi-Nutrient Plus Formula : Link

Have a pet? Would you like some free pet treats? Click here.

Cent Savers For Wedesday, March 12, 2008

Free Johnson's buddies soap!
Print a coupon here for $2 off 2 Johnson's products. The Johnson's buddies soaps are $0.99 each at most places. Use this coupon to get 2 for free! Print a coupon for $1 off one here to get 1 more! Remember, you can print two of each coupon simply by going back a page after the first one prints and then refreshing the page. Thanks to Money Saving Mom for letting us know about these coupons!

Clothes on sale!

K-Mart has an extra 50% off all clearance apparel right now. There are some really good bargains!

The Children's Place (online and in-store both) has lots of clearance right now. Stock up on clothes for next winter!

Kohl's online has some great clearance on women's clothing and home items. Get $0.99 shipping on every item!

You can get picture prints for $.08 each at Clark Color when you use code CK8PRTS. This offer lasts until March 26th.

Free shipping at Blair with code JSV. They have lots of great clearance!

Hurry! They're going fast!

Broderbund and The Learning Company have children's workbooks for $1 each. These books are normally as much as $15 each. Use code 1959659 to get free shipping too!

Contact Information

If you have any questions or comments, or if you just want to share a great deal you've found, contact David or MaryEllen at:

thebreams@centsiblesavings.com

We appreciate your interest in our site, and we sincerely hope that it is beneficial to you!

Thank you for contacting Centsible Savings!

If the nature of your email requires a reply, I will do so as quickly as possible.

Homeland

Current Deals are posted by:

Christi's (2) Cents

Homeland coupon policy:

Check with your local store as it varies from store to store.

Target

Current Deals are posted by:

Attention Target Shoppers

Pathmark

Current deals are posted by:

Living Rich with Coupons

ShopRite

Current deals are posted by:

Living Rich with Coupons

Dollar General

Current Deals are posted by:


Frugal Racing Fan Mommy


Dollar General coupon policy:

• do not accept internet coupons


• will combine/stack a Dollar General coupon and manufacturer

Rite Aid

Current deals are posted by:

Sisterly Savings

Shop Rite

Current Deals are posted by:

Sisterly Savings

Shop Rite coupon policy:

Check with your local store as it varies from store to store.

CVS Tutorial

Would you like to learn how to shop at CVS and get the things your family needs (like toothpaste, shampoo, razors) for FREE and even get extras to share with others?

Well, you have come to right place! I will attempt to explain the best I can how to use the CVS ExtraCare Bucks program to literally earn your family money by saving a ton of money!

First of all you need to pick up a CVS ExtraCare card at your local CVS store. It is a store loyalty card that tracks your purchases and also gets you cheaper prices than someone buying the same item not using an ExtraCare card.

It looks like this:

The main way you can save money at CVS is by using ExtraCare Rewards or bucks. ExtraCare bucks, or ECB's for short, are like CVS cash. They can be used to buy almost anything in the store (excluding stamps, alcohol, RX, gift cards). Your ECB's will print on the bottom of your receipt when you scan your CVS ExtraCare card and purchase a qualifying product.

Each week CVS puts out a weekly ad. You can find this ad in your Sunday newspaper, online here, or in your local CVS store. In this ad you will find all the things that are on sale that week as well as items that CVS is offering ECB's on that week.

For example this was in this week's ad:

So if you went into the store and bought the Revlon foundation you would pay the $9.99 out of pocket (plus tax), but you would get a coupon or ECB printed on the bottom of your receipt for $9.99 that you can use toward a future purchase. Sort of like an instant rebate check.

BUT if you already had ECB's that you earned from a previous purchase you would use whatever ECB's you had (let's say $10.00) to pay for the foundation, pay the tax of a few cents, and you would still get the $9.99 ECB's back on the bottom of your receipt. So now you have really gotten the item for FREE (plus tax) since you used your previous ECB's to pay for it.

Now in the scenario above you paid $10.00 for a $9.99 item. CVS will not give you change back for an ECB, you just lose it (they adjust the amount of the ECB down to the total of your order). So you would in essence lose a penny if you paid $10.00 when it only cost $9.99. But that is ok sometimes. In my opinion if I had a $8.00 ECB and a $10.00 ECB, I would rather pay with the $10.00 ECB and lose a penny then pay with the $8.00 ECB and then have to PAY $2.00+ tax out of pocket.

