It is a pretty slow week at CVS. I am not having any luck creating a scenario with my usual $5 per week budget. This week I will start off with the only “free after ECB” item with an out of pocket total around $17 instead. 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 pur-Absorb Iron Supplement 28ct, $15.99 (you will receive $15.99 ECB)
(If you have remaining ECBs from last week use them here to save more!)
Total Spent: $15.99
Receive: $4 ECB
Transaction #2
Buy two Pine-Sol 28 oz, 2/$4 (you will receive $5 ECB for spending $15 on select household products)
Buy two Formula 409 32 oz, 2/$6
Buy two Clorox Disinfecting Wipes 35ct, 2/$5
Buy one Right Guard Total Defense 5 Body Wash 13.5-18oz, $2.88 (you will receive $1 ECB)
Buy one Finish Gelpacs, Tabs 20ct or Quantum 10 ct, on sale $2.99
Minus one 1/2 Clorox, Tilex or Pine-Sol Cleaners 8/21/2011 SS Insert (exp 10/16/2011)
Minus one $1/2 Formula 409 All Purpose Cleaner 8/21/2011 SS Insert (exp 10/16/2011)
Minus one $1/2 Clorox Disinfecting Wipes 8/21/2011 SS Insert (exp 10/16/2011)
Minus one $1/1 Finish Quantum, Powerball or Gelpac 9/18/2011 SS Insert (exp 10/23/2011)
Minus $15.99 ECB from Transaction #1
Total Spent: $.88
Receive: $5 ECB, $1 ECB
Transaction #3
Buy one Dial or Tone bar soap 2-3pk, $1.88 (you will receive $1 ECB)
Buy one Dial NutriSkin Lotion 21 oz, $4.88 (you will receive $1 ECB)
Buy one Gain Dish Liquid 10.3-11 oz, on sale $.88
Minus one $1/1 Dial Lotion
Minus $5 ECB & $1 ECB from Transaction #2
Total Spent: $.64
Receive: $1 ECB, $1 ECB
Total Remaining ECBs to apply towards next week’s ad: $2 ECB from Transaction #3
Total Out of Pocket for all 3 transactions: $17.51+ applicable taxes for approximately $45 in products. And if you use ECBs from last week in Transaction #1 you will save even more!
**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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transaction #1 you say in red you get $4 ECB is that correct?
the pine sol coupon isnt a match it is only good for 48 oz or larger. )= i am still going to try these deals though.(i have $12 EB to start with)
sorry, it will work for the tilex and clorox just not the pine sol
thanks for posting these transactions! I just got back from CVS. While they didn’t have the Iron supplement, I got my raincheck and the rest of the deals. thanks!