Wednesday, August 13, 2008

My Savings

All of my purchases from Office Depot, Staples, & CVS:


Total Retail: $103.25

Total Spent: $32.42*
(And I got $20 FREE today because I'm part of a research trial for new mothers! So it was only $12.42 OOP!!!)

Total Savings: $70.83 or 67%


OOP = Out Of Pocket
ECB = Extra Care Bucks (CVS rewards)

Here's what I did!


Staples:


2 reams Staples copy paper $3.69 ea
5 Staples college ruled paper  $.50 ea
2 Elmer's Glues  $.10 ea

SubTotal: $8.58

- $2.40 store savings copy paper
- $.82 store savings college paper
-$.20 store savings glue = FREE

Total OOP: $4.75

Savings: $3.83 or 45%


Office Max:


2 packs Crayola Markers  $1.99 ea

SubTotal: $3.98

- $1.49 promotional discount

Total OOP: $1.07

Savings: $2.98 or 75%

Total CVS:


Transaction 1:

2 Huggies PullUps $12.49 ea
2 Huggies Sensitive Wipes  $3.49 ea
1 Johnsons Vanilla Oatmeal Baby Lotion  $4.29 ea
1 CVS mouthwash  $2.49

SubTotal: $38.74

- $1.98 promo Wipes (2/$5)
- $7.00 promo Pullups ($8.99 ea)
- $1.30 promo baby lotion ($2.99 ea)
- $2.49 CRT mouthwash

- $8.99 Manufacturer Coupons

- $11.58 ECB

Total OOP: $9.15

Savings: $29.59 or 76%
ECBs earned: $5

Transaction 2:

2 Alavert $11.49 ea

SubTotal: $22.98

- $11 promo Alavert

- $2/$10 purchase
-$4/1 Alavert IP
-$4/1 Alavert IP

Total OOP: $1.98

Savings: $21 or 91%
ECBs earned: $3

Transaction #3:

1 Maybelline Colossal mascara $7.99 
1 Maybelline Volume Extreme Lash $7.99
1 Lil' Tummys' Gas Drops $12.99

SubTotal: $28.97

- $3.50 Maybelline Buy One, Get One 50% off

-$1/1 Maybelline mascara coupon

- $3 ECB
-$5 ECB

Total OOP: $15.47

Savings: $13.50 or 47%


I am SUPER proud of myself!!! $12.42 out of my own pocket since I earned $20 free for getting my blood drawn and filling out some forms. YEA!!!!




2 comments:

Windy said...

Good job! Is that copy paper any good? Is it the kind of paper that sucks up all your ink or is it decent? We're getting low from all this coupon printing!

C and G said...

Way to go!! I am addicted to shopping with coupons now!