1-4-12 CVS: 74% extreme savings

The clearance sale continues at CVS on a variety of shampoos and conditions. Scan the codes yourself before taking them to the register - many are marked 25% on the shelf but ring up 75% off.

• 7 bottles Herbal Essence shampoo, regularly $3.99 clearance priced for 99-cents
• 1 bottle of Herbal Essence conditioner, regularly $3.99 clearance priced for 99-cents
• 1 bottle Dove advanced color shampoo, regularly $4.49 clearance priced for $1.12
• Total out of pocket including tax $9.81, saved $27.37, 74% extreme savings

9-5 CVS: free candy bars, extreme savings of 82% and 42% plus ECB

Transaction #1

• 1 Dove chocolate candy bar - regularly $1.09 on sale for 79-cents. Received CVS card coupon with purchase for 99-cents in ECB bucks.
• 1 Hershey's Air Delights candy bar - FREE! Savings of 99-cents.Go to the CVS card coupon dispenser inside the store and scan your CVS card. The machine has been printing coupons for a free Hershey's Air Delight chocolate candy bar. 
• Total out-of-pocket $1.14 including 15-cents tax, savings of $1.39, 82% extreme savings plus $1 ECB bucks.

Transaction #2

• 3 12-packs of Diet Dr. Pepper regularly $4.99 each on sale 3 for $10 plus earned $2 in ECB bucks, making it like $8 total, plus used 99-cents in ECB from prior transaction.
• Total out of pocket $9.86 including 85-cents in tax, saved $5.96 today plus received $2 in ECB for next time, extreme savings of 42% excluding $2 ECB.    

If you don't already have a CVS extra card card, join now to receive the quarterly ECBs that will be awarded October 1. If you have a CVS card, mark your calendars for the payout!

3-5 CVS: No coupons, still saved 74%

Lesson learned: always have your coupons with you! I stopped at CVS at 41st and Harvard today and found tremendous unadvertised savings including 75% off many pet supplies. I saved 74% without coupons.

Boss is a happy pup enjoying his toys and chews, Harley will be a happy pup when she gets her treats, I'm a happy extreme shopper!

• CVS special, 10 for 10. Although you don't have to buy 10 items, I wanted to and mixed and matched several items including 5 boxes of brownie cake mix, 3 small containers of Emerald honey roasted nuts, 1 bag of Emerald trail mix, and 1 small bag of ginger snap cookies - $10
• Several makeup and manicure items were 75% off - I got 2 Borghese nail polish regularly $7.99 each on sale for $1.99 each, 1 Orly glosser regularly $7.99 on sale for $1.99, 1 bottle of hair conditioner regularly 3.99 on sale for .99, and eye makeup remover bottle regularly $2.50, 75% off for 62-cents, and 3 small bags of gummy candy regularly $1.29 on sale for 32-cents each,
• Several dog and cat treats on clearance for 75% off including 4 bags of Milkbone chews, regularly $3.49 each on sale for $1.12 each, and 2 boxes of Arm and Hammer litter deodorizer regularly $3.69 each on sale for 92-cents each, 1 knotted rope toy regularly $3.99 on sale for 99-cents, 3 packages of Natural Rawhide Munchy Sticks regularly $3 each on sale for 74-cents each, 1 small chew toy regularly $3 on sale for 74-cents
• 1 package of Country Ham dog treats at 50% off, regularly $9.99 on sale for $4.99
• A few grocery items marked 25% off including 1 box of Kellogg's pop tarts regularly $3.79 on sale for $2.84 (which is closer to grocery store prices), 2 Old El Paso items including refried beans and green chiles   
• On the shampoo aisle I found Dove extra volume conditioner at 75% off, regularly $4.79 on sale for $1.19 each.
• Best find of all was a heating pad regularly $35.49 on sale for $5 . . . and it qualifies as a tax-deductible flex med program item
• Total pre-tax price was $42.36, saved $109.51, 74% extreme savings