Hi Friends,
You may be asking, "What does it mean to shop at Soap"? Well through my internet searches on saving, several times I have run across blogs that included how to save by shopping at Soap. I thought to myself, "How could anyone shop for shampoo, detergent, toilet paper, etc. and come out ahead with the shipping. So, I did not immediately check out the site. Well, I have shopped at Soap twice during the last month and did great on my savings and ended up with free shipping both times!!! (See link to Soap on the right of this page.) Let me define my shopping experiences with the following info:
1) With my first shopping experience, all Ziplock products were half price, which made the items less expensive than shopping at the store with coupons. I decided to order the large Ziplock storage bags, which are used for storing clothing, sheets, blankets, etc. The size is approximately 24" x 30" as a guess. I thought these would be great to store my big collection of afgans, out of season clothes or anything else that would fit in the bags to store in the attic. Seeing that I have to reach boxes to my husband to put in the attic, while he is on the attic ladder, I figured these large see through, storage bags would be much easier to reach to him than boxes. They also fit nicely in a closet. I ordered four boxes, which contained three HUGE 20 gallon bags each. As I write this, I went to get one of my boxes to look at to obtain info. Pictures on the box include storage of Christmas wrap paper, sports equipment, toiletries, and basic "clutter'. Actually the bags are great to use in the trunk of your car to organize clutter that accumulates there. Well to sum it up, my order was somewhere around $25 before the discount, which gave me FREE SHIPPING! After the discount, my order came to around $15.00. Great deal for me! Ten dollars off and free shipping, and now I have a total of twelve humongous, sturdy, see through, Ziplock storage bags to help organize my household items.
2) My second order before discounts was around $26.00, which means free shipping. After discounts and ecoupons were applied, the order was around fourteen dollars. I decided I needed to purchase some items for my husband. All of the men's AXE products were half price. I purchased for him the Axe shampoo, Axe body spray, and Axe shower gel. I also ordered the large bag of Tide Stain Release Boost packs to add to the washload, and believe it or not I ordered a four pack, double roll of Charmin. I received a $12.00 total discount, received free shipping, and thus another great deal! I checked at a local store that same day and the same products would have costs me around $25 to $26 total.
If you are new to www.soap.com, do the following:
1. Click on the SOAP link on the right of this page, just to explore what products are available, even if you don't plan to purchase right now.
2. When you get to the website, on the home page, scroll down the page to where it says, "Find Hundreds of Products on Sale in the Savings Department". This is where you will find products that have ecoupons. You don't have to actually cut out coupons. There are ecoupons (internet coupons) available on hundreds of products. I have checked some of these products against products available at local stores and was surprised at the savings on some of them, because you can actually apply ecoupons to your purchase online. So, if you don't have coupons at home for products that you use, or you don't have time to look for coupons and cut them out, you could do an order on here, have it to come to $25 before the coupons in order to get the free shipping, but end up paying less than $25 because of the ecoupons! I was amazed! If you don't have the time to coupon at home, it is so easy and affordable to use this site to get good deals. A person could actually do a once a month order and get everyday items that you use at a really good price! Both of my orders were made on Monday by 6:00 PM and I received them on Wednesday of the same week. I believe they were delivered by Fed Ex.
The positives to shopping at www.soap.com
****You can apply ecoupons that are already on the site. After you click on the item that you want to add to the cart, you will need to check a little tiny box that appears in order to add the ecoupon.
****You can get free shipping if the total before discounts is $25.00. (Do not submit the order until you are SURE that your discounts were applied.
****Shipping is two day, if you order before 6:00 EST. I have never received shipped items from anywhere so quickly!!!
****This is a great way to send yourself a care package, send a care package to a college student, to a parent or to anyone!!!!!
Please read all of the details on the Soap website, in case any of the information that I have provided has changed. Before writing this, I did a practice order to see if the after discount total would still give me free shipping, and it did. (So be sure to check your totals and go for the free shipping!)
Compare ounces in the product you are looking for, because often the products may come in smaller or larger sizes.
Have fun scouting around at Soap. Click on the Soap button on the right side of this page. When you get to the Soap page, it will give you details on the 15% discount on your first order.
Although, I had thought the above was the end of my entry, I decided to do some price checking of some items on Soap.
