CVS Bargain Shopping WIN.

Bargain Hunting! One of my favorite hobbies.

A lesson in bargain hunting: it requires planning.. You have to see what's on sale and know what coupons you have. Luckily, there are about 978658643 websites out there that will do that for you. I personally love http://www.hip2save.com/. There are also plenty more - just google "weekly coupon deals" and there will be a wealth of money-saving blogs to choose from.

Here is an example of some excellent sales I scored at CVS. I did this two weeks ago so these sales are no longer available... but I wanted to share how everyday NORMAL people find a good bargain. I'll try to keep my posts updated so in the future you can go out and score some deals too!

My haul:

The breakdown:

Transaction #1

• Thermacare Heatwraps - regular price $6.99 but CVS has a deal where if you buy 2 you get $4 in Extra Care Bucks (money to be used on next purchase).
• Bought 2 @ $6.99, used 2 $3 off coupons that I printed online, got back $4 extrabucks.
• Final Cost -That's like paying $1.99 each!
• Reach Floss - Reg. $1.99, on sale for $1. Used a $1 off coupon printed online
• Final cost = FREE
• Colgate Toothpaste - Reg. $1.99, On sale for $1. Used a $1 off coupon found in Sunday paper
• Final cost = FREE
• Nivea Bodywash - Reg. $6.99, on sale fo r $3.88. Used $3 off coupon found in Sunday paper
• Final Cost  = 88 cents!
• BIC Lighters - Reg. $3.19 - Took online survey about BIC lighters and got a FREE coupon
• Final Cost = FREE
• Orbit Gum - Reg. $1.57, On sale Buy1 Get1 Free - used $1 off 2 coupon found in Sunday paper
• Final Cost = 28 cents a pack!

Transaction #2

CVS was having a Buy 1 Loreal Product Get 1 50% off sale, so I picked up:

Mineral Foundation - $14.99

Eyeliner - $10.49 (which became $5.24 with my 50%off)

-Used $2 off any Loreal face product found in Sunday paper

-Used $2 off any Loreal eye product found in Sunday paper

-Used $4 off Extra Bucks from previous transaction

Final Cost = $12.23  for over $25 worth of makeup!

I paid out of pocket roughly $22 for ALL of the products in the picture.... still cheaper than what I would have spent on makeup alone! Total retail value of all goods was about $58.... HOLLA