HOT CVS deal on Head and Shoulders and Organix - YMMV

OH my goodness! I have been going to CVS daily to scan my card so I can get the $2 off shampoo, conditioner or styler CRT and boy did I hit a goldmine of a deal.  First, earlier in the week I used the $2 CRT to purchase these Organix conditioners on clearance for $3.49 each.
I purchased 3, using 3 $2 CRTS and had a $4 ECB.
In return, I got back a $5 ECB so a pretty HOT deal.

Well, today I went back and scanned my card and got another $2 CRT.  Having gotten my inserts this weekend(I get a free paper at my home and I have a few nice neighbors that give me the inserts out of theirs - see the coupon preview here) I also took then with me to see if I could score a decent deal on some Head and Shoulders with the bogo coupon we got!

Well, the Head and Shoulders was tagged buy 1 get 1 50% off AND it is part of the gas card deal this week.  I originally didn't see a hot enough deal to mess with the gas card deal but when I saw this, I knew it would be a decent way to restock my husband and some very expensive shampoo.

I needed to get 8 to get above $30 AFTER 50% off 2nd in the sets and needed and fully expected to get the $5.99 off for the free coupon.  This is how I THOUGHT my scenario would play out:


4 Head and Shoulders @ 5.99
4 Head and Shoulders 50% off @ $2.99
=$35.92
-4 @ $5.99 bogo coupons
-$2 CRT
=$9.96 oop and get $10 gas card.  (plus with the Beauty Club I earned $35.92 toward my next $50 to get a $5 ECB = ~ $3.59)


WELL my transaction did NOT go that AT ALL.
My bogo coupons took off $9.49!  When I brought it to the attention of my cashier I was informed that is what the computer told them to take off so that is what I got!!!!  I WENT NEGATIVE $4.04.


Cashier told me I had to get $4 more worth of stuff cause he couldn't pay me, WHAT!!!!
I ran and grabbed a gallon of milk and a caramel and paid $0.11 OOP and earned $10 gas card AND $1 for my green bag tag (:D)


WOO HOO!!!!!  The gas card deal is limit 5 so if you have enough coupons, you can do 4 transactions and then 1 transaction with just the .99 Palmolive and earn $50 in gas.
Even if your store does the transaction the way I thought it needed and you don't have the $2 CRT, it would cost you $11.96 each transctions and .99 for the Palmolive 
You would earn $50 gas and $143.68 toward your Beauty Club so ~ $14.36 more in ecbs


$11.96 * 4 + .99 = $48.83
-$50 - $14.36 = 
Profit of $15.53!!!!!


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