-They have a 12 pk. of Charmin Ultra, the mega roll size, which is 4x a regular roll size, which is like getting 48 rolls of regualr roll tissue. The price is $15.39, with a .25 cent ecoupon. That is a pretty good deal, when you consider how much toilet paper you are getting! And you don't have to change the rolls out as much, when it is a mega roll! They have a good deal on Old Spice deoderant, with a $1.00 ecoupon, a good deal on Ajax cleanser with an ecoupon, and Head and Shoulders with ecoupon of $1.00. And as I said earlier, if you don't have time to clip coupons (or even get in on the local CVS deals), I'd say this is the next best thing!!!!
Thanks for visiting me today!
Iva Jean
P.S. If you haven't read my blog on the All You magazine, which is loaded with coupons, please do so. I received my March issue in the mail today, and it has $80 plus dollars worth of coupons in it, including one for $10 off of $25 at Fashion Bug!
Friday, February 11, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Valentine's Day Discounts
Hello Friends,
It is nearing the end of the week and Valentine's Day is Monday! I just wanted to share some quick Valentine's Day deals with you!
FREE CANDY FREE COUPONS FREE MP3 SONGS(Amazon) FREE KINDLE VERSION BOOKS (Amazon) FREE CAKE MIX DISCOUNT CARDS DISCOUNT FLOWERS
*CVS currently has BOGO (buy one get one free) on the Whitman's Sampler and Russel Stover's Chocolates (Check your ad for the particular variety).
*CVS also has some deals on other Valentine's Day candy, which if paired with coupons or ecb's makes a good deal.
*At the time of this writing, Ebates (see clickable Ebates button on the right side of this page to access Ebates)
is giving a 20% rebate to your account when ordering by Teleflora through them. Flowers which are ordered through them are hand delivered by local florists. A 20% rebate is a good deal if you are ordering flowers for somemone for Valentine's Day. You will have to check on their website for details of this offer.
*When shopping in our local Food City the other day, I noticed that in the back of the store, was a display near the cheese aisle, that had a brand of cake mix/frosting with a coupon tear pad. I don't recall the brand. The coupon was for buy two frostings and get the cake mix free. What was on display at the time was Valentine's day themed mixes/frostings.
*At the time of this writing, if you click "like" on Facebook, you can print out a coupon for $2.00 off of two American Greetings Valentine's cards.
*Amazon is offering $2.00 off of MP3 gifts now through Valentine's Day. Click on the Amazon carousel above, which will take you to Amazon. When you get to the Amazon page,in the upper right hand corner, it will say, "Send MP3 Valentines to Friends". The discount code is VDAYMP3S
With some MP3 albums only $5.00, using the $2.00 discount makes some albums only $3.00. In some instances, using the code will allow you to download two songs for free. There are also other free downloadable songs on Amazon.
*Click on the Amazon carousel above. On the Amazon page, type in books in the search box. Click go. When books are listed, underneath the paperback version you will see the Kindle version. Scroll through looking for the free versions of Kindle books.
Locally, the dollar stores usually have good deals on cards. Reeds at the mall and Food City have everyday percentages off of many cards.
Hope that these Valentine's Day discounts are helpful!
Thanks for visiting!
Happy Valentine's Day!
Iva Jean
It is nearing the end of the week and Valentine's Day is Monday! I just wanted to share some quick Valentine's Day deals with you!
FREE CANDY FREE COUPONS FREE MP3 SONGS(Amazon) FREE KINDLE VERSION BOOKS (Amazon) FREE CAKE MIX DISCOUNT CARDS DISCOUNT FLOWERS
*CVS currently has BOGO (buy one get one free) on the Whitman's Sampler and Russel Stover's Chocolates (Check your ad for the particular variety).
*CVS also has some deals on other Valentine's Day candy, which if paired with coupons or ecb's makes a good deal.
*At the time of this writing, Ebates (see clickable Ebates button on the right side of this page to access Ebates)
is giving a 20% rebate to your account when ordering by Teleflora through them. Flowers which are ordered through them are hand delivered by local florists. A 20% rebate is a good deal if you are ordering flowers for somemone for Valentine's Day. You will have to check on their website for details of this offer.
*When shopping in our local Food City the other day, I noticed that in the back of the store, was a display near the cheese aisle, that had a brand of cake mix/frosting with a coupon tear pad. I don't recall the brand. The coupon was for buy two frostings and get the cake mix free. What was on display at the time was Valentine's day themed mixes/frostings.
*At the time of this writing, if you click "like" on Facebook, you can print out a coupon for $2.00 off of two American Greetings Valentine's cards.
