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 Excedrin Bonus Pack Extra Strength 8 ct or PM 8 ct, $.99 (you will receive $.99 ECB)
Buy two Ricola Drops, 2/$3 (you will receive $1 ECB)
Minus two $1.50/1 Ricola Cough or Throat Drops, 45 ct+ 2011-09-11 SS Insert (exp 11/30/2011)
(If you have remaining ECBs from last week use them here to save more!)
Total Spent: $.99
Receive: $1 ECB, $.99 ECB
Transaction #2
Buy two Colgate Optic white toothpaste, 2/$6 (you will receive $3 ECB)
Minus two $1.50/1 Colgate Optic White Toothpaste, 4 oz 2011-11-13 SS Insert (exp 12/16/2011)
Minus $1 ECB & $.99 ECB from Transaction #1
Total Spent: $1.01
Receive: $3 ECB
Transaction #3
Buy one Listerine Total Care 500ml, $3.69 (you will receive $1 ECB)
Buy one Palmolive 10 oz, $.99
Minus one $1/1 Listerine Total Care or Advanced,1L+ 2011-10-09 RP Insert (exp 12/31/2011)
Minus one $0.25/1 Palmolive Pure Palmolive Dish Liquid, exp. 12/3/11 (SS 11/13/11)
Minus $3 ECB from Transaction #2
Total Spent: $.43
Receive: $1 ECB
Total Remaining ECBs to apply towards next week’s ad: $1 ECB
Total Out of Pocket for 2 transactions: $2.43+ applicable taxes for approximately $15 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!