Tuesday turned out to be super-deal-Tuesday.
In the morning, I made a trip to my local CVS. Now, I suck at CVS. It turns out that I had some reward dollars (also known as ExtraCare Bucks) expiring on Tuesday. And sadly, there really weren't any items on sale this week that Karen and I needed.
Luckily, I had received an email with a coupon for Colgate Advanced toothpaste. Coincidentally, Colgate Advanced toothpaste happened to be on sale at CVS, which involved getting back ExtraCare Bucks. I was quite ecstatic because I knew that was the perfect opportunity to get rid of my expiring ExtraCare Bucks.
When all was said and done, I was able to get the Colgate Advanced toothpaste for free. (And free is good!) To get the toothpaste for free, I used up all of my expiring ExtraCare Bucks with the coupon, and received the additional ExtraCare Bucks for the exact same amount of my expiring ExtraCare Bucks. In essence, I just delayed the expiration of my ExtraCare Bucks while getting the toothpaste for free with coupon. Sweet! I was pretty excited about that.
Too bad I have more expiring ExtraCare Bucks soon. Hopefully I'll be able to turn those around as well.
And if one deal weren't good enough, I also took part in another rather interesting deal later that day when my mother stayed for dinner. My mom had gotten me an ice cream cake for my birthday. Since she did not anticipate seeing me on my actual birthday, she brought it over on Tuesday.
Anyway, we did not exactly have anything set for dinner, so I decided to see what was available. Lo and behold, we decided upon Bertucci's. It turns out, Bertucci's has an online deal where you can get $10 off your first online order of $20. That's a pretty good deal considering they are running specials where you can get two individual pizzas for $15 and two small plates for $7.95... which is what I did. Needless to say, dinner was delicious. Dinner ended up being a butternut squash theme with the pizza and small plate. Yum butternut squash!
So all in all, I had a good Tuesday.
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
I Suck At CVS
Woot! Free stuff is always a cause for celebration.
Today, I was informed about a coupon opportunity at CVS. Now, I suck at CVS. But a coupon is a coupon... and like many drugs, they are addictive.
Speaking of which, the coupon was for a free 24 count of Advil ibuprofen tablets. Granted, I avoid medication like the plague. I don't like to take any type of medicine unless I really have to. Heck, I don't even get an annual flu shot. Go antibodies!
Okay, so perhaps I may have too much pride in my antibodies. They have served me well thus far since I rarely get sick unlike my constantly sniffling friend (Hot Amy). I didn't get perfect attendance in high school based solely on my good looks. Just kidding.
Anyway, the highlight of the day was my trip to CVS for the free Advil. Granted, I'll most likely give the ibuprofen away to my parents. But hey, it's free... and free is good.
Today, I was informed about a coupon opportunity at CVS. Now, I suck at CVS. But a coupon is a coupon... and like many drugs, they are addictive.
Speaking of which, the coupon was for a free 24 count of Advil ibuprofen tablets. Granted, I avoid medication like the plague. I don't like to take any type of medicine unless I really have to. Heck, I don't even get an annual flu shot. Go antibodies!
Okay, so perhaps I may have too much pride in my antibodies. They have served me well thus far since I rarely get sick unlike my constantly sniffling friend (Hot Amy). I didn't get perfect attendance in high school based solely on my good looks. Just kidding.
Anyway, the highlight of the day was my trip to CVS for the free Advil. Granted, I'll most likely give the ibuprofen away to my parents. But hey, it's free... and free is good.
Saturday, November 10, 2012
I Suck At Target
Last night I had a hot date with my friend (Andrea). The previous night, Andrea had mentioned wanting to go to Target and CVS to pick up a few things. And as luck would have it, I needed a few things as well from the same places. Lo and behold, we ended up going out to run those errands Friday night.
For me, it was definitely a welcomed break. Raising a two year old (Briana) and an eight month old (Bridget), I don't get to out very often. So it was definitely great for my sanity to be able to just get out of the house even if it were for a little bit of time. And it was especially good to be able to spend some time with Andrea.
Nothing too exciting happened on our errand run. We started off at CVS, where it turns out that the item I was looking for was sold out. For anyone curious, I was looking for the ever exciting product known as Scope mouthwash. CVS was out of the product. Interestingly enough, Target did not have the product either. Who knew there was such a high demand for Scope mouthwash?