*Amazon is offering $2.00 off of MP3 gifts now through Valentine's Day. Click on the Amazon carousel above, which will take you to Amazon. When you get to the Amazon page,in the upper right hand corner, it will say, "Send MP3 Valentines to Friends". The discount code is VDAYMP3S
With some MP3 albums only $5.00, using the $2.00 discount makes some albums only $3.00. In some instances, using the code will allow you to download two songs for free. There are also other free downloadable songs on Amazon.
*Click on the Amazon carousel above. On the Amazon page, type in books in the search box. Click go. When books are listed, underneath the paperback version you will see the Kindle version. Scroll through looking for the free versions of Kindle books.
Locally, the dollar stores usually have good deals on cards. Reeds at the mall and Food City have everyday percentages off of many cards.
Hope that these Valentine's Day discounts are helpful!
Thanks for visiting!
Happy Valentine's Day!
Iva Jean
All You Magazine (Lots of Coupons) and Ten Dollars Credit at Amazon
February 11, 2010
Hi Friends,
Today I want to write about a magazine that I subscribe to that is always loaded with coupons. The magazine, called All You is available at Walmart in the magazine sections near the registers. I believe that Walmart may be the only store that carries the magazine. It sells for around $2.42 an issue. Besides grocery coupons, it usually has cosmetic coupons and several times a year, I have seen Fashion Bug and Katherine coupons. Because it has several coupons, I have sometimes found it worthwhile to buy an extra copy if it has coupons that I will use. Of the magazines that I have read and subscribed to, I have found it to have the most coupons.
Other Places to Find the ALL You Magazine:
You can find the All You magazine directly at All You or you can purchase it at Amazon for around $1.66 per copy when subscribing. I have found that through Amazon to be the least exspensive way to purchase, so my subscritption for All You magazine is through Amazon. I have had my subscription for a year or two. There is a link to the All You magazine in the Amazon picture carousel above.
Currently, a six month subscription to All You is $10.00 on Amazon, and that includes free shipping. They do have 1 year and 2 year subscriptions available also. You can click on the above link in the picture carousel and when you get to the Amazon website, just type in All You magazine in the search box, if the magazine pic for some reason doesn't show up instantly.
Currently Amazon has a deal going this month. If you purchase $20.00 in the magazine store you will get a $10.00 promotion code to use on anything on Amazon. You will have to go to Amazon to read all of the details and see if there are any type of exclusions. After you get to the magazine that you are looking for, scroll down the page and you will see how this promotion works and what restrictions there are. You can also renew subscriptions to other magazines that you have, but you will have to read the details on that. I believe that if you currently have a magazine subscription, even if it is not through Amazon, that Amazon arranges with the publisher to have the magazine delivered after your current subscription expires. But, PLEASE read on the Amazon site as to how this works.
The All You magazine is a woman's magazine that contains intersting reading, including articles on saving.
Subscribing to the All You magazine is just another way that I have found to find good coupons, in additon to the Sunday paper, coupons found on Facebook, subscribing to a particular brand's mailing list for mailable coupons, and finding printable internet coupons.
Have fun finding your coupons and remember to not get discouraged! It takes time to gradually learn how to coupon successfully.
In future blog entries, I will be writing about how to organize your coupons, making a meal plan for the month, and making a master shopping list all in order to help you to be more organized with saving.
Thanks for visiting my blog and remember to click on the Amazon link above to check prices of the All You magazine, as well as to read about the Amazon promotion on purchasing $20 in the magazine store to get a $10 credit.
Iva Jean
Hi Friends,
Today I want to write about a magazine that I subscribe to that is always loaded with coupons. The magazine, called All You is available at Walmart in the magazine sections near the registers. I believe that Walmart may be the only store that carries the magazine. It sells for around $2.42 an issue. Besides grocery coupons, it usually has cosmetic coupons and several times a year, I have seen Fashion Bug and Katherine coupons. Because it has several coupons, I have sometimes found it worthwhile to buy an extra copy if it has coupons that I will use. Of the magazines that I have read and subscribed to, I have found it to have the most coupons.
Other Places to Find the ALL You Magazine:
You can find the All You magazine directly at All You or you can purchase it at Amazon for around $1.66 per copy when subscribing. I have found that through Amazon to be the least exspensive way to purchase, so my subscritption for All You magazine is through Amazon. I have had my subscription for a year or two. There is a link to the All You magazine in the Amazon picture carousel above.
