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 Excedrin Bonus Pack Extra Strength 8 ct or PM 8 ct, $.99 (you will receive $.99 ECB)
Buy two Ricola Drops, 2/$3 (you will receive $1 ECB)
Minus two $1.50/1 Ricola Cough or Throat Drops, 45 ct+ 2011-09-11 SS Insert (exp 11/30/2011)
(If you have remaining ECBs from last week use them here to save more!)
Total Spent: $.99
Receive: $1 ECB, $.99 ECB
Transaction #2
Buy two Colgate Optic white toothpaste, 2/$6 (you will receive $3 ECB)
Minus two $1.50/1 Colgate Optic White Toothpaste, 4 oz 2011-11-13 SS Insert (exp 12/16/2011)
Minus $1 ECB & $.99 ECB from Transaction #1
Total Spent: $1.01
Receive: $3 ECB
Transaction #3
Buy one Listerine Total Care 500ml, $3.69 (you will receive $1 ECB)
Buy one Palmolive 10 oz, $.99
Minus one $1/1 Listerine Total Care or Advanced,1L+ 2011-10-09 RP Insert (exp 12/31/2011)
Minus one $0.25/1 Palmolive Pure Palmolive Dish Liquid, exp. 12/3/11 (SS 11/13/11)
Minus $3 ECB from Transaction #2
Total Spent: $.43
Receive: $1 ECB
Total Remaining ECBs to apply towards next week’s ad: $1 ECB
Total Out of Pocket for 2 transactions: $2.43+ applicable taxes for approximately $15 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..
my coupons were $1 off one but still good deal for the optic and the dish soap was $1 off two