oh, how I love CVS!

About a month ago, over at Smart Care Living there was a coupon-by-mail offer to get a free 5-pack, or $7 off a larger package of Zyrtec (an over-the-counter, or OTC, allergy medicine) - and I got mine in the mail yesterday!

Today, we were out running errands and stopped in at my favourite CVS store, and when I scanned my ExtraCare Card at the Magic Coupon Machine, it gave me another $3 off of a $10 Healthcare purchase coupon!  I say another one, because I used one earlier in the week, along with some ExtraBucks that were expiring!

But today I combined my free Zyrtec coupon with their advertised price on Puffs @ 2/$3 (I got three boxes) and used the $3 coupon with it! yay!

so the breakdown is that i got five individually packaged Zyrtec pills (which are so handy when travelling!) and three of the full sized (not the small square) boxes of Puffs (the nose knows!) for $2.05 AND then I got a $1 ExtraBuck back for it having been a fourth scan of my Green Bag Tag

so, yay!  Allergy medicine and Puffs for $1.05

As a footnote, I am aware that Puffs are not thrifty, nor are they environmentally friendly, but they are a small thing that makes my everyday life easier and more comfortable....and I use allergy medication regularly (although normally I get the CVS brand Loratadine for my once-daily medication) so this was a particularly good deal for me!