Currently, a six month subscription to All You is $10.00 on Amazon, and that includes free shipping. They do have 1 year and 2 year subscriptions available also. You can click on the above link in the picture carousel and when you get to the Amazon website, just type in All You magazine in the search box, if the magazine pic for some reason doesn't show up instantly.
Currently Amazon has a deal going this month. If you purchase $20.00 in the magazine store you will get a $10.00 promotion code to use on anything on Amazon. You will have to go to Amazon to read all of the details and see if there are any type of exclusions. After you get to the magazine that you are looking for, scroll down the page and you will see how this promotion works and what restrictions there are. You can also renew subscriptions to other magazines that you have, but you will have to read the details on that. I believe that if you currently have a magazine subscription, even if it is not through Amazon, that Amazon arranges with the publisher to have the magazine delivered after your current subscription expires. But, PLEASE read on the Amazon site as to how this works.
The All You magazine is a woman's magazine that contains intersting reading, including articles on saving.
Subscribing to the All You magazine is just another way that I have found to find good coupons, in additon to the Sunday paper, coupons found on Facebook, subscribing to a particular brand's mailing list for mailable coupons, and finding printable internet coupons.
Have fun finding your coupons and remember to not get discouraged! It takes time to gradually learn how to coupon successfully.
In future blog entries, I will be writing about how to organize your coupons, making a meal plan for the month, and making a master shopping list all in order to help you to be more organized with saving.
Thanks for visiting my blog and remember to click on the Amazon link above to check prices of the All You magazine, as well as to read about the Amazon promotion on purchasing $20 in the magazine store to get a $10 credit.
Iva Jean
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Today's Great CVS Shopping Trip!
February 9, 2010
I realize that I have already had a couple of entries today, but after my "small" shopping trip to CVS today, I felt like that I needed to share my savings. I like to do that so that I can encourage you all that you can do the same thing.
As soon as I entered the store, I scanned my card at the red machine. What printed out were:
*$5.00 in ECB's (I earned these ECB's from the Beauty Club that I mentioned in yesterday's entry.)
*$1.00 CVS coupon to use on body wash. (I'm saving this to pair up with a manufacturer's coupon. You can stack one store coupon with a manufacturer's coupon.
* $3.00 off $10.00 CVS coupon to use on makeup. (I'll save this to pair up with a manufacturer's makeup coupon(s). (If I can get a good deal on something that Taylor or I will use.) There are always manufacturers coupons for makeup! I know that I have a $3.00 manufacturer's coupon on Neutrogena.
*$2.00 CVS coupon to use on 2 bags of Hall's Cough Drops (I'll pair this up with a manufacturer's coupon, because I know that I have a Hall's coupon.)Then I'll give the cough drops to my dad. He uses them often.
Here are my shopping scenarios:
Scenario 1:
-I purchased two boxes of Quaker granola bars. The sale price was 2/$5.00.
-I paid for the granola bars with the $5.00 ecb's, which equals FREE!!!!
-I got back $2.00 ecbs on the purchase of the granola bars. (That was the posted deal). Wow I've just earned $2.00 in ECB's on the purchase of the granola bars and I didn't even use real money on this purchase!
-I paid zero dollars at the register.
-During this same transaction I also received a $1.00 ecb that I earned because of my green tag uses.
-Now I have a total of $3.00 in ecb's to use on another purchase.
Scenario 2:
-I purchase a gallon of milk (Which was $2.69. I always buy milk at CVS....$2.69 is the cheapest price around here on milk.)
-I purchase a pkg. of toilet paper that is on sale.
-I pay with the $3.00 ECB's that I just received in the first transaction, plus I pay around $5.00 cash.
I end up leaving the store with two boxes of FREE Quaker Granola Bars, a FREE gallon of milk, and around .31 cents of the ecb's went on the toilet paper that was on sale!
That is how you shop CVS!!!
I would love to hear about any of your deals that you snatch at CVS or anywhere. Don't get discouraged starting out...it has taken me a while to learn how to do this!
Be sure to read yesterday's blog about CVS Part 1, so that you will have a little more preparation on shopping CVS.
Thanks for visiting me! Hope the info was helpful!
Iva Jean
I realize that I have already had a couple of entries today, but after my "small" shopping trip to CVS today, I felt like that I needed to share my savings. I like to do that so that I can encourage you all that you can do the same thing.
As soon as I entered the store, I scanned my card at the red machine. What printed out were:
*$5.00 in ECB's (I earned these ECB's from the Beauty Club that I mentioned in yesterday's entry.)
