Born Again Couponer (1st Trip Since Hiatus!)

Born Again Couponer

So yesterday I went to CVS and did a pretty good job snagging some sales. I was able to get $188.81 worth of stuff for $30.00, 26 items total including 6 Tide Laundry detergents. Could I do better? Absolutely but for just starting all over again with just this week’s coupons I don’t think it was a bad deal at all!

The hardest thing about couponing is starting out, and even though I was more familiar with couponing since my very first time it felt kind of like trudging through mud. I was heading to the finish line but I was a little weighed down with limited coupons and remembering what I had learned.BUT no complaints! The sales I got were definitely 100 times over better than ANY sale WITHOUT coupons. So I’m super happy, after all working towards becoming a Coupon Goddess while wearing peasant novice coupon clothes is going to take some time to turn into fabulousness!

Two freebies this week to take advantage of before 4/7/13:

Clear Shampoo

It’s $4.99 if you go to the red box coupon center and use your cvs card you will get a $4.99 off coupon making this item FREE! Just pay tax J AND if you have a smart phone, download the IBOTTA app and you can get $1.25 rebate back on it (MONEY MAKER). Once you get $5.00 you can cash it out with your Paypal account. AWESOME! There is a 1 item limit per household, which means you can only buy one PER each CVS card.

Rescue Sleep and Rescue Pearls

It’s currently $8.99 and you get 8.99 ECB (Extra Care Bucks) back with your CVS card – it’s all natural and worth a try. They have a sleep and a stress one. It’s supposed to be an all-natural aid to help you sleep or relieve stress. Last night I tried the sleep one as I couldn’t sleep! It is a drop that dissolves on the tongue, it has a light natural taste of oils slightly fragrant not bad at all! And I knocked out like a light about 10 minutes later. Coincidence? Maybe, maybe not. Be advised you will have to pay the $8.99 OoP (Out of Pocket), you will then receive the $8.99 back attached to your receipt. There is a 1 item limit per household, which means you can only buy one PER each CVS card. 

 Some terms I used with you will see me use often:

ECB = Extra Care Bucks  OoP = Out of Pocket

Ebay Coupon Update: In my previous blog I mentioned purchasing some Ebay Coupon lots, some are arriving today and I'm so excited! I will let you know my experience with them. I'm awaiting for the mailman, some sellers were awesome enough to include tracking so I've been able to hound the tracking site like a mad woman lol Right now some say IN TRANSIT and they are in my town out for delivery!!!! Wooooo! Anywho I will post an update sometime soon regarding my experience.

Well until next time my fellow baby couponers!

CLIP IT, USE IT, LOVE IT... GOOD LUCK! <3