You can use any number of ECB's to pay for an order. If in the scenario above you had a $2.00 ECB, $3.00 ECB and $5.00 ECB you can use them all to pay. Like I said, ECB's are more like cash than coupons - you could use (10) $1.00 bills to pay so you could use (10) $1.00 ECB's to pay too! So treat them like cash - I guard my CVS coupon binder that contains my ECB's as much as I guard my wallet!

So the foundation that we talked about above was a FREE after ECB product and CVS usually has 1 - 2 FREE items each week. But they have many other items that produce ECB's each week that can turn out to be FREE or nearly free after you use a coupon on them.

Here's how:

The Softsoap bodywash pictured is on sale for $4.99 and will give you $4.00 back in ECB's. So if you paid with previous ECB's you would still pay $0.99 + tax for it. BUT there was a coupon for $1.00 off Softsoap bodywash in a recent newspaper insert.

So here is how your transaction would look:

Softsoap $4.99

- $1.00 manufacturer coupon

Total $4.00 + tax (pay cash or ECB's)

Get back a $4.00 ECB - so once again the item is FREE!

But it gets even better. Sometimes you can even earn more ECB's than you spend by combining a coupon and ECB deal (called moneymakers).

Here's how:

These Blink tears were already a "FREE after ECB item (FAECB)." But to make it even better there was a $3.00 coupon in a recent insert.

So your transaction would look like this:

Blink tear eye drops $7.99

- $3.00 manuf. newspaper coupon

Total $4.99+tax (pay in cash or ECB's)

Get back a $7.99 ECB!

So you would be earning $3.00 more in ECB's than you spent and get the item for FREE!

(Photos courtesy of iheartcvs.com)

Here are some tips to help you even more with your CVS shopping:

• Ask for rainchecks. If CVS is out of any item, even a ECB item, ask for a raincheck. On the raincheck they should write the event code(a small # code printed in the CVS ad next to the ECB item) on the raincheck so that when you buy the item later you will not only get the item at the sale price, but they will able to print the ECB for you as well.
  
  
• Watch the limits on ECB deals. The limit will be printed in the ad and on the shelf tag. If the item has a limit of more than 1 don't buy all the items in the same transaction. If you do, the ECB's for ALL of the items will print in one lump sum ECB. For example: if an item gives a $5.00 ECB and has a limit of 5 and you buy all 5 in a transaction you will get (1) $25 ECB! This is rather hard to use later if CVS has a slow week and you don't have a $25 total after coupons.
  
  
• "Buy $ worth get xx ECB deals". For deals like "Buy $20 worth get $xx ECB" you don't have to buy all the items in one transaction. Just make sure to go back and finish doing the deal! The bottom of your receipt will keep track of all your purchases for the week. So if you bought $8.00 worth it will say "amount toward reward - $8.00, amount needed to reach reward - $12.00." This is the same for "buy 2 get xx ECB". You don't have to buy both items in one transaction - just don't forget to buy the 2nd one later!
  
  
• Watch the bottom of your receipt. Not only will it keep track of your purchases like I stated above, it will also keep track of the limits. It will say how many items you have bought and if you have reached your limit yet.
  
  
• Scan your card at the Coupon Printer every time you visit CVS! If your store has a price checker/coupon printer, scan your card there to get valuable CVS store coupons! Especially on your first visit that week, you can usually scan your card multiple times until it says "No more coupons available." Also watch for CVS coupons to print on the bottom of your receipt.
  
  
• Stack your coupons if possible. CVS will accept 1 manufacturer coupon AND 1 CVS coupon on each item. So if you had a CVS store coupon for $1.00 of any deodorant and you had a manuf. coupon for $1.00 of Sure deodorant you could use both coupons and get $2.00 total off 1 Sure deodorant.
  
