Super Savings: CVS and Kmart

Welcome to another edition of deals from CVS! I started this week with $16.96 in ECB. I did four separate transactions which probably could’ve been combined into 2 in reflection.

Transaction #1:
4 Diet Coke @ 99 cents each
I tried paying with $3.99 ECB but my total was a penny short. So I added a Heath bar for 50 cents.
ECBs used: $3.99
OOP: 49 cents
ECBs earned: none

Transaction #2
1 Speed Stick 24/7 @ $3.99
1 bag Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups @ $3.49
1 bag Hershey’s Miniatures @ Buy 1 Get 1 Free
Total: $7.48
ECBs used: $4.99
OOP: $2.59
ECBs earned: $3.99

Transaction #3
1 Alavert Allergy Med, 18 ct. bonus pack, @ $6.99
1 Softsoap Spa @ $4.99
1 Herbal Essence shampoo @ $4.29
1 Herbal Essence shampoo @ Buy 1 Get 1 Free
Total: $16.27
Coupons used: 75 cents Softsoap Spa; $2 Alavert; $3 off 2 Herbal Essence products; $1 CVS (shows on my receipt but I don’t remember what it was for!!!)
ECBs used: $3.99
OOP: $6.21
ECBs earned: $4.99 Softsoap; $4 Alavert
(I had more ECBs that I could have used to lower my OOP, but I wanted to make sure the Alavert deal was working and didn’t want to lose those ECBs if it wasn’t.)

Transaction #4
1 Hershey’s Kisses Special Dark @ $4.29
1 Hershey’s Kisses Peanut Butter (Delicious!!!!) @ Buy 1 Get 1 Free
1 Alavert Allergy Med, 18 ct. bonus pack, @ $6.99
1 Hershey’s bar (filler)
Total: $10.98
Coupons: $1 CVS Hershey’s Kisses; $2 Alavert
ECBs used: $7.98
OOP: 16 cents
ECBs earned: $4 Alavert

Approx Total Cost of Products: $62; Saved $53.35; Paid $9.45; ECBs left $12.99

On a different note, I found a great deal in Kmart’s clearance aisle. Our new home will have a wood-burning fireplace, and we have none of the tools for tending a fireplace. In Kmart I spotted a log holder – you know the things that you sit on the hearth to hold the logs until you need them? This one was cool because it had a removable carrier to transport the logs in. The clearance price was $6. I figured even if it was “cheaply” made, it was worth $6 until we found something better. When checking out, the cost was $3!!! The original price was $29.99. And as an added bonus, the holder is made of metal and the log carrier part is leather-ish so I know it will last for years!!! All for $3 – woo-hoo!!!!!