*$1.00 CVS coupon to use on body wash. (I'm saving this to pair up with a manufacturer's coupon. You can stack one store coupon with a manufacturer's coupon.
* $3.00 off $10.00 CVS coupon to use on makeup. (I'll save this to pair up with a manufacturer's makeup coupon(s). (If I can get a good deal on something that Taylor or I will use.) There are always manufacturers coupons for makeup! I know that I have a $3.00 manufacturer's coupon on Neutrogena.
*$2.00 CVS coupon to use on 2 bags of Hall's Cough Drops (I'll pair this up with a manufacturer's coupon, because I know that I have a Hall's coupon.)Then I'll give the cough drops to my dad. He uses them often.
Here are my shopping scenarios:
Scenario 1:
-I purchased two boxes of Quaker granola bars. The sale price was 2/$5.00.
-I paid for the granola bars with the $5.00 ecb's, which equals FREE!!!!
-I got back $2.00 ecbs on the purchase of the granola bars. (That was the posted deal). Wow I've just earned $2.00 in ECB's on the purchase of the granola bars and I didn't even use real money on this purchase!
-I paid zero dollars at the register.
-During this same transaction I also received a $1.00 ecb that I earned because of my green tag uses.
-Now I have a total of $3.00 in ecb's to use on another purchase.
Scenario 2:
-I purchase a gallon of milk (Which was $2.69. I always buy milk at CVS....$2.69 is the cheapest price around here on milk.)
-I purchase a pkg. of toilet paper that is on sale.
-I pay with the $3.00 ECB's that I just received in the first transaction, plus I pay around $5.00 cash.
I end up leaving the store with two boxes of FREE Quaker Granola Bars, a FREE gallon of milk, and around .31 cents of the ecb's went on the toilet paper that was on sale!
That is how you shop CVS!!!
I would love to hear about any of your deals that you snatch at CVS or anywhere. Don't get discouraged starting out...it has taken me a while to learn how to do this!
Be sure to read yesterday's blog about CVS Part 1, so that you will have a little more preparation on shopping CVS.
Thanks for visiting me! Hope the info was helpful!
Iva Jean
Ebates
February 9, 2010
I joined Ebates a couple of years ago, but really didn't start using it until right before Christmas. I wished I had used it earlier! I have already earned around $10.00cash back into my account.
Right now Ebates is offering a $5.00 cash bonus for those who join. I didn't get that when I joined! Click on the Ebates button on my page (to the right), and it will direct you to the site for details.
Whenever you are going to make an online order, you go to Ebates first, search to see if the store you want to order from is there, click on the link, and it takes you to your online store. Ebates then puts a cash percent back into your Ebates account, depending upon your purchase amount and the deal. I have made online orders to photo shops, clothing stores such as Charlotte Russe, Harry and David, Soap.com etc. and have already earned money in my account.
FTD was offering a 20% rebate through Ebates, which to me would be less expensive than ordering FTD directly through florists. For those ordering for Valentine's Day, this would be a good deal.
Click on the Ebates button on my page, in order to join for free. As mentioned above, they are currently giving a $5.00 bonus. I don't know how long the offer is good for. You don't have to give any credit card info.
Anytime that I make an online order now, I go to Ebates first to see if the store has a link there.
Happy shopping and earning back through ebates.
Iva Jean
I joined Ebates a couple of years ago, but really didn't start using it until right before Christmas. I wished I had used it earlier! I have already earned around $10.00cash back into my account.
Right now Ebates is offering a $5.00 cash bonus for those who join. I didn't get that when I joined! Click on the Ebates button on my page (to the right), and it will direct you to the site for details.
Whenever you are going to make an online order, you go to Ebates first, search to see if the store you want to order from is there, click on the link, and it takes you to your online store. Ebates then puts a cash percent back into your Ebates account, depending upon your purchase amount and the deal. I have made online orders to photo shops, clothing stores such as Charlotte Russe, Harry and David, Soap.com etc. and have already earned money in my account.
FTD was offering a 20% rebate through Ebates, which to me would be less expensive than ordering FTD directly through florists. For those ordering for Valentine's Day, this would be a good deal.
Click on the Ebates button on my page, in order to join for free. As mentioned above, they are currently giving a $5.00 bonus. I don't know how long the offer is good for. You don't have to give any credit card info.
Anytime that I make an online order now, I go to Ebates first to see if the store has a link there.
Happy shopping and earning back through ebates.
Iva Jean
Shopping at Walmart
February 9, 2010
Good Morning Friends!
