I was able to use the Freestyle Qs twice...The first time, I had a $10/$50. They only had 4 monitors left (I even checked at the Pharmacy), so I got 4 and then bought the SoyJoy bars (which daughter loves) that were free after ECBs; those plus a clearance lipstick would get me to over $60 to cover the negative. So my original total was just over $61. Minus $10/$50, minus 4 $9.99 Qs for the Freestyle came to roughly $11, which I paid in ECBs from last week. Then I got $20 in new ECBs from the SoyJoy (I know I could have broken the Soy Joy down into multiple transactions and rolled those ECBs into each other, but I had my 20-month-old with me and didn't have the energy!).
Then, at the register, a new $10/$50 popped out! So I went to a different CVS where I found 4 more monitors. This time, I made up the $10 negative by getting Folgers coffee and more clearance makeup. My OOP was roughly $1.
Best of all, I was able to donate all 8 monitors to a local free clinic that has a diabetes care program for the needy. As you said, I would never have thought at the beginning that I should clip a coupon for a blood glucose monitor! But it can really come in handy (otherwise, it would have been impossible to spend $60 at CVS this week--the deals were no good!) and it can help someone less fortunate. Love it!
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