Office Max - hurry deal ends 7/30

Got all of this for $1.40 at Office Max today! For the coupon visit: http://bit.ly/ooD7wH 6 - 100 sheet loose leaf paper, and 5 - 10pk of pens

CVS and Free Gas Too!

This was the first time I have been able to participate in the CVS summer gas promotion. This is because it was the first time they offered items I was interested enough in purchasing $30 worth to qualify.

Here's the breakdown:

• (2) M&M Chocolate Pretzels 2/$6 (used $1 off coupon from 6/19 RP)
• (2) M&M Peanut 2/$3
• 1 Hershey Air Delight (free coupon printed at the CVS Redbox for this one)
• 3 Tide Original $5.99 (used 2 .50 coupons from today's P&G ad)
• 2 Head and Shoulder's Shampoo (used 1 B1G1 coupon from today's P&G ad, and a $1 off coupon from the 6/5 P&G ad)
• 2 Orbit gum 2/$4

I had $13.50 in ECB bucks to print at the Redbox since it was the end of a quarter and I also had $9.00 in ECB bucks from previous shops.

This brought my total to $10.46. I got the $10 gas card and $2 in ECB so my net total was a negative $1.54 today. Now these are the kind of deals I love!

Stock Up Price on Toilet Paper - Charmin (Staples)

Picked up this deal for only $4.24. That makes it only 26.5 cents per roll from Staples. Who would think to pick up toilet paper from Staples? It's on sale for $4.99 and then I used a coupon here to get 15% off!

CVS Dove's Deal (HOT!)

This week CVS is advertising the Doves Men+Care bodywash for $5. The register rings these up at $3, but here's the kicker. The buy one, get one free coupon in the 6/26 Red Plum insert subtracts $5.99 off your total! I also picked up 2 Dove's Men's Care Antiperspirant. It was advertised at 2/$7, they also rang up as $3. I used 2 $2 off coupons for those. I also picked up 2 Xtra laundry detergents at $1.49 each and used a $1 coupon for them. And received $5 in ECB!

I used $5.99 in ECBs from a previous purchase which brought my total down to $1.00!

Trip Summary states: "Today You Saved 32.43"!

Not bad... huh... Spent $1 to get $5 and took home all these wonderful things!

Walgreens Pringles Deal

I picked up the Pringles at 4/$6 deal and used a $1 off 3 coupon. I also used $7 in Register Rewards from previous purchases. These RR expired today so I had to use them.

My total out of pocket cost: $1.79 and receive $2 RR from the purchases.

Walgreens Dove Men's Care Deal

Pick up these 18 bars of soap for FREE! And no out of pocket expense thanks to Walgreen's faulty computer systems. These were suppose to be on sale for 3 $18, but they rang up at full price. The cashier told me if he did a price adjustment, I would not receive my register rewards. After consulting with his manager, he informed the cashier to sell me the items for $4 each which would have been my final price after register rewards. I applied my $4 off coupons from Today's Red Plum insert and walked out paying only $1.08 and that was sales tax. My subtotal was $0.00. These bars retail for $8.49 at Walgreens.

Zyrtec almost free (5.4 cents per pill)

I took advantage of the $5 off Zyrtec coupon from WalMart's web site. Their price guarantee is real! I went to the WalMart near my job and noticed the 5 cnt, Zyrtec was $5.27, but the store shelves were empty, so I went to the WalMart near my house. The same Zyrtec was $5.97! At first, I though, heck, I'll still get the Zyrtec for .97 after my coupon. But then, "The Millionaire Next Door" book thoughts popped in my head and I decided to get my discount.

When I got to the register, I told the cashier that the WalMart down the street had the Zyrtec for $5.27. She simply scanned the item, overrode the price and let me have them for $5.27 with "NO QUESTIONS ASKED!" Just like the commercials say.

I purchased 2 Zyrtecs at $5.27 each, used 2 $5 off coupons. Total cost: .54 and then ended up paying $.95 in taxes! That's effectively over 100% in sales taxes! I'll be willing to bet you a dime to a donut that at 5.4 cents a pill, the company is still making a hefty profit.