  
• Watch the expiration dates on your ECB's!! If they expire most stores will not let you use them and you are in a sense throwing money away! There have been times that I have had ECB's expiring and no good ECB deals to do. So I would just buy milk, or TP or something my family needed instead of letting that "money" go to waste! I try to keep my ECB's filed (in my small coupon binder) with the ECB expiring the soonest first so I know when I have to use it.
  
  
• Register your card at CVS.com. They will sometimes send you coupons like "$4 off a $20 purchase" and more in your email.
  
  
• Hand your coupons to the cashier in a certain order. If you have any kind of $ off coupon like $5/$25, etc. hand the cashier that coupon first. Then hand all your manuf. coupons and CVS coupons. I always then ask the cashier what the total is before tax (since my ECB's will not pay the tax) and I then combine and grab any ECB's that I have that can get me closest to the total without going over (unless it is only a few pennies over).
  
  
• Be nice to your store employees and cashiers!! I have 2 main CVS stores that I visit in my area and I know most of the employee's names and greet them by name as I come in the store. And they either know my name or know who I am (one store has a CVS hall of fame with pictures of great CVS shoppers and their coupon testimony posted and they call me "Hall of famer"!) I have to say, I have some wonderful CVS cashiers! I have shared diaper coupons and tips on how to do a really great deal or a hidden deal that week with them on multiple occasions. So, no groans as I come up to the cash register with my stack of coupons and sometimes even multiple transactions - they laugh and chat with me and try to guess how much I will pay for everything. It makes shopping at CVS so much more enjoyable and it also helps me uphold my Christian testimony!

I hope this has helped answer your questions about shopping at CVS and you are ready to give it a try!

If you have a question that I haven't answered, please either leave a comment or send me a email at centsiblesavings (@) yahoo (.) com.

Walgreens

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Cherry Picker


Current monthly deals are posted here.

CVS

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Coupon Cravings

Proverbs Wife

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Ingles

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Ingles coupon policy:

1. They will double coupons up to $.50.
2. You may double 3 coupons with every $10.00 order.
3. They accept internet coupons except for free product coupons.
4. Only 2 like internet coupons may be used.

Harris Teeter

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The Deal Scoop


Harris Teeter coupon policy:

1. They will double coupons up to $.99.
2. They accept internet coupons except for free product coupons.
3. They will not double internet coupons.

Winn-Dixie

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Homeschooling Four




Winn-Dixie coupon policy:

1. Some stores accept competitor's coupons. Check with your local store.
2. They do not double coupons.
3. Acceptance of internet coupons varies from store to store.
4. You may use one manufacturer's coupon and one store coupon per item.

Safeway

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Safeway coupon policy:

Check with your local store as it varies from store to store.

Publix

Current deals are posted by:

here at Centsible Savings

Fiddledeedee! (Sarah has several Publix posts, so I've sent you to her homepage. Make sure you look at all of them!)

Homeschooling Four

Proverbs Wife


Publix coupon policy:

1. They accept internet coupons, except for coupons offering a free item.
2. You may use one store coupon and one manufacturer's coupon per item.
3. Some stores accept competitor's coupons. Check with your local store.
4. You may use two coupons on a BOGO sale.

Meijer

Current deals are posted by:

Bargain Briana

Mommy Snacks



Meijer coupon policy:

Check with your local store as it varies from store to store.

Marsh

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Bargain Briana


Marsh coupon policy:

They will accept internet coupons, except for free product coupons or coupons valued at more than $5.00.

Kroger

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Mommy Snacks

Stretching a Buck

Frugal Coupon Living

Faithful Provisions


Kroger coupon policy:

Check with your local store as it varies from store to store.

Hy-Vee

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The Grocery Weekly



Hy-Vee coupon policy:

Check with your local store, as the policy varies from store to store.

Giant PA

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Giant PA Coupon policy:

1. They will double coupons up to $.99 when you use your store card.
2. They do not allow overage.
3. You may only double one like coupon per day.
4. They accept internet coupons.
5. They do not accept internet coupons for free products or with a value of more than $5.00.

Giant Eagle

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Cherry Picker

Giant Eagle coupon policy:

1. Most stores double coupons up to $.99.
2. They will accept 2 coupons on a BOGO sale.
3. It depends on your store whether they accept internet coupons.

