I went to CVS on my way home from an appointment this week.  The CVS had a bunch of cosmetic items marked down 50% to 75% off.  I was able to get the items pictured above for $3.16 including tax and received $12.00 ECB’s to use on my next CVS purchase.  Today I used some store, manufacturer coupons and ECB’s to help pay for the purchase.

You can get great deals even without clipping a lot of coupons.  My receipt shows that as of December 6th I have saved over $2,000  at CVS this year (and I don’t even go every week) so you can do it without investing a lot of time into it or being an extreme couponer that empties the shelves.  Over time the savings add up and I have even taken several weeks off here and there while I have been busy or traveling or when our stock pile is full.   All of the items I purchased were on sale or clearance.  Here is what I purchased this week.

• 1 – Cherry Candy Canes (10 count) for $1.27  (FREE plus overage after ECB’s because the Extra Care Bucks did not print when I checked so I ended up getting $2 ECB’s for this item.)
• 1 – Ali Deep Brown Brow Definer for $1.19 (on clearance for 75% off)
• 3 – Lip Smacker Lip Gloss (Clear) for $2.46 ($0.82 each after 75% off clearance, perfect for stocking stuffers)
• 10 – bottles Confetti Nail Polish for $8.20 ($0.82 each after 75% off clearance, another great stocking stuffer)
• 11 – bottles Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Nail Polish for $9.02 ($0.82 each after 75% off clearance)
• 1 – Sally Hansen Fingernail Clippers for $1.37 (after 75% off clearance)
• 3 – Wet & Wild Mega Silk Glossy Apple for $2.97 ($0.99 each after 75% clearance)
• 1 – Wet & Wild Mega Silk Glossy Berry Burst for $0.99 (after 75% clearance)
• 1 – Wet & Wild Liquid Lip Color Coco for $0.99 (after 75% clearance)
• 1 – Huggies Supreme Diapers Size 1 (40 count) for $9.49 (received a $1.00 ECB)
• 1 – Sara Lee Whole Wheat Bread for $0.57 (on clearance)
• 1 – Sara Lee White Bread for $0.57 (on clearance)
• 4 – American Greetings Cards for (used store and manufacturer coupons and received $3.00 ECBs)
• 1 – Revlon Deluxe Clipper Set for $2.99 (received $6.00 ECBs)
• 1 – Revlon Valupak Emory Boards for $3.59 (received $6.00 ECBs)

Here are the coupons I used on the items.

• Used $5.00 off $20.00 Coupon from CVS Kiosk
• Used $0.99 CVS coupon from Kiosk for a free American Greeting Card
• Used $2.00 manufacturer coupon for American Greeting Card
• Used $3.00 CVS coupon for Huggies
• Used $2.00 manufacturer coupon from Huggies
• Used $1.00 manufacturer coupon from Revlon
• Used $5.00 CVS Beauty Club Reward Coupon
• Used $25.99 CVS ECB’s

I received $12.00 ECB’s back today:

• $6.00 ECB’s for Revlon Products
• $3.00 ECB’s for American Greeting Cards
• $2.00 ECB’s for Candy Canes
• $1.00 ECB’s for Huggies Products

Today I was able to save $109.01 at CVS by purchasing these items and using coupons.

Here are some more up close pictures of the products I was able to pick up.

CVS had a lot of cosmetic items on clearance for 50% to 75% off

Was able to get 2 loaves of Sara Lee Bread for $0.57 each on clearance!

When you shop the CVS sales regularly and have ECB’s that you can roll over toward future purchases the bonus ECB’s start adding up (Green Bag Tags and Beauty Club).  As you can see from my shopping trip today you don’t have to purchase a lot to save money when shopping at CVS.  Plus you can use the additional ECB’s you receive towards your next purchase.  You can pick and chose what is best for your family.

I would love to hear your CVS shopping story for this week!  For those of you who shop regularly at CVS please share how you were able to save this week!  Although the weekly ad sales are similar every family and situation is different so you may have found items better suited to your household.  In your comment please feel free to share a link to your blog article showing us how you were able to save shopping at CVS.