I have found this wonderful website, www.iheartthemart.com, which shows you how to save at Walmart. The site gives you scenarios on how to match coupons to products at Walmart, and also has links to printable coupons that you can print out to use with items at Walmart. On the right side of the webpage, you can click on "Everything Under a Dollar", and there is a listing of how to get items under a dollar with your coupons.
While at Walmart, pick up a copy of the All You magazine. It is always loaded with coupons. The All You Magazine is located in the magazine section near the registers. As far as I know, Walmart is the only store around here that sells the magazine. Sometimes there are also bigger value coupons, such as to Fashion Bug or Katherine's. Glance through the magazine at the registers to see if it is something that would help you.
Some savings I've received at Walmart:
-Free floss (Walmart usually has Reach floss for .97, and you can print out a $1.00 coupon on Reach Floss.)
-Oil of Olay soap ( Reg. price $2.47, used a $2.00 coupon, final price was .47.)
-Free Athenos Greek Yogurt with $2.00 off 2 yogurts.
-Colgate toothpaste was .25 with coupon. (You can usually find tubes of toothpaste for $1.00 on the upper and lower shelves.)
Hope that the website www.iheartthemart.com helps you save when at Walmart.
Oh, by the way, I have had a few problems with some of my coupons not scanning at Walmart, and have had to ask the cashier to enter the coupon numbers if a coupon doesn't scan. Just wanted to give you a heads up, in case you have a problem with any of your coupons there.
Hope this info helps you when shopping at Walmart!
Iva Jean
Good Morning Friends!
I have found this wonderful website, www.iheartthemart.com, which shows you how to save at Walmart. The site gives you scenarios on how to match coupons to products at Walmart, and also has links to printable coupons that you can print out to use with items at Walmart. On the right side of the webpage, you can click on "Everything Under a Dollar", and there is a listing of how to get items under a dollar with your coupons.
While at Walmart, pick up a copy of the All You magazine. It is always loaded with coupons. The All You Magazine is located in the magazine section near the registers. As far as I know, Walmart is the only store around here that sells the magazine. Sometimes there are also bigger value coupons, such as to Fashion Bug or Katherine's. Glance through the magazine at the registers to see if it is something that would help you.
Some savings I've received at Walmart:
-Free floss (Walmart usually has Reach floss for .97, and you can print out a $1.00 coupon on Reach Floss.)
-Oil of Olay soap ( Reg. price $2.47, used a $2.00 coupon, final price was .47.)
-Free Athenos Greek Yogurt with $2.00 off 2 yogurts.
-Colgate toothpaste was .25 with coupon. (You can usually find tubes of toothpaste for $1.00 on the upper and lower shelves.)
Hope that the website www.iheartthemart.com helps you save when at Walmart.
Oh, by the way, I have had a few problems with some of my coupons not scanning at Walmart, and have had to ask the cashier to enter the coupon numbers if a coupon doesn't scan. Just wanted to give you a heads up, in case you have a problem with any of your coupons there.
Hope this info helps you when shopping at Walmart!
Iva Jean
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Shopping at CVS (Part 1)
February 8, 2010
This has been a busy day for me...taking my parents to have tests run, then on to attend the monthly meeting of the Belfry Homemaker's Club. Today I got to present the monthly lesson at Homemaker's entitled Couponing 101. That just happened to be the lesson that all of the Homemaker's clubs in the county were presenting. Anna Trout, a member, knew that I couponed, so she asked me if I would present the lesson. The materials were given to me last week so that I could prepare the lesson for today. Since the materials were very beneficial, I will share with you info from the lesson in a future blog. Now on to the next item on my day's agenda which was picking my daughter up from school, and finally a stop to have her nails done. She had her nails done at VIP Nails and we were surprised when she got a $5.00 discount for being a student. Yay! Seems like to day has been all about savings!
Well, on to the topic of the day, which is shopping at CVS. I find so many deals there and save SO much money with CVS. Listed are some things to keep in mind in order to save at CVS.
1) If you don't already have a CVS savings card, sign up for one.
2) You get 2% back on your purchases per quarter, which print out as ecb's at the end of each quarter. (Read info on the CVS website to see what items qualify and how this percentage works.)
3) You can get a beauty club coupon from one of the tear pads in the store, have it scanned at the register, and then when you purchase a total of $50.00 over a period of time, you will receive $5.00 ecb's (extra care bucks). To clarify this, in order to get these particular ecb's you would need to purchase items in the beauty care line, such as make up, nail polish, as well as other products that apply to the beauty club. Just check the scannable coupon from the tear pad in the store to see what items qualify.
