10/11 always, vitamin water, whitestrips, & newspapers

i bought:
vitamin water $2.29
always infinity 18 ct $4.98
always infinity 18 ct $4.98
crest whitestrips trial size 8 ct. $5.99
crest whitestrips trial size 8 ct. $5.99
3 early edition sunday newspapers $2.25

subtotal $26.48

used coupons:
-$7 Crest Whitestrips Premium Pro Effects, Renewal or Daily Whitening Multicare strips 09-28 PG
-$7 Crest Whitestrips Premium Pro Effects, Renewal or Daily Whitening Multicare strips 09-28 PG
= $12.48 + 1.01 tax (used $12.49 in ecb, $1 on gc)

received:
$9.96 ecb for always (10/5-10/11)
$2.29 ecb for vitamin water (10/5-10/11)

summary:
spent $12.49 ecb + $1 on gc
received $12.25 ecb
total cost: $1.24

year to date savings: $3313.70
fall 2008 spending: $3.69

strange transaction. i expected the $7 coupons to be adjusted to $5.99, but they scanned right through. also, my subtotal before tax was -$.01... i didn't think that was possible!

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