Here are this week’s CVS scenarios starting 5/19/13. 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.
Transaction #1
Buy two Clear Shampoo, $5 each (you will receive $5 ECB)
Buy two Clear Conditioner, $5 each
Minus two FREE Clear Conditioner or Mast wyb Clear Scalp & Hair Beauty Therapy Shampoo, exp. 6/2/13 (RP 05/19/13 R)
If you have left over ECBs from last week use them here!
Total Spent: $10.00
Receive: $5 ECB
Transaction #2
Buy one Physicians Formula 3 in 1 Concealer, $12.99 online price (you will receive $7 ECB)
Minus one $4/$12 Physicians Formula Product, exp. 6/30/13 (CVS Reinventing Beauty Magazine, Spring)
Minus one $1/1 Physicians Formula Cosmetic Product, exp. 7/31/13 (SS 04/21/13 R)
Minus $5 ECB from Transaction #1
Total Spent: $2.99
Receive: $7 ECB
Transaction #3
Buy two Irish Spring Body Wash 15oz, 2/$7 (you will receive $3 ECB)
Buy one Colgate Total Rinse, $2.99 (you will receive $1 ECB)
Buy two Wet n Wild Megalast Nail Color, $1.50 online price each (includes the BOGO 50% discount)
Minus two $1/1 Irish Spring Body Wash, exp. 6/8/13 (SS 05/19/13)
Minus one $1/1 Colgate Mouthwash, exp. 6/16/13 (SS 05/19/13)
Minus one $1/1 Colgate Total Mouthwash CVS printable
Minus two $1/1 Wet N Wild or Fergie Eye, Lip & Nail Product, exp. 6/1/13 (RP 05/19/13)
Minus $7 ECB from Transaction #2
Total Spent: Nothing
Receive: $3 ECB
Total Remaining ECBs to apply towards next week’s ad: $3 ECB
Total Out of Pocket for 3 transactions: $12.99 + applicable taxes for approximately $46.00 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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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..