Below are new CVS scenarios. 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 week 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 Complete Multi-purpose solution 12oz is $9.99 (will receive $9.99 ECB)
(If you have remaining ECBs from last week use them here to save even more!)
Total Due: (if you don’t use ECBs) $9.99
Receive $9.99 ECBs
Transaction #2
Buy six Pantene shampoo or conditioner 12.6 oz $3.33
Buy one Dawn $0.88 (will receive $5 ECB for spending $20 on Pantene and Dawn)
Use three B1G1 Buy any Pantene product (except trial size) Get one 12.6oz or less Pantene shampoo free (up to $6.00) PG insert 11/28/2010
Use one $0.50/1 Dawn Hand Renewal Dish Liquid 10/31/2010 P&G Insert (exp 11/30/2010)
Minus $9.99 ECBs from Transaction #1
Total Due: $0.38
Receive $5 ECBs
**Don’t forget that $19.98 can be submitted toward the new Olay rebate seen HERE
Transaction #3
Buy one Olay Body wash 23.6oz, plus ribbons 18oz or Total Effects 15.2oz $6.79 (will receive $2 ECB)
Buy one Olay Hand and Body Lotion (up to $7 value)
Use one B1G1 Buy one Olay body wash get one Olay hand and body lotion free (up to $7) PG insert 11/28/2010
Use one $1/1 Olay Body Products 10/31/2010 P&G Insert (exp /30/2010)
Minus $5.00 ECBs from Transaction #2
Total Due: $0.79
Receive $2 ECBs
Total Out of Pocket for all 3 transactions: 11.16+ applicable taxes (minus any ECBs you started out with from last week)
Total Remaining ECBs to apply towards Dec 5 – 12 weekly ad: $2.00 ECBs
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Thanks for posting this! I am in bad need of a major stock up on shampoo and conditioner. Also I love to put the Olay washes and lotions in gift baskets for Christmas. This is perfect timing, especially because I was at CVS yesterday and have over $40 in ECBS!!!
Brilliant idea with having the scenerios 🙂 Thnx <3
Hey Liza, I have a question about REBATES…on the the forms it states..limit one rebate PER NAME, address, or envelope. Does that mean I can send it 2 one in my name and one in hubby’s? The address or envelope part confuses me.
Hi Lisa! Good question – the fact that it says one per address tells me it is basically saying the company will only accept one rebate form per household.
Hi, I’m confused about transaction #2…if it says “up to $6.00,” how does that still come out to .38? How are you still doing BOGO for 3 items? Also, is that BOGO coupon a CVS coupon? Sorry, I’m kinda new at this and still trying to figure it all out. Thanks! 🙂 Whitney
Hi Whitney! That is a great question.. When a B1G1 coupon says “up to $x.xx” the coupon is basically telling you it will take up to that dollar amount off. So, since one bottle of Pantene is less than $6.00 the coupon will take the entire price of the bottle of Pantene off. However, if Pantene was priced at $7.00, the B1G1 coupon would only take off $6.00 and you would still have to pay $1.00 for the free bottle. Does that make sense? Let me know either way and I can reclarify if you need me to 🙂