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 four Schick disposable razors, $7.99 each (you will receive $10 ECB)
Minus two B1G1 Schick Disposable Razor Pack, exp. 6/17/12 (SS 05/20/12)
If you have ECBs from last week use them here!
Total Spent: $15.98
Receive: $10 ECB
Transaction #2
Buy one Depend Real Fit or Silhouette 3 ct, $3.99 (you will receive $2 ECB)
Buy one Colgate 360 toothbrush, $2.99 (you will receive $2 ECB)
Buy two Act Dental Rinse, $3.99 each (you will receive $2 ECB)
Minus one $2/1 Depend Product printable
Minus one $1.50/2 Act Mouthwash or Mouthrinse printable
Minus $10 ECB from Transaction #1
Total Spent: $1.46
Receive:$2 ECB, $2 ECB, $2 ECB
Transaction #3
Buy three Milky Way Bars $0.75 each (you will receive $0.75 ECB)
Buy two Charmin Bath Tissue, 4pk Double Rolls, $2.99 each
Minus one $0.75 off two MILKY WAY Brand Bars printable
Minus one Buy 2, Get 1 FREE Milky Way Brand Single Bars **NOTE – not all CVS locations will let you use a B2G1 coupon along with the $0.75/2 coupon.
Minus two $0.25/1 Charmin Product, exp. 5/31/12 (P&G 04/29/12)
Minus $2 ECB, $2 ECB & $2 ECB from Transaction #2
Total Spent: $0.23
Receive: $0.75 ECB
Total Remaining ECBs to apply towards next week’s ad: $0.75 ECB
Total Out of Pocket for 2 transactions: $17.67 + applicable taxes for approximately $55.00 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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I attempted to use the B1G1 coupon and .75 off 2 on the purchase of three Milky Way bars today at my local CVS. The store manager told me it was against CVS policy to accept both coupons. Furthermore he told me that a purchase (The coupons states one coupon per purchase which I interpreted to mean that each item is a purchase) is the same as a transaction and that I was trying to cheat the system. He said it was that stores policy not to accept coupons this way and it didn’t matter what CVS corporate policy states. This is not the first time this manager has been rude to me over the use of coupons. I have complained before to their corporate office, clearly with no result. I am finished with this CVS and won’t be back. Ughhhh!
Hi Tamara! Thanks for the comment and update. I updated my CVS post to say that not all stores will accept both coupons. Your manager is correct in that CVS’ policy is that they will not allow two coupons on a BOGO sale. The difference here is that the sale isn’t BOGO.. the coupon is B2G1. That said, I’m not 100% surprised by his/her reaction. I find that overall, CVS is much easier to shop at than Walgreens. Don’t let this manager get you down. If anything, try shopping at another store (if you have another nearby). Or – you can continue to call corporate when you have problems and maybe eventually they will do something. I called corporate when my local store decided to stop accepting printable coupons and it didn’t take long for them to start accepting coupons again. 😉
Thanks! I will be calling corporate on Tuesday. You’ve inspired me to try another CVS location before throwing in the towel. I appreciate all you do. 🙂
Don’t throw in the towel 🙂 Throw away the Milky Way deal and just get two for free if you have to. 🙂