Speaking of Target, I suck at Target. One of the more interesting things that happened at Target was that we ran into our friend (Samantha). I guess like us, Sam didn't have much going on a Friday night. So coincidentally, we ran into each other and had a quick chat... about yogurt.
For anyone curious, I poke fun at Sam because she "loves" everything. Yogurt and blueberries, however, are apparently excluded. Although now it turns out that Sam is changing her tune on yogurt as she recently discovered a type that she enjoyed. So apparently she is now on the fence with yogurt.
Anyway, we didn't chat too long at Target. As it turned out, I misplaced my recyclable bag somewhere in Target. So Andrea and I had to retrace our steps to hunt the bag down. Luckily for me, Andrea found the bag by the bikes.
The trip at Target was fun. In my quest to be dad of the year, I picked up what I was looking for: training toothpaste... and not just any training toothpaste, Thomas the train training toothpaste. Thomas the train happens to be one of Briana's favorite characters at the moment, which isn't hard because she has a bunch of favorites. As well, I learned that Target has a clearance section for video games thanks to Andrea. I was quite pleased by that.
From there, we decided to grab a bite to eat at Chili's. I haven't been to Chili's in quite some time. Needless to say, it was a filling meal. We decided to have the $35 dinner for two. I had the sirloin. Yum! I think it goes without saying that I'm not as young as I used to be. What normally was easily consumable when I was in my hey day, wasn't so much last night. I felt absolutely stuffed after the meal.
Tummy aside, it was good to hang out with Andrea. We got to chat about many topics, such as her shady Notre Dame Academy past. For me, I think one of the more memorable conversations was about friendship... primarily because I keep joking that our seven year run is almost up. It so happens that five years ago on Friday, a bunch of us (Andrea included) went on a vacation trip to Ireland. So there's about two years left, if you believe in the seven year rule. Just kidding.
Anyway, even though we essentially ran errands, it was a fun night with Andrea. I'm thinking that I need to do it more often.
For me, it was definitely a welcomed break. Raising a two year old (Briana) and an eight month old (Bridget), I don't get to out very often. So it was definitely great for my sanity to be able to just get out of the house even if it were for a little bit of time. And it was especially good to be able to spend some time with Andrea.
Nothing too exciting happened on our errand run. We started off at CVS, where it turns out that the item I was looking for was sold out. For anyone curious, I was looking for the ever exciting product known as Scope mouthwash. CVS was out of the product. Interestingly enough, Target did not have the product either. Who knew there was such a high demand for Scope mouthwash?
Speaking of Target, I suck at Target. One of the more interesting things that happened at Target was that we ran into our friend (Samantha). I guess like us, Sam didn't have much going on a Friday night. So coincidentally, we ran into each other and had a quick chat... about yogurt.
For anyone curious, I poke fun at Sam because she "loves" everything. Yogurt and blueberries, however, are apparently excluded. Although now it turns out that Sam is changing her tune on yogurt as she recently discovered a type that she enjoyed. So apparently she is now on the fence with yogurt.
Anyway, we didn't chat too long at Target. As it turned out, I misplaced my recyclable bag somewhere in Target. So Andrea and I had to retrace our steps to hunt the bag down. Luckily for me, Andrea found the bag by the bikes.
The trip at Target was fun. In my quest to be dad of the year, I picked up what I was looking for: training toothpaste... and not just any training toothpaste, Thomas the train training toothpaste. Thomas the train happens to be one of Briana's favorite characters at the moment, which isn't hard because she has a bunch of favorites. As well, I learned that Target has a clearance section for video games thanks to Andrea. I was quite pleased by that.
From there, we decided to grab a bite to eat at Chili's. I haven't been to Chili's in quite some time. Needless to say, it was a filling meal. We decided to have the $35 dinner for two. I had the sirloin. Yum! I think it goes without saying that I'm not as young as I used to be. What normally was easily consumable when I was in my hey day, wasn't so much last night. I felt absolutely stuffed after the meal.
Tummy aside, it was good to hang out with Andrea. We got to chat about many topics, such as her shady Notre Dame Academy past. For me, I think one of the more memorable conversations was about friendship... primarily because I keep joking that our seven year run is almost up. It so happens that five years ago on Friday, a bunch of us (Andrea included) went on a vacation trip to Ireland. So there's about two years left, if you believe in the seven year rule. Just kidding.
