$.20 for 17 items at CVS, plus a ton of rewards:)

I was in Santa Monica today to visit a friend with a new baby, and I stopped in at CVS for my couponing this week.  I am always nervous to shop in a new store because some cashiers are not coupon-friendly.  But I got the best cashier ever today!!  Lucky me.

I bought 17 items and paid only $.20 before tax.  Here is what I got:

2 Herbal Essences shampoo and conditioner, sale price 2/$5.  I used a buy one get one free coupon, with a max value of $4.99.  The coupon went through for $4.99, so they cost me only $.01!  And, I got back a $1 reward for buying 2.

1 Oral B power toothbrush, $5.99 sale price.  I used a $3 coupon, so it cost $2.99 and I got a $2 reward.

2 Bayer aspirin, regular price $3.49, buy one get one half price, $1.74.  Total was $5.23, I used 2 $2 coupons, so paid only $1.23 or $.62 each.

And now for the candy!  I have candy for the year after this trip!

Bought 6 Skinny Cow singles and 6 M&M's products, 3 bags and 3 bars.  All of these were on a promotion for $1 each and buy 2 get 1 free.  I added into the mix 6 buy one get one free coupons, all of which took off $1.10.  So, I paid only $1.40 for all 12, or $.12 per candy.  Not bad!

I used $6 in rewards to lower my out of pocket to $.20 before tax, $1.74 after tax, and I earned back $3 in rewards.

So while my cashier was ringing up my purchase and taking my coupons he was super impressed with my shopping skills.  After my receipt printed he told me to hang on and he would print me an extra reward.  He printed out an extra $10 reward!  How amazing is that?  That has never happened to me before.  I am so excited to have a few more extrabucks to play with next week.