Below are new CVS scenarios. 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 week 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 Reeses Minis or Hersheys Drops, $1.59 (will receive $1.59 ECB)
Buy one Snickers, $0.89 (will receive $0.89 ECB)
Total Due: $2.48 (you will spend less money out of pocket if you use ECBs earned from last week)
Receive $1.59 ECB and $0.89 ECB (makes them FREE after ECB)
Transaction #2
Buy two Lysol disinfectant spray, $4 each
Buy two Airwick Freshmatic Starter Kit, $6 each (will receive $10 ECBs for spending $20 on Lysol/Airwick)
Use two $1/1 Lysol Disinfectant Spray 1/2/2011 SS Insert (exp 2/1/2011)
Use two $4/1 Air Wick Freshmatic Ultra Starter Kit 1/2/2011 SS Insert (exp 2/13/2011)
Minus $1.59 ECB and $0.89 ECB from Transaction one
Total Due: $7.52
Receive $10 ECBs (makes everything FREE after ECBs)
Transaction #3
Buy one Infusium 23 shampoo, conditioner or leave in treatment 16oz, $5.99 (will receive $2 ECB)
Buy one Ajax dish liquid 16 oz, $0.77
Buy one All Laundry Detergent, $4.99 (will receive $1 ECB)
Buy one item priced at $1.25
Use one $1/1 All Liquid Laundry Detergent 12/5/2010 RP Insert (exp 1/9/2011)
Use one $2/1 Infusium 23 Hair Product All You Dec 2010 (exp 1/31/2011)
Use $10 ECBs Transaction #2
Total Due: 0.00
Receive $2 ECB and $1 ECB
Total Remaining ECBs to apply towards next week’s ad: $3.00 ECBs
Total Out of Pocket for all 3 transactions: $10.00 + applicable taxes. Don’t forget that if you use ECBs from last week, you will spend much less out of pocket on Transaction #1.
**Also – Don’t forget that you 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 and paper towels which are hard to get dirt cheap!
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Doesn’t the B1G1 Axe coupon expire today (with the sale not starting until tomorrow)?
Rebecca – yes – awesome catch. I updated the scenarios accordingly. Thanks for the comment!
Question? My CVS tells me that when a sale reads spend 20 and get $10 in extra care bucks, the 20 must be after all coupons used. Does this sound correct?
My CVS (Belleview and Summerfield areas) allows me to use my coupons AFTER I reach the $20, so I get really great deals.