Anyway, even though we essentially ran errands, it was a fun night with Andrea. I'm thinking that I need to do it more often.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
I Suck At CVS
Today has been free pharmacy Monday.
For starters, Karen was able to get two free Glade Expressions Air Freshener Starter Kits at Walgreens thanks to her coupon skills. She was also able to get a free 8x10 picture collage from them too after ordering it online. Apparently, the application used to order pictures online for Walgreens is... well... clunky. (I saw the peculiar online behavior myself... and if I were to order prints again from Walgreens, I would probably order them in the store.)
In addition to that, we went to CVS after dinner. Too bad I suck at CVS. Luckily for me, I received a coupon today from CVS giving me $2 off of any purchase. We didn't really need anything, so we splurged a little by using the coupon on soda. We ended up getting two 2L bottles of soda. Yay!
Needless to say, it has been a free-filled fun day today.
For starters, Karen was able to get two free Glade Expressions Air Freshener Starter Kits at Walgreens thanks to her coupon skills. She was also able to get a free 8x10 picture collage from them too after ordering it online. Apparently, the application used to order pictures online for Walgreens is... well... clunky. (I saw the peculiar online behavior myself... and if I were to order prints again from Walgreens, I would probably order them in the store.)
In addition to that, we went to CVS after dinner. Too bad I suck at CVS. Luckily for me, I received a coupon today from CVS giving me $2 off of any purchase. We didn't really need anything, so we splurged a little by using the coupon on soda. We ended up getting two 2L bottles of soda. Yay!
Needless to say, it has been a free-filled fun day today.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
I Suck At Oral-B Satin Floss
This week at today's neighborhood drugstore (CVS), Oral-B Satin Floss is on sale. The floss is on sale for a whopping $1.99, with CVS providing $1 back in the form of an extra care buck (ECB). Now, I suck at Oral-B satin floss.
It just so happens that I have a $1 coupon for Oral-B loss that expires today. Using my genetic predisposition for mathematics, I figured that the floss would end up being free... and by free I mean the cost of Massachusetts sales tax on a taxable item worth $1.99. I like to use the term "free" instead of saying "state sales tax" because "free" is shorter and is only one syllable. I'm lazy that way.
Needless to say, hurray for free dental hygiene!
It just so happens that I have a $1 coupon for Oral-B loss that expires today. Using my genetic predisposition for mathematics, I figured that the floss would end up being free... and by free I mean the cost of Massachusetts sales tax on a taxable item worth $1.99. I like to use the term "free" instead of saying "state sales tax" because "free" is shorter and is only one syllable. I'm lazy that way.
Needless to say, hurray for free dental hygiene!
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
I Suck At VO5 Shampoo
Before heading off to hang out with my friends (Marc, Kelley, and Andrea) for our usual weekly get together, Karen, our seventeen month old daughter (Briana), and I made a brief pit stop at today's neighborhood drugstore: CVS.
On the shopping list: VO5 Shampoo. Now, I suck at VO5 shampoo. Karen and I generally buy whatever shampoo or conditioner is on sale. I don't have a lot of hair as it is, so the brand of shampoo doesn't really matter much to me.
It just so happens that this week, VO5 shampoo is on sale at CVS for a whopping $0.77. That's not a bad price. Luckily for me, it also happens to be the case that we had a coupon, complements of CVS's own big "red machine", for $2 off when 2 shampoos or conditioners are purchased.
Needless to say, it didn't require any of my genetically predisposed mathematical skills to realize that this meant that the VO5 shampoo would be free this week. And as an added bonus, the coupon would result in an overage to be used on any other product. In our case, we used the overage on candy, of course! Yum!
All in all, it was a good shopping experience.
On the shopping list: VO5 Shampoo. Now, I suck at VO5 shampoo. Karen and I generally buy whatever shampoo or conditioner is on sale. I don't have a lot of hair as it is, so the brand of shampoo doesn't really matter much to me.
It just so happens that this week, VO5 shampoo is on sale at CVS for a whopping $0.77. That's not a bad price. Luckily for me, it also happens to be the case that we had a coupon, complements of CVS's own big "red machine", for $2 off when 2 shampoos or conditioners are purchased.
Needless to say, it didn't require any of my genetically predisposed mathematical skills to realize that this meant that the VO5 shampoo would be free this week. And as an added bonus, the coupon would result in an overage to be used on any other product. In our case, we used the overage on candy, of course! Yum!
All in all, it was a good shopping experience.
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