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 two Colgate Total 4-4.2 oz, $2.75 (you will receive $4 ECB)
Minus two $0.50/1 Colgate Toothpaste, exp. 2/18/12 (SS 01/29/12 R)
If you have ECBs left over from last week use them here!
Total Spent: $4.50
Receive: $4 ECB
Transaction #2
Buy eight Speed Stick or Lady Speed Stick, $1.99 each (you will receive $5 ECB for spending $15)
Minus four B1G1 Speed Stick or Lady Speed Stick Antiperspirant/Deodorant, exp. 2/15/12 (SS 01/29/12)
Minus $4 ECB from Transaction #1
Total Spent: $3.96
Receive: $5 ECB
Transaction #3
Buy one Nuance Salma Hayek, $5.99 (you will receive $2 ECB)
Buy one Got2B Hair Styler, $3.99
Minus one $2/1 Nuance Product, exp. 3/31/12 (CVS, Reinventing Beauty, Winter)
Minus one $3/1 Got2B Full Size Product, exp. 5/12/12 (RP 02/12/12)
Minus $5 ECB from Transaction #2
Total Spent: Nothing
Receive: $2 ECB
Total Remaining ECBs to apply towards next week’s ad: $2 ECB
Total Out of Pocket for 3 transactions: $8.46+ applicable taxes for approximately $32 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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There’s also the Nivea deal — get 3 EB when you spend 10.00.
The lip balm is on sale 2/$5.00, and there’s a 3.00 coupon on 2 in tomorrow’s RP.
So you pay 4.00, get 3 EB–it’s like paying 1.00 for 4 lip balm.
The Got2B Hair styler is on sale at Winn Dixie B1G1 if you use 2 coupons they are FREE…