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Glade Diffuser or Soy Candle
-$6.99 w/ $6.99 ECB
-$3.50 Printable Coupon
***Spend $3.49, Get $6.99 ECB
GM Cereal and Milk
-Cereal 2/$5, Milk $1.99, $3 ECB when you buy all three
-$1/2 on GM Cereal (SS 9/27)
***Spend $4.99 on all three, get $3 ECB
Halloween Candy
Buy $20, Get $5 ECB
-Nestle Fun Size Bags $2.50 ($1 printable coupon)
-Hershey’s Fun Size Bags $2.50 (B3G1F 10/18 SS, $1/3 9/27 SS)
-Trident Gum $0.99 ($0.75 printable coupon)
***Mix and match to get the bags for $1 or less after coupons/ECB
Progresso Soup
-B1G1F ($2.99)
-$1 printable coupon
***Spend $0.99 on 2
Low OOP Scenario (starting with $0 ECB’s) –
Buy the glade diffuser/soy candle for $3.49 OOP and get a $6.99 ECB back. Then buy 4 bags of Hershey’s candy and 4 bags of Nestle candy for $5.51 OOP after using the previous ECB and get a $5 ECB back. Finally, but 2 cans of soup, 2 boxes of cereal, and a gallon of milk for $0.98 OOP after using the $5 ECB. You will get $3 ECB’s for your next purchase.
You will spend $9.98 OOP for a diffuser/soy candle, 8 bags of candy, 2 cans of soup, 2 boxes of cereal, and a gallon of milk. You will also get $3 ECB’s to spend later.
Nineteen Friday Freebies
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Love the "Low OOP Scenario!" Do you have that every week? If not, I would follow it if you did 🙂
Thanks! Just linked back!
http://thefrugalkennedys.blogspot.com/2009/10/cvs-steals-and-deals-this-week_19.html
Came to your blog from The Frugal Kennedy's!! I also love the "Low OOP Scenario"!! I'd defintely follow that! Boy, it gets time consuming trying to figure out the best deals at all the stores!! Thanks!!
Shelley @ http://www.shelleysswag.blogspot.com
It's something I added about three weeks ago 🙂 I will definitely keep doing it.