Here are this week’s CVS scenarios starting 4/28/13. With the right coupons you will only pay the tax for the items in the first two transactions! I love it when that happens! 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.
To see this week’s CVS Weekly Ad, go HERE.
**Pay attention to coupon expiration dates. Many coupons expire 4/30/13.
Transaction #1
Buy two Oral-B Pulsar or Cross action Power Toothbrushes, $5.99 (you will receive $6 ECB)
Minus two $3.00/1 Oral-B Adult Battery Toothbrush or 3D White Action Rechargeable Toothbrush from the 3/31 PG exp. 4/30/13
If you have left over ECBs from last week use them here!
Total Spent: $5.99
Receive: $6 ECB
Transaction #2
Buy one Zyrtec 24 hr tablets 5 ct, $6
Buy one Hershey Single Bar, $0.99
Buy two Right Guard Total Defense 5 deodorant, 2/$6 (you will receive $1.50 ECB)
Buy one Xtra Liquid Detergent, $1.99
Minus one $6/1 Zyrtec 5ct SS Insert 4/28/2013 (Exp 5/5/2013) May be regional
Minus one $0.99 off Hershey Bar CVS coupon (print at the coupon center in store)
Minus one $2/2 Right Guard Total Defense printable
Minus $6 ECB from Transaction #1
Total Spent: $0.00
Receive: $1.50 ECBs
Transaction #3
Buy one Crest Clinical Rinse 8-16oz – $3.49 (you will receive $1 ECB)
Minus one $1.50/1 Crest Rinse, exp. 4/30/13 (P&G 03/31/13)
Minus $1.50 ECB from Transaction #2
Total Spent: $0.49
Receive: $1.50 ECB
Total Remaining ECBs to apply towards next week’s ad: $1.50 ECB
Total Out of Pocket for 3 transactions: $6.49 + applicable taxes for approximately $24.00 in products. And if you used left over ECBs in Transaction #1 you can buy 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 and you want to use them now, 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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I don’t think there is a $6ECB deal on the Allegra….. I think it is on sale for $6 and there is a $6 off coupon in the paper
I mean Zyrtec
Awesome catch Courtney! I have updated my post and revised the scenario. Thank you!