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This Week at CVS…
Here are two scenarios that you can try. The first one uses a printable coupon. The second transaction uses a coupon that is supposed to be in the coupon insert this Sunday, April 25. (Remember: You do not always get all the coupons that are reported to be in the newspaper inserts. Each region. Sometimes each paper receive different coupons.)
Here are two scenarios that you can try. The first one uses a printable coupon. The second transaction uses a coupon that is supposed to be in the coupon insert this Sunday, April 25. (Remember: You do not always get all the coupons that are reported to be in the newspaper inserts. Each region. Sometimes each paper receive different coupons.)
Transaction #1:
Buy 1 Softsoap Body Wash 2.99
-$0.75 off Softsoap Nutri Serum Body Wash printable
Total OOP: 2.24
Get back $2 ECB (extra care bucks)
Feeling brave….
Transaction #2:
Buy 1 Intuition Razor OR Schick Quattro for Women Razor $8.99
-$4.00 off Schick Intution Razor or Refill SS 4/25
OR -$4.00 off Schick Quattro for Women Razor or Refill SS 4/25 $4.99
AND -$2 ECB from Transaction #1
Total OOP: $2.99
Get back $4 ECB to use for next week.
Buy 1 Softsoap Body Wash 2.99
-$0.75 off Softsoap Nutri Serum Body Wash printable
Total OOP: 2.24
Get back $2 ECB (extra care bucks)
Feeling brave….
Transaction #2:
Buy 1 Intuition Razor OR Schick Quattro for Women Razor $8.99
-$4.00 off Schick Intution Razor or Refill SS 4/25
OR -$4.00 off Schick Quattro for Women Razor or Refill SS 4/25 $4.99
AND -$2 ECB from Transaction #1
Total OOP: $2.99
Get back $4 ECB to use for next week.
This afternoon I decided to do a quick trip to CVS because one of my coupons was expiring on Monday and I wanted to take advantage of the deal before it expired. Also, I should point out that I have a CVS card and so does my husband. We got two cards accidentally, but I have consulted several respectable bloggers and they say that the rule is one per person. So, I shop on both cards. The ECBs that print are specific to the card that earned them. Meaning...if my card earns an ECB, my card has to be the one to redeem the ECB.
* Buy Renu Multipurpose Contact Solution Get $3 ECB. (Or you can buy a twin pack of the rewetting drops.)
* Buy Clairol Loving Care Hair Color Get $2 ECB Limit 1
* Buy Glade Fragrance Collection candles or reed diffusers Get $6.99 ECB (These are free after ECB) Limit 1
Here are the Transactions:
Transaction 1: My Card
1 Clairol Loving Care Natural Instincts hair color $4.99
1 Renu Multipurpose Contact Solution $7.99
1 Glade Fragrance Collection reed diffuser $6.99
Total: 19.97
Coupons:
- $4.00 off Clairol Natural Instincts hair color (found in the P&G newspaper insert on 8/2 EXPIRES 8/31)
-$2.00 Glade Fragrance Collection candles or reed diffusers
Total After Coupons: 13.97
- $10 ECB from Aveeno Deal I did on Friday
-$4 ECB (The cashier adjusted the ECB down to $3.97 because I forgot to put a filler item in my cart to make up the difference. Some cashiers do this and some do not.)
Total OOP: $0.00 plus tax. (I put the $1.28 in tax on the gift card that I have from transferring a prescription.)
Got $11.99 ECB ($6.99 ECB, $3 ECB, $2 ECB)
Transaction #2: My Husband's Card
1 Clairol Loving Care Natural Instincts hair color $4.99
1 Glade Fragrance Collection soy candle (10 oz) $6.99
1 Warhead Sour Spray candy $1.19 (The Boy has been begging to try this spray candy.)
Total: $13.17
Coupons:
-$4 Clairol Natural Instincts coupon from above
-$2 Glade Fragrance Collection coupon from above
Total After coupons: $7.17
-$6.99 ECB
Total OOP: $0.18 plus tax ( I put the $1.23 on the gift card. I still have $7.54 left on the gift card and I have had it since the beginning of the summer.)
Got $8.99 ECB ($6.99 ECB, $2 ECB)
Grand Totals for the Trip:
OOP: $2.51 on a gift card
ECB Spent: $20.99
ECB Received: $20.98
Lost a penny in ECBs. I don't think I am going to cry over it.
I admit when I started reading all the blogs about drug store shopping I was very confused. I read that people were getting free stuff. I wanted the free stuff, but I just didn't understand it. I have come to realize that I need to add stores slowly. I need to jump into one store at a time and learn their systems and their couponing rules. Then after I have a solid foothold into that store's way of shopping, only then can I move onto a different store. My first drug store was CVS. I love CVS. I love my cashier at CVS. She likes me. We get along. She knows that I will be using coupons & ECBs and doesn't look at me with disdain when my OOP is low.
My advice to people who don't shop CVS. Jump in. The only way to get the free stuff is to learn to roll those ECBs. [Extra Care Bucks (ECBs) are printed at the bottom of your receipt. They work just like cash except you don't get change back.] Here is how I get free stuff by rolling my ECBs.
Here is the deal: Get $10 ECB when you buy $25 worth of Aveeno products.
Here is the transaction:
2 Aveeno Positively Ageless Deep Cleansing Pads $8.99/each
1 Aveeno Positively Ageless Firming Lotion $8.99
Total: $26.97
- $5 off a $25 transaction (CVS coupon for taking ReadyFill survey)
-$9.99 ECB from awhile ago not sure what from
-$1.98 ECB expiring on Tuesday
Total After coupons: $0.00
Get Back: $10 ECB
I spent $11.97 in ECB and got $10 back. I will still have enough ECBs that I won't have to pay for my deals next week or the next. Right now, I am carrying about $28 in ECBs, so losing the $1.97 in the rollover doesn't make me cry.
Do you shop at CVS? Do you love it? Do you hate it? Or does it just make your head hurt to think about?
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