With the busy birthday weekend and current overnight guests, my work time is at a minimum for this week. Here is my personal plan for Black Friday shopping at CVS this week. I used the Black Friday Matchups at Simply CVS to make my scenario. Cheryl is a very valuable resource for complete CVS matchups each week.
Transaction 1
2 Herbal Essences @ $7.98
Colgate @ 4
subtotal $11.98
use (2) $2/1 Clairol products from 10/31 PG
use $1/1 Colgate from 11/14 SS
use $3 in ECBs (I really wish I had more to work with this week, but alas!)
new total: $3.98, get $7.98 ECB for HE, get $4 ECB for Colgate
Transaction 2
2 Mars @ $3.18
Colgate @ $4
2 Listerine Pocketpaks @ $5.98
Eucerin @ $6.99
subtotal $20.15
use $4/$20 from CVS Holiday Catalog (I’ve still got to find one of these!)
use $1/1 Colgate from 11/14 SS
use (2) $.50/1 listerine from 3/7, 5/16, or 10/10 RP
use $1/1 Eucerin from 11/7 RP
use $11.98 in ECBs from Trans. 1
new total $1.17, get $3.18 ECB, $5.98 ECB, $4 ECB, $6.99 ECB
Transaction 3
1 Old Spice @ $4
1 Carmex @ $.99
1 Advil @ $.99
1 Excedrin @ $.99
3 Mars @ $4.77
5 Reeses @ $3.95
Universal Remote @$6.99
subtotal $22.68
use $.30/1 Carmex
use $20.15 in ECBs from Transaction 2
new total: $2.23, get $4 EBC, (3) $.99 ECBs, $4.77 ECB, $3.95 ECB, $6.99 ECB
totals: $54.79 in sale price merchandise, spend $7.38 OOP and $3 in ECBS, still have $22.68 in ECBs to spend = $12.30 profit and $54.79 in free merchandise!