Here are this week’s scnenarios for CVS. I have spent more out of pocket this week than usual but the Pull Ups deal was too good to pass up! 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 three Huggies Pull Ups Jumbo Pack, $10 each (you will receive $10 ECB for spending $30)
Buy two Bayer Advanced Asprin 20 ct, $3
Minus three $2/1 Pull-Ups Training Pants, exp. 7/14/12 (SS 06/17/12 R)
Minus one $2/1 Huggies Pull Ups CVS Coupon
Minus two $3/1 Bayer Aspirin Product, exp. 8/18/12 (SS 06/24/12)
If you have left over ECBs from last week use them here!
Total Spent: $22.00
Receive: $10 ECB
Transaction #2
Buy two Coppertone Suncare, 2/$19.88 (you will receive $8 ECB)
Minus one $5/2 Coppertone Suncare Product, exp. 7/31/12 (SS 06/24/12)
Minus $10 ECB from Transaction #1
Total Spent: $4.88
Receive: $8 ECB
Transaction #3
Buy one Colgate Sensitive Pro-Relief toothpaste 4 oz, $4.99 (you will receive $4 ECB)
Buy one Crest Pro-Health 6 oz, $3.39 (you will receive $2 ECB)
Buy two Good’n Natural Bars, $.99 each
Minus one $0.75/1 Colgate Toothpaste, exp. 6/23/12 (SS 06/03/12 R)
Minus one $0.25/1 Crest Toothpaste or Liquid Gel, exp. 6/30/12 (P&G 06/03/12)
Minus one B1G1 Good’N Natural Bar, exp. 8/6/12 (RP 06/24/12)
Minus $8 ECB from Transaction #2
Total Spent: $0.37
Receive: $4 ECB, $2 ECB
Total Remaining ECBs to apply towards next week’s ad: $6 ECB
Total Out of Pocket for 3 transactions: $26.51 + applicable taxes for approximately $67.00 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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The sale on the Colgate Sensative Pro-Relief toothpaste starts 6/24, but the coupon you list expires 6/23. Too bad, I was going to jump on that deal! I may still – .99 is still pretty good! 🙂
Most CVS stores start the sale prices for the following week on Saturday after 4pm. So if you go in before midnight you can use today’s coupon with tomorrow’s deal.
Here was my scenario. I bought 2 of the sensitive toothpaste for $3 and cents. The CVS box printed off either this week or the week before a $1 off toothpaste, I used it on that transaction! I got $8 back in ECB and then turned around and bought 3/$10 tresemme shampoo (a coupon also printed from the box $2 off any shampoo) and 5/$5 cokes. I spent my $8 in ECB and used my $2 off coupon for a total of $6 and cents. Now I just need $15 more to get my $10 gas card!