CVS Deals

I went to CVS today, thinking I was going to try to use my $10 off of $50 CRT. I decided though, that this was too complicated and would lead to too much OOP. So, I narrowed my plan, removing a few things that I was adding only for the goal of reaching $50. I did pretty well, but had to add two toothbrushes in order to use ECBs and avoid significant out of pocket. Here is what I got:

1 4.2 oz Crest ProHealth Toothpaste
2 Oral B Advantage Toothbrushes
1 0.5 oz Infants Advil
2 3.0 oz Covergirl Clean Makeup
1 CVS Antibacterial Kitchen Handsoap

- .75 Crest ProHealth Mfg Q
- 1.00/2 Oral B Advantage Mfg Q
- 1.00 Infants Advil Mfg Q
- BOGO Covergirl Foundation
- $2.50 CRT for Pain relief
- $2.00 CVS skincare

Spent $7.99 ECB, $.53 OOP. Earned $5.79 & $4.50 ECB (net profit of $2.30 in ECB).

I'm pretty pleased, but of course I learned about the $2/$10 coupon just after I got home.

Potlucks

Gayle over at The Grocery Cart Challenge, hosts a weekly Recipe Swap. This week's swap is for Potlucks.

I enjoy going to potlucks because I enjoy trying a number of side dishes.

This dish is actually not a bad size for a family and probably needs to be doubled for a bigger potluck. It is a nice moist and flavorful rice side dish.

Rice Dish (I got this message from the mom of a guy I dated in college, guessing the original source was a Campbell's soup label recipe)

1 can Campbell's Condensed French Onion Soup
1 can Campbell's Condensed Chicken Broth
1 cup Rice (not instant)
1 cup water
1/2 stick margarine/butter

Combine ingredients in a casserole dish, cover and bake at 350 for 1 1/4 hours.

For more potluck recipe ideas, visit The Grocery Cart Challenge Recipe Swap - Potlucks.

CVS Deals

I missed finishing out some of the July ECB deals because I didn't make it to CVS until today. I went to do the DVD. At my store, it has to be done behind the counter and there aren't any song choices (they are just assigned?). Anyway, I still have to go back to pick it up. I just hope it turns out nice. I called a couple of stores in my area who both told me they hold 250 pictures. I saw on-line in a couple of spots that 60 pictures were referenced, so I will see what happens since I had 170 pictures.

While there, I picked up some of their other deals.

2 11 oz Palmolive Dish Soap
6 15 oz V05 Shampoos & Conditioners
2 3-pk 4 oz Irish Spring Bar Soap
1 CVS Antibacterial Soap
1 Children's Advil 4 oz

-$.40 x2 for Palmolive
-$.30 x2 for Irish Spring Bar Soap
-$2. on CVS Skincare
-$1. on Children's Advil.

Paid with $7.98 ECB and $1.63 OOP. Earned $5.79 in ECBs. So, it actually wound up costing me $3.82 when you consider lost ECB and OOP.

The DVD is just free because they are out of the Kodak ones and have to do the CVS DVD, which of course wouldn't generate ECBs. I'm fine with that.

The "free gift" that was mentioned by e-mail yesterday for me turned out to be a 2.0 oz CVS Hand Sanitizer up to $1.49. Not as exciting as I had hoped, but free is free and we use Hand Sanitizer. What did you get?

Check out other Super Savings Saturday deals at Money Saving Mom.