CVS Scenarios 8/28/11 – 9/03/11

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 one St. Joseph 81mg enteric coated aspirin 36ct, $2 (you will receive $2 ECB)
Minus one $1/1 St. Joseph Aspirin 8/7/2011 SS Insert (exp 12/7/2011)
(If you have remaining ECBs from last week use them here to save more!)
Total Spent: $1
Receive: $2 ECB

Transaction #2

Buy two Oral-B SuperFloss 50ct, $1.99 each (you will receive $2 ECB)
Minus two $1/1 Oral-B Floss or Floss Picks 7/31/2011 P&G Insert (exp 8/31/2011)
Minus $2 ECB from Transaction #1
Total Spent: Nothing
Receive: $2 ECB

Transaction #3

Buy one Crest 3D White Toothpaste 4oz, $2.99 (you will receive $1 ECB)
Minus one $1/1 Crest Toothpaste or Liquid Gel 8/28/2011 P&G Insert (exp 9/30/2011)
Minus $2 ECB from Transaction #2
Total Spent: Nothing
Receive: $1 ECB

Total Remaining ECBs to apply towards next week’s ad: $1 ECB
Total Out of Pocket for all 3 transactions: $1+ applicable taxes for approximately $8.97  in products. And-if you use $1 ECB from last week, you will get everything for FREE!

**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!