[Joyofmommyhood]

Just got a 25% off and this is what I wanna do:


4 Olay cleansers @ $4.49 (non sale price - there is one kind, foaming pump)
4 Olay Body Wash @ $9.99
= $57.92

- 25% off
= $43.44

Use:

4 BOGO olay body wash
2 $3/2 Olay cleanser
= -$2.52

So how does this work? Im guessing I need to buy something to cover the overage but how much do I need to spend? Just the $2.52? Will I then have $0.00 as my total? What about tax? I'm in California it 8.75%.

Please help.

Thx.

[Robbo]

Ok, I don't know how this particular coupon is working but generally speaking.... CVS doesn't do overage so technically speaking they should adjust one of the coupons down to make your total $0. But sometimes, if you have something in your basket that the coupon would apply to that would eat the overage (vs. just a random item for the amount) it won't beep and you're good to go. So you'd have to get 1 more Olay cleanser w/ $3.99 being the cheapest and pay $1.47 for the lot of it. There's no guarantee on that, though. It might still beep, they might adjust it anyway.

Tax varies greatly from state to state. Hopefully someone from Cali can tell you how it works there. Here, all tax is figured before any coupons so we pay the full amount of tax at 9.5% on sale prices. Some places, your taxable total is after coupons. Some places, it's mixed depending on whether it's a store or MFR coupon...

[Joyofmommyhood]

So say the total gets adjusted down to zero, does that mean I pay nothing or I pay the tax of $5.07.

Thanks!

[SJRoth]

The BOGO q for the body wash is only "up to $8.99" so you would pay the extra dollar a bottle.

[Joyofmommyhood]

Originally Posted by SJRoth

The BOGO q for the body wash is only "up to $8.99" so you would pay the extra dollar a bottle.

Ok so it would be -$0.52 after I correct for that extra dollar. Tax would be added on top, right?

[aubreepwi]

Originally Posted by Joyofmommyhood

Ok so it would be -$0.52 after I correct for that extra dollar. Tax would be added on top, right?

It would be 4 bottles of body wash so you total would be +$2.52?

[SJRoth]

Originally Posted by Joyofmommyhood

Ok so it would be -$0.52 after I correct for that extra dollar. Tax would be added on top, right?

You do get the 25% off the full amount of the bw, then get it for free with the BOGO and we pay tax on our total before coupons, grrr!

[portugeseprincess17]

In California we pay tax on the precoupon and discount price. So if your coupons brought your total to 0 but you have 5.28 in tax you'd still have to pay that

[HoarderMom]

I have the total at $1.48 before adding tax of $5.50. So I would walk in expecting to pay $6.98 total, and if it was lower then even better.

[Quazel]

Originally Posted by HoarderMom

I have the total at $1.48 before adding tax of $5.50. So I would walk in expecting to pay $6.98 total, and if it was lower then even better.

$1.48 is what I am figuring as well. Tax in NJ is before MQs but after store qs. I looked up CA laws and I found the ones that apply to the stores here. I appears to me that CA is taxed after store discounts apply (same as NJ) so your taxable amount would be $43.44 or $3.80 in tax for a total of $5.28. Don't hold me to it though, I don't shop in CA I just have a few extra minutes on my lunch break!