great cvs trip

[sunnyq08]

i just thought it was going to be a simple trip to CVSbut then i got a 5/15 from the coupon spitter outer... exciting!!!

so I got
1 irish springs body wash 4.99
1 colgate max2.99
2 hershey kisses 1.88 ea
1 reeses eggs 1.88
1 dry idea
2 glade deoderizing sprays 1.89 ea
1 cvs vit. D.2.99

used
(1) .50mq for irish spring
(1) 1.50 cvs q for hershey kisses
(1) 1.50 mq for hershey kisses and resses
(1) bygp mq for glade (1.75)
(1) 2.00 mq for dry idea
(1)5/15 CVS coupon

Total 11.13
paide w/ 10ecb (which i needed to roll)
1.13 oop
earned 13 ECB back

i love when i make money for shopping.. more to add to the stockpile and my "goody box" for those that i know need it.

[cakemaker570]

Great purchase!

Your Hershey's Kisses CVS Q...was it from the CSO? I always scan my card when I walk in the door, but I haven't gotton one of those.

[sunnyq08]

yes it was... i never know when im going to get a worth while coupon from that thing.. but when i do. itssuper exciting!!

[kuklaki]

How do you scan your card when you walk in? Where? I am new to all this and I don't want to miss any good deals.

Plus, what exactly does "rolling" your ECB's mean?

[mnm'z]

Kuklaki, in the front of many stores, there is a red machine (blue or gray in some stores) that looks like a mini-ATM. We call it the CSO (coupon spitter outter), it's usually in H&B at the beginning of an aisle. Mine has signs above for a price checker and signs on it to scan your card. They're invisible unless you know what you're looking for just kidding, but it surely seems that way. I'd walked right by mine hundreds of times not knowing what it was..... Scan your card, and it will print q's for you to use in-store.

Rolling your ECBs just means that. ECBs earned from your first transaction print on the bottom of your receipt, I'll tear them off, and use them on your second transaction. I usually only do 2 transactions and make sure I let the cashier know I'm doing 2, and if anyone wants to cash out after I've started my first trans., I'll let them cash out before my second. Gives me a chance to collect myself again if needed.

[ereazer]

Just a note for kuklaki, we don't have any coupon spitter outer's near here - they are building a new CVS so I am keeping my fingers crossed, but all the old stores near me don't have them. So..... you may not have one

[Live4Coupons]

Originally Posted by mnm'z

Kuklaki, in the front of many stores, there is a red machine (blue or gray in some stores) that looks like a mini-ATM. We call it the CSO (coupon spitter outter), it's usually in H&B at the beginning of an aisle. Mine has signs above for a price checker and signs on it to scan your card. They're invisible unless you know what you're looking for just kidding, but it surely seems that way. I'd walked right by mine hundreds of times not knowing what it was..... Scan your card, and it will print q's for you to use in-store.

My local store taped big red footprint outlines on the floor as you come in the door. The footprints lead you to the CSO. They also printed out the word "SAVINGS" on red paper and taped that to the floor also. So they've done a nice job of publicizing the CSO and the savings that can be had just by scanning your card!

This store also puts out free tasting samples of Gold Emblem products that are on sale. When the crackers were on the ECB deal ($1 ECB on each box), they put out samples of each variety for tasting. I'm glad they did, since I'm a Cheez-It fan and have been disappointed by other brands of cheese-flavored crackers. The Gold Emblem ones are baked, so fewer calories. And I was surprised at how good they were! Being able to try that sample led me to purchase the ECB deal limit, and now I keep them at my desk for mid-day snacks.

[FrugalEngineer]

What a cool store, Live4Coupons!

[Debbiep]

a far cry from WGS nightmare tales, huh?

[kuklaki]

Thanks for all the info! I am going to make sure I look for the CSO next time I am in the store- I have to use my ECB's by tomorrow