4) Purchase a green tag. These are located near the registers. The green tag is a leaf shaped tag, that you can tie to your reusable shopping bag or attach to a key chain. I actually have my green tag and CVS card together on a key chain. After the green tag has been scanned each fourth time, it allows you to earn an ecb. It can only be scanned once per day. You are supposed to bring in a reusable shopping bag in order to have your green tag scanned. I have forgotten to do this at times, but the cashiers have been kind enough to scan it for me anyway. Getting the extra care buck for this is kind of like receiving a reward for going "green" and helping the environment.
5) If you are not on the CVS email list, go to their website and sign up. That is how you will receive emails with valuable coupons. I am guessing that I receive one at least once a month. Coupons that I have received have included $3 off of a $15 purchase, $4 off of a $20 purchase and $5 off of a $30 purchase.
6) Each week, study your CVS sales circular. See what sale items there are for which you have coupons. That is how you get rock bottom deals. (I use a lot of Proctor and Gamble coupons at CVS.
7) Take care of any ecb's that you receive. They are just like cash at CVS. I usually put mine in my wallet since they are like money. Sometimes just tossing them into your purse can cause you to lose them and that has definitely happened to me before.
8) Sometimes I do two transactions in one visit. For example, if I am going to buy $15 worth of coke and know that I will get $5 back in ecb's, I will take that $5 in ecb's and go ahead and buy two more cartons of coke or whatever it is that I need. Or, sometimes I save the ecb's and roll them over to next week's deal that gives ecb's.
9)Scan your CVS card with the red machine located near the front of the store. Do this as soon as you go into CVS. You will receive CVS store coupons from the machine. Since the coupons that are printed from the red machine are CVS coupons, you may stack a manufacturer's coupon with it. For example, if the CVS coupon that prints out says $3.00 off of a $10.00 purchase of makeup, you can pair up your Revlon (or whatever brand of makeup) manufacturer's coupon with the store coupon. BIGGER SAVINGS!!!
In summing up, remember that you'll save more at CVS with the following:
*Your Extra Care Card (They will take your telephone number if you forget your card.)
*Your green tag (And bring your reusable shopping bag, but it doesn't have to be a CVS bag shopping bag.)
*Enrollment in the Beauty Club
*Sign up on the CVS website for emails
*Study the circular and match up coupons to the sale items.
*Use your extra care bucks...they are just like cash at CVS
*Scan your CVS card with the red machine to receive store coupons that can be paired with manufacturer's coupons.
Be sure to always read the fine print on anything...your ecb's printout, the ad, etc. to be sure whether or not there are exclusions on anything. And BE sure to visit the CVS website to learn more, as well as print out coupons there.
And here's something to make everyone's Valentine's Day a little happier. Go ahead today and like CVS on your Facebook. Then you will be able to receive a saving's pass that will be emailed to you on Valentine's Day.
Be sure to read any fine print or material on the website, circulars, printouts, etc. just in case anything may have changed from the info that I have included above.
Have a great day shopping at my favorite savings place!!!!
There will be a Part 2 added to my blog on shopping at CVS.
Yesterday I shared with you the website www.southernsavers.com.
Today I will share with you the website www.iheartcvs.com, where you will learn even more about shopping at CVS!
Upcoming blog posts in the near future: Shopping at CVS Part 2, Shopping at Walmart, Favorite Websites for Deals, Freebies online and more!!!! Be sure to come back and visit my blog, follow my blog or make it a favorite so that I can share with you what I have learned!!!!
Thanks for visiting!!
Iva Jean
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You can also email the blog to friends who may be interested, by clicking the M button.
This has been a busy day for me...taking my parents to have tests run, then on to attend the monthly meeting of the Belfry Homemaker's Club. Today I got to present the monthly lesson at Homemaker's entitled Couponing 101. That just happened to be the lesson that all of the Homemaker's clubs in the county were presenting. Anna Trout, a member, knew that I couponed, so she asked me if I would present the lesson. The materials were given to me last week so that I could prepare the lesson for today. Since the materials were very beneficial, I will share with you info from the lesson in a future blog. Now on to the next item on my day's agenda which was picking my daughter up from school, and finally a stop to have her nails done. She had her nails done at VIP Nails and we were surprised when she got a $5.00 discount for being a student. Yay! Seems like to day has been all about savings!
