Check out how I made a $22+ profit!

I'm a bad blogger. No, actually, I'm a lazy shopper. I go through spurts where I snap up deals left and right, build up a stockpile of goodies and then I avoid shopping like the plague.

I'm a hard-core couponer, don't get me wrong, but every now and then a girl needs to prioritize. Lately my regular job has needed more of my attention, so I took a shopping break. But now I'm back!

I visited two stores today, CVS and Target, and here's the low-down on how I did...

My awesome Grama scored a great coupon for me, FREE $25 gift card from Publix when you transfer a prescription. Unfortunately the nearest Publix pharmacy is the next town over, so I took the coupon over to CVS instead. CVS may not take all competitor coupons, but their pharmacy will honor ANY other pharmacy coupons, so SCORE!

In my first transaction I bought 2-Glade candle holders, 2-Glade scented oil refills and 4-Glade candles. CVS is offering $5 ECB WYB $10 in Glade products-limit of 2 per household.

Total before coupons: $20
Total after coupons and tax: $8.19
Out of pocket expense: $0 (I used the $25 gift card I received for filling my prescription)
ECB earned: $10

In my second transaction I bought 6-Dove deodorants. They are on sale 2/$5, and CVS is offering $5 ECB WYB $15 in Dove products-limit of 1 per household.

Total before coupons: $20
Total after coupons: $7.40
Out of pocket expense: $0 (remember that gift card?)
ECB earned: $5

Then I headed over to Target to use some coupons that were expiring today.
I bought 1-Scrubbing Bubble power sprayer, 1-Scrubbing Bubble power foam cleaner, and 4-Glade room sprays.

Total before coupons: $21.77
Total after coupons: $7.77
Out of pocket expense: $2.77 (I used a $5 gift card from a previous deal)
Gift card earned: $5 (I had a coupon for a $5 gift card WYB the SB power sprayer)

Not bad for only $2.77 out of pocket, plus I've got a $5 Target gift card, over $10 left on my CVS card AND $15 in ECB to spend. That's a $22+ profit...I'm back baby!