A starting point - CVS help

Dear Denise and other lost but aspiring CVS shoppers,
There is help for you. Please, please, seek help somewhere. You owe it to yourself.
One place to start is:

http://iheartcvs.com/2008/03/cvs-for-newbies.html

If that doesn't help, try this page:

http://tiasavingcents.com/cvs-101/
or
http://sahmmoney.blogspot.com/2008/02/i-wanna-hold-your-hand-cvs-for.html

You could also give me a call if you're really desperate, and we can go out for some retail therapy if you're nearby. It will be OK.

the re-cap: CVS 12/22

It was a good day... the shelves were mostly stocked, and the magic coupon machine was printing. :)
I picked up all these goodies (retail of $114) at my first run to CVS for a dollar out of my pocket. (I did roll over my $70 ECB from Thanksgiving too). Days like this make ordinary weeks at CVS very boring.

Get a plan QUICK and get to CVS!

CVS has 37 free items for sale (sounds like a misnomer, but that's how it goes) today and tomorrow ONLY (free meaning after extracare bucks). Wahoo! I'm getting out there early tomorrow, and hopefully I can snag at least 17 of the 37 items. Believe it or not, I will resists buying somethings I do not need- like the Icelandic joint relief, for example.
Use your manufacturer's coupons to make money off the sale, after your extra care bucks. How so? Say you want to buy the Listerine for $2.99, which gives you back $2.99 in ECB. Bring in your Listerine manu coupon for $.75 off (from rp 10/5/08), and you'll only pay $2.24 out of pocket (plus tax in some states), and you still get the 2.99 in ECB. This means you are 75 cents richer in ECB to spend next time you go to CVS. You turn the manu coupons into ECB that you can spend on anything.
I'll be rolling over my ECB from Thanksgiving... I couldn't post that trip because it has some presents in it that should not be spoiled!
P.S. After viewing the physical CVS ad I noticed that the # items didn't look like 37 at all. I think that number is based on buying the "limit" for each item (up to 5 on somethings).

Shopping in a recession

What would you do with 24 cents? This is why I HEART CVS! I handed over my quarter and got all this, and a penny in return! This is a great week for free stuff at CVS, after ECB (ExtraCare Bucks). If you aren't familiar with my coupon clipping, cheap drugstore buying antics, or want to know how, check out cvs for newbies. If you are so unfortunate as to live where there are no CVS stores, you might find solace in iheartriteaid.com (Rite Aid), or iheartwags.com (Walgreens).