It’s another good week at CVS! 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 have created a different scenario, leave a comment on this post with the scenario you plan to do! 
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 Excedrin extra strength 8 ct, $0.99 (you will receive $0.99 ECB)
Buy one Oral-B Pulsar toothbrush 1pk, $6 (you will receive $3 ECB)
Minus one $3/1 Oral B Adult or Kids Battery Toothbrush 6/5/2011 P&G Insert (exp 7/31/2011)
(If you have remaining ECBs from last week use them here to save even more!)
Total Spent: $3.99
Receive: $0.99 ECB, $3 ECB
Transaction #2
Buy one Crest Pro-Health rinse 1L, $4.50 (you will receive $2.50 ECB)
Buy one Ban invisible solid, $2.99 (you will receive $2 ECB)
Minus one $0.75/1 Ban Solid Deodorant 6/5/2011 SS Insert (exp 7/31/2011)
Minus one $2/1 Crest Rinse 6/5/2011 P&G Insert (exp 7/31/2011)
Minus $0.99 ECB and $3 ECB from Transaction #1
Total Spent: $0.75
Receive: $2.50 ECB, $2 ECB
Transaction #3
Buy five Fuze 16.9oz, 5/$5 (you will receive $2 ECB)
Buy one Colgate MaxClean Toothpaste, $2.79 (you will receive $2 ECB)
Minus one $1/1 Colgate MaxClean Toothpaste All You May 2011 (exp 6/30/2011)
Minus two $1/2 Fuze or Fuze Slenderize 4/10/2011 SS Insert (exp 7/10/2011)
Minus $2.50 ECB and $2 ECB from Transaction #2
Total Spent: $0.29
Receive: $2 ECB, $2 ECB
Total Remaining ECBs to apply towards next week’s ad: $4 ECB ($2 ECB + $2 ECB) from Transaction 3
Total Out of Pocket for all 3 transactions: $5.03 + applicable taxes for approximately $22 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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i had $8 ECB for the revlon that printed in the store. But when I logged in i had the $8 ECB for revlon that i can print online and i printed it.Can i use both.
No; you can only use one of the same Revlon ECBs.
Here is my CVS Trip planned out. Mind you I do have a $5 and a $4 ECB from last week but over all I think this is a good one 🙂
Transaction 1
2 Colgate Toothpaste $2.79 ea Recieve $2 ECB
2 $.75/1
1 Oral B toothbrush $6 Recieve $3 ECB
1 $3/1
2 Excedrin Extra Strength $.99 ea Recieve $.99 ECB
Use $5 ECB, $4 ECB
Total $.94 Receive $4 ECB, $3 ECB, $1.98 ECB
Transaction 2
1 Oral B Toothbrush $6 Recieve $3 ECB
1 $3/1
2 Ban Invisible Solid $2.99 ea Recieve $2 ECB
2 $.75/1
Use $4, $3 ECB
Total $1.25 Recieve $4, $3 ECB
Transaction 3
2 Crest Pro Health Rinse $4.50 ea Receive $2.50 ECB
2 $2/1
Use $3, $1.98 ECB From Tr. 1
Total $.61 Recieve $5 ECB + $4 Leftover from Tr. 2
For all 3 transactions I will spend $2.80 and will walk away with a $5 and a $4 ECB for next week!
Can you get 2 ECB deals for 2 of the same products? I thought you could get only 1.
I depends on the sale, there are limits per household (meaning per card), most of the time the limit is 1, but for instance 2 weeks ago there was the Revlon Nail Polish sale and had a limit of 6 per household. Just read your weekly ad and pay attention to the little print at bottom of every advertisement.
… and I forgot to mention that if they allow you more than one, the ecb will print in one single amount if you buy all the items in the same transaction. To make it clear, using the same previous example, the Revlon Nail Polish was $4.99 and there was ecb for $4.00, if you bought the 6 that they were allowing in one single transaction you would have ended with one single ecb for $24.00, which is not the best scenario unless your next purchase exceeds that amount.
I hope this makes sense and helps a little bit.
