I thought I’d post my CVS shopping trip for this Black Friday weekend 2011. Now you may not be able to duplicate the deal(s) exactly because I did go in with a lot of ECBs and store credit from a return I made. Still a lot of great deals to be had though! Yes – I did buy a lot of candy, but I gift a lot of it throughout the holidays.
Spend $30, Get a $10 Gift Card (I chose $10 AMEX Cards) – Items in this promo are marked with *
Transaction #1
*Cheerios, 18 oz $3.49
Used (1) $.50/1 coupon – I can’t recall where I got this one – sorry!
*Keebler Fudge Shoppe Cookies $1.99
*Gold Emblem Potato Chips $2
*Nestle Pure Life Water, 24 ct $3.77 x 2 = $7.54
Used (1) $1/2 Nestle Pure Life Water
*Hershey’s Holiday Candy 2/$5 x 2 = $5
Used (1) $1/2 from 11/20 SS
*Spam Lunchmeat $2.49 (This is not a particular purchase for me, but wanted to try a recipe with it)
Used (1) $.55/1 Spam
*Hershey’s Extra Large Candy Bars $2.19, B2G1 Free = $4.38 for 3
*Hershey’s Pot of Gold $3.99
Total = $30.88 + got a $10 AMEX GC
*Hershey’s Kisses Holiday Candy 2/$5 x 8 = $20
Used (4) $1/2 Hershey’s from 11/20 SS
*Rolos Holiday Candy 2/$5 x 2 = $5
Used (1) $1/2 Rolos from 11/20 SS
*Hershey’s Miniatures 2/$5 x 2 = $5
Used (1) $1/2 Hershey’s Miniatures from 11/20 SS
Total = $30 + got a $10 AMEX GC Back
Chex Cereal $2.87 – Get $2 ECB
Holiday M&Ms 4/$10 – Get $4 ECB
Used (2) $1/2 M&Ms from 11/13 RP
Mars Candy Bar $.75 – Get $.75 ECB
Total after Coupons: $63.45
Paid with $44 in ECBs (previously earned) and a $20 Gift Card from a return
Final Price: $.45 + Received $20 in AMEX GCs back + $6.75 in ECBs (had to pay tax)
Transaction #2
2 Scunci Girl’s Hairclips $2.77, B1G1 Free
Used (1) $3/2 Scunci Hair Accessories from the CVS Coupon Machine
CVS Travel Pak of Wipes $.99
Used (1) $1/1 Baby Wipes from the CVS Coupon Machine
Cepacol Lozenges $4.99 – Get $4.99 ECB
Soft Lips $2 – Get $2 ECB
Total after coupons: $6.75
Paid with $4 ECB and $3 ECB from Transaction #1
Final Price: $.25 Money Maker (they allowed it to pay for some of the tax) + Received $6.99 ECBs
Transaction #3
CVS AA Batteries $3.65 – Get $3.99 ECB
Carmex Chapstick $1 – Get $1 ECB
Paid with $.75 & $2 ECB from Transaction #1 + $2 ECB from Transaction #2 (was reduced to $1.90)
Final Price: Free + Received $4.99 ECBs
Transaction #4
Excedrin Migraine Relief, 8 ct $.99 – Get $.99 ECB
Paid with $.99 ECB from Transaction #3
Final Price: Free + Received $.99 ECB
Out of Pocket: $.45, but came home with $20 in AMEX GCs + $9.97 in ECBs (Total shopping trip was +$29.52)
*I also got a few rainchecks for items not in stock. You can see the whole list of Black Friday Deals to be had at CVS. There are more freebies with ECBs.
wont the AMEX charge you an activation fee? Why didnt you get a CVS card instead?
CVS activated it for me and there was not a charge.