A Lesson in Greed

I've posted a couple times about picking up soda deals. I have enough soda. I did not need to buy more soda this week, but I did it anyway. I didn't post about it because you don't want to read about my soda anymore and the greed shames me. The greed also came looking for my butt like that wispy final destination air monster (WFDAM)...

I was lazy after my 4 for $10 Diet Dr. Pepper purchase and left 3 twelve packs in my car. In Florida. In August. On my way home from work yesterday, one pack (yeah, all twelve cans) exploded. Imagine, if you will, how 12 exploding cans might sound and the way soda running down your back might feel. I thought I had been shot. No worries, I am still alive (allegedly) much to the chagrin of WFDAM.

In my defense, I need to hoard soda as I will soon be without a job. Soda will be my only sustenance. And probably my bed.

60 for $1

Walgreens and CVS are at it again. Five 12 packs of Dr. Pepper or Pepsi for $13...hurry!

I had $10 ECBs from last weeks CVS Hawaiian Tropic expedition and wanted to spend them on my 5 packs of Diet Dr. Pepper. OF COURSE all the stores near to my zip code were sold out by the time I got out of church Sunday. Grrr. So my dear sweet sister, Sarah, took my card and my ECBs and my monies to the CVS in Gulf Breeze. Apparently Gulf Breeze either stocks their shelves more appropriately than every other CVS I've ever been to or Gulf Breeze people don't raid it. Not only was she able to find the soda and use my $10 ECBs, but she was also able to use 2 coupons found in store for $1.00 off 2 12 packs. So my total was $1! Props to Sarah. Visit her at the Gulf Breeze Library. They have books. For reading.

Made any awesome ECB purchases? Tell us about 'em.

Original Prices: $24.90

Sale Prices: $13

Total Paid: $1

Total Savings: $23.90 or slightly over 95%

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Hello, my name is Jen and I am addicted to diet soda. Diet Dr. Pepper is my poison of choice but I enjoy most diet sodas (Pepsi and Root Beer being the exceptions). This week, Walgreens has Dr. Pepper products on sale 3 for $10 and CVS has Coke products on sale 5 for $13! Being an addict, I took advantage of both. That's $23 for eight 12 packs (96 cans!) - which is great, but I also had 4 ECBs which brought my purchase down to $19 or about 20 cents per can.

Original Prices: $40.82

Sale Prices: $23

Total Paid: $19

Total Savings: $21.82 or slightly over 53%