Before I start working, let me post about my CVS run last night. I have less than 24 hours to get my Free 12 ECB so armed with a GPS I went to another CVS Store.

This store was bigger that my nearby CVS and their coupon machine is working. The machine spitted out my 12 ECB, $2 off Renu Contact Lens Solution and another coupon which is going to the trash bin. I was excited about the 2nd coupon (oh yeah my life is so babaw) because I'm almost out of contact lens solution. These eyes of mine is expensive! First off I'm almost blind as a bat if I don't wear contacts, I hate wearing glasses and beats me how my grade progressed from 150 to 400 in 3 years! Buying a box of contact lens for $26 every 2 months is not fun at all from a thrifty gal like me.

Ok, back to my CVS run. I really, really wanted to do this deal because I found out that I am so hiyang with the shampoo after trying out the sample that they sent to me. At last I've finally found THE shampoo/conditioner for me. When I was in Pinas, I was hiyang with Lux but sadly that product is no longer avaible. I've tried Herbal Essense, L'oreal, Vibe, Pantene and Suave here but it all made my hair blah. I still have stocks of those at home, but I'm going to ship it off as pasalubong. I'm never going to buy another brand of shampoo again period.

Here is my loot:


- 1 Aveeno Shampoo $6 each
- 3 Aveeno COnditioner (returning back the 3rd and exchanging it for shampoo this sat)
- 1 Aveeno Moisturing Lotion $3.49 (Used 5 $2 Q for all Aveeno items)
- 2 Reese Peanut Butter Cup 2 for $1 (Used 2 $0.55 Q)
- 1 Carefree Pantyshield $3.49 (Used $1 Q)
- 1 Mini stapler $1

Total before coupon (an estimate): $36.47
Total after mfr coupons, 5 off 25 Q and $12 ECB = $5.08 and I got $13.49 ECB back.

They were out of some deals that I wanted to make but nonetheless, I don't need those anyway. I just really wanted the Accucheck Sugar thingy because my Lola is diabetic but I'm sure they'll get them on stock later (forgot to take a raincheck).

Funny thing was the $5 off 25 didn't scanned at first saying I already used the coupon (which I really did), I was just testing the waters if it would scan and I told the guy cashier, "I have another one of that, can you check if it works?", he scanned and it went through woohoo! I was sneaky all right, I brought 2 each printed from different PCs, my plan all along was to show the other printout if the other didn't work. Heh!

Nifty Deals at ShopRite and RiteAid

As promised, I will post my nifty deals today. First off I went to RiteAid (a CVS competitor) an hour before closing at that

I got 3 30-count Zyrtec Allergy meds. Initially, I thought they were out of them but I found out they were placed elsewhere without the sale price tag (clever clever store associates). I don't like going to RiteAid because they are rebate-based which means you spend more on the day you shop and wait at least 30 days to get your rebate. But since this is really a good deal, I went on and did it. I come from a family with severe Allergic Rhinitis and this medicine is a staple on our home in Cebu, too bad I'm immune to them because I've been taking the darn medicines since I was still a virgin highschooler! It would be crazy for me not to do this deal, my Mom bought two bottles of these when she was here to bring to Cebu because they were a lot cheaper.

Total before coupons: 56.97
Used 3 $4 Zyrtec Mfr coupons, 1 $5 Zyrtec RiteAid coupon and 1 5 off 25 Rite Aid coupon
Total after coupons: 34.97 and I will get $25 rebate which brings the total to 9.97.

Now if RiteAid will accept my receipt for Zyrtec rewards (I read that you need to spend $50 worth of Zyrtec tabs AFTER coupons), I will get another $10 making them totally free. But still 9.97 for 3 bottles is a nifty deal.

Then I went to Shoprite (grocery shop) and bought the items below

- 2 loaves of Wheat Bread on sale for 1.50
- 2 velvetta mac & cheese (used B1G1 Q)
- 2 beechnut cereal (used 1 off 2 Q)
- 1 Caffeine Free Classic Coke (because Yiek keeps on pestering me if I bought them)

Total before Coupons: 11.74
Total after coupons: 4.45 (used 5 Catalina that I earned from previous grocery trip) plus I got $1 Coupon/catalina to spend on my next shopping trip. I could not wait for a good deal on the cereal and coke so I got those, I could have saved more if they were on sale.

I then went to CVS, but they were out of Carefree pantyshield and Glade sense & spray, so I walked home empty handed. I might go tomorrow lunch at a store near my office.