Genuardi's

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Moms Need to Know




Genuardi's coupon policy:

Check with your local store as it varies from store to store.

Food Lion

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Highlights posted here at Centsible Savings

Full coupon matchups posted at ClipperGirl's Savings Spot


Food Lion coupon policy:

1. They accept manufacturer's coupons
2. They accept internet coupons if they scan.
3. They do not accept internet coupons for free products
4. They accept their own store printable coupons, but these may not be combined with manufacturer's coupons.
5. They do not double coupons.
6. You may only use one Food Lion printable coupon per like item per transaction.
7. They do not accept competitor's coupons.
8. They do not give overage.

Dillons

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The Grocery Weekly





Dillon's coupon policy:

1. They double unlimited coupons up to $.50.
2. Any coupon over $.50 will "double" up to $1.00
3. They accept internet coupons.
4. They have coupons on their website that you can load onto your card. You may combine these coupons with manufacturer's coupons.
5. They will accept expired coupons up to 2 weeks after the expiration date.
6. They will only accept one coupon for both items on BOGO sales.
7. You must use your store card in order for coupons to double.

Acme

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Moms Need to Know

Acme coupon policy:

1. Double coupons up to $.99; no limit on number that will double.
2. They do accept Internet printed coupons as long as they have a scannable barcode.

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Albertson's (DFW)

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Food Lion

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Harvey's

Homeland

Hy-Vee

Ingles

Kroger

Marsh

Meijer

Pathmark

Publix

Safeway

Safeway NW

Shopper's Food and Pharmacy

Shop Rite

Winn-Dixie


Drug Stores

CVS

Rite Aid

Walgreens

National Chain Stores

Dollar General

Target

Wal-Mart

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Hi, I am Christina!  I love all things frugal - coupons, buying things secondhand, decorating my house on a budget, and frugal meals!  I started writing this blog in April of 2009 because I wanted to be able to share with others how they can save money and live better!

I grew up in a very frugal home with a stay at home mom, who home schooled myself and my brother and sister, shopped at thrift stores for our clothes, and stretched our food budget by making many yummy homemade meals using eggs from our chickens!  So being frugal was in my blood.  :) 

After getting married in 2003 to my wonderful husband, David, I tried to learn how to to manage our home and cook good meals while sticking to our grocery budget.  I always used a few coupons at the store, but had no idea how much more I could actually be saving!  In January of 2007, a friend challenged me to try out "The Grocery Game."   I still remember my first shopping trip to Publix with my huge stack of coupons in hand.  I think I skipped out of the store with my 7-8 bags of groceries that I had gotten for less $20!! I was immediately hooked and took on couponing and stockpiling with a vengeance. If my poor husband only knew what was about to happen – our pantry quickly became full, I found and purchased a second freezer that was filled in a matter of weeks, and our linen closet became a small drugstore! By that summer I had reduced our grocery budget of $80-100 a week (spent at Wal-mart) down to less than $50 a week (spent at Kroger and Publix) and I was getting more food and brand name foods for less money!

Along with getting great deals at the grocery store, I learned how to play the "drugstore game" at CVS.  I literally get all the items that my family needs (shampoo, toothbrushes, deodorant, toothpaste, hair supplies, razors, and much more) for FREE at CVS.  

As I shared with others my savings, they were anxious to learn how to coupon as well.  I considered starting my own blog.  But then Mary Ellen decided to step down from writing Centsible Savings, and it worked out perfectly for me to take over writing here!  I really do enjoy blogging and love hearing from you, my readers!

In December of 2009, I was introduced to the world of Do-it-Yourself, Frugal Home Decorating blogs and I was seriously in LOVE!  I am a homemaker at heart who loves to cook, bake cakes, entertain, and make our house into a home.  BUT, I never knew the amazing things you could do with spraypaint, simple household items like coffee filters, and how you could make Goodwill/yardsale furniture look beautiful!  This is when I started sharing my Décor on a Dime projects and it became an instant hit!

When I am not deal shopping or blogging, you can find me catching up my favorite décor blogs, taking trips/spending time with my husband, working on a DIY project around the house, baking/decorating a cake, reading, or serving at my local church.

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