CVS Trip - 2/13/2012, Paid $8.09

So my trip to CVS was just short of a disaster. I've never had a problem at CVS before. I should have known Sunday when I looked in the Red Plum insert and couldn't find my prized Nivea lip care coupons, the week was a bust!

My plan included a few toothpaste deals that were definitely NOT deals! You got to be careful when they dont advertise the price of a product, it usually means its too much My first rule of couponing is you never pay for toothpaste, NEVER! So I dumbed those deals which would have gotten me $14 ECB's.

I moved on to my only ECB deal left: buying 5 of the Softsoap products that were on sale for $3 each. I had 3/$1 off coupons for the body wash and 2/$.40 off for the hand soap. I was supposed to get $5 ECB's back but it didn't print! I went to the car and realized the Spongbob soap that was marked for $3 only rung up for $2.19. Great for savings, bad for my deal. Now I got to go buy another one by the end of the week.

Here is what I got and how:

3 Got 2 Be Products- Retail $7.99 each on sale for $3.99 each, I used 3/$3 off coupons. Paying $.99each

3 Softsoap Body Wash- Retail $4.49 on sale for $3, I used 3/$1 off coupons paying $2 each

1 Softsoap Foaming Hand Soap- Retail $4.39 on sale $3, I used 1/$.40 coupon paying $2.60

1 Softsoap Spongebob Hand Soap/ Retail $4.39 on sale $2.19, I used 1/$.40 coupon paying $1.79

3 Stuffed Animals @ $4.99 each
1 Beanie Baby @ $6.99
4 Boxed Chocolate @ $.99

I then used my $24 ECB and $6 ECB from last week.

I also used a 20% off CVS coupon. It didn't come off first like I scanned it but last, even after the ECBs. So, it came out to be more like 10% off the precoupon total.

I paid out of pocket:$8.09