Yes, it does. Thank-you very much! 🙂
John Frieda is a 3.00 MM…Buy two John Frieda Foam, use 2 5.00 off Q and receive 3.00 ECBs
Im going to do the Jonh Freida today before they run out… It’s on sale for $5 (there is -$5 coupon on the Sunday’s paper) so it’s free PLUS with $10 worth of product get 3 EBC’s yippee! This is what Stephanie said in the post before me but I like to ramble and am very exicted about this deal 🙂
These were my transactions today. When I swiped my card at the coupon printer, it gave me $3.00 off any $10.00 cosmetics purchase, which I used in Transaction 4.
Also, my first transaction printed a coupon for $5.00 off a $15.00 purchase. I used that on Transaction 2.
Total out of pocket expenses including tax, $14.01.
Transaction 1
Purchased 2 – $.99 ECB wyb Excedrin extra strength, PM or Migraine 8ct (while supplies last) $.99 Limit 2
**Buy 2, spend $1.98, receive $1.98 ECBs makes it FREE
Purchased 2 – Buy one Oral-B Pulsar toothbrush 1pk, $6 (you will receive $3 ECB)
2- Minus one $3/1 Oral B Adult Toothbrush 6/5/2011 P&G Insert (exp 7/31/2011)
Total Spent including tax: $8.82 Receive: $1.98 ECB, $6 ECB
Transaction 2
Use $6.00 ECB’s from previous transaction to help pay for this
Purchased 5 (3 Fuse and 2 Powerade Zero)- $2 ECB wyb Powerade 32oz, Vitaminwater 20oz, Smartwater 1L, Fuze or Honest Tea 16.9oz, 5/$5 Limit 1
1 -$1/2 Fuze or Fuze Slenderize 4/10/2011 SS Insert (exp 7/10/2011)
**Buy 5 Fuze, use one $1/2, spend $4, get $2 ECB
Purchased 1 Full Repair Shampoo and 1 Conditioner – $3 ECB wyb $10 these John Frieda products Limit 1 Collection shampoo, conditioner 8-10oz or styler 3-12oz, $5
2 -$2/1 John Frieda Products 6/5/2011 SS Insert (exp 7/31/2011)
Buy 2, use two $2/1, spend $6, get $3 ECB
I also used the coupon for $5.00 off a $15.00 purchase and my total was $5.70 with tax. I used the 6.00 ECB’s from previous transaction to pay for this.
Total Spent: 0 Receive: $5 ECB
Transaction 3
Use $6.98 ECB’s from previous transaction to help pay for this
Purchased 1 – $2 ECB wyb Ban invisible solid, $2.99 Limit 1
1 -$0.75/1 Ban Solid Deodorant 6/5/2011 SS Insert (exp 7/31/2011)
**Buy 1, use one $.75/1, spend $2.24, get $2 ECB, makes it $.24
Purchased 2 (one bogo) – Schick Hydro 3 or Hydro 5 cartridges 4ct or razor 1ct, on sale BOGO $8.49/2
2 -$1/1 Schick Razor or Refills 5/22/2011 SS Insert (exp 6/30/2011)
Total Spent including tax: $2.56 Receive: $2 ECB
Transaction 4
Use $2.00 ECB’s from previous transaction to help pay for this
Purchased 2 – CoverGirl NatureLuxe lip gloss balm, 2/$12
1 -$5/2 CoverGirl Natureluxe Product 6/5/2011 P&G Insert (exp 7/31/2011)
I also used the coupon for $3.00 off any $10.00 cosmetics purchase along with $2.00 ECB’s from previous transaction.
Total Spent including tax: $2.63
Fun way to spend an afternoon!
The receipts say I had $62.61 total savings today. Not bad!
I received a 25% off top customer shopping pass in the mail. It has to be used this weekend. Has anyone ever received on of these before? The exclude provision on it is very long… it also says exclues sale merchandise. I am looking to buy the netbook int he ad this week. ON the picture in the ad it says “WOW” it does not say sale. Do you think I can use this 25% to purchase the Netbook?
Hi Tammy! I would recommend you ask customer service BUT since the netbook deal is in the sales flyer (even if it does say WOW), I’m thinking you won’t be able to use it. Let me know though!