Black Friday/Thanksgiving CVS ads are up!

CVS Thanksgiving/Black Friday ads are up and you can view them here I heart CVS. There are a LOT of "free" after extra bucks deals going on those days. And while the best deals are had when you already have extra bucks (ecb's) and coupons, as long as you have a CVS card you could walk in with no coupons and no ecb's and come out with a bunch of free stuff. You would just have to do multiple transactions.

My men folk go hunting on Thanksgiving so we eat late in the day. This year, I will be hitting the local CVS before putting the turkey in the oven around noon. I'm not the type to "buy" stuff "just because its free" so my scenarios only involve the purchase of things we actually need and/or use. Some will go into my stockpile to be used up over the next few months and the popcorn popper will be a Christmas gift. The crockpot is my treat to me since mine is slowly dieing.

Here is what I am planning on doing on Thanksgiving:

Dh's card: Start with $15 + $15 ecb's
Transaction #1
2 Colgate
2 Aussie
1 J&J lotion
1 Bic Razor
1 Candy bar
$24.64
-3.00 $3/$15
-6.75 in coupons
$14.89
-$15.00 ecb
-$0.11 oop earn $5.98, $5.98, $1.00, & $5.99 ecbs

Transaction #2
1 Bic Razor
1 Headphones
1 Garnier towelettes
$19.87
-3.00 $3/$15
-3.00 coupons
$12.97
-5.98
-5.98
-1.00 ecb's
$.01 oop earn $5.99, $6.99, & $5.99 ecb's

Transaction #3
1 Playtex tampons
1 Popcorn popper
2 Gum
$26.96
-3.00 $3/$15
-2.49 coupons
$21.47
-15.00
-5.99 ecb's
$.48 oop and earn $3.00 and $10.00 ecb's

Breakdown: Start with $30 ecbs
Spend: $.49 oop (on gc from a prescription this week) and $48.95 ecb's
Earned: $37.99 ECB's

My Card: Start with $15 +$15+ $4 ecb's

Transaction #1
1 Playtex Tampons
2 Colgate
2 Aussie
2 Bic Razors
1 Headphones
$34.92
-5.00 $5/$25
-10.50 coupons
19.42
-15.00
-4.00
$.42 oop and earn $3.00, $5.98, $11.98, & $6.99 ecb's

Transaction #2
1 J&J Lotion
1 Cover Girl Foundation
2 L'Oreal lip color
$27.66
-5.00 $5/$25
-4.00 coupons
$18.66
-15.00
-3.00
$.66 oop and earn $5.69, $7.99, & $13.98 ecb's

Transaction #3
1Garnier towelettes
1 Cover Girl Powder
2 Candy bars
1 Crockpot
$33.97
-5.00 $5/$25
-1.00 coupons
$27.97
-13.98
-7.99
-5.69
$.31 oop and earn $5.99, $5.99, $1.00 & $10.00 ecb's

Breakdown: Start with $34 ecbs
Spend: $1.39 oop (on gc from a prescription this week) and $64.66 ecb's
Earned: $47.93 ECB's

So, what am I going to be doing with all these ECB's. Good question! Some may be used to purchase gifts, the rest will be used to purchase needed items like baby wipes and milk. I will of course use some to purchase more "deals" that earn ecb's in order to always have a few available for weekly and monthly ecb deals. Over the past few months I have been able to reduce my family's 'health & beauty' spending from about $30 per month to about $3.00 per month leaving an extra $27 per month to spend on actual food. If you need help planning your shopping trip, just drop me a note and I'd be glad to help you out.