On Sunday, I ventured out to find myself some cheap razors and free mascara at my local CVS. With my coupon in one hand and my CVS card in the other, I hit road...only to come home empty handed. I was told that it was too soon for the items to be available and that the store hadn't received their shipments yet!?!?
So today, Thursday, I thought surely they would have the items in stock. The problem now...they had already sold out of the mascara. I asked the manager if they had any in the back...only to find out they were completely out. The manager was upset that they had let me down and was determined to make it a sweeter deal for me. Instead of the $7.99 ECB I was supposed to receive after purchasing the Physician's Formula Mascara...he just gave me a gift card and loaded it with $10...no purchase necessary!!!
So, here's the deal I got instead:
1 Covergirl Aquasmooth Foundation $4.49 (they are repackaging so it was 50% off)
$2/1 covergirl cosmetic CVS coupon
1 Bic Soleil razor and cartridge pack $13.98
$4/1 manufacturer coupon
Total= $13.50 - $10 GC = $3.50 out of pocket
Received $5.oo ECB for razors and $1.50 in ECB rewards
So I made $3.00 profit after ECB!
There was another CVS close by so I decided to go there in search of free mascara...determined to use my newly earned ECB to pay for it and still get the ECBs earned for the mascara...so only costing me less than $2.00 before ECB. They were completly out too! So I asked the manager again to check the backstock...none! So he gave me a rain check for 2/$7.99. Not as good of a deal as earning the ECB, but if I can find a coupon, this has the potential of being a sweet deal.
Lesson learned: Always ask...you never know what the answer will be!
Thursday, July 3, 2008
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