This week’s scenario includes deals from the three day sale so make sure to purchase Transaction #1 by Tuesday. 🙂 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 Pumpkin master carving tool, $2.49 (you will receive $2.49 ECB)
Buy one Gold emblem candy corn, autumn mix or pumpkins 8 oz, $.99 (you will receive $.99 ECB)
(If you have remaining ECBs from last week use them here to save more!)
Total Spent: $3.48
Receive: $2.49 ECB, $.99 ECB
Transaction #2
Buy four Starburst Candy Singles, 4/$2 (you will receive $1 ECB)
Buy one Visine eye drops or wipes, $5.49 (you will receive $1 ECB)
Minus two B1G1 Free Starburst printable (no longer available)
Minus one $3/1 Visine Product or Visine Soothing Wipes
Minus $2.49 ECB and $.99 ECB from Transaction #1
Total Spent: $0.01
Receive: $1 ECB, $1 ECB
Transaction #3
Buy one Dove Visible Care Body Wash, $5.49 (you will receive $2 ECB)
Minus one $1/1 Dove Body Wash 10/2/2011 RP Insert (exp 10/30/2011)
Minus $1 ECB and $1 ECB from Transaction #2
Total Spent: $2.49
Receive: $2 ECB
Total Remaining ECBs to apply towards next week’s ad: $2 ECB
Total Out of Pocket for 2 transactions: $5.98+ applicable taxes for approximately $16.50 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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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..
It’s not the greatest deals, but I was completely out of paper towels and we go through alot of those in my house and it’s hard to find a good deal on these! Plus, who couldn’t use more halloween candy! I’m putting some away for my kids at Christmas time!
Transaction #1
Buy 4 Hershey’s candy 4/$10 get $3EC bucks back
Buy 2 Scott 6 pack paper towel rolls $6 each
Use $4 off of $20 CVS coupon emailed to me.
Use 4 $1/1 Hershey’s candy internet coupon (I was going to use these at Publix but they had the $3/2 coupon peelies on the packages)
Use 2 $1/1 4 or more rolls of Scott towels, 10/23 SS
With tax, spend $13.26 recieve $3 EC bucks back
Transaction 2
Buy 3 Scott paper towel rolls, $6 each
Use 3, $1/1 Scott paper towel coupon 10/23 SS
Use $3 EC bucks from Transaction 1
Spend $13.26, recieve $10 gift card