Well, on to the topic of the day, which is shopping at CVS. I find so many deals there and save SO much money with CVS. Listed are some things to keep in mind in order to save at CVS.
1) If you don't already have a CVS savings card, sign up for one.
2) You get 2% back on your purchases per quarter, which print out as ecb's at the end of each quarter. (Read info on the CVS website to see what items qualify and how this percentage works.)
3) You can get a beauty club coupon from one of the tear pads in the store, have it scanned at the register, and then when you purchase a total of $50.00 over a period of time, you will receive $5.00 ecb's (extra care bucks). To clarify this, in order to get these particular ecb's you would need to purchase items in the beauty care line, such as make up, nail polish, as well as other products that apply to the beauty club. Just check the scannable coupon from the tear pad in the store to see what items qualify.
4) Purchase a green tag. These are located near the registers. The green tag is a leaf shaped tag, that you can tie to your reusable shopping bag or attach to a key chain. I actually have my green tag and CVS card together on a key chain. After the green tag has been scanned each fourth time, it allows you to earn an ecb. It can only be scanned once per day. You are supposed to bring in a reusable shopping bag in order to have your green tag scanned. I have forgotten to do this at times, but the cashiers have been kind enough to scan it for me anyway. Getting the extra care buck for this is kind of like receiving a reward for going "green" and helping the environment.
5) If you are not on the CVS email list, go to their website and sign up. That is how you will receive emails with valuable coupons. I am guessing that I receive one at least once a month. Coupons that I have received have included $3 off of a $15 purchase, $4 off of a $20 purchase and $5 off of a $30 purchase.
6) Each week, study your CVS sales circular. See what sale items there are for which you have coupons. That is how you get rock bottom deals. (I use a lot of Proctor and Gamble coupons at CVS.
7) Take care of any ecb's that you receive. They are just like cash at CVS. I usually put mine in my wallet since they are like money. Sometimes just tossing them into your purse can cause you to lose them and that has definitely happened to me before.
8) Sometimes I do two transactions in one visit. For example, if I am going to buy $15 worth of coke and know that I will get $5 back in ecb's, I will take that $5 in ecb's and go ahead and buy two more cartons of coke or whatever it is that I need. Or, sometimes I save the ecb's and roll them over to next week's deal that gives ecb's.
9)Scan your CVS card with the red machine located near the front of the store. Do this as soon as you go into CVS. You will receive CVS store coupons from the machine. Since the coupons that are printed from the red machine are CVS coupons, you may stack a manufacturer's coupon with it. For example, if the CVS coupon that prints out says $3.00 off of a $10.00 purchase of makeup, you can pair up your Revlon (or whatever brand of makeup) manufacturer's coupon with the store coupon. BIGGER SAVINGS!!!
In summing up, remember that you'll save more at CVS with the following:
*Your Extra Care Card (They will take your telephone number if you forget your card.)
*Your green tag (And bring your reusable shopping bag, but it doesn't have to be a CVS bag shopping bag.)
*Enrollment in the Beauty Club
*Sign up on the CVS website for emails
*Study the circular and match up coupons to the sale items.
*Use your extra care bucks...they are just like cash at CVS
*Scan your CVS card with the red machine to receive store coupons that can be paired with manufacturer's coupons.
Be sure to always read the fine print on anything...your ecb's printout, the ad, etc. to be sure whether or not there are exclusions on anything. And BE sure to visit the CVS website to learn more, as well as print out coupons there.
And here's something to make everyone's Valentine's Day a little happier. Go ahead today and like CVS on your Facebook. Then you will be able to receive a saving's pass that will be emailed to you on Valentine's Day.
Be sure to read any fine print or material on the website, circulars, printouts, etc. just in case anything may have changed from the info that I have included above.
Have a great day shopping at my favorite savings place!!!!
There will be a Part 2 added to my blog on shopping at CVS.
Yesterday I shared with you the website www.southernsavers.com.
Today I will share with you the website www.iheartcvs.com, where you will learn even more about shopping at CVS!
Upcoming blog posts in the near future: Shopping at CVS Part 2, Shopping at Walmart, Favorite Websites for Deals, Freebies online and more!!!! Be sure to come back and visit my blog, follow my blog or make it a favorite so that I can share with you what I have learned!!!!
Thanks for visiting!!
Iva Jean
P.S. You can follow my blog, by clicking on the indicated area to the right.
You can also email the blog to friends who may be interested, by clicking the M button.
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