Here are this week’s CVS Scenarios. Make sure to scan your Extra Care Card at the Coupon Center when you arrive. There are some great coupons printing for customers. One reported a $6/1 Physicians Formula Cosmetic coupon! I hope I get that one! If it prints for you, use that coupon in the first transaction to really save BIG! I have included a rebate scenario for this product as well which makes everything you purchase below FREE. Let me know what prints for you at the CVS coupon center this week and what deals you find! This post includes specific items you can purchase and coupons that you can use to maximize your dollar AND your Extra Care Bucks at CVS. Please know that you do not have to follow these transactions if you do not want to. The goal of this post is to help you get an idea on how to roll your Extra Care Bucks from one scenario to the next. Please also know that these transactions do not take into account tax. Every state taxes differently so you may need to budget a little extra to cover tax.
If you are new to shopping at CVS, go HERE to read Intro to CVS.
To see this week’s CVS Weekly Ad go HERE.
Transaction #1
Buy one Physicians Formula Organic Wear Jumbo Mascara, $9.99 (you will receive $7 ECB) **make sure to get one with TRY ME FREE offer on the package so you can submit the rebate
Minus one $1/1 Physicians Formula Cosmetics Product 2/27/2011 SS Insert (exp 5/31/2011)
(If you have remaining ECBs from last week use them here to save even more!)
Total Spent: $8.99 (If you do not use ECBs)
Receive: $7 ECB
Click HERE for more information regarding the Physicians Formula TRY ME FREE REBATE. Rebate will be in the amount of $9.95 (see rebate form), makes your total out of pocket NOTHING plus a little moneymaker!
Transaction #2
Buy one Skintimate Gel, $3.49 (you will receive $2.50 ECB)
Buy two Colgate Manual Toothbrush, $2.99 each (you will receive $4 ECB for purchasing two)
Minus one $0.55/1 Skintimate Shave Gel 3/27/2011 SS Insert (exp 5/11/2011)
Minus two $1/1 Colgate Manual Toothbrush 3/27/2011 SS Insert (exp 4/16/2011)
Minus $7 ECB from Transaction #1
Total Spent: NOTHING
Receive: $2.50 ECB, $4 ECB
Transaction #3
Buy two Mennen Speedstick, 2/$6 (you will receive $3 ECB)
Buy one Halls cough drops 30ct, $1.87 (you will receive $1 ECB)
Buy two Clean & Clear body wash 16oz, $2.99 each
Minus two $0.50/1 Speed Stick or Lady Speed Stick 3/27/2011 SS Insert (exp 4/16/2011)
Minus one $0.75/1 Halls Cough Drops 3/27/2011 SS Insert (exp 5/22/2011)
Minus one B1G1 Clean & Clear Body Wash 3/27/2011 SS Insert (exp 5/15/2011)
Minus one $2/1 Clean and Clear Product (IE) Printable (FF)
Minus $2.50 ECB and $4 ECB from Transaction #2
Total Spent: $.61
Receive: $3 ECB, $1 ECB
Total Remaining ECBs to apply towards next week’s ad: $4 ECBs
Total Out of Pocket for all 3 transactions AFTER Physicians Formula TRY ME FREE REBATE: NOTHING! Only applicable taxes for approximately $34.00 in products. AND – if you used ECBs from last week, you will have spent much less out of pocket on Transaction #1.
**Also – Don’t forget that your ECBs will expire in a few weeks and if you let them expire, you are basically throwing away money. If you are concerned you will let them expire, I would put your ECBs towards paper products like toilet paper, paper towels, diapers, etc which are hard to get dirt cheap!
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My name is Liza and I began my money-saving journey in the Spring of 2009 as a way to stretch a limited household income. I had lost my job and my hubby was self-employed. I launched Addicted to Saving in November of 2009 and it has grown by leaps and bounds. Since then, my hubby and I have struggled with the ups and downs of two failed adoptions and are now LOVING being parents to our little man Asher who we brought home from Ethiopia in August of 2013. I feel incredibly blessed to be able to help you save money. My goal is that you will have FUN and become empowered to save more and more money each week..