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 four Pantene Shampoo 12.6 oz $3.74 each
Buy four Pantene Conditioner 12.6 oz $3.74 each
Buy one Gain Dishwashing Liquid 11 oz $0.99 (will receive $10 ECB for spending $30 on participating P&G Products listed in ad)
Use four B1G1 Pantene Shampoo WYB Pantene 11/28/2010 P&G Insert (exp 12/31/2010)
Use one $0.50/1 Gain Dish Liquid 11/28/2010 P&G Insert (exp 12/31/2010)
(If you have remaining ECBs from last week use them here to spend less and save even more!)
Total Due: (if you don’t use ECBs) $15.46
Receive $10.00 ECBs
**Don’t forget that $29.92 can be submitted toward the new Olay rebate seen HERE
Transaction #2
Buy two Playtex Gentle Glide 18 ct $5.29 (reg price online)
Buy one Schick Slim Trim Disposable Razor 10 ct $7.49 (reg price online)
Buy one Skintimate Shave Gel 2.75 oz $1.99(reg price online) (will receive $5 ECB for spending $20 on Schick, Playtex, Edge, Skintimate)
Use two $2/1 Playtex Gentle Glide Tampons
Use one $2/1 Schick Disposable Razors 12/05/2010 SS Insert
Minus $10.00 ECBs from Transaction #1
Total Due: $4.06
Receive $5 ECBs
Transaction #3
Buy two Thermacare Wraps $6.99 each (will receive $4 ECB)
Use two $3/1 ThermaCare
Minus $5.00 ECBs from Transaction #2
Total Due: $2.98
Receive $4 ECBs
Total Remaining ECBs to apply towards next week’s ad: $4.00 ECBs
Total Out of Pocket for all 3 transactions: $22.50+ applicable taxes for $64.95 in products. Don’t forget that if you use ECBs from last week, you will spend much less out of pocket on Transaction #1.
Also – Don’t forget that you 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 and paper towels which are hard to get dirt cheap!
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Can I do transaction number 1 and use my $5. off $30 purchase, then give them my BOGO pantene coupons?
Hi Amanda! As long as in transaction #1 you buy $30.00 worth of items (before coupons) you will be great! And yes, you would give them the $5/$30 first and then your Pantene coupons. Let me know how it goes! 🙂
It went well. I got 6 shampoo and 2 conditioners plus the dish soap. Total oop 1.44. ( I had ecbs from thanksgiving)
I am bummed that transaction 2 didnt work. The $2/1 playtex q is for gentle glide and they only carry sport in the 5 dollar size