Shoppers & CVS

Shoppers is running a promotion with Post cereal that would have been wonderful had they actually had the cereal in stock. I was promised that I would be able to use the current promotion(s) when they get some more. We'll see how that goes.

The current Post deal is:
They are on sale for $2.00 each. The 3/29 insert had a $1.00/2 coupon, which will double, plus you can use the $1.00/2 from the front of the Shoppers ad - I don't think this doubles -. There is also a Catalina running: buy 3, get $2.00; buy 4, get $3.00, and buy 5 and get $5.00 back.

I have no idea when the Catalina promo ends, but I'm hoping that they'll honor my coupons, doubles and the Catalina the next time I can get there. Hopefully.

Anyway, first I went to CVS where I bought:
$7.00 Cover Girl mascara
$13.00 Cover Girl foundation
$4.99 Revlon Simply Matte eyeshadow
$0.00 Revlon Simply Matte eyeshadow (BOGO)
$.99 Puffs tissues
$.99 Puffs tissues

- $2/1 CAT for Revlon
- $2/1 Revlon
- $1/1 Revlon
- $4/1 Cover Girl foundation
- $1/1 Cover Girl mascara
- $2 Extrabucks
- $4 Extrabucks
- $3 Extrabucks

= $8.93 OOP

And received $10 for the Cover Girl deal. The Revlon products turned out free:
spent $4.99 (for 2 eyeshadows that are on sale buy 1 get 1 free - I believe the limit is 6 products total)
- $2
- $2
- $1
= -$.01 I guess technically, I made a cent?

And then Shoppers. I bought:
$3.79 1 Cream of Wheat ($1.79 after doubled coupon)
$1.79 1 box of Truvia sweetener (on markdown)
$2.19 1 box Success brown rice ($.19 after doubled coupon)
$2.50 Nestle truffles ($.50 after doubled coupon)
$1.89 Quaker popcorn cakes (FREE plus $.11 overage!)
$2.29 Starkist Tuna Creation ($.29 after doubled Vocal Point coupon)
$2.29 Starkist Tuna Creation ($.29 after doubled Vocal Point coupon)
$2.29 Starkist Tuna Creation ($.29 after doubled Vocal Point coupon)
$2.29 Starkist Tuna Creation ($.29 after doubled Vocal Point coupon)
$3.00 Gatorade G2 powder ($1 after doubled coupon)
$4.79 Finish Electrosol detergent tabs ($2.79 after doubled coupon)
$3.49 Del Monte large grapefruit fruit cup ($1.49 after doubled coupon)
$2.79 Dannon Activia ($.79 after doubled coupon)
$2.50 Dannon La Creme ($.50 after doubled coupon)

= $12.46 OOP
"You saved a grand total of $27.63 or 70%!"
14 items - so under $1 per item!

So not too bad, but I really wish I would have been able to do the Post deal. I accidentally picked up the Kelloggs version and was back and forth between the cereal aisle and my very annoyed cashier before I gave up.